Danny Welbeck

“Football's football. You're going to come across the good and the bad, but you've got to take it all in your stride.”

“People around me would never let me get too big-headed. At the end of the day, you're just another human being.”

“Obviously, you want to win a trophy and finish as high up the table as possible. But it's important to focus game-by-game.”

“Once you play regularly, it just becomes second nature to do things on the pitch.”

“England against France is such a massive match; you can't get much bigger than that in European football. It's a huge rivalry.”

“The teacher would say, 'Not everybody makes it as a footballer, so what do you want to be?' I'd say, 'A footballer.' The teacher would say, 'But not everybody makes it. So what do you want to be?' I'd say, 'A footballer.' Every year that happened! Nothing was going to get in the way of me being a footballer.”

“There is always room to improve.”

“I got Osgood-Schlatter disease in my knees because my bones were growing quicker than my muscles, and it's hard to get out on the training pitch; then, afterwards, you're in agony every single time you play football.”

“It's the same for everyone - when they are being played out of position, they don't really like it.”

“Striker is my favourite position, but once I get on the pitch, whether it's out on the wing or in the middle, I just want to enjoy my football and try and produce as good a performance as possible.”

“When you are playing regularly, you feel a lot sharper on the pitch.”

“I think, first and foremost, Wayne Rooney is a class player. Wherever he is on the pitch, he can make an impact.”

“Each manager has their own ideas that they want to get across to the players, and how to do it.”

“Mum and dad worked so hard to help me and my brothers grow up as good people. They were both social workers, working with kids with learning disabilities. They are just great people. It means so much to me to make them proud.”

“That's Manchester United for you, a never-say-die attitude as you see time and time again.”

“Playing for United is all I've ever wanted to do - it's the club I've supported all my life.”

“I've been playing for England at every single youth team level, so it's like a natural progression into the seniors, and I'm obviously delighted with my progress.”

“Every day, in every single walk of life, you can do something good, and people will have something bad to say about you. You just get on with it and do your job as best you can.”

“Being at United, you always get quite disappointed if you don't get all three points, as you believe you can go into every single game and win it.”

“It hurts a lot to see United not winning.”