Alex Greenwood

“Challenging for headers in the air is part of the nature of the job when you play at centre-back. You can never be fearful because you would be more at risk if you were - the more you commit to a challenge, the safer you are.”

“You know in a Sarina camp that you have got to work extremely hard to keep your place in the side. Even if you have played in one particular game, it doesn't mean you'll necessarily play again. And that's pushing everyone to perform as well as they can.”

“I'm obsessed with football.”

“I've probably disappointed a lot of fans but for me, it's about my ambition as a player. And nothing really stands in my way to achieve what I want to achieve.”

“What Marcus Rashford has done for the children in this country is just unbelievable. There's Megan Rapinoe who speaks out for equality. When she asks questions and doesn't get answers, she asks questions again just like Marcus did. We are all seeing the positive impact that can be made.”

“I do have so much more to me than football.”

“Feeling settled at a club for me is so important and I absolutely have that here at City, which is why I've signed such a long-term deal - I just love being here.”

“She's straightforward and quite direct and leaves no stone unturned. We believe in her - Sarina's very good and what we needed. But she also gives us freedom to be ourselves; she never wants to change who you are.”

“I think it's so important that BSL is available for everyone to learn. Everyone should be able to feel included in a conversation without it being awkward.”

“There are still people out there who think women's football is rubbish.”

“I want to keep the ball, I want to give the ball to the players that are going to make things happen.”

“I'm always someone who's going to speak to the girls on a level of trying to understand how they're feeling and make them feel ready, because if we get the best out of everyone then the better chance we've got.”

“I like to have possession and build up play from the back. That's something I pride myself on.”

“Critiquing performances - positively or negatively - only helps to grow the sport, to get more people talking about it. A deeper level of analysis attracts more people to want to watch and listen, and that is the big thing we are still missing in women's football.”

“I would like to see Fara Williams involved in the punditry.”

“Opinions on performances are always welcome, there is no issue with that, it's part of the game.”

“Tweet me about my game and say I was terrible, that you think I was awful on the pitch. I have no problems with that. Even if I wasn't, that's completely fine, because you're entitled to your opinion. I watch matches too and go, 'Oh, he's not having a great afternoon. She's been poor in this match.'”

“We can't control people's comments.”

“Of course, I judge a team on how much they can win and the consistency they have. I look at our men's team here at City and how consistent they are, winning back-to-back, season after season. The U.S.A. women's team were another example when they were winning consecutive World Cups.”

“I'll never do something because it's available, I'll always do something that has meaning towards it or is meaningful to me.”