11/03/2017 Football Focus

Oh, it's absolutely brilliant. It gets better and better. It comes to

Cristiano Ronaldo! History boys indeed. They have won the cup, they

have won the cup. He has done it! He has done it!

It is Emirates FA Cup quarterfinal we can. We also have big games in

the Premier League and all of this on the way for you.

Going back to the Bridge. Jose Mourinho sits down with Gary.

I am not looking for regular -- for revenge, anything wrong or bad. If

it is different it is different in a positive way. City speaks to Sane on

his sporting family. We are at home with Danny and Nicky Cowley. You

haven't changed your hairstyle at all! Garth crooks has been chipping

away at Tottenham's rock. And we have the font of all knowledge and

the world is a pro test. He is an inspiration, you have to get behind

him and work for him because he decides the game. In the studio, the

monkey and the organ grinder, you decide who is who. Mark Lawrenson

and Matt Upton. Eight teams remaining in the FA Cup, this is how

the weekend pans out. Team news on the way for Middlesbrough against

Manchester City. Lincoln are of course the first

non-league team in a century to make the last eight, they have been led

there by Danny and Nicky Cowley, who were at PE teachers less than a year

ago. Back across goal! It is in! Lincoln

have made history! Lincoln City are in the last eight of the FA Cup!

Hello, how are you? Nice to see you. Hello, family. This is everybody. My

dad Steve, my mum Jill. This is my wife Kate. This is Nikki's wife

Lauren. What a family portrait. This is Bella, my eldest daughter.

Nikki's eldest. And this is Betsy and George. -- Nicky's eldest. That

was last year! You haven't changed your hairstyle in the last few

decades. Would you like a cup of tea? Yes please, mate.

Can you put into words the us what it has been like to be you for the

last two months. It has been a whirlwind. I don't think either of

us expected it to have gone like this. You have those experiences of

going to Burnley, Premier League club, and getting a window, that was

a fantastic feeling. You definitely want more. It was not until I woke

up this morning, I was so focused on Braintree and I woke up thinking,

Arsenal! Are there things you have been able to take out of teaching to

take to your squad of footballers? Definitely it benefits us, having

been PE teachers, because it gives you such a great opportunity to

learn a skill set. Also managing front characters and personalities.

We had a great time. It was really important for us because we had two

jobs. We were always really respectful of both jobs and tried

not to let one affect the other. We got back after one game at 6am and

then straight to school for half past six. You have to put the defeat

behind you and turn on the positive mode. That is the great thing about

being at school, at 7:45am you have a group of kids who were

enthusiastic about sport and they would give you energy. The me,

definitely, our teaching background has played a huge part in what we

have done in football Manici. -- for me. -- football management. For me

it is hard work day in and day out, focus and determination, a team with

real focus and the same kind of priorities. If you have enough

winners then you find a way. Our -- word I like to use is great about

the players. You are always trying to find a way to overcome

challenges. You described beating Ipswich as climbing a mountain, then

going to the moon, then Jupiter. What would beating Arsenal, who are

88 places higher than you, be? My knowledge of the solar system isn't

good enough! It is probably a one in a thousand chance. I think it is

more than one in a thousand. You said one and a hundred against

Burnley. One in 500. I think the us the success will be if we can give

the best version of ourselves in front of 60,000 people in the

quarterfinals of the FA Cup under the intense scrutiny of playing

against world-class players. If we can play at our very best on

Saturday, regardless of the result, we will berate me proud of

ourselves. Let's say a big club comes in off the back of this and

says, we love you, we are going to give you loads of money, you can run

our team however you want but you have to use our backroom staff and

not bring your brother? If we split ourselves we won't be half as good,

so no. The strength is in our unity. A lovely relationship and it is a

truly remarkable story and the brother element adds to that. Can

you see a way past Arsenal? They said it was 500 to one or thousand

one but do you give them any chance? You have to give them some chance

but when you listen to the characteristics they look for in the

players it is probably something Arsenal are searching for at the

moment. Given that and the grit he talks about, it will be interesting

to see how that plays out at the Reds with the way Arsenal play. I am

going to ask you now. -- at the Emirates. Were they taken as a pair?

Yes. Do they ever fall out, does the assistant ever said to the manager,

no chance? They said they are robust in their discussions before games.

