Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe says he's proud to be the club's No10.

Among the greats to wear the number was Dennis Bergkamp, who Smith Rowe met, along with Thierry Henry, in May for the first time.

“That was crazy," Smith Rowe told arsenal.com, “it was my first time meeting Dennis Bergkamp, I couldn't believe it.

“Just to have both of them there was crazy. Me and B had a good chat with them, asking what it was like at the club back then, and they were telling us to keep going and that they believed in us. It was amazing, a fun chat."

Bergkamp wore the No10 shirt for 11 seasons. From being inspired by these heroes of the past himself, Smith Rowe is now inspiring a whole new generation.

“It's crazy to think too much about it really," he admits, “that there are kids out there now wearing my name and number on their shirt. I would never have thought when I was a kid that I'd one day be wearing the number 10 shirt.

“It's surreal to be honest. It's pressure as well, but I like it – it's a good pressure. It's a pressure to perform, definitely. Obviously that shirt holds a lot of weight of the players who have worn it before me, but I enjoy that.

“Eddie's (Nketiah) got it as well this season, wearing 14 (Thierry Henry), and we always joke and chat about that. But I'm really happy for him, he deserves that, and I'm sure he will score goals in that shirt."