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Hello, Kickabout fans,

it's Saturday morning,

which means there's the weekend

to look forward to, but a whole load

of footy action, too.

And this week could see a mix

of emotions for English teams

on the European stage.

And international action

for the England women's team

over there in America.

So, lots to catch up on,

plus all those coming

up on today's show.

Ahead of the big lunchtime

kick-off at Old Trafford,

we ask these two Liverpool

stars your questions, and find out

who won the Top Tekkers vote

between Martial and Firmino.

Millwall defender George Saville

tells us about life

in the championship.

And there is the usual

fantastic skills and pictures

from you lot at home.

I can't wait for today's show,

so let's get started

with the big stories making

the headlines this week.

What a mistake this was.

A Hemel Hempstead town player

was sent off earlier this week

A Hemel Hempstead Town player

was sent off earlier this week

after the ref mistook his

name for dissent.

When Sanchez Watt was asked his name

by the referee, he replied "Watt",

but the ref thought

he was saying "What?"

And sent him off for dissent.

Luckily, though, the card

was rescinded when the situation

was properly explained.

England missed out on winning

the She Believes Cup earlier this

week, after a 1-0 defeat

to the United States.

Phil Neville's Lionesses needed just

one point against the hosts

to clinch the tournament,

but lost to Karen Bardsley's

second-half own goal.

And in the Europa League,

Arsenal will take a two-goal lead

back to the Emirates after earning

a 2-0 win over AC Milan

in their first leg game.

And in the Champions League,

Manchester City and Liverpool

comfortably made it

through to the quarterfinals.

It was heartbreak, though,

for Tottenham, as Juventus produced

two goals in three second-half

minutes to win 2-1 and knock them

out of the competition.

Whilst the other team confirmed

is European champions

Real Madrid, who saw off PSG.

So, congratulations to Liverpool

and Manchester City owner but huge

commiserations to all of you Spurs

fans out there.

So, congratulations to Liverpool

and Manchester City,

but huge commiserations

to all of you Spurs fans out there.

And sticking with stories

hitting the headlines,

our very own John Farnworth

completed his toughest challenge

to date this week by juggling

a football all the way to base camp

of the world's highest mountain.

Yes, John did nonstop keepy-uppies

at an altitude of over 5,000m

up Mount Everest.

Can you believe that?

It was all to raise money for

charity in memory of his grandad.

So, John, from everyone here

on Kickabout, huge congratulations

on a truly incredible achievement.

And if John's challenge has inspired

you to work on your keepy-uppies,

then why not send us a video?

We love seeing you practising your

skills and showing off your talents

on the footy pitch.

Just head to the website

for all of the details

on how to get involved.

Just like this lot have done.

A little bit of snow hasn't

stopped Arsenal fan Evan

hitting top bins here.

And your favourite player would have

loved those skills, Evan.

And your favourite player Ozil

would have loved those skills, Evan.

Check this out for an overhead kick

from Saints fan Owen

against his sister Macey in nets.

Very nice.

And another Southampton fan here.

A cheeky little flick

from Daisy to start and then

a slick strike to finish.

And your favourite strikers

Sadio Mane and Nikita Parris

would be very happy

with that, Daisy.

would be very happy

with that, Daisy.

Check out Paris fan Lorcan

here with these keepy-uppies.

Farnworth would be

proud of this run.

And a skill in the middle!

And a quality finish, too.

Ollie is a keeper for Kirkham

juniors under sevens.

What a save!

And finally, Chelsea fan Oscar

in his wellies in the snow,

with a lovely finish

into the bottom corner.

And Oscar will be hoping the Blues

pick up three points in their game

against the Eagles this weekend.

There is a full round of Premier

League fixtures to look forward to,

and some tough tests

for teams near the bottom.

As well as that game,

that is also a big test for Stoke

against league leaders City.

But Potters fans, take heart

from the fact you have kept a clean

sheet in three of the last

seven Premier League

games against the Blues.

Elsewhere, bottom of the table

West Brom really, really need

to pick up some points

against Leicester, as they have

lost their last five league games.

Ouch!

But the standout tie this weekend

has to be today's early kick-off

between two of football's biggest

rivals, Man United and Liverpool.

