The Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby was hailed as the "new Patrick Vieira" when he arrived at Arsenal five years ago, but he immediately broke an ankle which it would appear has never fully healed. He has never made more than 20 appearances for the Gunners in a season, and has made more comebacks than Frank [.

A fourth defeat in seven Premier League games has done little to lift the mood at the Emirates, a defeat that leaves Arsenal 12 points behind the two Manchester clubs and just two points off the bottom three places. Arsene Wenger is starting to worry about his teams poor start to the season and is [.