Kevin De Bruyne

“I was nineteen when I signed and then worked with three managers and just didn't play that much.”

“There will be ups and downs. Other teams will adapt to us, but everything will be OK in the end. We know we have to learn everything perfectly for this to work.”

“Money is important, but the most important thing for me is to play football, and then I'm happy. OK, you want to earn a good amount of money to be secure, but if I chose money, I would go to Russia and already have a lot more. I like to play football, and that is it.”

“Obviously, everyone needs to find a system and playing style that suits you more.”

“I try to look up as quickly as possible, try to read the situation, but football is so quick, it's just a split-second, and then you decide.”

“In the league, if you have a bad spell, then you are running behind.”

“Pogba's a massive player. I know him a little bit. He's unbelievable. He took a red card, and that's the way it goes: you have injuries and suspensions.”

“Belgium have a very good team. There are dozens of teams that say we want to become the world champions.”

“As a player, perhaps you have the chance to take part in a World Cup or a European Championship twice or three times in a lifetime. Other competitions, you have another match three days later. Here, it's different: we know we're out if we don't win.”

“It is a big title to win, but in the Champions League, you don't need to have the consistency that you need in the league.”

“There's a lot of money coming in, and so a lot of good players are going to each team, so every game is a fight, but on the other hand, it's good to get a good, competitive league.”

“I don't want anyone to get injured. It's a competition: you want to play against the best teams and the best players.”

“I always try to manage the ball in a way that can help the way my teammates receive it.”

“The way we play is the way every team want to play, but not a lot of teams can play that amazing way.”

“I am a big NBA fan, where a lot of players play on physicality.”

“There is no such thing as pressing on your own. You need to know where to stand, and you have to coordinate that with the whole team together.”

“There are always new challenges in football. You just need to adapt; otherwise, you won't fit in. And if you don't fit in, then you will have to go somewhere else.”

“Sometimes you just square the ball, and somebody else shoots, but some assists are so nice, and the passing is very important. We creators have a thing with the attackers.”

“I am a fighter. I learned it at Genk in my first year when we were fighting against going down. Also, at Bremen last year, it was very difficult. We had to fight more often than not. I will fight again to earn my place.”

“Whoever is on the bench always says he isn't playing enough. I work hard and try to do my best. And I try to show on the pitch, even when I only get five minutes, that I can do something.”