0:00:13 > 0:00:18Oh, it's absolutely brilliant! Oh, this is getting better and
0:00:18 > 0:00:25better! Cristiano Ronaldo!
0:00:25 > 0:00:30History boys, indeed! Nobody has won it more than Arsenal.
0:00:30 > 0:00:38A hat-trick! The biggest Chelsea celebration of
0:00:38 > 0:00:44the season! Welcome to Football Focus, good
0:00:44 > 0:00:47afternoon, a bumper day ahead, perfect repeat of the fixtures from
0:00:47 > 0:00:54week to lead for some reason and the perfect excuse for a rewind.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06And he goes round the goalkeeper, and Swansea have a second goal!
0:01:06 > 0:01:15Chris Wood equalises for Burnley! Onside! 3-0, Newcastle!Trying to
0:01:15 > 0:01:22make up the ground and jumps into the tackle, and the red card is out.
0:01:22 > 0:01:28They go into the break top of the tree.Cesar Azpilicueta in and
0:01:28 > 0:01:36Morata into the net! Rodriguez! Ahmed Hegazi has made a mistake for
0:01:36 > 0:01:39the goalkeeper.Manchester City have done it in the last ten of the game.
0:01:39 > 0:01:45You are watching right here, Football Focus.Thank you, Craig,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and more from Mr David on Southampton later and more in the
0:01:48 > 0:01:53next hour. We hit the road with Sean Dyche is the Burnley bandwagon rolls
0:01:53 > 0:01:59on.It is a good club. It is a good club.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05A well-run, good club.It was a cracker at the Emirates, Friday
0:02:05 > 0:02:14night football provided a bit of wham-bam.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17. The Swans are clapping and they badly need Tammy Abraham to find his
0:02:17 > 0:02:20win. Just have to keep trying to get the
0:02:20 > 0:02:25points for Swansea. And a festive Ashley Young on
0:02:25 > 0:02:32Manchester United and getting better with age.It heats me on, that is
0:02:32 > 0:02:36about it!At Christmas jumper and a best in the same interview. We have
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Martin Keown and Matthew Upson, roommates in the old Arsenal days,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45getting the band back together. We will look at our side's game in a
0:02:45 > 0:02:49minute. Nine games today. The early game between Everton and Arsenal
0:02:49 > 0:02:57later. Sorry, third-place Chelsea. And we are in the Midlands, Stoke
0:02:57 > 0:03:01against red -- West Bromwich, big game, like their later. Newcastle
0:03:01 > 0:03:06desperate for a win as well. They take on West Ham today. One of the
0:03:06 > 0:03:10later games, they are all late these days, only against Tottenham. Any
0:03:10 > 0:03:15sign may be things to come, Leicester against Manchester United
0:03:15 > 0:03:19at 735 on a Saturday night. Starting at the Emirates, Liverpool were in
0:03:19 > 0:03:21town and so was your commentator.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Thrills and spills usually guaranteed when these sites,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31face-to-face, fourth spot in the table up for grabs and quite
0:03:31 > 0:03:34probably, that is the prize they will fight for until the end of the
0:03:34 > 0:03:48season. Milner looking to release sell-off. Philippe Coutinho. They
0:03:48 > 0:03:59are at it again. His 11th of the season. Arsenal zero, Liverpool one.
0:03:59 > 0:04:07Oh, a slip from Laurent Koscielny, Salah is then, what a chance, what a
0:04:07 > 0:04:19save, Sadio Mane! Over the bar! One turn and one pass, and Salah is a
0:04:19 > 0:04:25long goal again, can he get the shot away! He can. The deflection just
0:04:25 > 0:04:30enough to take it away from pad to check and that might be back --
0:04:30 > 0:04:39that, as far as Arsenal is concerned. Granit Xhaka. Lacazette
0:04:39 > 0:04:43could not find a way through. Sanchez is there and Arsenal are on
0:04:43 > 0:04:49the scoresheet. Well, a goal at nothing, no response from the bench.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54Still a long way to go. Sanchez gambled, Gomes hesitated, Arsenal
0:04:54 > 0:05:06are back in it. 1-2, Liverpool. Xhaka. What a strike! What a goal!
0:05:06 > 0:05:11Granite Jacko, when he scores, they tend to be rockets! And this
0:05:11 > 0:05:24certainly falls into that category. Granit Xhaka. Mignolet. Two goals in
0:05:24 > 0:05:27two minutes from Arsenal and the game is turned on its head. Mesut
0:05:27 > 0:05:35Ozil, Lacazette. Mesut Ozil is in, 3-2, Arsenal. What an incredible
0:05:35 > 0:05:42turnaround! Liverpool look shell-shocked, Jurgen Klopp enraged,
0:05:42 > 0:05:48floppy from Liverpool. And how Arsenal have punished them. Booing
0:05:48 > 0:05:52around the Emirates seven minutes ago when Salah made it 2-0
0:05:52 > 0:06:03Liverpool, and now it is 3-2 Arsenal. Salah, for Liverpool. And
0:06:03 > 0:06:11now Firmino. That was hit with too much power. And Liverpool level. And
0:06:11 > 0:06:16Roberto Firmino, who went close so often in the first half, finds the
0:06:16 > 0:06:22net this time, it is the pace of the drive, and it is 3-3. Arsenal versus
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Liverpool remains one of the most exciting fixtures in the Premier
0:06:25 > 0:06:25League.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33The goal should be enough for a game, even two. When you watch it
0:06:33 > 0:06:37again, Arsenal was not in the game and to have ten minutes, I don't
0:06:37 > 0:06:42know how long it was... And now we come back to the good things.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Usually, 2-0 up, two down, out of the game. And then we reacted well,
0:06:47 > 0:06:51then we were back in the game, then we created and we will organise the
0:06:51 > 0:06:56game. Then we were secure again, felt secure against. But I don't
0:06:56 > 0:07:01know how long it was.Four minutes, 45 seconds. I felt in the first
0:07:01 > 0:07:06half, we felt a bit frozen, with beer, not at our level, and we could
0:07:06 > 0:07:11see the impact of the Manchester United start here. It was there,
0:07:11 > 0:07:17ready to get it out of the system. It was not a thrilling game, with --
0:07:17 > 0:07:23it was a thrilling game come boasts teams going for it. Even if I am
0:07:23 > 0:07:26getting frustrated that we did not win the game, and the other hand,
0:07:26 > 0:07:30that is the kind of games you want in the Premier League.The kind of
0:07:30 > 0:07:33games you want in the Premier League, but from a defensive point
0:07:33 > 0:07:37of view, Martin, a bit of a nightmare for both teams.I would
0:07:37 > 0:07:41not say it was a thriller. Both teams were very good
0:07:41 > 0:07:45counterattacking. If Arsenal could learn a way to defend, when the ball
0:07:45 > 0:07:50is at the end, when you are in possession, it's too late if you
0:07:50 > 0:07:54react and try and get into position once you lose possession. And if we
0:07:54 > 0:07:57look at the footage here, it is very clear Arsenal need to improve on
0:07:57 > 0:07:57this element.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Just an awareness, in mentality. This is the point at which Liverpool
0:08:05 > 0:08:12got 2-0 ahead through Mohamed Salah. Yes, it is interesting. Arsenal in a
0:08:12 > 0:08:16good position, the ball in the far corner. But look at their setup off
0:08:16 > 0:08:24the ball. You look at where Xhaka is, quite advanced. Hector Bellerin.
