Mikel Arteta replaced Unai Emery in December (Picture: Getty Images)Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira believes boss Mikel Arteta has brought much-needed ‘energy’ back to the club and has already won the backing of his squad. The Gunners sacked former manager Unai Emery in December after a poor run of form left them in mid-table with some players seeming to down tools. Arteta’s arrival has reinvigorated the side and given outcasts like Mesut Ozil and Granit Xhaka a new lease of life. ‘He knows what’s going to happen in a game and how it’s going to happen and what you should do, where you’re going to get pressed from and where your options should be,’ he told Sky Sports. ‘I worry about the club still a lot and I watch all of the games,’ Wenger told talkSPORT last week.

Source: Metro May 12, 2020 19:35 UTC