Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri says moving to England has improved his defensive game.

Nasri also accepts it's time to start living up to his reputation.

He told L'Equipe: "Nobody can criticize me for not defending, I have to make tackles. In England, you have no choice.

"At 17 years-old, people perhaps asked too much of us. But today it's normal, we are 22 years-old, we must show that we have the talent."