0:08:24 > 0:08:30Quite deep again over the forehand side, Mesut Ozil. It leaves Laurent
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Koscielny in this area with two Liverpool players and you are not
0:08:32 > 0:08:43comfortable here.Koscielny should be talking to Granit Xhaka. Xhaka
0:08:43 > 0:08:46has gone out of position and he will get the blame for doing that.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51Organise. With Arsene Wenger, if you made mistakes coming you did not
0:08:51 > 0:08:55play. Players are now allowed to make these defensive areas and it is
0:08:55 > 0:08:59getting that barricade up in possession of the ball.It is the
0:08:59 > 0:09:02turnover in so many times, they are exposed. This is one of the best
0:09:02 > 0:09:06counterattacking teams in the Premier League. Salah does a great
0:09:06 > 0:09:10job, but as the ball gets played down to Firmino, the starting
0:09:10 > 0:09:22position being wrong, you can see how Koscielny is drawn to Firmino.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27It leaves a huge space for anybody to exploit. As we move on... You can
0:09:27 > 0:09:32see it is a great pass from Firmino but the stuffy is never able to get
0:09:32 > 0:09:41back to come back. Mustafi. Lovely finish, but in a great position to
0:09:41 > 0:09:46score.As a defender, the front players get all the credit, they
0:09:46 > 0:09:50played this wonderful football we talk about, the front players, the
0:09:50 > 0:09:53fabulous four with Liverpool and the same with Arsenal, but as a
0:09:53 > 0:09:57defender, you get the blame. Get into position early, organise, that
0:09:57 > 0:10:02is all. You should be seen and not heard. Defenders are being exploited
0:10:02 > 0:10:04because they are not putting up that barricade when they are in
0:10:04 > 0:10:09possession of the ball.Jurgen Klopp was throwing his hat back when he
0:10:09 > 0:10:14was told about the four minutes and 45 seconds.Let's look at those
0:10:14 > 0:10:17goals. Liverpool in total control and interesting to see Gomes, a
0:10:17 > 0:10:24young player. He has a look, a final look at Sanchez, just here. And a
0:10:24 > 0:10:31glance. For me, they are in a great position, Liverpool. The back four
0:10:31 > 0:10:37looking tidy, Dejan Lovren entitled Lacazette. The only thing Gomes can
0:10:37 > 0:10:42do, it is sometimes want to feel the attacker. Maybe be a little bit
0:10:42 > 0:10:45closer. It can expose you to having Sanchez getting across, but
0:10:45 > 0:10:49sometimes, it is nice to have that contact.It creates nervousness.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54There is a lack of anticipation for Gomes, who is a wonderful player and
0:10:54 > 0:10:57should be playing central defence, by the way, and he gets caught out.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02He has got the head the ball when he is leading with his wrong foot, the
0:11:02 > 0:11:07clear that ball. He had a really good game and he's such a bright
0:11:07 > 0:11:11prospect.What about theirs, 2-2, terrible goalkeeping error?Why not
0:11:11 > 0:11:18go with two hands?It looks awful. There is a catalogue of these issues
0:11:18 > 0:11:21with Mignolet over five seasons and it has been highlighted before and
0:11:21 > 0:11:27is something Klopp will be looking at.We will see what happens in
0:11:27 > 0:11:32January. And this is the completion of the 3-2, Martin.Look at the
0:11:32 > 0:11:35distance between the two central defenders. They have people in front
0:11:35 > 0:11:41of them, but they have the move. This is a give and go. It is
0:11:41 > 0:11:44wonderful from Ozil, good movement. But the goalkeeper has to stay on
0:11:44 > 0:11:50his feet for longer.Gomes, again, his experience as a pull-back, as he
0:11:50 > 0:11:54plays that ball, come inside a bit and try and help Lovren out and
0:11:54 > 0:11:58leave Sanchez on the outside is the only thing he could do.By goals at
0:11:58 > 0:12:03that point, but at the other end, Roberto Firmino makes it 3-3 -- five
0:12:03 > 0:12:08goals.You can pick it to pieces in terms of defensively. It is the
0:12:08 > 0:12:15turnover again of the ball. Sanchez all of a sudden. Look at how Arsenal
0:12:15 > 0:12:19has come out, nobody is organising the back four, nobody is taking
0:12:19 > 0:12:22control and getting midfield players out, getting people organised. The
0:12:22 > 0:12:33ball comes into Can. One touch, I don't do what you can say. You have
0:12:33 > 0:12:41got Koscielny and Mustafi.Koscielny gets drawn to the ball and these are
0:12:41 > 0:12:47the basics, against quality, you and on. Who is with this fella?It
0:12:47 > 0:12:51should be Koscielny. You could even say he has to come in here when he
0:12:51 > 0:12:58sees that.I go to was magnificent on the night, the young defender,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01but when Slaven Bilic has to do better. -- I thought he was
0:13:01 > 0:13:10magnificent. But Koscielny has to do better.To allow a centre forward a
0:13:10 > 0:13:13shot in opposition cannot happen with that amount of bodies around
0:13:13 > 0:13:17the 18-yard box.And more rumours again this week about Alexis Sanchez
0:13:17 > 0:13:21possibly going to mind as the City and also about Virgil van Dijk. It
0:13:21 > 0:13:26looks like badgers the City might be doing that and they'll already
0:13:26 > 0:13:30incredibly strong this season.-- Manchester City.They are already
0:13:30 > 0:13:36working that the value they would get.Psychologically, they will +
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Chester what is already a fantastic team, probably the best team we have
0:13:40 > 0:13:44seen playing in the Premier League, Manchester City. And fatigue every
0:13:44 > 0:13:48week, and they want Sanchez as well, it is almost rude.And that coming
0:13:48 > 0:13:54from one of the invisibles! This is the top of the table. We will
0:13:54 > 0:13:56concentrate at the team in sixth place --
0:13:59 > 0:14:03when Sean Dyche took over five years ago, they were 14. Things have
0:14:03 > 0:14:07changed a bit but he still living in the Southampton and we caught up
0:14:07 > 0:14:11with the Burnley boss on his weekly dawn drive.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Thank you very much for letting me tag along. Pleasure. When you do
0:14:15 > 0:14:20this journey, do you spend the time thinking and working out tactics,
0:14:20 > 0:14:24are you just literally sticking on a bit Magic Christmas and having a
0:14:24 > 0:14:29singsong?Yes, I do have a singsong. Not now, with this quiz, are you
0:14:29 > 0:14:37kidding? I listen to the radio generally. Kasabian. I know about
0:14:37 > 0:14:47them a little bit. Get your! Name drops. Yes, it is good, isn't it?
0:14:47 > 0:14:52Unbelievable! Sanchez puts them in Dreamland and the champions are
0:14:52 > 0:14:56beaten.It started off really well with a game nobody expected anything
0:14:56 > 0:15:03from and we have built from there. Let's not run away with it. We know
0:15:03 > 0:15:06how unforgiving the Premier League is and it can affect you very
0:15:06 > 0:15:15quickly. That is a fine, by the way, the phone.Sorry. It is all right.
