01/11/2015 MOTD2 Extra

Joining me this lunchtime - Mark Lawrenson, John Hartson

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Here is what is coming up this afternoon: Liverpool's 31 win at

Stamford Bridge puts Jose Mourinho's position under huge

pressure. Manchester City stayed top after just about seeing off Norwich

at the Etihad. Only goal difference separates City and Arsenal who won

at Swansea. And what about Leicester, continuing their fairy

tale start of the season? Here is what the papers are saying. Mourinho

battles the all Blacks for column inches. The Sunday Mirror reports

that Mourinho is on the brink after yesterday's defeat. The Sun on

Sunday says that he has two more games to save his job. They also say

that by Unicom monitoring Harry Kane. The express paper says that he

will stay and fight. It would be rude to start anywhere other than

Stamford Bridge and that re-1 defeat against Liverpool. He is Jose

Mourinho speaking to Guy Mowbray. What are your thoughts on the game?

I can't express my feelings. In any way at all? In any way at all. What

is the reason for that? I think you are not just here to interview me or

other players or other managers. I think you are also here to see the

game. I believe that. And I believe you could do that part of your work

and let me out of more comments. But in the game itself, it is our job to

ask questions about what you see in the game? What I see from my players

was good until the moment where they felt it was impossible to do better.

I think you are referring to Luca staying on the field. Do you feel

unable to speak about things like that? I don't speak. Do use big

about what happens next? What do you tell the supporters today? I think

they are not stupid. I don't need to tell them anything. They know how

much myself and the players are trying. They know how much myself

and the players feel sad with the situation. They know why we are

getting bad results. They know what is pushing us. Does the fight go on?

Of course the fight goes on but sometimes there are fights that are

very impossible to win. You go into a fight with different ammunition.

There are some fights that you cannot win. Do you feel a bit

beating? Enough. Enough. We are not used to seeing you like this. I can

play against any team, against any manager, my team can play against

any team and win or lose but, er... More than this is difficult. Thanks,

Joe say. There we go. A long interview but

definitely worth playing in full. Guy Mowbray did well hanging in

there. Without belittling Ollie's job, looking at the papers today,

everyone is guessing, aren't they? The people have already sacked him.

Where do we go? We are guessing because we don't know the mind of

Roman Abramovich. Yes, he has fired managers before. I think the only

one he said he wished he never had was Ancelotti. There are so many

different factors to factor in. They've got a Champions League game

on Wednesday. As the saying he only has two games left, someone is just

guessing. The next one is Stoke away. If you win on Wednesday at the

Champions League, it looks like he is almost guaranteed to get through

to the knockout stage. He's not going to win the league anyway, even

if they have an unbelievable run, so it is a really difficult one. The

great problem for the man in the street is, he's gone from the great

winner to the great whinger and we are also looking at him going,

"Jose, shut up". He is the happy one now. That was his second coming.

Everything now is a major deal that yes, Luca could and should have been

sent off. Cost could and should have been sent off but get on with it. --

Costa. Ollie, does it come down to Roman Abramovich's relationship with

Jose now? And we don't know what that is. What has been striking in

terms of the difference between the current situation and the situation

with Ancelotti, with Scolari, with DiMatteo, there has been a concerted

attempt by Chelsea to steer people away from the idea that he is going

to be sacked, not particularly over the last few days but generally,

there has been a message of, this guy gets more time. That hasn't been

the case in the past and it is interesting that they've been doing

that and a couple of players a couple of weeks ago spoke up on

behalf of Mourinho during the international break but it is very

clear speaking to people around the situation that patience is limited,

patience is being tested and in terms of the precise timescale, I

think it is a question of, do they reach a tipping point? Whether that

pinpointed yesterday, it doesn't look like it. -- tipping point is

yesterday. I can see this only going one way. My own personal point of

view is I think if there is going to be a change at Chelsea, either the

manager will be sacked and he will go, whether Abramovich backs the

players or whether he backs his manager. We saw it for years and

years with Alex Ferguson, 26 years at Old Trafford. He was about to

build 34-macro different teams. Carte blanche, his decision. If you

look at the way the team are playing, there are too many players

underperforming so at this he isn't right in the dressing room. There is

talk of mutiny and players not wanting to win for him. How has it

come to that? He is leaving players out. He has left them all out. Matic

didn't play yesterday. Matic was the best in midfield player last

season. Hansard all the awards. He is one the most sought-after players

in world football and they are leaving him out. Cost has been

nothing but trouble. I think he's got four goals. This is a guy that

got 27 goals, 30 goals at this stage last season. I like Costa but not

when he isn't scoring goals and he is just out there causing trouble.

