Cesc Fabregas says he is not enjoying life at Arsenal and has bemoaned the squad's lack of experience.
Fabregas, who suffered a broken nose while playing for Spain, says he cannot believe he is the oldest member of the Gunners' midfield at 21 with Tomas Rosicky injured.
He also described Alexander Helb - who has begged Fabregas to join him at Barcelona - as a 'brother' to him.
He said: "Our squad is a bit short on numbers and we are very young.
"There is Denilson, who is 20, or Alex Song who is 21. Theo Walcott is 19 and Samir Nasri 21.
"It's hard to imagine a midfield where I am the oldest member.
"We find it very hard to win matches, as we do not possess enough experience.
"I scored 13 goals last season but then I had plenty of allies. Tomas Rosicky was around, Mathieu Flamini covered every blade of grass and Alexander Hleb was like a brother to me out there.
"Now none of those players are in the side and I feel like a rare being. We are more defensive-minded and sturdy as a team but we don't play so much skilful stuff."
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