Quotes from Jordan Pickford

I got a lot of games under my belt in the lower leagues, and I don't feel the Premier League or England is that much different.

The quality of goalkeepers is very good in the Premier League - and you have to be good at using your feet.

I've crossed every bridge to become a Premier League goalkeeper, I think I'm going in the right direction and I think I'm mature as a goalkeeper.

I never put myself under any pressure or anything. I embrace the moment, play in the moment, and I feel strong. Nothing fazes me; I just want to be myself.

For me, going out on loan and playing men's football was crucial, and I was getting bored of playing Under-23 football because I wasn't getting tested.

I have always said you only get one shot in life as a footballer.

You don't want to get too comfortable if you're winning and start trying to be a number 10.

You know yourself if you are doing well, and I think my form shouldn't be getting questioned.

There is always a case as a goalkeeper, if you make an error, it will lead to a goal.

Freak mistakes happen sometimes as a goalkeeper that if you make them, then it's always going to bite you.

I want to become the best person as a goalkeeper I can be.

I always wanted to be going out on loan and playing football and maturing as a goalkeeper.

The important thing is to react well to your mistakes.

I know straight away if I can do better. It doesn't take people to criticise me for me to realise it.

I always work hard on and off the pitch for the Saturday's game, and it's all about performing on a Saturday; that's why I work my socks off during the week.

The Manchester City game is what the Premier League is all about. You have to thrive on those big occasions.

I remember going for a drink of water, and one old bloke shouts, 'Hey you, young lad! Your grandad is under that grass!' I just turned around to him, gave him the thumbs up and said: 'Nae problem!'

The gaffer Gareth Southgate knows I can play with my feet, but he knows the capability I have in goal as well. He has put the faith in me, and I had to repay him in the World Cup, and I think I did.

As long as you are set and in the right position, you give yourself the best opportunity. It's all about the crucial timing of a save, but it's also being in the right position at the right time.

England fans are a different class. When the fans are like that, it makes us even better and so much more relaxed.

While at Sunderland, I was No. 13, which I'd worn since I was 18, so it proved to be a decent number for me.

It's the little things you remember. My mam, Sue, would take me to training in a taxi when I was a kid if Dad, who is a builder, had to work on a Saturday morning. You look back at the stuff like that and realise the sacrifices were all worth it.

As a Sunderland fan, I loved Tommy Sorensen.

Sometimes maybe it just doesn't go right in the game, but that's football, and I think I'm definitely improving game by game, and getting more experience is good.