In his first season at Highbury, the pony-tailed defensive midfielder won the Premier League and FA . In his first season at the club he?was named in the PFA Team of the Year and was named PFA Fans Player of the Season. The England captain was pushed up front at Northampton but again flopped in Uniteds 3-1 win over the Cobblers in the EFL Cup. But there was also a subtle rivalry developing between Arsenal as a club — and more specifically, Vieira — and Uniteds Ruud van Nistelrooy. The Dutchman had been the scorn of the Gunners in the previous campaign as Fergies men pipped Wenger to the title. It puts others under pressure, but this kid is special and he’s scoring goals. News Group Newspapers Ltd22Great fanfare greeted Mesut Ozil's move to Arsenal from Real Madrid . Why should it be easier Why should a team who people think is weaker than us not have the opportunity to win I can guarantee its not about the attitude of the players. He formed a no-nonsense centre-back pairing with Kolo Toure for the “Invincibles season, and went on to make 211 appearances for the Gunners. Group Newspapers Ltd27Martin Keown celebrates the moment Ruud van Nistelrooy missed a penaltyWith the game deadlocked and 80 minutes on the clock, Vieira and Van Nistelrooy challenge for a ball which ends with the Frenchman on the floor.