I’ve always said that you can live without water for many days, but you can’t live for a second without hope.

The responsibility will always go with the manager - you put out the team.

I think I've proven I can build a team that plays a way of football that excites and challenges at the top end of the table.

I'd rather lose a game trying to win it, than lose it trying not to get beat

I have a senior staff meeting every day, with key personnel who interface with the players - coaches, the medical staff, our analyst department. This is a useful exercise as it means we are all across what is happening and they are aware of my expectations.

I think football management has obviously changed and evolved in terms of practices and methods, but I would say the values we strive to hold are the same as great men like Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.

I know how it goes. Six or seven months ago I was the manager of the year and I was going to be this and that, tactically this and tactically that, and now, because we have lost two world-class players, I am useless. But I accept that.