Patrick Vieira has compared Mikel Arteta to Didier Deschamps' ahead to his 'emotional return to the Emirates on Monday evening.
Vieira, who captained Arsenal’s Invincibles team, replaced Roy Hodgson in the Crystal Palace dugout in July 2021. Now, three months on, he is set to oversee his first London derby.
Speaking ahead of the highly-anticipated fixture, Vieira said that Arteta was a 'really good player' that 'had a wonderful career'. He also said that Arteta was doing 'well' as the Arsenal manager.
Patrick Vieira (above) is set to make an 'emotional' return to the Emirates on Monday evening
‘I don’t know him really well as a man.