:00:16. > :00:28.It is brilliant. This is getting better and better. Ronaldo! History
:00:29. > :00:43.boys indeed. They have won the cup, they have won the cup. He's done it.
:00:44. > :00:47.He has done it. Good afternoon, welcome to Football Focus. Arsenal
:00:48. > :00:55.maybe struggling forfeit centre-backs, but I have two, Mark
:00:56. > :01:07.Lawrenson and Martin Keown. This what is is on the way. Friday night
:01:08. > :01:17.lights, but would the stars shine bright on Mourinho's debut. It is
:01:18. > :01:21.our m ambition to win the league. Derby boss Nigel Pearson.
:01:22. > :01:28.Circumstances have been out of work were not something that I
:01:29. > :01:33.particularly... Enjoyed. But they are, that is life. The weekend's
:01:34. > :01:39.football started last night. I was at Old Trafford for Friday night
:01:40. > :01:43.football. Jose Mourinho took charge of his first competitive home game
:01:44. > :01:50.as Manchester United manager. Southampton were the visitors. The
:01:51. > :01:55.hum and buzz of the first home game of the season is always special. But
:01:56. > :02:02.for Manchester United fans, tonight might be even more so. New issue out
:02:03. > :02:09.today. The Theatre of Dreams lived up to its name for the wrong reasons
:02:10. > :02:14.last season. The snooze-inducing matches the stuff of nightmares for
:02:15. > :02:20.the faithful. Manchester United run out of ideas. Another goalless day
:02:21. > :02:28.for Manchester United. The most boring football I have seen at Old
:02:29. > :02:31.Trafford. Quiet, boring. I'm so glad Louis van Gaal is gone and I'm
:02:32. > :02:37.looking forward to the new season. Nay say a change is as a good as a
:02:38. > :02:44.rest. And United have made the most of both this summer. Rooney and a
:02:45. > :02:52.wonderful strike from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Puts match United 3-0
:02:53. > :02:57.up. Tonight sees the return of Paul Pogba, four years after he left
:02:58. > :03:01.Manchester United, the world record ?89 million signing will have a bit
:03:02. > :03:06.more expectation on his shoulders than the last time he stepped out at
:03:07. > :03:13.Old Trafford. He has a presence, because of his if I seek. Fizz eke.
:03:14. > :03:17.I think he is more of an attacking player than a defensive player. I
:03:18. > :03:21.think he will bring a vision to create goals and score goals, and
:03:22. > :03:27.that is what we need from last season. The fans have high standards
:03:28. > :03:30.and expect silverware won the United way. Jose Mourinho will hope that
:03:31. > :03:33.his side have that Friday feeling and start as they mean to go against
:03:34. > :03:47.Southampton tonight. It has been some years since a play
:03:48. > :03:53.we are the tag of the world's most ex-pin sieve has been at --
:03:54. > :04:00.expensive has been at a British club. Ibrahimovic. There is nothing
:04:01. > :04:09.much gravity can do to stop Ibrahimovic from getting the attempt
:04:10. > :04:17.away. Rooney will keep this in. Curled in and Ibrahimovic! 1-0
:04:18. > :04:25.Manchester United. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored in the Community
:04:26. > :04:29.Shield. Scored on the opening day at Bournemouth and scores on his home
:04:30. > :04:30.debut against Southampton. Ibrahimovic's flying start
:04:31. > :04:53.continues. Surely it is a trip. Yes, penalty.
:04:54. > :04:58.Manchester United have a penalty. Ibrahimovic counting the Community
:04:59. > :05:19.Shield, already has three goals for Manchester United. Make that four!
:05:20. > :05:31.Three points for De Jose Mourinho. Two goals for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. On
:05:32. > :05:36.his home debut. Difficult to be better than we are in this point.
