:01:38. > :01:44.Tell me, can you feel it? There is no such thing as a normal Match Of
:01:44. > :01:49.the Day from here on in, whether at the top or bottom. If Lee Dixon and
:01:49. > :01:54.Alan Hansen and not enough to get the pulses racing, we have a Brucie
:01:54. > :02:04.bonus, has Steve Bruce joins us. And if Wigan managed to improve
:02:04. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:17.their chances of survival. First of, entered this match as premier-
:02:17. > :02:23.league top dogs. Balotelli was fined for a night out. And despite
:02:23. > :02:28.scoring last week, Mancini said he should have been fined more. This
:02:28. > :02:36.one's have been flying. King Brendan says he will stay even if
:02:36. > :02:44.Rahman comes knocking. His stock is sky-high. But the boss wants to see
:02:44. > :02:48.his job through. Jonathan Pearce commentates.
:02:48. > :02:53.Swansea's attracted ball retention style has brought them already just
:02:53. > :02:59.three points from safety. For Manchester City, a tortuous title
:02:59. > :03:08.race. They need a win. Nathan Dyer is banned. Wayne Routledge replaces
:03:08. > :03:18.him. There and you will wage bill is the same as Manchester City pay
:03:18. > :03:28.Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez alone. -- their annual wage bill. Richards
:03:28. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :03:44.returns first city. -- from But the Premier League leaders have
:03:44. > :03:50.given away a penalty after five minutes. The ball was aimed at
:03:50. > :03:56.Graham. The keeper flew out. He did not get anything on the ball. That
:03:56. > :04:02.is where contact was made. Right leads, City will say, was going
:04:02. > :04:09.down anyway and looking for it. -- Routledge. Scott Sinclair has
:04:09. > :04:19.already scored four from the spot this season. The goalkeeper had to
:04:19. > :04:26.
:04:26. > :04:33.come. He will say the player made penalty. Manchester City will feel
:04:33. > :04:41.justice was done. You will not get past me. There was no way you're
:04:41. > :04:47.going to get past me. Real mind games going on. What a let-off for
:04:47. > :04:57.the Premier League leaders. He always looked tentative in his run-
:04:57. > :05:17.
:05:17. > :05:27.up. The strike was low and lacked wrong-footed by the shot. It lacked
:05:27. > :05:43.
:05:43. > :05:52.any power. Balotelli was in a fit of pique, I would suggest.
:05:52. > :05:58.The free kick moments ago having been denied him. He takes notes.
:05:58. > :06:02.Communication is so important, he says, in the art of man-management.
:06:02. > :06:08.City are going to make a change. Gareth Barry is coming off and
:06:08. > :06:18.Aguero is coming on. Barry not particularly happy with the
:06:18. > :06:26.
:06:26. > :06:32.decision at all. Displeasure on the City's first corner kick of the
:06:33. > :06:42.game and we have been playing 42 minutes. That should have been
:06:43. > :06:54.
:06:54. > :07:04.converted. Deflected up and over by Another corner kick. Balotelli
:07:04. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:24.the Premier League leaders, subdued in the first half. We are keyring
:07:24. > :07:30.reports that there was a bus stop in the tunnel between Yaya Toure
:07:30. > :07:40.and Mario Balotelli. If there was, they seem to have kissed and made
:07:40. > :08:00.
:08:00. > :08:10.up. There was some pushing and Toure. Vital defending. Saved his
:08:10. > :08:23.
:08:24. > :08:30.team. Good Swansea move. Manchester The referee took a cursory glance,
:08:30. > :08:40.shook his head and moved away quickly. Not enough contact to send
:08:40. > :08:51.
:08:51. > :08:58.ball. They have worked so hard up and down the pitch. Michel Vorm
:08:58. > :09:08.gathers. But only just. Balotelli was closing in. That shot had power
:09:08. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:19.from Micah Richards. Strongly stock. Anxiety etched on 19 the's face. --
:09:19. > :09:35.
:09:35. > :09:43.the ball, plus the goalkeeper. Look more! 1-0 to Swansea! The League
:09:43. > :09:52.leaders behind. 83 minutes gone. Four minutes after coming on to the
:09:52. > :10:00.pits, Luke Moore scores. Manchester City are in tears. -- pitch. Is
:10:00. > :10:07.this the moment it all goes wrong? Savic made the mistake. Manchester
:10:07. > :10:13.City thought they had recovered. Sigurdsson held it up. Nobody
:10:13. > :10:20.closed on Routledge. He had too much space to pick his marker in
:10:20. > :10:25.the middle. Look at the freedom for Luke Moore. Unlovely header, poor
:10:25. > :10:33.defending. It has not been a good afternoon from Manchester City.
:10:33. > :10:42.Disgruntled, bickering, Moodie. Behind. Manchester City anger their
:10:42. > :10:52.manager, will not be happy with the defending. It is Yarrow at -- Yaya
:10:52. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:09.Vorm anticipated it. Balotelli at his best there. Difficult angle,
:11:09. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:25.men in the middle but it was worth over five minutes remaining. Can
:11:25. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :11:35.they hold on? Kolo Toure! Michel Vorm was equal to it again. Too
:11:35. > :11:40.much space. Stretching but he measured the shot, kept it down.
:11:40. > :11:50.They have come alive very late in the second half on the one they
:11:50. > :11:58.
:11:58. > :12:08.have gone behind. -- all leave when did not get it. 1-1! Micah
:12:08. > :12:10.
:12:10. > :12:17.Richards! The flag is up. Offside. Roberto Mancini is left open-
:12:17. > :12:27.mouthed. The assistant referee's flag is raised. Richards was
:12:27. > :12:27.
