"I thought we were the better of the two teams so we're disappointed not to have capitalised on that. We had the better of the chances over the 90 minutes, we started the game very well but you know when you come here, particularly how Wolves fared last season, it's going to be a tough game. We probably gave away a few too many free-kicks in that last period which made it much more difficult than we would have liked. I'm a little bit disappointed but a point here is always a good point. He's a tough boy, Andy, he played through an ankle (injury) that he sustained a few days ago and hasn't trained for four days. He put himself right up for the game and that's the type of individual he is and we just had to make sure that he was OK towards the end (by substituting him). Arguably, it wasn't one of his better games but he has shown that, even in a performance that hasn't matched his last two performances, he's always a threat. The delivery for the goal was a top class delivery and at the moment there's nobody better to have on the end of it than Andy."

"We had an exceptional result at home to Aston Villa last weekend. We know that type of scoreline is generally reserved for the likes of your Chelsea's, your Arsenals and your Manchester United's so we're very conscious of that. They don't come around too often but when they do you've got to make the most of the feeling that they can create within a football club. At the moment, it's about keeping everybody's feet on the ground going into a very, very difficult game at Wolves."

“That is a wonderful achievement. We are realistic. We won’t get too many days like that. To score six against the likes of Aston Villa, it doesn’t come round too often. We have to get feet on the ground. It will be tough away from home next in the league. But we will spend the rest of today enjoying it. Andy (Carroll) has developed his game, added goals to his game. Whether it is too early for England is for the England staff. There are areas he can improve. How far he can go depends on himself. He is a throwback.”

"I just concentrate on myself I know I can play football and score goals like I did, and that's what I go out there to do. Obviously, it's great for people to see what I can do and stuff, but I'm just happy with three points and all the lads playing like they did. It was a great game and a great performance by all the lads, and getting a hat-trick in the first game of the season at home was fantastic. There were no headers in it - they were all left-footed - but really it was all about the quality of the balls that went into the box for me to score the goals. Last season, we didn't lose here and before the game that's what we were all talking about. We just went out like we did last season and proved a point to anybody who was doubting us. We've got to keep working hard week in, week out. I thought we were pretty unlucky against Man United, and now we're showing what we can do."