My biggest mentor is myself because I've had to study, so that's been my biggest influence.

I dictate entirely how the team is prepared, and I am a hands-on coach; I love to be out there with the players taking the sessions.

If you give a bad player time, he can play. If you give a good player time, he can kill you.

The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city.

If you look at the world-class performers at the top of the game, their numbers are just exceptional and that is the level he is at.

I don't see coach job stressful, I really don't. Of course, there is pressure and expectation, but I wouldn't necessarily equate that with stress.

My template for everything is organisation. With the ball you have to know the movement patterns, the rotation, the fluidity and positioning of the team. When we have the football everybody's a player.