Mikel Arteta was quick to send his best wishes to Patrick Vieira following our win over his former club Crystal Palace on Sunday.
The former Gunners midfielder left his job as Palace manager just two days before the fixture, and his name was regularly sung by the Emirates faithful during the second half.
Vieira had 74 matches in charge of our London rivals before being dismissed on Friday, and Arteta said the change of manager made the fixture even more difficult.
“(Since Thursday) the focus was on Palace because we knew it was going to be tricky, even trickier with what unfortunately happened with Patrick,” Arteta said after the game.