“We had quite a few conversations in the last couple of weeks – probably the player with whom I have spoken most,”
"I told him from the very first day that, for me, he is a highly important player. He is probably the only one who can play as a striker back to goal and face to goal."
“His professionalism, his work ethic is just amazing and I told him that I desperately want him to stay until the end of the season. He knows that. He also knows how highly I rate him and how highly I respect him, and that was also the reason why I played him (against Burnley) from the beginning together with Cristiano [Ronaldo].”