He should have gone yesterday, for me, when he rigged his studs down

another player's chest. It should have been a second yellow card.

There is no argument over that. He is looking straight at it. He has to

send him off. Why he doesn't, I don't know. What is the real touring

about the whole thing -- Boro will touring about the whole thing is

that they've gone from the Premier League last year and the off-season,

and they've gone just completely fallen like a stone. They came back

late. Arguably, they've improved the squad. Terry has got a bit older,

Jose's dad has been ill and we wish him well but these are all just

excuses, really? The other problem he's got is that so many of them are

playing cruelly. -- Pru Leith. I think that the reason they won the

league was that they were so difficult to beat. They were the

team last year, and I think this is how you win the league, is when you

play poorly and win. When you were playing at Liverpool side,

consistently winning titles and trophies, can you go from being

there to not challenging and finishing second or third but

actually dropping to mid-table? It didn't happen for us but you can Lee

Spick of your own experience. But that's why everyone else is looking

for something else and the first thing you look at is the manager. It

is relegation form. The other thing is, that quote this morning where

one of the player said, I'd rather lose for him than win for him, it is

somebody who has been dropped a view times, I would suggest, but you

always get that in football teams. The ones who don't like the manager

are the ones who aren't playing. But the problem is now everything points

at Jose. How does he turn it round? We saw him after the early kick-off

yesterday, out in the centre circle with all his staff, which is a show

of... Well, there we go. We can see him out on the pitch. Where does he

go from here? That can't be a private conversation because you can

let breed. He knows the cameras are on him. It was like the tactics for

the New Zealand rugby final. As he was saying, you guys, ie us guys,

have always criticised Abramovich in the past for sticking with managers.

-- not sticking. I think it is time that Abramovich stuck with a manager

long-term but is Mourinho the guy that is a long-term job, I don't

know. Players who have run through brick walls for him in the past seem

to stop running through brick walls for him. I think Murray knew would

consider it it in terms of a long-term job now because he is a

Chelsea. -- Mourinho would consider. It is all well and good saying that

but when the fans turn, does he have another legendary status to keep

getting these results? They will turn, when they? I'm not sure if

they will. Is that not a matter of time? Well, if he keeps losing,

eventually he will get the sack but that's only if he keeps losing. It

is just an unbelievably strange situation to be in and I hate that

thing when they say, he has lost the dressing room. As Lee was saying,

last year and the two previous years, they have been brilliant for

him, these players. What is the sign of a good manager? Not just winning

trophies but improving players and now it is the complete opposite. It

is Jose and we don't really know... It is like he has just self

combusted. A real strange one. How long has he got left, in a short

sentence? I think he will be there at the end of the season. I would

say a few weeks. You must know more than the rest of us! I think they'll

stay with him. Even if this pool run carries an... Who do you get?

Exactly. I think they will stick with him. If Klopp was still

available, that would probably be an appealing contingency plan.

We will hear from Jurgen Klopp in a couple of errors. If you are

watching on BBC Two, we also want Radio 5 live today and it is the

first day of the decisive test. Two quick wickets. 190 647. A fiercely

spinning delivery after Sarfraz Ahmed went, ending a 90 run

partnership. Moeen Ali got caught at the mid-wicket boundary. In the same

over, England reviewed and LBW shout. Some worrying news for

England - Ben Stokes off the field. He fell heavily on his right

shoulder attempting a catch and left the field in a sling. Not good signs

for England but good signs in terms of the match situation. 200 up now

for Pakistan, for seven. We talked about Jurgen Klopp - first

win in the Premier League Liverpool. He was asked, Liverpool title

contenders? Listen to this. Considering this win today and

considering that you are going to play Man City in two weeks, do you

think you are ready to fight for the league? To fight for what? For

winning the league. Oh, please! Are you crazy? I don't understand the

question. Please. In three weeks? Roundabout? Everybody should win the

league. All the others have had pressure the whole year. Do you

think after one win we should think about this? There is the answer to

that. Jurgen Klopp unbeaten and he said all the way at the beginning

that it was about the progression. You got those three consecutive

draws but we were both at Bournemouth on Wednesday night and

saw the progression but they have gone up another gear. That's right.

He is talking about winning the league but I think certainly top

four. If they can get Sturridge and Ben techie playing together, what a

frightening thought for defenders. There was progress on Wednesday.

