“He was still ... battling with (illness) the way he did for Liverpool and England.”
Crazy Horse
“This city has two great teams - Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.”
Bill Shankly
“To captain Liverpool in any game is special, but to do it in a final, particularly an occasion like this, would be one of the proudest nights of my life,”
Jamie Carragher
“Pyramid of piffle [no, not his views on Liverpool but a report Petronella Wyatt was his mistress]”
Boris Johnson
“Some people may have expected us to drop points at Liverpool or get beaten. We didn't do that, we won emphatically in the end which sends out a statement. A lot of talk comes when you're the champions. I remember back to Man United and Arsenal winning the league and people do have a go when you're top. The art of it is to be strong enough to use that to motivate and we did that. We showed our character and our strength.”
Claude Makelele
“It doesn't matter whether you come from Bradford or whether you come from Liverpool or whether you come from London or... . It doesn't matter. All they have to hear is that British accent and they immediately think that you're brilliant beyond belief... . and talented beyond compare.”
John Mahoney
“I suppose that's a downside but Liverpool wanted to defend the title, and if that has to be the case then so be it.”
Phil Thompson
