What car do you drive: Have sponsorship with Audi RS4 and I currently drive the RS4 but I also own an Aston Martin Vanquish S, Range Rover, Mercedes SLK

Which newspapers do you read: None - well, only if there's one lying around.

Where was your last holiday to: We hired a yacht and sailed around the south of France.

What are your hobbies: TV, music, films, pool, darts and relaxing.

What do you watch on TV: Sopranos, Coronation Street, EastEnders, Only Fools And Horses and I have just got into Prison break.

Who is your least favourite TV personality: Jonathan Ross.

What music do you listen to: 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Stereophonics, Arctic Monkeys; also the musical Oliver - I can sing every tune. My taste is wide and varied, everything from Damien Rice to 50 cent.

What are your favourite films: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Dumb And Dumber, Austin Powers, Stir Crazy. As you can see, I like comedies.

Who is your favourite actor: Brad Pitt.

Who is your favourite Actress: Halle Berry.

What is your favourite food: Spaghetti Bolognese.

What do you like to drink: I mainly drink Coke Zero. I obviously like a drink when appropriate - my favourite tipple is Sauvignon Blanc.

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Do you like designer clothes: I'm not really interested in clothes. I tend to go twice a year to a shop in Manchester and buy a load of whatever they have. Mostly I wear stuff that I pick up from Nike.

Do you smoke? No. I did try when I was 14, but gave up after a few puffs. On holiday, after a meal, I might have one cigar.

Great hair style. Who cuts it? Ha ha. Either Coleen or her mum. I never go to a hairdresser, can't be bothered. I'm not interested in hairstyles - I either have mine short, or very short.

What is the most surprising thing which has ever happened to you? My first full England call-up. I thought it was for the Under-21s.

What is a common misconception about you... That I am yobbish and always in trouble. In all honesty I try to lead as quiet a life as possible. People close to me will tell you I like a laugh and can be quite sensitive too.

If you were Prime Minister for a day, what would you do ... Lock up all traffic wardens.

Which three words best describe you? Romantic, funny, hard working.

Tell us a joke then... What do you call an orange crossing the road? Squash. Ha ha. I love the daft ones

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What team did you support as a boy? Everton, of course.

Childhood heroes: Duncan Ferguson; Michael Owen; Alan Shearer.

Greatest influence on your career: Colin Harvey, who was coach of Everton's Under-19s youth team for two years, and of course Sir Alex Ferguson since I joined Manchester United

Would you say you've been lucky - or has it been mostly natural ability and hard work? I would put hard work first, then natural ability - and then luck. I needed luck to break in to the Everton team when I did, and then England.

Best goal ever scored: For Manchester United against Newcastle at Old Trafford on 24th April 2005 when we beat them 2-1. One of their defenders had headed out a clearance and I caught it on the volley from about 25 yards and it flew into the top corner. Just a few seconds before I had been arguing with the ref, can't remember what about now. I wasn't really looking for the ball when it seemed to fall out of the sky. I whacked it out of frustration and anger at the ref - and it flew in.

Best game ever played: My debut for Manchester United on 28th September 2004 when we played Fenerbahce in the Champions League. I got a hat-trick.

Best British players played with or against: Paul Scholes, Stevie Gerrard.

Best foreign player played with or against: Zinedine Zidane.

Young players to watch: Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal, Lionel Messi of Barcelona, Giuseppe Rossi and Gerard Pique of Manchester United.

Any pre-match dressing room superstitions: Not really, apart from the fact I now tend to put on my shirt sitting at one place, then my boots and socks elsewhere.

Is there too much diving? Yeah, especially among foreigners, they don’t consider it as a bad thing. They see it as a professional way of going for advantage.

What do you think of the standard of refs? On the whole, the premier league refs are fine, but there are always some who think they are the star of the show.

Has being injured ever worried you that it might ruin your chances of playing in the World Cup, or your whole career? I don't think about getting injured. It has never entered my mind, even up to the moment when my metatarsal was broken against Chelsea in April 2006.

Would you like to play abroad at some stage in your career? Don't know. I think my game is best suited to England.

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