There were a couple of chances. There are some big names there that

he can afford to leave out in the week, like Milner and Alana and

these types of people, and bring them back in like he did yesterday.

He has options for top he is still without Henderson but I think there

has been progress at Liverpool since he's been there. His biggest job is

getting Sturridge fit because we are talking Lazarus. Who knows when he's

going to be fit? You were at Stamford Bridge yesterday. The chat

on Merseyside - how well are they taking to him?

They have really taken to him. He gets the club and he gets the

history. It isn't about him, it is about the side. He has got them

playing well. They are pressing the opposition. They kept the ball well

for the first 40 minutes, but they never looked like scoring. The goal

before first -- before half-time was the big moment. Completely

shell-shocked Chelsea. The other thing, if he were the manager, you

would want to play for him. You really seriously would, because you

just get him. Let's talk about Manchester city, a 2-1 win against

Norwich. City went ahead through Otamendi. An absolute howler from

Joe Hart. The mistakes are magnified with goalkeepers. Yes. It is

difficult to criticise Joe Hart, one of the best goalkeepers in the

world. It was a genuine mistake. He took his eye off the ball. The one

good thing about City is when they conceded in the 80th minute, to make

it 1-1 - Rooney and header from Otamendi, by the way. What a header!

With city, they are the type of team with De Bruyne and Sterling and

Toure, no aquarium at the moment, but Bony back in form. -- no

aquarium. City keep going and they never know when they are beaten.

They keep going until the very last second. Kolarov missed a penalty as

well, but they got over the line again. Is this the problem? When

Aguero and Silva are not fit, City never seem to be fully at it. They

are never at that level. Take the top two players of any team in the

Premier League, and they will never be the same. It is a problem, but I

think that victories like yesterday, not playing particularly

well and winning the game, is massive if you are going to win the

league. By the way, this league this year is going to be the easiest one.

No one wants to win it at moment. Everyone thinks they have the chance

of doing so. Bony was getting a bit of stick from City fans. But we

cannot all be Sergio Aguero. I did not get a great sense of him getting

stick. Maybe on message boards and Twitter and the like. Inside big aim

there was no real sense of that. But it is a big step down from Aguero to

Bony. Like it was from Aguero Balotelli. You have to be good

enough to carry the team. He have to carry it forward in the absence of

Aguero. We all know that he can win games. Bony is a player, and he is

brilliant for the likes of Silva or Sterling, to play them little balls

around the corner. He will hold the ball up for you, perfect for them to

play little 1-2 is all around him. Very unselfish. When he gets a run,

when he feels confident... That is the key. If he was playing every

week... When he gets that manacled, he is number one. He knew the

situation when he went to City. ?20 million, it was a no-brainer.

Onesie. They paid ?12 million for him. But I would stick with this

one. He is a player. He has such a big frame, he only gets his fitness

from playing games. If he is in and out all the time, he will never be

fit. Our City title winners? I would say so. Looking at it at the

moment, I would say City and Arsenal one and two. I see City and Arsenal

being some way ahead of the rest. City expect to win. Arsenal don't.

Chelsea are out of it now. Liverpool, top four would be happy.

For City, it would be a major disappointed if they do not win. He

is the Arsenal manager. I think they took six points off us last year.

Good first half. We found our rhythm, our pace, our decisiveness

in the second half. It was a different team. After the first

goal, it was all us, and after that there was only one winner on the

pitch. Olivier Giroud has responded very well over the last few games to

questions that have been asked of him. Of course. That is what you

want. The less we talk and the more we play, and the better we play,

that is our real job. That's what he does. I cannot believe I'm going to

ask this question! Are Arsenal title contenders again, and they have a

season where they start really well and then, like last season, they do

not start well. Have they got enough? This is a great season for

them to win it. They have so many attacking options. And the way that

the league is so open. The problem with Arsenal is they will always let

you down. And they will always have eight players injured. When you look

at them and they go on these fantastic runs, we are all waiting

to these fantastic results, but then they lose at West Brom or Stoke.

