I have never thought of a scenario where international football was not a massive part of our [England] game.

I've always been a player that likes to get round the back and get crosses in for other people. When I first burst on to the scene some people only saw the goals I was scoring. More recently they've taken notice of the goals I've set up. It is nice to be recognized for that.

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

I think it's getting tougher and tougher, all the big teams are getting stronger and there's more of them.

The Spanish league is fantastic, but it has not the great passion the English Premiership has got.

England have players who can rattle anyone's feathers

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.