I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

I am certainly not the most talented player in the world; there's many a more talented player than me.

I always dedicate my goals to my mum. I lost her a couple of years ago. She was my biggest supporter and is always with me.

There's a few ugly ones. Carlo is probably the best looking [on chelsea players]

My dad shaped the footballing side of me, and Mum shaped me as a person. I've always been very close to her - we've only ever had one argument, and that was over something stupid when I was 13.

There's so many kids out there and it's such a cut-throat world. I've seen a lot of my mates, you know, who are better players than me at a certain age, and they're not in football now.

But to be fair, Arsenal are a quality side. They're not where they are by chance - they are not top of the league and unbeaten because they are a bad team.