I used to stand on the Kop when I was here in 1969. The atmosphere and passion on the pitch as well as the terraces was intoxicating and Liverpool became part of me from that day on.

When I see the Bill Shankly statue, I look at the sentiment on the base. It says: 'He made the people happy’. Well now the modern Liverpool is making the fans and the city happy. And that makes me so proud.

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

We don't have any splits here. The players country is Liverpool Football Club and their language is football.

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

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

To me, the team is more important than any individual member of the squad, and the players have to realise that and accept that my priority is to pick a side with the best possible chance of winning each match.