:05:37. > :05:42.Two matches, six points, 5-1 in goal difference. Pogba got his first
:05:43. > :05:47.start. Not the best first touch, but he grew into the game. It shows the
:05:48. > :05:51.penalty of the player. The first touch was bad and counterattack and
:05:52. > :05:59.free kick and opportunity for the opponent. Not affected. Such ego,
:06:00. > :06:04.such personality, so much comfortable. I came here to win. It
:06:05. > :06:09.is what I always wanted. United is a top club. A great team. And we have
:06:10. > :06:23.to win. Get used to win and just carry on like this. There was such
:06:24. > :06:27.anticipation. With Pogba, there were plenty of good touches. Anyone who
:06:28. > :06:31.had watched him play for Juventus last year, forget about the Euros,
:06:32. > :06:36.because he was playing in a strange position. If you watch him for
:06:37. > :06:40.Juventus, he was just sensational. Manchester United need big stars
:06:41. > :06:45.like him and Ibrahimovic as well. And they have made a really good
:06:46. > :06:50.start. Albeit, I think they have played two teams I think will be in
:06:51. > :06:57.the bottom half of the league. But you see what Mourinho's done. He has
:06:58. > :07:01.Shaw back, that is a bonus and the centre-backs who looked good. Pogba
:07:02. > :07:05.in the middle and Ibrahimovic up front. Through the spine of the
:07:06. > :07:11.team, they have started well and they look really strong. He has
:07:12. > :07:15.changed the mood, almost over night. That fortress of Old Trafford, the
:07:16. > :07:21.atmosphere seemed to change, the tempo of their play, Louis van Gaal
:07:22. > :07:26.was criticised a lot for it being too, he was almost monotonous. Now
:07:27. > :07:32.it is the Manchester United of Old Trafford. They have got to keep that
:07:33. > :07:38.going. It is port, you have got to excite the supporters. It is in the
:07:39. > :07:44.DNA. The signings they made and the start they have made it good for
:07:45. > :07:49.them. If anyone would upstage Pogba, it would be Ibrahimovic. He took the
:07:50. > :07:54.penalty as well. That would have been Wayne Rooney's job last season.
:07:55. > :07:59.It would. What has impressed me is the goals he is scoring with his
:08:00. > :08:03.head. He is powerful. He has come up, that is a bit of a changing of
:08:04. > :08:09.the guard. I'm in town. He is a machine when it comes to winning
:08:10. > :08:14.trophies and scoring goals. That has raised the bar and it is good for
:08:15. > :08:20.the youngsters. So much height in Manchester United's team. I remember
:08:21. > :08:26.being in a corridor at Preston of all places when they played Arsenal
:08:27. > :08:31.in the FA Cup. I don't know if you were playing, Martin, and Vieira and
:08:32. > :08:37.the rest were playing and it was a team of giants. It has a big
:08:38. > :08:41.advantage. Then people would look at Vieira and say, how big are these
:08:42. > :08:47.guys. And when you're big and you can play. Even Fellaini is pulling
:08:48. > :08:50.the strings for Manchester United. Southampton didn't play poorly last
:08:51. > :08:57.night, perhaps lacked some cutting edge. Never looked like scoring, did
:08:58. > :09:02.they? They lacked a bit up front. But United had to play last night.
:09:03. > :09:06.Yes, they did, but I think the problem is that there are going to
:09:07. > :09:10.be a lot of teams that will struggle to score goals. You would Manchester
:09:11. > :09:15.United the first two games to have won. Which they have done. And they
:09:16. > :09:19.keep losing players, Southampton, another couple out of the door. They
:09:20. > :09:25.have to now regenerate all the time. They are playing quite well. But it
:09:26. > :09:28.is scoring the goals. Long needs to chip in. Now here are the remaining
:09:29. > :10:04.fixtures. Trevor sin Sinclair has been to have
:10:05. > :10:09.a look around at West Ham's new ground. Stoke host Manchester City
:10:10. > :10:17.in the early kick off. Stoke won this fixture 2-0 last season. Joe
:10:18. > :10:26.Allen makes his first start, replacing Shaqiri in the only change
:10:27. > :10:31.from last weekend. For City, Navas is in for Nolito.
