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A scout told Shanks about a young player who he'd given a trial at Liverpool "He has football in his blood," the disappointed scout complained. "You may be right," Shanks said, "but it hasn't reached his legs yet"
-Bill Shankly

The team is completely close. Anything you say outside, there is no chance it will go inside. So the team is really strong and compact. We know what we want and how to achieve it on the pitch.
-Jose Mourinho

I'm not saying I have a halo over my head, far from it, but, if I've done wrong, I'll be the first to apologise. I've always been like that.
-Roy Keane

I've had my differences with thousands of people, including Sir Alex, but I'm humble enough to apologise if I've done something wrong. And yes, I apologised to him.
-Roy Keane

Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.
-Arsene Wenger

At the very least we should be given a bit of credit and a little bit of space, and maybe the media should think we could help them discover why English teams do not win European competitions.
-Jose Mourinho

"He should guide Posh in the direction of a singing coach because she's nowhere near as good at her job as her husband" - Advice for David Beckham.
-Brian Clough

I spent long years alongside him so obviously I learned a lot from him but also from different people, different clubs, different countries and different continents. I've got bits and pieces of everyone.
-Arsene Wenger

"I can't even spell spaghetti never mind talk Italian. How could I tell an Italian to get the ball? He might grab mine" - On the influx of foreign players.
-Brian Clough

I told this player, 'Listen Son, you haven't broken your leg. It's all in the mind.'
-Bill Shankly