Rodri: 'I think I won the Ballon d'Or because I am a stable player'

"Alvaro Morata kept telling me that I was stupid because if I had social media, I would have the 'Ballon d'Or.'

As soon as I won this award... I wrote to him: 'Look, the award is in my hands and I don't have social media.'"

"The player who can significantly influence the game, if we talk about numbers, is Erling Haaland.

He is the only footballer who could be close to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

This forward is also very young and will be at this level for many years."

"I believe I won the 'Ballon d'Or' because I am a stable player. That is the hardest thing in football.

I think that this year I was the most consistent player in the world."

"When I joined the 'citizens' team, people told me: Pep Guardiola will leave next year. He is here for another five years.

We will see how it goes. He is an ambitious coach and will decide his own future. In any case, 'Man City' will continue to be 'Man City.'

"Manchester City" currently ranks second in the English Premier League, trailing the leading "Liverpool" by five points.