It was like he never left - Patrick Vieira received a hero's welcome from the Arsenal faithful as he strode on the pitch to participate in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial game, and rightly so.

Vieira - Back where he belongs

In the new red and white of Arsenal he looked like he'd never been away - It simply appeared as though he'd taken last season off because he didn't like the redcurrant shirt.

Surely Wenger and the board have to talk to Juve about bringing him back - Don't they?

Let us not forget that this isn't a player who came out of retirement to play today a la Dixon or Winterburn - This is a man who last graced a football pitch very recently in Berlin as a losing World Cup Finalist - He still has much to offer, and I for one would love to see him back.

Could it happen? - Frankly the answer is probably no, but the club could do a lot worse than add a player of Vieira's calibre to the squad.