"What do I say to them in the dressing-room? Nothing really. Most of the time I don't even know what they are going to do myself."

“Management is a seven-days-a-week job. The Intensity of it takes it toll on your health. Some people want to go on for ever, and I obviously don't.”

“The people who come to watch us play, who love the team and regard it as part of their lives, would never appreciate Liverpool having a huge balance in the bank. They want every asset we possess to be wearing a red shirt.”

“His genius is not only in his own ability but in making others play”

“Of all the players I have played alongside, managed and coached in more than 40 years at Anfield, he is the most talented.”

“I would just love to have gone and stood in the Kop.”