People didnt know until I said it publicly that I had a nasty side. It was never obvious to the fans. I never lost my head, you see. Never got sent off.

I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd

Living in Manchester was like living on the moon... wherever that might be

I was a creative player, but I got some bad injuries early on and I decided that if this was a jungle we were playing in then it's better to be a lion than a lamb.

Great teams always have a Plan B. Look at Barcelona. Their Plan B is to stick to Plan A

How on earth Traore gets into this team is beyond me. And he's a Champions League winner? Gimme a break.

Sam Allardyce should learn a bit of humidity

There's only one plan in football: win you next match.

Pele wasn't as gifted as George Best and I would definitely put George above Johan Cruyff because he had more heart.

The longer Jose Mourinho goes on, and on, and on, the more difficult it is for me not to despise him and the set of values he's bringing to football.

Home advantage is usually an advantage to the home team

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true

Appeal with respect to elderly people as you would to the members of your own family.

No one can make you feel anything

But if it was always a point of speculation, where one person insisted it was a certain way and another denied it, how would anyone ever hold on to the truth?

It's so easy to judge things we don't understand.

I don't think that any economist disputes that we're in the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The good news is that we're getting a consensus around what needs to be done.

He could've had Jesus, Buddha, he could have had every God in his corner, it wouldn't have helped him against me.

When I became vegan 5 years ago, it was truly eye opening. I think it's all about perspective, really.

Try to achieve the impossible and direct your people to ways of achieving it.

The fact that I am so young So Immature Seems unforgivable to The decrepit Perfect and faultless adults