:10:32. > :10:41.For the third successive game it is Caballero in goal in place of Joe
:10:42. > :10:48.Hart. Martin, what do you make of this saga surrounding the
:10:49. > :10:52.goalkeeping situation and how Joe Hart has been treated by Pep
:10:53. > :10:55.Guardiola. Suddenly your world has changed. He was No 1 under the
:10:56. > :11:00.previous manager. A new manager comes in, he can't play out from the
:11:01. > :11:07.back as well as Caballero. That is the life of a footballer. It changes
:11:08. > :11:15.in the plink of an eye. -- blink of an eye. There is talk of Everton. It
:11:16. > :11:19.might be good too try to improve his game. As long as the manager has a
:11:20. > :11:23.plan and says we can develop him. But he has been a long time in the
:11:24. > :11:27.game. He has been ten years there now. You have to feel he won't
:11:28. > :11:35.start. It is tough for Joe Hart. He is a far better keeper than
:11:36. > :11:42.Caballero. But Caballero won't be starting in a couple of weeks when
:11:43. > :11:47.they sign Bravo. But listen, Joe Hart will just want to play
:11:48. > :11:51.football. If I were the Liverpool manager, I would be knocking on the
:11:52. > :11:58.door. Let him go out on loan? Yes please! There will be a massive
:11:59. > :12:03.queue of teams to take him. He is a very good keeper. Not great at the
:12:04. > :12:12.Euros. It happens. But all day long. What do you make of City under Pepe.
:12:13. > :12:19.They were not firing on cylinders last week, but a big result big
:12:20. > :12:29.week. Penalty missed. They hit the car three times. They could have won
:12:30. > :12:33.10-0. It is early days for Manchester City. He wants the
:12:34. > :12:38.full-backs to come into midfield and let them play. Which is good.
:12:39. > :12:42.Whether you can do that in the Premier League for a while I am not
:12:43. > :12:47.sure. I think he will improve the players. I think he will get it
:12:48. > :12:53.right. But at the moment, we are all looking and thinking, so far, so
:12:54. > :12:59.good. He is a strong belief of how he wants to play. Seeing central
:13:00. > :13:04.defenders coming out with the ball, Kolarov was ending up with a shot on
:13:05. > :13:09.goal. I think if he could, he would have every player who is a midfield
:13:10. > :13:12.player playing in every position and the goalkeeper. It would be
:13:13. > :13:17.interesting to see if that wins through. There is a balance needed
:13:18. > :13:27.to be successful in this league. Interesting today, because
:13:28. > :13:32.Sunderland at home, right, Steaua Bucharest away. Today is a
:13:33. > :13:36.different. If they can play like they did in midweek, we will say,
:13:37. > :13:41.maybe he has something there. That is the early kick off. Last season's
:13:42. > :13:47.top two meet in the late kick off. But it has been an inauspicious
:13:48. > :13:52.start for Arsenal and Leicester. There is not just discontent from
:13:53. > :13:58.the Arsenal fans, it is just plain booing. Why go into a season and
:13:59. > :14:04.kiss goodbye to the first few months. Arsene Wenger is starting
:14:05. > :14:09.the campaign on the back foot. I focus on my job and do what I think
:14:10. > :14:15.is right. I think I have shown in 20 years, it doesn't work too badly. We
:14:16. > :14:20.have to address our defensive weaknesses from last week. And try
:14:21. > :14:26.and analyse what happened and to check our injuries, because we had
:14:27. > :14:34.two difficult injuries. Leicester lost as well, the first game of the
:14:35. > :14:41.season. It will be already a game with big tension. They failed in
:14:42. > :14:47.their first game. Will Claudio Ranieri have concerns over the way
:14:48. > :14:52.they have kicked off their title defence? He will be concerned. There
:14:53. > :14:59.is always nervousness at the start. The player I'm most concerned about
:15:00. > :15:02.for Arsenal is Vardy, because all that attention around him. Arsenal
:15:03. > :15:06.wanted him. They made that clear. Maybe he could be the play hear the
:15:07. > :15:12.would be up for this most. I didn't see the fire in his belly last week.
