Dennis Bergkamp

When I retired in 2006, I stayed for a further two years in England. I stayed because I wanted to be in England without being a footballer, without the rhythm. I wanted to enjoy the city. ”

I love playing football, being out on the pitch with a ball, and I will be a little sad when that ends. ”

The regular things in my life now - training sessions and playing matches - will all fall away. That will leave a big empty space and it will need to be filled. ”

It's fantastic for Arsenal, and for English football as well. You've got an English club with a lot of young English talent committing themselves to a club. ”

So I took it as a very positive sign that the club came to me rather than the other way round. ”

We're still a great team. In your mind you can understand that but, emotionally, we needed to express the same belief. We came out full of fire and scored two early goals, two really beautiful goals, and that changed everything. ”

I've never seen myself as a manager. As a manager, you have to put all your time into the job, and that would be difficult for me. ”

It will be a hard game if you think about winning a championship. We need to think about our own game at the moment and focus on getting good results especially over the Christmas period. ”

I think it is time to call it a day, and watch the game from the stands. ”

Sometimes you feel the emotion. You think this might be my last pre-season or my last Champions League match. But, overall, those thoughts aren't important right now. But the time will soon come. ”