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title: "Arsenal: Fans love Patrick Vieira after throwback footage against Tottenham"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/arsenal-fans-love-patrick-vieira-after-throwback-footage-against-tottenham/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2020-04-09T16:50:53Z"
modified: "2020-04-09T16:50:53Z"
---

# Arsenal: Fans love Patrick Vieira after throwback footage against Tottenham

**Loads of Arsenal fans have shown their love for Patrick Vieira after their former captain scored against bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur in a throwback clip posted by the north London club’s official [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1247957129643929601) page.**

The Gunners sent out footage of the goals in the 2001 FA Cup semi-final at [Old Trafford](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/52205936), where Vieira scored with a bullet header to punish Spurs after they had initially taken the lead. Fellow Frenchman Robert Pires then tapped in the winner after good initial play from the ex-central midfield player.

Lots of Gooners were quick to react to the tweet, heaping praise on the 43-year old, with one supporter calling him a ‘monster’.

Vieira scored 33 goals in total for Arsenal, whilst also providing 34 assists in 392 appearance in all competitions, according to [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrick-vieira/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/3183/plus/0?saison=&verein=11&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=). He won three Premier League titles and seven other domestic trophies during his spell in North London.

These AFC fans showed a lot of love for their former man underneath the tweet:

https://twitter.com/BoozerLondon/status/1247962206198775809

> I loved watching Patrick get into scraps. It's nice knowing your guy is the biggest in the yard (and a great player to boot)!
>
> — Sotiris Anastasiades (@MagicVindaloo) [April 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/MagicVindaloo/status/1248142582871457793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Domination.
>
> — dk.🇳🇱🇬🇧 (@daankookie) [April 8, 2020](https://twitter.com/daankookie/status/1247957402860892160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Goosebums 🥰🥳
>
> — Victoria Concordia Crescit (@GunnersFAN\_DK) [April 8, 2020](https://twitter.com/GunnersFAN_DK/status/1247957689856143363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Colossal
>
> — Liam Walsh (@walsh\_og) [April 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/walsh_og/status/1248203546740342785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Arsenal fans, is Vieira the best CDM in PL history? Comment below!***