Coutinho: Returning to England is not in my plans Barcelona Wants to succeed at the Camp Nou

Philippe Coutinho has been criticised for his performances this season, but leaving Barcelona is not on his agenda.

Barcelona are top of LaLiga Santander, in the final of the Copa Del Rey and in the Champions League quarter-finals, and the Brazilian playmaker wants to prove himself and win trophies.

"This is my second season at Barcelona," Coutinho told The Daily Mirror, "I've won titles and I've always been an ambitious and demanding player, I want more and more.

"I wanted to play football in Spain and here I am, playing at the best club in Spain - what more could I ask for?

When speaking about his future, Coutinho went on to deny any potential return to the Premier League.

"At the moment, I'm only focussed on Barcelona. Returning to play in England isn't in my plans."

Barcelona take on Manchester United on April 10 and 16 in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and Coutinho knows all about the Red Devils from his time at Liverpool.

"It's complicated to describe what you have to do to win against this type of team," he noted.

"To start with, Manchester United have a great goalkeeper and some very good players in attack.

"It will only be normal if the United fans boo Luis Suarez and myself, having previously played for their big rival, Liverpool.

"I learned about the significance of games against United [whilst playing for Liverpool] and understand the rivalry, having played against them on several occasions.

"I still have these battles in my memory and if Barcelona beat United, it will double the personal satisfaction for myself."

The winners of Barcelona's tie with United will then take on the winner of Liverpool and Porto in the semi-final and Coutinho is very excited by a potential encounter against his former team.

"I'm happy that Liverpool are doing well this year," he added.

"It would be a dream to return to play at Anfield; a lot of mixed feelings, I'm sure.

"But I have to be honest and say that I would've preferred to only have come up against Liverpool in the final."