Manchester United

“Three Premierships, and I won more Premierships alone than the other 19 managers together. … Respect, respect, respect.”

— Manchester United, walking out of the press conference after a 3-0 home defeat by Tottenham, 2018

“I've sat in this chair twice before in the Champions League, and I knock Man Utd out at home twice, with Porto - Man Utd out, and with Real Madrid - Man Utd out. So this is nothing new for this football club.”

— Manchester United, after a Champions League exit to Sevilla at Old Trafford, 2018

“I won eight championships and three Premier Leagues but I keep saying and thinking and feeling that second position last season was one of my biggest achievements in the game.”

— Manchester United, looking back on finishing second the season before, 2018

“Just as an example, Hegel says the truth is in the whole, it's always in the whole that you find the truth.”

— Manchester United, answering criticism at a press conference, 2018

“There are lots of poets in football but poets, they don't win many titles.”

— Manchester United, after winning the Europa League final against Ajax, 2017

“Do you know how many players I have brought through from the academy to the first team? Forty-nine. If anyone is interested I can give you the names.”

— Manchester United, at his first press conference, answering criticism over young players, 2016

“I don't go to cities to enjoy cities, I go to work. If I wanted to enjoy places I would go to Los Angeles and go to the beach every day.”

— Manchester United, denying he was unhappy living in Manchester, 2016

“But I think the best debut for a young player is in the middle of an experienced structure, where he can be supported. To play so many kids at the same time, honestly, I don't think it's good.”

— Manchester United, on fielding several academy players at once, 2017

“For me, it is the most important trophy of my career because it is the last. That's the way I look at things.”

— Manchester United, after winning the Europa League final, 2017

“I'm not going to run away, disappear, cry, because I heard a few boos. I won't disappear from the tunnel running immediately, the next match I'll be first to go out.”

— Manchester United, defending his record after a Champions League exit, 2018

“Because for me you can only play attacking football when you have the ball. You need the ball. When the opposition has the ball you have to defend.”

— Manchester United, asked why his side attacked only when behind, 2018

“Today the stadium was full – not full of people, full of real support – and it looks like the love that people have for the club is bigger than bad results, bigger than three bad seasons.”

— Manchester United, praising the Old Trafford crowd after a League Cup win, 2016