After spending so much money Liverpool were a lot further behind the leaders when Houllier left than before he arrived.

Time always seems long to the child who is waiting - for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a grownup: long also when he surrenders his whole s….

Maybe if I'd not been able to kick a ball it would have been different, but I doubt it because all my mates are decent blokes now, just normal fellas….

I used to hate Ian Rush when I was young, because I was a devout Evertonian in those days, and he seemed to score every time Liverpool played against….

I do a fair bit for children's charities. The big ones I support in Liverpool are Zoe's Place Baby Hospice, and Claire House Children's Hospice. I do….

It sounds mercenary and it smacks of rats leaving the sinking ship. But get real, when everyone is bailing out, you don't want to be the last man sta….

The treble parade would have been the most perfect moment of my footballing life, but for the two people standing behind me, clearly already plotting….

Anyone who doesn't learn from Ian Rush needs shooting..

I get paranoid about people staring at me. Even now I don't deal with people looking at me. I can't do it sometimes. I can't go out. I don't know how….

I was a boy, suddenly treated like the men and expected to act like them..

I don't want people losing respect for me as a player. I want to go out in every game and perform to the highest level. I have no retirement plans. I….

I sometimes think I've needed a bit of an arm around me in my career - which I've not always got from certain managers and coaches who didn't underst….

An image has stuck for most of my career and it isn't flattering..

Nothing had changed in my routine, except that when I went down the chippy and got me special fried rice, it would be wrapped in a newspaper that had….

If you pray enough for things, I am proof that they can happen. I feel like a kid on Christmas day now, every day. It's something I have wanted for a….

Houllier couldn’t deal with players expressing any anger or questioning any of his decisions.

Stuart is good for Manchester City. It is not hard to see his passion for the game, and his commitment. (on Stuart Pearce).

I hate talking about football. I just do it, you know?.

A goal is a goal no matter which end it goes in. I'm pleased to get off the mark again..

If you pray for things, I am proof that they can happen. I want to repay the manager's faith in bringing me back. (on re-signing for Liverpool).

I don't really think kids care much these days - they just tell you to f*** off..