To beat City twice is no easy feat.

As a footballer, you want to play every game.

FA Cup or league - we look to win every game.

Versatility is an extra string to a player's bow.

Me being myself, I'm not happy when I'm not playing.

I think friendship in football is a massive part of the team.

Wherever I played, I had an opportunity to show my attributes.

When I play in central midfield, that's my favourite position.

Clubs will lose great players, and great players will come in.

You have to believe in yourself. If you don't, no one else will.

You can have one good game, but the next one could be a bad one.

Getting stronger and fitter by playing games is only going to help me.

It takes time to settle in and learn a new formation and style of play.

Obviously, the big teams create the bigger atmosphere around the stadiums.

When I play out wide and maybe score a goal, that's my favourite position.

If I hadn't wanted to become a footballer, Dad wouldn't have made me do it.

I've got a lot of very fond memories playing football from the ages of four.

If I've had a bad game, I know I've had a bad game, and I don't mind hearing it.

When I played in goal at Stamford Bridge, I realised that's not my best position.

All players go through injuries in their career, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Whenever you're playing on the pitch, you have to step up to the plate and perform.

You want to play in finals, and they don't come much bigger than the Champions League final.

Everyone in the Premier League feels pressure to get results. It is part of being a footballer.

It's important for any player to be versatile enough to be able to play in different positions.

I got to be around an England team at a World Cup in Brazil, and that was an amazing experience.

You want to play as much as possible, but I am not the type of character to go bursting walls down.

All managers make decisions, and sometimes they are right, and sometimes people say they are wrong.

The more positions I can play, it gives the manager a nice headache, and it can be helpful for him.

I think I play with no fear: I run at players regardless of who they are and try to make a difference.

A lot of people don't see, when we lose and go through tough times, how upset and disappointed we are.

When you pick up injuries, you put yourself to the bottom of the pile for a bit and have to work yourself up.

I've grown up playing in central midfield more, and I think my natural game is about coming inside from wide.

I'll handle living on my own. You've got to learn somehow. I'll take it all in my stride like I do everything else.

At a massive club like Liverpool, people will come and go. It is our job to keep the wheels moving and momentum going.

I am the type of person who relishes the chance to stand up and perform under pressure; I have had to do that my whole career.

To be picked for your country at any stage is a massive honour, and to be at a huge tournament likes the Euros is such a bonus.

All that I can say is that, from my point of view, our manager Arsene Wenger is an unbelievable man off the pitch and as a manager.

My dad always pushes me, tries to make me do better, and maybe that's what gets the best out of me. He's tried to instil that in me.

My senior school didn't play football. It was a rugby and cricket school, and as I was on a sports scholarship, I was forced to play rugby.

It's nice when you know the crowd are on your side. I can only repay them by working my hardest when I do get on and trying to impress them.

Every time I come and try to work hard in training, and when I get opportunities, try to work hard and do the things the boss asks us to do.

When you have a good bunch of youthful players, it's good to start them off together earlier rather than later, as they build up friendships.

Sometimes in midfield, it's nice because you do get a little bit more of the ball, and maybe out wide you rely on people to get you the ball.

My dad had a soccer school that he used to run, the Mark Chamberlain Soccer Academy, I used to go to that for two years until the age of seven.

When there's a lot of talk about a team that should or could be winning things, and it's not happening, it can become a little bit frustrating.

I'm quite confident to take people on - if there's a one against one, I'll definitely take it on if I feel I can get a cross in or set someone up.

There is always room for improvement, and I have always grown up knowing however well I have done, there is always something I could have done better.

I'm so excited to be joining Arsenal. It's a fantastic club, and I'm really looking forward to the opportunity of playing football at the highest level.

Spain have got a big influence from Real Madrid and Barcelona, and when you watch Spain play, it's almost like watching Barcelona or Real Madrid at times.

You become more aware of your body when you go through a long injury. You work on things you don't know about until you get injured, so different muscles.

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