All Newcastle fans need to know is that I will be giving everything for their cause now.

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.

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.

You're on your own out there with ten mates.

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.