Quotes from Danny Welbeck

Obviously, Thierry Henry is someone I have looked up to ever since I started playing football.

Mum and dad worked so hard to help me and my brothers grow up as good people. They were both social workers, working with kids with learning disabilities. They are just great people. It means so much to me to make them proud.

That's Manchester United for you, a never-say-die attitude as you see time and time again.

Once you play regularly, it just becomes second nature to do things on the pitch.

When you are playing regularly, you feel a lot sharper on the pitch.

It hurts a lot to see United not winning.

I have played up front for England, been away to tournaments, and scored goals there, so I know once I get into those positions I will put the chances away.

If you get a big injury, it is not easy at all to deal with it.

Obviously when a new manager comes in, he's got to instill his own ideas within the team and with his set-up for the games.

I got Osgood-Schlatter disease in my knees because my bones were growing quicker than my muscles, and it's hard to get out on the training pitch; then, afterwards, you're in agony every single time you play football.

At Arsenal, we're not short of combination football, and I like to join in on that and get in behind defenders and try to get shots off at goal.

Ever since I was a young kid, I've been playing for an academy with scouts all over the world that are looking for top players to come in.

Obviously, at Manchester United, I want to be working hard, and I have been doing that ever since I was a young kid.

We are a religious family. My mum still goes to church every Sunday. There was a time when I was younger when I started getting games on a Sunday, so it came down to a choice between going to church and playing football. I think my mum knew what I really loved, and she did not stop me from going to football.

Obviously, you want to win a trophy and finish as high up the table as possible. But it's important to focus game-by-game.

It's really important at United that you've been brought up with that winning mentality.

If I was to play on the left, I'd rather play there if there was three in midfield.

If you are playing on the left of a four-man midfield, there are a lot more defensive duties to do, so you can't find the times to keep attacking. But if you're on the left of a 4-3-3, I find that position really good as well.

In your mindset, you just have to know there's going to be another opportunity, and you have to keep focused.

Sunderland was a turning point where I changed from a boy to a man. It was definitely the right thing for me to go on loan to another Premier League club. It helped me beyond words.

Every day, in every single walk of life, you can do something good, and people will have something bad to say about you. You just get on with it and do your job as best you can.

I used to get two buses to school, and you'd see more or less everyone in the city centre, so I kind of knew everyone around my age group.

Fletcher Moss was where it started for me and a lot of other players as well.

You have competition throughout your whole life, and it only makes you better. That competitive edge gives you extra motivation.