 Garde akazozivikanwa nemitambo yake yakarongeka uye yakavimbika se backup yaVieira kana Emmanuel Petit; akatamba mitambo inosvika makumi mana nemashanu mumwaka mitatu yeArsenal, uye aive nhengo yechikwata chakakunda kaviri muna 1997 98, achiita gumi mumakwikwi mwaka iwoyo zvichireva kuti aingokodzera chete menduru yevakundi vePremier League. Akaitawo chimwe chiitiko panguva yeArsenals FA Cup run, iyo yakauya mumutambo wekudzokorora wequarter-fainari kuWest Ham United. Mutambo wacho wakaenda kunotambwa penareti uye pasinei nokuti Garde akarasikirwa nekamba yake, Arsenal yakakunda. Zvisinei akanga asiri chikamu chechikwata sezvo vakakunda 1998 FA Cup FinalNewcastle United paWembley Stadium. 