Danny, the ultimate decision comes down to him, but they work really

well as a partnership. The players appreciate that. With those

relationships, if you are the assistant manager, sometimes you

have to say no, or at least make the manager think, is he doing the right

thing? They can be really honest with each other, which probably is

an advantage. You can say pretty much whatever you want because it is

your brother and you have probably had disagreements in the past. You

speak to the players, their level of preparation that every game. They

are top of the National League. That will come from the PE side. You have

to be organised as a teacher, so that would stem from that. Everybody

talks about the Burnley game but they played decent football against

Brighton and in the rest of the competition. The communication

skills they would've picked up from being teachers as well would help

massively in a dressing room when you are trying to describe to the

players what you want. I heard them on the radio, they have read Clive

Woodward's book from cover to cover, he thought they were stalking him

because they knew every detail. It was fascinating. But you just know

they are right because I think they go back to the league and it is dog

eat dog, that league, and the results are still very good, so you

know you have a good bunch of players. They are taking on an

Arsenal side who have had a pretty dreadful week, dumped out of the

Premier League by Bayern Munich. Let's see what Arsene Wenger had a

say in the build-up? I have worked very hard for 20 years to make the

fans happy and I understand they are not and I don't want to judge that,

I am not capable to, I live in my daily work with my complete

commitment after that. I said many times, you have to accept different

opinions. Some of the questions he has been asked recently have been a

bit unfair, but you played under him, have you noticed that changed

in his body language, his attitude? Is he feeling the pressure? I am

sure he is, he always will have felt the pressure in that role. When you

talk about, have I seen the change, that is maybe one of the issues,

then maybe hasn't been enough change, that is a squad that might

need some change to drag the best out of it. I think it has come to a

natural conclusion. I feel really sorry for him because I don't want

him to lose his legacy. I would love him to win the FA Cup may be this

year, obviously they have to get past Lincoln, but if you think in

15, 20 years, what he has done in the Premier League has been nothing

short of sensational. It is almost like you need are best made to say,

you know what, it probably could be a time to go now. It was

revolutionary, what he brought 20 years ago, and I was lucky enough to

experience that as a young player. It was totally new age. If you look

at the moment, the Lincoln manager, what he is looking for, grit and

determination, a key element of a winning team, I don't see Arsenal

possessing that. He got key and to pass to his own team-mate, that is

how good he is. -- Martin Keown. He is listening outside the studio, so

if you hear a big noise later you know what has happened.

Manchester City were denied the chance to go second by Stoke. They

mustered only one shot on target all night. David Silva shot wide after a

1-2 with Fernandinho and in injury time Nacho had the best opportunity,

another substitute failing to find the target. You saw how close that

was from this angle. Leroy Sane joined the ?37 million in the summer

and he has been talking to Ivan Gaskell.

He, Leroy, your mamma is calling you, man.

Your mother was a rythmic gymnastics in did you ever fancied gymnastics?

Your father played football first Senate guile, does he think he was

better than you. -- for Senegal. How is life right now for you in

England and Manchester? It is quite good, I am really settled in and in

Manchester I like the city. Since arriving, how have you found working

with Pep Guardiola? Players like Yaya Toure, great

inspirational players, great experience, who I think you call

uncle Yahya are, is that correct? -- uncle Yaya. Stirling tries to tip

away his -- tiptoe his way through and Leroy Sane is there. You want to

win trophies and you have a chance in the FA Cup, it has been a good

condition for you so far. France last week, German this week,

will Sane actually start for Man City in their FA Cup quarterfinal at

Middlesbrough in the early kick-off. Four changes for Middlesbrough, Brad

Guzan in goal, Bernardo, Antonio, Barragan and Christian Stuani

commend. City make five changes. Bravo in goal, strong side, David

Silva, Raheem Sterling, John Stones and Pablo Zabaleta all come back

into the starting XI. You can listen to that one on 5 Live and highlights

of that later. I wanted to ask you about Sane, have impressed have you

been with him, particularly in recent weeks? That's the good, the

recent weeks, the first dozen games he struggled a little bit as you go

to a different country, different language, all those things,

different team-mates, a different way of playing. He's got all the raw

materials. He looks like he's going to be a real player. ? Uncle Yaya on

the way as well. With Pep Guardiola and the players he's coached. He's

21. Even though the price tag is big he wants to develop. He's always got

to play with the ball and Guardiola is there, so for an attacking player

it's utopia. From Middlesbrough perspective, in the quarterfinals on

the cup, Jimmy to this division and a Premier League to stay in the

division and we often talk about their lack of goals. Would both of

you want to see Karanka given the full season to see if you can stay

there because he's another manager under pressure. I consider point

ingest gestating him. What's really cool them down is what they did in

January in terms of the transfer window, De Laet two proven

goal-scorers go and you might say that Jordan Rhodes and David Nugent

and not prolific in the Premier League but Rudy Gestede is not a

goal-scorer, similar to Negredo but without the goals and Patrick

Bamford who has struggled a bit. A reminder that all the quarterfinals

are decided on the day, no replays, extra time and penalties and if you

get to extra time you can bring on an extra substitute, so changes that

people have been waiting for quite some time.

