0:00:29 > 0:00:31Good morning, Kickabout fans.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33There's a packed weekend of footy action to look forward
0:00:33 > 0:00:36to and luckily for you, it's a packed show too.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Here's what's coming up.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40These lucky fans meet Everton star Leighton Baines ahead
0:00:40 > 0:00:42of the Premier League Schools Tournament.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Manchester United defender Chris Smalling gives you his top
0:00:45 > 0:00:48tips on how to become a better player.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Speaking of the Red Devils, United fan and CBBC Technobabble
0:00:51 > 0:00:55presenter Frankie Vu joins us to talk all things tech and his love
0:00:55 > 0:00:56of the game.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Loads coming up but first let's take a look at this week's
0:00:59 > 0:01:01headline hitters.
0:01:01 > 0:01:07Not content with shaking things up at the top of the table,
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Leicester are sending shockwaves off the pitch now too.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14According to researchers, after scoring a late winner
0:01:14 > 0:01:17against Norwich last month, fans jumped up and down so much
0:01:17 > 0:01:20that they caused a mini earthquake!
0:01:20 > 0:01:25That's some serious fan power at the King Power Stadium.
0:01:25 > 0:01:31It's half-time in the Europa League tie between Liverpool
0:01:31 > 0:01:35and Manchester United and Klopp's men are on top.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40Chelsea meanwhile were knocked out of the Champions League
0:01:40 > 0:01:44as Ibrahimovic inspired Paris St Germain to victory
0:01:44 > 0:01:49at Stamford Bridge.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53England women finished third earlier this week after losing
0:01:53 > 0:01:57against the USA in Germany in the first two games,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00the side were held to a goalless draw against France
0:02:00 > 0:02:01on Wednesday night.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04With the USA being made the eventual winners after a 2-1 victory over
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Germany.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Unlucky not to win this time, ladies.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Now to another competition that is just around the corner,
0:02:12 > 0:02:14the Premier League Schools Tournament.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Now into its ninth year, the competition gives young players
0:02:18 > 0:02:20across the country the chance to experience what it's like to be
0:02:20 > 0:02:22a Premier League star.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26We'll be covering all the action from the finals at Goodison Park
0:02:26 > 0:02:30in May but before that, earlier this week we joined Everton
0:02:30 > 0:02:33left back Leighton Baines as he carried out the draw to see
0:02:33 > 0:02:35which teams would be pitted against each other and these excited
0:02:35 > 0:02:44fans were lucky enough to meet him.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Come on!
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Oh!
0:02:50 > 0:02:51How do we feel about our group, boys?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Yeah!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Come on!
0:02:56 > 0:02:57I'm Billy.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I'm Jo.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01We've just done the Premier League draw.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04We've got a tough group.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Dead excited but now we're going to interview Leighton Baines.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Did you ever play in a tournament like this when you were young?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Yeah, I used to play in the Sunday League one.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19There would be other teams from different parts
0:03:19 > 0:03:22of the world who would come over and it was something I always looked
0:03:22 > 0:03:24over every summer and I enjoyed it.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27When you are my age, what position did you play?
0:03:27 > 0:03:28Midfield at about 10 or 11.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I was playing centre and left mid field and just trying
0:03:31 > 0:03:33to score goals.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37When did you become a left back and why?
0:03:37 > 0:03:4115 I was, when I played up at Wigan.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44One of the coaches moved me back there for one game and I played
0:03:44 > 0:03:47ready well in the game and that was it.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49From then on, I was left back.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51How hard do you think you train out of one to 10?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Today, Tuesday is an intense day.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57After we finished, they give us a score and I think I scored
0:03:57 > 0:03:59an 8 today.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Do you ever get sent back to train more if they say your score
0:04:03 > 0:04:05is not high enough?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07No, it's up to you to put it in.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11I stayed out today and did some extra running just because I'm not
0:04:11 > 0:04:14in the team at the moment but it's up to you.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Who was the trickiest player you played against?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Probably in my earlier Premier League years when Ronaldo
0:04:20 > 0:04:24and Robin were playing really well at the time.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29I was 19 or 20 years old and they were good learning experiences.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32What is the best match you ever played in?
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Winning a penalty shootout at Wembley for Everton
0:04:36 > 0:04:38was quite good.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40I enjoyed that against Manchester United a few years ago.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42I had to take a penalty.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Did you score?
0:04:43 > 0:04:44Yes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46We went through and it was a good day.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49What's the best goal you ever scored?
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Probably the first goal I ever scored for Wigan away at Ipswich
0:04:52 > 0:04:54probably about 35 yards out.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58I didn't know what else to do and I just had a shot that went in.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Who do you think will win the FA Cup this year?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It's got to be Everton, hasn't it?
