When the Champions League is at stake, ... you do everything you can, whether it's called gamesmanship or cheating, to put the opposition off.

No-one wants to grow up and be a Gary Neville.

Don't ever call me a bottler on the radio with thousands of people listening

Well Xabi is entitled to his opinion our team would never criticise another but we will look to exploit his lack of pace!

I think Pep Guardiola is a top manager. There's no doubt about that. Not only did he manage Messi and Iniesta, but he made them better and took them to levels they'd never been before. The best team I've ever seen is Pep Guardiola's Barcelona. I'm sure his management got something to do with that.

For someone to ask 'Who did you play for' and to be able to answer a single name 'Liverpool' that would be brilliant...I don't think I'd ever leave

This is the best club in the world with the best fans, so I'm very proud to be a Liverpool player for the next four years and hopefully even longer.

It has been so long since Liverpool won the title, I was a 12-year-old Everton fan the last time it happened.