This is their best opportunity to win it. Seven wins in eight. You

sense a different arson being now, and a distant -- a different Mesut

Ozil. Man of the Match yesterday. We have also seen shades of grey. His

second season was a little bit better. He has kicked on this

season, and is beginning to influence games. Not in the way he

was at Real Madrid author Germany, but we are seeing him as a guy who

will turn matches, win matches at times. He didn't do that often

enough last season. I look at Arsenal and think they are a team

who are going to get more than 80 points for the first time in a long

time. Manchester City have got higher, potentially, and it is just

a case of whether Man City performs as they can do, or whether they fall

short of that. Arsenal could be out of the Champions League. They are

out of the Capital One Cup, and City are not. Joel Campbell, goal in his

first Premier League game with the striker hat on. He didn't do a lot

in the first half, simply because he was helping out Bellerin for most of

the game, because Montero was a real threat. That was a good battle

yesterday. Campbell had to do a lot of his work defending and getting

back, which he did very well. Once Arsenal got the lead in the second

half, he started to play with a bit more confidence and got his goal. I

think Arsenal are potentially two players away from really

challenging. City are the team to beat. They have been there for the

last few seasons. Every team is two players away! You wonder what they

would do without Giroud or Wolcott. Yesterday with Mertesacker at times,

he came wants to the ball, and he left Koscielny on his own way Gomez

went off him and held his line. Gomez should have put Swansea in

front in the first half, one on one with Cech. Mertesacker had a

handball in the first half that should have been a Swansea penalty.

I think Mertesacker is the weak link, and I think a centre-back and

a top striker, and Arsenal could really contend this. Two games

today. Everton against Sunderland. Everton do have room for improvement

with only one win in the Premier League, and they make three changes

from the defeat at Arsenal in their last outing. Tim Howard stays in,

despite the performance on choose day, and Seamus Coleman has

recovered from his illness. Sunderland have won here twice three

Summly. They like coming to Goodison. Sam Allardyce makes four

changes from the North East derby, mainly due to injury. O Shea, Kaboul

and Toivonen are out. That kicks off at Goodison at 1:30pm. Is big Sam

going to keep Sunderland up? No. Yes. No. Why? I think he needs to

make some of those average players into good players this season. He

needs to get performance out of them. I like the way that

differential O is back in the team today. There's goals there. I think

it will be a struggle. They have only won the one game, the Derby

last weekend. Sam would not have had to build the players up for that

one. Games like today are going to be difficult. I just think that if

anybody is going to do it it will be Sam, but I cannot see it this year.

Lawro, if you are a Sunderland fan, is this more short-term... Is it

more short term play from Sunderland? They have not had an

Allardyce before. It is like Tony Pulis. It doesn't guarantee that you

will stay in the league, but it gives you one hell of a chance of

staying. Every single game is completely different. He will get

them sorted defensively. It will depend on what kind of business he

will be able to do in January, if any. Shortly before he took the

job, a major conversation was, we are not good enough, we need to

change the team out in January, so help me. Otherwise he will miss out

on a pot of gold next year. Would you not give him 30 or ?40 million

to get the pot of gold back next season? A point down against Stoke.

Your thoughts on that, Steve McClaren after the Derby? Newcastle

reporter. It was that fantastic result against Norwich at home. That

sticks out as a one-off. They are in trouble unless they improve. It

follows years of underinvestment, the money they spent this summer.

They cannot turn the tap on and expect all the malaise of the last

few years to be lifted. Newcastle probably should have won. You would

argue that the first 44 minutes at Sunderland, they were by far the

better team. He has got a few players, but he has to turn them to

regular, consistent performers. In the last few games they have played

well, and they look a better side. It is just that little bit of luck

as well, that you need when you get down there. Can McClaren bring that

luck? I'm sure he can. He has vast experience. He came close at Derby.

They lost in the play-off final in the last minute to QPR. Again, that

little bit of luck, big moments in big games. He managed England, he

has been successful in Germany, so I am sure he can do it. Newcastle have

Bournemouth next, who play Southampton today. You have to feel

for Eddie Howe at Bournemouth. Injury after injury. Slipping and

sliding down the table. In all honesty, Wilson, Mings, Elphick...

To stay in the league, they all had to be fit and playing well. No

chance for them now, I don't think. Eddie is not going to change the way

he plays. They were always going to concede goals anyway because of the

way they are, and they are quite open. Now, they are not going to be

able to score goals, because the better players are not playing. I

just don't see it. They have been unbelievably unluckily, with the

personnel who have been injured. If you come up from the Championship

into the Premier League, we all think, who is going to score the

goals to keep them in? You would think players like Wilson, but I

just don't see it. The other night, we were both there, and Bournemouth

did quite well. They were unlucky not to go in front. Bob damned came

in from injury, and a lot of people think he is very good. Got a game

the other night. Stanislas for Bournemouth, kept them out two or

three times. Real top-class saves, which kept Liverpool in it.

