Alan Smith

Regardless of whether it is playing for your school team or playing for Manchester United, winning is great. ”

The decisions I've made have not always been the most popular, but when I look back, I want to know I've played for good football teams. ”

You can take a sidewards step in the Premier League, go to a team in the Championship or come to a team in League One. ”

When you're a kid that's all you want to do, go out and play football. ”

I might be too emotional to be a manager. You love your players, don't you? And I'm not sure I could leave them out. I know how it feels. ”

I know, if I am playing well, I can be as good as anyone, and I want to show people who write you off and forget about you. ”

In hindsight, that time out of football gives you the hunger to want to get back to basics and play football. ”