To score is always special; to score in the Bernabeu for Atletico is incredible.

Atletico fans were always so desperate for us to win; it was like a religion to them.

Cristiano Ronaldo joined United a year after me. He was ultra-confident, with the talent to back it up. He was dedicated, too, and practised as hard as anyone after training. You could tell that he wanted to be a great player, the greatest.

'Seba' Veron was one of the best players I shared a dressing room with. Not only was he technically gifted and could pass the ball accurately over distance, not only could he anticipate where players would run, but he also ran himself.

People seem to love or hate Mourinho, but players tend to love him.

I have never been at a club where the players talked so much about a previous manager as they did about Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan.

Even as a kid, I'd kick a tennis ball against a wall with both feet for hours. That was one way to become two-footed.

I can't recall playing for a team who weren't involved in a fight for points at the end of the season. That would be strange for me.

I like every game to matter, to feel like we must win.

Every player loves to score goals, but hat-tricks should be savoured, as they don't happen very often.

Argentina produces great footballers, but Uruguay does the same.

The best strikers make you sit up and take notice because every time they get the ball, you think that something amazing could happen. Of course they'll score goals, but they'll have something in their game which makes you think, 'Wow, he can win this game by doing something magical.'

There were great players at United, and I just didn't have the chance to play, which was fair. It was difficult getting into the team, that's all.

Winning the Europa League with Atletico Madrid and then reaching a semi-final of the World Cup is great.

I'd never thought of going to Japan, but the J-League came to me, and I could see that they wanted me to be part of the project. In the beginning, they said, 'We have two or three teams for you, although we cannot say which ones at the moment, but we want you as a player, as everything.'

Uruguay is a small country but with a lot of football history. We've won so many things, and so the people are always expecting us to do good things.

Retiring from international football was a personal decision, and I was very sure about what I was doing. I played for my country for more than ten years, and there were highs and lows. It was a fantastic experience, though, and the most wonderful thing is that it ended well.

We're a small country, and if you look at it that way, then we're at a disadvantage, though I know that most of the players who know or have come up against Uruguayans prefer to avoid us.

Italy won the world title in 2006 and went out in the group phase in 2010 and 2014. They didn't make it beyond the first round. You don't win things because of your history, the shirt, or the names on the teamsheet.

My father played for Sao Paulo for several years. I played in Brazil, too, and made a lot of friends there.

Atletico players have always been characterised by this kind of player in attack like Fernando Torres, Sergio Aguero, Diego Costa, and Radamel Falcao.

I will never play in England again, but I still actually look back with fond memories at some moments.

There are no logical answers in football. That's just the way it goes.

There are games when you do well, and others that go differently.