Samir Nasri has opened up on Arsenal's Champions League semi-final defeat to Manchester United in 2009, believing the occasion got the better of his teammates.
The 35-year-old announced his retirement back in 2021 after a successful spell in English football with both Manchester City and Arsenal after moving to the Premier League from Marseille in 2008.
In an interview with 'ZackNaniProd', Nasri has opened up on his time in the Premier League and discussed Arsenal's infamous Champions League semi-final exit to Manchester United.
Arsene Wenger's side saw off AC Milan and Villarreal in the round of 16 and quarter-final stages before facing Sir Alex Ferguson's United, where they fell to a 4-1 aggregate defeat.
Speaking on the clash, Nasri admitted: 'It was the first time I'd seen the Emirates with such a crazy atmosphere, you had flags everywhere and all!
'When you go into a match with shivers down your spine, you can feel you're going to have a great game.
'And we s**t ourselves. We s**t ourselves, and we came up against a great Cristiano Ronaldo.'
A 1-0 loss at Old Trafford set up the perfect return leg for Arsenal, with Wenger's men believing that the home advantage could see them reach the final.
However, goals from Park Ji-Sung and Ronaldo brace saw the Gunners 2-0 down on the night, and 3-0 on aggregate, after just 11 minutes.
Robin Van Persie, who would move to Old Trafford later in his career, netted a penalty with 15 minutes to go but it was the Red Devils who advanced to play Barcelona in the final despite being reduced to ten men when Darren Fletcher was sent off.
The midfielder continued to reveal that he opted to join Arsenal rather than move to Marseille's Ligue 1 rivals back Lyon in 2008 after meeting with the French side.
'We spoke, and their contract offer was better than Arsenal's,' he revealed.
'But I couldn't go to Lyon. I'm from Marseille, I couldn't do that.'
After just three years at Arsenal, Nasri opted to move to Man City, where won two Premier League titles in six years.
The 35-year-old now works as a football pundit in his native country France after making 41 caps for the national team in his playing career.