Our weekly round-up of the best recent LFC-related quotes features an Italian legend on an Egyptian superstar, the end of a special career, a superstition and more…

“It’s the history. If you ask me which time I’d want to go [back to] I would have loved to go to Bill Shankly’s time for a few days, to see how it was and feel how it made the club.”

Jürgen Klopp on what makes Liverpool a special club

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“He is one of the best players in the world – and I think he can and will get even better.”

Francesco Totti issues a warning about Mohamed Salah

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“It was one of those things where you watch it as a kid and have a dream of playing in the competition. So to come on and make my debut was a huge moment for me.”

Danny Ings reflects on his first appearance in the Champions League

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“It’s a wonderful story, it’s really deserved.”

The boss was delighted by the moment, too

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“To have been a small part of this great club’s history is something that will live with me forever.”

Casey Stoney on her time with Liverpool Ladies after announcing her retirement

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“I have to wear long sleeves [under my shirt] for every game – even if it’s in the summer.”

Virgil van Dijk reveals his superstition

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“It feels good to coach this team and certainly to beat one of our big rivals in the last 16 of a massive competition. But the players deserve the credit.”

Steven Gerrard delights in the U19s’ UEFA Youth League win against Manchester United

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“We will get the players back in the summer and then we can have a look again at what their roles are because we have a lot of highly interesting and highly talented young players, such as Marko [Grujic], Harry [Wilson], Ovie [Ejaria] and Ryan [Kent].”

Peter Krawietz discusses the future of the youngsters who departed on loan in January

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“It’s very nice, I love it!”

Salah gives the seal of approval to the ‘Egyptian king’ song in his honour

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“I was driving into town once and I saw a billboard of a Steven [Gerrard] celebration that I took. Who could not get a buzz? ‘That’s my picture!’”

Club photographer John Powell on what makes him proud

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“Even when you’re established maybe now as No.1 you always have to perform good and prove it week by week. There’s never really any laying back.”

Loris Karius assesses his recent form

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“All the others are flying, so you have to fly as well.”

Klopp weighs up the top-four battle in the Premier League

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“You always dream of being a professional footballer when you’re a kid so for it to finally come true is an amazing feeling. And [to do it] for the club that I’ve supported since I was born, it’s a great feeling for me and my family.”

Elijah Dixon-Bonner signs a professional contract with LFC

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“He was back in the sessions in Marbella and I could see the lads looking at each other and thinking how sharp he is.”

Jordan Henderson on the return to training of Nathaniel Clyne

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“I’m not one of those people who will go in and start telling [the manager] I should be playing, it was more: ‘What can I do? What do you think I’m lacking that I need to get in the team?’”

Andy Robertson on how he claimed a place in the Liverpool side