Reiss Nelson

Raheem Sterling is a role model to a lot of young lads coming through.

The main thing for me is getting in the starting eleven and making an impact whenever I can come on.

I have an elder brother who adores me and pushed me towards my goal. He just said 'go out and play.'

I went away in Germany and I think I did well. But the main goal for me has always been playing in an Arsenal shirt week in, week out.

I learned so much stuff at Hoffenheim and made a lot of friends. I also made good connections with the managers. They taught me a lot that I can take on in my career.

You need to shoot to score the goal. If it goes wide, you just need to keep going and keep your head up.

Arsenal is my main goal.

You grow up faster in a place where anything goes.

Whenever I think it's getting a bit much I'll go to my family and they will sit me down and bring me back to earth.

I got scouted for Tottenham and was there for three to four weeks before a phone call from Arsenal came. The first session they wanted to sign me so, happy days, I didn't look back. I'm an Arsenal fan, everyone in my family is Arsenal, so it wasn't a hard decision.

On my estate, there are older guys and there are dangerous things happening. But I had my ball with me and that made me feel safe. That's where I developed my strength, mentality and ruthlessness.

That's the thing with football: you have some good games, you have some bad games but the main thing is that you go back, you recap and next week you're ready to fight again. That's the main thing.