Vieira’s new stadium pledge

CAPTAIN Patrick Vieira underlined his long-term commitment to Arsenal by vowing to see the club into their new Ashburton Grove stadium in 2006.

Arsenal are scheduled to leave Highbury for the 60,000-capacity stadium just a mile away in North London in less than two years’ time.

And Vieira, who visited the site this week, insisted he is determined to be there when the Gunners play the opening game of the 2006-07 season.