SCOUSER MANAGES TO STRING A FEW SENTENCES TOGETHER

Last updated : 02 September 2002 By editor
Stephlegm Gerrard in the Mirror.

"When I think about the biggest challenges I'm going to face in the Premiership, I think about Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira.I'm not interested in what Keane does off the pitch or whether there's some controversy or other surrounding him. That's his business.I just respect the man on the pitch. I've always been a fan of his."

"I've watched him carefully in the first few games of this season and despite everything going on around him, he has still been immense.To play like that when there is so much going on around him shows how strong the guy is mentally and physically."

"It's difficult to split him and Vieira because they are both leaders, both captains, both incredibly strong players. Maybe the only difference is that Vieira will sometimes try and beat you with a dribble whereas Keane beats you by passing the ball through you."