Quotes from Adam Lallana

It's like an addiction: you win one medal and you want to win more.

I did not play my first full season until I was 21.

I'd always like to score at Goodison Park, being an Everton fan growing up. Anfield as well would be a nice place to score.

If we are going to achieve something, we are going to need a strong bench.

I was with Luke Shaw at Southampton. He's a very strong boy. He's had a horrific leg injury. You don't come back from that without being mentally and physically strong.

I'm not one that sulks when he's injured. I use it as time to learn, to pick up on things.

Everton always seemed to be fighting relegation when I was supporting them.

Going out on to the pitch and being mentally free is a massive thing.

I've always had a good relationship with Pochettino. We are very good friends off the pitch now.

We don't ever want to be complacent, and it's good to look back and see places you can improve. That's a good mentality to have.

Of course, you think ahead and like to plan to a degree.

I'm an honest player.

I want the best players to be linked with Liverpool and coming to Liverpool.

The feeling Klopp gives to the players... you want to run for him.

Football is a fickle game - if I do get the jeers and the boos I'm just going to take it as them missing me playing down there because I miss Southampton. I miss the fans and I miss the good times we had down there. Of course I do.

At times you've got to be patient, and that's it. I just take it; another good training week, train hard and train strong, look to perform there and hopefully start at the weekend.

I just want to contribute as much as possible.

I feel now that a tackle or an interception high up the pitch is as nice a feeling as creating a goal for someone else.

Being as fit as I can, and working as hard as I can, is at the forefront of my mind. The rest will take care of itself.

Practice does make perfect and when you know what's asked of you by your manager and when he demands it you do it.

Deep down I hope Saints fans appreciate the times we had at the club together.

I was a late developer.

At any level I'm not built with complacency. I think you see that in the way I play. The people that manage me know that, my teammates know that. I'm not built like that.

I have played on cold, wet nights at the end of the earth in midweek, and it is character-building stuff, but I wouldn't have had it any other way.