:12:27. > :12:37.offside. Manchester City will claim that fortune has conspired against
:12:37. > :13:01.
:13:01. > :13:04.has defended well. Joe Hart has Joe Hart will surely stay forward.
:13:04. > :13:14.They sense this could be a vital moment, it's vital day in the title
:13:14. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:39.it going? Swansea celebrate. It is a famous victory that leaves
:13:39. > :13:43.Roberto Mancini pondering. Another wonderful day for Brendan Rodgers.
:13:43. > :13:53.Manchester City will feel the breath of Sir Alex Ferguson on the
:13:53. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:03.back of their next right now. -- the journey to Wales, City faltered
:14:03. > :14:12.and this defeat could be so costly at the end of the season. What a
:14:12. > :14:19.win for Swansea. We should not be surprised any more. It is a great
:14:19. > :14:23.day for Swansea City. This was a great game for us. I thought the
:14:23. > :14:27.best team won. We were outstanding. I have a huge respect for
:14:27. > :14:33.Manchester City. They have been top class all season. But it really was
:14:33. > :14:39.a day for us. The players deserve the credit. What went wrong in
:14:39. > :14:43.terms of the performance? What did you not get right? I think we did
:14:43. > :14:50.not play very well for the first 10 minutes. They had control of the
:14:51. > :14:56.game. They had a good ball possession. We had a chance. We had
:14:56. > :15:01.a chance also in the second half when we had total control of the
:15:01. > :15:06.game. After we did that mistake when we conceded a goal with five
:15:06. > :15:11.minutes to go. How refreshing is it to play with the manager who does
:15:11. > :15:17.everything with the ball? Yes. Until you actually see it I don't
:15:17. > :15:22.think you could kind of understand it. He is a great manager. I'm
:15:22. > :15:29.thoroughly enjoying playing for him. We heard reports of an argument
:15:29. > :15:32.between two players? I do not know. We have had some brilliant games.
:15:32. > :15:37.There is no doubt if you beat Manchester City and you perform
:15:37. > :15:41.like we performed today in the Barclays Premier League against one
:15:41. > :15:49.of the best squads in European football, I cannot think of to many
:15:49. > :15:52.Another masterclass at home for Swansea. It is quite incredible,
:15:52. > :15:57.the performances they are putting in on a regular basis. They have
:15:57. > :16:01.been a breath of fresh air. The one thing, they have played some
:16:01. > :16:06.fantastic football, that cannot be doubted. But they have kept, I
:16:06. > :16:11.think today was their 10th clean sheet, which was absolutely vital.
:16:11. > :16:17.I think the manager has a lot to say about that, the resilient he
:16:17. > :16:24.shows, and when he was at Chelsea as a young man, he came to the for
:16:24. > :16:28.quickly as a good coach. He has gone on to manage, his stock is
:16:28. > :16:34.rising by the minute. In terms of that game, I could have done the
:16:34. > :16:38.analysis! You know what you're going to get with Swansea, superb
:16:38. > :16:41.passing team, especially at home. Sometimes away from home they get
:16:41. > :16:51.caught out, but when Europe their pace, you have to match their
:16:51. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:04.passing. -- when you are at their Balotelli is one of them. The ball
:17:05. > :17:07.gets switched inside, the four are still trying to work, but not
:17:07. > :17:12.necessarily together. There is a ball in midfield, all of a sudden,
:17:13. > :17:18.three midfield players are breaking, Gareth Barry is that on his own.
:17:18. > :17:24.Outnumbered, out-passed. So they have to try and work out how to
:17:24. > :17:31.press. Again, there is the four in midfield. Watch how far Steven
:17:31. > :17:35.Caulker is allowed to come with the ball. No one comes near him. Easy
:17:36. > :17:42.ball out wide, so after 37 minutes, Mancini thinks, we need an extra
:17:42. > :17:49.player to press up front, Aguero comes on. Gareth Barry is unhappy,
:17:49. > :17:57.picks his boots off. He gets Silva on the ball, he then he was offered
:17:57. > :18:01.today, his passing was poor. -- he was off today. Just attacked at
:18:01. > :18:06.space, that is what we expect him to do, what we have seen him do.
:18:06. > :18:13.Nothing was working for him today. In the second half, he had a lot
:18:13. > :18:18.more of the ball and didn't really use it. Silva was in possession,
:18:18. > :18:24.they lose the ball again. Eventually, they get a chance near
:18:24. > :18:34.the end. A great header from Richard, but quite rightly, offside.
:18:34. > :18:40.City have got no excuses, they didn't work it out earlier on. Well
:18:40. > :18:45.played, Swansea. So bring them's players to what he tells them.
:18:45. > :18:49.would appear then! The other side would appear to be lots of the
:18:49. > :18:54.tunnel rumblings, and allegedly, Balotelli and Yaya Toure having a
:18:54. > :18:58.Barney. I think Balotelli is a distraction, I have said that all
:18:58. > :19:03.season, he is a magnet for the press and the media, it is really
:19:03. > :19:07.good news. That is acceptable if you what a world beater, I think he
:19:07. > :19:12.is a really good player, especially at home, but today, for me, he
:19:12. > :19:17.didn't do enough. That would sum up Manchester City, when they go away
:19:17. > :19:22.from home, four defeat in the last eight, if you are going to win this
:19:22. > :19:28.title, you need to have leadership, grit, determination, you haven't --
:19:28. > :19:33.can have the tactics, the players, but you need to have more than that.
