Samir Nasri has revealed how his relationship with Arsenal fans went "from love to hate" after he joined Manchester City in 2011 - and says that abuse from his former supporters now makes him laugh.
The City midfielder immediately became a villain among Gunners supporters when he switched to the Etihad, with fans claiming he had left the club for financial reasons.
However Nasri, who won the Premier League in his first season at City, admits that he is sad at how his relationship with Arsenal fans soured but is adamant that the abuse he receives does not affect him.
"Manchester City were a better team – that's why I went there. It was my ambition, not because of the money," Nasri told Goal at the New Balance Furon 2.0 and new Visaro colourway boot launch.
"Whether you're a fan or not, people should understand that, if a bigger company calls you, if you're ambitious you're going to go there.
"I had so much love for this club because the fans were amazing towards me then after when I saw all of that [Arsenal fans' anger towards Nasri] I became a little hateful because I was like 'come on, why are they doing this? I haven't done anything wrong to them' and it became this relationship, from love to hate.
"It's a bit sad because I spent three amazing years there - they brought me from Marseille and Arsene Wenger was like a father figure to me, he did everything for me. I'm still on really good terms with him but it's sad to have this relationship now with the club."
Nasri puts his strong mentality down to his upbringing and says that he only has one type of reaction to abuse from opposition supporters - laughter.
"People don't understand where I grew up... I came from nothing. Someone who tweets something or boos me, that isn't going to affect me. It's not you telling me I'm a mercenary or I'm a snake that's going to affect me. It makes me laugh and makes me want to prove them wrong even more.
"The thing is as a footballer you have a big ego so you're never going to show some kind of weakness to someone else.
"I don't know if I can recall someone [a team-mate] being affected by abuse. Ninety percent of players are all about confidence in their head so that might be the case, but for me personally, no."
..... - Goal