Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez admits he lost his enthusiasm for football while with Arsenal.

Martinez ended last season as the Gunners' first choice keeper, but only after Bernd Leno was injured.

He told the Independent: "I was finally the No 1 and I was ready for it. It took 10 years to get there. You train as a goalkeeper every day, but nobody prepares you for the story of your life.

"Nobody trains you to be frustrated, nobody trains you to cry. What about when you don't play for four months? Will you keep going or will be you be mentally dead?

"I could've done so much more over the years, but finally the world started to see what I'm capable of. I finished on a high and that's how I always wanted to leave."