I was a big fan of Maradona growing up and of the current crop Ronaldo is good but Messi is the best I’ve ever seen. I don’t dish out praise lightly but Messi deserves it. I look for weaknesses in his game and I can’t find them.

Hopefully kids will look at me and see that your dreams can come true.

A lot has been written about my age and my injuries. A lot of people think I'm going to be 94. I'm actually 34 and I feel quite good. I'm sure the fans will judge me on what I do on the pitch, not what I say.

If it had come to a fight, Patrick [Vieira] could probably have killed me.

I hate losing in training, I'm always arguing, having a go at everybody. I take my job very seriously.'

When results aren't good the manager gets the sack, that's the game.

The type of game I play, I'm going to pick injuries and suspensions, unfortunately.