Henry is a great man, I really like him. He is a great professional and I think he will be a great captain for them. He's been the outstanding player in the Premiership for the last three or four years

As far as I see it you just can't give Messi space in the dangerous areas - we have to close him down, get tight and give him as little room as we can because if you don't, he can destroy you.

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

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

I'm like everyone else: I want to play every game, but it's not possible.

In international football, you need pace and you need your players up top to create things out of nothing and run at people.

But what club wouldn't welcome the chance to strengthen their side, what club would turn down the resources Chelsea have?