Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta responds to Fabio Vieira’s red card and gives Martin Odegaard an update

Mikel Arteta says he has no complaints about Fabio Vieira’s red card in Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Burnley, while he is confident that Martin Odegaard will return after the international break.

The north Londoners dominated play at the Emirates on Saturday, taking the lead in first-half stoppage time when Leandro Trossard put his body on the line to score from close range after Bukayo Saka’s header.

Burnley equalized through Josh Brownhill, but Arsenal regained the lead just three minutes later when William Saliba intimidated the opposition defense and headed a corner almost under the crossbar.

The victory was sealed in the 74th minute when Oleksandr Zinchenko scored his first goal at the Emirates, firing an acrobatic scissor volley into the top corner.

But the victory was marred somewhat late when Vieira received his marching orders for a dangerous attack on Brownhill; Despite not making significant contact with the Burnley midfielder, Vieira’s foot was knee-high and it was a deserved red card.

Arteta, who launched an angry tirade against officials last week, had no complaints this time and appeared to refer to the debate his earlier outburst had caused.

During his post-match press conference, the Spaniard said of Vieira’s sending off: “With the red card, yes, thanks for asking, the VAR was right, the referee was right.”

‘A very good decision, it is very positive of Mikel to talk about it.’ “Yes, a good decision.”

Vieira will miss the next three games due to suspension, compounding Arsenal’s midfield problems with Thomas Partey out until New Year and Martin Odegaard once again unavailable against Burnley.

Asked for an update on his captain, Arteta told beIN SPORTS: “We have also lost Ben White and Cedric in the last 24 hours.” [Soares] too, so we missed it a lot today.

“With Martin he again tried his best to be available, but that didn’t work.” The same goes for Gabi, Gabriel Jesus. “Yes, we need players back because we have big problems at the moment.”

In his post-match press conference, Arteta said he expected Odegaard to return after the international break but was unsure whether he would play for Norway: “I will now meet with the medical department to understand everyone’s situation.”

“I think he will come back after the international break, but I don’t know exactly what the decision and communication is at the moment.”

Jorginho was also sent off against Burnley, with Arteta saying of the Italian: “Well, I didn’t check him but it was clear he had a certain cut and they couldn’t stitch it up there.” there and the way he competed was excellent. “He is a very important player for me.”