Vietnamese 'Running Man' invited to watch Arsenal in London
Vietnamese fan who ran alongside the team bus in Hanoi will see his heroes in London
A Vietnamese football fan who chased Arsenal's team bus for miles through the streets of Hanoi said yesterday he had been invited to watch his heroes play in London.
Footage on the Arsenal website shows players cheering and chanting "Sign him up, sign him up" as the young man, wearing an Arsenal shirt, ran alongside the bus through the Vietnamese capital.
Vu Xuan Tien, who has been dubbed the "Running Man", was eventually invited aboard to pose for photographs with the Arsenal squad and have his shirt signed by manager Arsene Wenger.
"It was a dream come true for me to be invited to board the Arsenal bus and to meet [Wenger] and all the players, including my idol Mikel Arteta," he said, adding that he felt "so lucky" to have met the team.
It was a dream come true for me to be invited to board the Arsenal bus and to meet [Wenger] and all the players, including my idol Mikel Arteta
"I have also been invited to see Wenger's Arsenal team play at their home in London at Emirates Stadium, probably in August or September. It is really unbelievable," he said.