Reports emerged this week that Arsenal were set to earn £3m should Barcelona win the Champions League this season due to the transfer of Thomas Vermaelen.

This was, of course, asked about at his press conference on Friday ahead of the game against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Chuckling away, the boss said that he would have to check the contract, praising Sky for their research (at least the Sky reporter admitted they just read reports…everyone knows ‘Sky Sources’ means Twitter).

He also elaborated on why Vermaelen left for Barcelona and if the manager let him go knowing the injury problems that lay ahead of him.