Nelson Mandela is my hero outside of football. I was fortunate enough to meet him a couple of times. He was really clued up on his football and he knew me, so that was just unbelievable. It really stuck with me.

My weight doesn't really fluctuate, but I make sure I don't eat late at night. It's about making sure I'm right physically because mentally I'm OK.

A lot of people don't know that my father is black

Looking at me from the outside, it is not very obvious, I know half my family is black and I feel close to their culture and their color.

I actually don't feel the years passing, although the younger players make sure to remind me of my age. If there's a clip of Bobby Charlton playing or a game's in black and white they'll ask: Were you playing in that Giggsy?

European football games or evening games seem to take a lot more out of you because you don't sleep that night. And as you get older, it gets worse.

I just want to be as successful as I can in football.