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Unai Emery has made a flying start to life as Arsenal manager.

As the squad have returned to pre-season training, five new signings have been announced and the feel good factor appears to be back at the Emirates.

But it's a results business and he will be desperate for his side to produce quality performances on the pitch.

They take on Boreham Wood in their first pre-season friendly on Saturday and Emery has been speaking to the media ahead of the fixture.

There is talk about transfers, training, Aaron Ramsey, goalkeepers, Arsene Wenger and more.

Here is everything he had to say...

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On his first two weeks at Arsenal...

"Good afternoon everybody. The first two weeks for us is to start knowing the club, knowing the players, knowing all the people who are working with us.

"And then to work tactically, technically and physically, to start this way and get ready for the friendly match [on Saturday].

"We will arrive 50 per cent in our way."

On who will play against Boreham Wood...

"The main players for Saturday are the young players and the players who have been working with us.

"Then the other players who finished in the World Cup, they are coming for the next weeks and will go into their work with the players who are here.

"The first match for us to look at the performance by the players who are here."

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On how the team have responded...

"First, they are working very hard. They are working with the ambition that I want.

"I think the quality is high here, and I think together we will work with this quality and the details in the tactics.

"They will go with my ideas and work with my ideas every day, and this will help them to do these things on the pitch."

On Premier League title aspirations...

"Let’s go step by step. We need to do it this way, working and thinking with our minds.

"For me, the position is for the team to get better day by day, and we plan for the first match against Manchester City."

On more potential arrivals...

"Normally, in my career the big clubs don’t close the [door] or the moment to sign a new player.

"Today, we are OK. Maybe we can bring in one if there’s a very good possibility for them to help us, but the club has done a great job of signing new players and I am happy."

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On any positions he is looking to strengthen...

"We signed the players who we needed and only if one player is a big opportunity for us will we sign them.

"Normally, we are thinking about the young players, the possibility of them staying with us or going to play on loan at another team.

"We are also thinking about the players who were with us last year and whether we need them to stay with us.

"At the moment, I think the squad is complete. We will only sign another player if there is an opportunity to bring in that one player, or two players.

"We will only sign a player in the next month if he’s a big opportunity."

On interest in Steven N'Zonzi...

"I know him but we haven’t made a move for him."

On Aaron Ramsey's situation...

"I’m very happy with him.

"For me, every day, every training session, he has the ambition I want.

"He’s working with a quality, the type of ability that I want. I want to work with him."

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On why there is no new Ramsey deal yet...

"This is one question for the player and for the club.

"In my opinion, I’ve said to Ivan, Raul and Sven that I think he’s an important player for me."

On living in London and working in the Premier League...

"I looked at the Premier League in my career and also all the players here in the Premier League.

"Normally, we know it. To be here, to start to know directly and to work with our players here and also we are going to play against all the other teams, to analyse the players, to analyse their systems and their ideas.

"In general, we know and I think the Premier League is maybe the best competition, for the teams, in the world."

On if he will continue Wenger's tactical approach...

"I want to win. The performances, every day, for work on attacking, defending, is to be competitive each match.

"My first idea is getting better day-to-day with our players and working hard with our players, to transmit my ideas.

"The system for me isn’t the most important.

"For me, the most important thing is to be and to create one competitive team. And then, we have the quality."

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On who his captain will be...

"We’ve spoken about that. My idea is to know every player and to know, also, the personality of the players.

"And then, I think my first idea is to have five captains in the team. But at the moment, I don’t know the names.

"I need to know more and also, firstly, Koscielny is the first captain now and for me, I have respect for that.

"Then, we are looking at, looking for, who are the players whose personality is the best in the dressing room.

"We want to keep the respect for these players and to find the captain and choose very well the best player for that."

On who his goalkeeper will be...

"I want to work with Petr Cech, with Bernd Leno, with Emiliano Martinez, with Matt Macey, with Ospina.

"It’s clear that we have [a lot] of goalkeepers but we want to work in the future with three goalkeepers in the first team.

"Now, I want to look, I want to work every day with all the goalkeepers and then I am going to decide for [who is No 1]."

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On if he has spoken to Wenger about his squad...

"Not yet."

On if he plans to speak to Wenger...

"Normally, when we meet every year in Nyon with the coaches, we have a conversation together.

"I am sure we will meet together in the next week or month or in the near future."

On the benefit of getting advice from Wenger...

"Each coach needs to know the players.

"Not all the coaches have the same relationship with a player and I have my personality.

"I want to know with my direct opinion, with my direct conversations with the player.

"I have information on the players for the club, from the people around me.

"The information with Arsene is also important for me but the best is my direct relationship and conversations with the players."