:00:56. > :00:59.Good evening. Welcome to Match of the Day 2, on a day when football
:01:00. > :01:02.mattered not. This morning, we woke up to the awful news of the tragic
:01:02. > :01:06.loss of Gary Speed, a man who has been a regular in our footballing
:01:06. > :01:09.world for 23 years, week in, week out. Tonight, his family is missing
:01:09. > :01:13.a husband and a father, and on behalf of everyone involved in BBC
:01:14. > :01:23.sport, and on behalf of all our viewers, our thoughts are with you.
:01:24. > :01:25.
:01:25. > :01:31.In the studio, Mark Lawrenson and Michael Owen. Michael, he was a
:01:31. > :01:37.friend and and neighbour. He looked about 10 miles away from where I
:01:37. > :01:45.ate live. We saw him on the way to school, we would share a wave with
:01:45. > :01:55.each other. A terrible loss. We're all at a loss and still feeling a
:01:55. > :02:00.
:02:00. > :02:07.bit numb. Mark, and he was own real gentleman to deal with. Up there is
:02:07. > :02:14.no dispute about that. Just a sense of total disbelief. I was only
:02:14. > :02:21.talking to him yesterday in one of the production offices. Just asking
:02:21. > :02:29.him mundane questions. Are you going to a game? That kind of stuff.
:02:29. > :02:32.So when news came through it was just, it cannot be possible. This
:02:32. > :02:34.morning, as the game of football tried to come to terms with the
:02:34. > :02:36.news of Gary's death, a decision was made that both Sunday matches
:02:36. > :02:39.should go ahead. At the Liberty Stadium in Swansea, just before the
:02:39. > :02:41.half one kick off with Aston Villa, the fans themselves spontaneously
:02:41. > :02:49.and fittingly, decided that a minute's silence was was not enough
:02:49. > :02:56.for their national hero. Earlier today we received
:02:56. > :03:01.confirmation that of the sad death of Gary Speed. Along with the world
:03:01. > :03:07.of football, we are devastated by this sad day and our thoughts and
:03:07. > :03:14.prayers are with his family. He enjoyed a fantastic career and
:03:14. > :03:19.remains the most capped outfield player for Wales. He played
:03:19. > :03:27.professionally for Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle, Bolton and
:03:27. > :03:31.Sheffield United. He was enjoying outstanding success as the Wales
:03:31. > :03:37.team manager and our thoughts are with those Welsh internationals on
:03:37. > :03:42.duty today. In the great tradition of the great game of football I
:03:42. > :03:52.would like to ask you now have to stand and remember Gary Speed with
:03:52. > :03:52.
:03:52. > :04:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:04:52. > :04:54.Later at Anfield, Liverpool and City fans paid tribute to the man
:04:55. > :04:58.who grew up an Evertonian. A symbol of how he was regarded by everyone,
:04:58. > :05:01.regardless of club or country allegience. Once again, a lot for
:05:01. > :05:03.both dressing rooms to take in on a day that left so many of his
:05:03. > :05:13.friends and collegues within the game grief-striken. Your
:05:13. > :05:39.
:05:39. > :05:43.game grief-striken. Your either of these clubs yet here as
:05:43. > :05:49.anywhere in the football world there has been at disbelieving
:05:49. > :05:55.atmosphere in the build up to again, once huge, but now hardly seems to
:05:55. > :06:03.matter. The son of the Liverpool goalkeeper, Brad, who lost his
:06:03. > :06:07.battle against leukaemia. Young lives cut tragically short. Kenny
:06:07. > :06:17.Dalglish made the decision himself to free Craig Bellamy from the
:06:17. > :06:17.
:06:17. > :07:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:07:09. > :07:19.pressures of playing today to shot goes into the Kop. The first
:07:19. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :07:29.real chance of the match. A little bit of a surprise that Yaya Toure
:07:29. > :07:49.
:07:49. > :07:57.I wonder whether a stretch and as light might have seen Liverpool in
:07:57. > :08:07.a profit here. -- at slide. The first spell of any kind of
:08:07. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :09:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:09:00. > :09:08.it all by himself. -- Aguerro. The first signs of agitation,
:09:08. > :09:18.Enrique three languages. English, Italian, and a sign language. It
:09:18. > :09:35.