0:15:15 > 0:15:21What you look for in a player?It is this idea of Sean Dyche signs good
0:15:21 > 0:15:24characters in the press. What manager does not want good
0:15:24 > 0:15:29characters? I did sign it Joey Barton, I do remind them! No, no,
0:15:29 > 0:15:36let me finish... Possibly from the outside, he would be thought not to
0:15:36 > 0:15:40be a good character. The depth of people is important. Underneath some
0:15:40 > 0:15:45of the ups and downs of his career and his life may be, he is a winner
0:15:45 > 0:15:51come he said fighter, he is a professional. So I thought, you are
0:15:51 > 0:15:55the right person and the right animal, if you like, with the
0:15:55 > 0:16:01instinct of what I think the team needs.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04From years of being in the game you meet people from lots of walks of
0:16:04 > 0:16:10life. He sends these trades people. That can be as important as
0:16:10 > 0:16:16anything. By the way, there are not always good stories, I've
0:16:16 > 0:16:22last-minute said, that's not for us. Just go to an important thing, which
0:16:22 > 0:16:25is the singing.Of course. I love a lot of the old school stuff, like
0:16:25 > 0:16:35the Smiths.Sean Dyche and celebrate. -- Sean Dyche can
0:16:35 > 0:16:40celebrate.One of the biggest things I've learned about the Premier
0:16:40 > 0:16:46League is, actually, that is just a minor moment of inner arrogance when
0:16:46 > 0:16:51you say, I'm fine, I can handle this. Home and away, I can deal with
0:16:51 > 0:16:56what need to deal with. Keep a level view and do a performance. I am more
0:16:56 > 0:17:06assured.What is the biggest misconception about you?I'm very
0:17:06 > 0:17:10good-looking. As a player I was very skilful and talented. What are you
0:17:10 > 0:17:14going to do? It is a media driven game. There are endless views about
0:17:14 > 0:17:18what you are and what you are not. I tried to do what I do. I try to be
0:17:18 > 0:17:25myself all the time. My friends have known me since I was about five,
0:17:25 > 0:17:32they would let me know.Do your friends call you that at home?Yes,
0:17:32 > 0:17:39they have taken the nickname on, they don't like Sean. Ginger Sean
0:17:39 > 0:17:43would do.I'm sensing a theme with your genre.I don't know, I kind of
0:17:43 > 0:17:49like rock music, but I recently saw Metallica. It was too much. Too
0:17:49 > 0:17:55power.You found your level.Yeah, yeah.
0:17:55 > 0:17:55power.You found your level.Yeah, yeah.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00They are right in touch with the big boys at the top.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01They are right in touch with the big boys at the top.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06It feels like you're building an empire. You've done all of those
0:18:06 > 0:18:12things.When I got here, we laid down, what I thought, was a future
0:18:12 > 0:18:15blueprint for the club. The key season everybody talks about is when
0:18:15 > 0:18:20we came out of the Premier League and back into the championship. Now,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23there was a reality to that situation. The board knew it would
0:18:23 > 0:18:28be a demanding season for the team. We spent about nine, £10 million
0:18:28 > 0:18:31that summer. That allowed the club to organise a training ground and
0:18:31 > 0:18:38build for a longer term future. When we went down, there wasn't panic
0:18:38 > 0:18:40stations, there was not a long, I didn't feel it myself, so going back
0:18:40 > 0:18:45into the Premier League was payback. We stayed up last season. Big
0:18:45 > 0:18:49challenge. But all of these things have been put in place, of course.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54Now I have my chance because of the finance involved in the Premier
0:18:54 > 0:18:59League. Let's see where we go this season, and so far so good.What
0:18:59 > 0:19:04about Christmas songs, do you love them, do you hate them?I love them.
0:19:04 > 0:19:11Are you kidding me! I've got kids and all of that. I love it. Driving
0:19:11 > 0:19:17Home For Christmas, obviously. Ashley Barnes! Burnley are up to
0:19:17 > 0:19:19fourth!
0:19:23 > 0:19:30It just made me laugh. He said you must be really proud, I said yes, he
0:19:30 > 0:19:36said, you must be really, really proud, and I said yes. I'm proud,
0:19:36 > 0:19:43super proud, prouder than the proud man of proud town.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45CHUCKLES I thought the most obvious thing,
0:19:45 > 0:19:48when they had been in the Premier League before, nothing had changed
0:19:48 > 0:19:52because they had put everything on the pitch. I said you cannot do that
0:19:52 > 0:19:56every season. You need to have something that can be there for
0:19:56 > 0:20:00years and years. You look at this now and it's amazing, really. So I
0:20:00 > 0:20:06am really pleased.Do you feel proud?Proud, prouder than proud,
0:20:06 > 0:20:15prouder than Peter proud from proud town.Nice interview. She got some
0:20:15 > 0:20:19really nice stuff out of Sean Dyche. When you look at Burnley, they've
0:20:19 > 0:20:23had a successful season. But the key has been that incredibly settled
0:20:23 > 0:20:28side, which he does not touch if he does not need to.That is super
0:20:28 > 0:20:32important. The star quality he has come he has a clear identity. There
0:20:32 > 0:20:36is no grey area. He knows what he wants from the team and I think the
0:20:36 > 0:20:40players know exactly what he demands. I think that's a powerful
0:20:40 > 0:20:44thing. But with the fitness, the fact he hasn't had a lot of injuries
0:20:44 > 0:20:47and suspensions, and they've kept the same unit, especially as the
0:20:47 > 0:20:51back four and the goalkeeper, the defensive record is outstanding.The
0:20:51 > 0:20:56remit for him would have been to stay up. 32 points now and he is
0:20:56 > 0:21:01aiming for 40. They are in dreamland at the moment, enjoying every
0:21:01 > 0:21:05moment, they play Tottenham today. They could go into the top four. It
0:21:05 > 0:21:12will is remarkable.As you say, desperately any difference. They
0:21:12 > 0:21:16have a player out because of this incident, which we are going to see,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19against Brighton's Glenn Murray. Involved in that kind of thing
0:21:19 > 0:21:26before. But bad for Burnley because they've been in such a successful
0:21:26 > 0:21:31unit.The thing is, people can come in and fill that role. They lost
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Keane in the summer. He had been on the bench this season before, most
0:21:34 > 0:21:39of the season. He stepped straight into the team and hit the ground
0:21:39 > 0:21:43running because he knows the structure.He came in for the away
0:21:43 > 0:21:47win, the only one that got last year, at Worcester Palace. That
0:21:47 > 0:21:51looked good. Keane, at Everton, where he is exposed, he doesn't get
0:21:51 > 0:21:58the protection upfront and he doesn't look as good. -- at Crystal
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Palace.I don't expect you to name names, but there must have been
0:22:01 > 0:22:05times when a manager has brought in a player and they have negatively
0:22:05 > 0:22:08affected the dressing room. And you can see where they haven't checked
