You can try to challenge everything... but not age!

Having a lot of attacking players on the field and a good balance at the back is the foundation of victory.

If we want football to be a sport that is no longer a sport, then use VAR on every incident. However, if we get to March, where every point becomes decisive, then games can last three or four hours.

Given the choice between Higuain and Kane, I would still pick Pipita as my number nine, even if Kane is a top-class striker.

Narcissism in moderate amounts is not harmful to health.

Work is important, but you also need to disconnect, to unplug at times, in order to be even more concentrated when you do work.

Not every cloud has a silver lining.

It's no simple task getting the very best from each and every member of the squad.

Evra, besides being a great professional, is a great person.

I've always said that to win the Champions League, you need to reach a certain stage in good form and with good fitness levels.

Life is like this: things come and go.

It's nice when the fans wear wigs like my hair and show they are behind me.

I prefer to play in midfield, whether that is attacking midfield or defensive midfield.

As a young player, I played up front, on the wing, in midfield, and when I started in the reserves at Standard Liege, I played centre back.

£25million or £30m or £20m - whether you are expensive or not, players are just players.

Everton was a great club for me with great teammates.

It is difficult for every manager, I think, in the first year.

Everything has to be within the rules, but the physical side in England is why it's such a competitive league.

In England, every game is like a derby, because it's physical.

When the manager asks me to do something, I do it.

Sometimes I have two or three players around me, grabbing me.

Why should I change my game if I don't even get a yellow card?

When I was about 16, I started to believe I could play professionally. I worked hard and focused more.

My dad was an ex-player, so he knew what he was saying. When we talk about football, he knows what he's talking about. We can talk all evening.