On Monday night, Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge as his

Manchester United side play Chelsea for a place in the last four on the

cup, it's live on BBC. Just tell you that for the eighth time today for

the Gary Lineker has been to see United's manager nine months into

his Old Trafford rain. The confirmation finally here, Jose

Mourinho is the new manager at Manchester United. The job is to put

the club back at the top of British and European football. They caught a

special one so let's hope he can produce the goods. Nobody is bigger

than legitimate and fans don't like to be told that their expectations

are too high. How are you enjoying life at Manchester United? I work a

lot but that's what I like. I love the club, I feel that I'm here for

much more time because the connection is so good with everyone

will stop what's the hard part about what might I think the hard is the

expectation, which the club is guilty of it and because of the club

history. I'm also a little bit guilty of it because I'm used to win

trophies in every club. The relation between our true potential and the

expectations we create, there is a gap and that gap is the most

difficult thing. Pogba looks for the opening. Ibrahimovic drifting behind

Gordon Greer. Ibrahimovic! Manchester United through into the

last eight of the FA Are you satisfied generally with the

progress you're making at Manchester United, you've already won a trophy?

We're happy with the trophy, a trophy is always important and the

reality is that many other teams in England are going to finish the

season without a trophy and we have one and a half. The cup and the

Community Shield. So that's good. But I would lie if I say that it's

enough for us. We are in the quarterfinals of the cup but we have

to fight for everything, so I don't think the League Cup is enough for

us to say, and of February, the season is over. It's not over. The

Chelsea game coming up, it has to have a special significance for you,

you'd been there twice. Especially after what happened last season

where you think... No, probably in the opposite way of what people

think. I'm not looking for revenge, I'm not looking for anything wrong

or bad. If you say something special, maybe special, one thing is

to have Gary stake in the tunnel before and after the match, a super

friend and another thing is to go to Spurs, I don't even know the name of

the gentleman that's in the tunnel. If it's different, it's different in

a positive way, not different in a negative way. Are you surprised how

well Chelsea have done this season? No, I'm not surprised. I'm surprised

with the way they play, I'm surprised because I thought there

were demanding is of a different kind of football because I think

Chelsea is phenomenal but Chelsea is an amazing defensive team. You think

they're quite a negative side. I think they're very good defensively.

I think they have fantastic players to be a counterattacking team and to

kill opponents with three or four players. Do you feel slightly let

down by the Chelsea players last season? No, I think we were all

guilty of our phenomenal season with the Premier League and the League

Cup and we were all guilty of our second season. You think you'll be

here longer than three years? Do you think this will be the Copa you

spend the most time? I like to. I said the same and I came back to

Chelsea and when you are at Chelsea, I wanted different things from my

life, when I was in Italy, because Real Madrid knocked on my door three

times, I always told them that the Spanish league would be a motivation

and when I come back to Chelsea I thought I was going to stay until

they want. I gave my word, I said the same in relation to Manchester

United with the plus that I'm really happy and I really enjoy working

here, so I give my word that I want to stay here until the owners of the

board want me. Plenty more of that interview for you on the Premier

League show. It's also got a very interesting interview with Joe Hart

on there. Some go news from the elegant, Man City a call-up, scoring

in the third minute. David Silva put through by Raheem Sterling. City

doing well against Middlesbrough already. Let's talk about Monday

night's game. Earlier in the season it was the 4-0, Chelsea four shots

on target. How do you think it on Monday night? I think Manchester

United will park the bus a little bit which is his original saying

when teams went to Stamford Bridge. Just saying to Matt, there's not

Ibrahimovic, so who do you play? Do you play Rashford through the

middle? There are very few options. For such a club whose bench was as

good as any other team in the league, that's one area where they

are still extremely short. I think you'll look to go and make a win for

want of a better description. Without Ibrahimovic, you talk about

the options, in terms of the competitions they are playing in

this season, they'd love to be Chelsea, but from a Europa League

perspective, that gets you into the Champions League, do you think that

is the priority for them this season? Looking at the game on

Thursday and how they approached it, I would say that Jose Mourinho sees

that is a really good route into the Champions League and you have to

agree, if you look at the teams left in the Europa League, a couple of

good threats, Roma are playing well and some other teams, but it's over

two legs and it gives you the kind of comfort that if you have one bad

game you've got another game to make it up. For Man United it's a really

realistic route to the Champions League. And they've always got the

hit of finishing in the top four as well. They're in a fantastic

position. Double bubble. On the Ibrahimovic side, you saw this week

that LA Galaxy saying they're trying to make him the highest-paid player

in MLS history. He doesn't need any more money. Let's talk about the

team their thing on Monday because Chelsea go into the FA Cup with a

ten point lead at the top of the Premier League thanks to Monday

night's win at West Ham. The noise is good inside the London

Stadium for this London derby. Hazard to Pedro. Hazzard round the

keeper and he scores. Chelsea lead one now. Lashes at wide and high.