:09:35. > :09:43.Kompany! Manchester City have the lead at Anfield. Driven over with
:09:43. > :09:53.real pace by David Silva. Vincent Kompany rises out of the crowd to
:09:53. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:21.over the years. These days of course they expect so much more
:10:21. > :10:31.from wherever they travel. And Liverpool get an huge chunk of
:10:31. > :10:34.
:10:34. > :10:43.luck! City were not in front of for long. Only a couple of minutes or
:10:43. > :10:53.so. Charlie Adams tried his luck and that is what happens when you
:10:53. > :10:54.
:10:54. > :10:59.do. Sometimes it just comes off. It is a Joleon Lescott own goal.
:10:59. > :11:09.It was not a bad game before but now it is threatening the to be
:11:09. > :11:16.
:11:17. > :11:26.explosive. And he has exploded. Back to Charlie add up! What as
:11:27. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:43.saved. Joe Hart uses his feet to brilliant effect. Charlie Adams
:11:43. > :11:53.steered it, hit it pretty hard as well. He thought it was in, that is
:11:53. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :12:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:12:39. > :12:49.Anfield. City coming so close to that. Very nearly got his team into
:12:49. > :13:10.
:13:11. > :13:19.trouble. Could easily have steered Liverpool corner. What a battle
:13:19. > :13:29.that has been from the start. Vincent Kompany against Luis Suarez.
:13:29. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:36.Like the game, it has been Honours even. Joe Hart watched that. He was
:13:36. > :13:46.superb in defeat at Napoli on Tuesday. He has been excellent
:13:46. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:12.into his own net again. -- putting it in. Brilliant work by Luis
:14:12. > :14:20.
:14:21. > :14:27.It has got to be a yellow card. Mario Balotelli is still only 21
:14:27. > :14:37.and he's still learning about it again. Nonetheless, when youth foul
:14:37. > :15:02.
:15:02. > :15:12.somebody, a naked subtle. -- naked anything less and Derek Kuyt would
:15:12. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:41.Martin Atkinson has gone to his pocket. The red card is coming out.
:15:41. > :15:47.Balotelli's appearance at Anfield has been a brief one. Vincent
:15:47. > :15:52.Kompany try to calm things down. He will not change the referee's mind.
:15:52. > :16:02.Balotelli gets to his feet to see a second yellow card. The third red
:16:02. > :16:03.
:16:03. > :16:10.card of his Manchester City career. The arm was up. It certainly was
:16:10. > :16:18.not slammed into Skrtel's head. Liverpool players were quick to
:16:18. > :16:25.draw the referee's attention to it. Roberto Mancini is quick to tell
:16:25. > :16:35.Balotelli to get down the tunnel. Two bookings in six minutes For
:16:35. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:47.Balotelli. He was on the field for less than 20. Luis Suarez! Gill
:16:47. > :17:12.
:17:12. > :17:16.David Silva... 3 on of the line. Skrtel get it away. -- get it away.
:17:16. > :17:26.Peppier rain or did brilliantly. He made sure that David Silva could
:17:26. > :17:52.
:17:52. > :18:01.be just about it. He is another miraculous save. Andy Carroll
:18:01. > :18:11.thought he had won it. What Icesave. For the 4th game in succession at
:18:11. > :18:18.Anfield, the visiting goalkeeper Kenny, a youth thinking, how did
:18:18. > :18:23.and we win that? Yes. Bobby see the goalkeeper has made some good saves.
:18:23. > :18:28.-- obviously. That is what he is therefore. The boys showed
:18:28. > :18:32.fantastic attitude, commitment and determination playing for the
:18:32. > :18:40.football club. If they continue to do what they're doing, they will
:18:40. > :18:48.win more points than that they lose. It was really important to do a
:18:48. > :18:55.good result after the defeat in Naples. We wanted to win. But
:18:55. > :19:01.coming here is not easy. What about the red card from their -- Mario?