This is the 170th league

meeting between the two,

and a win for Klopp's men would see

them leapfrog United into second,

something that Reds team-mates

Dominic Solanke and Joel Matip

will certainly be hoping for.

Kickabout caught up with them before

today's big game at Old Trafford

to ask your questions.

Hi, Dominic.

My name is Jay.

I'm a really keen Liverpool fan,

and I'm only nine years old.

I've been to Anfield a few times

and I've watched you a few times.

And my question is,

you know Klopp gets really

excited on the touchline,

running up and down the pitch.

Is it fun playing for him?

Hi, Jay.

Yeah, playing under

Jurgen is very exciting.

He's a very emotional

guy, as can see.

As you can see on the TV, so it's

really exciting to work with him.

Hi, Joel, I'm Logan.

The biggest Liverpool fan ever.

My question is, what is your biggest

football achievement?

Hello.

My biggest achievement up till now

was the win of the German cup,

because this was my first title

I won.

Hi, Dominic.

I'm Paul.

I'm such a big football fan

and I love the way you play.

But who's your favourite

football team and why?

Hi, Paul.

My favourite team is,

of course, Liverpool.

As I'm playing here now and every

time we play, we play to win,

and I feel a lot of support here,

so that's my favourite team.

It's a decent looking corner kick.

Van Dijk did it!

Van Dijk did it!

Liverpool are go again!

Virgil van Dijk on debut.

How exciting is it to play

for Liverpool at the moment?

It's really exciting

to work and play for a big

club like Liverpool.

We know the stand and the fans

support us, so it's a big honour

to play, for every player.

Hi, Dominic, what the best

stadium you've played at?

Hi, Logan.

My favourite stadium

to play at is Wembley,

as I made my England debut there,

which was fantastic

and also Anfield, coming out

and playing at Anfield,

the atmosphere is amazing.

Thanks, guys.

And sticking with the Reds

and today's big north-west derby,

that game was the focus of this

week's Top Tekkers vote.

We asked you to choose

between Anthony Martial

and Roberto Firmino.

And loads of you have got involved.

So, let's find out

who got the most votes.

Firmino puts Liverpool 1-0 up!

What a, what a, what a finish.

In towards Firmino instead!

Fabulous finish from Firmino!

And all you Liverpool fans will be

hoping for more skills like that

later today at Old Trafford.

Keep watching for some great goals

from previous encounters

at the end of the show,

but before that, let's take a look

at next week's Top Tekkers vote.

With the FA Cup back next weekend,

we want you to choose between these

two legends of the competition.

Frank Lampard.

Oh, my word!

Or Ryan Giggs.

As usual, cast your

vote on our website.

You have until 9am on Wednesday

the 14th of March, and we will

reveal the winner next Saturday.

As well as the FA Cup next weekend,

there is also Premier League action,

plus a full fixture schedule

in the championship,

where things are really hotting up

in the battle for promotion.

One team who are on a fantastic run

right now are Millwall.

They have gone ten games

unbeaten, following a win

against Hull earlier this week.

And have moved within six

points of the play-offs.

And Kickabout reporter

Kelly Anne caught up with one

of their standout players and joint

top scorer George Saville to find

out what happens on a match day

at The Den.

Do you have a place that you really,

really like, that you try to get

to first before anyone else does?

I sit over here.

Just this one here.

And that's normally where I've been

all season, to be honest,

because you have your shirt kind

of laid out, with your name

and stuff like that.

So everyone kind of

knows where you are.

Does the manager give you any kind

of motivational words?

We go through the team and we go

through the opposition's

team and a few tactics.

It's just more of the job on hand

and what we've got to do

to win the game, really.

What's going through your

head at this point?

Are you nervous, are you excited?

For me, I'm excited.

I get excited when we

get in the tunnel.

I'm just focused, I don't really

take much interest in who I'm

standing next to or who I'm playing.

You might see a familiar face may

be in the tunnel that

you know or whatever, but as soon

as you step on the pitch,

it's kind of game time.

You're on the pitch.

You want to score a goal.

Who are you looking at,

what are you analysing?

