Ghanaian international Thomas Partey has explained that his parents have a significant influence on his life and career, much like a coach would.

Partey, who has been in excellent form this year, has made a significant contribution to Arsenal's success in the Premier League season thus far.

Partey claims that his parents' support, who serve as his coaches, is the key to his success.

He emphasised how important his parents have been in helping him analyse games and improve as a player on the pitch.

“Both of my parents are like a coach. They said if I have a chance to shoot, I have to shoot. They are like you have to chip this ball behind the goalkeeper. They are like a coach,” Partey told Super Sports.

The Arsenal player disclosed that he is in constant touch with his parents, thanks to technology.“They’ve learnt how to send me a lot of voice notes so I listen to them every time and I call them when I am free,” he said.