Behind Quote by Paul Merson

When I first came to Chelsea, I couldn't kick the ball, and it was pointless, me playing, really. But I tried to play through…

— Ashley Cole

I would like to think that during my time at Stoke - and other clubs I was at - I was always a manager…

— Mark Hughes

I never wanted to lose my place in the United team, much less my place at the club. What went on beyond the pitch…

— Paul Scholes

I was player-manager at Sheffield United. I played my last ever game for them. It was terrible. We lost 4-1, I think to Sunderland.…

— Steve Bruce

At Sunderland, if I had a bad game, it wasn't like it was the end of the world.

— Jordan Henderson

I had a fantastic career at Chelsea. I was here for almost nine years, and it was great. I have nothing negative to say…

— Michael Essien

Everybody is desperate to be negative against Manchester United.

— Scott McTominay

There were probably a few games I played where I should not have played, because of some nagging injuries or something. I used to…

— Gary Carter

There are some people who have left me negative messages, but they aren't true Chelsea fans.

— Petr Cech

When Tottenham played Real Madrid at Wembley and I had to watch... I wanted to play so badly, it was probably the lowest point…

— Victor Wanyama

Even when I went to Aston Villa, it was very important that I was not in competition with Manchester United.

— Peter Schmeichel

Toughest thing for me as a young manager is that a lot of my players saw me play. They know how bad I was.

— Tony La Russa