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" 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. "

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" I've picked up quite a few yellow cards in the last few years - a few reds, too. That was the case as a youth player as it is now. But I don't see it as a problem. That's how I play. If you take that away, then I wouldn't be where I am now. So I don't think the yellow cards or the red cards are too big of an issue. "

" My goal is to become a key player in one of the ten best clubs in the world and become a leader there. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I was younger, even though I had a big brother, my parents would give me the house key every day. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" In football, you just have to develop yourself. "

" 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. "

" I don't mind being criticised, because I am not that easy to knock down, and no-one can destroy me. But I am bothered by the stupid people who call me dirty, brainless, and an idiot. You don't say words like these to someone who you know nothing about. "

" 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. "

" I think, when a manager has been at a club for more than 20 years, he can only have a positive impact. "

" 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. "

" Here at Basel is where I made my first professional steps. I came up and grew up through the FC Basel school. "

" I guess I'd say I'm quite an aggressive player. Fair but aggressive, someone who likes the tough stuff. "

" 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. "

" I've had four beautiful years at Monchengladbach and owe the club a lot. "

" 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. "

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

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

" You always need a certain amount of time to fully adjust; it was no different when I moved to the Bundesliga. "

" The family is our greatest luxury. "

" Each month from our income - we have a separate account, obviously - we give 80 percent of it to our parents back home. "

" I'd no longer be the same player without my rigorousness, and certainly not the player Arsenal wanted. "