Cesc Fabregas has posted a tribute to Arsene Wenger on his Instagram page, hailing the Arsenal boss as a father figure and insisting that he deserves "all the respect in the world" following his decision to leave the Gunners.
Wenger announced on Friday that he will be standing down as manager of the north London club this summer, bringing an end to a spell that has spanned almost 22 years.
The Frenchman signed Fabregas from Barcelona back in 2003 and helped turn him into one of Europe's top midfield players before he ended his Gunners career and returned to Barca in 2011.