But he appears to have convinced Klopp he is worth a place in his starting XI after being picked to start against Leicester and Chelsea in Liverpools last two Prem games. “Everyone knows that the club is going in the right direction and I’m over the moon that I’ll stay here until I’m an old man. The Nigerian came out last year saying he wanted to buy the club he has supported his entire life. He went on to terrorise defences in the Premier League, Europe and the world, and is Arsenal’s top scorer ever with 175 goals. “At the moment that is having a massive effect on his performance. 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. ier League before anyone else for FREE plus all the latest news, fixtures and results and live match commentary all on the go with the new Sun Football App – click here to downloadBut the 5 5 attacker is not getting carried away by his involvement with the senior squad, and he insists he will continue to keep working hard at his game. Shaun Botterill /Allsport27Dennis Bergkamp tussles with Dutch team-mate Japp Stam at Villa ParkPA:Pr. But there was also a subtle rivalry developing between Arsenal as a club — and more specifically, Vieira — and Uniteds Ruud van Nistelrooy. It is one thing getting yourself up for matches against the big boys, quite another to play at the same intensity against one of the minnows.