[Wayne Rooney] best tournament was the 2004 European Championships, when he played alongside me and made such a big impact, but it hasn't happened for him at the World Cup for one reason or another.

I don't get a lot of enjoyment out of sitting there for an hour and a half watching a game like we saw between Ireland and England last Sunday.

A new club is like having a new girlfriend – you don't have feelings straight away

For me there's nothing better than putting the white shirt on for England and playing for England. I'd get worried if it wasn't like that.

I think nowadays Manchester United is more competitive than it's ever been. Obviously, over the last one or two decades, they've always had one challenger or two challengers maybe, whether it be Arsenal or Chelsea.

An emotion that lives with me is a sense of what might have been had injuries not robbed me of my most lethal weapon - speed.

I can't believe anyone can have played the game of football as well as Messi.