Quotes from Kevin De Bruyne

The goals we get against are not really that people outplay us. I think it's the mistakes we make. It's when we have the ball at the back, we lose a few balls sometimes - that's also the risk with the way we play. It's not like they created the chance. We make two mistakes, and then we get the goals against.

Money is important, but the most important thing for me is to play football, and then I'm happy. OK, you want to earn a good amount of money to be secure, but if I chose money, I would go to Russia and already have a lot more. I like to play football, and that is it.

Mostly as a No 10. When I was really young, I played as a striker, but I grew a lot when I was 15 or 16.

I'm not the most open player; I'm not the biggest clown. I just like going into the dressing room easy.

I am a big NBA fan, where a lot of players play on physicality.

Obviously, everyone needs to find a system and playing style that suits you more.

My favourite team is Liverpool. My favourite player is Michael Owen, and I would like to play there.

Obviously, I try to play the game in the way that I can help the team. I know I play a little bit more defensively now, more in the role as a team player, but I think I'm doing really well in that.

There's a lot of money coming in, and so a lot of good players are going to each team, so every game is a fight, but on the other hand, it's good to get a good, competitive league.

I always try to manage the ball in a way that can help the way my teammates receive it.

The way we play is the way every team want to play, but not a lot of teams can play that amazing way.

There is hard work involved, and maybe many people wouldn't like that. But for the best teams in the world who can do that without losing too many points, then it's just great.

In the end, for me, football is still a game. Even if you are a professional, you need to have fun when you are on the field. If you don't enjoy your job, you don't have fun.

I try to remain the same player and person that I am all the time. Eventually, you grow up and think a little bit differently. But the core of the mind and the person is still the same as before. It is one of the main characteristics that it is important for me to stay the same.

Belgium have a very good team. There are dozens of teams that say we want to become the world champions.

I don't want anyone to get injured. It's a competition: you want to play against the best teams and the best players.

I had played in the Mercurial since my teens, but once I had tried out the Magista 2 a few times, I was ready to make a change. It is light, so I can cover all the ground I need to, but gives me a feel for the ball that's right for my game.

I am a fighter. I learned it at Genk in my first year when we were fighting against going down. Also, at Bremen last year, it was very difficult. We had to fight more often than not. I will fight again to earn my place.

There is no such thing as pressing on your own. You need to know where to stand, and you have to coordinate that with the whole team together.

You have to show you have ambition as a team, as a group of players; show you want to win. Otherwise, in my opinion, you can't win a tournament.

I don't agree that we have to win the Champions League to be a success.

I think the goal is to win everything. Whatever we can reach is nice to take.

It is a big title to win, but in the Champions League, you don't need to have the consistency that you need in the league.

I always like to assist more than scoring: it gives me another feeling; I cannot explain it.