Manchester Quotes · Page 6

Manchester City are built on sand and I don't mean that because their owners are from the Arab countries.

— Kevin Keegan

What do you think of Manchester Uniteds three Rs - Rooney, Ronaldo and van Nistelrooy?

— Rob McCaffrey

“It shows a mediocre architect at the top of his game [on the Beetham Tower in Manchester]”

— Owen Hatherley

My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town.

— Sadie Frost

I was very happy to have the opportunity of getting to know Manchester. It's such a good city.

— Gabriel Jesus

I like new opportunities and have nothing against Manchester City.

— Joao Cancelo

I love Manchester. Everyone knows that - I have said it many times. Manchester is in my heart.

— Cristiano Ronaldo

I love the city and the people of Munich. I have many great friends there.

— Steve Purdy

I would love to go to smaller places in the UK such as Manchester and Liverpool and play there. It's much more…

— Raphael Saadiq

I've been to Manchester enough to know it's a real place. It's not Factory Records and the Smiths bicycling around. I get…

— James Murphy

I always planned to retire when I was at the top and at Manchester United I have reached the pinnacle of my…

— Eric Cantona

There has been a lot of expectation on Manchester City and with the spending they have done they have to win something.…

— Alex Ferguson

I look at what is happening with Ryan Giggs at Manchester United now and I am dismayed that Liverpool are letting that…

— Jamie Carragher

I used to be mouthy. It was all to do with being a northerner and from Manchester, which was suddenly a big…

— John Simm

Today's top players only want to play in London or for Manchester United. That's what happened when I tried to sign Alan…

— Graeme Souness

I think he [Sir Alex Ferguson] may have even surpassed the achievements of Matt Busby for Manchester United.

— Kenny Dalglish

My mind was always set on joining Manchester United. How can you not go to United? I don’t play for money. I…

— Dimitar Berbatov

As a player I won things, had a special 10 years under Martin O'Neill [at Leicester and Celtic] and played in some…

— Neil Lennon

I once bought a Manchester United hat, which I think was 12 shillings, and somebody ran up behind me and pulled it…

— Steven Morrissey

I grew up looking at... going to the movies a lot, as much as they'd let you. I grew up in Manchester…

— Mike Leigh

My dad was a football player - a soccer player - for Manchester United, and I loved playing football, but I also…

— Ian McShane

I admire David De Gea. I cannot remember anyone coming into Manchester United and being criticised the way he was. He was…

— Peter Schmeichel

I thought I would be at United for a couple of years, maybe three or four, and then go abroad somewhere. But…

— Rio Ferdinand

Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the Premier League and in the whole of Europe. The things I have seen him…

— Henrik Larsson

Living in Manchester was like living on the moon... wherever that might be

— Johnny Giles

Munich is a great city and everybody is treating me very well.

— Douglas Costa

I miss Manchester, especially the apple crumble and custard they served at Carrington after training.

— Cristiano Ronaldo

I'm happy in Manchester and that's it. Moving to United was good for me. I play for a big club.

— Nemanja Matic

Playing in the Premier League is incredible and even more so playing for Manchester City.

— Rodri

In Manchester, you don't have proper tall buildings. Or in Munich.

— Bastian Schweinsteiger

I liked Germany; I'm not into Berlin, it's too huge and empty and imposing, but Munich was good.

— Graham Coxon

My stay in Munich was the scene of my complete liberation.

— Marcel Duchamp

For me, Munich is more than just a second home. I can imagine staying forever.

— Franck Ribery

What do you think I am in Manchester for, the weather? I am here to win - only to win, always to…

— Roberto Mancini

The thing about Manchester is...it all comes from here

— Noel Gallagher

Everyone who works for Manchester respected me. I tried to help, and I am very grateful to them.

— David de Gea

We like annoying people. It's a Manchester thing. It's a trait. We just like pissing people off.

— Noel Gallagher

I'm home. I hope the Manchester United fans forgive me for being late.

— Robin van Persie

Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again.

— Alan Hansen

I read about the history of England, of Manchester. I wanted to know how people here live, their interests.

— Henrikh Mkhitaryan