He broke into the team aged 16, and ended up captaining the Gunners for three years before rejoining boyhood club Barca in an emotional £30million move. News Group Newspapers Ltd22Another player who was perhaps underrated, Gilberto Silva as strong in th. 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). Getty Images5Wayne Rooney failed to find the net against Northampton TownGetty Images5Wayne Rooney h. Spaniard still has the fitness and football brain to stick around a little longer. e true when Ben Arfa scored on his debut for his new side against Lyon in the French equivalent of the Community Shield. He fumed: It put us in a really difficult situation. Getty Images11West Ham need Dimitri Payet and his teammates to start producing this weekWest Brom be. entral midfield displaysFreddie LjungbergSigned as a relative unknown from Halmstads in Sweden back for £3million in 1998, Ljungberg went on to become somewhat of a cult hero with the Arsenal fans. The Gunners know they can make a real statement by winning, even to their own supporters who have doubts whether they have the strength to mount a serious title challenge.