Freddie Ljungberg revealed the real reason he signed for Arsenal but he didn’t like one thing

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Arsenal have to focus their attentions back to domestic matters after the highs of their Champions League victory Real Madrid.

Mikel Arteta’s side travel to Ipswich Town with Newcastle United trailing them by just four points in the Premier League table following a good run of form.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	32	23	7	2	74	31	43	76
2	ArsenalArsenal	32	17	12	3	57	27	30	63
3	NewcastleNewcastle	32	18	5	9	61	40	21	59

Arsenal will want to ensure they finish the season as runners-up after being in the top two for much of the campaign.

Cesc Fabregas is impressed with Andrea Berta as the new sporting director prepares for a huge summer at the Emirates Stadium but one former Gunners legend has revealed the reason why he signed for the club back in 1998.

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Freddie Ljungberg revealed why he signed for Arsenal

Freddie Ljungberg made 328 appearances for Arsenal over a nine-year spell at the club and revealed that Arsene Wenger was the real reason he signed amid interest from top European clubs.

Speaking to TNT Sports pundit and former team mate Martin Keown, Ljungberg revealed his admiration for working under Wenger.

Ljungberg stated: “All the respect in the world for the boss. Actually when I signed for Arsenal, I signed because of him.

“I was actually going the next day to meet the Italian team that won the league and the next day the Spanish team that won the league that was what was lined up for me as to where I wanted to go,

“My agents were not too happy with me when I said no no I want to sign here on the first meeting and it was all because I sat with Arsene for an hour and we didn’t talk about money nothing, we just talked about football.”

Freddie Ljungberg revealed one thing he didn’t like about Arsenal

Arriving from Swedish club Halmstads as a relatively unknown star, Ljungberg faced some challenges adapting to life in North London and revealed one thing he did not like upon joining.

Ljungberg explained: “I came to Arsenal and I had never played winger before in my whole life, so I had to come and learn in the best league in the world to play as a winger which I didn’t like the first year I must be honest.”

Ljungberg’s preferred position upon joining the Gunners was in the number ten role however, that was occupied by Dennis Bergkamp.

The Swede worked hard to adapt to a new position and ended up becoming one of world football’s deadliest wingers in front of goal.