Mario Gomez Quotes

As a defender I try to keep clean sheets.

Pique has been a great centre-back.

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet.

David Alaba has a very good left foot. He's scored some good goals and free kicks.

The only thing is against Messi you can stop him 10 times, but if he passes you once and scores, people say, 'Evra played a poor game.'

I'm very pleased to play for Manchester United. I want to hep the team get into the Champions League.

I believe I can be a great player for Manchester United.

Martin Skrtel is good at rattling the opposing centre-forward.

I enjoy those physical battles and I've been on record saying Virgil van Dijk is the best defender in the world.

If you cut me in half, I'm a footballer.

I do like to play and pass the ball. But first and foremost I see myself as a defender: blocking, tackling, heading.

Shinji Kagawa is one of the best players in the world, and he now plays 20 minutes at Manchester United - on the left wing! My heart breaks. Really, I have tears in my eyes. Central midfield is Shinji's best role.

I'm an attacking full-back.

Paul Pogba is a very good player.

To be the first Nigerian to play for Manchester United is a great achievement for me which I am going to cherish for the rest of my life because it's not easy to dream something and it comes true. It's a great feeling.

John Terry is a fantastic centre-back - a centre-back that a lot of people would put in their all-time Premier League XI.

I've played against Messi a lot of times, and I've already conceded goals through my legs with him.

There are plenty of good central defenders around and I enjoy watching them.

My roles for Arsenal and Sweden are very different.

I want to play right-back. I have worked my whole life to get to where I am now in a World Cup squad and to showcase my talent in the World Cup stage, playing in my position.

I personally like the way John Stones plays because I think he's a great defender.

Paul Pogba cost Manchester United €105 million. Does he play like this?

I used to pretend to be Ryan Giggs.

Pogba is an extraordinary talent.

To go and watch Manchester United, whether it's home or away, is entertainment; it's goals - whether you concede goals or whether you can score goals.