The analysis of statistics is a big part of the modern game, and it's important as a modern manager to embrace areas that can help your team and players improve.

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 must have just dreamed that about Liverpool playing 3-4-3. What do people think that was, a bit of luck? A British coach playing 3-4-3? A foreign coach doing that would be a tactical genius. I imagine people think I fell into that system through a stroke of luck or something... it took some thought. I didn't just throw them out there.

Look at Tottenham. You spend over £100-odd million, you'd expect to be challenging for the league.

It's the nature of it. The players will want to compete at the highest level they possibly can.

I can categorically tell you that Mario Balotelli will not be at Liverpool.

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