Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has discussed the players he admires in the game.

The Frenchman believes that application is at least as important as talent when it comes to forging a top-level career and is drawn to those who maximise their resources.

Speaking at a supporters Q&A at Emirates Stadium, Wenger said: "People ask me all the time who my favourite player is.

"My favourite players are those who have a normal talent but make a great career. That's what I respect the most, the guy who takes the absolute maximum out of his potential.

"When you are young, you learn as you age that life is not as easy as it looks at 20. At 20, to be rigorous, to be consistent, to be focused, is not natural.

"These players, what they have to do is make their life between 20 and 30. They have to sacrifice a part of their life.

"I often say to people, 'look, George Bush became President of the United States. At 40, he says himself that he was an alcoholic.' At 40 years of age in football there is no comeback, but you can still make a life for a normal person in a normal job.

"In sport you have to understand what is important between 20 and 30. I don't want the players to come back and say, 'you didn't tell me you have to prepare well, you didn't tell me to be as good as I can be'. That's just a part of it."