Ilkay Gundogan

In sporting terms, I'm very satisfied with City - there are less attractive jobs in Europe!

The Champions League is, in terms of club football, the most prestigious one. And if you don't win it you will never be named one of the greatest teams, no chance.

I enjoy playing at Manchester City.

I dream of winning the Champions League title with Manchester City and a title with Germany.

You have to learn how to behave in these kind of moments when you are not able to control the game 100 per cent.

I think people always criticise Mesut because they think his attitude on the pitch is not a good one, that he doesn't care that much. But I think people just struggle to accept that you can have the more emotional kind of players, the more aggressive ones and you have players like him, you know, that need maybe this calmness for their game.

Pep's arrival at City was the biggest factor in me coming here. Every player wants to works with him. If you ask any player, they would be happy to do so even if it was just for a few months.

Of course, in the end it is all about what happens on the pitch, but it helps to have all the fans behind you.

The Champions League is one of the biggest club stages you can reach and I think for players it is an honour to be part of it. It certainly is for me. You just enjoy being a part of it playing against the best clubs in Europe.

Playing for Pep has certainly lived up to the expectations. I knew him from the Bundesliga and saw him coaching Barcelona when everyone saw an excellent manager who is able to get players to improve. He is a great personality and a very nice guy.

Jurgen Klopp is more the emotional one and someone who can motivate really well. Pep Guardiola is more tactical, who always takes care of details and wants to show you how to do everything. Both are world-class managers and both have their own qualities. Both are amazing personalities.

You can't defend against Thomas Muller, it's extremely difficult for defenders. As an opposing player, you never know what he's going to do next.

I have noticed that, for fans in England, the Premier League stands above the rest.

Even though we are at the top level, we all make mistakes. We play the game, and mistakes are part of the game.

It's become the norm that a player who has another year on his contract period has a decision between separation or extension.

We are used to the whistles of the opposing fans, but when we are booed by our own fans, it's hard to live with.

Because of our Turkish roots, we still have a very strong relationship with Turkey.

We do not only have a Turkish side, inherited from our parents and our families, we were born and raised in Gelsenkirchen. It is a city with a high percentage of emigrants.

Ballack had a certain level of aggression in his game, and a strong mentality.

In my opinion, Havertz is even better than Ballack in terms of his playing ability.

Believe me: Everyone at City knows about Timo Werner. Many of my team-mates asked what kind of guy he is. He deserves respect.

I think in the title race it's crucial to be defensively as solid as possible.

When I am 32, 33 and I realise that I can't keep my level or it is dropping, it will be a stop abroad where you might not play at the highest level and not keep up with Premier League.

You shouldn't want to imitate people if it doesn't fit with your own style.

Iniesta makes the game look easy, but it's not. On the contrary, it's very difficult. I don't think people appreciate it enough when they watch him on TV. He played brutal passes and was always flawless - it felt like he was floating. For simplicity, there is no better player than Iniesta.

In a team like Manchester City, Arsenal, and other big clubs, it's quite difficult just to have the same 11 players starting every week.

A player can have all the quality and everything it takes to play for a big-six team or to play for the best teams in the world but then sometimes it happens and it doesn't work out. It's not because of the player or the club, sometimes it's just the environment, it's the wrong timing.

When it comes to the game they both focus on different things. Pep is maybe more about positions, dominating the ball while Jurgen is maybe more like winning the ball and trying to score goals as quick as possible with high intensity.

If you are a great manager you have to have a great personality.

I grew up in a very multi-cultural society.

My parents wanted me to have a good education, so I finished school, and at the same time I was able to play football.

I can imagine it's not attractive for the spectators when we play teams with 10 players around their own box, just defending and hoping for a set-piece or throw-in, anything.

The idea of my parents was to keep us away from the streets. Gelsenkirchen is not a rich city. The crime is above average so they always tried to keep us away from bad things, and I think they were successful.

When you have no concerns in your mind you are able to win a lot of times, that's how I felt when we were able to win at Dortmund.

I like to have the ball first of all and to pass, these short passes to create the space at the right moment.

If I have the space, I recognise the space, I like to take the ball and go straight to the goal, if there's a chance to create something then I'll do it.

Taffarel was also outstanding when Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup in 2000. I watched the games of 'Gala' a lot in my childhood.

From my own experience, the more you play, back-to-back games, the better you feel, with more self confidence and rhythm.

I liked to watch Kaka very, very much. The way he played with tremendous pace with the ball at his feet, he just left opponents behind. Watching him was a feast for the eyes.

Kun Aguero is an amazing player. He has scored so many goals and he does a great job.

I like to have the ball and play beautiful football. That's what the people want to see and what makes football so special.

I see myself as a mix between number six and number eight in central midfield - this is the best position for me, as a box-to-box midfielder.

Winning the Champions League is what you dream about when you are a small child.

You know it's part of football to lose, it belongs to it and its necessary because then you know what a feeling it is to win and you want to achieve that more and more. If you lose you appreciate winning a little bit more.

I am convinced that you should always play the way you want to play and success will then come on its own - as long as it's a good philosophy.

If we lose and someone is better than us then we accept it. Handshake after the game and well done and focus on the next game. But if we lose and don't play the style of football we want to play then we know it's our fault and we can do it better.

Everyone told me the Premier League is the hardest. So I just wanted to try because I had nothing to lose.

I like to have the ball, to have possession and to play passes, to create chances for my team-mates. I think that is what makes me strong.

I had four fantastic years with Jurgen. We won a lot of things together, we lived through many different experiences together, we had our lows, too.

I came to Dortmund from a relatively small team and I struggled during my first six months to find my place there. I was a bit shy and, to be honest, I wasn't brave enough do certain things. But thanks to the help of my team-mates, and with the help of Jurgen and his staff, too, I managed to improve.