Fernandinho Quotes

"Real Madrid are one of the main teams in Europe. They are a team which has won the Champions League the most times, a very good team, and known throughout the whole world as well."

"I hope I will be able to repay City for what they have done for me."

"I just love to play and always want to be involved."

"Every player in every team speaks to each other in order to improve the quality on the pitch - that communication is necessary."

"It is always good when you play away because the fans support their team, and it gives you more motivation to play well."

"For me, the Premier League is the best tournament in the world. It's the hardest; you need to be 100 per cent to play every game."

"I listen to the Manchester news on local radio. It has helped me learn English. I have it on when I am driving to training in the morning."

"In my country, we say that football is like a huge plate of food. Well, I want to eat everything because I want to win every trophy I can for City."

"Pellegrini is always calm; if you have problems, he will try to resolve it."

"My father and uncles all encouraged me to play football: every present I ever got would be boots, kit, or a new ball, and that was just how I liked it."

"The titles are important forever; it doesn't matter when you win. They keep you motivated to win the Premier League and the Champions League."

"I personally like Kolarov. He is one of the funniest players I have played with. Every day, he has something new, and he is a funny guy!"

"I smile because I am a happy guy."

"When you play on bad surfaces, you have to show your character and keep your concentration for the whole 90 minutes."

"Willian is fantastic. It was good to be with him in Ukraine, where we won several titles together."

"I came to England because I thought it would help me to get back in the Brazilian national team."

"Occasionally, when I come off during a game, I get a little bit angry. But it's only because I want to play in every game and every minute to help my team-mates."

"My body works best when I'm playing all the time, so when I work more and I play more, I feel better."

"After I signed for Man City, the people back home in Brazil congratulated me for signing for one of the top teams."

"If I only wanted money and a comfortable life, I would have stayed in Ukraine."

"I was in Donetsk for eight years. I was happy there. I won six titles. I knew everyone, and I was a big part of the club."

"Sometimes people mistake some things regarding that, thinking just one player would make up for the needs of an entire club."

"City have been working throughout the years to mount competitive teams and pursue titles."

"The City project is much more than about signing a single player with a strong name, that would eventually cost a lot more."

"For me, it is the trophies that are important, not the goals."

"When you are a father, when you talk to your son or your daughter for the first time, they don't understand you. Of course, you have patience, and you keep talking to them, and eventually they do understand."

"In my country, they used to call players who play in my position a defensive midfielder, but it is not defensive."

"The important thing to understand, from my point of view, is if the opponents break our lines and they are attacking our box, something has gone wrong, and it is me who has to fix it. But fouls in football are normal. You have to do it sometimes."

"I am a nice guy."

"Sometimes you get players who are faster than you or who can trick you with some skill. Sometimes you make the foul."