'It was great schooling': Leeds defender Ayling thanks Arsenal for developing him

"I started there when I was eight," Leeds United right-back Luke Ayling told Sky Sports as cited by Sports Lens about Arsenal. "It was great schooling. The things that I learnt there was brilliant.

"Then doing my scholarship and having Steve Bould as my coach. I played centre-half. But to have Steve Bould coaching you every day it really kicked me on them two years.

"Things weren’t going to happen for me at Arsenal, I knew that. I was way off where I needed to be. Then I went to Yeovil. Spent four years there and it’s the best thing I ever did."

Ayling left Arsenal in 2010 and gradually reached the Premier League level, achieving promotion last season with Leeds United. He played against the Gunners in the FA Cup last term.