:15:13. > :15:18.I expect Vardy to turn up in this one. That will be an outstanding
:15:19. > :15:23.game. And Arsenal were interested in Mahrez. He was honest saying if
:15:24. > :15:27.Madrid or Barcelona were coming in, you have got to go. They were not,
:15:28. > :15:32.so he signed a new contract. We have been in this position of having won
:15:33. > :15:37.the league, the next season it is tough. Because everybody wants to
:15:38. > :15:42.beat you. Even more so with shall I say without risking the upset of
:15:43. > :15:47.Leicester fans, little Leicester, in comparison to the big teams, it will
:15:48. > :15:51.be a tough season. Tough match for both teams. Your former club,
:15:52. > :15:59.Arsenal, we seem to have this conversation a lot. Summer signings.
:16:00. > :16:05.Each season. Frustrations. Arsenal haven't done business early. Let's
:16:06. > :16:09.see what comes back, maybe Ozil and Giroud. Talk of Sanchez playing down
:16:10. > :16:14.the middle. The game with Liverpool was a shock for the Arsenal fans.
:16:15. > :16:20.There was a lot of discontents and it is one where I feel they need too
:16:21. > :16:25.get behind the team. If this is to be Arsene Wenger's last season, we
:16:26. > :16:30.don't know. But get behind the team. Liverpool were outstanding. The
:16:31. > :16:38.central defenders are inexperienced. You look at what they spent,
:16:39. > :16:50.Manchester City spending 47 million. Money needs to be spent. Amaze id
:16:51. > :16:55.Koscielny didn't start. On Monday, Antonio Conte got off to a winning
:16:56. > :17:06.start for Chelsea. But they left it late against West Ham.
:17:07. > :17:14.Cesar Azpilicueta was bundled over. Right footed and roof of the net
:17:15. > :17:20.puts Chelsea ahead. Oh that is a nasty one and he is on a yellow.
:17:21. > :17:29.Comes back to Collins and he slammed in the equaliser. To Costa, edge of
:17:30. > :17:36.the D. Turns and shoots and surely wins it for Chelsea. Conte danced
:17:37. > :17:43.down the touchline and screamed and yelled. That was Monday, tomorrow
:17:44. > :17:47.West Ham play their first Premier League game at the former Olympic
:17:48. > :17:54.stadium and Trevor Sinclair has been to take a look at their new digs.
:17:55. > :18:03.West Ham United - five happy years I spent at this great club. Such
:18:04. > :18:07.history, such a unique set of fans. This season, marks a change for the
:18:08. > :18:20.Hammers, a new start at London stadium. Fresh hope and ambition to
:18:21. > :18:26.rise back among the elite and experience the glory of yesteryear.
:18:27. > :18:32.Hurst, what a good goal. First thing that I realised when I came here was
:18:33. > :18:35.the sheer vastness, it is enormous. For me, almost it feels like
:18:36. > :18:47.Wembley. It is that grand and that big. Sinclair, good try by Sinclair.
:18:48. > :18:51.My playing days, it was 35,000, always full, the fans would be
:18:52. > :18:56.literally breathing on you as you ran down the wing. It was quite
:18:57. > :19:00.intimidating for the opposition. As an opposition player, I'm going to
:19:01. > :19:04.think I'm up for this. I am not sure West Ham want that. How are you,
:19:05. > :19:11.welcome to London stadium. Thank you. Before we start, I have noticed
:19:12. > :19:18.there is not one photo of me. I'm a bit upset. Well I will have an
:19:19. > :19:24.urgent inquiry and see where we can put you. I think that toilet has
:19:25. > :19:28.space on the wall. Stunning stadium, I was at Manchester United stadium
:19:29. > :19:32.at the Boleyn ground and I I have never heard an atmosphere like that.
:19:33. > :19:36.Can that replicate that? It has taken six years to deliver the
:19:37. > :19:40.stadium. People thought it would never happen. At types that included
:19:41. > :19:44.me. It is one of proudest things that I have done. The way the roof
:19:45. > :19:49.has been designed to capture the noise and atmosphere and the way the
:19:50. > :19:54.seats come up close to the pitch. It is different to the Boleyn. But it
:19:55. > :19:59.is equally as special. You look at Manchester City and what they did in
:20:00. > :20:04.2003. I made the move from West Ham to Manchester City and they moved
:20:05. > :20:07.into the common wealth stadium. Maybe they have a picture of you.
