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!

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.

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

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.

Liverpool players must play like a lion, give his all. There must be determination, commitment and resolve to be a Liverpool player.

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