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. PAUL POGBA has not yet justified his £89million price tag. but that shows the regard he was held inRobert PiresTricky, skilful and occasionally moody might be words to describe Robert Pires during his six years at Arsenal (now who does that remind you of in the current Gunners’ ranks). ess Association27Roy Keane takes the long walk after seeing red in thrilling FA Cup semi-final replayArsenal appeared to be in the ascendancy as Nicolas Anelkas goal was ruled offside and Roy Keane saw red late on. News Group Newspapers Ltd22Arsene Wenger developed trust in French winger Robert Pires that meant he. It was not until this point last season they lost their first top-tier game, an uncharacteristic 5-2 collapse to Arsenal. He went on to score 72 goals in just five seasons under Wenger, proving that Bergkamp and Henry weren’t the only ones to rely on in front of goal. News Group Newspapers Ltd22Cesc Fabregas was snapped up for just £500,000 from Barcelona, and went o. But there was also a subtle rivalry developing between Arsenal as a club — and more specifically, Vieira — and Uniteds Ruud van Nistelrooy. 5million club-record signing of Mesut Ozil in 2013 from Real Madrid was greeted with great excitement by Arsenal fans, and in fact the Premier League.