I'm blessed to be supported by some brilliant staff, who are all experts in their field and dedicated to what they do.

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

I believe a young player will run through a barbed wire fence for you. An older player looks for a hole in the fence, he’ll try and get his way through it some way, but the young player will fight for you.

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.

Status does not matter. It is what you are like as a player. It doesn't matter how much money you have come for. That doesn't matter to me. I will play a 17-year-old if he fights and he has quality. It is quite easy.

I was surprised we were playing in Manchester and have a referee from Greater Manchester.

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.