Mat Ryan reflects on the moment he fell in love with Arsenal.

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Arsenal goal keeper Mat Ryan while speaking to the media shares how he became an Arsenal fans back when he was in Australia.

The shot stopper who came on loan to the Gunners from Brighton made his debut against Aston Villa in the absence of the Leno who was red carded against Wolves.

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The Australian stated that he fell in love with the Gunners when he watched the documentary of the Arsenal’s legend Thierry Henry and he admire his achievement and contribution for the club.

“I was a young kid at my friend’s house and we were watching television at the time and on came a documentary of Thierry Henry,” the goalkeeper told Arsenal.com.

“Being a football lover, me and my friend sat there watching and we were just in awe of his achievements and what he was doing in this documentary. It was obviously a montage of highlights, of goals he’d scored and the success he’d helped contribute to at Arsenal with what they’d won in those times.

“From that moment on, I basically fell in love with him and the club and became an Arsenal supporter. I have been, I was going to say until this day, but I guess when I was down there in Brighton and signed there, you guys became a rival.

“So I guess a little less so then, but it’s still a club that had a special place in my heart and now even more so than it ever has in the past because I’ve got the opportunity to represent them now.”

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