Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Fred

Some critics are pointless - but many can offer me lessons.

You will not build a team with 11 players.

Anderson is a really lively guy, a really cheerful guy.

I would never do anything that would harm me, and I am totally against using any kind of resource, illicitly, to benefit myself in any way.

Ole has helped me a lot. He had a lot of chats with me.

I really like Kante, I admire him, he's a guy who plays great football.

It's an honour to grab the attention of great coaches in Europe, from Manchester and from our own national team.

I'm learning day by day.

It's hard to pick out a single team, because there are so many big games here in the Premier League, obviously there are the top teams like Liverpool, City, Chelsea, I think those big games, the 'big six' are always good. We always look forward to them, we all want to be on the pitch and to win them.

The English league is difficult and has lots of big clubs but I think the derbies are the best games to play so, when we see the fixture list, we look at those games first.

England is the most competitive league in the world.

You need to start games strongly and finish them strongly.

I was even treated as a 'flop,' a contract that doesn't pay. But I kept working my best.

It's very good for a 22-year-old player to feature in a Copa America.

We are all the same regardless of skin colour, hair and gender. We came from the same place and we all go to the same place when it's all said and done.

It's been a bit of a difficult start for me at United because I have not been playing so much. I had a lot of games in Shakhtar, but it's a little bit different here.

If people criticise, you have to keep working.

I want to be a big player and be part of the history of Man United. I already am, but I want to make history here at the club and to win some trophies, so that is my goal at Man United.

For a club like Manchester United, it's not a good season without a title.

My father signed me up for football training when I was only four and my grandfather also used to take me.

I think I am strong on the field, I am versatile, I can play in several midfield positions. Some coaches like that, it grabs their attention, it is a big deal for me.

Solskjaer is our teacher and does a good job.

All I ever wanted was to play regularly and now that I'm doing that, there's no doubt my confidence is higher and that helps any player.

I played for Atletico and Internacional and then moved to Ukraine with Shakhtar Donetsk. My family supported me a lot and I'm very thankful for them.

We have to shut up and work on the pitch.

When I got to Ukraine the league was strong.

Versatility, quality, good passing... I think all that catches coaches' eyes.

My wife talks a lot with Fernandinho and Ederson's wives.

I have already worked Dunga. He helped me at Internacional, making me a more defensive midfielder. But I can play as a first or second midfielder, like I do at Shakhtar.

If we don't believe in ourselves, who else will?

It's normal, of course, a process of adaptation to a different league.

You need a strong squad.

I think my ideal position is to join the attack a bit more like I did at Shakhtar. I played more as a box-to-box midfielder, so I played a little bit further forward.

I was delighted to be called back into the Brazil squad. I think it was one of the most exciting moments of my life, just because of everything I had been through and it feeling like I had been given a second chance.

When everyone has the same goal, that's when we'll move forward.

When you play at a big club, there will always be competition - I'm used to it. It's been like that from day one at United.

I like to read what people are saying about my performances. With that, I can try to get better.

It would be a dream to follow Fernandinho's footsteps, because he is my role model.

I have changed a few things since playing in Europe, and for the better.

Everybody wants to be in the World Cup.

Neymar is a great player, it is so difficult to mark him.

My personal aim is to play a lot of games, put in great performances, do my best to help the team. Not get injured, obviously.

For me, I think the toughest player I came up against was Messi; he's out of this world, he's a genius. For me he's the best in the world, a great player and I think he's the toughest opponent I've played against.

Sometimes it is good to hear criticism because you are more attentive.

The Ukrainian league isn't as strong as the Premier League.

I have a big heart.

I have always been an extremely professional guy with everything.

Michael Carrick helps me a lot day-to-day. We always talk and he tries to help me with my positioning on the field. He's someone who always talks to me, which is important for adapting my football to the Premier League.

Foreign football is different and it has helped me evolve and mature, improving my attitude.

A great coach like Guardiola and a great team like City... I would develop a lot with them.

I know all young players have to work hard.

I suffered a lot of criticism from the press and the fans, but I always kept motivating myself, working. I never dropped the shuttlecock.

We want to win the Europa League.

That's what Brazilians are like - we're always having a laugh, we're always smiling, and my aim is to bring this spirit into the dressing room and onto the pitch, to play with a smile on my face.

From my personal observations, the Spanish style of play, with a large number of passes, is somewhat similar to the Brazilian one.

I'm really happy to be working with Jose Mourinho. He's a great person and he's always keen to communicate with the squad and help people to be communicative regarding what they're to do on the pitch.

I just want to continue doing what I'm doing, playing well and starting the games - but I want to score, too.

Unfortunately, defeats are part of the game.

Pogba is a great player.

We need to treat all games equally and go after the wins because we need to keep improving.