0:05:04 > 0:05:05He shoots.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Oh, that is quite brilliant.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Quite, quite brilliant.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13First of all, best of luck for the tournament.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15The most important thing is to enjoy it and also to play
0:05:15 > 0:05:17in the right way.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Conductor yourselves in the right way.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Go out and do yourselves justice and proud and hopefully
0:05:22 > 0:05:24you will win.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Thank you Match Of The Day Kickabout.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Leighton was great and we had a great day.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Smashing interview skills, fellas.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Later, he and his teammates host Chelsea in the FA Cup
0:05:38 > 0:05:42and that is one of the two matches we're looking at for this week's
0:05:42 > 0:05:44predictions so how do I think it's going to go?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Both sides will be desperate to win after a disappointing season so far
0:05:47 > 0:05:50and it's the only chance of silverware but which teams
0:05:50 > 0:05:52are going to turn up with?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Is it going to be the Everton that wins with ease or the one that
0:05:56 > 0:05:58concedes three goals in the last ten minutes?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Are Chelsea going to overcome the disappointment of going out
0:06:00 > 0:06:02of the Champions League?
0:06:02 > 0:06:04It will be too tough to call a winner.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I'm going for a 2-2 draw.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Here's what Charlie thinks.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11I think Chelsea are going to win 2-0 and I think Costa will score both
0:06:11 > 0:06:13of the goals.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Confident prediction, we'll see if you're right
0:06:16 > 0:06:17later on in the weekend.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20The other big game is at Old Trafford as West Ham travel
0:06:20 > 0:06:23north to play Louis van Gaal's men.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25This is going to be a really interesting game.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Man United will be desperate to get something out of it but West Ham
0:06:29 > 0:06:32look unstoppable at the moment particularly when spearheaded
0:06:32 > 0:06:35by Dimitri Payet and for me, it's going to be enough
0:06:35 > 0:06:36to send them through.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39I think West Ham will win 2-1 but forget about what I think.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Here's Max's prediction.
0:06:41 > 0:06:48I think West Ham and Man United will draw 1-1 with Payet
0:06:48 > 0:06:52scoring West Ham's goal.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Oh, Max, sitting on the fence there but he could be right
0:06:55 > 0:06:58and if you want to appear on the show predicting the score
0:06:58 > 0:07:01for next week, head to the Kickabout page on the CBBC website.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05We'll have two new matches for you to get involved
0:07:05 > 0:07:07with from Monday so see if you can do better than me,
0:07:07 > 0:07:09it's not that hard!
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Someone who will hope I'll be wrong with my prediction for
0:07:13 > 0:07:16the Man United West Ham game is our next guest who just happens
0:07:16 > 0:07:17to be a massive Red.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20It's Technobabble presenter Frankie Vu.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21So good to see you here.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Technobabble series two was on our screens recently,
0:07:25 > 0:07:26absolutely brilliant.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28What were your favourite bits?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31There are so many highlights but probably my favourite bit
0:07:31 > 0:07:35was getting to see the world's largest aircraft which funnily
0:07:35 > 0:07:37enough is in the UK.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39I thought it would be in America.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42It was in this huge air hangar and we went inside.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I knew it was going to be big but we went in there
0:07:45 > 0:07:47and it was absolutely ginormous.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48I wasn't prepared for that.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51It took from five minutes to walk from one end to the other.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I got to fly in the simulator as well, that was amazing.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57We're here to talk about football, you're a Man United fan
0:07:57 > 0:08:01and the Red Devils have a big FA Cup game this week against West Ham.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03What's your presiction?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07I think we're going to bounce back and beat West Ham 2-1.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I'm going for a West Ham win 2-1.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11As long as it's 2-1, one of us is right.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Let's talk about the manager, Louis van Gaal.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18He is courting controversy, proving himself a possible outside
0:08:18 > 0:08:21bet for the Olympics with his diving abilities.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24What do you make of him?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Is he the right man to be leading the club, will he be
0:08:27 > 0:08:28there next season?
0:08:28 > 0:08:31I really like him and I think what people often forget is that
0:08:31 > 0:08:34managers don't just come in and immediately
0:08:34 > 0:08:35becomes a success.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Many people say we should get Jose Mourinho.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40I think we should stick with LVJ.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I like the fact he's brought in a lot of players.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Marcus Rashford has been brilliant and this is all happened
0:08:46 > 0:08:49because Louis van Gaal has given him the chance.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Where do you think he's going to lead United
0:08:51 > 0:08:54to in the League this season?
