Robin van Persie has no doubts he is playing in the best league in the world with Arsenal. Van Persie has plied his trade in English football for nearly seven years but he has never known a season that has been so exciting to play in - and so enjoyable to watch.
"If you look at the league in general, I think of teams we beat years ago when we had people like Bergkamp and Henry - like games when we beat Middlesbrough 7-0 at home, that doesn't really happen anymore because everyone's improved," he told the Official Arsenal Magazine.
"Most teams are well off and can afford big signings, and this improves the league. We saw Wolves beat Manchester United the other week and that says everything about this division. Everton for example - they came to Emirates and had periods where they played better than us. If you look objectively, that's a good thing because it keeps you on your toes.
"No game whatsoever is easy and that's how it should be. People who pay money to watch football have the right that everyone gives everything in each game. We do that, we're fit enough to. If you don't, you get punished hard - you could see that against Newcastle. You never give a 4-0 lead away, but if you switch off or some things change like a red card that's what makes football interesting.
"In my opinion, the English league gives a football fan absolutely everything - you name it, it's happening here. Anything can surprise you - games change, the quality is high, there are fantastic players, goals, effort, everything, it's an all-round package.
"And what I really like about this league as well it that it's still open - everyone feels they can win it. It's good for the fans, everyone's talking about it which hypes up the game in general. Every game has the feel of a big occasion, you really sense that importance."
