Fabio Vieira

Though they missed out on the World Cup squad, Fabio Vieira and Nuno Tavares are set to be involved with Portugal at u21 level next week.

Despite the good news about the Arsenal England call-ups for the World Cup, the rest of the squad announcements on Thursday weren’t so positive.

Arsenal crashed out of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night as they lost 3-1 to Brighton at home and after the game, Mikel Arteta was keen to defend a few of his players who came in for criticism.

Three Arsenal players have been named in the preliminary Portugal squad list for the World Cup, but it seems unlikely they’ll make the final squad in Qatar.

Fabio Vieira was voted Man of the Match by Arsenal fans following his first start at home and BT Sport’s Joe Cole couldn’t say enough nice things about him after the game.

Gabriel Jesus came on to provide an impressive assist for Arsenal on Thursday, and it was caught on camera from the perfect angle in the stands.

Arsenal have named the four nominees for their latest Player of the Month award, but there appears to be a clear favourite from the early voting.

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal signed Fabio Vieira because they wanted a player who could play across a number of attacking positions.

Arsenal claimed all three points at Bournemouth on Saturday with an impressive display that saw a brace from club captain Martin Odegaard and a sublime strike from William ‘do do do do’ Saliba.

Cedric Soares, Fabio Vieira, and Emile Smith Rowe all came through their u21 appearances without problems and are now available to face Bournemouth.

Arsenal u21 head coach Mehmet Ali has confirmed that they were using Fabio Vieira on the right wing on instructions from the first team.

The Arsenal u21s won their opening Premier League Cup game with the help of first-team players Fabio Vieira, Emile Smith Rowe, and Cedric Soares on Wednesday.

There isn’t that much going on as we wait for Mikel Arteta’s pre-Bournemouth press conference, but here’s a roundup of what’s making the headlines today.

Mikel Arteta has suggested that Fabio Vieira is an option for the left-central-midfield position currently occupied by Granit Xhaka.

Granit Xhaka is relishing life in a new position after grabbing a goal and an assist as Arsenal beat Leicester 4-2 at the Emirates but Mikel Arteta has said that Fabio Vieira will also play in that role.

Emile Smith Rowe, Takehiro Tomiyasu, and Fabio Vieira are all back in full training, with two of the three hoping to make this weekend’s squad.

Fabio Vieira has returned to full training with Arsenal at last, as the summer signing prepares to join in with his new teammates in matches.

Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney, and one other injured Arsenal player all reportedly returned to training on Thursday, ahead of the Premier League opener.

Mikel Arteta met with the press on Thursday ahead of the start of the 22/23 campaign and delivered a positive update for three of Arsenal’s four injured players.

Mikel Arteta is hopeful that most of Arsenal’s injured players will be available by next Friday, as the Gunners prepare for their Premier League opener.