Petr Cech: Arsenal goalkeeper speaks of his pride after breaking Premier League clean sheets record

The Czech stopper registered his 170th in the division, one more than David James

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech celebrates the club's win over Bournemouth (Getty Images)

Petr Cech has expressed his pride at breaking the Premier League record for clean sheets.

The Arsenal goalkeeper totalled his 170th Premier League clean sheet after the Gunners' 2-0 win over Bournemouth, surpassing the record set by David James.

"It is not every day you break the record of the best league in the world," he said. "I must say at the end of the game I was proud.

"I was really pleased we won the game as well because after the game we had at Southampton we had to bounce back in style.

"Overall we had a good performance and near the end, in the last five or 10 minutes, I started to check the clock as you start to think, 'OK, that is the game and you need to see it through and not concede’ and we did well not to.

"We concentrated until the last second because if even if you concede in the last three minutes then there is added time then it can be a very long five minutes.

"There can be a mistake and then you can lose the game and you need to concentrate from the start to the finish.

"It cannot be easy sometimes when you are in control and you are 2-0 up and the opposition is pushing for that goal.

"You have to make sure you are professional, organised and do the right things and we knew how to do it."