Fabio Vieira celebrated with the Arsenal bench having picked up a key assist in the Gunners’ 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday night.
Arsenal headed to Molineux knowing that three points would be huge for them.
Not only would a win take Arsenal five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table, but it would also leave Arsenal top at Christmas.
Mikel Arteta got exactly what he wanted as Martin Odegaard scored twice in the second half to give Arsenal a 2-0 win.
Fabio Vieira celebrates with the Arsenal bench
The opener came thanks to great play by Fabio Vieira.
The Portuguese talent had been brought on for Granit Xhaka in the first half, with the Swiss ace taken off ill.
Vieira has been struggling a little in recent weeks and it took him a while to really get into the game against Wolves.
Vieira’s moment did arrive though as he made a great run in behind the Wolves defence and was picked out by Gabriel Jesus.
Summer signing Vieira then took his time and kept his composure to pick out Odegaard for a tap-in.
The focus was of course placed on Odegaard as the goalscorer but this was a big moment for Vieira too.
After a bright start following his move from Porto, recent displays have been a struggle for Vieira.
Gabriel Martinelli went straight over to Vieira to celebrate the assist – and Arsenal’s staff were just as delighted for him.
Goal’s Arsenal correspondent Charles Watts stated that Vieira looked over to the Arsenal bench and punched the air after his assist.
All of the Arsenal staff responded similarly, giving a nice show of faith to the young playmaker as he adjusts to life in England.
We can all see the technical ability of Vieira and you don’t get 15 assists in one season if you’re a bad player, even in Portugal.
Vieira just needs time and with the Gunners staff and his teammates behind him, Vieira should have a big future ahead of him at Arsenal.
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