:19:33. > :19:38.No matter how much money you have, when you lose your captain and you
:19:38. > :19:44.lose Julien Lescott, you will suffer. It I think that some
:19:44. > :19:48.company is a big player for them, he has the leadership. When you're
:19:48. > :19:53.under pressure, somebody, somewhere has got to get to grips with the
:19:54. > :19:58.whole team and say, this is not good enough. Manchester City,
:19:59. > :20:02.frankly, didn't have any of that today. A win today for Swansea, and
:20:02. > :20:08.when the big guns have gone through that whole bridge and paid their
:20:08. > :20:12.money, it hasn't been money well spent. United got a 1-0 win, but we
:20:12. > :20:17.are looking at real scalps. It was only United you have one there. You
:20:17. > :20:23.have to take it as a compliment. They have been fantastic, the way
:20:23. > :20:27.they have played the game, they have steely resilience, it is a
:20:27. > :20:31.fantastic achievement. If you beat one, you can say it is a fluke, but
:20:31. > :20:35.not the amount they have beaten this season. You have got good
:20:35. > :20:39.balance between playing away, they play the same away, but they have
:20:39. > :20:43.to and three touches on the ball. Brendan Rodgers, by a matter of
:20:43. > :20:48.months, is the second youngest manager in the Premier League. Wise
:20:48. > :20:52.beyond his years. After that result, a chance for Manchester United to
:20:52. > :21:02.go on top of the table for the first time since they beat Norwich
:21:02. > :21:04.
:21:05. > :21:13.in October. In their weight was bogey some nagging doubt in Europe,
:21:13. > :21:17.but the going looks good in the final furlong. Last week, they were
:21:17. > :21:23.too classy for Spurs, see you would expect them to beat West Brom at a
:21:23. > :21:29.canter. But Roy's boys are in great condition, they have won their last
:21:29. > :21:36.three. Wolves, Sunderland and Chelsea have all fallen to free-
:21:36. > :21:46.scoring Albion. Sometimes, favourites Duc ball. -- are
:21:46. > :21:47.
:21:47. > :21:52.against the Baggies. They make four changes to the side which has so
:21:52. > :22:01.thoroughly outplayed in midweek. Raphael, Giggs and as morning make
:22:01. > :22:06.away. Three consecutive wins at present Albion's best top-flight
:22:06. > :22:16.run in a decade. Steven Reid is out for the season, and it Jerome
:22:16. > :22:33.
:22:33. > :22:37.A great chance for West Brom to take the lead. Andrews has already
:22:37. > :22:43.scored twice in his fledgling Albion Korea. It was a lovely ball
:22:43. > :22:49.into the box, inviting for Andrews, who stretched, but couldn't direct
:22:49. > :22:59.the contact. He was honest enough to admit, after the match against
:22:59. > :23:10.
:23:10. > :23:19.will bow, that they were second for Ashley Young. -- Ben Foster's
:23:19. > :23:22.goal. Foster, not to be beaten at his near post. They have won four
:23:22. > :23:27.and lost one of their last seven away from home, West Bromwich
:23:27. > :23:37.Albion. It really is blossoming into another excellent season for
:23:37. > :23:58.
:23:58. > :24:08.have not been much to choose deflection off the end of the war,
:24:08. > :24:22.
:24:22. > :24:32.I think there was. -- the end of Young. Bright and sparky play from
:24:32. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:50.the England man. He did ever so decent chance. -- Danny Welbeck's
:24:50. > :25:10.
:25:10. > :25:20.nearly found a way through. Jonas experience in the two died out.
:25:20. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:52.Between them, 74 years of football the best moment yet for Manchester
:25:52. > :25:58.United, coming on the counter. Lovely counter-attack, started by
:25:58. > :26:08.Patrice Evra, very nearly finished by Rooney. Ashley Young involved,
:26:08. > :26:15.
:26:15. > :26:19.as you would expect, he looks in offside, but they are not going to
:26:19. > :26:26.get it, West Bromwich Albion. Manchester United are in front. It
:26:26. > :26:36.had been covering. -- coming. West Brom made a big appeal for offside
:26:36. > :26:46.here. As Hernandez hits it, there is no offside there either. Good
:26:46. > :26:51.
:26:51. > :27:01.season. There is nothing lucky about that. He is gambling. He gets
:27:01. > :27:20.
:27:20. > :27:30.side. A yellow card for Jonas Olsson, I think it was there that
:27:30. > :27:39.
:27:39. > :27:49.fell on Rooney. -- was for that went over. He is absolutely sure
:27:49. > :27:54.
:27:54. > :28:04.that should have been a penalty. you would have to say, that looks
:28:04. > :28:09.
:28:09. > :28:15.end, West Bromwich Albion have a very, very decent penalty shout,
:28:15. > :28:25.and that the other, Hernandez smacks the woodwork. -- at the
:28:25. > :28:28.
:28:28. > :28:36.head, he was only about eight inches off the ground, a great
:28:37. > :28:45.piece of technique. Unfortunately for him, it was straight at Foster.
:28:45. > :28:55.Roy Hodgson will reflect on the decision that went against his side.
:28:55. > :29:10.
:29:10. > :29:18.Danny Welbeck suddenly had an open Olsson. A yellow card here. He is
:29:18. > :29:25.off. Second yellow. And West Bromwich Albion have a big problem
:29:25. > :29:30.now. Absolutely no complaints from the Swede, nor from the manager.
:29:30. > :29:40.But early in the second half for a foul on Wayne Rooney. -- booked. He
:29:40. > :30:12.
:30:13. > :30:21.didn't get there. And he is sent Really good readjustment from the
:30:21. > :30:31.keeper. There was a shout very penalty. -- a shout for a penalty.
:30:31. > :30:38.
