GABRIEL JESUS

I'm very attached to my family. My mother is hard on me when she has to be, and that makes a huge difference. Their support means I need concentrate only on playing.

I began playing football on the streets.

I always want to run; I always want to play.

Whenever I score for Manchester City, my mother calls me. As soon as the ball hits the back of the net, the phone rings. It doesn't matter if she's back home in Brazil or if she's in the stadium watching me. She calls me every time. So I run to the corner flag, and I put my hand to my ear, and I say, 'Alo Mae!'

Since my early days, I've been used to playing with older boys and strong defenders.

I am a regular kid. I like the simple things, and I always want to improve.

I think that many players, just like me, feel a strong desire to play in the Premier League.

For me, football was everything. The love of the ball was everything.

When the team is losing, you can become upset and mixed up, shying away from the play, and lose control.

From an early age, I tried to take in all the instructions of all the coaches I had.

I push myself to the limit to do what I most like doing, which is playing football.

We must always give preference to the collective. We have to play as Brazil. Nobody is a lone protagonist.

The No. 33 represents my own rise in football. It was the number of the first shirt that I wore at Palmeiras, so I feel a real affection for it.

I'm a normal lad. I've always been quite humble, and I like simple things.

I'm a normal person, and I like living this way - and always with a smile in my face.

I play to win.

When you talk about Brazil, we're always going to have high-level players trying to find a place to play.

When I spoke to some players that had already played in the Premier League, they said it was going to be very difficult, but I put in my head that by working hard, you can achieve your goals.

My family helps me a lot, and my mum is always picking on me. I have grown used to saying that she is the worst defender I have had to face, but I know she says all that stuff for my own good.

I come from a poor community, and I still go back there whenever I can, and I think that makes it easier to cope with fame and being on TV.

It's always a real pleasure to play at Wembley.

I'm very connected to my neighbourhood. If I could, I'd take the entire Peri Garden neighbourhood to form a Jardim Peri in Manchester.

I actually prefer playing as a left winger rather than a striker, but I just want to be very clear that I'm willing to play in either position.

I have always enjoyed working hard, and that's why I try to give my best tactically as well as going forward.

Aguero is my team-mate, and I'll always cheer for him to score and help the club.