The corner and need into the net by Costa. 2-0 to Chelsea. Alonso on the

left-hand side are pushing the penalty area. Brilliantly got past.

Chips it goalwards but just wide of the post. Eden Hazard looking for

options, puts his foot on the ball. Flex it to Costa, shoots, what a

save. Chelsea lose possession, Fabregas caught out. Played square,

chance for Lanzini! He's buried it, West Ham have scored in added time

at the end of the game. Chelsea have that ten point lead in

the Premier League, do you expect them to put their strongest side

against Manchester United because in the FA Cup been playing almost an

entirely different back four with a different goalkeeper. He's been

changing the team for the cup but you're now getting into that area

with the size of the tie against Manchester United where he may well

just that and do what he's done in the Premier League which is part of

their success. This is the team that played Wolves. Why wouldn't you want

to win the double? Not many teams have done it. And in his first year

you return the double. We saw Mourinho, couldn't resist having a

subtle dig at Chelsea's style and the fact he surprised they've been

so defence of this season. They've been defensive but also been

brilliant. The Lowe absolutely. They've gone from defence to attack

brilliantly which I think is every manager's dream. To defend well and

then going to attack. Some of the touch is beautifully. How well has

peddled on? With the system they play quite narrow, Eden Hazard and

Pedro and they understand the role with the two wingbacks going behind

them. What a player Kante is. On the league goal bowl. Is there a better

player in the Premier League pound for pound? I don't think there's a

more valuable player, we can talk about talent and skills but in terms

of winning a football match, he's the one. He can play and the team

every week. Might win the title back to back. Monday night's game, live

on the BBC. We have all this to come for you on today's show. Jose Fonte

explains his move to West Ham. Toby Alderweireld is eyeing silverware at

Spurs. And Neil Harris on Millwall's chances of an upset at White Hart

Lane. I'm going to go on a bit of a wonderful fleet U2 will join me at

the touch screen in a few moments because we talked a lot about the FA

Cup quarterfinal, there are also four games in the Premier League

this weekend. We're going to focus on Hull City against Swansea for you

because if you look at the table at the moment and the recent form from

these two, we've talked a lot in recent weeks about how impressive

Swansea have been and the recent form really does demonstrate that to

you. Four wins out of six games for Swansea and Hull City had the good

start on the Marco Silva but just five points from their last six

matches in contrast to 12 from Swansea. Let's catch up with Steve

Harper, former Newcastle and Hull City keeper. Thanks very much for

joining us on Football Focus, this really is a massive game for Marco

Silva and Hull City because they have to start picking up points to

drag teams like Swansea back into trouble, haven't they? Very much so,

that the gap appearing, just a matter of time before Big Sam.

Crystal Palace firing and turned around and as you mention, he had

the initial bounce but one win in six against an inform Swansea side,

tough test. Do you think, you mention the bounce, has that worn

off a little bit, players getting used to what he's doing and what

does he need to find no? Goals. I was here a few weeks ago for the

Burnley game and just lacking that cutting edge, the loss of Mbokani

will hinder them but I think they need to find more of an attacking

threat to win. The game today, they can kick on and stay up because they

got a decent run of fixtures, Hull, a lot of teams in and around them

but they need to get started sooner rather than later. You were involved

in the relegation battle a few seasons ago and speaking to Michael

Dawson in recent weeks, talked about the fact they have that experience

and it might not fear the drop or the fight for the drop some other

sides might, could it be a factor? They certainly have experience,

going down, bouncing back up, Davis coming back gives them more

experience. It is crunch games at the end of the season, Sunderland

have a lot of experience there, so a lot hinges on today's result. Enjoy

today's game. We are going to have more of a look at Swansea. They have

been brilliant in recent weeks under Dick Clement and even played well in

the two games they lost. If we look through some statistics, one guy who

has come to for -- to the fore, Fernando Llorente, 11 goals this

season, just when his manager needed it. The irony is, when was he when

Bob Radley was there? You coach and train every day and you have

somebody like him, did he even appear? Minimal appearances. Clement

has gone in and looked at him and said, oh my goodness, I have a

centre forward who scores. It does maybe tell us about the style, eight

appearances Clement, four goals -- five goals, four headed. What do you

like so much about the game against Liverpool? It is a bit of an

old-fashioned striker's play. He likes to work around the back post,

he comes from the deep angle into the box, which as a centre-back, if

you think about how to stop people, you need to adjust your position

because you need to get out and get in touch with him. When he gets two

or three strides on you, he is gone, because he has a really aggressive

leap. You have to physically put him off heading the ball. The cross was

fantastic as well, that makes all of the difference. Remember the goal he

scored last week, the cross from the right was the Cross of the season.

