“Some people can get there in three or four games, some need eight or nine, but after 11 games, if you've been playing regularly, you're match-fit.”

Scottish former football player, manager and television pundit

Graeme Souness is a Scottish former professional footballer, manager and television pundit. Born in 1953, he is best known for his years as a midfielder with Liverpool during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was a central part of that Liverpool side in its most successful period, and later worked as a manager and as a television commentator. His public profile has been shaped by football in several roles, first on the pitch and then in front of the cameras.