I was full of confidence in myself that I would reach the top or be a professional player as a midfielder.

There were loads of managers who said, 'You have to concentrate on being a winger because you have more potential there.' But I was like, 'You can say what you want, but I'm a midfielder, and I know what's the best for me.'

You want to play against the best and beat the best.

I want to be remembered as a Liverpool player who was part of something special.

You want to be able to look back and feel you were part of Liverpool's great history - win something here, and they will always remember you.

Every game is a new game, and anything can happen.

You always have to put pressure on an opponent.

The most important thing is to enjoy football because you don't know how long your career is going to last, but it is difficult when things don't go well.

Every game is different.

For Feyenoor,d the biggest game is Ajax, but if Sparta are going to play for the title, then that will be the biggest game. It depends how both teams are doing.

As a player, you want to play a lot of games.

PSG wanted to sign me. For me, it was confirmation that I am on the right track and was in a good spell. My heart told me I had to stay at PSV where I still have things to achieve.

You can lose games, but when you look back on the games you lose, you must be, 'Okay, we lost, but we did everything to win it.'

I was sad when Van Gaal left the national team, but I was also sad when Hiddink left.

Van Gaal is a teacher, pays attention to everything you do, but Hiddink is more linked to the players. He gives more freedom than Van Gaal, but I worked with both of them pretty well.

In a year, you can learn a lot.

Every opponent in the Premier League is a warning.

It doesn't matter who you play - you can win against anyone; you can lose against anyone.

If you are busy with a good performance, something you can control, then the chance to win the game is much bigger.

I've always scored through the years, no matter who I've played for.

Of course I want to score.

He gave me a lot of confidence because he said he liked my way of playing football. He said I was a person he really wanted to have in his squad. Something like that is always good to hear. It made me happy, especially as it came from such a great trainer like Jurgen Klopp. He showed how good he is at Dortmund with all the success he had.

During the season, you have to grow.

We play for Liverpool. It is always our intention to win. All the players here want to compete at the top and win. The manager does not have to say to us, 'We want to win a trophy.'

The more you are together as a team, the better you become.

No team can play really good in 50 games. During the season, you will not play that well all the time.

You will not create a lot of chances in every game, but if you stop the opponent getting chances, you will win more.

In the Premier League, almost everyone is difficult to beat; it depends on how you begin a game and how you play in the game.

I think if you think that far ahead about the first four, or to be champions, that is something you cannot control. You can control the training, and then the performance will come game by game, and do not think that far ahead.

I can play in a lot of different positions; I can do a lot of things.

I don't think it's wrong to have a big ego. Sometimes a big ego can help you also.

As a football player, you must have a big ego to respect yourself. So if you are a good player, you must say that you are good. You need to have the confidence.

I'm quite a shy person, but I know I'm a good football player. That's just the way I am. That's the way I grew up. My grandmother brought me up, and she is the same way. She's understated, but she knows what she's worth.

I like Liverpool. I like the club, and I like the fans. The people appreciate me. That's the most important thing.

At a club like Liverpool, you have to win everything possible, and you have to play for both - the Premier League and the Champions League.

I want to play in a stronger league than the Eredivisie.

You have better players and teams in England, and for myself, it is better to play in a better league against better players.

Everything is possible in football.

Pochettino is a terrific manager if you look at the way his teams play.

I saw Spurs as being a very good fit for me - but we were unable to agree financial terms with them... With hindsight, though, that was not a disaster.

From the moment I first spoke with him, I knew that I wanted to join Liverpool. I fell for Klopp - hook, line, and sinker.

I only worked with Rafa Benitez for a short time, but he's a great manager, and he showed it from the first moment he came. He worked with the players and made us a better team. He's a good person, always trying to help players out.

Anfield comes alive on big European nights.

What I loved the most about the Champions League was the games at home.

Some games don't go the way you want them to go, but you still have to find a way to win.

If you want to compete for the Premier League title, you need to win ugly sometimes.

If you don't win games, it's difficult to enjoy and see the fun in football.

I was only one year at Newcastle, but that time there meant a lot to me. I met some great people who helped me to play good games in the Premier League, and it was because of them I got the move to Liverpool.

It's always a special game when you play against your previous club.

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