1 ▁draw . ▁After ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁games ▁leading ▁the ▁team , ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁E manuel ▁P og at etz . ▁By ▁March , ▁Ar ca ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁by ▁Manager ▁G are th ▁South gate , ▁which ▁he ▁said : ▁" I ▁felt ▁with ▁Jul io ▁he ▁just ▁needs ▁that ▁break ▁from ▁the ▁team . ▁He ' s ▁a ▁fant astic ▁player , ▁he ' s ▁very ▁much ▁with ▁us ▁and ▁he ▁understand s ▁why ▁I ▁left ▁him ▁out ". ▁It ▁wasn ’ t ▁until ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team , ▁starting ▁the ▁whole ▁game , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 ▁draw ▁against ▁Manchester ▁United . ▁Since ▁returning ▁from ▁injury , ▁Ar ca ▁continued ▁to ▁reg ained ▁his ▁first ▁team ▁for ▁remaining ▁matches ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season . ▁He ▁also ▁assist ed ▁two ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁remaining ▁matches ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁against ▁S under land ▁and ▁Manchester ▁City . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season , ▁Ar ca ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁twenty – n ine ▁appearances ▁and ▁scoring ▁two ▁times ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions . ▁ ▁A head ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season , ▁Ar ca ▁switched ▁number ▁sh irt ▁from ▁thirty – three ▁to ▁three . ▁However , ▁he ▁suffered ▁an k le ▁injury ▁during ▁a ▁ 3 –