:30:38. > :30:48.The shot from every hit McAuley on yesterday at Goodison Park for
:30:48. > :30:53.
:30:53. > :30:59.Everton. And there is Gary Neville. Is that a penalty? Yes, it is.
:30:59. > :31:06.Ashley Young has been terrific today. Andrews fired him. Roy
:31:06. > :31:13.Hodgson is absolutely livid. He has had a big decision go against his
:31:13. > :31:20.side. There is a little bit of contact. Wayne Rooney will attempt
:31:20. > :31:30.to score his second of the game. And he does. Manchester United 2,
:31:30. > :31:56.
:31:56. > :32:06.West Bromwich Albion nil. -- 0. It with the save. Nice break.
:32:06. > :32:06.
:32:06. > :32:16.Odemwingie to mumbo. -- Mulumbu. Good stop. It has been a great run
:32:16. > :32:26.for West Bromwich Albion, it really has. But it is coming to an end.
:32:26. > :32:27.
:32:27. > :32:33.Young! That would have capped a good display today. Inviting ball
:32:33. > :32:41.in just over the top of the goalkeeper. Just could not control
:32:41. > :32:48.their header. The United fans have water and up. Presumably the news
:32:48. > :32:58.from Swansea is good for them. United's thoroughbreds are bookie's
:32:58. > :32:59.
:32:59. > :33:02.favourite once again for the title. We played really well. The goal
:33:02. > :33:06.obviously settles you. In the second half we could have scored a
:33:06. > :33:12.lot of goals. I thought you're side showed great discipline. Did not
:33:12. > :33:18.get a break with a penalty call? never intended to foul him but I
:33:18. > :33:22.think he did catch him. But when Rooney put them ahead with that
:33:22. > :33:29.excellent goal, that meant we have to find a goal from somewhere, it
:33:29. > :33:34.was going to be an uphill task. When you see the replays, the
:33:34. > :33:40.timing of his runners fantastic. It is a really good finish. What is a
:33:40. > :33:44.feeling on the red card? I did not see the first one. The second
:33:44. > :33:48.challenge is one which had no malice but it is a yellow card when
:33:48. > :33:53.you do not win the ball. Obviously there was excitement with 10
:33:53. > :33:56.minutes remaining when the news came through from Swansea? Yes,
:33:56. > :34:03.obviously we could hear the noise from the crowd. We had to stay
:34:03. > :34:08.focused. There are 10 games left. A lot can happen. We have to make
:34:08. > :34:16.sure we stay focused. significant a Sunday is this? We
:34:16. > :34:22.will know, they 13. -- come may 30th. A I don't mind being top of
:34:22. > :34:30.the league. Quite happy with that. We have clawed back some points. We
:34:30. > :34:35.have turned it around a good bit. We have 10 games. United could lose.
:34:35. > :34:41.It is important at this moment that we are strong. When you are on the
:34:41. > :34:46.topic is easy. Now we're disappointed. But I think we are
:34:46. > :34:53.confident. We all get nervous. We showed that today. We kept playing
:34:53. > :34:57.our football. A lot of the fans were thinking, get us the second
:34:57. > :35:07.goal. And what they kept playing. It did not bother them one little
:35:07. > :35:09.
:35:09. > :35:14.A big decision to early in this game? Absolutely. It is 1-0 to
:35:14. > :35:21.Manchester United. West Brom still have 11 on the pitch. From that
:35:21. > :35:26.have 11 on the pitch. From that angle, it looks a penalty kick.
:35:26. > :35:31.Makes contact. If they get a penalty kick it is 1-1 and it may
:35:31. > :35:36.have been different. In the end Manchester reunited won at a canter.
:35:36. > :35:42.They did and they look special. The man alongside Rooney played well?
:35:42. > :35:46.They did. Karic, Scholes and Welbeck. And Jong on the left. The
:35:47. > :35:55.three of them were exceptional. Some of the interplay, some of the
:35:56. > :36:01.passing. Ashley Young was back to what we saw earlier in the season.
:36:01. > :36:06.When Danny Welbeck backheel to this, Wayne Rooney is looking for it.
:36:06. > :36:16.Unfortunately, cannot find him. This time, it is Ashley Young to
:36:16. > :36:19.Rooney at the back stick. Great ball in. Welbeck two Rooney. Bolt
:36:19. > :36:25.Rooney and Ashley Young are in the box when Welbeck crosses. This was
:36:26. > :36:31.a feature of the match. An overhead kick from Rooney. Welbeck to Ashley
:36:31. > :36:38.Young, good movement. Great save from Foster. Finally, the penalty
:36:38. > :36:43.kick. Great ball into Ashley Young. Andrews basically has not got any
:36:43. > :36:46.answer to Ashley Young. It was a great performance. We were talking
:36:46. > :36:52.before about Manchester City. Some of the City players should look at
:36:52. > :36:57.Wayne Rooney when he is having a bad time. When he is having a bad
:36:57. > :37:03.time, he epitomises what Manchester United are. He is trying harder
:37:03. > :37:07.after 65, 70 minutes than he was at the start. He wants to win so much.
:37:07. > :37:14.Steve, we should mention a Jonny Evans, who has been flying under
:37:15. > :37:17.Evans, who has been flying under the radar a little bit? Yes. A lot
:37:17. > :37:22.of Manchester United fans were worried when Vidic got injured.
:37:22. > :37:26.Fair play to Johnny. He has played well. He is only a young boy. He
:37:26. > :37:36.had a bit of a tough time last year. He has done remarkably well this
:37:36. > :37:39.year. Looks a fine player. I nice loving. Manchester City's form at
:37:39. > :37:44.home has been sensational but it has been cancelled out by the away
:37:44. > :37:50.form? Their home form has been quite incredible. Away from home
:37:50. > :37:54.they have only scored four goals. That is in the last eight games.