:19:01. > :19:07.For me, the second was not her yellow-card. I do not think the
:19:07. > :19:15.referee wanted to give him a yellow card but the Liverpool players
:19:15. > :19:21.reacted. We feel as if we probably should have won Mac the game. We
:19:21. > :19:26.need this season's like the cole mack to go for us. On another day
:19:26. > :19:33.we could have got the goal at the end. It was a world-class save from
:19:33. > :19:38.Andy Carroll. That to do something. We have -- I have not done much
:19:38. > :19:45.this season. It is a big point. It has been quite a busy weekend for
:19:45. > :19:50.goalkeepers. A terrific game of football. Just what we needed after
:19:50. > :19:55.the news from this morning. You will be as shocked as the rest of
:19:55. > :20:00.us? It is always sad, especially when it is somebody you know and
:20:00. > :20:06.somebody you totally respected. Somebody was not only a good
:20:06. > :20:11.footballer, but a good guy. It is all right for us to be saddened,
:20:11. > :20:18.but the people you think of most are his wife and two children. It
:20:18. > :20:23.must be really difficult for them. You may be play a football match
:20:23. > :20:29.and you do not get what you deserve, but if you cannot cope with what
:20:29. > :20:35.she has lost. A brave and right decision to play the two games at
:20:35. > :20:40.today? Yes, I think so. It is difficult because you run the gamut
:20:40. > :20:44.of emotions. More often than not you're glad somebody else makes the
:20:44. > :20:50.decision. I would like to think that Gary Speed would have played
:20:50. > :20:57.football today. I do think it was the right decision. On the field,
:20:57. > :21:02.do you think a draw was the right result, Michael? Possibly. It was a
:21:03. > :21:10.decent game. 50-50 most of the way. Liverpool got quite a few chances
:21:10. > :21:20.at the end. The longer the game was going on, Liverpool could have gone
:21:20. > :21:21.
:21:21. > :21:31.on to victory. It was a good game. You expect a hangover from Europe.
:21:31. > :21:37.
:21:37. > :21:44.Manchester City showed no signs are They created chances and get
:21:44. > :21:53.possession. If they had gone on to win the game, Silva and Nasri would
:21:53. > :21:59.have been instrumental. Liverpool rode the storm. They are all top
:21:59. > :22:03.players. There is no argument. But I think from Manchester City's
:22:03. > :22:08.point of view, they will have been pleased with how they started this
:22:08. > :22:12.game. The longer the game went on, the more it looked like Liverpool
:22:12. > :22:22.were going to win. The passing, of the movement, the ability to see
:22:22. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:33.things, it was all there. Brilliant pass by Silva. This is his chance
:22:33. > :22:43.at the end. I'm not quite sure what was going through his mind.
:22:43. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :22:51.keeper did really well. He is He is so quick on his feet. He is
:22:51. > :22:55.the modern day goalkeeper. As for Liverpool, we said this last week,
:22:55. > :22:59.they play for 90 minutes plus injury time for Kenny Dalglish.
:22:59. > :23:09.Going a goal behind, they did the Going a goal behind, they did the
:23:09. > :23:18.
:23:18. > :23:26.same today? Yes they did. And they created chances. The last 15, 20
:23:26. > :23:31.minutes, you're waiting for a ricochet to allow Mackin. We just
:23:31. > :23:38.circled Micah Richards here. He is not sure where to go. He makes a
:23:38. > :23:44.wrong decision and John Hart has to make the save. Defensively,
:23:44. > :23:52.Manchester City made some strange decisions today. Luis Suarez was
:23:52. > :23:59.unlucky as well. Just here, as the ball comes in, potty macro must
:23:59. > :24:09.Stade in a line, the Manchester City players. Brilliant play here
:24:09. > :24:09.
:24:09. > :24:13.as well. Just look at the movement of Luis Suarez. I think everybody
:24:13. > :24:22.will be impressed with how he has played since he came to the
:24:22. > :24:29.contrary. Look how quick he is. Yes, he is a real handful. But that man
:24:29. > :24:33.has been at the start of the show today. He did not realise how many
:24:33. > :24:43.chances Liverpool had had until you put that analysis together. There
:24:43. > :24:45.
:24:45. > :24:52.One of the reasons was they had to play with 10 men because Mario
:24:52. > :24:57.Balotelli was sent off? Stupid Mario, as he is now known. There is
:24:57. > :25:07.Mario, as he is now known. There is no doubting his ability. But he
:25:07. > :25:11.just does daft things. How daft is that? The referee had no option.
