The quality of people you have around you as a manager is so vital. There are various factors that influence that process; fitness, form and the tactical approach to your opponent are all areas I review on a daily basis.

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

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

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.

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

I hope when my time as Liverpool manager is over, I'm remembered as someone who improved the team and left the club in a better position than I inherited it.

The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city.