I remember my last game for Newcastle in the pre-season, when their fans were singing that they wanted me to stay, but when the opportunity came to play for a great club like Liverpool with such a great history, I had to take it. I hope they understand why I made that choice to go to Liverpool.

You always learn from a defeat, even more than when you win games, because when you win, you don't see everything you did wrong.

As a player, I have this feeling - and I think every player thinks this - that I am responsible for how my team-mates feel. I just want to do my best and give 100 per cent, and if I do that, they will feel better and think, 'I will give 100%.'

Liverpool is a great club.

I am happy at PSV, but I am a player with a lot of ambition.

It's irrelevant how I prefer to play and what I want. It's all about what works for the team.

You will always learn from games. But every game is not the same, not the same emotion.

I wanted to be a gymnast when I was young - I used to do backflips and all those things in the street and at home - but my grandma said it was dangerous and made me stop.

Before I signed for Liverpool, I was playing for Newcastle as a No. 10 - basically, I was always attacking. I didn't have to do much defensive work; I didn't play as the No. 6 or the No. 8.