Quotes from Fernandinho

When I was young, I would drive so fast. Now I see it a different way.

It's always difficult when you have had a game in midweek to get to a final.

Whoever wants to be champions has to be able to attack and defend.

If someone was ever racist towards me, I would go wild.

Having trust in your manager is the most important thing for a footballer.

Shakhtar specifically are proud when traditional clubs from Europe come knocking, and I knew it would be quite hard to convince them to let me join City. Listen, I am absolutely thankful for the opportunity they gave me, but I also think I worked my socks off for that club, and it was time to look after my career.

Real Madrid are one of the main teams in Europe. They are a team which has won the Champions League the most times, a very good team, and known throughout the whole world as well.

I have heard what has been said, but most of the time, I recover the ball without making a foul.

I moved cities when I was 17, and I moved countries when I was 20. Every time, I put football at the forefront and, if you do that, you don't have such a hard time settling in.

Every player at a high level faces pressure and must respond, and I am ready for that, too.

Would I have preferred not to play in a home World Cup for Brazil, a privilege that most people in this world can only dream of? Not a chance.

The Selecao is always treated as favourites, so we're aware of our responsibility, and the goal is always to enter every competition to win, and the World Cup is no different.

You think about past World Cups - in 2006, it was a fantastic Brazil team, but we did not do so well that year. In 2010, the same: it did not go far, either - only the quarter-finals. But in '94 and 2002, Brazil did not play the best football but won the World Cup; they found a way to win.

Getting to the World Cup is a big dream for me.

I've always dreamed of playing in the World Cup and wearing the Selecao jersey, but I knew how difficult that was, what with me playing in Ukraine for Shakhtar.

I believe my chances of making the World Cup squad will improve if I join City. My exposure would be better because Brazil is biased towards the Ukrainian league.

When you have this desire to win, to win, to win, I would not feel comfortable losing a title.

When you win a title, you gain confidence, and the supporters love you because they want to win things as well.

The important thing is to win the title, and if we can do it with style and by entertaining, it's perfect.

City have been working throughout the years to mount competitive teams and pursue titles.

I was in Donetsk for eight years. I was happy there. I won six titles. I knew everyone, and I was a big part of the club.

The titles are important forever; it doesn't matter when you win. They keep you motivated to win the Premier League and the Champions League.

Manaus has got nothing in relation to Brazilian football history.

I hope I will be able to repay City for what they have done for me.