"My school was 17 years as a player and another 16 watching more games probably than any coach has - all over the world, all systems. I couldn't go to school and write it down for people who are far less experienced, telling me what to do and how to do it."

"The people who come to watch us play, who love the team and regard it as part of their lives, would never appreciate Liverpool having a huge balance in the bank. They want every asset we possess to be wearing a red shirt."

"Management is a seven-days-a-week job. The Intensity of it takes it toll on your health. Some people want to go on for ever, and I obviously don't."

"What do I say to them in the dressing-room? Nothing really. Most of the time I don't even know what they are going to do myself."

"Of all the players I have played alongside, managed and coached in more than 40 years at Anfield, he is the most talented."

"His genius is not only in his own ability but in making others play"

"I would just love to have gone and stood in the Kop."

"At a football club, there's a holy trinity – the players, the manager and the supporters."

"Someone said to me 'To you football is a matter of life or death!' and I said 'Listen, it's more important than that'."

"The socialism I believe in is everyone working for each other, everyone having a share of the rewards. It's the way I see football, the way I see life."

"Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor."

"A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing."