48 Quotes by Mike Phelan

Once you have had success there are always people focusing on why it happened. Inevitably, there is a lot of scrutiny when you don't achieve the same again.

When you get to the semi-final of a cup you want to get to the final.

A club like Arsenal is a fabulous club, it is a well-run club.

From a footballer's point of view, if you want to choose a football club, then Arsenal is right up there with the best.

At times you are going to miss people. When that happens, others have to come to the front and show the calibre that brought them to the club in the first place.

We put a big value on the League Cup. We've never set out to demean the League Cup.

Any manager of any big institution, which is what Manchester United is, internationally, you have a role and a responsibility to give out the correct messages.

There is fierce competition within the city. If United are at loggerheads within the club, it just helps fuel City's cause more than anything else.

Not many people become manager of Manchester United. Sir Alex had it for a long, long time, then a few have come along since to try to emulate him and make them the champions again.