Santi Cazorla has declared himself ‘double happy’ after signing a new contract and beating Chelsea in the Community Shield on Sunday.

The Spanish international spoke to Cope.es radio after the Wembley victory, and declared himself very content with life at Arsenal and with his role in the team.

He also declared, like Per Mertesacker yesterday, that the Gunners have to challenge for the title this season.

Touching on the performance against Mourinho’s team, he said, “We have to try to show that level to fight against Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool.

“People are very excited to win this weekend at Chelsea, but the League is the most important and we have experience of losing matches you can’t lose if you want to win the league. We must learn from it.

“The aim is to fight for the Premier League, but looking from Sunday to Sunday, not long-term.”

Speaking about his future and his decision to commit to the club for a further two years, he said, “In football you do not know how long you’ll be in a team. You live only the present, but I am very happy.

“Things have gone very well and hopefully I can help the team to win titles, that’s why I came to Arsenal.

“The new role that I have, with the arrival of Alexis, the coach used me more in the middle area of the field. I took more prominence, and I feel a major responsibility in the team. I have noticed this change and I’m very happy in this position.”

Asked about rumours linking the Gunners with Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema, Cazorla said he felt that while the Frenchman was a top player, Arsene Wenger is happy with his squad as it stands – especially after his comments at the weekend.

“Benzema is a great player”, he said. “Everyone would like to have him on their team, but the coach already has a squad and probably will not find another forward.”

He was also asked about who spoke better English, him or his kids.

“The kids have the same accent as them [English]”, he laughed, “When they speak at home I can’t understand them!”

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Thanks to @RYO_cleverfish for the heads up.