I'll watch an MLS game if it's on.
I know a lot of players would just take the money at City. But I'd rather take a pay cut and play every week.
When I was a kid I used to look at Wes Brown. I loved him as a player.
People think because I was at City that I've only won leagues and cups, but I was there when we were struggling.
It was weird at Fiorentina, because I wouldn't sign a contract and commit, so they played somebody else. But I definitely think it was still a good move and living in Florence was probably one of the best times of my life.
On social media, you have a mask on where you are smiling, but you're crying inside. And that was me.
I like Carlos Tevez. He's probably the best striker I've played with.
When I first came in Stuart Pearce was great for me, gave me my debut at 17. Back then I wasn't really playing for much and you could just go out there and enjoy it.
Mark Hughes really liked me, because he played me in a lot of games, but for some reason I just couldn't hit the form I wanted. It was nothing personal against him or the way he did things.
From 17 to 19 or 20 I was just getting praise. Then when things aren't going so well you're getting most of the stick and it's hard at such a young age. That's when your confidence goes.
I loved the banter with the fans and the thought I was giving something back to the people who support me. But then you get people telling me to go and play for Africa. What do they mean by that? It's so narrow-minded and it's hard to take.
I loved Twitter. But I was going to end up saying something that would get me into trouble. I have kept a clean nose for a couple of years and wouldn't want something like Twitter to ruin it.
I appreciate what I have and, when people called me flash in the past, it hurt. I read an article not long ago saying I had given up all the bling and was concentrating on my football. Forget the football articles, that was one of the most satisfying things I have ever read about myself.
You don't see players at United complaining to their manager when they are taken off.
I'm just the same as any other kid, my mum gets me to the do the washing up and help with the chores - nothing much has changed there.
Luckily, I'm not one of these players who get nervous.
I know it didn't always go so well under Mark Hughes but it wasn't as if he didn't give me a chance or anything. He really did.
Well certain managers will see you make mistakes and they'll tell you about it and then they've told you once and if you do it again, then it's up to you.
I've always said given a chance, with me being 100 per cent and none of the niggling injuries I always seem to pick up now and then, that I can compete with anyone in the league who is challenging in my position.
Sunderland, West Ham and Orlando City wanted me but Villa wouldn't sell me, saying I was too vital in the dressing room.
