Erik ten Hag

“When we have good people around, with the right connection and the right commitment we will achieve the success we want.”

“Everyone is highly motivated when you go to Anfield, it's a great place to go. You know it's going to be tough and what every top footballer wants is that challenge.”

“Of course negativity is never good.”

“In general when I came in at Man United, the standards were not right.”

“Some games are bigger than others.”

“As coaches, you don't really have much time off.”

“Diogo Dalot is right-footed and on the left side. It can work very good but it is not always beneficial for your strikers.”

“English players are quite expensive.”

“You need outstanding players. 'Otherwise, you are in a process and you have to be patient.”

“At the end of the day, I want to play the best football.”

“When you are in the season and the results are not going in a particular way, you will always see that you pick up more injuries than in a season where everything goes right.”

“My philosophy is that I want to play from the back and if everyone is on board, you will see, we will do it.”

“Every player has to make and get his own confidence.”

“I remember well that the start of my second season with Utrecht was difficult. Part of it was losing many players. You have to build in the new players. It was the same at Ajax when we lost Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong. That was not easy.”

“When you want to have a good attacking transition, you need very good pressing. That's key.”

“Team building is important and I always talk about a group of leaders.”

“When you want to play top football, it demands a certain way of life. Always.”

“Only once in his career has Pep made a mistake - in his first year at Manchester City when he completely underestimated the power and speed of the Premier League. He realised that you can't play the kind of football he loves without having a couple of physically strong athletes - and so he brought them in. So he's not a stubborn coach.”

“I will never gamble with a player, never. It's about them, their futures. The safety, health of the player is high level.”

“Guardiola only wants to win games with beautiful football, just like his teacher Johan Cruyff.”