0:22:08 > 0:22:14the character of the player before they have brought them in.Without
0:22:14 > 0:22:19doubt. 100%. Some players, if it is a problem for them it has to be
0:22:19 > 0:22:22everybody's problem. You don't want that. Conversely, if you get
0:22:22 > 0:22:26somebody who is a team player, he was infectious, Ian Wright, for
0:22:26 > 0:22:29instance, he came out of the Arsenal dressing room and after he left I
0:22:29 > 0:22:33wondered if we would cope. It was like having Eddie Murphy in the
0:22:33 > 0:22:42dressing room, a laugh a minute. Have you experienced that?It works
0:22:42 > 0:22:46both ways. You notice somebody who comes in who might have a poisonous
0:22:46 > 0:22:50impact, but also when you lose those characters that have been so big in
0:22:50 > 0:22:54the team, they are a big miss. Players are perceptive. They can
0:22:54 > 0:23:00pick up on it quickly. They know who will help. Is he here for himself,
0:23:00 > 0:23:05or to make the team better?Back to the early part of the season when
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Burnley got a late equaliser at Spurs against Wembley. At the time
0:23:09 > 0:23:13it felt like a shock but that was a sign of what was going to come for
0:23:13 > 0:23:18Burnley.The revised nation for the finish. He cannot stop scoring
0:23:18 > 0:23:22goals, Chris Wood. Grey was allowed to these everybody question that,
0:23:22 > 0:23:28but Chris Wood has come in and on a really good job.At Leicester he
0:23:28 > 0:23:31could not quite get into the team. He went away to Leeds, scored a lot
0:23:31 > 0:23:36in the championship. Sean Dyche saw something in him. The physicality
0:23:36 > 0:23:40and the reliability. He is a good fit for Burnley.Morrissey
0:23:40 > 0:23:45Pochettino is well aware of how dangerous Burnley could be today. --
0:23:45 > 0:23:52Mauricio Pochettino.I was so frustrated with that situation. We
0:23:52 > 0:23:59dropped two points in the end. It was terrible for us. Yes, but now we
0:23:59 > 0:24:06move on. We want to win. Saturday will be very tough. They believe a
0:24:06 > 0:24:11lot in the way that they play. And I think at home they are very, very
0:24:11 > 0:24:18tough. We need to be ready. And we are ready to fight because it will
0:24:18 > 0:24:22be a battle.We have picked quite a few holes in Tottenham in the
0:24:22 > 0:24:24season, why they haven't been performing so well. Victor Wanyama
0:24:24 > 0:24:29might be one of the biggest things. He is back in training. But he has
0:24:29 > 0:24:33missed a lot. Has he been a big factor for you?Hugely. When you
0:24:33 > 0:24:39miss him and Alderweireld you have a double layer of big physical
0:24:39 > 0:24:44presence. Especially defensively. He does something nobody else does,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Victor Wanyama breaks up played like a wrecking ball. Him and Mousa
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Dembele are a great pair.Great signing. Pochettino would have
0:24:52 > 0:24:56worked with him. You cannot devalue those players. They are really
0:24:56 > 0:25:00important, these players who occupy parts of the pitch. That is what
0:25:00 > 0:25:04they have been missing, a bit of experience in the central area.You
0:25:04 > 0:25:08look at Dele Alli, he hasn't scored a league goal in two months. I don't
0:25:08 > 0:25:13know if that is Victor Wanyama's influence. But that is a big thing.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18As, goals from that area.Yes, and apart from doing well against Real
0:25:18 > 0:25:23Madrid, you wonder where they will go. It is about character. They are
0:25:23 > 0:25:27young team. They haven't won anything. You wonder how long they
0:25:27 > 0:25:30can keep this group together if they are not going to win a trophy. It
0:25:30 > 0:25:35doesn't look like they will this season.They did win against Real
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Madrid, let's not forget. Plenty more to come: Including Ashley Young
0:25:39 > 0:25:43in an outfit which I am sure will annoy the team currently top of the
0:25:43 > 0:25:52table. Lovely. Let's have a look at the teams at the wrong end of the
0:25:52 > 0:25:58table. On Monday night Swansea travelled to Everton in desperate
0:25:58 > 0:26:05need of point and it did not go well.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10We created some good chances.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15We created some good chances.He buried it on his left foot at the
0:26:15 > 0:26:20far post. Huge goal for Swansea.I don't think we defended it very
0:26:20 > 0:26:26well. It ended up being a clumsy challenge...
0:26:29 > 0:26:33A little stutter step. Saved by the goalkeeper onto the post. The
0:26:33 > 0:26:36follow-up goes in. You know, they were quick on the
0:26:36 > 0:26:42follow-up.Everton draw level.I'm also disappointed with the second
0:26:42 > 0:26:46goal. We were far too open. Sensational goal. That is why
0:26:46 > 0:26:51Everton paid 45 million for Gylfi Sigurdsson.A wonderful finish, but
0:26:51 > 0:26:55we should have done better with the transition.Everton two, Swansea
0:26:55 > 0:27:03one.And the third one... The challenge was outside the box. That
0:27:03 > 0:27:08is a free kick. Not a penalty. Wayne Rooney steps up again. He
0:27:08 > 0:27:15missed the first one, he scores the second one, Wayne Rooney! 3-1 to
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Everton. The mood in the dressing room was
0:27:17 > 0:27:23very flat. We've got to focus getting to 15 at the halfway point.
0:27:23 > 0:27:30We know what we must do in the second half of the season.He was
0:27:30 > 0:27:33sacked two days later. Swansea rooted at the bottom of the table.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Everton are back in action this lunchtime, against Chelsea. And we
0:27:37 > 0:27:39get the team news...
0:27:41 > 0:27:45On the back of four wins in their last five games. Changes seemed
0:27:45 > 0:27:49unlikely for Everton today, yet they make three to the side that overcame
0:27:49 > 0:27:54Swansea. Wanting absentee is Wayne Rooney who is ill. Both centre
0:27:54 > 0:27:58halves are rested as Phil Jagielka and Keane replaced Williams and
0:27:58 > 0:28:02Holgate. Chelsea make just one alteration to their last league
0:28:02 > 0:28:06outing against Southampton as Antonio Rudiger is preferred to Gary
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Cahill. With no Alvaro Morata, who is suspended, the visitors go with
0:28:09 > 0:28:15Eden Hazard. Michy Batshuayi will have to watch from the bench.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20Everton unbeaten under big Sam. Chelsea have lost one of their last
0:28:20 > 0:28:24ten. This promises to be a pulsating duel which will hopefully see off
0:28:24 > 0:28:26the foggy conditions, which are hovering menacingly above Goodison
0:28:26 > 0:28:31Park. I hope that for get blown away. Here
0:28:31 > 0:28:35is confirmation of the team for you. Wayne Rooney missing because of the
0:28:35 > 0:28:44flu. Talking about having Wanyama back before, but Rooney is a big
0:28:44 > 0:28:49miss considering how influential he has been since Sam Allardyce came
0:28:49 > 0:28:53in.Last season, outstanding talent. Comment on as well. Berkeley,
0:28:53 > 0:29:02another one. They are doing OK. Is it really Sam who has done the work?
