Luis Enrique Quotes

In the Premier League you need creative players to open games up.

We've got to make sure we have players that can break teams down because there's no space in behind; we need to problem-solve in a different way.

Every striker is stronger when we play with wingers.

I like the idea of playing with a bit more tactical freedom, either in a deeper role or supporting the strikers more often.

The way Guardiola plays suits me. It enables me to get into space in attacking positions.

The truth is I like the style of playing the ball out and hitting long passes.

I'm not the type of player that's going to run in behind or go past three and score.

I think the Brazil system is similar to the one we use at Liverpool, with lots of movement, players open out wide, and quality midfielders who join the attack and score goals.

My perfect formation would be 4-3-3 with one holding and then the two going forward. I would be one of the ones going forward.

Italy do not only defend; they can attack, too. They have attacking qualities, and they create chances.

I thrive on quick players getting to the byline and sending over crosses. I just have to be quick enough to get on the end of things. In that regard, my job has always been the same, but if we have more wide, quick players, that can only be good for me.

When you play at home in European football, you've got to come up with a happy balance where you get on the front foot and try to win it without leaving yourself vulnerable.

If the spaces open up in the attack, then of course I'm willing to take it because I love to get involved; I love to get crosses in. I love to do combinations and just bring a different aspect to our game.

I love this style: get the ball back quickly, then play possession with so many combinations. When you watch that, you get the feeling you want to go out on the pitch and play football with your friends and just enjoy yourself. City and Barcelona are great examples.

Part of being a Manchester United player under Sir Alex Ferguson, perhaps the most important part of being one of United's attacking players was that when you were in possession, you had to take risks in order to create goal-scoring chances. It was not an option; it was an obligation.

At United, we like to have wingers who give the team width and pace.

I've never been one to go past 20 players on the wing. I'm always going to be the guy sneaking the ball through, to build and create something.

As a winger, you want to get at defenders and make it hard for them. Instead of them going forwards, they have to defend against you.

In my youth-team days, I was always a left-winger who would stay close to the byline and put crosses in the box, so I could never cut inside and shoot. It was only when I joined Real Madrid and started playing in a more central position, and then on the right wing, that I suddenly realised I had a really dangerous weapon.

When you play against a Spanish team, especially Madrid, it is quite an open game.

Arsene Wenger's style of play is the sort of style the Chilean national team has. Therefore, I am used to it.

Anytime you get good service to the box, it's always great as an attacking player because it gives you more opportunities to score.

I don't have any secrets. I know my style of football and sometimes it's pretty simple.

I'm still operating as a wide player, and I'm still free to express myself, try to get one-v-one and get past someone, and there's no better feeling than getting over a great cross and someone scoring.

United are capable of setting up a low block and making it difficult, but they're also capable of coming out and pressing high.