Quotes from Alan Hansen

I don't expect to see them in the top six but I think of all the teams that have come up in previous seasons, I think Manchester City are the biggest club.

These guys live and breathe football; they get something out of going to the training ground every day.

The Italians are very strong defensively. They showed in Euro 2000 how good defensively they are.

Potentially he could be. He scored the goal four years ago in France against Argentina that was extraordinary.

Andy Gray is a great pundit and a great co-commentator. I couldn't co-commentate for love nor money. I've tried but I just can't do it, so as an all-rounder I'd say Andy's much better than I am.

Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again.

I wouldn't say they're neglected, but everybody is going to grow old and we should be looking after the older generation more than we do at the moment.

We got stuffed 4-1, but it was just great to play against, it was like an education. You think you are half good and then you go and play against a side like that!

I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup.

If you're going to be wrong, be dramatically wrong.

I was born in a mining village, and you either played football or played football. If you didn't play, there was something wrong with you.