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.

My philosophy is that the club is more important than anyone!

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

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

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

Players have responsibilities, because, whether they like it or not, they are public figures. They have to be aware that the people who come to the ground spend fortunes in relation to what they earn.

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]