0:29:02 > 0:29:05The team, turned around, quite remarkable, he was in the stand for
0:29:05 > 0:29:09the first one, but they are much more direct, much more positive.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11It's a completely different mood. There is some magic in Sam's
0:29:11 > 0:29:21management. Eden Hazard is going to do the business for Chelsea up
0:29:21 > 0:29:26front. That's been a good relationship, Eden Hazard and Morata
0:29:26 > 0:29:33of late.Eden Hazard can pick up those little pockets of space. With
0:29:33 > 0:29:38Michy Batshuayi, he isn't getting a look in. He must be thinking Morata
0:29:38 > 0:29:45is out of that position, he should be in that role, instead he has gone
0:29:45 > 0:29:47for perjurer and Eden Hazard in different positions. It'll be
0:29:47 > 0:29:56interesting to see how things go. -- for Pedro and Eden Hazard.Gylfi
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Sigurdsson was out Swansea and wasn't really replaced. That ended
0:29:58 > 0:30:04Paul Clement's time at the club. It is difficult of this question
0:30:04 > 0:30:08without being unkind, but do you think somebody else could have done
0:30:08 > 0:30:12a better job? Does he not have the tools at his disposal?Think about
0:30:12 > 0:30:15how long he was an assistant manager. You have a go at
0:30:15 > 0:30:19management. The question will now become a he cut out for it? 36 shots
0:30:19 > 0:30:27at goal without...No money to spend...True. You have to buy and
0:30:27 > 0:30:32spend if you are in credit. You could doom -- he could have done
0:30:32 > 0:30:41more with his players.But they didn't really invest.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45The star signing of Sanchez from Bayern Munich, fantastic talent, it
0:30:45 > 0:30:49did not work for him. They did not spend a week lot of money, they got
0:30:49 > 0:30:56a loan deal, but he could not hit the ground running. How would you
0:30:56 > 0:30:59replace a £50 million player? They took somebody on loan and it was a
0:30:59 > 0:31:02gamble and they are really struggling.The art of the next
0:31:02 > 0:31:07manager, a couple of those familiar. Frank de Boer, Slaven Bilic, Ronald
0:31:07 > 0:31:15Koeman. Leon Britton. Giving Ryan Giggs until the end of the season, I
0:31:15 > 0:31:20am sure! Swansea always had a succession plan.Well, not now. Do
0:31:20 > 0:31:24they go to Ryan Giggs? He is one of the Welsh all-time greats. Is there
0:31:24 > 0:31:29going to be a managerial career for him, would that be a great platform
0:31:29 > 0:31:33for him?Very different direction and Tony Pulis, so established and
0:31:33 > 0:31:37renowned for keeping teams in the Premier League and keeping teams up,
0:31:37 > 0:31:41they are in a position where Premier League survival is really important.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45I think if Leon Britton does well, Jenkins wants to promote from
0:31:45 > 0:31:49within, he did it with Garry Monk and maybe if Iheanacho wins games.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53He does not want to keep the job and he says, but if he wins matches, he
0:31:53 > 0:31:59could be there for a long time. Swansea sacked Swansea manager
0:31:59 > 0:32:04Clement and media day after he had even interviews and we spoke to
0:32:04 > 0:32:09Tammy Abraham. Whoever is appointed, they need to get the best out of the
0:32:09 > 0:32:14Chelsea loan knee, who sat down with us this week.
0:32:14 > 0:32:20Where does Swansea's wink from? It is grim. Nice to see you.Good to
0:32:20 > 0:32:26see you. I cannot get over the contras between the last year's
0:32:26 > 0:32:31since we met you hear and the situation you are now in with your
0:32:31 > 0:32:37club. There is no way of dressing it up, you are in a tricky situation.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41Yes, definitely. It is tough, but a big learning curve. This is a
0:32:41 > 0:32:46different experience for me, I am used to coming from the Chelsea
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Academy where you are used to winning a lot of things. And to be
0:32:50 > 0:32:54in this situation now is top.That's slumping feeling of defeat once
0:32:54 > 0:32:59again from Swansea.We know we are a good side, does not showing our
0:32:59 > 0:33:04complete potential and what we capable of doing and that is
0:33:04 > 0:33:08something we need to do.Abraham to finish it off, and it goes wide.You
0:33:08 > 0:33:13have not started the last six and you have not scored in nine, how is
0:33:13 > 0:33:19that affecting a guy used to scoring a shared load of goals?For me, I
0:33:19 > 0:33:22know personally I am capable of scoring a lot of goals. And the
0:33:22 > 0:33:27chances are not coming. We're not creating anything. The best strikers
0:33:27 > 0:33:31in the world go through this. You do not always keep scoring, there are
0:33:31 > 0:33:34times you do not score and you have to do other aspects of your game.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39For me, I know chances will come and hopefully soon.And just make you
0:33:39 > 0:33:45have a little bit of shot conversion rate, four goals this season from 25
0:33:45 > 0:33:52shots, conversion rate to 60%. Jermaine Defoe, 15%, Harry Kane 12%,
0:33:52 > 0:33:57Marcus Rashford 11%. So you are proving that if you get your chance.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02Definitely. Like I said, chances will come again and I know I will
0:34:02 > 0:34:07take my chances. Just have to stay focused and relaxed.He have an
0:34:07 > 0:34:12interesting period with Crystal Palace coming up, so up against
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Ruben Loftus-Cheek. And on Boxing Day, you have Liverpool, so you face
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Dominic Solanke you. A strange dynamic, because you are used to
0:34:20 > 0:34:24coming through with those guys.Yes, it is nice to see people you grew up
0:34:24 > 0:34:28with pushing on to be first-team players. Something you dream of as a
0:34:28 > 0:34:32young kid. Now we are doing it and trying to do the best we can to get
0:34:32 > 0:34:36into our clubs. The best we see is to go out and learn and try and do
0:34:36 > 0:34:42our best. It is not Chelsea, if it is a Chelsea -- if it is somewhere
0:34:42 > 0:34:47else, so be it.Have you lead the quotes from Antonio Conte that you
0:34:47 > 0:34:51and Ruben Loftus-Cheek the future of Chelsea?I was there with him
0:34:51 > 0:34:55pre-season and he spoke to me a lot. I did not quite understandably was
0:34:55 > 0:35:00saying! He just always wanted to push me as hard as I can. When I
0:35:00 > 0:35:04went online to Swansea, he said, keep improving yourself and do
0:35:04 > 0:35:09whatever it takes.The England call-up, where were you when you got
0:35:09 > 0:35:15the call and found out?I was in the physio with Swansea and I saw it
0:35:15 > 0:35:20coming up and breaking news. And I couldn't believe it really. As soon
0:35:20 > 0:35:26as I saw my name, Tammy Abraham? And I could not help but smile and
0:35:26 > 0:35:31everybody was coming to congratulate me and I did not know how to react.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34There is that lovely footage where Ian presents you with your match
0:35:34 > 0:35:37shirt for the day in the changing room beforehand?
0:35:37 > 0:35:41Yes, for me, it did not feel real even when he was giving me my shirt.
0:35:41 > 0:35:48I cannot help but smile. Even though I try to stay serious, I could not
0:35:48 > 0:35:52help but smile, fantastic feeling. What is it going to take for Tammy
0:35:52 > 0:35:58Abraham to make us are against gay to's squad for Russia. -- to make
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Gareth Southgate's squad for Russia. A couple of chances, try to do well
0:36:01 > 0:36:08and get the points for Swansea. Just not creating chances. That is
0:36:08 > 0:36:14the assessment for Swansea. We spoke about his shot conversion rate, but
0:36:14 > 0:36:18if you do not get opportunities comedian not score goals which has
0:36:18 > 0:36:22been Swansea's problem this season. He has had 25 out of 38 shots
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Swansea have had on target and scored four goals and for your lead
0:36:26 > 0:36:29scorer at this stage of the season, that is not enough. He has had a
0:36:29 > 0:36:35great season personally, he has been involved with England and made his
0:36:35 > 0:36:38first and then start which is a great achievement, but it is nowhere
0:36:38 > 0:36:41near enough goals so far this season.We will see the goal he
0:36:41 > 0:36:43scored against Crystal Palace.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50I was pleased Gareth Southgate gave him the confidence to get these
0:36:50 > 0:36:55players into the England team from a young age. He's strong and physical.
