We knew that his retirement would come one day and we both have been planning for it by ensuring the quality of the squad.

Previously people were treated anonymously particular on a drugs situation which is obviously highly emotive. They have been treated anonymously even after the verdict had been reached.

The stadium expansion is currently at the feasibility stage and has to go through that.

The rolling contract was designed to specifically take away some of that retirement talk and retirement issue.

Players aren't quite as mercenary as people make them out to be. Some of them are but some aren't.

All I can do is assess the value from Manchester United perspective. Whatever Chelsea do, they may have a different criteria, and different financial assets.

Arsenal are a great team. But we lifted the trophy eight times in 11 years.