After we played Sporting last week, the lads in the dressing room talked about him constantly, and on the plane back from the game they urged me to sign him. That's how highly they rated him.

Friendship cant end just because you change your life.

I would be very proud if, one day, I'm held in the same esteem as George Best or Beckham. It's what I'm working hard towards.

My free-kick secret? I just look at the net and say take the kick, Cristiano.

For me Sir Alex was my father in football. He was crucial in my career and, outside football, was a great human being with me. Talent isn't everything. You can have it from the cradle, but it is necessary to learn the trade to be the best.

My aim is to go down in history as one of the best.

When you lose a person you love so much, surviving the loss is difficult.