It's not easy to come somewhere new and have to find your place. You might feel someone doesn't like you, or you might need to find new friends. It's not easy, and I don't like this kind of thing. It's not easy, so you want to protect the players who are alone.

Liverpool is a fundamental part of my life. They don't remember me that way, but time will change that. I could not have chosen a better place to go when I left Atletico.

I want to say thanks to the Chelsea fans because I have seen them very, very happy with me for joining Chelsea.

When I retire, the only thing that concerns me is that no one can say that I was a bad team-mate or disrespectful or self-important.

The Premier League is very difficult football and very different to when you play in Europe, but the player has to have experience to adapt, and this is the key point.

When you become an adult you just make that transition and you're right... it's fun and exciting to be an adult and exciting to have independence, but once you're out from under the cover of your family's protection and love, you sort of have to take a step back and come to terms with the fact that you won't really ever have that again in the same way. You'll never be a kid again.

My son is a Liverpool fan, and he was already kicking a ball before he was one. He was born in the football city, he had no choice.