At the light of the recent rumours about Manu coming back home, here are a few quotes from the lad France Football published one month ago :

"I' ll know by the end of this season whether I was wrong or not (to sign for Barca) [...] I' ll draw conclusions in May or June.

On Wenger he said : "Spanish press and some (Barca) club directors and players asked me what kind of a man he is, on and off the pitch : he is a guy who is deeply involved in football, who immediately sees the needs for any improvement and knows what to do from A to Z. This is his big quality and always does it for the good of the club. He makes people who he is in charge of better, he' s gifted for that. But he wants to have his hands free, that' s the case at Arsenal [...] not at Barcelona. This is why I can' t imagine he will sign here.

On his Highbury last (?) days :

"I went through bad times and should he have asked me whether I wanted to leave Arsenal or not, he would have known and guess of my thoughts... even if he was thinking that I was not committed (to The cause, Ed) and that he couldn' t rely on me anymore. I have days off like everyone and need comfort sometimes. He knows me for more than ten years now, he should have held talks with me. I would have appreciate that. The way I left England is still an enigma to me.