A lot of things that were written about me bothered me, like my mentality was not good.

In the English 4-4-2 you have to change your mentality from a winger to a left midfielder, having to help your full-back.

I was 20 years old went I went to the Premier League. When you are 20, you need from other people, you need people to talk to you. But when I went over there, nobody helped me.

When I left Liverpool, I could have stayed in England but that would have meant joining clubs that didn't play football - just a long-ball game.

I have never been a difficult person.

I came in on time, I was always a professional.

If you are young and you don't get rewarded with game-time, or don't come into games, it is difficult to try to still be hungry in the training sessions.

There were situations in my career where I played much better than another player in my position, but that player had a better name in terms of commercial appeal.

A lot of people talked down about my career at some point, which makes sense.

No, I never doubted my ability.

Liverpool is my club. I try to follow every game. I still support them, I wish them all the best.

Not everybody is following every league in the world so the Champions League is a platform where everybody can see what you're still able to do.

Those types of players are always necessary in a team, who are very creative and can break a game open.

I play for my country and I am an established international.

Every footballer plays with the hope that people love to watch you. But, for me, there is no sympathy or interest. I don't seem to have any charm for fans.

If you are 20 you don't have the same life experiences as at 25.

People try to warn you about certain things, but sometimes you have to experience those things yourself.

England is the biggest league in the world. Of course, you have Barcelona and Real Madrid but, as a league, England is in my opinion the best in the world.

My feeling about Al Ain was very positive, was very good, and if my feeling wasn't like that I would never have come.

The Premiership is maybe the best league, it's a very high level.

It is a normal thing for a young player to want to prove himself in the Premiership.

Nobody likes me. I know that the Holland boss, Ronald Koeman, appreciates me. But for pundits, TV commentators and in the media, I don't even exist.

If you misuse the things you have been given, God has the ability to take your talent away. That's the way it is for me and that is why a lot of religious people are grateful to their God.

I have played for Ajax, Liverpool and Besiktas in Turkey - all massive clubs in Europe.

Scoring a goal is always wonderful and gives any player confidence.

My parents were very strict and had rules for me and, if ever I was playing outside, I always had a set time to come back in.

I went to the UAE aged 28, which normally doesn't make sense to go at that age.

England is of course a great country to play in, and I'll always be open for a return. But it has to be a club I feel good about.

Everything I did on the left I had to learn in a 4-4-2 system, it wasn't natural. To collect the ball on my wrong foot.

Not everyone is Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Even Cristiano Ronaldo's first years at Manchester United were quite difficult.

The important thing, is to believe in a better future.

I'm not really making decisions that people normally expect.

I suppose people lost interest in me when I left Liverpool; but it wasn't me who left, it was other people who left me. If people had continued to follow me, they would have seen my two good seasons in Turkey which caught the attention of Besiktas and Galatasaray.

Football players have to grow up very fast. It's a tough life sometimes.

Liverpool are a very good team everybody knows that and I am proud to be part of Liverpool.

I know Robin van Persie very well and he is a great person and I have a lot of contact with him over the phone and text messages.

A return to the Eredivisie would be nice, but only if it's Ajax. I don't want to play for another team.

It doesn't annoy me that I always get asked about my future.

My career's been a bumpy road, but at the same time I think I am living proof that if you put enough work into things you decide more or less where you want to end up.

We can't all be Lionel Messi, even if we want to.

Music has always been an important part of my life.

If you see my record I'm not a stereotype killer striker.

With Ajax and Liverpool, you win about 80 per cent of matches.

I've done so much in my career but a little part of me feels I still have unfinished business here in the Premier League.

During your career, you have to make decisions. Sometimes maybe you don't make such a good decision and at the end you have to try and recreate a position.

If you see the kids now they have attitude and a strong character. They play one or two games and demand they are involved. I didn't have that. I was too polite. It is not maybe always good to have fight, but gives a stamp - it shows directly that 'I am here. I mean business.'

I've said in earlier interviews maybe I should have stayed one or two more years in Holland.

Before I take an offer seriously, I do my own research.

I think the 20-year-old me from that time, if I could have been managed under Jurgen Klopp, I'd have benefitted.

I would be so proud to finish my career with a European medal.