Philippe Senderos has loved seeing his former housemate, Cesc Fabregas, embracing life as a manager.
The former Arsenal teammates moved into digs together in north London as teenagers in 2003, with Senderos joining the club from Servette as an 18-year-old and Fabregas coming from Barcelona at the age of 16.
Now, 21 years on, the pair are still in touch from their days at Colney and in Arsenal’s first team together under Arsene Wenger.
Speaking about his friend, Senderos told talkSPORT.com: “When we arrived [in London], I lived in digs. I was a little bit older, two years older than Cesc, but he didn’t speak a word of English. So, they moved him in with me because I spoke Spanish.
“I needed to be with someone, I never lived by myself. I didn’t want to live by …