I enjoy creating goals more than scoring them.

The way Guardiola plays suits me. It enables me to get into space in attacking positions.

Guardiola has helped me so when I receive the ball, I have space.

I do not look at the end of my career with any fear.

I don't know what happens with other players or what is in their heads, but for me - just win.

You always feel more attracted to people who play the way you play.

It's very difficult in England because the season is very long and hard compared to other places. There's not a lot of recovery time at all, not even a break at Christmas. You just have to do your best and get on with it.

I don't want anyone to know my business, and that's the way I like it.

I have my life on the field, but when I finish that, I want a quiet life with my family.

It goes without saying that the first few months after my son was born were the toughest of my life.

You just don't expect to see your baby fighting for his life. Looking back, you wonder how you coped.

I don't waste my time doing my head in about stupid things that don't really matter and don't waste time worrying over nothing.

I think you learn to value the important things in life.

I love to play in the middle to be in contact with the ball all the time. I'm very happy to play in that position.

I pray every night to win the Champions League with City.

On the pitch, I have always had that responsibility to lead the team. But, of course, when you are captain, players, especially the young ones, they look at you more for the things you do on and off the pitch. But I have always been a very calm person.

Stuff happens in football. Sometimes it goes in your favour, sometimes it doesn't.

The press often ask me about Messi and Ronaldo and who is the best, but one thing for me is very clear. For me, the No. 1 is Andres Iniesta, because he is my team-mate for Spain, and I can see that he is able to do even more difficult things on the pitch.

At the end of the day, we're playing a sport.

Pep Guardiola sees things before they happen, and that's an advantage - a massive plus.

Once you win, you get used to winning, and that's not a bad thing.

Football is what we like and enjoy most.

Even when you think you can't learn much more about the game, you can and do, in fact, learn more by looking at things in a different light.

I know people say you have to be big and strong to play in the Premier League, but you cannot just judge a player by their size. You have to look at their other qualities, too.