Fabio Vieira must stop believing he is Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira after he was shown a defiant and shocking red card against Burnley.
- Arsenal defeated Burnley 3-1
- Vieira was sent off after a poor performance
- The midfielder was criticized for a serious foul
WHAT HAPPENED? The Gunners climbed to second place in the Premier League on Saturday with a 3-1 win over the Clarets at the Emirates Stadium. Leandro Trossard put Mikel Arteta’s men ahead at half-time, but Josh Brownhill equalized shortly after the break. However, the North London team took all three points thanks to second-half goals from William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko. However, they were reduced to 10 men in the 83rd minute when substitute Vieira was shown a straight red card for a dangerous challenge on Brownhill, ending their afternoon after just 24 minutes. After the match, Gunners hero Perry Groves criticized the Portugal international for his “dangerous” foul.
WHAT THEY SAID: He told talkSPORT: “It’s exactly the right decision from Michael Oliver, it’s a very, very crazy tackle from Fabio Vieira. He’s gone over the ball, it’s a straight-legged tackle, with his feet up, he hits the knee. by Josh Brownhill, Michael Oliver has no choice but to send off Fabio Vieira.
“I think he has an identity crisis, he thinks he’s Patrick Vieira. Because it was a ridiculously shocking tackle. It was reckless, he’s dangerous and Michael Oliver had no choice but to send him off. He shouldn’t have we need a VAR!”
THE BIG PICTURE: The result put Arsenal level on points with leaders Manchester City, who play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Although Vincent Kompany’s side were difficult to beat on the day, this was an ideal response after losing to Newcastle United in their final Premier League match.
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WHAT’S NEXT? After the international break, Arsenal travel to Brentford on November 25.
Source: Goal