Here in the Premier League, you have to give 100 per cent for the whole 90 minutes. It's not like after 70 minutes you can say, 'We're 2-0 up, so let's have some fun now' - that doesn't happen in the Premier League.

I still want to improve in every way. I'm a young player. I want to work, and that's my aim: to improve in every single aspect of my play.

I never hesitate to go into a tackle, and I don't go onto the pitch to pull out of a challenge.

You can see the players are world-class just by the way they pass the ball. Ozil, Sanchez, and Cazorla, for example, are huge personalities. Even though the club maybe spent more money on me, I can still learn a lot from them in any respect.

I wouldn't change myself for anybody. I am who I am; people accept me, or they don't. I have my strengths and my weaknesses, which I can try to improve upon, of course. I'm still not the finished product.

Arsenal were really interested in me for a long time, and I think that I fit into the football Arsenal play.

There a lot of occasions when Albanians cause trouble, but then we are also very nice people. People sometimes forget that there are good people from the Balkans as well.

I have learned one thing in my life: If I put too much pressure on myself, then everything goes wrong.

When I went to Gladbach from Basel in 2012, I put a lot of pressure on myself at first, and it was too heavy. I will not put any pressure on myself at Arsenal, even though the transfer fee was high.

Ottmar is a big coach and a good gentleman. I don't know if I'm a young Schweinsteiger; I'm another player. I am Granit Xhaka.

The fans are amazing. I'm really happy here at Arsenal, and I'm going to do my best for this club.

London is really nice, and I'm really happy here, but, of course, I've moved here to play football and not just to be in the city.

In games, you notice there's more sprints than in Bundesliga. It takes a while to get used to.

I think every new player needs time when they come to a new club and a new country, and I certainly did.

Moving to England, again it's a new language to learn, and I've got to get use to the mentality, the culture, but I think I've integrated myself really well into this team, and I'm happy so far.

I like to play football. I'm an aggressive player and also a leader.

The Premier League is not my goal but a childhood dream. It is a dream that could be fulfilled.

I know that there are coaches in the Bundesliga that have said in team meetings, 'Provoke Xhaka; he will eventually go ballistic.' I think that is sad. That, in my view, has nothing to do with football.

No, Borussia is not falling apart. It does not matter whichever players will leave. That is what the past has showed. The club has developed and actually improved despite big-name players leaving.

To have six years of professional football under my belt already is really something.

I know I've made mistakes, and sometimes I've talked about things too openly or directly. That wasn't good, and I've learned from that.

I compliment Kramer perfectly. We both put in a lot of legwork, win many balls, and we're comfortable with the ball at our feet. We also talk a lot both off and on the pitch.

I have never had any contact with Bayern Munich, let alone have agreed personal terms.

You can't afford to rest on your laurels at all, or you'll instantly be on the bench.

I knew before I arrived that the pressure at a club that challenges for the title grows quickly. The season is long; we'll become stronger with every game.

What happens here, the daily agenda of Arsenal, is very different from what I experienced in Monchengladbach.

My game is about being aggressive, and I'm not the same player if you take that away from me.

I remember I was young, and the first game I watched was in the Premier League. It's a big dream for me, and now that I'm here, I am very, very happy.

It's aggressive, and I like the way Arsenal play football. It's not like other countries, but it's very, very nice here.

It's difficult to say no when Manchester City want you and you could play there. That much I have to admit.

In the past, we showed that we could play football, but Vladimir Petkovic has worked with us on the psychological side of things in particular. I think that's where we've made the most progress. He's brought us closer together as a team.

If you win, you're heroes. But if you don't, then you're losers. That might sound harsh, but that's the way it is.

People who know me know that I don't talk about the play-offs. It's not an issue for me at all.

It's in my head that I am a leader, and captaining Monchengladbach was very good for me.

I'm going to give my best and not worry about transfer fees or anything like that.

I'll give my all on the pitch, as I have in recent years. That's what is important. We will give our all to win something.

I'm looking forward to the new adventure. Playing in the Premier League was always my dream, and I'm definitely going to relish this opportunity and give my absolute everything for this club.

Arsenal play attractive football, and I enjoy that. I think you could see against the MLS side that this team has a lot of quality, and we'll give our all to show that on the pitch.

The first few months in a new country are always really hard.

A club like Arsenal, it's normal that expectations are high. This club must compete for titles, and that's what we want to do.

Arsenal prepare the players in the best way. They pay attention to every detail. We are able to recover optimally during our flights. The food and the service, everything's geared perfectly to each other.

Every Monday, we're asked to undertake jump tests to check the conditions of our muscles. There's nothing you can hide. Once a week, they do urine tests, and your body fat percentage is tested regularly. The doctors cover all bases.

In Germany, you can play aggressively, but the referee will always blow his whistle, but in England, that's not the case. That's better for me.

My dad played football, too, in the former Yugoslavia.

My brother was always going to go in the direction of football. With me, it was more between school and football. Eventually, it worked out for both of us. We're pleased to have gone down that path. I'm proud that my parents always supported us, in good and in bad times. You need that.

One of the most revealing details about my parents is that they only got together three months before my dad's arrest.

Personally, I can handle criticism, especially when it is deserved, and it's because my dad never, ever said 'Well done' to me. He did it on purpose so that I kept my feet on the ground.

I am a very simple man. I love normality, and I love normal people. I love to eat normal food. It's how I grew up.

Family is the most important thing to me. Especially my brother Taulant - we talk about everything together.

It's not like I played my first football match in England. For me, football is pretty much the same everywhere; the ball is round, but maybe tactically, things are different than at other clubs I've played for.