0:36:55 > 0:37:05And I think he has got mentality. You have to have any go. -- macro
0:37:05 > 0:37:09one. It is not perfect for him, but it is a platform to start his career
0:37:09 > 0:37:14and that is what these Chelsea loan you seem to be doing.That was
0:37:14 > 0:37:19against Palace who they play today. Swansea bottom. The difference with
0:37:19 > 0:37:22powers, I know they started the season by losing the first seven
0:37:22 > 0:37:26games, but they are unbeaten in seven and flying and full of
0:37:26 > 0:37:31confidence in comparison to a Said, -- A-side, change manager,
0:37:31 > 0:37:36interesting to see how Swansea react today.A classic example of a team
0:37:36 > 0:37:39that has reacted well to a change in management and hats off to Roy
0:37:39 > 0:37:43Hodgson. He has had key players coming back and Zaha is one of the
0:37:43 > 0:37:48most influential in the Premier League. Creating and scoring goals.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52Palace are a force at the moment so that is a tough fixture for Swansea.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57We will check another team in 17 position, that is Stoke City. Poor
0:37:57 > 0:38:03performances from them in recent weeks. And their manager is under a
0:38:03 > 0:38:08little pressure, Mark Hughes. We are going to go to the Stadium where
0:38:08 > 0:38:12they take on West Ham this afternoon, sorry, West Bromwich.
0:38:12 > 0:38:18Mike is there. Played with Stoke and England in the 1970s.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25We will talk about your tae kwon do career which is going down a storm
0:38:25 > 0:38:28on the BBC website. How worried are you buy what you have seen this
0:38:28 > 0:38:36season, especially defensively?Yes, very worried. It has gone on since
0:38:36 > 0:38:39debris last season. They have not had a good month in terms of
0:38:39 > 0:38:44results. Only winning one game in August, September, October this
0:38:44 > 0:38:49season. They did not win a game in November. And they won won the
0:38:49 > 0:38:53beginning of this month and they have lost the last three, is
0:38:53 > 0:38:59difficult time.There is always talk about managers being under pressure.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03And there were suggestions this week that if Stoke were to lose the West
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Bromwich, Mark Hughes may lose his job, what is your take on the future
0:39:06 > 0:39:12of Mark Hughes at Stoke?I'd think the club have given him until the
0:39:12 > 0:39:17Newcastle game, the New Year, the next four games are important and I
0:39:17 > 0:39:21cannot see him getting much a Chelsea the way they are playing at
0:39:21 > 0:39:25the moment. Mark Hughes came to the club and he changed the style of
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Tony Pulis. That is the main factor why he got the job. The fans had had
0:39:29 > 0:39:33enough of the one ball game Tony used to play and they wanted a
0:39:33 > 0:39:37change of this boring background, building up from the back and
0:39:37 > 0:39:42bringing the Spanish contingent in. Playing through the midfield. And
0:39:42 > 0:39:48playing through the third. What we are seeing now is desperation stuff,
0:39:48 > 0:39:54for me. It is just a long punt upfield. Crouch, 37 years of age, as
0:39:54 > 0:39:59in him to do his best at the end of it. We're not seeing any structured,
0:39:59 > 0:40:03controlled football like West Ham last week with David Moyes. And it
0:40:03 > 0:40:06is really disappointing at the moment.Talking about structure and
0:40:06 > 0:40:10control, I want to talk about migratory. People might not know you
0:40:10 > 0:40:16at a national champion in your age group -- three. From being a no
0:40:16 > 0:40:23estate -- defendable Stoke and Aston Villa, when did taekwondo come into
0:40:23 > 0:40:27your life?I was coaching in Kuwait with a former manager for Chelsea.
0:40:27 > 0:40:36That was in 94. Train six days a week in 30, 40 degrees heat and I
0:40:36 > 0:40:41competed the fighting side in 1995. When I came back to England, I do
0:40:41 > 0:40:45and a club and I carried on from there and I took my gradings and now
0:40:45 > 0:40:51I am teaching and I have my own Academy. And the last five, six
0:40:51 > 0:40:54years, I have competed at national level and international level. I was
0:40:54 > 0:40:59fortunate last year in Peru to get a Silva medal. But I find it really
0:40:59 > 0:41:04hard this year. Mentally, it is tough. But I should have got the
0:41:04 > 0:41:08goal medal. But I should have been World Champion. It has been hard
0:41:08 > 0:41:13this year to get back on track.Good to see you still have that winning
0:41:13 > 0:41:18mentality, Mike! It is great at talk to, all the best for the taekwondo
0:41:18 > 0:41:21and enjoy the match. That is Mike Pejic, joining us from Stoke.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26You did a coaching course with Mike pushed my guess, colourful
0:41:26 > 0:41:30character, great guy.I thought you were going to ask if we did Martial
0:41:30 > 0:41:36arts. I did boxing and judo, all on a Saturday afternoon, by the way!
0:41:36 > 0:41:41Yes, I have seen the taekwondo coming out.Yes, he looks a bit
0:41:41 > 0:41:46tasty, I would not want to upset him!West Bromwich have yet to win
0:41:46 > 0:41:50and Alan Pardew. How'd you see the situation West Bromwich find
0:41:50 > 0:41:52themselves in, another team desperate for points?Well, they
0:41:52 > 0:41:58are. If Jonny Evans is allowed to leave, that is really bad news. He
0:41:58 > 0:42:04could be at a top six club. This January. And both clubs really have
0:42:04 > 0:42:09fallen into very difficult times. You look at it and I think Mark
0:42:09 > 0:42:16Hughes, this game, they have to win. You look at the spine of the team
0:42:16 > 0:42:19and you see Shawcross and Fletcher and Crouch and yet you are pinning a
0:42:19 > 0:42:24lot on three players past their best within their careers.Another team
0:42:24 > 0:42:28in desperate need of a win is Newcastle United, who have lost four
0:42:28 > 0:42:34in a row. They travel to West Ham this afternoon and we can go to the
0:42:34 > 0:42:37London Stadium. Simon, good afternoon. I would imagine Mr
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Benitez would love to find a striker under the Christmas tree.I bet he
0:42:41 > 0:42:47would, let's hope that is not the only thing he finds, he needs
0:42:47 > 0:42:51Mitrovic -- three or four decent presents for Newcastle to prefer --
0:42:51 > 0:42:54preserve their Premier League status. He definitely needs a
0:42:54 > 0:42:58striker and somebody probably to play behind him. I have seen names
0:42:58 > 0:43:04like Islam so many, Danny Ings. And he needs somebody on the West Ham
0:43:04 > 0:43:08side -- on the left-hand side. We have seen a name of Kennedy went.
0:43:08 > 0:43:13And he has been looking for a senior goalkeeper for a long time. Three or
0:43:13 > 0:43:17four areas Newcastle need to invest in. Any test has had a Conference
0:43:17 > 0:43:22call with Mike Ashley, that is how serious is. Generally the 20th is
0:43:22 > 0:43:27the day he wants it sorted by and he does not want to go to the last day
0:43:27 > 0:43:31of the window. Newcastle know they are going to make an investment and
0:43:31 > 0:43:35the thing for the manager is, how that investment is going to amount
0:43:35 > 0:43:43to. Mike Ashley is selling club, but he is a he knows he needs to invest
0:43:43 > 0:43:46the game in the future. The gamble of the money they spend in January,
0:43:46 > 0:43:51there were more than get that back in the value of the club to stay up.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55He will get so much more for a club with a secure Premier League future.
