In football there is very rarely a "typical day" - there are always issues and challenges that arise from nowhere, and as manager you have to be ready to deal with them.

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.

Liverpool Football Club is the heartland of football folklore

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

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

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