▁missed ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁league ▁matches , ▁due ▁to ▁receiving ▁his ▁Italian ▁pass port , ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁immediate ▁success , ▁scoring ▁on ▁his ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁Stadium ▁of ▁Light ▁against ▁West ▁Ham ▁United . ▁Ar ca ▁then ▁helped ▁the ▁side ▁in ▁defence ▁kept ▁four ▁consecutive ▁clean ▁sheets ▁throughout ▁October . ▁The ▁following ▁month , ▁he ▁only ▁played ▁three ▁matches , ▁including ▁scoring ▁against ▁Manchester ▁United , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁international ▁commit ment ▁with ▁Argentina ▁U 2 0 . ▁Ar ca ’ s ▁third ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁came ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 1 ▁win ▁over ▁I ps wich ▁Town . ▁However , ▁he ▁missed ▁five ▁matches ▁throughout ▁January ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁continuous ▁international ▁commit ment ▁with ▁Argentina ▁U 2 0 . ▁It ▁wasn ’ t ▁until ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁when ▁Ar ca ▁made ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁against ▁Liverpool . ▁Ar ca ▁played ▁for ▁his ▁previous ▁club ▁and ▁national ▁team ▁at ▁left - back , ▁but ▁was ▁successfully ▁converted ▁to ▁left ▁mid field ▁by ▁Re id . ▁Ar ca ▁scored ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁thirty ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁Black ▁C ats ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Prem iers hip . ▁For ▁his ▁performance , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁club ’ s ▁Young ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award . ▁Ar ca ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁fan ▁favour ite ▁among ▁S under land ▁supp or ters . ▁