N'Golo Kante Quotes

With Arsenal, I've been playing out wide, which is not me.

Growing up I've been playing as an attacking midfielder, more central in the midfield. I wouldn't say if I'm most comfortable there but that's where I grew up playing.

I like playing deeper, but I'm not Casemiro.

When I was at MK Dons, I played all the games in centre midfield, so it's not like it's new to me.

One day I won't play for Barcelona. I'll go and play somewhere else, and I'm sure I'll do so as a central midfielder. That's what I'll try to do because it's the position I like.

I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet.

When I was younger, I played as a right-back. I also played as a central defender, but I realised that I could dominate the ball quite calmly, so I started playing further forward in front of the back four.

I am a central midfielder, and that's where I like to be.

I think England is the best league for me, for my style of play.

I am a winger, but in future, I want to play more in the middle. When you are there, you have a lot more chances to score.

Trequartista is an important position in the team.

I could play anywhere. I played everywhere on the pitch for United, apart from No. 9 or keeper.

Everyone knows where I play, as a defensive midfielder, more or less the same, so in the last six or seven years I play in that position and there is nothing new for me.

I'm not a left midfielder. I hate that position, I don't like it.

At school, I was always a central midfielder from a young age. Then, when I joined Villa at 16, the pre-season didn't go too well, so they looked at me as a centre-half.

Growing up, I played more centrally, which is why, whenever I do get asked to play there, I'm more than happy to do that.

There have been a lot of French midfielders at Chelsea, but they did it their way and I do it my way and I hope I can do good things at Chelsea.

I first learnt to play football as a striker and it was only when I joined City that I learnt how to become a midfielder thanks to the help I received from the staff at the Academy.

I used to like playing No. 10 when I was younger, so I enjoy that role. But as I developed, I had to stay on the wing.

My favourite position is as midfielder, playing with Xabi and Khedira.

I played as a 10 and, in Sweden, they let me take as many touches as I could. All of a sudden, I come to Arsenal and I have to play one and two touches - it was a little bit alien to me.

Arsenal wanted me to be a controller in the midfield, an Emmanuel Petit-type.

I've played both right-back and right wing, I can't really say if I am more comfortable in one or the other but both are fun positions for me to play.

I wasn't skilful at all... but I'm not saying I was that bad either! I used to take my chances. I was more of a midfielder and therefore a weird striker.

I prefer Liverpool. The way we play is good for all of our players.