Coach

I was always the 'boring' type. I was into the stats and spending hours and hours and hours studying them. I was always more a manager than a player.

It's not about tippy-tappy, namby-pamby football. It's a battle, and we have to be ready for it.

I'm proud of my career as a player.

Clubs don't change managers unless there is something wrong.

When you turn round games, that's the best feeling you have in games.

I wouldn't be in football if I was nervous. You have to look forward to games.

In any game, you have to work to stay in it, especially away against a good team like Southampton. It's a fantastic club and one I've said on a few occasions Cardiff City would do well to emulate, both on and off the field.

Every single player needs that eye-to-eye connection, I'm sure. They want to know what is expected of them, but it's not just me telling them what to do. It's about asking, 'What are your strengths? What do you feel? What can you give to the team?'

A Man United team should never be outworked.

I understand there are so many managers who would love to be manager of Manchester United, and I am one of them.

My best ability was in just being ready when I was called upon. Then, I would be fit, and my legs would be light. If you sulk and are on the bench, and the gaffer calls you on, you are not ready because there's something going on in your head.

I am not a city guy; I like peaceful surroundings and maybe a walk around a lake.

Every manager dreams of managing Manchester United.

I am not an emotional person, really.

When you are a professional, you go into the next game wanting to win.

The only way I know to get out of disappointment is to work hard, keep doing the right things, and don't make any rash decisions.

When people doubt me, I love it.

I had a fantastic time at United. I have been back to watch games. It was over 14 years of my life. It is a third of my life I spent at Old Trafford. That's a lot of time, and it feels like home.

I'm very confident in my own ability as a manager.

I work to plan long-term and try to earn results short-term.