What is good with the English clubs is that they respect the old players.

Being at meal time on time is simple but important for the team. You need the discipline. Every top club is like that. With Arsenal and Villarreal it was the same - strict.

In France, it is important to work every morning on the tactical. Wenger worked every morning on the tactical.

In England, football is a religion. In France, football is not a religion. It's wine and food.

Losing at Old Trafford happens to everyone.

I spent six beautiful years at Arsenal.

Leaving Arsenal was the most difficult decision of my career.

Liverpool is a great club and I always enjoyed playing at Anfield because the fans are so passionate.

You can be a manager in Spain, France or Italy but when you come to England the intensity is totally different. It is about the fight, the spirit. The intensity is extremely difficult.

If you play for Arsenal, it means that you have some quality.

I think football needs guys like Arsene Wenger.

Paul Pogba is a great player.

You can compare Mesut Ozil to Dennis Bergkamp, because they play just behind the striker.

If you want to build a good team, you need to spend a lot of money, especially in the Premier League.

All the top clubs want to sign great players, but if you want a great player it costs a lot of money.

The 2002 Premier League was the best trophy for me.

It was an honour and a privilege to work for Arsene Wenger.

Arsene helped me off the field too. He was like a second dad to me. He loved a player with very good quality and ability with the ball. That's why he enjoyed Thierry Henry, Nwankwo Kanu and Bergkamp.

I enjoyed playing against Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool but the north London derby was totally different. I have so many great memories from this fixture.

To win the World Cup in your own country was magical. When Didier Deschamps lifted the trophy, I thought: 'Wow, I'm a very lucky man.'

My experience at Villa has been a failure.

A team is not made up of just one player.

I believe one's relatives are the most important people of all, they form a protective circle around you.

When you arrive at the training ground, you need to disconnect and focus on training.

The bond I feel for my parents is very strong.

It's a huge honour that I'm mentioned in the same breath as Mesut.

It's never easy to switch from one football to another one, from one culture, one language to a new one.

I learned a lot from Zinedine Zidane with the national team.

Fans should remember Thierry Henry when he joined Arsenal. He didn't score much before becoming an icon of this club.

Whether it's a coach or a player arriving during the season it's not easy.

I believe in Giroud because he loves to fight, fight the good fight and not for himself, but for the team.

When one is small, one always looks up at someone. To me, it was my father, Antonio, a former amateur football player. He was a striker of great talent. He has always been a role-model.

At 15, I was playing with the C team at Reims and I wanted to leave. It's a difficult age for a kid - I wanted to go out with my mates, party... girls... that happens to everyone. Luckily, my mum told me: 'You don't know what you want, it's football - it's your dream and it could be a great job.' She was right.

I scored eight goals in 12 games against Spurs. I'm proud of this achievement because I know this rivalry is very important for the Arsenal fans - when you score eight times against Spurs you are an idol for them. And I know the Spurs fans hate me. I know this and it is a good sensation.

Unai Emery's philosophy is to play good football and his experience with Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain makes him a great candidate for the Arsenal job.

For me, I like to play several games a week because it will help maintain your physical levels throughout the season. Besides, that's what we like to do as footballers.

I started playing with my dad, and football was my dream forever. Step by step, I learnt a lot. I worked really hard, and finally when I was eighteen, I signed my first professional contract.

Sometimes, a national team's shirt is heavy.

In 2000 I was really close to sign for Real Madrid. I was in Belgium, playing the European Championship. I even took a picture with the Real Madrid shirt because all the parties thought that it was a done deal. But Wenger called me several times and convinced me to sign for Arsenal instead.

It's not in Wenger's philosophy to go back and sign former players when they are older.

Pires is better than... De Bruyne!

Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry had more quality than Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus.

I enjoyed India a lot. I learned a lot and came face to face with the poverty there, which is very, very tough. One thing's for sure: I no longer have the right to complain about anything. That's impossible now. But I discovered a beautiful country, fabulous and very welcoming people, and the local cuisine.

All the coaches I've had have been important for me, whether it was Joel Muller at Metz, Rolland Courbis at Marseille, Manuel Pellegrini at Villarreal or Roger Lemerre with Les Bleus. All of them were important along the way, and each of them had faith in me and let me play.

Wenger helped me by talking to me almost every day in training.

I believe Isco is a maestro.

It's very tough in the U.K. For me, it was totally different. English football and French football are not the same.

If you have the chance to go to MLS, it is a good opportunity.

Patrick Vieira is better than Fernandinho.

If you look at La Liga, you will see how important the academies are when it comes to producing new talent. Academies play a major role and that is something India should understand.