:25:11. > :25:15.am a bit undecided about that one. If he tries to win the header, it
:25:15. > :25:25.is the way he looks at the player and then runs at him and does not
:25:25. > :25:30.
:25:30. > :25:35.challenge him. His arm was quite There is a story that Mario
:25:35. > :25:39.Balotelli may have had an argument with the away dressing room door.
:25:39. > :25:46.Roberto Mancini said he had not heard by if he did, he would pay
:25:46. > :25:50.for it. -- but if he did. Manchester City have made --
:25:50. > :25:54.Liverpool have made giant strides this season since Kenny Dalglish
:25:54. > :25:58.took over. I have been very impressed by Luis Suarez. He has
:25:58. > :26:04.been a handful. He goes past players. I do not think he is
:26:04. > :26:08.blessed with blistering speed, but the way he faints and shimmies, he
:26:08. > :26:13.has a bit of everything. A lot of Premier League teams would look at
:26:13. > :26:20.Manchester City today and think, defensively, chink in the arm.
:26:20. > :26:28.they the team to beat this season? I think man United are the team to
:26:28. > :26:31.beat. -- Manchester United. From our point of view, we are looking...
:26:31. > :26:36.I have been impressed with Tottenham recently. You would have
:26:36. > :26:46.to say they are the team to beat, they are five points clear. Let's
:26:46. > :26:47.
:26:47. > :26:54.head to the Liberty Stadium for shock at the truly tragic news of
:26:54. > :27:00.Gary Speed's death. It filtered through just before kick-off. I
:27:00. > :27:03.walk past numerous phases in that tunnel whose expressions changed
:27:03. > :27:10.dramatically after a whisper in the year. How difficult for the likes
:27:10. > :27:18.of Ashley Williams, Neil Taylor and Joe Allen, all regulars in Gary
:27:18. > :27:24.Speed's will sting. James Collins played alongside speed in his last
:27:24. > :27:34.game in management. Shay Given, a team-mate for years at Newcastle.
:27:34. > :27:34.
:27:34. > :29:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:29:56. > :30:06.deep. Joe Allen could not comes the cross. Just watch the
:30:06. > :30:26.
:30:26. > :30:36.left hand of Ashley Williams there. Swansea's left hand side switched
:30:36. > :31:10.
:31:10. > :31:20.enough to turn it over the bar. That was a good, fizzing drive from
:31:20. > :31:27.
:31:27. > :31:37.Agbonlahor. Vorm gets lucky for the second time in little more than a
:31:37. > :31:37.
:31:37. > :33:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:33:23. > :33:28.What a good stop. Vorm was equal to We started to create chances. Aston
:33:28. > :33:35.Villa up are a dangerous Dean. They have got players like Darren Bent
:33:36. > :33:41.who has scored over the years. And they have players like Agbonlahor,
:33:41. > :33:46.so I think oh well our performance was excellent. Just that final shot
:33:47. > :33:51.to score the goal was may be missing. It was not may be
:33:51. > :34:01.devastating, brilliant football, but we played a good Swansea team.
:34:01. > :34:04.
:34:04. > :34:09.We were only penetrating in the last 10 or 15 minutes. I do not
:34:09. > :34:16.imagine if you ever had such a difficult lead-up to again? It was
:34:16. > :34:22.quite horrific news that we heard. It was a quarter of an hour before
:34:22. > :34:26.Mike team talk. Shay Given told me and my blood run cold, it was
:34:26. > :34:32.devastating news for the whole of football and certainly for the
:34:32. > :34:39.family of Gary Speed. I think we're all shell-shocked. It was a real
:34:39. > :34:45.bombshell. It was poignant that it came out and the game was here in
:34:45. > :34:54.Wales. And of the sleek Gary was a great Welsh man. It is still hard
:34:54. > :35:01.to taking. -- obviously. And the players, considering that piece of
:35:01. > :35:06.news, they loved working with Gary. And you have players like Shay
:35:06. > :35:13.Given who were close friends. Given was very upset, at the
:35:13. > :35:17.beginning of the game he had tears in his eyes. And that silence that
:35:17. > :35:24.turned into applause. And Jermaine Janners played with him for a few
:35:24. > :35:32.years. These guys wear upset but we did try to use it as part of the
:35:32. > :35:39.motivation. It was hard before the match. Shay Given was close friends
:35:39. > :35:45.with Gary. He was the one who told us. He was inconsolable, really. It
:35:45. > :35:54.was the bane for anyone who has played with him or come across him.
