▁scoring ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁Brad ford ▁City . ▁Since ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team , ▁Ar ca ▁reg ained ▁his ▁first ▁team ▁place , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁left – back ▁position . ▁His ▁performance ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁Manager ▁M ick ▁Mc Car thy ▁and ▁Gary ▁B reen ▁for ▁making ▁a ▁huge ▁difference ▁in ▁recent ▁matches . ▁His ▁second ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁came ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁Reading . ▁A ▁week ▁later ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁sent – off ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁book able ▁off ence , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁She ff ield ▁United . ▁Ar ca ▁was ▁sent – off ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁book able ▁off ence ▁once ▁again ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁against ▁W igan ▁Athlet ic , ▁resulting ▁a ▁two ▁match ▁ban . ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team , ▁he ▁scored ▁three ▁goals ▁throughout ▁January . ▁In ▁the ▁January ▁transfer ▁window , ▁Ar ca ▁was ▁linked ▁a ▁move ▁away ▁from ▁S under land ; ▁which ▁Manager ▁Mc Car thy ▁said ▁he ’ s ▁not ▁for ▁sale . ▁But ▁Ar ca ▁ins isted ▁on ▁stay ing ▁at ▁the ▁club . ▁Following ▁this , ▁he ▁then ▁scored ▁his ▁fourth ▁goal ▁of ▁the