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Robin van Persie was upset when Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester United © Getty Images

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In the latest edition of ESPN's Week in Words, Robin van Persie remembers which side his bread is buttered, Jose Mourinho has a dig at one-time transfer target Steven Gerrard, and Amelie Mauresmo knows just the tonic to cure Andy Murray's woes...

"My decision to come to Manchester was partly because of the presence of Ferguson, or, excuse me, Sir Alex"
Show some respect, Robin van Persie

"It's just inflammation - too much French salami"
Arsene Wenger has an interesting reason as to why Laurent Koscielny won't need surgery on his achilles injury

"It gave the title to City, as simple as that"
Just in case Steven Gerrard needed reminding about his costly slip last season, Jose Mourinho is on hand to help

"I wanted him to feel what it was like to finish the week without losing"
Amelie Mauresmo says Andy Murray winning tournaments again has been key to his resurgence

"This country gave me a second chance in life. I came to this country and it has provided me and my family with a safe place and a better place to live in"
Saido Berahino says he is honoured to have received his first England senior call-up

"The captain, the former youth-teamer, the one-club man, a Scouser born and bred, and he was the unlucky one to make a crucial mistake"
Luis Suarez has opened up about Steven Gerrard's crucial slip against Chelsea

" I think it is time to have a look at what I am doing in snooker, maybe look at something different"
Stephen Maguire was frank about his future as his poor run continued with defeat to Judd Trump at the Champion of Champions

"He's one of the best strikers in the world. He left too quickly because he had a moment of weakness and did not know how to say no"
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo wasn't happy about Diego Costa's departure

"You cannot condone what he did, but it is not like he [Benteke] threw a Mike Tyson punch. My daughter can punch harder"
Paul Lambert criticised Ryan Mason after Christian Benteke was sent off for raising a hand to the Spurs midfielder

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