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" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I am in an outstanding city, an outstanding club. The only thing that Arsenal has been missing is a league title. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I heard my new team-mates saying, 'We have got to hope that we don't go down.' I thought to myself, 'What kind of a mentality is that?' "

" Everyone fights for everyone else. If someone has a bad day, then the others are there for him. And if a player makes a mistake, then the others can compensate for that. Those sorts of things are crucial at this level, and it's really important that we perform as a unit. "

" The family is our greatest luxury. "

" I am a regular for one of the biggest clubs in Europe, and I want to progress still further. "

" Arsenal is Arsenal. It's not a small club; it's a very big club, and it's like a family. It's very good for me because I love my family, and to have another family here is very good. "

" I don't think Gladbach are on the same level as Arsenal. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" In football, you get criticised if you are sent off. It's my style of play, and nobody can make me change that. Even if I get another red card, then that happens. You become cleverer, maybe look more, and since my red card, I think things have improved. "

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

" 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 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. "

" It could be very costly if you don't have a clear mind during a tournament. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I will give everything to help Arsenal win trophies and make the fans happy. "