We speak Turkish at home, and I can speak the language. I have a lot of family there - I try to fly to Turkey once a year when I have holidays.

When we lose the ball, we look to win it back as soon as possible. But you can't do it alone; you have to do it all together.

I played a lot at Bayer Leverkusen. I played in the Champions League and in the Bundesliga. I have played a lot of games, and it was a very good decision to go to Leverkusen.

Everyone who knows me knows my respect for women: equality and respect.

My goal is to play a lot, more often, and to be a leader.

It feels good to get to a final, but it makes no sense when you lose, so you have to win the final.

Van Gaal does a good job wherever he is.

My target is to score more goals, not necessarily be the next Steven Gerrard. Obviously, my respect for him is very high, but I want to go my own way. I want to be Emre Can, not copy other players.

I have to work hard. I have to get fitness back. If I get game time - which is always different to training - I have to work hard on my game and get confidence again.

In the Bundesliga, you have Bayern Munich, and they win it every year. Or Dortmund.

It is very nice to be compared to Steven Gerrard, but I know I am not at the same level.

I don't regret leaving Bayern Munich. I am convinced it was the correct step for me.

The big teams will want to avoid Liverpool. Everyone knows we are a very strong side.

I want to play injury-free.

I think you are wrong if you play a Champions League game, and you don't find motivation.

As a kid, my parents told me I always seemed to play football with older people. As a boy, I always trained in the age group above, and even kicking about on the street, I'd play with the bigger ones.

I always make sure I work hard every day and give everything in the game, in training, and off the pitch, too.

Sure, the Bundesliga would interest me. Why not?

I believe that I am a different person off the pitch than I am on it. On the pitch, I am a bit louder, and off the pitch, I am quieter.

I want to be a big player one day, and to be that, you have to win titles.

I'm happy, of course, when I can score and help the team.

I never had problems with Klopp.

I'm doing great in England.

Juventus has always tried to win the Champions League.

If teams come to Anfield, I don't think they will be expecting to get an easy game.

My first aim is to stay healthy and help the team.

The Premier League has the power to spend more money on players than the Bundesliga. This is very, very important for players.

I don't think anyone can replace Steven Gerrard, be it Messi or whoever.

Nobody at Liverpool questions the manager. Jurgen Klopp is a top, top manager.

We're not women - we're playing football.

Jurgen Klopp does have a winning mentality; he is hungry for titles.

It is always difficult, if you win against City, everybody expects it to be an easy win, but it will not be easy. It will be very difficult.

It is always better to play and be on the pitch.

I've developed a lot under Jurgen Klopp. I am very grateful to him, and it is a lot of fun to work with him.

Over the long term, it is definitely my ambition to play in the midfield.

Really, the club is like a big family. The locker-room spirit is also similar to what I had experienced at Liverpool, but I really like it here at Juventus, because it's not just a set of champions. The sense of a team, the group, is strongly felt.

It's true, I had a lot of offers from very good teams, but I decided Juventus because I think the project is very big, and they have very big aims, and I want to be a part of the big project here.

Every year in the Premier League, every team is improving. Every team is buying new players.

I always say the Premier League is the best in the world, and I still feel it is an honour to be playing here, but I think English football suits my game. Football is more physical here; the ref is not whistling every foul.

I am happy at Liverpool.

I've had calf problems for many years, and it has been very difficult for me because I've played out of position, which means more sprints. Ten minutes into the game, I've not been able to feel my feet in a few games. I didn't like to go to the media and say, 'I am injured.'

I know, when I am fit and pain-free, I am confident.

Everybody knows that Jurgen Klopp is a great manager and a great guy as well.

Juventus is a huge club. I followed the team since I was young.

Juventus is a team who wins titles, and that's what I want, and that's why we fit very good together.

I left Bayern because I needed the game time.

Without being disrespectful to Leverkusen, playing for Liverpool helps me more because I am playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I have no regrets making this step.

It was an easy decision for me to sign with Liverpool.

When you play constantly for strong sides, then the pressure is always on you.

I enjoy supporting projects involving disadvantaged young people and people with disabilities.