Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

“You see the likes of the Barcelonas and Real Madrids, and you always want to play against them and, obviously, Bayern Munich too.”

“When I used to come to Anfield as an away player, I always knew it was going to be a hard game, no matter what kind of form your team was in.”

“Throughout your career, you will always be asked to play slightly different positions here and there, and obviously, the needs of the team come first, so if you need to fill in at a different position, you'll be expected to do that.”

“I've grown up playing in central midfield more, and I think my natural game is about coming inside from wide.”

“At Southampton, my dad was the academy coach at under-11 level.”

“Sometimes in midfield, it's nice because you do get a little bit more of the ball, and maybe out wide you rely on people to get you the ball.”

“Spain have got a big influence from Real Madrid and Barcelona, and when you watch Spain play, it's almost like watching Barcelona or Real Madrid at times.”

“You want to play in finals, and they don't come much bigger than the Champions League final.”

“I'm quite confident to take people on - if there's a one against one, I'll definitely take it on if I feel I can get a cross in or set someone up.”

“Growing up, I played more centrally, which is why, whenever I do get asked to play there, I'm more than happy to do that.”

“My dad always pushes me, tries to make me do better, and maybe that's what gets the best out of me. He's tried to instil that in me.”

“People at school used to assume I was going to be a footballer, and it wasn't until I got to 16, when I was at Southampton, that I had a doubt for the first time in my life. Southampton said I wasn't big enough, but it was just because I hadn't grown. Simple as that.”

“In the long run, it's probably better to tie yourself down to one position and really become established in one area to be as good as you can in that position.”

“To do well at a new competition, you need a lot of good performances.”

“My senior school didn't play football. It was a rugby and cricket school, and as I was on a sports scholarship, I was forced to play rugby.”

“I got to be around an England team at a World Cup in Brazil, and that was an amazing experience.”

“I'll handle living on my own. You've got to learn somehow. I'll take it all in my stride like I do everything else.”

“I've played so many games of football now, and even though it is at a higher level, at the end of the day, football is football. You are just playing with better players.”

“Whenever you're playing on the pitch, you have to step up to the plate and perform.”

“I've had loads of kicks over the years, and I'm not really too fussed about them. I get kicked, and I don't like to roll around or anything. I like to get back up pretty quickly, even if it hurt.”