:20:08. > :20:11.Within ten years, Manchester City have won the league. Is that
:20:12. > :20:15.something West Ham are going to try and replicate. It is our ambition to
:20:16. > :20:20.win the league. That is what we are here for. Everything we achieve is
:20:21. > :20:24.done by those players on the pitch and that is why it is important to
:20:25. > :20:28.attract the best talent and retain the best talent and build the best
:20:29. > :20:32.talent. You can have the best stadium in the world, if you don't
:20:33. > :20:37.have the best team, you haven't done your job properly. West Ham was
:20:38. > :20:43.always supported by working class. How important is to make them feel
:20:44. > :20:47.welcome? It is essential to take our past into the future and not forget
:20:48. > :20:52.the things that make West Ham special. This stadium offers a
:20:53. > :20:55.different kind of future, a new future, I hope a better future and
:20:56. > :21:07.that is why we are pleased to be here. Wow. Not quite the same as the
:21:08. > :21:13.dustbins we got ice baths in. How that is a large. I remember watching
:21:14. > :21:20.Usain Bolt warming up in London before he won the 100 metres. Now it
:21:21. > :21:27.is part of West Ham Stadium. It is pleasing to see the 52,000 season
:21:28. > :21:33.take holders that have bought tickets and you see the words, built
:21:34. > :21:37.together and the names inscribed on the wall. They are taking the fans
:21:38. > :21:52.with them and it is pleasing to see. A magnificent new stadium. But Karen
:21:53. > :21:57.Brady setting out our ambitions. What sort of statement of intent
:21:58. > :22:03.does this have for West Ham. It was almost the deal of the krntry to
:22:04. > :22:08.find themselves -- century to find themselves in a new stadium. It is
:22:09. > :22:13.important from the Emirates when Arsenal moved, making it home.
:22:14. > :22:18.Bringing that successes makes it a home. But the players, it is a
:22:19. > :22:21.partnership and they're good at putting things together and buying
:22:22. > :22:24.the right players. They were magnificent last year and just
:22:25. > :22:30.missed the top four. They started the season a bit rocky and of course
:22:31. > :22:35.Europe in midweek. Payet is key and Carroll to turn up and start to
:22:36. > :22:39.play. Saw them play Monday, it wasn't fantastic against Chelsea. So
:22:40. > :22:42.improvements to be made. But the club is moving in the right
:22:43. > :22:55.direction. It will be a great atmosphere. Now to White Hart Lane.
:22:56. > :23:00.Tottenham play Palace today. Guy, Spurs will hope to build on that
:23:01. > :23:07.performance against Everton? Yes you will notice the big hole in White
:23:08. > :23:12.Hart Lane, because building has started on the new stadium that
:23:13. > :23:18.Spurs will have. In two years they have have a new stadium next door.
:23:19. > :23:23.The Northumberland Park project has started. On the field, yes, Spurs
:23:24. > :23:32.performed better in the second half than in the first at Goodison. That
:23:33. > :23:37.was due in part to the intro-Dux for Vincent -- introduction for Vincent
:23:38. > :23:45.Janssen. He partnered Harry Kane. So he may start and Spurs would go with
:23:46. > :23:49.two up front. That would mean sacrificing one player. I wonder if
:23:50. > :23:55.it is the sway Spurs do start. They had a slow start last season. And
:23:56. > :23:59.Mauricio Pochettino has spoken of his team not being quite ready and
:24:00. > :24:09.need more rest. His players have a heavy workload. We may not see the
:24:10. > :24:15.real Spurs for a new weeks. For Palace, Benteke in? Yes a big
:24:16. > :24:21.statement and it needed to happen. 27 million rising to 32. A record
:24:22. > :24:26.deal. Alan Pardew will have a smile back on his face, because he was
:24:27. > :24:31.perturbed at losing players. Only two wins from the last 22 Premier
:24:32. > :24:35.League games tells its own story. Something needs to change. He is a
:24:36. > :24:40.big one. He should play a big part for them. Connor Whickham doesn't
:24:41. > :24:45.get the number of goals needed to make Palace a force. Benteke didn't
:24:46. > :24:52.have a great time at Liverpool, but he may be more suited to Palace. But
:24:53. > :24:56.he won't play today. Palace will hope they can catch Spurs cold.
