I do not wish to hide my origins, nor do I seek to make it a subject of conversation. I am what I am.

I've put myself forward to be involved. Whether I get picked, we'll have to wait and see. Obviously everybody is excited about it, about the Olympics coming to London and the football being played in different parts of Britain.

I am proud of my black roots and of the black blood that runs in my veins.

I think after a big European game you're looking at four or five days. For two days afterwards I don't really do anything. I do a recovery the next day, which is bike work, a light stretch, some yoga and an ice bath after that. Then the second day I would just do the bike again for 20 minutes and then do some strides, which is box to box, just eight of them, just to get the legs going and the blood going again.

I've always had people come up to me to say that they admire the way I play, and then they tell me they're not United fans. That's always been nice.

Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?

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