I've been brought up in a family that just loves football.

I've played against Aguero a couple of times. He starts behind you so he's always offside, but you don't know where he is. You look behind to the right and he'll go to your left. He's so tough to find. You've got to learn and work out how to stop them.

You can't throw the towel in if you come up against a brilliant striker.

They're great memories, not just as a footballer but as a person growing up - it sounds daft, but to come away from Liverpool to play the first-team football I needed. It's a fantastic place, a huge football club and they helped me a lot. I'm grateful for coming through there.

When you get beat it is the worst feeling in football, it is horrific.

You bring in Joao Moutinho and it's not just how he plays it's the experience he brings to the team and to the group.

I don't think people realise the quality of player in the lower leagues.

I watch a lot of football.

England is the pinnacle of any Englishman's career.

I was lucky enough to train with Carragher and Gerrard, and watch what they did on a daily basis - they never missed a session. I'd look how Carragher played, how he spoke and he was big to follow.