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Being shy has never held me back.
I always want to win games... and titles.
I knew Jurgen Klopp from my time in Germany.
I love Liverpool - it's a great city to live in.
I used to finish school and go and play football.
To score my first Selecao goal is a unique emotion.
I started out at youth level as a holding midfielder.
I just want to win and carrying on winning for Liverpool.
By working hard at Hoffenheim, I made it into the Selecao.
Your eyes are very important as a professional footballer.
I think I was born with that desire to win and attention to detail.
I really enjoyed my time in Germany but didn't actually win anything.
When I came to Liverpool, in a €20 million transfer, I was expensive.
Playing for Liverpool at Anfield is a very joyous and positive experience.
I'm not used to doing press conferences, and I don't like giving interviews.
I have evolved a lot as a player working with Klopp, who is a very tactical coach.
We all know how big Liverpool Football Club is. It is a club with a lot of tradition.
I am very happy here at Liverpool. It's a very good club at a very high level - a big club.
I don't think it's a problem if you play well and don't score, when you are creating chances.
Pep Guardiola had some great clashes with Klopp in German football. They know each other well.
I pray and listen to music on the way to the stadium. I also bless myself just before kick-off.
I'd be happy if I was part of a Liverpool side that kept winning titles, cups, and made history.
I learnt a lot in Germany, and the German mentality really helped me. It was an enormous step in my life.
Certainly my dream is to lift the Premier League trophy with Liverpool, and that's what we are trying to do.
I look up to many great players - principally attackers. The two Ronaldos, Romario and Rivaldo all play well.
I am not someone who enjoys being followed and harassed. I prefer to stay at home with my family than to go out.
Klopp is a fantastic guy. I rate him as an extremely professional coach, perfectionist, and a winning mentality.
I could say Liverpool is the first big club I will play for. It's a massive chance for me to show what I can do.
I do have moments when I like to relax, but I'm always moving, and that has always been the case since I was a boy.
I'm accustomed to pressure. It's what we, as players, live. If you don't want pressure, then football is not for you.
My job is to help the team, and so I love retrieving the ball as much as scoring or playing the final pass for a goal.
I have always worked very hard in my career. Always working towards a good moment. And when you plan, the rewards appear.
Coutinho is a friend and also a great player. He's got incredible passing ability; he knows how to put attackers in on goal.
I like to relax; of course I do! But when I am inside the pitch, that is it. You have to go on full on from the first minute.
Liverpool are one of the greats in Europe, and being able to be part of the history of such a great club is gratifying to me.
I was adapted to European football after playing in Germany for three years, but English football is very different to the Bundesliga.
Everyone hears stories about what it means to be a Liverpool player, but, until you live it personally, you cannot really understand it.
A lot of Brazilians are very superstitious, especially footballers. I'm the same. I always step on to the pitch with my right foot first.
Without a doubt, German football, where I've played for nearly five years, is very similar - maybe just a little less tough than English football.
I've always been shy; it's just that I transform on the pitch. I'm a different person. Off the pitch, I'm another person. That's how it has to be.
I have suffered racial prejudice, and I know how painful it is. People need to take this issue more seriously and engage in this fight against racism.
I used to be very shy, much more so than I am now. It's great that I've improved in that regard. Every day, I'm getting better and less... embarrassed.
I just worry about playing well and helping Liverpool go as far as possible in the Premier League. If that is achieved by me scoring goals, even better.
I started out as a defender. I played as a full-back, and then I moved into the centre. I played defence right the way through until the Under-18s. Honestly!
I left Brazil very early, before reaching the top level of the Brazilian championship. That made a difference: I was not seen as a 'name' around the country.
We lived in a tough neighbourhood where there were gangs, and although my mum made sure I studied at school, they also allowed me to follow my dream to play football.
I think the Brazil system is similar to the one we use at Liverpool, with lots of movement, players open out wide, and quality midfielders who join the attack and score goals.
Professor Tite has played a big role in the Selecao's ascent. He's a brilliant coach, with a unique way of working, but he's also a marvellous person. He makes everyone feel at ease.
I remember the first day getting to Hoffenheim. Minus 20! The weather was different; the food was different. It was cold, and I found it difficult, but I am not someone who gives up.
Anfield is the best place in the world to play football; there's no doubt about it. The atmosphere is incredible, and we always get so much strength from our supporters in every single game.