Brighton midfielder Steve Sidwell admits he regrets not playing for Arsenal at senior level.
Sidwell, 33, has enjoyed spells at Chelsea and Aston Villa during his career.
He told the Daily Mail: "One of my only regrets would be that I didn't make a first-team appearance for Arsenal. But if you flip that around, the fact that I didn't make an appearance has probably put me where I am now because when I left it was a case of: 'Right, I know I'm a good player, I know I can play at the highest level.' I think that's what spurred me on. It's been with me my whole career really.
"I was on the bench a couple of times but never made an appearance. Obviously at the time as well, we are talking about unbelievable players there (he moved to Reading in January 2003, seven months before Vieira, Henry, Bergkamp et al began their Invincibles season of 2003-04)."