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I want to help the team, and I will give everything.
I don’t want to be a star. I just want to play football.
If you have beauty but win nothing, it is no use.
I’ve never destroyed someone’s career.
Criticism is part of football, but we have to work.
It’s always good to be in the Champions League.
It is difficult for every manager, I think, in the first year.
My mum and dad did everything for me. They supported me, gave me a lot of advice. That support is everything. It gives you the confidence you need.
In England, every game is like a derby, because it’s physical.
It is difficult to play with your back to goal.
When I am out in Liverpool, the fans come up and talk to me. But I cannot take in everything they say because I don’t understand all of it.
Winning the FA Cup was a very big moment. You play for Manchester United to win trophies and play in games like that, so it was a great moment for me.
My best friends always say to me, ‘Think about yourself first,’ and tell me to be more selfish. But I’m not like that. I am a professional. I am of service to the club and to the manager.
In my private life, I don’t really do too much because the matches are so tough in the Premier League that it takes time to recover in between.
It’s always good to score a goal, but for me, the most important thing is the three points.
I get lots of fouls on me, but it is no foul because I am physical. Because I don’t go down, that is the problem as well. But I will keep playing my game. Why would I change? It’s my game.
The Premier League is the best league.
If I can do something, I do it. If not, I give the ball to someone else.
No need to prove anything – not in England or in Belgium.
I don’t want to elbow someone; I just defend myself.
It’s always like that: strikers have to score to be confident.
In Manchester, people don’t recognise me that much and tend to treat me in a more respectful way.
I am physical, not aggressive. Well, aggressive with the ball, but I don’t kick people.
Normally, I play in midfield where I’m challenging the players and trying to take the ball.
You either like me, or you don’t like me. It’s not my problem. I don’t care.
Sometimes I have two or three players around me, grabbing me.
Everything has to be within the rules, but the physical side in England is why it’s such a competitive league.
As a young player, I played up front, on the wing, in midfield, and when I started in the reserves at Standard Liege, I played centre back.
I prefer to play in midfield, whether that is attacking midfield or defensive midfield.
I want to play in England.
It is always good to win the game before the break for internationals.
My dad was an ex-player, so he knew what he was saying. When we talk about football, he knows what he’s talking about. We can talk all evening.
I hope to win something here, with Everton.
When the manager asks me to do something, I do it.
My journey, my life, has not been easy. I have had to fight.
£25million or £30m or £20m – whether you are expensive or not, players are just players.
During my first season at Manchester, the team was not performing, and I was the scapegoat.
I will play defensively, but if I can help the team further forward, then I will do that.
I am ambitious; I want to play in the Champions League or in the Europa League.
I’m not a striker, I’m not a goalscorer – I’m a midfielder.
It’s always nice to score; it’s good for confidence.
Sometimes I look at myself and ask, ‘What is my best position?’ But I think it’s a defensive midfielder; that’s the best one.
I do what the forwards do and score goals.
I get on well with Mourinho. He trusts me and knows what I can give to the team.
I try to do my job, give the best of myself, and win games.
In football, you have to be strong in the head. The mentality is important, and I do have this quality so I can keep going.
I do cut my hair regularly because otherwise, after a few months, I wouldn’t be able to see the ball any more – especially when there’s a lot of rain.
I have always said that I want to play at the highest level.
I would have no problem with living in China. I like discovering new places and cultures, and I would not go alone – my family would go with me.
When you change a manager like Sir Alex Ferguson, it is difficult.
