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.

I think in terms of best players, I would have to say Ronaldo, the real Ronaldo, the Brazilian one. I was fortunate enough to have a year with him at Real Madrid. He was at the end of his career and was probably half the player he was. But, in his prime, he was quite simply astonishing.

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

While the World Cup is great every four years, I think people struggle to get themselves excited about qualifiers against the smaller nations. It will take some good performances from the national team to get the feel-good factor back, as far as the England team goes at least.

Manchester United will always be a competitor, just because of the very size of them.

You are affected by the surroundings, the mood of people, by confidence. I am no different.

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