Here’s what he had to say on….

Shaun Wright-Phillips

I don’t think we’ll risk him tonight. If he was fully fit he would certainly have made his debut though.

I don’t think it’s necessary to risk him. He has great pace and is one of the very quickest players in this squad, alongside Hargreaves, Vassell and Defoe. He is a dribbler and is working hard at his game too.

Jermain Defoe

I’ve seen him two or three times for Tottenham and he’s done well since he’s gone there.

I think he’s the closest thing that we’ve got to Michael Owen. He’s very close to him. He is a goalscorer. He comes alive in the penalty area. He is quick and his mind is always open to any opportunity for a goal.

Alan Thompson

He has played well for Celtic and has played a lot of European football too. It’s a good opportunity for him to show himself today.

Owen Hargreaves

He’ll play on the right-hand side of midfield tonight, which is where he is playing for Bayern Munich at the moment.

He is very fit and is physically very strong. He can run for miles, beat players and put in good crosses too, so he should be ideal for that role. We like him a lot.

Sweden

They have new players that I haven’t seen live, only on television. They have a player called Wilhelmsson who plays for Anderlecht. He’ll play on the left and is a very valuable type of player to have in your side as he’s quick and left-footed.

I think the main threat though will come from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. I think he’s the most talented player that we have seen in Sweden for decades.

Perhaps since Tor Bjorn Nilsson, who was a fabulous player that Sven managed when he was at Gothenburg. He was a big star then and I think he was the best striker in Europe at the time.

Ibrahimovic will certainly be one to keep an eye out for in Portugal if he stays fit.

Woodgate and Terry

They haven’t played together before but we know that individually they are good central defenders. They have played for their clubs in Europe and done so well. That is very promising for English football.

And we still have Rio Ferdinand and Sol Campbell to come back into this area too so central defence is now looking like one of the strongest areas of the team.

Of course we are also very strong in the midfield too. We have David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard coming into that category too.

On returning to Sweden

I’ve had lots of requests for tickets - too many! I have just five tickets and that’s it, so you can’t give them to everyone. It has been quite difficult, but they have gone to my close friends.

You always seem to have more friends than you think when you have tickets to give away!

It will be a full stadium and a very nice atmosphere. Sven is extremely well liked here in Gothenburg and we have even been lucky with the weather. I have enjoyed this trip so far and am very much looking forward to the game.