Quotes from Alexis Sanchez

As a footballer, everything you've achieved can easily be lost, and then you are nobody. That's just how life is, and that's why you shouldn't let things get you down. That's the reason I treat every match like a final.

My dream was always to be a footballer and help my family.

I don't care if I play on the wing or in the middle. There is no difference.

I am certainly glad to be the first Chilean ever playing for Arsenal. I will do my best to achieve every possible thing with the club.

I have reached a level where I can compete with great players. I do not feel inferior to anybody.

I have spent three and a half wonderful years at Arsenal, and I bring with me very positive memories of that great club and its fans.

As a fast player, I want to receive the ball facing the opposition goal, which gives me more vision.

Looking at everything I've done in my career as a footballer, at all the titles, I believe that what's hugely important is motivation.

I think that if a player wants to be at the very top, he needs to win the Champions League and league titles. That's what makes the great players truly great.

I never regret my decisions.

You play one game after another, meet new people every day, and travel a lot. That is why I try to disconnect and relax as soon as I get some time off.

I believe that United really is a very big club on a worldwide scale and even more so in England, where it's the biggest. They always want to win and to be fighting on all fronts, and that's the reason I wanted to come here.

Ozil is a quality player, and he really enjoys playing football. I always tell him to enjoy it and not get too worried about scoring.

Sometimes, when I am not playing in a game, it leaves me feeling very tired when I play in the next one. It is like I haven't trained for a month.

Neymar is growing and is one of those players who invent things. He always has something more to offer.

I'm looking forward to meeting my new team-mates and to be playing for Arsenal in the Premier League and Champions League. I will give my best to Arsenal and want to make all the supporters happy.

Football players have always got a problem, some pain, and in some games, I have had small problems with my knee or some pain, and I played anyway, but people don't know if I have a problem or not. People just know if you score a goal or if you play badly, but they never know if you are well or not.

I believe that having a family in the dressing room is very important when it comes to winning trophies.

I always say that mentality is a crucial aspect in a football environment.

I think football saves many people. It can give you a life of luxury, but people don't see all the effort that goes in behind the scenes. That might mean not seeing your family or missing your mother's birthday; many players are so focused that they miss the birth of their children.

In my case, my life has changed and improved because different things have motivated me. For example, in the beginning, my motivation was to help my family. Later on, my motivation was to be the best.

I played in Spain, and we also had a very good dressing room, and I won a lot of things. So I think that in my experience of being in dressing rooms, it's so important to have a really good group.

It wasn't easy to leave Barcelona. I fulfilled a dream when I moved there - to play in Spain and for the champions - but very few players stay in the same club all their life. To leave is normal.

I always said as a kid that I'd like to play for United, and I once spoke to Sir Alex Ferguson about it. We chatted for around 20 minutes, and I told him that my dream was to come here to Manchester United.