You can't build a cathedral in a day. A look at the club's history tells you these things take time.

There are those who say maybe I should forget about football. Maybe I should forget about breathing.

I want to keep an English heart to the team. I believe in that. Michael Owen is that. Never think Michael is afraid of anything.

Today you play for a place in history, today you play for immortality.

You can't say my team aren't winners. They've proved that by finishing fourth, third and second in the last three years.

It is important for the club to find a balance in a world driven by economic and political needs. This club usually does that [on leaving Liverpool]

We don't destroy our heroes today when we worshipped them yesterday.