I was born to score goals, I feel.

I thought I would break the scoring record when I got to 40 goals by the age of 27 or 28, but then Fabio Capello took over and he never picked me again.

I don't particularly enjoy watching international football in the way that I used to. It hurts me to say that, but it's true.

Best atmosphere I ever played in was at Celtic Park in the UEFA Cup for Liverpool.

Clubs don't like their players going off to play international matches and you can see a scenario where they eventually start to make it more difficult for international sides to call up players.

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 want to be a top-flight football player, so I lead the life that enables me to be that type of player. I prefer to be seen in a decent light rather than an indecent one.