Every season is a new challenge to me, and I always set out to improve in terms of games, goals, assists.

He does things I have never seen from any other player and it really is marvellous to watch. It takes a great player to grab the bull by the horns and make things happen, but he has done it repeatedly. He has been even better than people here thought he would be and that's saying something.

I have never played against anybody like that in my life and I was pleased to be taken off.

The high point of my career was winning the Champions League. No one will ever erase that from my memory, in the same way that no one will ever erase the fact that I did it in a Manchester United shirt.

I don't consider myself as the best player in the world. I'm not obsessed with individual titles. I'm much more interested in being part of a team which wins trophies.

Your love makes me strong, Your hate makes me unstoppable".

I still remember when my teacher told me that football wouldn't give me anything to eat