Nobody on this planet had a range of passing like Paul Scholes. Training every day was a pleasure just watching him. Unbelievable career.

You always come back to earth with a thump at some stage. Life has it's ups and downs; the acid test is how you handle the downs.

[Wayne Rooney] has to be viewed as a great England striker if he breaks Sir Bobby Charlton's record. Scoring goals at international level is much more difficult than it was a few years back because even the lesser teams are well organised and don't concede too many goals these days.

There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster.

You're on your own out there with ten mates.

Often the biggest test is when the chips are down and you've got to stick together as a team.

I don't want to be modelling G-strings. It's not that good for my image – I'm a footballer not a tart