Arsenal supporters were suitably impressed with Fabio Vieira’s cameo appearance in the 3-1 defeat to Manchester United at the weekend.
The Portuguese international came on for the final fifteen minutes at Old Trafford, and he looked calm and composed on the ball, with some neat passes and a couple of measured shots from outside the box.
Fans on Twitter are hoping that Vieira gets his first start for the Gunners when they take on FC Zurich in the Europa League on Thursday evening:
He has got the gift, the same gift that the likes of KDB, TAA and Bruno have. Still very unpolished but that was expected.
— Elneny Szn 🇮🇪 (@BestEgyptianPL) September 4, 2022
Hope he starts on thursday
— PK (@GoonerNordic) September 4, 2022
I liked that one pass he played into Gabi – good look and pass – but better defending just got boot in. Needs time but technical quality showed in brief cameo.
— Obypix (@obypix) September 4, 2022
His dribbling looks tidy
— MARZINHO🌊 (@Marzinho_9) September 4, 2022
See what he does on Thursday
— 10 (@AFC1BR4) September 4, 2022
You can see he’s a baller, once he settles in he will be good for us, first game, off the bench at old trafford didn’t do too bad
— Wayne HD (@WayneHD1) September 4, 2022
He has to play on Thursday, if he impresses even on the Sunday too. Saka and Odegaard need to be kept on their toes. Only benefits the team in the long run. Captain or not.
— Chris (@PieAFC87) September 4, 2022
magical midfielder
— 永公街的街长 (@zhangyuxiang04) September 4, 2022
He should start our next game
— K. San (@ayala10ng) September 4, 2022
It has been a very frustrating start to Vieira’s Arsenal career. After sealing his £34m move to the Emirates, he could not take any part in pre-season due to a foot injury.
However, the 22-year-old is now back to full fitness, and it will be interesting to see how he fares in Switzerland. Considering the level of the opposition, it will be hoped that he can impress. Whether he will do enough to put pressure on manager Mikel Arteta to start him against Everton on Sunday, though, we shall have to wait and see.
