Quotes from Ilkay Gundogan

Jurgen Klopp is more the emotional one and someone who can motivate really well. Pep Guardiola is more tactical, who always takes care of details and wants to show you how to do everything. Both are world-class managers and both have their own qualities. Both are amazing personalities.

You shouldn't want to imitate people if it doesn't fit with your own style.

In my opinion, Havertz is even better than Ballack in terms of his playing ability.

Of course, in the end it is all about what happens on the pitch, but it helps to have all the fans behind you.

There was a guy I found incredible in training. A player I thought 'What is he doing? Is he only 18 or 19?' That player was Mario Gotze. He did things in training that made me think 'Wow. If he doesn't make it all the way to the top then I don't know!'

To be honest I think watching from the sidelines is one of the most difficult things.

Iniesta makes the game look easy, but it's not. On the contrary, it's very difficult. I don't think people appreciate it enough when they watch him on TV. He played brutal passes and was always flawless - it felt like he was floating. For simplicity, there is no better player than Iniesta.

It would be the completely wrong thing to go into games with fear.

I take care of who I am and what I do, treating people in the nicest way possible and everything comes back in life.

I think in the title race it's crucial to be defensively as solid as possible.

It's bad if you disguise yourself, I honestly cannot see it anymore when you're after the game, always asked the same questions and give pre-programmed answers. I do not know if there is a solution for that. I don't know if you can, want or should change it. But sometimes I just wish for a little more.

Ballack had a certain level of aggression in his game, and a strong mentality.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the world class player after Messi, but for me he is not on this Galactico level of Messi.

If I don't get out of my comfort zone, I will never change and never improve.

I speak German, Turkish and English perfectly. And I can communicate in Russian.

We do not only have a Turkish side, inherited from our parents and our families, we were born and raised in Gelsenkirchen. It is a city with a high percentage of emigrants.

Because of our Turkish roots, we still have a very strong relationship with Turkey.

Even though we are at the top level, we all make mistakes. We play the game, and mistakes are part of the game.

I see myself as a mix between number six and number eight in central midfield - this is the best position for me, as a box-to-box midfielder.

I wanted to leave Dortmund in Dortmund and not think about spending time with Jurgen when I chose a new club. That was partly a reason for me not to go to Liverpool.

The Champions League is one of the biggest club stages you can reach and I think for players it is an honour to be part of it. It certainly is for me. You just enjoy being a part of it playing against the best clubs in Europe.

I have noticed that, for fans in England, the Premier League stands above the rest.

I have no problem with answering questions honestly or even looking outside the box and answering private questions.

It's become the norm that a player who has another year on his contract period has a decision between separation or extension.