Arsenal fans taunt Everton with Vieira chants after Crystal Palace boss kicked fan who abused him at Goodison Park
ARSENAL fans chanted Patrick Vieira's name to taunt Everton fans - just days after he was goaded into kicking out at a fan at Goodison Park.
The former Gunners skipper is still adored in North London after his heroics at Highbury.
But the ex-midfielder showed his aggression on Thursday as Everton fans celebrated their survival.
One fan antagonised the Crystal Palace manager by swearing and abusing him after the Toffees came from 2-0 down to win 3-2.
And the Frenchman grabbed the supporter and swung a right leg at the man, who tumbled to the turf.
A police probe is investigating the incident - but for now the Gunners fans threw their support behind Vieira.
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Mikel Arteta's men thumped Everton 5-1 on the final day of the Premier League.
And in the first half at the Emirates, there were songs of Vieira's name from the stands.
The World Cup winner's name was roared loudly and repeatedly, to the delight of the home fans.
Vieira's clash with the hooligan was one of a series of ugly scenes involving pitch invasions in English football this week.
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Video footage from the incident revealed the man said to the Palace boss: "Suck on that you muppet! Get in! F*** off!"
Vieira then took hold of the trespasser's jacket and then swiped a right boot at him.
Premier League managers are fearing a "tragedy" could happen if pitch invasions are allowed to continue.
And SunSport columnist Troy Deeney called on the authorities to take action "before someone is killed".
He added: "What will it take for that to change? A player to react and a supporter gets seriously hurt?
"That player would end up getting punished, and maybe a prison sentence, and then people will wake up and start talking about looking after players.
"On the flip side, it could also lead to a player being killed, quite easily."