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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