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

To be at the top, you have to have a competitive streak in you. If you're not performing, you've got to be angry with yourself.

There have been more things wrong with England than just Wayne Rooney in the last few years.

[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.

If you cut me in half, I'm a footballer.

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 hate to admit this but I don't even know how to make a cup of tea or coffee. I can boil a kettle for a pot noodle and I've been known to warm up some food in the microwave.