Vieira set for emotional return
Juventus midfielder Patrick Vieira expects a good reception from Arsenal fans when he returns for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final tie.
Vieira, 29, said going back to Highbury would be an emotional experience.
He said: "When you play for a team for nine years you can't not be emotional. I enjoyed many good moments in that stadium. I expect a warm welcome."
The France international won three Premier League titles and four FA Cups with Arsenal before leaving last year.
And he was full of praise for his old club ahead of the first-leg match.
"In terms of the way they play, if I had to compare Arsenal to an Italian team, I would compare them to Milan," he told Italian television programme Domenica Sportiva.
"They like to play football and have some great individual players. Their play is more based on technique than physique - but we have what is needed to beat them."
Vieira said his coach at Juve, Fabio Capello, was more of an extrovert than Wenger, but both men had great football brains.
"He (Wenger) is more reserved, while the other is more expressive but they have the same passion and the same vision of football," said Vieira.
Wenger admitted that midfield would be the key to the contest, but insisted that it was not all about the 18-year-old Cesc Fabregas versus Vieira.
He added: "What is interesting will be to see our midfield against their midfield, because it is not only Patrick, they have Emerson and Mauro Camoranesi too, so the strength of Juventus in there is high."
Wenger said the Spaniard Fabregas differed in style to Vieira.
"I feel Cesc is a different player, one based more on mobility, whereas Patrick is more on physical presence," he said.
"They have the same understanding of the game, but the way they express their game intentions is a little bit different.
"For us, Patrick was an amazing player and I am convinced Cesc will be."
