I think about the great players with whom I have shared a pitch: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo - and the greatest of them all is Messi.

Winning the Ballon d’Or never bothered me. I just wanted to play for Manchester United.

I am not a man of many words, but I can honestly say playing football is all I have ever wanted to do.

Get up. Go to work. Play the game. Get showered. Go home.

I don't like compliments. No. I prefer criticisms; prefer to prove them wrong

I think about the great players with whom I have shared a pitch: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo - and the greatest of them all is Messi.

At every opportunity, I wanted to play football.