Clichy: Wenger taught me everything

Manchester City's new signing Gael Clichy has paid tribute to his former boss at Arsenal Arsene Wenger, who he says "taught him everything".

Clichy completed a £7million move to Eastlands on Monday, ending an eight-year spell with Arsenal.
The French international, who joined Arsenal as a 17-year-old, has credited Wenger for teaching him everything he knows about football, and said it was with sadness that he bade farewell to him mentor.
"Leaving Arsenal was a really big thing for me," Clichy said, according to The Sun. "Arsene Wenger helped me grow up as a person and player.
"Saying goodbye was very emotional, very difficult because I have been there so long.
"I was seventeen when I joined Arsenal and had eight happy years there."
Despite claiming he was happy at the club, Clichy felt he had reached a stage in his career when the time was ripe for a change in scenery.
"I had a lot of friends there in London but sometimes you have to do what you have to do.
"And I felt the need to make a change and in the end, that was the key.
Clichy's exit is tipped to be the start of a mass exodus at the Emirates Stadium, with captain Cesc Fabregas and playmaker Samir Nasri but expected to follow suit.
However, Clichy does not believe the departure of their senior players is going to weaken the side, and has tipped Wenger to unearth even more talented youngsters to take their places.
"Whoever leaves, Arsenal will still be Arsenal.
"Great players have left before - Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires, Thierry Henry, Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure - but they've still competed and coped well.
"And I know they will be up there in the table whatever happens and whoever leaves.
"They are a huge club with a great manager and great players so, for me, they will always be a big threat to anyone.
"I'm sure Arsene will find a solution for whatever happens."
Already, there are many suggesting ready-made replacements are waiting in the wings at Arsenal.
England U-21 international Kieran Gibbs is likely to step up as Wenger's first-choice left-back, while the emergence of Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey's return from injury is likely to lessen the blow should Fabregas and Nasri leave as well.