By John Drayton
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He's the viral video star that was welcomed onto the Arsenal team bus on their pre-season tour of Asia, and now he's in London cheering on the team.
The Vietnamese Gunners fan ran for miles after the team bus, prompting the Premier League stars to stop the bus and welcome him on, posing for pictures and signing his replica shirt.
The video became an internet hit, and its star was brought to London for the pre-season tournament the Emirates Cup to see his heroes in action.
Running man: Arsenal's internet star was welcomed back to the club for the Emirates Cup by Lukas Podolski
Warm-up: He was there to watch arsenal, with Laurent Koscielny (right), take on Napoli, with Gonzalo Higuain
In action: Podolski attempts to keep the ball away from Napoli's Giandomenico Mesto
Striker Lukas Podolski uploaded a picture of himself and the Gunners' new mascot onto his Instagram account, holding an Asian souvenir.
The 'Running Man' was ther to watch Arsenal take on Napoli - who included Arsene Wenger's summer target Gonzalo Higuain in their attack.
However, he won't have been showing his customary smile for much of the match as his side were booed off at half-time after going 2-0 down - with an acrobatic effort from Olivier Giroud in the second half cutting the lead.
Galatasaray beat Porto 1-0 in the first match of the Emirates Cup, immediately before Arsenal kicked off.
Internet star: 'The Running Man' attempts to keep pace with the Arsenal team bus in Vietnam
Dream: He was welcomed onto the team bus and got to meet his heroes, with his shirt being signed (below)
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- Paul , Cardiff, 03/8/2013 18:55
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