We've got to play the game of our lives, really, to win.

It's all agreed. There are just a few things left to sort out. Most of them are already sorted out, it's just the legal technicalities.

I saw Sven-Goran Eriksson when he came to the training ground last week and he spoke to myself and Ashley Cole. He knows I am fine and all I need now is a couple of games under my belt.

It's been a long time,

I'm ready, it's as simple as that. Of course I've missed it ... It has been a long road. The main thing is I'm fit.

I'm just happy to get in there and start playing.