:35:54. > :35:59.-- the same. Everyone's thoughts are with his family. We wanted to
:35:59. > :36:05.play the game for Gary Speed who was such a great player, a great
:36:05. > :36:14.football man. It was a mark of respect to play the game for him
:36:14. > :36:21.and great though the players were able to adapt.
:36:21. > :36:24.It is credit to the Aston Villa supporters because the ground was
:36:24. > :36:34.United and everyone recognising what a terrific man has just passed
:36:34. > :36:39.away for stock that game seems like so long ago. It was just a blur
:36:39. > :36:44.this morning and early afternoon. But for Swansea, another clean
:36:44. > :36:49.sheet as the on the Welsh side in the Premier League. They have got
:36:49. > :36:56.such a good defensive record as well at home. Goals are hard to
:36:56. > :37:01.come by. One of the things, almost bizarrely, they have so much
:37:01. > :37:08.possession at home. So as the opposition, you do not have it, you
:37:08. > :37:16.cannot do much with it. I think United struggled there last week
:37:16. > :37:24.because they really have is to find a way of playing. -- this defined.
:37:24. > :37:28.They just keep the ball. Then when someone does that, commits the
:37:28. > :37:36.cardinal sin, they get the ball back straight away. And they just
:37:36. > :37:46.back straight away. And they just keep it. And they are very good at
:37:46. > :37:49.
:37:49. > :37:56.it. Everyone knows their job. Lita came on. He is promptly a little
:37:56. > :38:06.more direct. He's very strong and physical. He does well here.
:38:06. > :38:10.does do well. He will be disappointed not to score. These
:38:10. > :38:15.were the major chances of the game. But in a place like Swansea you
:38:15. > :38:21.know they're going to be passing it around and you cannot lose the
:38:21. > :38:26.around and you cannot lose the midfield battle. That makes it
:38:26. > :38:29.tough in its own way for stock Aston Villa had a torrid time
:38:29. > :38:34.against Spurs at the beginning of the week and Swansea will have
:38:34. > :38:39.watched those tapes. Did we see anything different from Aston Villa
:38:39. > :38:47.anything different from Aston Villa today? Not greatly. I felt a bit
:38:47. > :38:57.sorry for Darren Bent. He. There on his own and it is hard. -- he.
:38:57. > :39:00.
:39:00. > :39:06.has done before and will dill again. A lot of the time it is for the
:39:06. > :39:15.good of the team. But for a goalscorer like he is, he does not
:39:15. > :39:25.do that much outside the box. as if he is running around on the
:39:25. > :39:45.
:39:45. > :39:49.before. You cannot lose that midfield battle. You can be
:39:49. > :39:53.outnumbered if you have two strikers step up front. So you do
:39:53. > :40:00.feel sorry for Darren Bent but he has done it before and will have to
:40:00. > :40:03.has done it before and will have to do it again. But it is difficult to.
:40:03. > :40:12.Let me tell you quickly about next week's Match of the Day 2. Once
:40:12. > :40:20.again we have two games. Everton versus Stoke and Wolves versus
:40:20. > :40:26.Sunderland. That's at 10 o'clock again here on Two. Week decided
:40:26. > :40:32.tonight we would celebrate Gary Speed as a player. The thing is, we
:40:32. > :40:35.have had a lot of people speaking about him tonight, people who are
:40:35. > :40:44.football supporters were did not know him. They got this
:40:44. > :40:49.overwhelming sense that he was such a normal person. Some people we
:40:49. > :40:56.meet or arrogant, or or Shine. But he was just such a normal, family
:40:56. > :41:02.man. At top player as well. Everywhere he went, he was captain.
:41:02. > :41:07.Hardly ever got injured. But before everything else, he was a Welshman.
:41:07. > :41:17.He was the most capped outfield player, showing great signs as a
:41:17. > :41:17.