:37:54. > :37:59.Away from home that is a pretty dreadful return for a team with
:37:59. > :38:03.that sort of firepower. They must score more to win more games away.
:38:03. > :38:08.You will be in big trouble if you just rely on your home form going
:38:08. > :38:17.into this end of the season. You need to pick up points by from on.
:38:17. > :38:20.You need to build confidence. the four away defeats they have had,
:38:20. > :38:26.the first two were Chelsea and Sunderland where they did not play
:38:26. > :38:30.particularly badly. But the last two at the ones that would make you
:38:30. > :38:36.Warwick, the one against Everton and today, when you have a look at
:38:36. > :38:42.them for 90 minutes and they had not got any spirit when under
:38:42. > :38:46.pressure. It has been a long hard season. When it comes to the end of
:38:46. > :38:52.the season, it is not the quality of the play that gets you there, it
:38:52. > :38:57.is about winning. There are still more twists. We have had a twist
:38:57. > :39:06.already. We had another today. City have scored more goals. Let the
:39:06. > :39:11.least number of goals in. It is not over at all. Blackburn Rovers 1
:39:11. > :39:18.match at Old Trafford. Both managers said last week they were
:39:18. > :39:22.going to drop points. Now is the critical time. This is when the big
:39:22. > :39:31.games are coming up. I'm just looking at all three of you. Alan,
:39:31. > :39:37.a key titles, Steve, three League titles, Lee, four League titles. Is
:39:37. > :39:45.the first one be hard as? -- the hardest. My first one was my first
:39:45. > :39:49.season. It came pretty quick. We always found up to -- difficult to
:39:49. > :39:53.win the following year. Something Liverpool were better at.
:39:53. > :40:01.Manchester United have done it time and time again. Not when Steve was
:40:01. > :40:05.there. For me, the first one. But then Manchester United had not won
:40:05. > :40:11.the League in 26 years. We have to overtake this lot. That was the big
:40:11. > :40:16.challenge. The team that has not won it, has a big disadvantage
:40:16. > :40:21.against a team that has won it. When I went to Liverpool in 1977
:40:21. > :40:26.they had already won the Chaabi jet. I was in a championship-winning
:40:26. > :40:30.side. -- Championship. The next time you do that as an individual
:40:30. > :40:37.is definitely easier than the first. It was a lot easier in the
:40:37. > :40:44.Seventies though, wasn't it?! glad I asked that question. I am
:40:44. > :40:47.none of the wiser. Let's get you to Carrow Road where we were treated
:40:47. > :40:52.today to an absolute belter between today to an absolute belter between
:40:52. > :40:56.Norwich City and Wigan. The sea of yellow has been the backdrop to a
:40:56. > :41:03.memorable season for Norwich. Carrow Road has been sold out every
:41:03. > :41:08.week as the Canaries moved up the table. Paul Lambert's team has won
:41:08. > :41:13.many friends. As for Wigan, it is all blue for them. They are rock
:41:13. > :41:19.bottom with only one macro win in 12. Last week they were soundly
:41:19. > :41:23.beaten by Swansea. Chairman Dave Whelan his far from happy. He
:41:23. > :41:27.assured Roberto Martinez his job was safe, but for waiting to be
:41:27. > :41:31.saved, they need points, and fast. -- Wigan.
:41:31. > :41:39.Those victories for Blackburn and Bolton have put even more pressure
:41:39. > :41:45.on begin to get three points today. Never scared to make changes, Paul
:41:45. > :41:49.Lambert has made five. Wes Hoolahan get a recall. Wigan chairman Dave
:41:49. > :41:56.Whelan was unhappy to see Victor Moses and Rodallega on the bench
:41:56. > :42:06.last week. Ball around from the start today. -- the two of them are
:42:06. > :42:14.
:42:14. > :42:19.many people give Roberto Martinez's men a chance. Hoolahan scores! 10
:42:19. > :42:25.minutes gone. It is a familiar feeling for Roberto a poor --
:42:25. > :42:30.Roberto Martinez and Wigan. Plenty of defenders. Hula and that more
:42:30. > :42:36.determination. He scored at the DW Stadium on the opening day. He has
:42:36. > :42:40.scored again. Norwich lead after 10 minutes. The first time they have
:42:40. > :42:47.scored in the first half for six matches. You cannot defend like
:42:47. > :42:57.that and expect to stay up. No team has scored less goals than Wigan in
:42:57. > :43:05.
:43:05. > :43:11.the Premier League this season, 23 gathered by John Ruddy. It was a
:43:11. > :43:19.very disappointing finish. Matt Jackson, former captain of Norwich
:43:19. > :43:29.and Wigan, now I at the backroom team at the DW Stadium. He cycled
:43:29. > :43:31.
:43:31. > :43:36.this week to raise money for That is what Roberto Martinez wants
:43:36. > :43:41.to see happen with Moses and Rodallega or in the team. Really
:43:41. > :43:45.good movement by Moses. Hit the past early. The effort was too
:43:45. > :43:55.straight to trouble John Ruddy. No doubt about it, Wigan are growing
:43:55. > :44:06.
:44:06. > :44:10.in stature. Norwich fans not happy like a good shout for a penalty.
:44:10. > :44:17.Grant Holt blasted this towards goal. Definitely struck the hand of
:44:17. > :44:21.Caldwell. I do not think anybody could suggest that was deliberate.