This is the second goal from last week, the winner against Burnley.

The ball in is perfect, great header. The only way you can stop

this is by making contact with him. He has to three strides on you and

at that point you are dead in the water. You have to get physically up

against him but you put him off from heading it. The cardinal sin is that

he has no idea where the player is at any stage, he is watching the

ball. You have to be in position. You have to be where you can see

him, even a glance. If you don't look at him, there are no eyes in

the back of the head. He just has to get contact and not let him get a

clean header, he is the only man in the box. Is that because of the

quality of the ball in? He is one against five. It is a lovely header

as well. He really can head the ball and he attacks it aggressively so

you have to stop him heading the ball. He was particularly impressive

for Swansea in recent weeks and it has been an impressive year the Jose

Fonte one he won the Euros with Portugal in the summer and after

spending seven years at Southampton he joined West Ham in January, a

fairly acrimonious transfer. Football Focus, Jose Fonte

interview, shoot. We were so successful, we achieved

many things. I will always have time for Southampton. I was trying to do

the best and get the best for me and for my family. Every football Player

does that so that doesn't necessarily mean that you are

handing in a transfer request, I didn't. Life doesn't stop, you move

on. It was one of the clubs that I was almost 100% sure I wanted to

move here. When I was given permission to speak with the

manager, he was very honest, direct, he is a football person himself, he

played as a centre-back. Does it help when you have a manager, a

coach that has had experience playing in the position that you do?

Massively. I have been like that in my last few years I have had

Pochettino, I had the opportunity to learn from the best. When they speak

they know what they talking about. Can you get better being here? 100%.

I am out of my comfort zone, it is never easy coming to a different

club but I am looking forward to it and I am working hard to achieve

success and help the manager and the team win something. This has been

the best moment of your career so far surely? The last three seasons

have been fantastic, when I accomplished the Euros for example.

I don't want to stop here, there is a lot more to be achieved and to

win, so when you have a taste of it you want to get it again. Anything

can happen, or who would have thought when you were in League 1

that you would win a major tournament with Portugal? I always

believed I could get there but it took a long time. The manager of the

national team actually released me twice when I was young. When he took

charge I said to myself, there you go. He gave me the opportunity to

achieve something that will be in history. At what point in France

last year did you think, we can go on and do this? When we beat

Croatia. And Wales? Listen, credit to Wales, what an achievement to get

to the semifinals and what team they had put when you have a team with

the best in the world, Renaldo, he pops up with the goals. You were 13

when you first met him? In the same club, he was one year younger than

me, I saw him play in the youth team. I am proud of being the same

team with him, to be friends with him, to know him, because he is an

inspiration, what he has done to get here, you have to get behind him and

work for him because he desired is -- decides the games, so we carry

the piano for him. Does he lose it? He doesn't like to lose, he gets

upset in training. He is a workaholic, all of his success is

because he worked hard for it. What can you achieve? Anything is

possible. You saw what happened last year. If Rob -- if everybody works

hard and pulls in the same direction, everybody believes, I see

a lot of quality in the dressing room, great manager, it is up to us

to get on the boat and party. He loves an analogy. Get in the boat

and paddle. He is 33, he spent seven years in

Southampton, didn't play in the Premier League until he was 28, so

take away the loyalty site, as we often do in football these days, he

hadn't had the big move to take him through to the end of his career.

