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.

If there isn't a sequence of 15 previous passes, a good transition between attack and defence is impossible. Impossible.

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.

Put in the superlatives yourselves, I'm running out. It's already been a while now that he has been outstanding. He's more than decisive in every way. That he's capable of doing everything that he does at his age is something impressive, that doesn't make any sense.

It has been an honour to be the coach of the best player (Messi) I have ever seen and probably the best I will see.

Thats the beauty of sport. Sometimes you laugh, sometimes you cry

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.