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'Fabregas, Silva and Mata taught me midfield mastery... and Mendieta how to take penalties!' Valencia's Carlos Soler on loving the Premier League as a kid and how winning the Copa del Rey this weekend will boost his profile well beyond Spain

No midfielder in La Liga has scored more goes than Valencia's Carlos Soler this season and the Spain international admits he had plenty of good role models growing up because he spent Saturday and Sunday afternoons as a kid watching the Premier League on Canal Plus.

'I loved the atmosphere, the level of intensity and the great players,' he says as he prepares for Saturday's Spanish Cup final against Betis.

'I was watching when Cristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United tended to be on top. I remember one game in particular, the famous 8-2 against Arsenal.