In football, it is a question sometimes of the mentality, understanding the players, the atmosphere, the confidence.

I go to the training ground early in the morning, between 7:30 A.M. and 8:30 A.M. Not just me, my staff. Then, sometimes I leave at 8 P.M. or 6 P.M.

Sometimes you have to praise players.

I like working on the pitch, staying focused.

We want to win trophies and be in the record books.

It is always difficult, but when you have been a manager for a while with different teams, sometimes you were only playing once a week, trying to avoid relegation. When you have experience, you know all about the different feelings. Clearly, I would prefer to be fighting for the title or for the Champions League, but you must accept the situation.

What features in a midfielder am I after? Players who have the mindset to win every game - then we can start to talk about the technical quality.

Whenever people say things about me, it always comes back to Liverpool - but I cannot just become 'the former manager.' I am a professional football manager.

In England, there is a tradition of playing on Saturday. But in Spain, I won the UEFA Cup with Valencia playing on Thursday and Sunday, which was just the same.

Inter did not treat me well. They did not recognise my value despite me winning the Italian Super Cup and the Club World Cup.

I am consistent rather than courageous.

I would say the Geordie accent and the scouse accent are similar in terms of I don't understand anything!

In all my time in England, I have never come up against a fragile Man United team.

I have to do what I have to do so that we can win games.

There are many coaches who talk about referees every day.

Whenever you lose, it's always bad, and especially against Barcelona.

For me, there is only one club in England, and that's Liverpool.

When you're a young manager and trying to build something, you work very, very hard.

When you are playing well, the players play with more confidence, sometimes without changing anything.

As a manager, you are important sometimes, and you make mistakes, but the most important people are your staff and your players. Never call me 'the special one!'

You are under pressure when you play to avoid relegation.

I understand 100 per cent why someone would want to buy Newcastle United. It's very clear: it has the potential to be one of the top sides.

There are only two or three places in Britain with Catholic and Protestant cathedrals,and Liverpool is one. My wife Montse and I like to go to both of them.

When you have more money than anyone, and you can buy the players that you want, OK, you can buy the quality, and maybe you no longer mind about the other things.