Midfielder Fabio Vieira was sent off in Saturday’s 3-1 Premier League victory over Burnley at home, and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has shared his thoughts on the matter (November 11).
Leandro Trossard put the Gunners ahead just before halftime in a nervous first half at the Emirates. Josh Brownhill gave the visitors a point back, but it wasn’t for long since three minutes later William Saliba gave Arteta’s team their advantage again.
With sixteen minutes remaining, Oleksandr Zinchenko executed a top-drawer finish to make it 3-1. After that, Vieira was sent out for a reckless studs-up challenge on Burnley’s Brownhill, who scored a goal, but the Gunners managed to hold on to win.Arteta was far more composed following his shocking tirade against VAR during the league loss at Newcastle last Saturday. Although a little sarcastically, the Spaniard acknowledged that it was a red-card offense, which the video assistance referee confirmed.
Despite Fabio Vieira’s red card, Gunners manager Mikel Arteta was overjoyed with the team’s victory at home against Burnley. The way his squad won the match against a “organized” opponent greatly pleased the Spaniard.
After suffering their first league loss of the year last weekend at Newcastle, Arteta’s team got back on track. Additionally, they had just defeated Sevilla 2-0 at home in the UEFA Champions League midweek.Speaking about his team’s resounding victory, Arteta (BBC)
The Spaniard also expressed gratitude to Trossard, who scored Arsenal’s 1000th goal at the Emirates, where the team played its inaugural match in 2006.
On November 25, the Gunners visit Brentford to resume league play after the international break.