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I think there's always pressure at Arsenal to win trophies - it's nothing new - and to us, as players, we know what we are capable of doing.

To win the FA Cup - scoring the winner in the 2014 FA Cup was very nice.

I know my qualities.

Competition is to be expected at a club like Arsenal.

As a kid, I was always pretending to score the goal in the FA Cup final, and I managed to live my dream.

I know I am not a screamer and a shouter, and I won't change the way I am.

I'm not one that is the life and soul of the party, but I do speak up when there is something to say.

I've always been passionate about animals.

Hopefully I can be one of the best midfielders in the world. That's what drives me on: to try and achieve that and to try and go on and win many things.

I had to grow up quite quickly.

It's unbelievable what the rewards are like with being a footballer, but I'm not stupid - I don't go around flaunting it.

I try to give my best for the team, help the team, and try and go out there and play the best I can for myself as well.

Nothing's in my head when I'm out there; I'm just trying to have fun on the football pitch.

Obviously, I was disappointed to lose the captaincy. I was very proud to be captain of my country.

You have to be on top of your game, train hard every day, and try to convince the boss throughout the week that he should put you in the team.

I want to be the complete midfielder, someone who can defend and attack. Steven Gerrard is someone who's done that very well over the years, and he is someone I am trying to emulate.

I'm happy to be in the centre for Wales - that's my favourite position and where I play my best football.

I'm not one of those people who goes home and has to put football on the TV straight away or has to watch Sky Sports News.

It's important to take your mind off football; otherwise, you become too obsessed, and you look into things too much.

When you're playing, it's important to focus 100 per cent on what you're doing.

I give everything when I'm on the pitch. When I'm at the training ground, working in the gym or whatever, I always give everything I've got.

When I was in school with my friends and stuff, you always used to put yourself in the situation of footballers of the time and pretend to be them.

I used to pretend to be Ryan Giggs.

I grew up watching the Olympics and did some athletics for my school, winning the Welsh pentathlon championship.

All I want to do is improve as a player.