I’ve obviously been here for a long time now and I’d say my bond with the Liverpool supporters is probably as strong as it’s ever been.

Every year you play for the club, that relationship becomes stronger and stronger.

We’ve had a lot of senior players leave in the last few years, so there are not many players that have been here for a long, long time – me and Skrts [Martin Skrtel] are the longest-serving players.

I feel the fans appreciate the players that have been loyal to the club and been here for a long time, playing in the Liverpool jersey for many years.

When I hear the fans singing my name, when they send me nice messages on social media, or when they stop me for a chat, it makes you feel very wanted – all good feelings that can drive you through a difficult moment, especially during games.

The fans' support at Liverpool gives you confidence to keep going and keep doing what you think is right. Mistakes will always happen, but if you have the support from the fans it is a massive bonus for us.

Of course, we all know I had a difficult start here but my time here has been very good and I wouldn’t change anything.

So much so, my son, Pedro, is currently at Liverpool’s Academy and he’s enjoying it a lot. He goes once or twice a week and it’s great to see him developing.

He loves football, which is normal for a lad of his age, and when he goes to the Academy, the people there really look after him and that’s what you want – for him to play football because he loves it, with no pressure, and then the future will decide.

Pedro becoming a footballer isn’t something I have in my mind at the moment though, however. When you put pressure on, too much, too early, you can lose that love and passion for football.

I experienced something like that when I was younger and for a few months I didn’t want to play football anymore. We know football starts at a very young age now and the pressure can keep on building up, and sometimes you’re not prepared for that.

For now, Pedro just needs to enjoy playing the game and then in the future, if he wants to try to make it in the game and has a chance to do it, then why not?

I don’t think a father or mother would want to decide what their child wants to do – you just want to see them happy. If he is happy playing football, then why not? And if not, he can go and do something else.

So after all this time here, I think of myself as a Scouser now. Of course I do.

I consider myself one of them. It’s been almost 10 years for me here and my two kids were born in Liverpool. I feel as though I’ve been adopted very well by the people here.

I have a lot of passion for this club and I try to show that every time I step out onto the pitch.