I want to go my own way - to build my own career. To be known as Emre Can.

I am a completely different player to Ballack and Schweinsteiger. I admire the careers they have had - I hope mine will be like theirs - but I am not the same.

Sadio is a world-class player. He has so many qualities. He's a very strong player; he's a very quick player. He's always scoring goals and creating chances for the team.

I try to show myself at Liverpool, and when I come to the national team, I try to show myself in training or in games.

It's not always easy to come to the national team and be on the bench.

You can only advise young players to make the step to Liverpool.

I'm trying to get the best out of myself.

The position in the middle of the field is the position I'm most comfortable with and where I can improve the most.

Steven Gerrard doesn't play because his name is Steven Gerrard. He plays because of what he brings in terms of performances. If that wasn't the case, he wouldn't play. He is as good as he was, and I have learned a lot from him.

The Premier League is just a really cool league, the most interesting in the world, but you must always respect other big clubs and leagues.

I want to become a world-class player.

Liverpool FC is a great club, and the fans are amongst the best in the world.

I came to Leverkusen as a very young player and didn't have many Bundesliga games back then. I wasn't well known.

A piece of my heart will always be with Liverpool.

It's difficult to go out when there is a match every third day. There isn't that much time - it's either preparation or recovery - and I would rather spend my time with friends at home.

When you play football, you have to do a lot of running.

I think all coaches have their own way of doing things.

I say always that the Premier League is the best league in the world, and it's an honour to play here.

You can learn being off the pitch. If you are sitting in the stands, you can see how the whole team plays.

If you play for Liverpool, for such a big club, it is always the target: it has to be always to win silverware.

I know Schweinsteiger very well, and I used to play with him. He's a very good guy and a legend.

Jurgen Klopp is certainly a great coach. I think he has demonstrated at Dortmund that he can suit any team in the world.

Of course, sometimes you are tired and everything, but I think the most important thing is the mentality - if you say you are fit and want to go, then you can go every game.

You always have to believe in yourself! I think that is the most important thing.