Ross Barkley

“When I was younger I just used to get the ball and take on all the players because I was bigger and stronger. You cannot do that in the Premier League. You are playing against men.”

“I'll keep improving with more games.”

“I want to continue to improve season after season, which I think I've done.”

“We have to improve at club level - and at the international level, there is a lot of room for improvement.”

“I believe I can hit the 20 goals a season mark.”

“Compared to when I was 18, 19 or 20, I would say my diet is the big difference. It is much better.”

“I believe in myself and I know what I can do.”

“You've seen players at Everton who have been built up but haven't made the grade.”

“The Premier League's the most competitive in the world.”

“I'm not scared when I'm on the pitch.”

“As a player you can't be too worried if you take a risk and whether it's not going to come off.”

“Chelsea are always competing to win things and that was my thought to push myself and reach a new level.”

“You have to work hard and your chances will come.”

“I know how important it is to take different tactics from different managers on board.”

“I've had to push myself and I've really matured.”

“As a youngster as I was a centre-half, I liked being on the ball and coming out from the back. I took chances so I got put in midfield and then I was playing all over the pitch so adjusted wherever I needed to play.”

“It was hard for me to leave because Everton were my boyhood club. I supported them from when I was a young kid.”

“It was when I came back from Leeds that things started to change. I went from being a kid to having to man up and going into a man's game.”

“I'm a striker. I feel I can have my greatest impact there because I'm free to roam around the pitch, take players on, have shots and create chances.”

“With each individual, everybody takes instructions in a different way.”