Bernardo Silva

“I've been fortunate to play with many great players, including Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal.”

“My dream when I was younger was always to be a Benfica player. So when I arrived on the first team to work with a coach that didn't count on me, who put me as a left back, of course I was a bit sad.”

“For me at 16 and 17 years old, I wasn't even playing for the academy teams. I hardly played in the starting XI for the Under 19s.”

“That is what happens when you play in one of the best teams in the world: you have fantastic players in your position, and you have to work hard to try and play as many minutes as you can.”

“I'll try to be young mentally and physically as long as I can to play as many games as possible, but I know, at one point, it will start to be more difficult.”

“Of course I want to get even better. I will work as hard as I can to be able to help the team even more.”

“I know how much football means in England. They love it. That's why it's great to be here.”

“Of course London is a fantastic city, but I like Manchester.”

“The style of football we play here excites me, and I am determined to win more silverware. City gives me the best chance of doing that.”

“I tried to go to university, and I stayed there for one year, but I didn't do much there because I already had a contract with Benfica.”

“I am fine. I am young. I recover fast, so I am always available to try and do my best for the team.”

“It's not easy to play, and I give every day 100 per cent to do my best and help the team.”

“I finish the game, and sometimes I don't play very well, and my grandmother calls up to ask why I haven't played well. Instead of being criticised by Pep, it's my grandmother!”

“Spain and England are the best, and of course I dream one day to be there.”

“Of course Cristiano - what he has done over the last 15 years in football - is probably one of the best players ever in the history of football, so no comparison to him.”

“I can play either in the centre or wide. I can do whatever the manager thinks is best for the team.”

“The second season is always easier than the first one. When you change, it's always more difficult. You have to adapt to the way your team plays; you have to adapt to your team-mates, to the league, to the referees.”

“To be trained by Guardiola and learn from the best, you cannot say no.”

“I try to be as fit as I can, eating well and sleeping well, because I know how intense it is here in the Premier League, especially when you play big games like Liverpool or Tottenham.”

“All the players want to play on the big stages - and I am no exception.”