Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny says his new contract was the lift he needed as he worked his way back from knee surgery.

Salah signed new terms earlier this year as he recovered from serious knee injury.

He recalled to arsenal.com: "This was maybe one of my best days in my life. I promise you, because I love this club and everyone knows I love this club, but when you get the love back from the club. It was something like my contract was going to finish last year and with an ACL your career is in risk because you're going to be not playing and at the end of the year you're going to have no contract anymore and no-one is going to take you because it's a risk for them as well.

"They don't know if you come back fit or how you come back. The next day after, they called me in the office and said 'Mo, we want to speak to you.' I didn't know what they were talking about and then I went in and everyone was there: Mikel, Edu, Tim. The first thing they said was that they spoke with the owner and they are happy to give me a one-year contract.

"I was really emotional because when you get the love from the people you love, it's special. And this club for me, it means a lot for me. It was one of the best days of my life because I got the love back from them. They feel how much I love this club and the way they talk to me and say good things about me makes me really love this club even more."