He has been outstanding. [Manuel] Neuer is an extraordinary goalkeeper, who would deserve to win it.

Football is a simple game. It's just very hard to play it simple.

Why couldn't you beat a richer club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal.

There's not one club in Europe with an anthem like You'll Never Walk Alone. There's not one club in the world so united with their fans. I sat there watching the Liverpool fans and they sent shivers down my spine. A mass of 40,000 people became one force behind their team. That's something not many teams have. For that I admire Liverpool more than anything.

There’s only one moment in which you can arrive in time. If you’re not there, you’re either too early or too late.

Football is about making mistakes. Who makes the most, loses the game.

I find it terrible when talents are rejected based on computer stats. Based on the criteria at Ajax now I would have been rejected. When I was 15, I couldn't kick a ball 15 meters with my left and maybe 20 with my right. My qualities technique and vision, are not detectable by a computer.