When you start to get towards the end of your career you look at

different priorities that suit your personal life and maybe that has

been a factor for him in the move. He has a really interesting journey

through with Southampton, all the way from League 1 to being a

European Cup finalist, a great achievement. He had the right for

the move. Good signing. Definitely, a Sainsbury personable, I like the

stuff about, Renaldo is in the team, do anything you like them. -- he

seems personable. When is the point where you think, this guy is in our

site, he is that good that we have to do all we can to build a platform

for him. We had it at Liverpool with Bagley, he couldn't edit, but you

would do anything for him because he was a genius. -- with Kenny

Dalglish. You play with great players, I have been at a club with

Denis curbed -- Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, but the great players

put their shift in, and he mentioned how relentlessly Renaldo works. I

can't believe you haven't mentioned Martin Keown. That flew under the

radar. John Watson will be conducting things the Match of the

Day today at West Ham as they take on Bournemouth. We have to talk to

you about Tyrone Mings, great to see you on the programme. Bournemouth

feel hard done by and Tyrone Mings does, are they right? If I was being

flippant I would say I am not going to Ming is my word. Bournemouth are

very unhappy, there are two reasons, the FA charge against Tyrone Mings

didn't mention the word in ten. Tyrone Mings on his website

yesterday and the club and fans still insist that he didn't mean to

stamp on the side of the head of Ibrahimovic. What annoys them is

that Tyrone Mings has a five match ban with no intent mentioned and

Ibrahimovic has got away with if that is the right expression three

match ban which he didn't contest. That is the main complaint here at

Bournemouth. Another side that won two people have overlooked who don't

know the club well, earlier this season and Nathan Ake was playing

really well in the Bournemouth defence alongside Steve Cook,

Chelsea recalled them from his loan, not that he had played for them,

consequently the loss of Tyrone Mings has given them a real problem

in central defence and they have wrapped Simon Francis up in cotton

wool this week in the hope he might come back after injury. I wanted to

talk to you about the defence, because Bournemouth haven't had a

win this year but they must have taken some positives this week from

the second-half defensive display and Manchester United. I think they

did and I asked Eddie Howe yesterday whether he still insists on playing

the way they have always played, on the front foot, or whether he will

have to remove a bit of full air from the team and offend a bit more

as they slipped into the bottom half of the table. -- a bit of flair. He

said they want change but Bournemouth are learning as they go

along and some of those things were shown at Manchester United. You

can't survive in the Premier League if you do what Bournemouth have

done, concede 36 goals in 15 games. Ask your pundits, you can't lose two

goals a game and stay out of relegation fight. That their problem

is and just quickly, as we heard from Jose Fonte a word about West

Ham who play here today, their captain Mark Noble is playing his

398 match for the club but earlier this week was being criticised by

supporters on social media. What price loyalty? On that very Noble

standpoint I will hand back to you. Just like Shakespeare! Your take on

the Tyrone Mings side of things, to reiterate the Bournemouth statement,

we find it extraordinary that the charges could be described as proven

when there was no effort to prove it was intentional, but he gets a

five-game ban. I think Motty has it entirely right and only Tyrone Mings

knows whether he meant to stand on the head of Abramovich. If you went

to a court of law, it has to be unproven. -- Ibrahimovic. It is

based on what they think has happened as opposed to the fact. You

can't really determine the facts because you can only go with what

Tyrone Mings says. He says it was in intentional -- unintentional, so how

can you hand out an extended ban compared to the three games for

Ibrahimovic. I think it is three age to be honest. Tomorrow Burnley will

aim for a first away win of the season, they go to Anfield to a

Liverpool side they upset in August. What Liverpool team will turn up

today and already this is a big game for Burnley. It is the kind of game

where all of the passing has to be accurate, it is windy. A dream start

the Burnley! -- for Burnley. Here is John Joe Gray, from non-league to

Premier League. Burnley thoroughly deserved their victory and Liverpool

have plenty of work to do. Something we keep coming back to

with Liverpool, against the top half teams, look where they would be,

against the bottom half, they struggle. The game against Leicester

where they struggled, and then beating Arsenal, it shows you their

seasoning. Yes, and I would suggest that tomorrow's game is their

biggest of the season. Look at their remaining fixtures, Everton at home

and Manchester City away, but if they play well rest of their games

are eminently winnable. Burnley will come one up front, five across the

middle, say, try and beat us. That is why it is their most important

game. Burnley have two away points this season and both full and

Coventry have stayed in the division with only seven points in the road.

-- Fuller. Coventry in 2014 never won away in the entire season but it

is possible to stay up. It's possible. Their style of play

at home they feel they can dictate that style of play their home turf.

You can hear Liverpool against Burnley on 5 Live tomorrow and

highlights on Match of the Day 2 tomorrow night.

I wanted to talk to about Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso who

has announced he's going to retire at the end of the season, a key part

of the Liverpool side that won the Champions League in 2005, scored the

equaliser in game will to do you think he was underappreciated? I

think generally everywhere. He's just been an absolute top player.

You can really give him any more praise when you look at that team

and the only problem is for Liverpool fans, they had him,

Mascherano, Suarez. Unbelievable player and when you consider when he

signed for Liverpool he came from Real Sociedad, never been anywhere

else in the world before that, to settle and he absolutely loved it.

