Quotes from Roberto Firmino

I could say Liverpool is the first big club I will play for. It's a massive chance for me to show what I can do.

I love playing for Liverpool FC. The fans are excellent and fantastic in how they support us all the way. They support us throughout the games, and the work they do during the match is beautiful.

I have always worked very hard in my career. Always working towards a good moment. And when you plan, the rewards appear.

To score my first Selecao goal is a unique emotion.

Coutinho is a friend and also a great player. He's got incredible passing ability; he knows how to put attackers in on goal.

Pep Guardiola had some great clashes with Klopp in German football. They know each other well.

I have suffered racial prejudice, and I know how painful it is. People need to take this issue more seriously and engage in this fight against racism.

Everyone hears stories about what it means to be a Liverpool player, but, until you live it personally, you cannot really understand it.

It comes easy to me to run. I picked a lot of it up from Germany. I had four-and-a-half years there, and I learned you have to be on the automatic button. Press it, and you go: you keep running, chasing and working.

I just want to win and carrying on winning for Liverpool.

A lot of Brazilians are very superstitious, especially footballers. I'm the same. I always step on to the pitch with my right foot first.

Anfield is the best place in the world to play football; there's no doubt about it. The atmosphere is incredible, and we always get so much strength from our supporters in every single game.

I consider myself to be half-Brazilian and half-German on the pitch.

I used to finish school and go and play football.

I love Safadao; it is an honor to be compared.

I remember the first day getting to Hoffenheim. Minus 20! The weather was different; the food was different. It was cold, and I found it difficult, but I am not someone who gives up.

I don't think it's a problem if you play well and don't score, when you are creating chances.

I have evolved a lot as a player working with Klopp, who is a very tactical coach.

You play in different situations and conditions, and you have to come up with new solutions for the problems. It has made me a more rounded player, who can handle different tactics and positions.

I just worry about playing well and helping Liverpool go as far as possible in the Premier League. If that is achieved by me scoring goals, even better.

I started out as a defender. I played as a full-back, and then I moved into the centre. I played defence right the way through until the Under-18s. Honestly!

I think I was born with that desire to win and attention to detail.

My job is to help the team, and so I love retrieving the ball as much as scoring or playing the final pass for a goal.

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.