I definitely wouldn't go somewhere just because I'm a homegrown player. I'd want to be wanted by a club.

Sometimes you have to shield, and sometimes you have to press.

Sometimes when people play for their country, I think there is that little bit of fear and pressure.

If you look at the top midfielders in the past for England, like Lampard, Gerrard, and Scholes, they were always on the scoresheet.

Sometimes it's been difficult to stay positive, especially after the injuries that I've had, which have been frustrating.

Being injured, coming back, playing a few games, trying to get your fitness back, getting injured again - you don't get a chance to prove what you can do.

Lionel Messi is on a different planet to anyone.

I like to play anywhere in the middle.

With Arsenal, I've been playing out wide, which is not me.

If you don't believe in yourself, then who is going to believe in you?

If I'm on the bench in a Premier League game, I'm thinking, 'What can I do coming off the bench?'

Nothing goes through your head when you're playing except who you are playing against and what you can do to affect the game.

I want to go to the World Cup and enjoy it.

I've always loved representing my country, and it's something I've missed.

I know my body well. I know the right foods to eat.

My kids, since birth, have been dairy- and gluten-free.

I know the best way to recover and get the right amount of sleep.

I have had bad luck with injuries, but I can't keep saying I've been injured a lot.

If I went to Spain and lived there for five years, I'm not going to play for Spain. For me an English player should play for England, really.

Look at the best dribblers in the world, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta, and the ball seems to stick to their foot, so I can work on that when I am dribbling.

As a player, if your attitude is questioned, it's horrible.

To spend 17 months on the sidelines is tough for anyone, and it's hard to see everyone go out training and then to go and watch games at the Emirates Stadium.

I'll take criticism. I know that's part and parcel of football. But when it's just reckless and aggressive, I don't listen.

The best player I ever played with is probably Cesc Fabregas. I only got to play with him for a year before he went back to Barcelona, but I learned so much from him - the way he knew what he was going to do with the ball before he got it and his passing - and he scored goals.