:44:21. > :44:28.It is a feature of their games that we can see a lot of the ball but do
:44:28. > :44:38.not do a lot with it. The deflection took that off the bar
:44:38. > :44:41.
:44:41. > :44:51.the crossbar. It was not get much easier for Roberto Martinez and
:44:51. > :45:06.
:45:06. > :45:11.Wigan on their travels next. It is John Ruddy saved it. A goal-kick
:45:11. > :45:15.has been given. John Ruddy got lucky here. Gomez trying his luck
:45:15. > :45:20.for the second time in a minute. That was more comfortable for the
:45:20. > :45:30.goalkeeper. I thought that possibly came off Ward, was sliding into
:45:30. > :45:41.
:45:41. > :45:48.gathered it bravely to his chest. This is better to John Mann. They
:45:48. > :45:58.have been dominant position wise, now they are stretching the keeper,
:45:58. > :46:13.
:46:13. > :46:20.Holt. Completely unmarked at the top of the screen as we can try to
:46:20. > :46:30.play the offside trap. Wigan just simply cannot afford to go two
:46:30. > :46:41.
:46:41. > :46:45.Rudi intelligent link-up between McCarthy and Jordi Gomez. He hasn't
:46:45. > :46:55.scored far over yet. Rosie keeps his clean sheet intact after the
:46:55. > :47:03.
:47:03. > :47:09.have what they deserve, an equaliser midway through the second
:47:09. > :47:14.half. Moses, with his first goal in nine games, joy for the travelling
:47:14. > :47:20.faithful. Victimise is coming in from the start, that is what the
:47:20. > :47:27.chairman wanted. -- Victor Moses, in from the start. He stayed on his
:47:27. > :47:34.feet, rounded the keeper, Wigan are level. On this form, you wouldn't
:47:34. > :47:40.bet against them winning today. Look at the reaction of the manager.
:47:40. > :47:50.It finished 1-1 at the DW Stadium back in August, but this is a game
:47:50. > :47:55.
:47:55. > :48:00.This was close. Real power in the header from Elliott Ward. Close to
:48:00. > :48:10.his first goal in over a year. Norwich, saving their best to the
:48:10. > :48:18.
:48:18. > :48:25.he missed that?! He has only just come off the bench. What a
:48:25. > :48:29.substitution that so nearly was. A brilliant move from Wigan. Mohamed
:48:29. > :48:39.Diame timed his run to perfection, really should have scored. It was a
:48:39. > :48:56.
:48:56. > :49:04.great chance to win the game. How hardly had a thing to do all
:49:04. > :49:14.afternoon. But what a vital save, protecting the point, it might just
:49:14. > :49:23.
:49:23. > :49:27.save Wigan Athletic at up to grab Two magnificent chances for the
:49:27. > :49:35.Senegalese international, and he has failed to hit the target on
:49:36. > :49:45.both occasions. Powerful running, should he have passed? He saw glory
:49:46. > :49:47.
:49:47. > :49:54.have had all three. There -- they had chances late on to win it, but
:49:54. > :50:00.remain at rock-bottom. There is a tad less pressure on you away from
:50:00. > :50:07.home, and they are rich good side, I knew it would be it would be a
:50:07. > :50:13.hard game, because everybody... But we might have won it towards the
:50:13. > :50:18.death, their goalkeeper has made some great saves. We are sitting on
:50:18. > :50:22.36., we have done incredibly well. I thought the way we cope with the
:50:22. > :50:27.disappointment of giving her goal away early on was very, very good,
:50:27. > :50:32.the mentality is very strong. We are in the position we are in
:50:32. > :50:38.because we missed too many chances. They have been in the Premiership
:50:38. > :50:41.for seven years, and we are just new to it. We are sitting right
:50:41. > :50:46.among stick, I don't know where we are in the table, but hopefully we
:50:46. > :50:49.will be OK. We need to get into the final third with a real
:50:49. > :50:53.understanding that we deserved to score goals, because all the good
:50:53. > :50:56.work that has been done all over the park is worthy of that.
:50:56. > :51:03.Remember that Norwich is a very powerful side at home, and we cope
:51:03. > :51:10.with that very well. Now we need to take that into Saturday's game
:51:10. > :51:15.I am not sure there is a more positive manager in the Premiership
:51:15. > :51:19.than Roberto Martinez! But he will be disappointed, all season it is
:51:19. > :51:24.the amount of goals they have scored. They were different today,
:51:24. > :51:28.they played two up top, Moses and Rodallega caused Norwich a lot of
:51:28. > :51:34.problems. I suppose he will be thinking, at least we have played
:51:34. > :51:38.well today. I think Reddan a go is the key to my had the pleasure of
:51:38. > :51:42.working with the last, I think he has only played 11 games this
:51:42. > :51:45.season, I think there has been too much talk about his contract, but
:51:45. > :51:54.he is capable of scoring in the Premier League. He has been their
:51:54. > :52:01.top goalscorer for the last couple of years, he is key to them. Half -
:52:01. > :52:06.- we came in, Alan had his flask of tea, ready for the Manchester City
:52:06. > :52:15.Manchester United face of, that was the game of the day. It was, it had
:52:15. > :52:21.the most chances, the worst credit alone of chances, but
:52:21. > :52:26.defensively, they were poor at times. -- created a lot of chances.
