Darren Bent

“Once I left Spurs, I tried to show people that I'm a good footballer who can score goals.”

“Pogba doesn't really want to play holding midfield.”

“They are the best days of your life when you're in the youth team and parents are standing on the side wondering, 'Is he going to come through?'”

“I know Martin Jol. I've worked with him before, he signed me at Tottenham and I respect him hugely.”

“Luka was always stretching. That's maybe why he's supple and extremely flexible. You can tell from the way he moves with a football. He was very professional and used to eat particularly well. He was always in the gym, doing little extras.”

“I had two great years at Sunderland and I hope that's how people remember me up there, playing well and scoring goals for them.”

“Footballers will think differently to fans.”

“Luka is the best player I ever played with. He would see passes that no one else can see. If I could have had one thing from him, it would definitely have been his vision.”

“I've played for my country and now I've scored for my country and nobody can take those things away from me.”

“I read the Bible every day before I get up! You've got to have faith.”

“You always want to play for your country and when you're in good form, you feel that maybe you will be in with a shout. But all I can do is get one with my job and keep on knocking goals in.”

“Ian Wright was my big hero.”

“He's been absolutely brilliant, he's carried Aston Villa, I'm sure if it wasn't for him, Aston Villa would have been relegated ages ago if it hadn't been for Jack Grealish carrying the team.”

“It's crazy, I never thought I would see Wayne Rooney in the Championship. I thought he could have gone to Asia and earned a lot of money anywhere. That shows me that he is still really hungry and it shows that Derby opportunity excites him. Having him in the Championship is massive.”

“I was relegated at Charlton. At one point we got out of the relegation zone but we then lost two on the spin and I think we just knew then. We just couldn't get a result and you reach a point where draws are not good enough.”

“Internationally, the fine lines are so small. You can't make a mistake or you'll be punished. But it's a challenge I'm prepared for.”

“I want to get in the 100 club for scoring goals in the Premier League - I think about that a lot and the quicker I get into that group, the better, because not just anybody gets into that.”

“It would be great to play against someone like Spain and prove you can handle yourself at that level.”

“You think about all the positions Rooney got asked to play. He played everywhere. You forget how good he was. So to say Harry Kane is the best English centre-forward, I don't think so.”

“Anyone who knows me knows how much the FA Cup means to me and how much I enjoy playing in it.”