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.

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.

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

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.

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]

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

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