:52:27. > :52:36.But they kept plugging away, Rawda Jager got his shot away, a great
:52:36. > :52:43.shave. -- Rodallega got his shot away, a great save. The beauty of
:52:43. > :52:47.the game is what the lads are saying, it was wide open. This was
:52:47. > :52:54.Moses, scoring a goal, but like Steve says, I think Wigan played
:52:54. > :53:00.better today than they have in the last few weeks. These guys are a
:53:00. > :53:06.threat, Moses and Hugo Rawda Jager. By the end of the game, I think
:53:06. > :53:11.that he would have been assured of the three points. This was Maloney,
:53:11. > :53:17.he did really well. Mohamed Diame had just come on. He was just
:53:17. > :53:24.stretching for it. At the other end, they have just got to tighten up,
:53:24. > :53:32.53 goals they have given away. this one was a wonderful run by
:53:32. > :53:36.Mohamed Diame. He lacked a bit of But he did have an impact when he
:53:36. > :53:41.came on. So that will please them. The I don't like to do that, it
:53:41. > :53:51.just makes me uneasy, showing the bottom of the table. I just think
:53:51. > :53:52.
:53:52. > :53:56.none of those five teams care to I watched Wall this history, and
:53:56. > :54:02.they were really poor, I would really worry about them. -- I
:54:02. > :54:08.watched Wolverhampton Wanderers yesterday. They are still within
:54:08. > :54:11.touching distance, Wigan, and QPR have a terrific running. The funny
:54:11. > :54:17.thing is that Blackburn, and the manager, who have been under severe
:54:17. > :54:20.pressure all season, I think they will ultimately get out of it.
:54:20. > :54:26.are risking blowing smoke where the sun doesn't shine, glossing over
:54:26. > :54:29.Paul Lambert, doing a similar job. When it comes to manager of the
:54:29. > :54:36.year time, Paul Lambert and Brendan Rodgers must be in with a shout.
:54:36. > :54:40.They must be, they have not matched in the Premier League before, --
:54:40. > :54:43.not managed. In the first tee, everybody is so excited in the
:54:43. > :54:48.Premier League, but the way they have played it is so exciting, and
:54:48. > :54:58.defensively, they have done enough to give themselves mid-table.
:54:58. > :54:58.
:54:58. > :55:02.the biggest thing I have seen, they We will open up a box of tricks, a
:55:02. > :55:06.look at Premier League players who have scored five in one game, but
:55:06. > :55:10.first, time out to catch up with Steve Bruce, a man who has been
:55:10. > :55:20.part of our weekends I'd as a player or manager for me three
:55:20. > :55:20.
:55:20. > :56:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:56:03. > :56:08.decades. -- either as a player or He was slightly past as a player
:56:08. > :56:13.that manager! Just slightly! I am going to start as a player, because
:56:13. > :56:19.you told us just before we came on air, a defender who in one season
:56:19. > :56:25.was top scorer for Manchester United. That video it you show it
:56:25. > :56:30.was sparky East knocking one off me, I think it would have been 20.
:56:30. > :56:37.will have to check that! He told us he had four league titles, we
:56:37. > :56:44.checked and he only had three! he is a guest! Don't give him a
:56:44. > :56:47.hard time. Steve, tell us about your seven European Cup statue one!
:56:47. > :56:50.Let's get right up-to-date, a lot has been written and said about
:56:51. > :56:59.your chance of being in the hot seat at all this. It didn't come
:57:00. > :57:04.off. At at one stage, I thought it was close. There was dialogue in
:57:04. > :57:07.the week, at one stage I thought it was close, they went down a
:57:07. > :57:13.different route and chose Terry Connor, it is their prerogative,
:57:13. > :57:15.and I wish Terry the best of luck, it is a really difficult job at the
:57:16. > :57:21.moment for a re the experienced manager, let alone somebody trying
:57:21. > :57:26.to cut their teeth. It wasn't to be. Given the amount of games you had
:57:26. > :57:31.at Sunderland this season, you are an honest gentleman, is it hard to
:57:31. > :57:35.watch them a week income away -- week out? Of course, but you are
:57:35. > :57:40.delighted with the squad you put together. We made hell of a lot of
:57:40. > :57:45.changes, and when you make change, you need a bit of time. It was as
:57:45. > :57:49.if I were starting all over again. Five players were on loan, couldn't
:57:49. > :57:53.secure them for one thing or another, two retired, we sold a
:57:53. > :57:58.couple, so all of a sudden, for the money we got the Jordan Henderson,
:57:58. > :58:05.we had to rebuild the squad of the 11 players we brought in. They just
:58:05. > :58:09.needed that time. The one thing that disappointed me was the
:58:09. > :58:16.Geordie thing, where Wright was born, they didn't help. All of a
:58:16. > :58:22.sudden, there was a huge frustration. As a player they can
:58:22. > :58:31.get away with the last season, you may have had a few dodgy games, you
:58:31. > :58:37.probably didn't! But it is -- you know what it is time to leave, but
:58:37. > :58:42.with a manager, Sunderland were 10th, he will always be tarnished
:58:42. > :58:45.by his last few games. Especially in the Premier League, you're
:58:45. > :58:50.branded a failure, and it is disappointing and frustrating
:58:50. > :58:54.enough when you're getting sacked, for anybody, but when it is public
:58:54. > :58:57.what it is in the Premier League, then it is difficult. That is the
:58:57. > :59:02.one thing in football management people do forget, and that is
:59:02. > :59:06.disappointment that I had, I wasn't allowed 11, 12 games, after the
:59:06. > :59:13.season we had before, I thought I might have got a bit longer, but it
:59:13. > :59:18.wasn't to be. How desperate are you can get back in management?
:59:18. > :59:24.wife is absolutely desperate! It is the first time I have had any time
:59:24. > :59:29.off, we have done things, gone away in the middle of winter, but now
:59:29. > :59:35.I'm ready to go back to work, even though I enjoyed a TV, it is what I
:59:35. > :59:45.did. Thank you. He may be with us again if he loves TV that might! It
:59:45. > :59:55.
