On whether he feels the squad is ‘starting to click’…
I think that we’ve clicked for a while. It’s a season that has obviously not been as good as we would like it to be. But that’s part of the game, as I always say as well. You can’t expect to go into every game and just win. Teams are improving. We’ve improved. We’ve had lads that have joined, we’ve had lads that have left. It has obviously taken time but I think the team has gelled and the important thing is that off the pitch there is a good bond there as well.
I think the lads will say that they’ve come into a team that has welcomed them in as if they’ve been there for their whole life. It has obviously taken time [for example] for Flo [Wirtz] to score more goals, but he has obviously played great games. As he has found his feet, he is a massive help now. Hugo [Ekitike] and the rest of the lads are obviously there helping us out. It’s a matter of time before we kick on and we’re playing like the champions again.
On wanting to go on a run and win a trophy this season…
I want to win everything. I obviously play as a fan as well and I know what the fans expect. On top of being a fan, I obviously know what it’s like to play for a team like this – you have to win things, whether that’s the Champions League or the Premier League. If you don’t win them, which are the main two, then there’s another two we can go and win.
We’re obviously in the Champions League still and the FA Cup as well, a big cup in England. It would obviously be great if we could come away with those two. But there’s still plenty of games to play so we’re taking each game as it comes. Hopefully at the end of the year we come away with the Champions League and FA Cup.