Darren Fletcher Quotations

We were disappointed we didn't retain the ball as much as we wanted,

I am desperate to play and if there is a chance I can, even if it is still bothering me, then I will definitely play... it is just whether or not I risk damaging it more.

We've got to look at this result as a one-off. Maybe other people don't see it like that. They'll say we're back to square one, but it's about what we believe we can achieve. We've got to start off the European Championship qualifiers with confidence and good results behind us - the way we sort of finished this group.

We've got to look at this result as a one-off, ... Maybe other people don't see it like that. They'll say we're back to square one, but it's about what we believe we can achieve. We've got to start off the European Championship qualifiers with confidence and good results behind us - the way we sort of finished this group.

It has been Arsenal vs. United over the years and Chelsea have brought something different,

Spurs have a lot of young players and a lot of quality, and they are progressing in the right way under (manager) Martin Jol and we're going to have to be on the top of our game to beat them.

I'm always encouraging my fans to be resilient lovers and fighters simultaneously.

I want people to take me seriously as an artist and to hear that I have something to truly say and to offer.

I want people to listen to the lyrics of each song and absorb the music fully before they look at me and make a judgment about what they think my music will or should sound like.

As young girls we grow up with the idea that life is going to be a bit of a fairytale. But at some point reality hits and we realise that's not what life is about. Many of us are faced with eating disorders and mental health struggles, bad relationships and heartbreak, low self-esteem and confused sexualities and more. Life is very much real.

Some critics could argue that club or fun pop-y dance music isn't meaningful, when it totally is. All different types of music are meaningful depending on what people are going through in their lives at any given moment.

I want to make meaningful music always - I think every artist does. We want our words and melodies to mean something to people, even if it is just one person.

I think there's no purpose for writing music if it is not meaningful.

I don't think there is any such thing as a song that is completely great or good. A lot of songs becomes massive hits that are just mediocre, and other times there are incredible songs that never get anywhere and you always wonder why.

It was hard walking around the pitch... You do that when you win trophies. The fans were throwing flags on and that was hard to take, something which put a lump in your throat.

We won’t ever see another one like Paul Scholes. He is a legend and a real benchmark. He is not interested in the modern-day footballer’s life off the pitch, but he is a world-class player on it

For me as a midfielder, Paul Scholes was the best possible teacher. When people ask me my hardest opponent, I always refer to Paul in training. Facing him improved me so much because his astonishing quality gave me something to aim for. He never gave the ball away, he could nutmeg you, he could make you look a fool, his range of passing was remarkable, his touch and awareness, everything was top notch. Seeing Scholesy made you stand back and realize you had a long way to go, because he was awesome.

Fair play to them, they have been doing very well but we are going to try to catch them. We have picked up since last month. The results were not that bad but the fact we lost to Blackburn made the results before that, the two draws, look even worse than they were because we lost a lot of ground.

You can't blame anybody, especially Kenny. It's his goals that have got us to within a chance of qualifying.

I haven't seen the article but people have told me about it and it's nice to hear.

Chelsea are the winners tonight. We lost ground again and Chelsea will be pleased as we are the closest rivals. We have to keep persisting with the way we are playing. We've just got to keep winning and stay in second.

He's the most naturally gifted player I have seen in my life. And Keane is still our main man. Even at 34 he's still dominating games.

You can see the progress we are making under Walter and if we can match that work rate and spirit with a bit more quality in terms of retaining the ball and creating chances, then we can go far as a team.

The goals were top class - just incredible.