Let's talk about Aston Villa because they go to Spurs on Monday night.

Remi Garde - tell me all about it. I was with him at Arsenal as a young

lad. Arsenal Wenger brought him in as a player. I don't know him that

well, to be honest. Would it be the right fit? Look at Lyon. He won the

French cup. He was the Spanish guy that came into West Brom? It is a

call. It stinks of that? I'm not sure if stinks is the right word but

it is very similar. Not managed in the Premier League, not as good a

side as they were last year. Losing Ben Teck, etc, that is a gamble.

That is a serious gamble. You are gambling with your Premier League

future, just as we said about 110, 120 million. Who do you go for?

David Moyes. Would he take it? Possibly. Possibly. Your smile tells

a million words. They have got a to associate out and are doing well

there. I think he has cleared his rain of all the Manchester United

stuff and he will come back at some stage. Whether he would take it is a

different kettle of fish but why would you not want a proven

Premiership manager? Why would you want to take a chance on a man who

has never managed in the Premier League. Would Brendan consider that?

I think he would snap your hand off. I'll get Aston Villa and it should

be one of the most appealing jobs in the country, the sleeping giant

thing is overplayed sometimes but they are very big club who just need

somebody to get hold of them. I just don't see it as an appealing job at

the moment. The one thing I think the new manager there would have to

do - I don't think there is an awful lot of money to spend. He will have

to work with this current crop of players stop look at the turnover of

players. Maybe that is the problem. Something like 16 players out of the

door. There isn't the money but he would have to make the money

available because he is going to lose out on 120 million. Why

wouldn't you spend 42 get 120? It is an absolute no-brainer. I think

clubs that are up for sale... It is very rare that a club that is up for

sale looks healthy and like it is going the right direction. It is

drifting and waiting to be... Those clubs that drift tend to drift

backwards, if anything, and what I said about Newcastle earlier, the

malaise, the way that stillness sets in... Look at them the last five

seasons. Lots of young players but they have still got Michael riches

and another experienced player. They don't score goals, which is

important for top there has been another wicket in the cricket.

Yes, this leg-spinner is out for seven. A second wicket to Stuart

Broad who has got remarkable figures now. He has bowled 11.5 overs, two

45. It would record by the tell of a short ball but the captain still

going strong. It could be his last test match. He is on 71. The

Pakistan score now two to 4-8. Let's talk about Manchester United.

But Selhurst Park yesterday, a goalless draw full top let's hear

from Alan Pardew and Louis van Hal. We have been excellent. We have lost

games went with a bit of luck we would have had more points than we

have but that happens. We are hitting teams in good form. We had

to play West Ham, we had to play list in good form. It doesn't always

work like that. We are going to stumble on teams who aren't in good

form and that will increase our points total but I'm very pleased

with where we are. In the end you only need one shot on target

according to the statistics, which is great. No, of course not but I

have already explained, when you don't give the ball you cannot

create chances. Do you sense frustration among supporters saying

attack, attack, we honour to stay united, we should be doing more? I

can imagine. You play for defence and Crystal Palace was more pushing

than we could do. And then you can expect it. In terms of scoring, what

can you do? The confidence is there? You think it is just a question of

being there at the right place and scoring? I hope so.

Louis van Gaal and Alan Pardew there. My guests are still with me

in the studio. No goal in five hours now. Three consecutive goalless

draws. The first time since 2005 that has happened. The criticism

will be the style and it is a very difficult thing because if you are a

Manchester United supporter, what do you want? Would you accept winning

the league playing that way, or do you want to go back to everybody,

wingers, pace, creating loads of chances, scoring loads of goals? I

think they just want to go back to Sir Alex Ferguson winning

everything. Very good answer but it doesn't help me. The thing with van

Gaal, it isn't going to change. That's the way he plays. Marshall

has got to play through the middle. He is lightning quick. -- and he

will play Rooney in behind him and he will supply him with everything

he needs but it is just so slow. They went sideways. They do go

sideways but the problem with going sideways is that you don't allow the

opposition to get in their shape and it is like, come on, then, come and

beat us. If they got somebody up front who is rapidly on belief, you

are going to win more games. What about Louis van Gaal's army. They

were shouting "attack, attack, and they are maybe frustrated, trying to

tell him they don't like it. They don't like it. Manchester United

fans are loyal to the core and they will support the club at rain Rooney

started the game yesterday as that number nine, the lone striker. He is

not dynamic any more. Rain is going to finish his career and is only 13

goals behind Bobby Charlton. I think he is at 236. For me now, Wayne has

still got the brain and the intelligence to play in behind the

striker to get on the half term, to go and play in the little holes, and

he's got the ability and the cleverness to play players through.

