Owen Hargreaves

“Young players need to play, end of.”

“You think about the Manchester United way, it's to outscore pretty much everyone.”

“I am an England player and some of my family live near Manchester.”

“The Premier League is very hard to win. You have to be a bit lucky too. But you also make your own luck.”

“I have a great opportunity of being an important player in our national side.”

“The FC Hollywood nickname came about because, when schools were out, we would have 10,000 fans turning up just to watch us train. Believe me, it's no soap opera. It is super-competitive.”

“I'd watch games and, as funny as it sounds, I'd actually be jealous of the way people could move. I'd wonder if I was ever going to be able to be as sharp, things like that.”

“If I was running a football club then Leroy Sane would be one of the first players I'd sign.”

“I was obviously blessed with athletic ability but my talent is to compete. That's why, in the big games, I've always been among the best players. Better sometimes than the world's best. That's not a coincidence.”

“Phil Foden is a really special player. In between the spaces, the lines, I think he's as good as any player in the Premier League.”

“Mourinho is almost at his best when he is the underdog like you saw initially when he was at Porto.”

“Kante is the best player in the world in his position.”

“Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba are brilliant players in their position.”

“All eyes are on Haaland and Sancho but Kai Havertz is the one from a German perspective. He is special and he is like a hybrid of Michael Ballack and Mesut Ozil. That says a lot in terms of his goals and elegance.”

“Whether it is the Champions League or Europa League, the margins are so fine.”

“I played soccer because my Dad played, and you did what your Dad did.”

“You cannot get bumped off the ball by Demarai Gray and if he does, you foul him.”

“The best atmosphere I ever played in in the Champions League was at Celtic Park.”

“I've always lived in an English household. We had roast beef and Yorkshire puddings every Sunday.”

“I like that people can be big stars and still be humble.”