Quotes from David Silva

I've been lucky: I've won a lot of medals, but I'd still like to win more.

I am an attacking midfielder, and I have scored goals, but I want to score more and win more.

I enjoy creating goals more than scoring them.

Of course El Clasico is a great night, but I don't have an overwhelming desire to play in that game.

I think that by playing centre midfield in the middle of the park, I'm doing something which comes naturally to me.

Once you win, you get used to winning, and that's not a bad thing.

Someone from the family is always with me in England, and for me, that's the perfect life.

At City, we don't just have successful people: we have great human beings who know that family is paramount.

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

Football is a changeable game. From one day to another, everything could change.

On the pitch, I have always had that responsibility to lead the team. But, of course, when you are captain, players, especially the young ones, they look at you more for the things you do on and off the pitch. But I have always been a very calm person.

Pep Guardiola sees things before they happen, and that's an advantage - a massive plus.

City came in strongly for me, put their cards on the table, and what I have found out since is that every game in England is a privilege - the atmosphere, the fans, the interest that surrounds it. Every time I go out on the pitch, I know I've made the right decision.

I love to play in the middle to be in contact with the ball all the time. I'm very happy to play in that position.

Football in England is much more direct that in Spain - not just in terms of tactics or style but in the overall approach.

I pray every night to win the Champions League with City.

With football, you can never predict what's going to happen.

Everyone has an image of a premature child, but until you live it and experience it, you just don't know how bad it is.

I'm very happy to be at City, and I would like to continue there for as long as possible. It obviously depends on my health, my quality on the pitch, and if the club want me to stay. I would like to be there until the end, but the Premier League is such a hard league to play in. It is much more physical than somewhere like La Liga, so it depends.

The Premier League is the place to be.

All I want to do is win the Premier League and Europa League - I don't stop to think about being named as the Player of the Year. It's not something that interests me.

It's an honour for any player that a club of the prestige of Manchester United should follow them, and that, in itself, is enormous praise.

Why did I leave Valencia? Because the club needed me to. I was happy there and wouldn't have left, but the situation the club was in demanded it.

Every derby match is different, just like every season is different.