The money I try and earn is for my family. It's not for me. It's always about my family.

Houllier did what he had to do – I’m not the first person to be treated like a disposable commodity

Nothing had changed in my routine, except that when I went down the chippy and got me special fried rice, it would be wrapped in a newspaper that had my picture all over it.

To say that I haven't been motivated to play is absolute nonsense.

I used to hate Ian Rush when I was young, because I was a devout Evertonian in those days, and he seemed to score every time Liverpool played against us. It's strange to think he used to support Everton too when he was a kid. He was brilliant to me at Anfield always giving me good advice.

It sounds mercenary and it smacks of rats leaving the sinking ship. But get real, when everyone is bailing out, you don't want to be the last man standing.

After spending so much money Liverpool were a lot further behind the leaders when Houllier left than before he arrived