Sport360 picks out the main talking points from the sporting world with Mario Balotelli, Ravi Shastri, Arsene Wenger, Quinton de Kock, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Sebastian Vettel all featuring this week.
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Lescott came to Villa for money and nothing more. He got what he wanted and laughed it off. You are a slime bag, son.
– Aston Villa legend Paul McGrath on club captain Joleon Lescott’s comments that Villa’s first relegation since 1987 was ‘a weight off the shoulders’.
I want to stay at Milan. I do not want to return to Liverpool. I was never happy at Liverpool. Plus Milan have the money.
– Italy striker Mario Balotelli not endearing himself to Merseyside.
Mario Balotelli.
When the moment is important, Ravi Shastri is the last one to back away. So if you’re asking if my hat is in the ring, it is in there. Maybe three hats.
– Ravi Shastri admits he is in the race to be India’s next coach while referring to himself in third person.
Ravi Shastri.
If we can do more, we will do more, but let’s not dream and focus on the next game.
– Typically-infuriating stuff from Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger
Arsene Wenger.
After seeing the kind of pitches that were prepared, I was actually quite happy I wasn’t playing. I think they saved my career.
– South Africa’s Quinton de Kock was happy to miss last year’s Test series in India.
Quinton de Kock.
We have to be patient, don’t expect anything soon. I will see the players first, inshallah you will see a change soon.
– Ex-captain Inzamam-ul-Haq after being appointed Pakistan’s chief selector
Inzamam-ul-Haq.
You came like a torpedo. If I’d kept going on the same line, we’d have crashed.
– Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel gives Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat a piece of his mind following a collision at the Chinese GP
Sebastian Vettel and Daniil Kvyat.