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!

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

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.

I smile because I am a happy guy.

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

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

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.

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

We know the FA Cup is important for the team and fans.

I like to hear BBC Manchester about the news and to learn English and the Manchester accent.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Now, all the people who spoke before, when I won the Golden Ball, have shut their mouths now the coaches and players from national teams have given me this prize and this recognition.

Italy is a great country, one of the most beautiful in the world, but I've always gone my own way.

I was trained under very famous coaches in the Italian national team, Read Madrid, Juventus, Internazionale and Parma.

My ambition with Al Ahli is to be an example for the local players. They must learn that professionalism is the path to success.

Change does not mean you will win with a new coach and achieve victories, but rather it causes instability in the team as the new coach needs some time for the players to adapt his new plans, which are always different than the previous coach.

The national team has always lent its image to help Italy's problems over the years... The national team is more about uniting than dividing.

I know that people in Guangzhou have been very kind to me.

People who know me would know that I take one battle at a time.