I come from a football family which has really helped.

There is such a belief in the squad that we could really do something.

I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years.

When I look back, I didn't enjoy any of the big games. I didn't enjoy any of the finals. You enjoy lifting the trophy and the celebrations. But it was always the next game.

Obviously, it has taken time to work with the players around me and with so many new faces coming in the summer, in a way it's been more difficult.

In a way, I've thrived on the competition, perhaps it has made a better player because of it.

People had said to me New York is kind of cutthroat and people walk past you on the street. I find it the opposite. I find that people want to talk.