Real Madrid. It is the best team in the world.

Barcelona is one of the best teams in the world.

Hopefully I will have a long career at Liverpool.

I will go to Rio to support Brazil even if I'm not in the squad.

I learnt to do bicycle kicks watching Robinho on the television.

You define the success of a player by his loyalty or his titles. Or both.

I share everything with my family; all my happiness and success is theirs.

What I need to do is to work hard and to always do my best to help the team.

I need to improve my muscles because they are still quite small at the moment.

In Brazil, we play quite open, but I'm doing my best to adapt as quickly as I can.

Liverpool is a great club, and we have to put Liverpool back in the Champions League.

I like a lot to watch Real Madrid and Barcelona, which are my favourite teams in La Liga.

I know the importance of the number 10. In Brazil, the one who wears 10 constructs the attacks.

I really like Ronaldinho. He is the player I have watched the most and tried to copy the most, but I am still learning.

My parents eventually moved back to Brazil, so since then, it has been me and my wife, although they are always involved.

Iniesta is a true football genius, and we should all give thanks not only for what he has done but what he's continuing to do.

I like to smile when I am playing because I try to show people that I am enjoying myself, and I think Ronaldinho did the same.

I am the type of person who relishes the chance to stand up and perform under pressure. I have had to do that my whole career.

I wouldn't say we were middle class. There was not lots of money for nice things. But we never wanted for the things we needed.

When a big player leaves, a big player leaves. You're at a big club like Liverpool, another big player will come in the future.

At Liverpool, I studied Steven Gerrard all the time and improved my game that way. Here, I absorb all I can from Iniesta and Messi.

Barcelona is one of the best teams in the world... so far, nothing has come to me, because if anything comes, it comes to my manager.

I have no idea if anyone is watching me from the Brazil national team, but the best way to have a chance is to do well for Liverpool.

I have so many memories and have so many people to thank at Liverpool. I have to improve as a player. In my head, I always think this.

I work hard on the precision of my long shots, but you can't plan it in games. Sometimes it all just opens up for you to give it a try.

I believe in finding somewhere you can express yourself, play without fear, play with everything you have. When you find that place, stay.

I'm going to play with one goalkeeper, obviously, one defender, one midfielder and two attackers, very offensive because we need to score goals.

Sometimes the game does not go for you, no matter how much you try, but I do what I can and leave other people to their opinions on how I played.

You have to think and act quickly. You have to quickly come up with a solution to beat a player, because most of the time, you are in a one-v-one.

The English season will be over; I'm a Brazilian who loves my country, so of course I will be following and supporting the side as much as any fan.

I want to show that I have the same attitude to the game and personality that my hero had. I only ever met Ronaldinho once, at a charity event in Rio.

I'd be happy if I was part of a Liverpool side that kept winning titles, cups, and made history. I just want to win and carrying on winning for Liverpool.

Liverpool is a great club worldwide. I'm here, and I will give my best as always. I'm working hard; my thoughts are on the team's goals, making a good season.

I have conquered my space in four, five years and never had any problems with anyone - the fans, the board, my team-mates, the coaching staff. That has not changed.

I'd rather not talk about myself in terms of stepping up a level or things like that because I prefer to do my work during the week and then show my best in the game.

Wijnaldum always tries to do some jokes inside the dressing room. He's always winding people up. He always tries to speak in Portuguese or Spanish with us and dancing.

I gave 100 per cent, 100 per cent of the time I played for Liverpool. Five years, I did everything I could possibly do. I love this club, but it is time for a new adventure.

I know the expectations are higher on me now because I've played more matches and done well. But I need to keep improving to make the supporters happy. I know I can improve.

I was really shy when I was back in Brazil, so coming to Europe was very tough. I was arriving as a kid fresh from Brazil into a big team like Inter with a lot of star names.

Most of the youngsters I grew up playing with do not have a career in the game now. Sometimes people think it is easy to be a footballer, but it is hard work that never stops.

I only ever met Ronaldinho once, at a charity event in Rio. Once every year, he stages a game and invites different players and personalities to play and raise money for his charity.

Where we lived was a nice residential area, but if you know Rio, you understand you can be 100 metres from a favela. It could be a little dangerous on the streets, especially at night.

It's just such an honour to be spoken about by Steven Gerrard in such a way, that I might also become such a great player for Liverpool. He is an icon, one of my personal football heroes.

I started playing futsal in the favela because it was the closest pitch to where we lived. I think it was good for me, playing in a small space like that. You have to think and act quickly.

If there is something that needs to be done on my behalf back home, for example, my brothers take care of it for me. I share everything with my family; all my happiness and success is theirs.

Responsibility has to be shared between all the players. It's more about doing your job and working hard. I try not to focus on me. My focus is on the team. I just work hard to try and improve.

I have always tried and always believed in myself, so I went after it, to do my best, to achieve my dream, and I always thought I'd achieve my dream. And I always, always wanted to be a football player.

I don't like to talk about myself. I don't want to talk about what I do, what I think I do. The position I play on the pitch, I am expected - and I expect - to create chances for my team-mates and score goals.

Stevie G is the best midfielder I've played with. He was an idol for me and for everyone who watched him play, but when you were together with him, and you see him training, it was different: he was even better.

My confidence has been really building since my time at Espanyol. The two coaches are actually very similar on the pressing side of the game. They spend a lot of time on that side of it, and it's a lot of hard work.

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