:41:17. > :41:27.manager. A sad loss for the country. It is, as you say. He was starting
:41:27. > :41:35.to turn things around. And everyone liked playing for him. If you talk
:41:35. > :41:41.to any of the Welsh squad, they were desperate to join up. And he
:41:41. > :41:46.created a great environment. think that is key. You could see
:41:46. > :41:53.that everyone wanted to play for him. What made him such a great
:41:53. > :41:59.leader? Because he did not a shout. What made him someone you trusted?
:41:59. > :42:04.You have to be a good player, that is the first thing. He just had a
:42:04. > :42:11.lot of different qualities. He would never shirk responsibility.
:42:11. > :42:16.He would play anywhere for you, which is priceless. And he rarely
:42:16. > :42:26.got injured. Just that level of consistency at every club that he
:42:26. > :42:29.
:42:29. > :42:34.went to. Like a lot of left-footed players,
:42:34. > :42:42.they have a wonderful left-foot. And that is what I mainly remember
:42:42. > :42:47.him for. He was a fantastic player. And to keep that going right the
:42:47. > :42:53.way through his career. It is hard getting to the top, but staying at
:42:53. > :43:00.the top. To do that and to be normal, is an achievement in
:43:00. > :43:06.himself. A lot of people who have played against him, he was nobody's
:43:07. > :43:11.mug either. He could put his foot in. When he started to play you
:43:11. > :43:21.could have 30 minutes without the ball. When did you first come
:43:21. > :43:28.
:43:28. > :43:31.I played in a lot of the teams he played for. My district team, I got
:43:31. > :43:37.into that three years younger than I should have been. And so did Gary
:43:37. > :43:42.Speed. At the end of that season he presented all the team with their
:43:42. > :43:49.trophies for the year. I have still got the photograph back home. I was
:43:49. > :43:53.nine, he was 20. You remember things like that. He was probably
:43:53. > :44:00.the first player I had ever come Cross. Sign your autograph and
:44:00. > :44:09.everything else. It is a big thing at that age. It is the thing that
:44:09. > :44:18.will always stay with you. He would to lot behind the scenes. He would
:44:18. > :44:25.view of the media, if you met Gary socially, he was exactly the same
:44:25. > :44:30.as if you set down to interview him. They were no preconditions. --
:44:30. > :44:36.there were. There is always somebody the media have fallen out
:44:36. > :44:41.with over the years. Nobody has ever fallen out with them. He was
:44:42. > :44:48.into the karaoke. Alan Shearer was his bedmate. He was a better
:44:48. > :44:58.footballer than a karaoke singer. We're going to look forward now on
:44:58. > :45:17.
:45:17. > :45:27.As always, on a Sunday, Match of the Day 2 has all the goals on
:45:27. > :45:29.
:45:29. > :45:39.Saturday. We begin with West Brom birds as they keep up the London
:45:39. > :45:49.
:45:49. > :45:59.end of the title race. -- for penalty. -- Lennon. There was a
:45:59. > :46:09.
:46:09. > :46:15.are impressive. Brad Friedel kept the scores level. Adebayor was
:46:15. > :46:25.denied a second thanks to the reflexes of Ben Foster. Jermain
:46:25. > :46:30.
:46:30. > :46:39.Defoe! Took it brilliantly. Adebayor! That is nine wins, 1 the
:46:39. > :46:45.draw in the last 10 games. -- one draw. Chelsea got back in their
:46:45. > :46:51.stride. After a disappointing week, Chelsea were desperate to get back
:46:51. > :46:58.to winning ways. Wolves seemed willing to -- unwilling to give
:46:58. > :47:08.Chelsea the early all they needed. But there's only a matter of time.
:47:08. > :47:15.
:47:15. > :47:25.-- it was only a matter of time. Sturridge! To to nil for Chelsea. -
:47:25. > :47:42.
:47:42. > :47:49.add a 4th and added to his growing reputation. Petr Cech did his bit
:47:49. > :47:56.to keep his reputation intact. But there is one player at Chelsea
:47:56. > :48:02.still trying to prove his worth. Controversy and drama at the
:48:02. > :48:06.Theatre of dreams as united were held. A win for United was the
:48:06. > :48:12.order of the day but Newcastle were keen to show their league position
:48:12. > :48:22.is no fluke. Coloccini did his best to bring the worst had a Wayne
:48:22. > :48:55.
