Riyad Mahrez

“I want to play Champions League every year; I want to be at a big club and win trophies. That's my target.”

“I don't want to return to France; France doesn't tempt me at all. I like England.”

“To score three goals at City is not easy.”

“It's difficult in the Premier League.”

“I have to accept constructive criticism.”

“You can be first, and then in six games, you can be 12th. The results can just flip, and everybody can forget.”

“Deep down inside me, I knew I could do great.”

“When you're in an academy, every day you're in at 9 A.M., and it's, 'Do this, do that,' but we just came with our football.”

“I never listened to people who said I wasn't going to make it.”

“I always had this talent - it is something you get when you are born, so I have just worked, and it has gone well for me.”

“I always watch Barcelona on TV at home because I like how they play.”

“To be first is something special.”

“When you have the ball, you are free.”

“Playing in the Premier League, in front of such crowds and on such perfect pitches, is amazing. I am so lucky.”

“Football is a game. So you need to enjoy your football.”

“At the end of your career, what you will keep in your head is the memory of winning trophies - Premier League, Champions League. Those are the only things you remember.”

“It is up to me to adapt and to continue to surprise with my positioning, the timing of my runs, the trajectories, when I call for the ball.”

“I was a street footballer.”

“When you taste first place, if you then go and finish fourth, you will be disappointed.”

“It's difficult to have the Africa Cup of Nations during the season because you focus on the league, and then you go to Africa, then straightaway you come back and have to refocus in the league.”