Graeme Souness

“I think you find Liverpool fans are extremely passionate, as are Evertonians, but I think it goes to another level in Glasgow.”

“I came from a working class family. We lived in a prefab. We had nothing, but we had everything. I was out of the house at 12 to live with my grandmother, who was on her own, and I was expected to be the man about the house. At 15, I was living in digs in London after signing for Tottenham.”

“I think if you're raising your foot high whether it's an overhead kick or not, you're risking a red card.”

“When you talk about those Liverpool greats, they had players who won everything. Some great team men, great goalscorers, longevity.”

“For a lot of lads, they grow up going to matches with fathers or mates. Those Saturday or Sundays where you head over to the stadium probably with a scarf on - knowing every word, every clap and every pause to the supporters' chants.”

“When you're a player, you only really have to look after yourself. And then you go into management, and you've got 30 players' welfare to keep an eye on.”

“If you're going to be champions you've got to deal with the challenges that come along in many different ways.”

“Anfield is a unique place to play on European nights.”

“You have to defend properly.”

“You know, there has never been a watershed moment with a coach when I've gone, 'Wow, I learned something today.'”

“I've played at Anfield and you can look at The Kop and there are blue pockets all over. It's another level in Glasgow.”

“It's very difficult, when you're in and out of the team as a player, to get any sort of rhythm.”

“We need to take good care of football's image.”

“My career has been the best part of 50 years. If I had to go through it all again, I'd love to, warts and all. There have been so many good things that they outweigh the bad. But I do have regrets.”

“I get frustrated with certain aspects of the game. But there's things that delight me, it's just the uncertainty of it all.”

“It's the one that the players fear. The No 1 is the ACL - the anterior cruciate ligament - closely followed by a real tear of the hamstring, because you know that's the one injury that kids you.”

“I found that being top put all the pressure on second place, not first. The focus is on the second-place team, who can't afford to slip up again.”

“Continuity is what makes success, but it is all about getting over the humps on the road to that; that's what football is all about.”

“If you start spending big money, what you're ultimately judged on is how your buys perform.”

“I get a real buzz going into a stadium, a full house, the anticipation of how the game is going to pan out.”