:59:55. > :00:00.makes sense to start around up at land as Kenny Dalglish and Marton
:00:00. > :00:10.on Neil need for the first time on the touchline since they managed
:00:10. > :00:22.
:00:22. > :00:26.It was Fraizer Campbell's shot that caused the confusion. The Liverpool
:00:27. > :00:31.goalkeeper could not get there before Nicklas Bendtner. Dirk Kuyt
:00:31. > :00:36.could not steal a point for Liverpool late on. They have lost
:00:36. > :00:41.three in succession. Klasnic came off the bench to win again that
:00:41. > :00:47.would rip be remembered for a goal that never was. -- that will be
:00:47. > :00:54.remembered. Clint Hill got us all talking about goal line technology,
:00:54. > :01:00.again. It is miles over the line! It is
:01:00. > :01:04.absolutely miles over the line. The referee's assistant his standing
:01:04. > :01:09.right on the line. How can the not see that that is in the back of the
:01:09. > :01:19.net. I think he is saying there were two players in the way and he
:01:19. > :01:37.
:01:37. > :01:42.could not see it. He should have taken it to Cisse. It is 1-1. Just
:01:42. > :01:48.what Queen's Park Rangers needed. A lucky break. When his pass comes
:01:48. > :01:58.through from Shaun Wright-Phillips, Cisse was offside. But he finishes
:01:58. > :02:26.
:02:26. > :02:29.that hand ball? Unbelievable let- Rangers 1. Junior Hoilett's brace
:02:29. > :02:36.piled the pressure on Terry Connor, feeling the heat after just three
:02:36. > :02:43.games. Fans protest outside Molineux. But at least inside Wayne
:02:43. > :02:51.Hennessey did well to keep out Yakubu. Matt Jarvis miskicked from
:02:51. > :03:00.Wolves before Junior Hoilett time Mark -- turned on the style.
:03:00. > :03:10.burn Rovers in the league. -- lead. He played Davis short. Blackburn
:03:10. > :03:12.
:03:12. > :03:18.break. Yakubu on his own. Also making a run. -- Olsson. Junior
:03:18. > :03:26.Hoilett! It is his second of the game. The protests continued as
:03:26. > :03:31.chairman Steve Morgan Lupton. Wolves did have a late rally. Steve
:03:31. > :03:37.Fletcher could not find a way past Paul Robinson. Steve Kean and
:03:37. > :03:43.Blackburn celebrated moving out of the drop zone. A late winner from
:03:43. > :03:48.Weimann gave Alex McLeish something to stick my about despite to smile
:03:48. > :03:54.about. The real chance for Villa. Good
:03:54. > :04:02.save. Marc Albrighton hit the crossbar before Damien Duff hit the
:04:02. > :04:10.outside of the post. Needing a win, McLeish replaced Charles N'Zogbia
:04:10. > :04:20.with Weimann, not a hugely popular decision.
:04:20. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :04:25.Weimann! Villa have won at! -- it. Weimann with his first ever Premier
:04:25. > :04:33.League goal in the last minute of stoppage time. Relief all round
:04:33. > :04:39.Villa Park. Life after AVB began well for
:04:39. > :04:49.Roberto di Matteo thanks to one of the Chelsea pensioners. A rasping
:04:49. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :04:58.drive. He stamped out at Ivanovic. It was a silly thing to do.
:04:58. > :05:08.Ivanovic was involved at the other end as Chelsea looked to press home
:05:08. > :05:20.
:05:20. > :05:30.their advantage. he take it well? He celebrates his
:05:30. > :05:37.
:05:37. > :05:41.100 the Premier League goal. -- 10th anniversary celebrations
:05:41. > :05:45.continued with a win over stuttering Spurs. There would not
:05:45. > :05:48.have been a prouder man in the stadium than David Senior.
:05:48. > :05:58.Tottenham thought they should have had a penalty but got nothing
:05:58. > :06:08.wonderful was fouled. -- when Jermain Defoe. Jelavic! His first
:06:08. > :06:10.
:06:10. > :06:20.Everton goal. Wasn't did well taken? -- wasn't it well taken?
:06:20. > :06:22.
:06:22. > :06:26.Jermain Defoe had a shot parried by Howard. Defoe -- Jermain Defoe
:06:26. > :06:36.scores but the flag is up. Leighton Baines showed fine handling inside
:06:36. > :06:48.
:06:48. > :06:55.By just about everything has been said about David Moyes at the
:06:55. > :06:59.weekend. If he is watching, he will only care about this. It is quite
:06:59. > :07:05.incredible. After Christmas there always seemed to come with a run.
:07:06. > :07:09.It is typical of his team's. He is a very good manager. He is one of
:07:09. > :07:14.these old school managers. He works so hard. He has a wonderful victory
:07:14. > :07:22.yesterday, he is in Swansea today watching the opposition for two
:07:22. > :07:28.weeks. He is all School as a man. Really well mannered. He is a
:07:28. > :07:38.football man. He could sit and talk football all night long. It is time
:07:38. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:49.for our happy ending. Tomorrow's Wales. United back on top. And
:07:49. > :07:55.Victor Potts Norwich's noses at have joined as Wigan earned a point.
:07:55. > :08:00.With 10 games remaining, united back on top. Arsenal can move
:08:00. > :08:04.within a point of Spurs if they beat Newcastle tomorrow. A quick
:08:04. > :08:13.reminder from Alan Hansen, Everton could leapfrog Liverpool with a win
:08:13. > :08:18.in the Merseyside derby on Tuesday. Swansea top of the bottom. That is