It was the hardest decision of his coaching career so I accepted that I should be No 1 and that was it

At Arsenal we play a very attractive, offensive style so I always have to be aware of counter attacks when you have to shift your position a lot more.

It was the hardest decision of his coaching career so I accepted that I should be No 1 and that was it

At the moment I'm just swallowing it all as part of the humiliation but I think - and this is aimed at my dear manager - one shouldn't humiliate players for too long

He does not have my class.

Lampard is a specialist in insulting people very badly.

He takes himself far too seriously and thinks he is very important. I don't like it when someone glorifies themself.