Mario Gotze

Anyone who was been injured for a long period can emphasise how happy you are when you are able to be back on the pitch.

Looking back, it wasn't easy when the news broke that I was leaving Dortmund, but that's behind me now.

Should I get back to playing like the 18-year-old Mario Gotze again? I will never be the old Mario Gotze again.

I grew up there and played all the youth teams at Borussia.

It's pretty hard to predict anything when talking about the Premier League because of the liabilities the teams and the players have when playing in the Champions League and the other cups, too.

I'm a team player and think of the team first.

Many associate me with the person I was when I was young. But I had a different role then, played in a different position.

It was a big step for me to go to Bayern Munich. Of course, the expectations were different than at Dortmund, but that's what I wanted.

I left home at 21 to go and play for Munich and was immediately able to perform at a high standard. It was totally surreal, and I had no idea where it might lead.

Peter Stoger is very, very inspirational, communicating a lot, being open and approachable for the players.

It's not good to end the year with a loss.

Xabi Alonso is a very, very intelligent and experienced player with an enormous personality.