Emiliano Martinez

“Sometimes when you make mistakes at big clubs you get punished. With Arsenal, people always seem to blame the defence for defeats. But I feel really safe behind them.”

“My target is to consolidate my place with Arsenal and to reach the Argentinian national team as number one.”

“Talent is not enough. It's a mental game. You have to deal with frustration when you don't play, you have to deal with the pressure. There are no excuses.”

“I arrived at Arsenal in 2010, and had five spells out on loan - plus another one with Oxford where I played just once.”

“I said to my mum when I turned 18 and moved into my first flat in Enfield, 'I don't want to come back to my country with nothing. I want to make a career here.' I did not want to let them down.”

“When I was playing for Reading, I got this feeling of being the No 1 - and I want that at Arsenal.”