Graeme Souness

I accept that I sometimes overstepped the mark, but I can tell you that, off the pitch, I've never been an overly aggressive person. ”

I can remember Bob Paisley was never happy. ”

You've always got 20 per cent of a dressing room that won't be happy with their manager because they want to play more often. There are players who will have been moaning all year about not being in the team, but when they got their chance they failed to take it. ”

My career has been the best part of 50 years. If I had to go through it all again, I'd love to, warts and all. There have been so many good things that they outweigh the bad. But I do have regrets. ”

The Scottish people and the people of the north-east are very similar - they love their football. ”

There's managers out there now who would love to have won a single trophy. The fact is the vast majority of them haven't. So I'm quite cool about what I did as a player and as a manager. Could I have done better, or differently? Of course. But that's all water that has flowed under the bridge; it doesn't cause me any sleepless nights. ”

For a lot of lads, they grow up going to matches with fathers or mates. Those Saturday or Sundays where you head over to the stadium probably with a scarf on - knowing every word, every clap and every pause to the supporters' chants. ”

When you talk about those Liverpool greats, they had players who won everything. Some great team men, great goalscorers, longevity. ”

I think I speak for all the pundits when I say we are just giving an opinion. I am asked to give an opinion based on my experiences in football and based on what I see out on the pitch. ”

Benteke is a threat when he's fit, fully motivated and firing on all cylinders. ”