Alexis Sanchez insists Arsenal's squad is on a par with Barcelona.
Sanchez, who picked up five trophies in three seasons at the Camp Nou, believes Arsenal are every bit as good as Barcelona, and he says he prefers the more direct, physical style of the Premier League.
"It cost me a lot to adapt to playing the Barcelona way," Sanchez told The Times.
"The first year was OK and then the second year I was better, but I needed time.
"Arsenal play beautiful football, but Barcelona play in a way that no other team in the world does.
"English football is more direct, more end to end, but I like that. It suits the way I want to play.
"My team-mates have helped me adapt. If my team-mates were not so good, then I would not have done so well. It is that easy. The quality here is impressive.
"You only need to take a glance around [a training session] to see that. It is the same level, more or less, as there was at Barcelona.
"We do different things in training, but player for player, it is just about the same."
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