0:43:55 > 0:44:00The biggest asset Newcastle have is the manager itself, Rafa Benitez.
0:44:00 > 0:44:04The crowd still very much with him and whatever happens, the crowd
0:44:04 > 0:44:07realised they will not get a better manager than him this season.Simon,
0:44:07 > 0:44:12it is great to talk to. You spend a lot of time at West Ham,
0:44:12 > 0:44:17are you impressed with how much more organised they are with David Moyes
0:44:17 > 0:44:21# definitely, really impressed with the impact he has had.The
0:44:21 > 0:44:24personality and how he operates is exactly what that group of players
0:44:24 > 0:44:30needed at this moment in time. He has good players, beating the best
0:44:30 > 0:44:34out of Arnautovic was key, he was a top signing and is not the easiest
0:44:34 > 0:44:38play in the world to manage and he is getting more energy and more
0:44:38 > 0:44:42efforts on goal, more creativity. They just looked a better and a
0:44:42 > 0:44:51bitter team all round and they are heading in a really good direction.
0:44:51 > 0:44:55Celtic's unbeaten record came unstuck three hours after we were
0:44:55 > 0:44:56praising them last Saturday...
0:45:02 > 0:45:08What a moment. So sweet for the 16-year-old. Malinga
0:45:10 > 0:45:27Kyle Lafferty! The invincible is are in big trouble at Tynecastle.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40That was surely a challenge the goalkeeper did not need to be
0:45:40 > 0:45:53making. He strikes again! Milinkovic! It is invincibles no
0:45:53 > 0:45:54more.
0:45:55 > 0:45:56At the end of the
0:45:56 > 0:45:59At the end of the long run, Celtic still clear at the top of the
0:45:59 > 0:46:04Scottish Premiership at the moment. I know
0:46:04 > 0:46:06Scottish Premiership at the moment. I know your son was watching Partick
0:46:06 > 0:46:09Thistle this week and, as well. They are on an incredible run, aren't
0:46:09 > 0:46:16they?Amazing. It had to come to an end. Craig Levein, new stadium,
0:46:16 > 0:46:22pretty much, fantastic result for them. That lead is really difficult
0:46:22 > 0:46:25to call, let me tell you, I'm watching it every weekend. Everybody
0:46:25 > 0:46:30can be anyone in that league.Graham Murthy has been named as the Rangers
0:46:30 > 0:46:36manager for the rest of the season. In the championship last night,
0:46:36 > 0:46:43Brentford beat Norwich by 2-1. In the championship, we can talk to you
0:46:43 > 0:46:48about the fact Wolverhampton are top at the moment. They have a good
0:46:48 > 0:46:52squad. Very high profile. Especially for broody turner. He knows
0:46:52 > 0:46:56everybody. He has been well schooled by his dad, Luke, take a look at
0:46:56 > 0:47:02this. -- Brodie turner.
0:47:06 > 0:47:23Matt?Dougherty.Leo? Then? Marshall.Well done.I love that. He
0:47:23 > 0:47:30will be announcing the Wolverhampton team at Molly looks. Nick McCarthy
0:47:30 > 0:47:34took Wolverhampton up in 2009. We featured Bristol City in the
0:47:34 > 0:47:37championship last week who then promptly upset Manchester United
0:47:37 > 0:47:44with a 2-1 win in the League Cup on Wednesday night. Fantastic effort.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47Congratulations to Leon Johnson's side. Ashley Young has been talking
0:47:47 > 0:47:51this week to us.
0:47:52 > 0:47:58Bristol City have pulled off the probable result. What a win.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01Disappointing midweek. You've got to dust yourself down. You've always
0:48:01 > 0:48:09got another game coming up. We are looking to bounce back.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16Is it because of the expectation, that it is expected from a team like
0:48:16 > 0:48:20Manchester United?There is always expectation around Manchester
0:48:20 > 0:48:24United. Biggest club in the world. You don't play for them if you don't
0:48:24 > 0:48:27know the expectations. As soon as he walked through the door
0:48:27 > 0:48:28know the expectations. As soon as he walked through the door you can see
0:48:28 > 0:48:32the expectations.Ashley Young goes for it! Top corner!
0:48:33 > 0:48:37! It is as if it has gone full circle for you.
0:48:37 > 0:48:41! It is as if it has gone full circle for you.Yes, I enjoy playing
0:48:41 > 0:48:46football. I want to play games. They have even been times where I have
0:48:46 > 0:48:50rested...You don't like that, do you?I just want to be playing. As
0:48:50 > 0:48:54long as I am playing well, helping the team, we are picking up points
0:48:54 > 0:48:58and winning games, that is all that matters.Between Louis van Gaal and
0:48:58 > 0:49:04Jose Mourinho, they have reinvented you, haven't they?They've given me
0:49:04 > 0:49:07the chance to play. Louis van Gaal gave me the opportunity. The manager
0:49:07 > 0:49:15now has. I am playing further back than I would like.It works.It
0:49:15 > 0:49:19does. I think I've got quite a good footballing brain. As you get older
0:49:19 > 0:49:23you read the game more. You are more aware of where you need to be on the
0:49:23 > 0:49:27pitch when you go forward because then you need to come back.You have
0:49:27 > 0:49:31the seniority with the younger players coming through.I am getting
0:49:31 > 0:49:36old?Welcome you know, old age.It is what you are saying. I had people
0:49:36 > 0:49:40older than me when I first came. They were giving the advice. If I
0:49:40 > 0:49:43can give that back to some of the younger players in the squad, that
0:49:43 > 0:49:50is an achievement.Does it keep keep you young?I think my name Young
0:49:50 > 0:49:53keeps me young. CHUCKLES
0:49:53 > 0:49:56You are very good!
0:49:58 > 0:49:59Turkey.
0:50:04 > 0:50:05Rojo.
0:50:07 > 0:50:07Candy cane.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11A doze of the sofa.
0:50:13 > 0:50:14Chris Smalling.
0:50:16 > 0:50:21Jose Mourinho. CHUCKLES
0:50:21 > 0:50:26You want to be a DJ, don't you, you want to be a DJ in Vegas?Yeah,
0:50:26 > 0:50:32music is a big passion of mine.Is Jose Mourinho happy with the music?
0:50:32 > 0:50:41I think so.And you have the decks? Yes.Are you any good?By myself I
0:50:41 > 0:50:42am brilliant. CHUCKLES
0:50:42 > 0:50:46To an audience?I've never played to an audience. I have had friends
0:50:46 > 0:50:52round. They said I'm OK. I will stick to football.This title
0:50:52 > 0:50:57challenge, is it still on?Of course. It's December. It isn't the
0:50:57 > 0:51:01end of the season yet. Nobody at the club is saying it is over. We are
0:51:01 > 0:51:04looking to keep picking up points, see what happens come the end of the
0:51:04 > 0:51:09season.Talking about Manchester City, there is such a huge gap.Of
0:51:09 > 0:51:12course. I do really want to talk about them, to be honest. The gap is
0:51:12 > 0:51:17what it is.But it is real, isn't it, it is happening?Of course. But
0:51:17 > 0:51:23it is one of those things, we are a team, we need to keep picking up
0:51:23 > 0:51:26points. Whatever the gap, two points, 11 points, we just need to
0:51:26 > 0:51:31keep going out, winning games, try and close the gap.Is a childhood
0:51:31 > 0:51:35dream of yours being here?Of course. I still have the hunger, the
0:51:35 > 0:51:40hunger, the passion, the desire to achieve. Lots is being said about
0:51:40 > 0:51:43younger players that it is just about the cars, houses, look at auto
0:51:43 > 0:51:47Drive, look at what I've got, I've come through it and I have seen
0:51:47 > 0:51:55people in football like that. -- look at what I drive. I look out for
0:51:55 > 0:51:59them. But coming from the old school, it is about what you have
0:51:59 > 0:52:03achieved in the game. I can look back so far and say, yes, I have
0:52:03 > 0:52:07achieved some things I have wanted to, but there is more I want to
0:52:07 > 0:52:11achieve and I will show what I have got from what I've done so far.
