Arsenal fullback Bacary Sagna says he enjoys the Premiership's festive programme.

"We just have to deal with it," the Frenchman told the Official Matchday Programme. "I know this is English football and traditional here.

"As a player it's good to feel the atmosphere you get in stadiums at this time of year. It's something you certainly don't experience in France."

Sagna added: "2008 was a difficult year for me.

"But I do not think about what 2009 will be like from a personal point of view, it's all about the team.

"We have to win something."