We're at the top of the cliff and we can either fall off the edge or keep climbing.

There are only four trophies available to win at the start of every season and there will be some big teams this year who won't win one at all.

I love the introduction of international managers and players into the Premier League. However Manchester United's principles through their history had always been: they will appoint a British manager, there will always promote youth, they will always play a certain style of football, they will always look to entertain. So to me the idea of appointing a British manager, David Moyes, appointing somebody who deserved that opportunity to step up, was the right principle.

The best illustration I can give of his talent is that at Manchester United there was always a possession drill in training designed to develop our passing ability, which might be three players against another three players, or six versus six, or nine versus nine. But no matter what the numbers were, the side with Paul Scholes on their team would always win by keeping the most possession.

I'd say Carrick has the qualities of a Scholes, Andrea Pirlo and Sergio Busquets.

Paul Scholes is the best player I've ever played with. There's talent in every part of his game.

For sportsmen or women who want to be champions, the mind can be as important, if not more important, than any other part of the body.