That is where he can play. He can still get goals. He can't play out

on the left. He can't do the shift. He hasn't got the legs. He doesn't

want to play there either. When you are a number nine, you've got three

or four different roles. Every now and again you've got to go down the

side, you've got to be that target, you've got to get across it and get

yourself goals. In that Number Ten, it is like a luxury. You can get the

ball where you want the ball when you play-off the striker. You always

make yourself available for the midfielders, for the defenders, and

that is where, like Lawro, I think Wayne has to play to be most

effective. And he's got such a great appetite for playing. He's been

brilliant. He can do the defensive stuff and everything. I don't

understand. We can all see Martial, Rooney. What is the problem. What

about Paul Scholes? He said you would want to play in this team. You

can't play him. They never replaced. He said this week that he wouldn't

want to play in this team. I would much rather watch that team with

Paul Scholes in it now because there is no invention in the team. You got

inventive players like Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata and Martial. But they

only ever seem to attack with four players. We are saying this again

and again. No shots in on target in the first half. The midfielders and

full-backs very rarely get forward and it is all so slow. It looks

deliberate and one of the things that Ed Woodward said when they were

winning, Manchester United, everybody knows what kind of

football he plays, the wonderful football he played with Barcelona in

the 1990s. Anyone who has looked seriously at van Gaal's career knows

that that hasn't really been his style over the last decade. He has

been more functional and I don't know whether Manchester United knew

what they were getting because it seemed like a boardroom

appointments. Why is Jamie Vardy such a good player? We will talk

about him in a minute. It is that pace. We will get on to him later. I

would play Rooney as well. The point I'm trying to make is, because he's

got lightning pace he must be horrible to play against. Martial is

as quick as him if not quicker but the insistence is, play him on the

left. I just don't get it. Another wicket in the cricket. Another

wicket and a big one. The Pakistan captain has gone off the bat of Joe

Root, who now has figures of three for 15. We have six overs left Balta

night. Pakistan are 226-9. Just time to squeeze in last

night's game at Leicester. Now eight consecutive Premier League

games that Jamie Vardy has scored in. By Mr Roy's record is ten. He is

getting closer. It is important but he continues to play for the team

also. He works very hard and scoring goals is OK for him, for us, for the

record. Is it good for everybody? You took them out for Peter to

celebrate last week was what is the celebration this town? Nothing. We

concede a goal. You are a hard man. We change, maybe. Thank you.

John, I'm not sure what cloudier Ranieri's is thinking on those

pizzas but it is working for top -- cloudier. It is his energy and his

pace, never mind his ability to finish when he gets the ball. Eight

in a row. I think there are a couple of unsung heroes in there. Mark

Albright is one of them. He plays wide and switches quite a lot,

switches sides. Yesterday two goals. One winning cup side and

floated in swinging ball. People are talking about Mahrez and Fardy. Pace

is a killer. It isn't just pace. They've got with. Mahrez and

Albright. They even had it yesterday. Vardy is the key to it

and they basically set the team up thinking, how can we get the best

out of it? And it is him. That is all designed for him. That goes back

to the Manchester United point. Why don't you do the same with Martial?

We talk about pace and wits but what about the spirit? They often two

goals behind in games and they keep winning. It is absolutely

astounding. A lot of people had them down to be relegated. It is just

astonishing. The carry-over from last season, the finish was just...

They just kept going. And you said that when we were listening to

Ranieri. He is just infectious when you listen to his interviews. Does

that mean you shouldn't go near him? I would go near him. He seems

like a decent chap. He is happy in his job. You can see it in his face.

Why wouldn't you be? You look at Mahrez and he looks like a

player... He is a completely different player. Wasn't it a

classic case where the Scout went to watch somebody else and saw him and

thought, he's not bad, I'll make a note? He has been almost as good as

Vardy but it isn't just them. Schmeichel is an outstanding

goalkeeper and the left-back bombs on and I love the way they go, they

are not frightened of anyone. They say, we will take you on and play

you. Go a goal down? Not a problem. We can always score. No nonsense.

Just offend the goal. That's all from us. You can get updates from

Goodison Park on Radio 5 live. Sunday Morning Live tonight at 10pm

with Jason Mohammad. Enjoy your Sunday. See you later.