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David Luiz Talks Frank Lampard, Arsenal Future Before Sheffield United Clash

David Luiz has said he would like to continue playing until he is 38, and he has explained he left Chelsea to join Arsenal in the summer because Frank Lampard's "ideas of football were different" to his.

Luiz, 32, moved to Arsenal from Chelsea in August, just three months after signing a new deal to 2021 at Stamford Bridge:

He replaced Laurent Koscielny in the centre of Arsenal's defence—the former Gunners captain moved to Bordeaux in August—and he has started seven of their eight Premier League games this term.

The Brazilian's exit from Chelsea was something of a surprise, not only due to his contract extension but because he and Lampard had previously been team-mates.