Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits the club "left our soul" at Highbury when making the move to the Emirates in 2006.
The Gunners landed three Premier League titles and four FA Cups under Wenger during their final decade at Highbury and have won just three FA Cups in their 14 years at the Emirates.
"You are always in a position when you are a football club to move forward or stay in the past," Wenger told beIN Sports. "To compete with the other clubs, we had to build a new stadium. The rules had changed.
"We wanted to create the same as Highbury but we left our soul at Highbury. We could never recreate exactly. We didn't find exactly the same atmosphere.
"For me, Highbury is linked with love. Love for the period I had, the exceptional attitude of the fans, the exceptional football games I witnessed there. It's a special place in my heart.
"At the time, we were 40 people there, maximum. Today we are 600. We knew everybody. We have moved from a business family to a big company now.
"You sit on the touchline. The supporters are very close to the touchline. When you kick a corner you can shake the hand of the first supporter. That makes you all together on the pitch.
"That togetherness, that warm feeling that you get at Liverpool today, or Everton - that's what you miss."
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