Thomas Partey credited with taking Arsenal back to "Patrick Vieira days"
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mirror.co.ukThomas Partey has been compared to Arsenal icons Patrick Vieira and Gilberto Silva by club legend Tony Adams. The Gunners ended the summer transfer window in style by meeting Partey's £45million release clause to prise him from Atletico Madrid on Deadline Day.
The midfielder has impressed in his first four appearances for the club, earning a special mention for his dominant showing in the 1-0 win at Manchester United at the start of the month.
The lack of a combative and technically-gifted defensive midfielder has been a problem in the squad for a number of years, but Adams believes Arsenal have finally got a player in the mould of Vieira and Silva. "We’ve got Partey now who’s so exciting, going back to the Gilberto, Vieira days," Adams
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