0:52:11 > 0:52:18He is very honest. He manages to change perceptions. Not only of him,
0:52:18 > 0:52:22but the managers he is playing under.He has personality,
0:52:22 > 0:52:26character, a bit of banter, eight starts last year, 13 already this
0:52:26 > 0:52:30season. But he's a good player. Good athlete. You watch him, he's a
0:52:30 > 0:52:33character within the dressing room. He has had to be because the manager
0:52:33 > 0:52:38did not like him at the start. But he is there. He is keeping Luke Shaw
0:52:38 > 0:52:41out of the team. That will be another test for him. Jose Mourinho
0:52:41 > 0:52:44will stick with him because I think he has done well for him. What a
0:52:44 > 0:52:49good player to have in the squad.He has matured. Almost grown-up. He
0:52:49 > 0:52:53knows the mistakes he has made. He knows what he wants to achieve. He
0:52:53 > 0:52:57knows more about himself and what he's capable of, and that says a lot
0:52:57 > 0:53:00about a player.Talking about the defeated Bristol City. Is that
0:53:00 > 0:53:06difficult on occasions like that? That's relatively to Bristol City.
0:53:06 > 0:53:11Given the small task, if you do that well, you given a bigger job to do
0:53:11 > 0:53:16later in the season?I think Jose Mourinho is asking for more from his
0:53:16 > 0:53:20players. You've got to watch a bit of that game against Bristol City,
0:53:20 > 0:53:24Bristol City were amazing.They were magnificent.You were wondering,
0:53:24 > 0:53:29should they be playing in that division? Good atmosphere. They've
0:53:29 > 0:53:33developed the ground a lot.You question the manager's approach,
0:53:33 > 0:53:38rather than picking on the players? Absolutely. Let's get back on track,
0:53:38 > 0:53:44work harder.Those games are the biggest test. As a manager you might
0:53:44 > 0:53:46learn more about your players than you would in a Premier League
0:53:46 > 0:53:51fixture.Sure. Leicester went out on penalties to Manchester City in the
0:53:51 > 0:53:55same competition. They have a ridiculous schedule. I know
0:53:55 > 0:53:59everybody plays a lot over Christmas, but they have four games
0:53:59 > 0:54:02in nine days. Somebody will be crying out for another winter break.
0:54:02 > 0:54:06This time of year is relentless, isn't it?Yes, almost as if you are
0:54:06 > 0:54:11penalised for the success of the team. It's a difficult period.As a
0:54:11 > 0:54:17player commits an adventure. You need to impress Christmas. -- as a
0:54:17 > 0:54:20player, it is an adventure. I always look forward to it. You cannot take
0:54:20 > 0:54:27part at home when Christmas comes, but now I don't have that in my
0:54:27 > 0:54:30life, something is missing, I mean, it is nice to be around the family,
0:54:30 > 0:54:33but the Boxing Day fixture was a great occasion for me to do
0:54:33 > 0:54:36something over the Christmas period. Merry Christmas to your family at
0:54:36 > 0:54:40home, by the way! We
0:54:42 > 0:54:5012:15pm. That is the 6th of January. -- we will have all of the build-up
0:54:50 > 0:54:54from 12:15pm for that Leicester game.
0:55:02 > 0:55:08We promised you a little Craig David. He areas. He is in the
0:55:08 > 0:55:12charts, alongside Bastille, with the single I Know You. And he certainly
0:55:12 > 0:55:23has some Southampton knowledge.I have supported Southampton since I
0:55:23 > 0:55:28was a kid. I went with my mum to watch. They had some amazing players
0:55:28 > 0:55:33that got sold to big clubs. My all-time favourite? That is
0:55:33 > 0:55:37difficult. Tim Flowers was a great goalkeeper, we had Alan Shearer at
0:55:37 > 0:55:44one stage... But I would say Matt Le Tissier. His goals, I think they are
0:55:44 > 0:55:50the same level as Messi. One of my key moments will Southampton against
0:55:50 > 0:55:53Newcastle. The ball was played over to Matt Le Tissier, he flipped it
0:55:53 > 0:55:57over one guy's head, another guy's head, and rather than blasting it he
0:55:57 > 0:56:08placed it like a G. He represented. Cool, classy goals. I think
0:56:08 > 0:56:12Pellegrini is doing a good job. He understands the philosophy of the
0:56:12 > 0:56:16club. The players are respecting the coach, as well. Managers come and go
0:56:16 > 0:56:21but we always hold our own. There is a great spirit in the city of
0:56:21 > 0:56:23Southampton. It makes the club great. Because we have been in
0:56:23 > 0:56:28League 1 and we worked all the way back up to the Premier League. So
0:56:28 > 0:56:35once you get it it is great. Virgil van Dijk, maybe... Again, when the
0:56:35 > 0:56:40money talks, sometimes people have to walk. Southampton Huddersfield, I
0:56:40 > 0:56:43would like to think Southampton will cruise this one. I would like to say
0:56:43 > 0:56:49it would be a 3-1 confident when. We will let the last goal in quite late
0:56:49 > 0:56:50in the game.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56Sometimes we get some stars on Premier League predictions and you
0:56:56 > 0:57:00could accuse them, maybe people like Robert De Niro, John Cena, perhaps
0:57:00 > 0:57:04not knowing the Premier League, but he really knows it and he is a
0:57:04 > 0:57:11proper Southampton fan.It's nice to see. We saw with Noel Gallagher. He
0:57:11 > 0:57:15is the main Manchester City pundit now.Not quite, but I know what you
0:57:15 > 0:57:30mean. Huddersfield is giving a voucher -- Huddersfield's Zanka is
0:57:30 > 0:57:38putting out an offer. That is a message to the fans, isn't it?A
0:57:38 > 0:57:41great touch. And I imagine he will be a popular man.You've got to look
0:57:41 > 0:57:48after the supporters.Have you got anything for the Arsenal fans?Sadly
0:57:48 > 0:57:58no, no particular gift. -- did you have anything for the Arsenal fans?
0:57:58 > 0:58:03Three points was the gift you always tried to give.Exactly.Thanks,
0:58:03 > 0:58:07guys, we will see you next year. That is it from us. Have a terrific
0:58:07 > 0:58:12Christmas. We will see you on the other side. We leave you with the
0:58:12 > 0:58:14team currently breaking all of the record in the Premier League. They
0:58:14 > 0:58:20are, as you can see, top of the tree and dreaming of a blue Christmas.
0:58:20 > 0:58:24Have a lovely time this Christmas. We will see you again soon. Goodbye.
0:58:59 > 0:59:02The moon is not just rising, it has been top