"Yeah [coming back to London], it played a part, I'm not going to lie."

"It’s the best city in the world, for me."

"Obviously, Barcelona is my home, I have my family and all my friends there, the weather is great and we have a beautiful house there, but there is something about London that me and my wife love."

"The moment I decided to go from Barcelona, it was going to be England – I was going back to the Premier League."

"I wanted to go to a competitive league where you can win, where you can lose, but where you always have to give your best and be on top of your game."

"Of course, when Jose Mourinho came in, it was a big chance for me."

"Cesc Fabregas is playing so well for us. What I like is as a person he is a professional."

"He is a World Champion, he comes here to play in the Capital One Cup and plays like that. That is the character I like."

"These kinds of games are always difficult. It is probably their biggest game of the season and we have to be up for it."

"I'm enjoying playing in this team, we have a very strong squad and we want to go for everything. We can get better, 100% and we know that. Everyone is really focussed and professional but the next two or three weeks are very important."

"Time will tell how good this season can be. We have the talent, the discipline and the courage to do it, I know that."

'I'm enjoying playing in this team; we have a very strong squad and we want to go for everything.'

'We can get better, 100 per cent, and we know that. Everyone is really focused and professional but the next two or three weeks are very important.'

'Time will tell [how good this season can be]. We definitely have the talent, the discipline and the courage to do it, I'm sure of that from what I've seen so far in my short time here.'

'I can see the team doing well but we will have to work hard and, at the end of the season, we will talk about it.'