0:08:54 > 0:08:59I think I'm going to put my neck out and say we're going to finish third.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02We're going to beat West Ham, we're going to beat City
0:09:02 > 0:09:05in the League and then it will be perfect.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10Finally, what's your prediction for the League win of the season?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I think Leicester are going to do it.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14They've got such an amazing team spirit.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Everyone thinks they will crack at some point but they keep winning
0:09:18 > 0:09:21and I think they're going to carry on and take it all the way
0:09:21 > 0:09:22to the top.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Me too, let's hope so.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26It's been a pleasure, thank you for joining us.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Coming up next, you're going to love who we're chatting too.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33It's only one of United's players of the season, Chris Smalling.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Or as his manager calls him, Mike.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38He's been superb this year and we caught up with him
0:09:38 > 0:09:41at a Spirit of the Game event in Manchester to find out what it
0:09:41 > 0:09:44takes to become a top player and all about life
0:09:44 > 0:09:53the Old Trafford dressing room.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01What type of player were you as a 10-year-old?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04As a 10-year-old, I think one that had aspirations of scoring 40
0:10:04 > 0:10:06goals a season.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Everyone wanted to be that striker and at times I did play as a striker
0:10:09 > 0:10:21and under 10 you play all positions to get a feeling.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Everybody thinks a professional footballer are given
0:10:24 > 0:10:36a God-given talent.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Messi's or Ronaldo's and they think they've got it handed to them
0:10:40 > 0:10:46on a plate and when they don't put the work in, you can see a few years
0:10:46 > 0:10:49later they are low down the League so without that hard work
0:10:49 > 0:10:51and determination you're not going to make it no matter how much
0:10:51 > 0:10:52talent you've got.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Good challenge from Smalling.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56He did really well against his England colleague there.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59You've been at United for six years, almost 200 games under your belt,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02the perfect person to give us a glimpse into life at Old Trafford.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Who is the biggest joker in the dressing room?
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Jesse Lingard, now that he's in and around the first team,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14he's a joker but Ashley Young's always been a bit of a joker.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16He continues to be the main joker.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Every dressing room has music blaring out, who is
0:11:19 > 0:11:21the dressing room DJ?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Ashley Young.
0:11:23 > 0:11:33He has been injured the last couple of games and Jesse has stepped up.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35He is trying to take his place.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36What sort of tracks?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38A bit of hip-hop, a bit of dance, everything really,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41for the foreigners, he throws on the odd Spanish
0:11:41 > 0:11:42track to appease them.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45You see clips of Wayne Rooney on the Internet singing.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Is he the best singer?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49He is a wannabe popstar.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52At the Christmas do, you often see him getting up
0:11:52 > 0:11:56and Phil Jones is another one.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59On the training grounds, who is the most skilful?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Memphis.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05They have that speed, to be able to do the trick
0:12:05 > 0:12:07and then get away.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10What would your advice be to budding 10-year-olds out
0:12:10 > 0:12:12there who want to be a professional footballer.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15What's the one thing they should be doing?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Practice and dedication, I think.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21If you think at the end of the training session you're
0:12:21 > 0:12:25finished, maybe you can do some extra or when you're getting older
0:12:25 > 0:12:29and you maybe have a late-night or you're up all night playing
0:12:29 > 0:12:31PlayStation when you should be getting your rest, or things
0:12:31 > 0:12:34like that, you have to make sacrifices but just
0:12:34 > 0:12:37have the dedication and it will pay off.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42Some great tips there from Chris Smalling and don't forget
0:12:42 > 0:12:49he's gone all the way in football so he knows what he's talking about.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Time now for one of my favourite bits of the show, let's check
0:12:52 > 0:12:54out your skills.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Brilliant stuff from you lot as usual and make sure you check out
0:13:32 > 0:13:36the video kickabout viewer Sam sent us over on our website.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Unbelievable skills, Sam!
0:13:38 > 0:13:42For more top-notch tricks, don't miss our skills special
0:13:42 > 0:13:44at the end of this month.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47John Farnworth will be teaching you loads of moves to impress your
0:13:47 > 0:13:56mates with and showing you some amazing skills just like this.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04This trick is the blind heel hoop shot.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08You might not use it in a game but who cares?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57First Sam and now John doing basketball tricks?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00I've got high hoops for more soon!
0:15:00 > 0:15:04That's all we've got time for today but make sure you're back next week
0:15:04 > 0:15:07as we will be chatting to Ryan Giggs and bringing you highlights
0:15:07 > 0:15:10from the Sport Relief five-aside tournament and if you're lucky,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13you might even see a cheeky Shires goal.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15See ya!