The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city.

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.

My biggest mentor is myself because I've had to study, so that's been my biggest influence.

They have a choice as a club. They don't have to sell. Maybe Southampton's objectives have changed. They were looking to be a Champions League club, I believe. They obviously wanted to change... I don't have sympathy, no.

Statistics and numbers are no good unless you have good people to analyse and then interpret their meaning and importance.

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 dictate entirely how the team is prepared, and I am a hands-on coach; I love to be out there with the players taking the sessions.