In my opinion, I think loans are for younger players trying to improve who have got the whole world in front of them.

Why did I choose to be a goalkeeper? I don't know - it is good question. I have asked myself many times when things have not being going well.

Even if I was the only keeper left on the planet, I would still be trying to get better.

I look at a clean sheet as a personal success.

I am always trying to learn and adapt.

It's hard to get a chance in the Premier League for an English keeper.

I absolutely love playing in Europe. The Premier League is fantastic, but once you get a taste for it, it's the place to be.

I'm experienced. I've played at the highest level for a long time and done a lot of things in the game.

I am trying to grow and I am trying to improve every single day.

Whether it's at club level or with England, I have to stay on my toes and make that place my own.

I don't hate Guardiola. These kind of feelings don't suit with professional matters.

It's difficult when you're on loan, especially when you're not a young player who people may have sympathy for.

I'm someone who wants to do well at their job. I am completely in what I am doing.

I don't believe footballers have to live like monks.

I am a lucky boy. Being a keeper is something in me and which I enjoy doing.

In the past, I've been lucky enough to receive some high praise, but when the experts have a go, I'm usually not particularly interested in what they have got to say.

Some of my closest friends, the England lads, have played in the Champions League, so it's a big thing to be there as well.

I keep my focus on the stuff that matters to me, and that is pretty much how I live my life.

I have always pushed myself. I have never settled for anything less than the best that I could give.

Playing at Birmingham helped me grow as a goalkeeper: it made me better all round, being a regular part of a team.

I love football, and I love to play, and I want to play until I physically can't - whatever age that is.

You have teams on and off the field. You have your team off the field in terms of your family, friends, and people that you work with, and then you have your team on the field. You have to give to receive and be there for people and hope that they do the same for you.

I don't see too many differences between Serie A and the Premier League. Both are unpredictable leagues, where anything can happen.

Removing myself as a footballer, I watch the Premier League. It's a great league. Fantastic football is played in it.

I need to improve and improve all the time because I'm still learning the game, and the game is changing all the time.

It doesn't change the way I am, but I do totally understand how you're looked at as a footballer, especially by children. I don't claim I can shape their lives, but there's no harm in having good manners and being seen to play the game properly.

I'm going to keep loving football. That's one thing I'm most proud of: my hunger and desire for the game has not stopped.

I love Manchester City. I love playing for them.

I am constantly evolving, constantly trying to be the best I can be, and learning from things that didn't go too well is definitely a way of doing that.

On the pitch, I need to stay focused, alert, and be ready to face my heart-racing moment with confidence.

You have to control your anger - you can't be a baby when you lose.

There are places you should be and places you shouldn't, and situations you should not be getting yourself into. If you're turning up to games and not feeling right, that's when you've got to address the situation.

There are a lot of reasons why people quit international football. Some struggle off the field. Some struggle with injuries.

I need to feel part of something.

It's a big moment, a heart-rate moment. It's all in the preparation for me. Watching the various takers, I can prepare as best I can. I can prepare, too, with my own team-mates - they practise, which, in turn, helps me practise trying to save penalties. I want as much confidence as I can in the preparation and then take it from that.

I'll keep supporting. I'll be an England fan no matter what, and I'll stay true to my word.

When you become a professional footballer, there's no written contract that says you have to strive to play first-team football.

Letting goals in doesn't look great to myself.

To go into a game wondering, 'What if I do this wrong?' is a terrible way to think. You just have to believe in what you can do.

Top of my wishlist is to play for a club that wants me to be their goalkeeper.

I was told I could play at the top long before I realised I could. A few people told me that. I've always had a 'name,' and I don't know how I got it, but I was blessed with people in the right situations saying good things about me.

I just love diving around in goal. Being able to do it for my country is amazing and I remind myself of it every single time I pull on an England shirt.

I've always had people around me who will love me for me, regardless of whether the football went well or if I'd have had to go down a different route. I've always felt that no matter where I've been or what I've been doing, I've always had that to fall back on, which is comforting.

I really appreciate the people of Man City, and it turns out they appreciate me.

I love the Premier League. I absolutely love Premier League games.

'I don't know' are three words I don't like saying.

I like stability.

It's in that moment - when millions of fans are holding their breath as the football hurtles towards me at 80 mph, and all I have is within 0.42 seconds to react - that I need to feel mentally and physically prepared.

I'm not happy when I do let goals in... what keeper is?

I applaud anyone who comes to a football game, given the finances - it's not an easy thing to do.