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I'd like to play in English football, especially for Manchester United.

I am at Manchester United. I feel really lucky to be here.

I had a fantastic career at Manchester United.

Every coach wants to train Manchester United; it's one of the biggest clubs in the world.

It's always been a dream to play at a club like Spurs.

When Manchester United and Jose Mourinho come knocking at the door, it is an opportunity of a lifetime and one that I could not turn down.

I enjoyed English football from day one when I was with Southampton.

I'm thrilled to be at a massive club like Bayern Munich.

Arsenal have always been a dream of mine and I always thought one day I would go there.

I remember playing against the great Manchester United teams when I was a player.

I knew in advance I was coming to maybe the biggest club in the world, so I knew it wasn't going to be easy to play - otherwise I would have stayed in Bilbao. But I love the challenge; I love to have the chance to play for Manchester United.

Chelsea is one of the biggest football clubs in the world.

Manchester United would like to have world class players.

At clubs like Liverpool, great players come and go.

Growing up, I supported Manchester United, and my hero was Mark Hughes.

Tottenham is the club that first gave me my opportunity to play in one of the strongest leagues in the world.

I just want to do the best I can, which means playing for the England full side one day and carry on playing well for Everton.

I was very close to joining Manchester United.

I always said as a kid that I'd like to play for United, and I once spoke to Sir Alex Ferguson about it. We chatted for around 20 minutes, and I told him that my dream was to come here to Manchester United.

Not playing for Liverpool would hurt me more than not playing for England.

Yes, in 1983, I had the opportunity to sign for Liverpool.

I saw Claude Makelele play in the French national team but before when he played at a club I didn't watch him a lot.

From a footballer's point of view, if you want to choose a football club, then Arsenal is right up there with the best.

Arsenal is my main goal.

My playing career that was a bit up but mostly down. I played in the Premier League at Southampton but most of my career was in the lower divisions.