He was a player that hasn't had to use his legs even when he was nineteen years of age because his first two yards were in his head.

The old adage that you shouldn't change a winning team doesn't apply in modern international football because managers have to study the opposition and pick players who exploit their weaknesses.

Michael Owen could be Sir Alex's best ever buy, even though he didn't buy him

I have a number of alternatives, and each one gives me something different.

If people feel 4-4-2 is the way forward in international football, they'll have to wait until I'm out of a job.

Tim Sherwood has come in, done very well and given us another string to the bow in a different type of way.

Paul Scholes was the jewel in the crown, the first name on the teamsheet and unquestionably one of the finest England players of the age. He flourished at once in the international arena, which didn't surprise me given his fabulous all-round attributes. He had almost everything - talent, intelligence, courage. His only blemish, which he never really shook off, was his tackling. There was always the chance of that red mist coming down. Overall, though, Paul was a wonderful player and he's a lovely lad, a credit to his club and to himself.