Arsenal hero Freddie Ljungberg admits he's loving his job with the U23s.

Ljungberg oversaw their 4-0 win over Liverpool last night.

He told the London Evening Standard: “I love this job.

"That's why I've been doing it, trying to get my experience with U15s, 16s, 19s, then in Germany and back here.

“I love it when you see a player get a little bit better or he does something [in game] that we've worked on a lot and it pays off, it's a nice feeling as a human being.

“We work and talk about it a lot. Sometimes it's game management, against a team like Liverpool maybe you have to absorb pressure for 5-10 minutes. That's part of football.

"I want to see them defend well and doing everything for their team. Then when it's time for us to go, we go.

“Back when we had seven 17-year-olds [in Monday's 0-0 draw at Blackburn] it's difficult when you talk about weight and size and stuff but I said to the boys that was amazing to play with 10 men for 40 minutes and get the 0-0 with seven of them.

"That's development as well, it's not just about winning but about seeing what players you have and allowing them to develop."