However good an English team is, they will always have an additional advantage. It is that European players know that their English opponents will come at them in the belief they will win, and they can always be guaranteed never to stop fighting. They have a natural aggression that they are born with. If it ever goes, English football will lose its most valuable dimension.

When you play a match, it is statistically proven that players actually have the ball 3 minutes on average ... So, the most important thing is: what do you do during those 87 minutes when you do not have the ball. That is what determines wether you're a good player or not.

You know I don't think there will ever be a time when the English player is not respected, and feared, across the world of football. The English footballer is very brave and strong and committed and there is always enough high-class players in his team to cause concern in any opponent. It is a national characteristic.

In small space a player has to be capable of acting quickly. A good player who needs too much time can suddenly become a poor player.

The difference between right and wrong is often not more than five metres.

Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster.

Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United.