I've always admired great football managers, and Sir Alex Ferguson had so much success.

Going back to my playing days, I was at Cambridge United for a couple of seasons, and, of course, Newmarket is just down the road. On my days off, I would go to Newmarket quite often, park up by the gallops, and watch the horses work. It was something else.

I agree with Arsene Wenger that finishing in the top four is the equivalent of winning a trophy - even if you don't get to parade silverware.

If you want to keep your best players, you need top European football because they want to be involved in that.

I think people know that I've got things in my mind that I want to do and things I wanted to change in time. I can't do it all overnight.

Celtic's a brilliant football club, and they have an unbelievable fan base - one of the biggest in the world.

You're never going to go through a season with no injuries.

There is no club in Europe that wouldn't want Van Persie at centre-forward.

Manchester United isn't about Wayne Rooney. Manchester United is about the team, the club.

Real Sociedad fans are fantastic; they know that the club is trying to join the other teams who are always in the top part of the table - to get as close to them as possible.