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“I don't follow football, I just love the name Aston Villa. Here in England you have other footballing entities like Manchester and Arsenal and Chelsea”

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Author:Tom Hanks

“Manchester, one of the greatest, if not really the greatest mere village in England.”

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Author:Daniel Defoe

“I really rate Paul Scholes, because he hasn't got the high profile of many of the Manchester United players, he doesn't get too much attention, but he is one very good player. He is an intelligent player, he works hard and he scores some great goals. He is not flamboyant and is a quiet lad off the pitch but he is a tremendous asset to Manchester United and to England. He has already got my vote as player of the year.”

“I grew up looking at... going to the movies a lot, as much as they'd let you. I grew up in Manchester in the north of England in the '40s and '50s. I saw a lot of movies. They were all Hollywood and British movies. I didn't see a film that wasn't in English until I was 17 when I went to London to be a student.”

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Author:Mike Leigh

“But the time will come when New England will be as thickly peopled as old England. Wages will be as low, and will fluctuate as much with you as with us. You will have your Manchesters and Birminghams; and, in those Manchesters and Birminghams, hundreds of thousands of artisans will assuredly be sometimes out of work. Then your institutions will be fairly brought to the test.”

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Author:Thomas B. Macaulay

“Yes, Manchester United are the best team in England, but you have to ask how good has the Premier League been since I left? If I was at a top club in England I think the title race might have been a lot closer this year.”

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Author:Jose Mourinho

“Chelsea are the team who can break the Arsenal and Manchester United monopoly.”

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Author:Ron Atkinson

“I will be gutted if Roy does go because I would far rather he stayed at Old Trafford. (on Roy Keane leaving Manchester United)”

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Author:Rio Ferdinand

“Stuart is good for Manchester City. It is not hard to see his passion for the game, and his commitment. (on Stuart Pearce)”

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Book:Fowler: My Autobiography

Source: Fowler: My Autobiography

“Remember every team wants to beat Chelsea, probably even more than Manchester United or Arsenal because they believe we have an unfair advantage.”

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Author:Frank Lampard

“When you join this club as a young player you know you've got a mountain to climb to get yourself into the first team. (on Manchester United)”

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Author:Gary Neville

“At this club, all I see is great backing all the way down for me and I will be judged on results like the next man. (on being Manchester City manager)”

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Author:Stuart Pearce

“I am ready to work, I am ready for this job and I am ready for this challenge. (on being Manchester City manager)”

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Author:Stuart Pearce

“I have a big job on my hands now, there is no mistaking that, but I feel as though I have calmness within myself. (on being Manchester City manager)”

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Author:Stuart Pearce

“I want them to be fully committed to the work place and fully committed to the people they work for. (on Manchester City players)”

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Author:Stuart Pearce

“There are people who have been in this job for 20 years who will tell you that something new crops up every day. (on being Manchester City manager)”

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Author:Stuart Pearce

“When I look back now I wouldn't say that I cringe, but I start to realize how naive I was then. I feel much better suited for the job now. (on being Manchester City manager)”

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Author:Stuart Pearce

“I just want to get in the team and show all of them what I can do. (on signing for Manchester united)”

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Author:Wayne Rooney

“Manchester United have, since 1991, conquered Europe about as successfully as Head and Shoulders has conquered dandruff”

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Author:Martin Samuel

“I can tell you why I like different countries. Ireland - some of the funniest heckles I've ever gotten. And the last time I did England I did Bristol, Manchester, and then London. The whole country is just amazing to drive through.”

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Author:Bill Burr

“People have to understand one thing: at the age of 18 I arrived at a dream club like Manchester United. It was a dream come true. But, even at that moment, I was thinking about playing in England for some years and then going to play in Spain. Even at that time I was thinking that way, and I always gave 100% everything.”

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Author:Cristiano Ronaldo

“I would like to live in Manchester, England. The transition between Manchester and death would be unnoticeable.”

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Book:The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

“We can talk about Manchester! I like coming here, it's a wicked city. It's my second favourite city in England after London. I like Liverpool too but there's a lot more to do in Manchester.”

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Author:Dave Mason

“Manchester has everything but good looks..., the only place in England which escapes our characteristic vice of snobbery.”

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Author:A. J. P. Taylor