ONCE A RED.............

Last updated : 28 December 2005 By Ed

From the Official mag:

"Old Trafford feels like home. The lads and everyone associated with United have been great to me. That means I can concentrate on my football and do my best on the pitch in every game. My awareness of what is going on around me has definitely got better and I’m fitter now. I feel better on the pitch, I feel like I’m smiling more. I want to win all the time but I know you’ve got to enjoy yourself, too. My main target at the moment is to win the Premiership. As a kid that is the one thing I always wanted to win. And the World Cup would be good as well!

"Sir Alex has made me realise how important winning is — he has instilled that into me. Win, win, win. You have to win all of the time. In my eyes, he is the greatest manager ever. Down the years, he’s won loads of trophies. You learn something new every day with him. He teaches you things and he knows how to improve your game.

"I am in a bad mood for the whole night after I’ve lost a game. In fact, I stay in a bad mood until the next match comes around. Friends may phone me but I don’t like to talk to them. I think about the game and where the team and I could have done better. I’ll watch Match of the Day — but it isn’t easy. I don’t sleep well but I am like that after most matches because the adrenalin is still pumping around. It isn’t until the early hours that I can finally get to sleep."