Rosicky keen on new deal

The Czech Republic international recently returned to action after being sidelined since January 2008, but his current contract expires at the end of the season.

“I spoke recently to the boss about a new contract,” said Rosicky. “We haven’t started negotiating yet and we’ll see what happens.

“I want to stay and my fitness is getting better and better. You miss the Champions League and the Premier League when you are out for so long.”

He added: “It’s always huge competition for places. When you can see how many offensive players we have – against Olympiakos, Eduardo, Nicklas Bendtner, Theo Walcott, Samir Nasri and Carlos Vela did not start – we have many, many options.

“I definitely think our squad is as good as all our rivals. Even when we lost twice in Manchester we made stupid mistakes and just need to learn from them.”