Gary Neville once suggested that Mikel Arteta's reluctance to use £34million signing Fabio Vieira meant the Arsenal boss didn't trust the midfielder.
The Gunners boss soon responded by heaping praise on the former Porto star, but actions speak louder than words. It is one thing to use Vieira sparingly, it is of course his first season in English football and bumps along the road are to be expected. However, the kind of players Arsenal are now being linked with this summer suggests that perhaps Arteta doesn't view Vieira as a long-term solution after all.
Neville's claim came back in January in the aftermath of Arsenal's 0-0 home draw against Newcastle. It was a fixture that saw the Magpies camped in their own half for much of the game as the Gunners tried in vain to break down their low-block.
