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I loved Milan. I was there for six years and made my stories there.

When I arrived in Milan, I found myself surrounded by many fantastic footballers.

I always wanted to play for AC Milan or Real Madrid. Real Madrid, of course, because when I was young, the players that played there were the top players. I was looking at Real Madrid as the best of the best. And AC Milan, they also had good players when I was young, so I looked at AC Milan the same way as Real Madrid.

Playing in Milan for me meant being able to play alongside players who were idols to me as a kid. Playing alongside David Beckham - his long passes are perfect for me.

I am gratified by Arsenal's interest, certainly, but my objective is to come back for Milan and do well at Milan.

At Barcelona, I had the best players ever, and they helped me to be a successful manager.

I played very well in AC Milan, but I had two years of injury problems. I needed to change team and the city for my mentality.

When I was younger, I had some close friends who always loved European football, and Real Madrid at that time were the dominant force. I remember family holidays when we used to go to Spain, and we'd bring back replica shirts of Real Madrid and pretend to be the players when we played in the park.

Liverpool is such a big club, and I was fortunate to be one of a select few to have played for them. It was an amazing time.

I support Real Madrid. I'm a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo.