Top 25 Riyad Mahrez Quotes

Playing in the Premier League, in front of such crowds and on such perfect pitches, is amazing. I am so lucky.

Football is a game. So you need to enjoy your football.

It is up to me to adapt and to continue to surprise with my positioning, the timing of my runs, the trajectories, when I call for the ball.

Every day, I was on the street dribbling, doing skills. I wasn’t in an academy till I was 19.

I had confidence in my quality, so I was always positive and had good objectivity.

This is Leicester: it is not like Manchester City or Manchester United. They have an obligation to win things. We don’t have an obligation; it is just a dream.

I was a street footballer.

Sometimes you see me on the pitch, and you think I’m playing on the street.

I want to play Champions League every year; I want to be at a big club and win trophies. That’s my target.

Jamie Vardy and myself, we have fun during matches.

To be first is something special.

When I went to Le Havre, I wasn’t physically ready. I was skinny and not strong enough to play in a tough league. They told me to go back to the second team. I was very disappointed, but maybe that helped me to be the way I am now.

I always had this talent – it is something you get when you are born, so I have just worked, and it has gone well for me.

I’ve had the four best seasons of my career at Leicester and have loved every moment. I feel immense pride to have been a part of what we have achieved during my time at the club, culminating in becoming Premier League champions.

We were definitely not rich, but we were not poor. My mum always came home from work and did everything so that we ate well.

When you’re in an academy, every day you’re in at 9 A.M., and it’s, ‘Do this, do that,’ but we just came with our football.

In life, that is how you advance – by pushing the limits.

I loved Marseille when I was a boy.

You can be first, and then in six games, you can be 12th. The results can just flip, and everybody can forget.

My father pushed me to be a footballer. At every opportunity, he took me with him to play football. He came with me to matches.

I was born with this talent, so I’ve just worked hard, and now it’s gone well for me. But I’m not going to lie – I didn’t expect to be top of the Premier League.

Deep down inside me, I knew I could do great.

I always watch Barcelona on TV at home because I like how they play.

When there is a Brazilian who is lighting things up, he is at Real Madrid before you know it!

It’s better to have a lot of different qualities in the team; it’s a good mix.