I've always said I aspire to follow the likes of John Terry, Michael Dawson and Rio Ferdinand. I always watch what they do and try and learn from them.

Everyone hates the best clubs, it is as simple as that.

Defending isn't just about tackling and heading, it's also about getting the ball down and playing - starting the attack from the back.

My mates send me pictures every single night on the Whatsapp group taking the mick out of me. It's banter, it is what it is. It doesn't bother me.

I have always said from day dot if somebody comes in and they give me a chance to play and play regularly then they will get the best out of me.

Success for Manchester United is winning the Premier League, adding another trophy and having another good cup run is another one.

I am not a player who goes on mazy runs - I like to defend. I like to do a job for the team.

When I was younger you think you know it all and after games you probably just go for some food or sit on your PlayStation. Now I take it a lot more seriously and recover properly because I know I need to give myself the best possible chance to be as fresh and as fit as I can for the next game.

We are under no illusions that we have no given right to win things, but winning the FA Cup is not enough.

It's not enough just to win a cup.

We will always have our critics because we are Manchester United. It has been like that since I have been here.

When I was younger I used to get really nervous before games, so much so, you are almost throwing up before games.

I'm lucky, I'm lucky enough that I am strong mentally.

You want to win things, you want the best players to come to Manchester United and if we're playing better and we're winning things and we're challenging for things then we're going to attract the best players.

I don't lose sleep about what people say about me. It's football.

I'm going to get criticism in the future, I've had criticism in the past. Honestly, I genuinely don't care.

I have a wonderful family and wonderful friends.

We're Man United, of course, we're going to be interested in the best players in the world, I'd be pretty amazed if we weren't.

I knew the pressure would be huge. I knew Manchester United was a massive club and a big challenge for me. Hopefully I'm proving to people that I can rise to the challenge.

I've said before I've always believed in my ability.

Training with world-class players week in, week out has only made me a better player and I'm thankful for that.

The thing that's stood out since I've joined United is the desire to win every single game. It means everything to win at this club. I'm just glad to be a part of it.

I think I'm more than capable of playing in positions such as right-back, centre-back and centre-mid.

I think it's brilliant to see players you've grown up with on the international stage come through to senior level.

Being at United in my first season has really given me an insight into the passion and drive the club has.

If you are enjoying your football, you see it on the pitch.

It's brilliant for me to even be considered as being a player who could become as good as Duncan Edwards was.

I want to be remembered one day as a great player, good athlete and a good professional.

One of my strong points is that, no matter what anyone says about me, it will not affect me, it's because I believe in my ability and what I can achieve.

It doesn't matter what anyone tells me, I know that I can rely on myself. It comes from my parents. They are the same strong-minded people as I am and I just don't let anyone bring me down.

I just love to defend!

It's the striker's job to put the ball in the net and it's up to us to make important tackles and blocks.

If we make an important block, it can be like a goal.

I have said from day one I see myself as a center back. But, if I am asked to play in midfield or at right-back, I am happy to do so.

As long as I am in the team, it doesn't matter whether I am in goal.

You win some, you lose some and then you get on with it.

I don't care how good you are, teams can be put under pressure.

I think England is the best league for me, for my style of play.

Hopefully, I can stay in the Premier League for my whole career.

Schweinsteiger has got class, he's won the World Cup, he's won everything in the game and he's got experience and that's massive, especially at Manchester United.

Players like routines. They like to know what they're doing in the week and in training.

When the chips are down, you see who the real fighters are. That is the beauty of Manchester United.

I am not one who needs to be patted on the back every single day and told I am brilliant. Some players need that, I don't.

As long as I am playing and enjoying playing, then that is all that matters.

Football's football, it can change very quickly. I know that, I've experienced that many times.

Consistency is key in any sport and it's no different here.

United need to be in the Champions League.

Teams like Bayern are who you want to be playing; if you want to test yourselves against the best you have to play them.

The manager picks the team and the team has got to go out and do its best.

My mates will tell me they saw me in the newspaper linked to this club and that club, but to be honest it goes in one ear and out the other.