Bayern Munich star Serge Gnabry has opened up on his life at Arsenal and has pinpointed the influence of Per Mertesacker as a particularly positive one, despite the centre-back being persistently “hard” on him.
The attacker was a teenager when he moved from Stuttgart to Arsenal and admits that the move was a big one for him.
Although he ultimately failed to make the grade at the Emirates Stadium, his time there set the foundation for a promising career, which has seen him move back to Germany with Werder Bremen and now with Bayern Munich, where he is establishing himself as a star player.