If you ask the players he played with,. He was one of those players

to play with I can imagine you can set down and ask Steven Gerrard what

was he like to play with, fabulous. From the spectator point of view not

enough praise but the players that knew him and played with him would

have loved playing with him. Wasn't that the one when Rafa Benitez it

was a toss-up between him and Gareth Barry and Xabi Alonso left. It was

different from that but far too long to tell you, I'd rather tell you a

story about Martin Keown who sat next door. We'll do that on the red

button next time. Intent of the Champions League this week, his side

are through. I want to ask you about the Barcelona comeback against Paris

Saint-Germain. There were some dodgy penalties but that has to be one of

the greatest comebacks, to school in the 88th minute and still need two

more and then to get them. Just the sheer amount of goals. We seem great

comebacks, Liverpool in the Champions League final but the

amount of goals that were scored in that period of the game to make it

as exciting as what it was. It's going to be hard to beat. Any ideas?

The thing about it, no ideas about the performance but just watching

PSG because they had that emotion of 3-0 down, Cavani scores and their

cruising and thinking we are through and then they just completely

crumble. Not just physically but mentally and it was a little bit sad

watching them in the end, I felt sorry for them. Neymar had a decent

last five minutes! With Chelsea being ten points clear of the

Premier League, their FA Cup looks like Tottenham's on the remaining

chance of silverware this season. League 1 Millwall stand on their way

of the semifinals and Garth Crooks has been to see the rock at the

heart of Spurs's defence, Mr Alderweireld.

Toby, arguably the best season in the Premier League? I think this

season and have I can do my thing, I feel very good and I perform well.

It's also because of the guys around me who tried to help me. We are one

team and I'm happy I can bring a little bit into the team. We watched

Tottenham Hotspur player at the moment and they are really good.

What's it like to play in that team? Of course I'm honoured to be part of

that team, I think we play well because we worked very hard. We have

a good group who wants to work and achieve things. It's a pleasure to

be here and I'm happy here. Her close to using you are as a group to

winning the Premier League title? I think we can do it but it's

difficult for the season. Chelsea are ten points above us. We have to

keep believing and half to fight and do whatever we can. We can beat the

teams, we have a consistent team. It is only getting better and better.

Why not? What a special strike to add to the collection of Harry Kane.

The season it's important they can to get Champions League to try to

achieve that. It helps the group to get better and get more experience

at that level, so I think we're going in the right direction and we

only want to improve. Dele Alli, Harry Kane. Onside. He will go on to

score his hat-trick. Tottenham will not be a team that many will like to

be drawn against in the quarterfinals. Is that the one thing

that's left for this team, to actually win something and this

could be your best chance this season, the FA Cup? Yes, of course

it's a big chance for us. We have to see game by game but this group can

do it. Just work hard, see game by game and see how far we can go. Do

you know much about the rivalry between Spurs and Millwall. This

moment yes, we try to focus on the team we play against and is quick to

be a mass of atmosphere and White Hart Lane. Really looking forward to

playing. Millwall fans are very intense and will bring a lot of

atmosphere to White Hart Lane. Yes, our fans will take over and I'm

honoured to play at White Hart Lane, it always feels so good, really

supportive group and especially the season. If you were to beat Millwall

would take you back to Wembley and a semifinal. How do you view that

because is it good or bad because you find it difficult to play there.

The last two games at Wembley we played very well. We? Against CSKA

Moscow and then we played with ten men and we were unbelievable in that

game, unfortunately we didn't go through but we put in a good

performance on the pitch and it gave us confidence. We don't feel like

it's a pitch we can't play well. We are confident there and doing a lot

better and we see the next chance to make a good win. When you were with

Belgium, were you aware of the FA Cup? Of course, it's the biggest cup

competition in the world, the biggest cup. It's a big prize and it

would be wonderful to win it. Are you aware of the traditions with the

FA Cup in Tottenham. Yes, I don't want to look too much in the past,

the future, we have to do our best to bring it home. Harry Kane Danny

Rose and the English boys haven't mentioned this? The only mention the

next one, they have to win it. He really is a top-class defender

and alongside Vertonghen as well, is quite a partnership. Together at

Ajax, Belgium, Spurs. They lost only 14 of the 125 league games they

played together. You had a great partnership over the years as well,

how does it, when you been with somebody that long, do you just know

where they are instinctively, you know what they're doing and it just

works, particularly in a position? You have to be a pessimist to play

there and expect your mate is going to miss it all the time. It's true

but in the end you just play so many games and so many different

situations, you know what he's going to do and he knows what you're going

to do and it's a massive thing because when you chuck in the

goalkeeper who read a lot of games with you, all three of you and it

makes a massive difference. I highly do you rate Alderweireld as an

individual? He's one of the best in the Premier League at the moment his

hands down one of the best and I think Tottenham will be very keen to

tie him up because you look at other clubs, Manchester United, Manchester

City are desperate probably for a top centre-back. He fits the bill.

