Mohamed Elneny is the closest thing that Arsenal have had to another Patrick Vieira, claims Gilberto Silva, with a lack of opportunities for the Egyptian midfielder coming as a surprise to an ‘Invincible’ hero.
During the glory years of Arsene Wenger’s managerial heyday in north London, the Gunners boasted the strongest of spines in a star-studded side.
Vieira was very much a part of that, with the Frenchman becoming club captain and a talismanic presence.
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Finding suitable successors to a modern-day legend was always going to be difficult, and Arsenal have struggled to fill some big boots in the middle of the park.