“I’m not a genius. I need other people to get the perfect information. When we have this, we will decide to sign or sell a player.”

When I was a player there, we had 800 supporters on rainy Saturday afternoons, and if we died, no one would notice or come to our funeral. But we loved the club, and we have this same feeling at Dortmund.

The German word ‘will’ is the English word ‘want,’ so that’s a little bit of the problem.

I am a very emotional guy. What I love, I do with all I have.

He is really something. I love him. He is Sir Arsene Wenger.

I love football and the intensity of football in Liverpool, this is what is very good for me.

I only change things where I know about a situation. I’d never change just for change.

I think a father is important for everyone. If you don’t have, then maybe not so much. In the world today, it’s possible that you grow up with only one parent in the family.

I want to make games only the right way and run 10 km more.

There is a place in the net where the keeper cannot reach the ball.

My problem is I am Christian, so I think other people must have success, too; it’s not about me.

Players who are not from the U.K. have to get used to the winds. I have to adapt my style as a result as well. e.

Louis van Gaal is one of the most successful managers in the world.

If you are full of motivation as a player, if you are full of concentration, I am open arms.

There is something special which rides on a game between Liverpool and United.

I like learning more about people; I like to talk to people.

The best football is always about expression of emotion. Always.