Quotes from Toni Duggan

For me, watching Sergio Aguero week in week out helps my game massively, and I'm sure the other girls would say the same about various other players.

Luis Suarez's always been a great role model for me. His style of play is sometimes like he's playing with his mates in the street.

When people ask me, 'Should I earn the same money as the men?' No, I don't believe I should because they're on a bigger scale than me, they have more fans, are more popular.

If the goals were a bit bigger, maybe I'd score a few more goals!

Hopefully, now there are kids, both male and female, even senior players, who open themselves up now and are more open to going abroad and playing their football. I've learnt so much, and they can, too.

We've actually played badly, and people are saying, 'Ah, we're so proud.' Is it just because we're the women's team? If that was the men, you wouldn't be saying that.

At Barcelona, all men's and women's teams have the same style and philosophy.

FC Barcelona are known all over the world for playing attractive football, and I naturally wanted to be part of that.

In England, you pass from A to B, and it goes to B, but in Barcelona, you have to go to D and then to F, and it really works your brain.

When I look back to being a 10-year-old girl, I never could have dreamt of having this pathway. I feel very fortunate and proud, but I know I have to be part of creating new opportunities for the youth coming through.

I'm trying to create a better pathway for the next generation.

I've learnt to be more patient, more comfortable on the ball, and the number of goals I've scored, I'm happy.

Women's sport is embedded in the mainstream consciousness now, and that is a hugely positive thing. That's not to say that our sport can't get even more popular - because I think it can - but perceptions have definitely changed for the better.

When I was younger, I never thought I'd be brave enough to go and play abroad.

When we speak about equality, you want to be playing on the best pitches with the best facilities. You want to be able to have a hot shower in the changing room. These are the things you need to get right if you want to be more professional on the pitch.

It's kind of nice, and rewarding, to have been on the journey from having to play football and work to being a professional.

It's not just about going to play football abroad: it's a chance to live and work in a fantastic city like Barcelona.

It was a dream come true to wear the famous colours of FC Barcelona.

I don't like to compare coaches.

As soon as central contracts came in, it meant that girls could give up their jobs. The main focus was football, and that's what it has to be.

I've been to Wembley before to watch Liverpool and Everton in the FA Cup semi-final in 2012. I saw the atmosphere there, and I didn't ever think women's football would be played in front of those crowds in my time.

I think you judge players and managers on how they perform at World Cups.

Tactics have changed a lot, but the standard is getting better.

From a personal point of view, you want to be playing in every game, but when you have to cope with the heat, the artificial surfaces, injuries, and tactics based around the coach's selection, you can't do it all.