Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has described their lack of trophies as "impotence".

Fabregas told The Sun: "The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most.

"Cristiano (Ronaldo) said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence.

"This year we wanted it, we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal.

"When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves."

Fabregas joined Arsenal as a precocious 16-year-old whizkid plucked from Barcelona's academy.

He has spent all his adult life in England and freely conceded that a return to Spain is never far away from his thoughts.

He added: "My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies.

"In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy."