Dejan Lovren

“Every year it is more difficult to get into the top four.”

“But Liverpool is a big club, and expectations are high, so it is normal that you are going to be criticised.”

“I enjoy playing against big, top strikers.”

“I've achieved big things that would not be possible had I not been at such a big club as Liverpool.”

“I had a great time at Southampton and will always be thankful for that.”

“It's an honour, of course, to play against the biggest players in the world.”

“When you go 18 games unbeaten people will say 'wow he's really good' but when you make mistakes they will point the finger at the back four.”

“When I was playing good, nobody was saying I was playing good. When I was playing bad, I would be the first one on the front of the journal.”

“I have big problems with the left side of my body. I'm taking pills so I can play. I take five pills before every game.”

“It would be a pleasure to play against England. They are one of the top teams.”

“I never expected that I would be somebody. I just started playing and when I was 12, 13, thought: 'Wow, I'm playing good.' Then Dinamo Zagreb were speaking about signing me, I thought: 'Hmm, maybe I can achieve something.'”

“One of the biggest challenge for me is when you have Mo Salah and Sadio Mane at the training ground. Then you know where you are.”

“If you want to be at the top, you need to have the winning mentality and the calmness.”

“The biggest problem is my back.”

“Where would I go from Liverpool? It is one of the biggest clubs in the world and I am too happy here to move.”

“If my little girl wants a toy or something, sometimes I say, 'I don't have the money'. It's quite difficult to understand why I'm saying that, but she needs to understand that nothing comes easy.”

“I agree with Klopp, the Nations League is a ridiculous competition. There is no sense in playing these games. It's not a real competition that you have to win. You can call these games whatever you want, but the fact is they are friendly games!”

“This is Liverpool, we will always come back when it's tough.”

“Maybe if I had signed for Chelsea I'd just have been sitting on the bench and what is the point in that?”

“In football you can never know. You relax and in one second it causes pressure.”