Talking about tying players up, the players this season that Tottenham

have sent a long-term contracts. It's great business, the only

possible fault is that this Harry Kane suddenly decides he's going to

go and play for Real Madrid and I'm not trying to sell him but that goes

a bit west of fat happens. That tells me it's a club that is very

forward planning. Forward planning and very comfortable with what

they're to achieve. You mentioned Alderweireld, he hasn't yet signed a

contract but he'll be desperate to tie up. They are so strong

defensively. He is in the best position of the lot apart from

Harry. What would you like, Toby? He's got a good negotiating

position, his agent will enjoy that. The partnership, not only him alone

as a player, but the partnership is everything. The centre-back pairing,

to know what each other are doing and trust each other or to know when

you're not going to trust him as much is key. And he's got the Beast

Wanyama in front of him and fantastic goalkeeper. Ten League 1

Millwall cause a massive upset tomorrow? They are unbeaten in 17,

Neal Harris, the club's record goal-scorer is making a real name

for himself in management. COMMENTATOR: Did chest and a good

try and fine goal by Harris. During my playing days we always said,

who's the best player on the pitch, I give everything. That's what the

fans want to see, have that pride and and drive and I always gave that

and I believe that gave me a good starting point to be a manager. Can

we beat Spurs? Of course we can. One-on-one on the day. Being the

underdog suits as as a club. The wall, we're the underdogs. We will

embrace the occasion. We have got nothing to lose. Everybody expects

Spurs to win but hell of a lot to gain on the day. We love to send him

all over the place!. I don't think Neil Harris has got the credit he

deserves. I want to do as good at. I've already given you the answer.

They were beaten by Manchester United in the final in 2004, Neil

Harris understands the club, he's been part of it for such a long

time. He played like it, I played against him on several occasions and

the ethos of how the club is at how he sets his D-mark, that's how he

played. To him it's natural to have that fight and work rate and that

aggression and it's how Millwall player and why they could cause

upset. Spurs against Millwall as live on BBC One tomorrow.

Britain beat Derby 3-0 last night in the Championship with the leaders

Newcastle, they are top. -- Brighton beat Derby. Norwich sacked Alex Neil

in the build-up to this began, nine points off the play-offs, is that

understandable, is it because of the fact they have a pretty good squad

but haven't been able to challenge for the play-offs? You've hit the

nail on the head, they're not close enough to challenge back to

promotion which at this stage of the season was never going to be

acceptable. The 5-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday and the 1-1 draw

at Bristol City after being 1-0 in front but they're not really a

sacking club but they might get a bounce from the new manager. Alan

Irvine is taking charge for them against Blackburn. If they can get a

reaction it could be that they are the side that forces their way into

the play-offs because there are still quality players. Absolutely,

they put the quality and we've seen it with Leicester with a change in

management and an immediate transformation in form and results.

I'm sure the board will be hoping for that and be looking for

permanent managers during that time. You'd not asking the question but

I'm going to tell you the answer, Gary Rohit. I was going to ask you

that. We've been working together for such a long time you can predict

what I'm going to ask you. Lumberjack shirt on as well. If

anybody deserves a chance at that club, Gary, with what he did that

Burton Albion and Birmingham. We spoke beforehand about the race for

promotion and you feel that Sheffield Wednesday are a side who

can gather momentum between now and the end of the season. The times

I've seen them play live, I've been really impressed with them and they

are on the verge of creating something. Little bit shaky at the

back which could be a problem but going forward there are real threat.

Gentlemen, thank you very much, always a pleasure, Matt. The latest

core from the Riverside, still Man City leading Middlesbrough 1-0. This

week's predictions are on the BBC sport website. On next week at after

Barcelona's heroics this week, here are some comebacks from slightly

closer to home. Once we scored the first goal we

felt we were going to do it. Don't think I've been involved in anything

quite like it. I always believed we could score. It may not be over. Rob

Lee! Shearer again. Madge 's United making quite a comeback. Beckham and

a lot of space on the 18-yard line and he scores. Coming in, he's

scored. Would you have believed it? It's 4-4. Great strike! It's an

absolutely and past the goal. It's 4-4. Sergio Aguero! Manchester City

win it. 3-3! Three goals and nine minutes. I can't believe what I'm

seeing here. They were 3-0 down and they've turned it