Everyone told me the Premier League is the hardest. So I just wanted to try because I had nothing to lose. — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
Cristiano Ronaldo is the world class player after Messi, but for me he is not on this Galactico level of Messi. — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
Kun Aguero is an amazing player. He has scored so many goals and he does a great job. — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
Taffarel was also outstanding when Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup in 2000. I watched the games of 'Gala' a lot in my childhood. — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
When it comes to the game they both focus on different things. Pep is maybe more about positions, dominating the ball while… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
You cannot just win every single game by three, four or five goals and then when you come into the last 16… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
Pep has so much charisma that always makes you give more than 100 per cent, not only in matches, but in training… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
Coach education in Germany is actually very good, but I do not understand why many coaches do not have the guts to… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
I liked to watch Kaka very, very much. The way he played with tremendous pace with the ball at his feet, he… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
If we are quite defensive and we lose the ball, we just try to get back into our positions and try to… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
The Champions League is maybe the most prestigious competition in the game and if you don't win it, as much as we… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
You can't defend against Thomas Muller, it's extremely difficult for defenders. As an opposing player, you never know what he's going to… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
If I have the space, I recognise the space, I like to take the ball and go straight to the goal, if… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
I prefer to get my own picture of people and Pep was the main reason that I moved to City. I am… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
Playing for Pep has certainly lived up to the expectations. I knew him from the Bundesliga and saw him coaching Barcelona when… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
The Champions League is one of the biggest club stages you can reach and I think for players it is an honour… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
In football, you never know. There could be one or two injuries that crop up and you may be needed so I… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
You know it's part of football to lose, it belongs to it and its necessary because then you know what a feeling… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
I had four fantastic years with Jurgen. We won a lot of things together, we lived through many different experiences together, we… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
In a World Cup every single game is important; you are not allowed to make mistakes, not allowed to fail. If you… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
I can imagine it's not attractive for the spectators when we play teams with 10 players around their own box, just defending… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
There was a guy I found incredible in training. A player I thought 'What is he doing? Is he only 18 or… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
I had four fantastic years with Jurgen. We won a lot of things together, we lived through many different experiences together, we had our… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
Iniesta makes the game look easy, but it's not. On the contrary, it's very difficult. I don't think people appreciate it enough when they… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
We do not only have a Turkish side, inherited from our parents and our families, we were born and raised in Gelsenkirchen. It is… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
The idea of my parents was to keep us away from the streets. Gelsenkirchen is not a rich city. The crime is above average… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
Pep has so much charisma that always makes you give more than 100 per cent, not only in matches, but in training too. His… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
I have noticed that, for fans in England, the Premier League stands above the rest. — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
I feel privileged to have grown up in Germany so it was a heavy blow for me to be portrayed as somebody who isn't… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
There was a guy I found incredible in training. A player I thought 'What is he doing? Is he only 18 or 19?' That… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
Ballack had a certain level of aggression in his game, and a strong mentality. — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
Winning the Champions League is what you dream about when you are a small child. — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
If I have the space, I recognise the space, I like to take the ball and go straight to the goal, if there's a… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
Taffarel was also outstanding when Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup in 2000. I watched the games of 'Gala' a lot in my childhood. — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
Cristiano Ronaldo is the world class player after Messi, but for me he is not on this Galactico level of Messi. — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
In football, you never know. There could be one or two injuries that crop up and you may be needed so I always try… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share
