I'm not silly. I understand that, with age and at different parts of your career, you have different challenges.

You remember the finals you lose as much as the ones you win.

Everyone's got unfinished business with Barcelona. They're the greatest team in the world.

I had a chance to go to Italy when I was younger and that would have been tough because of the language. America is easier but I really loved it.

Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a bit of an unfair stereotype.

I don't know if we'd have been as dominant as we were last season. The new things, the new ideas the manager brought in everyone took them on board so well. He is special.

I fancy our chances at the European Championships.