I can't stand Liverpool. I can't stand the people. I can't stand anything to do with them.

This Guy (Messi) is the Best Player in the World, no doubt about that. I think we're always nervous about calling people who are currently playing, who are young at 23, to say he's the Best Player ever. But we shouldn't be. We should admit what we are seeing in front of our eyes. This is a special talent, who may be is the Best Player ever been seen.

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.

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength.

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

We don't give in and we don't stop. We are relentless and in the end we usually get to where we want to be.

One year's poor form remains a blip but if it happens next year, you can say it's a trend.