Japanese winger Ryo Miyaichi confessed he is very happy to be part of Arsenal, by him described as a wonderful team as he looks forward to be asset for the Gunners.

The 18-year old revealed that he is learning English in order to be ready when he returns at Arsenal after his loan spell with Feyenoord. The youngster was loaned out to the Eredivisie side and wasted no time to make an impression, scoring one and setting up another in the match against Heracles Almelo.

Asked about his strength, the midfielder explained that he is a good dribbler and fast on the ball as he added how his favourite position is anywhere in the offensive department of the side.

On the football player he admires the most, Miyaichi admitted he respects Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo for his professionalism towards the game, saying how he read in a magazine that the Portuguese is the first one to arrive at the training pitch and also the last one to leave when it’s over.

Speaking to Arsenal TV Online, he said:

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[Arsenal] is a wonderful team and I am very happy to be part of it. I am learning English very much at the moment. I think I’ll be just fine as soon as I get over the language barrier. [My strength] would be my speedy dribbling with the ball. I like to play anywhere on the offensive side of the game. [The football player I really respect] would be Cristiano Ronaldo. This is only something I read in magazines but apparently he would be the first one on the training pitch and the last one to leave and that’s the extra mile that the world’s very top players put in.

Samir Nasri talks candidly about the hardship his family and him went through in a very interesting interview with the Daily Mail.

He talks about his Algerian parents who did everything for him while growing up in the streets of Marseille. He comes across as a genuine good guy and someone with a lot of integrity.

He talks honestly about the hard work he had to put in and realise that moving away from home was the best thing for his career. He says his idol was Maradonna and not Zidane, despite the inevitable comparisons with Zidane ( both with Algerian descent and born in Marseilles). Zidane is also one of his idols along with the Original Ronaldo.

He also talks about the callous and back-stabbing Gallas, who tried to make a mountain out of a molehill in the little seat incident on the French bus with Henry.

Arsene Wenger insists the Premier League is Manchester United's to lose even though Arsenal control the route to the title.

If the Gunners win each of their remaining 11 games, starting with Sunderland at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, they will be crowned champions.

Arsenal trail United by four points with a game in hand and the May Day showdown in north London between the title rivals looks to be pivotal.

But Wenger insists that as leaders, Sir Alex Ferguson's men remain in the driving seat.

"No, it's not ours to lose, it's United's to lose. If you look at the bookmakers, they favour United," he said.

"Mathematically it's in our hands but that doesn't mean that it's our to lose because if you look at the fixtures, we have difficult games.

"And I would say exactly the reverse: it's ours to win more than ours to lose, because they are in a leading position.

"So it's down to us, to our good behaviour, to win it.

"I don't count too much on United feeling the pressure. I count more on my team than on any weakness of them."

Arsenal's cause was given an enormous shot in the arm with United's defeat by Chelsea in midweek.

"It was all United in the first half and all Chelsea in the second," said Wenger.

"When Chelsea stepped it up, you could see it coming, especially after Wayne Rooney missed the chance to make it 2-1.

"You cannot say United's form has been poor - they have been dominant at home - and we should not expect any weakness from them."

Aaron Ramsey is included in the squad for Saturday's game and could make his first Arsenal appearance since breaking his leg at Stoke in February last year.

Wenger says Ramsey is showing no lingering after-effects from the injury and stresses his case is different to that of Eduardo.

"Eduardo had problems with the limitation of his ankle mobility when he came back - he was not able to bend his ankle completely when running at full speed," he said.

"He needed second surgery, but Aaron has no limitations in his movement.

"I don't see any problems with Ramsey's commitment in tackles."

Samir Nasri has revealed once again that the rumours suggesting he has agreed a new contract with Arsenal are wide of the mark, and he refuses to rule out the possibility of him leaving the Emirates.

He also says that he may even join another English club (surely not Man City?) but he would NEVER join William Gallas at Tottenham!

“I don’t make plans for my future. I learned from the past that you cannot predict what will happen.

“At the moment I’m really happy at Arsenal. But I haven’t discussed a new contract yet because it’s important to focus on our football targets, then we can talk in the summer.

“I have found a fantastic club with a fantastic manager at Arsenal. I’ve progressed as a player and I didn’t think London would be such a great city.

“But I cannot say I will never play for another English club… except Tottenham!

“In France, I could never play for Paris and in England I could never play for Tottenham. I am faithful. I could never play for the rivals.

“Tottenham also have William Gallas. And that’s another good reason not to go there!”