When you know how the coach ticks and how he wants to play football, it makes the decision easier. But for the main part, I came to England because of the club Manchester United.
I still don’t believe I’m a Manchester United player, it’s the stuff you dream of.
Manchester’s history is cotton and wool. Birmingham’s is iron and steel.
There are millions of Manchester United fans everywhere in the world. A lot of them live by the club. They need to be inspired by the manager.
Having coached Ajax, Barcelona, the Netherlands, FC Bayern, and Manchester United like I did, it is difficult for any offer to be interesting.
I’m at the fantastic club that is Manchester United, one of the biggest in the world.
I went a long way to play in Manchester United, so nothing will prevent me from achieving my dream.
If you’ve had the No. 1 job, why would you go back and be reserve manager? Is Alex Ferguson going to be reserve manager for Manchester United? It’s like a boxer going into the ring with one arm behind his back. Why would you do it? You’re going to get knocked out.
Paul Pogba cost Manchester United €105 million. Does he play like this?
Where I grew up was a place called Salford, which was the industrial heartland of Manchester. And where I lived in Salford, I could walk to the center of Manchester within about 20 minutes. So I lived really close to the center.
When I go home, it is quite difficult. Being at Manchester United means it is a huge thing, and when I walk down the street, most people recognize me.
All my career, I’ve played in great teams – Marseille was a great team, Arsenal was a great thing, but we never won a trophy. With Manchester City, first year, it happened, and it was just a big relief.
I’ve got such close ties to both… Glasgow with all my family, then Manchester with all my mates that I grew up with. So my heart is definitely in both.
I’m very happy about what I did in Manchester. I love the Manchester City supporters, and I had a fantastic experience.
The Ronaldo who came to Manchester United had a lot of dribbling, trickery, playing more on the wings and making more assists.
When a club the size of Manchester United comes in for you, it obviously makes you very, very happy.
When you play for Manchester United, the pressure’s on every week.
In Argentina, everyone knows Manchester United, but the only ones who’ve heard of Fiorentina are people who follow me.
It’s an honour to grab the attention of great coaches in Europe, from Manchester and from our own national team.
Manchester City has a really good academy, and they’re winning titles at all ages.
I have justified why I wanted to come to Manchester City because I have won trophies and improved.
The objective is to give high performances for Manchester City today, tomorrow, and in the future.
I like Manchester. My family are here and they like it too.
I usually get a good reaction anywhere in England, but Manchester is the place they go a little more wild for me.
In Manchester, I always worked as I had to. For me, personally, it wasn’t all that easy.
John Dalton’s records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.
Mandela was true to himself, to his people and his principles. He sacrificed everything because he was prepared to be true to his ideals. You can relate to him whether you come from Manchester or Soweto.
I used to watch Manchester United a lot when David Beckham was there, but not any more now he’s gone.
I come here to be coach of Manchester City and train these players. That’s the reason I am here.
Me and Steve Eyre, the coach at Manchester City, used to stay behind for ages after more or less every session.
At this club the fans have seen some incredible players over the years and you must always be aware of what a privilege it is to play for Manchester United.
Manchester City have been the best side in England over the course of the last decade. Coming here is a dream for me. This is a top side full of world-class players. Everywhere you look in this squad there are big names with international pedigree.
I knew that PSV had given me my chance, but Manchester United is obviously a great club.
You expect to have to soak up some pressure when you are playing Manchester City away from home.
As soon as Jose Mourinho was given the job, I knew that he was the right man for Manchester United.
The biggest clubs in Europe, whether they be Barcelona, Madrid, Manchester United, or Chelsea, always want to win, whatever they are participating in.
These are tough times and under this Tory-led government many people in Manchester are suffering and getting left behind. If elected I will use all my energy, skills, experience and knowledge to stand up for our communities and get things done for the better.
He was the main guy at Manchester United, and he’s a guy I really look up to and who I learn from a lot because we share the same agent. Here and there, he sends a bit of advice to me, and it helps me improve. But I’m Romelu Lukaku – I’m not Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Over the past decade, I’ve been lucky to have witnessed and played a part in Manchester City’s rise as a club and a brand.
I had a place to go to university; I was going to study history. I was in New York doing ‘Arcadia,’ and I suddenly thought, ‘It feels a bit weird to go from a New York stage to Manchester University.’ It didn’t quite feel right.
When I see ultra-Orthodox Jews stamping all over Jaffa, or when I see them deciding who is a Jew, I think: ‘What’s happened to the grand dream of Zionism?’ I don’t like to see ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel. What’s wrong with Manchester?
To be the first Nigerian to play for Manchester United is a great achievement for me which I am going to cherish for the rest of my life because it’s not easy to dream something and it comes true. It’s a great feeling.
I felt within myself that I needed to change what I was doing. I needed a new stimuli. So the interest from Manchester United was a perfect fit.
I feel at Manchester City I will get the chance to play regularly in my best position and play a big part in a successful side.
I used to watch United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, when Gilberto Silva used to play there.
I am delighted to have joined Manchester United. To work with Jose Mourinho once again was an opportunity I couldn’t turn down.
I never really got that chance at Manchester City and developed into a utility player. Playing in all the positions has made me a better player because it’s not easy to do that. Understanding the game has made me a more rounded player as well.
Show me a team of the stature of Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid, or Barcelona who is not obsessed with winning the Champions League. If they are not, I’d be surprised why they play in it.
Both Chelsea and Manchester United will be challenging for the Premiership title next season.
I remember Ron Atkinson used to play in the sessions at Manchester United when he was the manager. Rated himself as a player.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my life since I stopped playing. Of course you miss playing now and then, but I’ve travelled, I still work with Manchester United, I spent more time with my family and watched my kids grow up.
Manchester was a fantastic place to go out in. There were 10 clubs with world-class cabaret and comedians. You’d go in and Tom Jones might be singing, or Shirley Bassey or Engelbert Humperdinck.
My dream in a City shirt is to win titles, to be happy, and to make all Manchester City’s fans happy, too.
I love Manchester. I really do. It’s a lovely city, lovely people, and I really enjoyed it there.
We are Manchester United: we are one of the biggest clubs in the world, and we are going to try to win everything, of course.
I’m very happy at City, very happy since the day I came. I knew that the project was good, and in my head, there is nothing else but Manchester City, so how long I’m going to be at City is just never a question.
Nobody needs to talk about the history of Manchester United because everybody knows it.
The Manchester City fans have their opinion on the Champions League. It is down to us, as players, to create the atmosphere in there and help the fans.
When it came to Sociedad, I didn’t want to come back into football so soon after the Manchester United experience.
Sir Alex Ferguson was a genuinely nice man. We met many times and even had dinner together on a few occasions. But woe to the person who threatened or bothered Manchester United in any way. Then Ferguson would not spare his venom. I know, because he often aimed that venom at me.
I’m doing things in Manchester with the Trafford Sports Park in partnership with the Manchester United foundation and I’m also doing things in Newcastle as well. It’s something I’m passionate about.
I think every kid grows up wanting to play for Manchester United. I never thought I’d be able to play against them, never mind play for them, so it’s surreal, and I’m really looking forward to it.
Manchester City is the richest club in the world. They work to a budget that no one else works to, so they can write their own rules.
