Quotes from Ashley Young

We've got to rediscover the Manchester United way of playing, and I don't think many teams enjoy their nights at Old Trafford when we're on song.

If you are in the team, there is always going to be someone biting away at your heels trying to get in.

It's just determination, working hard, and keeping my feet on the ground in training and keep on proving people wrong.

There are a lot of players competing for that wide attacking role, and if I'm brutally honest, if you aren't playing regularly, you can't get picked. I found that out, missing out on the World Cup.

I've played at a European Championship; to represent your country at a World Cup is every boy's dream, and for me, it would definitely be a dream come true.

I'm just the same as everyone - I can remember, growing up, watching the World Cup.

I've always said that when you pull on an England shirt, it's a proud moment, and it's an honour to play for and represent your country.

I've always wanted to represent my country. It's an honour to do so, and whenever I get that chance, I'll keep doing it.

I've been watching 'Power.' I've been hooked on it.

I wouldn't say I've changed at all. A lot of people will keep saying I'm a different person, especially when I go across those white lines. I think it's just the hunger and desire and passion I've got for the game.

I'll relish playing at Wembley in a major cup final. It's a great achievement for me, and it's why I became a footballer, because I want to win medals.

A friend is not only someone who you can confide in, it is someone who can mirror the trust you have shown by confiding in you as well.

I was at Watford and got a knock-back when I was 16 and didn't get a YTS contract. They said I could find another club or go in and train three times a week after school. I'd been there since I was 10, so I got my head down and proved them wrong. Within a year, they had signed me up, and I haven't looked back.

I had to go to see the careers woman at school, and when she asked me what I wanted to do after school, I told her flat: 'I want to be a professional footballer.' I can remember her being silent for a few seconds, just looking at me.

Sir Alex Ferguson has been a massive influence on me.

I've always said, when you join a club like United, it's a tough place to play at. But if you play and train and give 100%, then get your opportunity - I've always said you always get your opportunity there.

I was 11 years old and was racially abused on the pitch. It was obviously disappointing to hear it at such a young age.

A lot of youngsters in the game think they've made it before they've done anything. But at United, they're given that winning mentality and an ethos of always trying to improve.

I'm not one of those players who talks about things off the field. It's about what trophies and titles and cups you've won.

I can play in six different positions where managers can trust me. It must give them food for thought knowing I can do a job in different positions.

I've always got that determination, to get back in the squad and get back playing.

I've shown I am deserving to be in the England squad, but I don't just want a place in the squad; I want to be in the team.

As I've got older, the nerves aren't there anymore; they just left one day when I was at Watford. I only feel excitement now, whatever the game.

Players have to adapt nowadays, and if you have a good football brain, if you can read the game, you can manage it.