Giovanni van Bronckhorst admits some regret over his time with Arsenal.

Van Bronckhorst - who will hang up his boots after the World Cup - recalled his final days at Rangers and his desperation to join Arsenal in an £8.5m deal in the summer of 2001.

He told the Scottish Sun: "I went to Arsenal to find out where I was as a footballer.

"At Rangers I won the championship twice as well as two cups and if I had renewed my contract then I would have won 20 prizes but for me as a player that was too easy an option and as a footballer I wouldn't have improved.

"Sometimes in your career you have to have a transfer to sharpen you up, another place, and another league where it's more difficult.

"At Arsenal the higher level of training and matches brought me to a higher level.

"During my time there Arsenal won the league twice plus two FA cups but it didn't feel as if they were my prizes.

"I had contributed but had a bad feeling because I hadn't played enough matches."