I strive to live with passion and not to be desensitised to life. Things matter to me. You’ve got to live like that. Otherwise what’s the point? It’s not possible to please everyone and there is no point in trying to be what other people think you should be. For me, it’s important to be who I am, not just to be different but to be as authentic as I can be.

There is no defence that can stop Messi. It is impossible.

I am not dealing with footballers, I am dealing with people. They have fears and worry about failing and making fools of themselves in front of 80,000 people. I have to make them see that without each other they are nothing.

I see Maradona every time he grabs the ball and accelerates.

If you train badly, you play badly. If you work like a beast in training, you play the same way.

Out of everyone at Manchester United, I would pick out Scholes, he is the best midfielder of his generation. I would had loved to play alongside him.

Messi is an irreplaceable player, today if he was here we would have won 5-0 but he was not and we had to play another in his place.