In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.

They say it was Cesc Fabregas who threw the pizza at me but, to this day, I have no idea who the culprit was.

I'm privileged to have followed Sir Matt because all you have to do is to try and maintain the standards that he set so many years ago.

You can't applaud a referee.

When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate, I check under the sauce to make sure.

I do believe in fate.

Keeping players happy is not easy and I think anyone with a big squad will tell you that.