Most professional players are their own biggest critics. Some of the things you read in the papers that strike you as bang out of order will already have been thought by the players themselves

His temperament is always there to be questioned because he plays on the edge. He wouldn't be the same player if you took it away. I know that's a clich?, but it's true.

His temperament is always there to be questioned because he plays on the edge, ... He wouldn't be the same player if you took it away. I know that's a clich?, but it's true.

His temperament is always there to be questioned because he plays on the edge. That is just the way he plays.It is a cliche but if you took that edge away from Wayne he wouldn't be the same player and I would rather have the Wayne Rooney we have now.

Who were the best players I had ever played against? Raul, Messi, Zidane.

Best player? For me, it's Paul Scholes. He'll do ridiculous things in training like say, “You see that tree over there?” - it'll be 40 yards away - “I'm going to hit it”. And he'll do it. Everyone at the club considers him the best.