Just because I don't smile a lot, people think, 'Ah, yeah. He must have a bad attitude.' But if you don't know me, you don't know me. That was the problem. My face is just serious!Collection: Attitude
With the way my career has gone, I've had ups and downs, and I'm thankful for going through what I've gone through because now I'm a stronger person.Collection: Thankful
I have a smile on my face because I am back on the pitch.Collection: Smile
My fitness has always been decent. I run constantly.Collection: Fitness
I am the Crystal Palace DJ. I'm the guy who gets us going. I play the songs.
Obviously, getting to United isn't easy, so not being given a chance is hard to take.
One of my brothers, Serge, was at a couple of professional clubs on trial, including Palace when they had Ashley Cole on loan. He was a winger, though left-footed, and I learned a lot of my skills from him.
Play well, play regularly, and score goals. Nothing else.
Yohan Cabaye. He's a French player, and he dresses really well every day. There's no effort. That's how I like to dress.
When I was at United, I had money, but I was still so down and depressed.
People think your life's different because you've got money, you've got fame, so they don't treat you the same.
Obviously, I have arguments with people on the pitch, with all the emotions.
If you watch me play, you'll see how often I get kicked. I don't go off the pitch and cut myself to act like I've been kicked.
At the pace I'm running, trying to get the ball, the slightest touch could trip me over. You don't have to literally push me over. That's what people don't understand. But unless you're able to run that fast, you'll never understand.
Fans give me abuse all the time. Nearly every team does that. If I wasn't a good player, you wouldn't feel like you need to boo me the whole game. So do that if it makes you feel better, but it does spur me on. It's like, 'You expect something from me; that's why you're doing this,' so I don't mind it. They can boo me all day long, really.
Going through games, making silly mistakes, you'll need the manager to tell each individual what they are doing wrong.
Obviously if somebody scores 17 goals, you're not going to argue with him if he wants to take penalties.
I'm not really much of a fan of Drake. I don't know why; I'm not really keen on it. His songs just make you think about your ex! I'm more about upbeat songs! His songs are more sad most of the time!
I've spoken with Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson, and they say the Premier League's the place to be. It's where I want to get to, and getting there with Palace would be nice.
I'd never look at someone and think he's better than me, unless it's Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.
My mum says that, when I was a couple of months old and couldn't even stand up yet, I'd try and kick a ball. She knew I'd be into football. Maybe I was just destined to do this.
There is nothing worse than not being involved. You are sitting there thinking, 'What exactly am I? A footballer who is not playing football?' You feel a bit worthless sitting in the stands, watching all the time.
The thing was, if I had a bad game, I was 'the Man United reject.' If I had a good game, it was 'Man United star on loan.' And I just thought, 'I don't need that anymore.' One minute, I was hero; the next minute, I was zero. I just didn't need it. I'd rather just play football.
You'll see me just walk into the local Tesco. I don't feel I need to hide myself because there's no reason to. Okay, I play for Crystal Palace, but I'm still a normal human being.
I've lived in Croydon most of my life.
Me going to a big club when I was, like, 19 or 20, I didn't know what to expect, how to behave, whatever. I was just a youngster who wanted to do tricks. I didn't even care about end product, really.
I think in football, most of it is just mental.
It stresses me out if I mess up.
Going to Manchester United, you're expected to be the final product.
When I don't play well, nobody needs to say anything to me. I beat myself up.
Not everyone can say they were signed by Sir Alex Ferguson and Man United.
I just come to training, work hard, go home, prepare for the game, then play.
I am a very ambitious person.
I feel like I am a good player.
I am a normal guy. I muck about; I play around with my nieces. The only thing is I need to be professional when I am out and conduct myself in a certain way. I still live a normal lifestyle.
One thing I wanted to do from when I was young was buy my parents a house. I have done that in Ivory Coast.
My dad used to take me to training in bangers, and we used to push the car. He would do whatever it would take, so I owe my family.
I am just trying to keep my performances consistent.
I give a tenth of my salary to charity every month, so in terms of giving back, I do my best.
Everyone goes on about Manchester United all the time, but they're just another team in the final. I don't see it as anything special.
I don't have anything against United. Playing them won't make me run any faster or try any harder.
Ivory Coast, even though I told them no at first, they still had the belief in me and still wanted me because they knew what I could do for the team.
I can deal with the media; I can deal with some of the criticism I get and still focus on what I need to do.
I just try to do what I can for the team.
I love it at Palace; the fans have got loads of love for me.
My only objective is to win.
It can be United or Aston Villa or Chelsea or whoever. I just want to win, and if I can score a goal against them, I'll be buzzing.
If you play a lot of games, you'll get your form back eventually.
Obviously, being at Wembley, that's where everybody wants to play.
I've grafted to get here, so Manchester United is where I want to stay.