:24:57. > :25:21.Thank you. You can follow that game on final score this afternoon.
:25:22. > :25:29.Why do you think finding a good atmosphere within a squad, within a
:25:30. > :25:36.team is so elusive and difficult? For many? If a player, we have
:25:37. > :25:45.eleven, you know, eleven can play at the befwining. Ginning. If you're 12
:25:46. > :25:50.or 13, the players know it is OK. It is not forever. You will be in the
:25:51. > :25:58.starting line up if they're good enough. Do you explain why players
:25:59. > :26:02.are left out. . They can ask me on Sunday. If they asked before it
:26:03. > :26:06.would show lack of respect for the game. The most important thing is
:26:07. > :26:11.the game. Being involved is important, but I won't change my
:26:12. > :26:17.decision. The problem is with the talk. The troouft would be you're
:26:18. > :26:25.not good enough. -- troouft. I don't want to say this. But it is clear.
:26:26. > :26:30.-- truth. The players say what do I have to change. That is a good talk.
:26:31. > :26:35.So OK. If you're not in, you should be disappointed. But not too
:26:36. > :26:40.disappointed. It is life and you cannot remember the few games you
:26:41. > :26:45.didn't make in your career. I was never left out. That is good. No
:26:46. > :26:56.talent, no skills, but never left out. Gary getting some home truth
:26:57. > :27:05.fwrs s from Jurgen Klopp. We must reflect on some sad news with the
:27:06. > :27:11.death of Dalyan Atkinson at the age of 48. He started in Suffolk in
:27:12. > :27:15.1985, moving to Sheffield Wednesday and home to Aston Villa at the start
:27:16. > :27:20.of the 90s. He scored some famous goals. Match of the Day's first
:27:21. > :27:29.Premier League goal of the season against Wimbledon in October 1992. I
:27:30. > :27:37.is a great run. Wh about the finish? That is not bad either. A master
:27:38. > :27:43.piece from Dalian Atkinson. Along with the opening goal at Wembley in
:27:44. > :27:50.the League Cup victory over Manchester United in 1994.
:27:51. > :27:56.And choose the evening, Aston Villa fans paid their respects before and
:27:57. > :28:00.during their home game against Huddersfield, I minute's applause
:28:01. > :28:03.beginning in the tenth minute, corresponding with the numbers he
:28:04. > :28:09.will run his shirt during his four years at Villa Park. Our deepest
:28:10. > :28:15.sympathies go out to all of his friends and family. Martin, you
:28:16. > :28:21.played against him. What was he like as a footballer? Quite formidable.
:28:22. > :28:25.He and Dean Saunders played as twin strikers, so much pace. You saw it
:28:26. > :28:30.therein that goal. It is sad it has ended for him in this way. When he
:28:31. > :28:35.came out of the game, he struggled with life after football. It is a
:28:36. > :28:44.battle for lots of people. The PFA helped him through difficult times.
:28:45. > :28:46.It is a tragedy. Aston Villa travel to Derby County today, one of the
:28:47. > :28:49.favourites for promotion to the Premier League. Our reporter has
:28:50. > :28:52.been to see Nigel Pearson, who is rebuilding his career in the
:28:53. > :29:03.championship after being sacked by Leicester. Good to have you back.
