The Frenchman, who is set to face his former club on Saturday with West Ham, enraged Gunners fans when he left for Manchester City in 2011
When Samir Nasri joined Manchester City from Arsenal in 2011, the £24 million ($34.4m) signing committed the biggest faux-pas a professional footballer can make: He criticised his former club’s fans.
"The City supporters are really passionate and it reminds me of [playing for] Marseille," the Frenchman enthused.
"Arsenal have good fans but they are not that passionate since they moved from Highbury to the Emirates.
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"The crowd at City are amazing and that's what you want as a player – a good atmosphere.