Athlete

When Manchester United play with the right spirit, nobody can beat us.

People can call me arrogant, but why should I lie? Of course I feel strong, and of course I am proud as well.

You have to win the title with a strong team and a strong defence, but I don't only like to talk about the four defenders and the goalkeeper when you concede goals. It's about the team.

Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney are both outstanding players.

Everyone thinks if they have a problem, the first thing they want to do is play football and enjoy themselves.

Winning the Champions League is completely different to winning the Premier League.

It is important to keep Manchester United on top of the world.

Messi is unbelievable, but Ronaldo does it on his own. In Madrid, he has to score the goals and create them.

I always say the biggest opponent for Manchester United is Manchester United. Every year I play for this club, I will say the same.

If you are ready to play, you have to give everything. No excuses.

It does not matter if I'm Man of the Match.

When you play for Manchester United, any year you don't win the title, you feel like you haven't done your job.

Football is like a pyramid. It is easy to reach the top of the pyramid, but to stay there is the hardest part.

Playing for Manchester United demands huge sacrifices. It is a club for workers, and we are there to slog our guts out. There is no bling and sequins about the place.

I will love the Champions League for life.

When you start to work out during your holidays, you know you've got the motivation. When I stop working hard during my holidays and getting excited before the beginning of the season, that's when I'll know it's time to call it quits.

I don't have to prepare any differently because it's Messi, because every day in training I am up against people like Rooney, Berbatov, Ronaldo, and Tevez, so you know what to do against big players.

The Premier League title is very important, of course. I always say to play in the league and to win the title is very difficult. It makes you very proud.

I have never hidden my love of Paris, even though Monaco is still 'my' team.

Some might say friendlies are unimportant, but we always try to win because we then maintain that positive mentality when the real competitions start.