BERNARDO SILVA

It's not easy to play, and I give every day 100 per cent to do my best and help the team.

I was champion for Monaco and had planned a five-day vacation with my friends in Palma de Mallorca. On the second day, I get a phone call from Jorge Mendes with the news of the Manchester City proposal.

It's an honour to extend my deal with Manchester City. This club offers everything a player needs to fulfil their ambitions, and there's nowhere else I want to be.

I was a Benfica fan; I had played there for 12 years.

When you are in the second position and you want to be champions, you are always under pressure.

When I am not playing or training, I watch football all the time.

For me at 16 and 17 years old, I wasn't even playing for the academy teams. I hardly played in the starting XI for the Under 19s.

I'll try to be young mentally and physically as long as I can to play as many games as possible, but I know, at one point, it will start to be more difficult.

It is so boring when you have seven days without a game.

All coaches have different ways of working.

The weather is the worst. I lived many years in Lisbon and then went to Monaco, places that are similar in terms of weather and food. In Manchester, it's eight or nine months of cold, and that makes a difference, but apart from that, I'm really enjoying the city.

When I was five, 10, 15 years old, I always dreamed of being in the best league in the world, playing with some of the best clubs.

The style of football we play here excites me, and I am determined to win more silverware. City gives me the best chance of doing that.

All the players want to play on the big stages - and I am no exception.

That is what happens when you play in one of the best teams in the world: you have fantastic players in your position, and you have to work hard to try and play as many minutes as you can.

I try to be as fit as I can, eating well and sleeping well, because I know how intense it is here in the Premier League, especially when you play big games like Liverpool or Tottenham.

To be at Man City, to play alongside some of the best players, it is great. It was a dream that became true for me.

City is a fantastic club. Not only the players but the manager and all the staff welcomed me in the best way possible. I would say it was the best decision I could ever have made.

I finish the game, and sometimes I don't play very well, and my grandmother calls up to ask why I haven't played well. Instead of being criticised by Pep, it's my grandmother!

Of course Cristiano - what he has done over the last 15 years in football - is probably one of the best players ever in the history of football, so no comparison to him.

It is good to have lots of games, as it means we are fighting for everything.

I know how much football means in England. They love it. That's why it's great to be here.

The British people in the north are very friendly and treat me well on the streets. They have great respect and don't bother me.

The second season is always easier than the first one. When you change, it's always more difficult. You have to adapt to the way your team plays; you have to adapt to your team-mates, to the league, to the referees.

I can play either in the centre or wide. I can do whatever the manager thinks is best for the team.