How are you getting

that ball into the net?

If it's out wide, you look to time

you run and you know it's coming in.

It's kind of instinct

for me, really.

You just kind of go with it.

You don't have that

much time to think.

You need a little bit of luck

and hopefully, it drops your way.

Who are the centre midfielders

that you would love

to have a game against?

This season, you look

at Kevin De Bruyne,

and the Man City midfield,

because they're flying.

I would like to play

against the likes of Paul Pogba.

Tell me about the

atmosphere in the game.

When you come onto the pitch,

when you're playing,

are you aware of the fans

and how loud they are?

We've had a few home

games this season where

the atmosphere has been electric.

All round the stadium, you can

really hear it once we get going.

Without these fans,

and people who come and watch,

you don't really get that adrenaline

rush, or it wouldn't be the same,

I don't think, playing football.

I know you trained

at Chelsea Academy.

Can you tell me what that was like?

I joined when I was

about 12 years old.

I was there for the best

part of ten years.

Loved every minute of it.

Was there anyone there that really

made a difference in your training

and maybe inspired you?

It was kind of the English

core you looked at.

The likes of Frank Lampard,

John Terry, Ashley Cole.

Being English themselves,

they really looked after us boys.

Everyone's journey is different.

You could play at a Premier league

side and stay at the top

or you could start right

at the bottom, non-league,

playing Sunday league.

I wouldn't change my path at all.

I've enjoyed it, I'm

enjoying it still now.

And hopefully, there

more good times to come,

obviously with Millwall as well.

Thanks, Kelly Anne, and good luck

to George and the rest of the team

for the end of the season.

Now, sticking with top players,

check out player of the week Martha

in the first of our pictures

from you lot at home.

She won the award for

Worcester Wildcats.

Martha supports Man United

and she and her brother Ethan

are hoping her favourite player

Lukaku scores today

against Liverpool.

Massive Man City fan Oliver

loves watching his team,

and saw them lift the EFL Cup

against Arsenal earlier this month.

His favourite player is Aguero,

and he watches Kickabout

every week before footy.

Nice one, Oliver.

Here is Spurs fan Archie getting

ready to play for Goring Robins,

where he is both striker and keeper.

Whoo!

Talk about multitalented!

Junior Gunner Billy plays

as a striker for his local under-8s

side and school team,

and his favourite players

are Lacazette and Ozil.

And here is Edward enjoying his

first Southampton match,

despite all the snow.

He met Sammy Saint before the game,

who told his dad off for having

a Newcastle case on his phone.

I love that.

And finally, check this out

for a great shopping trip.

Louie and Daisy bumped

into Sadio Mane in the supermarket.

Daisy supports Everton

and Louie Liverpool,

so Mane made a cheeky joke

to Daisy about it.

Next time I am out shopping,

I hope that I bump into my favourite

player, Captain

Fantastic Mark Noble.

Nice one, you two.

Keep your brilliant pictures coming.

Just head to the website

for all of the details.

And while you're online, don't

forget to get involved with our

Sport Relief Mileathon Send-in

with Blue Peter.

We want you to download and decorate

a trainer and tell us how many miles

you're going to do for Sport Relief.

You can walk, run, wheel, cycle,

swim, scoot, you name it,

so long as it is getting active

and clocking up the miles.

We want to hear from you.

Every mile will be converted

into steps and we want to hit

a massive 1 million

on our totaliser.

Now, here are some great examples

of trainers that have

already been sent in.

This is Fay's, I love

the colours on that one.

And here is Christian's,

a very cool trainer.

This is Fay's, I love

the colours on that one.

And here is Christian's,

a very cool trainer.

So, what are you waiting for?

Download your template

and get involved.

We will have more on Sport Relief

same time next Saturday,

but until then, I'll leave

you with some goals to build up

to today's lunchtime kick-off.

See you.

When these two clubs have come

together, it has always been

a little bit special.

Here we go again,

the Northern powerhouses

of English football meet.

Great goal!

He's got a foot in.

Gerrard.

1-0 Liverpool!

Rooney.

Goal.

2-0.

What a goal!

What a fantastic goal by Benteke!

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

for Manchester United!