:29:04. > :29:08.How did you spend your time away? It was a break I did not plan for. I
:29:09. > :29:14.certainly would not have expected to be out as long as I was. There we
:29:15. > :29:20.are. An interesting year in many ways. Not always enjoyable. I found
:29:21. > :29:24.some aspects of it quite difficult. I have not been out of work for a
:29:25. > :29:31.while, and the circumstances of being out of work were not something
:29:32. > :29:38.I particularly enjoyed. That is life. At the time when you were
:29:39. > :29:43.digesting the aftermath of leaving Leicester, they became the big issue
:29:44. > :29:47.in time. How did you view events at the King Power Stadium? In a very
:29:48. > :29:51.detached way. On a personal level, that does not mean it was
:29:52. > :29:57.particularly easy for people around me, my family in particular. I am
:29:58. > :30:05.actually very pleased, delighted for the players and the staff. They have
:30:06. > :30:10.gone on and achieve something bad, really, in the modern game, is
:30:11. > :30:15.impossible. Do you feel any sense of connection, win the trophy went up,
:30:16. > :30:19.pride in what they achieved? Pride, yes, connection on a personal level,
:30:20. > :30:28.in terms of knowing them. Once you are no longer a part of something,
:30:29. > :30:30.you're no longer of it. They probably did not realise how hard
:30:31. > :30:35.you work by those events, that it took you long time to process it. It
:30:36. > :30:38.did because it came as a big shock. Some people would say, maybe you
:30:39. > :30:46.should not be shocked, but it came as a shock. A lot off a shock. I am
:30:47. > :30:50.talking about it now, and really, it is something I am not overly fussed
:30:51. > :30:57.about talking about to be honest with you. It is a situation that has
:30:58. > :31:03.been dealt with over a period of time by myself. We have moved on.
:31:04. > :31:10.What were you looking for a new club? A job which genuinely
:31:11. > :31:15.interested me and lots of different levels. There is lots of potential.
:31:16. > :31:19.We just need to make sure we do the hard work in terms of producing a
:31:20. > :31:25.side that is capable of making the step we are looking to make. It is
:31:26. > :31:29.never easy. Darby, Aston Villa, early in the season. Talk about the
:31:30. > :31:33.Premier League fixture in the Championship? I have been asked that
:31:34. > :31:43.already, looking like a Premier League fixture. Both clubs will hope
:31:44. > :31:45.it will be in the near future. How close were you to being in the
:31:46. > :31:50.opposite technical area this weekend? No comment. It did not
:31:51. > :31:58.quite happen. For whatever reason. There was no crossover. No crossover
:31:59. > :32:03.between the Aston Villa and Derby situation. The negotiations that
:32:04. > :32:07.when Don went on. It did not happen and this opportunity came along. I
:32:08. > :32:15.am delighted to be here. It is great to have you back. Cheers. You can
:32:16. > :32:19.see it still hurts Nigel Pearson. Would you expected not to hurt? Of
:32:20. > :32:23.course it will hurt. It was his former team that he generally
:32:24. > :32:28.amassed and assembled that won the league. It is the greatest story in
:32:29. > :32:31.the history of the Premier League, Leicester wing. His problem at
:32:32. > :32:35.Derby, he missed out on the play-offs last season. One of the
:32:36. > :32:41.major issues at football clubs for managers is not just managing the
:32:42. > :32:46.players, you have also got to manage the way. Let him manage. If I was
:32:47. > :32:51.the owner of Derby, let him manage the club. He has Chris Powell
:32:52. > :32:57.alongside him. Thank you very much for joining us. That is all from me
:32:58. > :33:01.today. Dan Walker will be back next week at midday. If you have missed
:33:02. > :33:05.any of today's sure, it is available on the iPlayer from midnight
:33:06. > :33:12.tonight. We will leave you with some of this week's predictions. Goodbye.
:33:13. > :33:26.It is Sunderland against Middlesbrough. Do you consider this
:33:27. > :33:31.a Derby? It is not the Derby. Your Derby as Hartlepool, Darlington.
:33:32. > :33:37.Sunderland, the chicken Deborah fans, when they know they are going
:33:38. > :33:41.to get beat, the general attitude is, we are not interested. I am so
:33:42. > :33:49.confident. You have not got the chance. Let's get the score
:33:50. > :33:56.prediction. Do not look. One, two, three. It is going to be a tough one
:33:57. > :34:02.for Liverpool. Burnley is an ASCII grown to visit. Liverpool will
:34:03. > :34:03.prevail. The match no one wants to