THE UNITED SCHOOL OF FOOTBALL

Last updated : 29 September 2002 By Editor

United's number two has been doing the rounds this week. This is from an interview in the Independent.

Life on being a number two:

"For the last 17 years I have had full responsibility, and it has been different," he says. "But I commit myself to this, because when you have the possibility to work with a man like Sir Alex, and the possibility of working with Manchester United, it was an opportunity to learn, and that was my main reason for coming here. When you work with this team you don't feel like a secondary person. For all of us it is all about just working hard, performing well and thinking about Manchester United. I don't think about myself."

He doesn't think about Arsenal either. Well not until we have to play them.

"We will have a great opportunity to compare ourselves when we meet them. On those days we will have the opportunity to see where they are and where we are. Outside the two games, it's just words."

He must have read the Fergie interview!