When An Italian Tells Me It's Pasta

Distinguish Between Power And Control, Delegate, Be Decisive - And Always Remember People's First Names.

I'm Privileged To Have Followed Sir Matt Because All You Have To Do Is To Try And Maintain The Standards That He Set So Many Years Ago.

He Could Start A Row In An Empty House.

Funnily Enough We Have Never Had One Enquiry For Paul Scholes. You Know Why? Because They All Know He Will Never Leave. In My Time He Would Be In The Top Six Or Seven (best United Players Ever) Without A Doubt. His Contribution And Quality Have Been Great, Even Without The Fantastic Goals He Has Scored. [ . . . ] He Has That Wonderful Velvet Touch On The Ball. When He Gets It, It Goes Stone Dead. It Is Wonderful To See That Amidst All The Mayhem That Can Happen In A Football Match.

It's A Horrible Part Of The Game When You Have To Tell A Player, Probably Somebody Who Has Helped You Win So Much That His Time Is Up. You Treat Them Like Family, And Because They Are Your Family It Becomes Even More Hurting In The Sense That You Have Got To Say "well Son, I'm Sorry, You Won't Be A Regular Here, But You Will Still Have A Career Elsewhere.' It's Happened More Than A Few Times But It Is Not An Easy Thing To Handle.