I really did not think much about the size of the transfer fee when I left Barcelona because it was all down to market forces, not me.

I think he [Raul] is the greatest player to have ever played the game. He walks on the turf and astounds. It is utterly amazing.

Regaining the Champions Cup is not going to be easy.

The mistake is to imagine that perfection is possible when the very idea is unthinkable.

I'm star-struck when I see Paul Scholes because you never see him. On the pitch you can't catch him. Off the pitch he disappears.

I have a fantastic wife, and not only in terms of external beauty. Her priority and mine is our children. That is our choice.

In football, day in day out, you always have to show your worth.