The midfield recruit from Shakhtar Donetsk, who made his first two competitive appearances for the Reds in the Premier League games against Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion, revealed how he sought the advice of his fellow countryman Gilberto Silva.
Former Gunners favourite Gilberto arrived in North London from Atletico Mineiro in August 2002, just a few weeks after winning the World Cup with Brazil, and he was part of Arsenal's 'Invincibles' side who were unbeaten in the entire 2003/04 league season.
He had some titanic tussles with Sir Alex Ferguson's United team during his five-year stay in the capital and was on the winning side when Arsene Wenger's men beat the Reds on penalties in the 2005 FA Cup final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.