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Last updated : 18 June 2006 By Ed

Talking here after his goal in Stuttgart:

"I have two years left on my contract.

"If the situation changes I will find out about it, otherwise I will be going back to Manchester.

"The season didn't end very well for me and I was happy to make a step towards the World Cup with this team. I prepared myself properly and I felt good, and I think my performance against the Ivory Coast showed that. The support we had was amazing, the stadium was completely orange, and the goal meant an awful lot to me. It was a big game, and my first World Cup goal, the biggest of my career. As a child, you dream about these things.

"We are very pleased. From the group we were in, we couldn't think we were going to get through to the last 16 in two games. That is a great achievement.

"We saw Argentina [beat Serbia] in the dressing room and we were very impressed.

"It does mean the Argentina game is less important now than if there had been everything to play for, but it is important to see where we are as a team. It is a big test for us."