:48:55. > :49:04.penalty. Manchester United are doing. He has given the penalty
:49:04. > :49:14.kick. Ferdinand, does he get to the ball? I think he does. They are
:49:14. > :49:14.
:49:14. > :49:19.level. Demba Ba. Gutierrez's enthusiasm earned him a yellow card.
:49:19. > :49:25.He got a second booking later. It was the Tim Krul show for a while
:49:25. > :49:35.as he kept by just delighted at bay. Even when they did beat him, the
:49:35. > :49:44.
:49:44. > :49:51.will not count. That was a very will not count. That was a very
:49:51. > :49:58.close decision. Current club against old club. Newcastle are the
:49:58. > :50:01.real deal? Very impressed. They are looking good. Strong a unit. I
:50:01. > :50:07.would like to see them get a couple of players for the squad because
:50:07. > :50:13.they look quite thin on the ground. The starting 11 have been doing
:50:13. > :50:19.fantastically well. How are you coming along? You're croc at the
:50:19. > :50:29.moment. Yes, I pulled my thigh in the Champions League game at Old
:50:29. > :50:29.
:50:29. > :50:37.Trafford. Quite a nasty injury. Things going to plan so far. He has
:50:38. > :50:42.had a bad career, hasn't the? Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle
:50:42. > :50:49.and Manchester United. You still look the same age as you did when
:50:49. > :50:53.you were at Liverpool. You ask what player now. You could be at a
:50:53. > :50:58.number of clubs and play week-in, week-out. Is that something you
:50:58. > :51:05.would still like to do before your career ends? You have got to look
:51:05. > :51:14.at it. If I played two games a season, I would not want that. I
:51:14. > :51:16.still think I have a few years left. That will be the case. If I am
:51:16. > :51:24.playing 15 to 20 games for Manchester United, I would like to
:51:24. > :51:33.stay. The least he plays in a season, he plays longer, so we get
:51:33. > :51:38.another contract. -- he gets another contract. Do you harbour
:51:38. > :51:44.hopes of being back in an England top? Obviously I would have to play
:51:44. > :51:52.more regular. At Manchester United, obviously, that would be great. I
:51:52. > :51:58.would have a good chance. I would never say never. I would love to
:51:58. > :52:05.pull on the shirt. Again. It is a magical feeling. Here is one of
:52:05. > :52:15.them. The fancy equipment was not around in those days. It was a low-
:52:15. > :52:17.
:52:17. > :52:27.key first touch. -- lucky. Fantastic goal. Five more games
:52:27. > :52:38.
:52:38. > :52:48.from yesterday. We will start with way of Norwich, but only just.
:52:48. > :52:49.
:52:50. > :52:59.Martin! Steve Morison almost made it two. Shaun Derry will still be
:53:00. > :53:20.
:53:20. > :53:30.wondering how he did not pull QPR put his body between the ball and
:53:30. > :53:47.
:53:47. > :53:51.Ramsey! Should have buried it. Arsenal were not having it all
:53:51. > :53:56.their own way. The goalkeeper had to be at his best to keep the
:53:56. > :54:06.scores level. Even the prolific Robin Van Persie could not find the
:54:06. > :54:22.
:54:22. > :54:30.created the danger. Arsenal are behind. -- John Arne Riise. An own
:54:30. > :54:40.goal by Thomas Vermaelen. Mark Schwarzer kept out Djourou. Still
:54:40. > :54:41.
:54:41. > :54:49.time for Vermaelen to make amends. Everton recorded back-to-back wins
:54:49. > :54:59.for the first time this season while Bolton continued to struggle.
:54:59. > :55:15.
:55:15. > :55:25.Wheater is off. Bolton down to 10 not to give Everton a penalty.
:55:25. > :55:34.
:55:34. > :55:44.City stop the rot while Blackburn Rovers sunk to the bottom. Steven
:55:44. > :55:51.
:55:51. > :56:01.Nzonzi was twice given the benefit loudest cheer of the afternoon.
:56:01. > :56:28.
:56:28. > :56:38.He's turned in by Rory Delap. -- et third. Rochina! Great cole mack. --
:56:38. > :56:43.
:56:43. > :56:49.goal. Steve Bruce was left bemoaning his luck against Wigan.
:56:49. > :56:53.Sebastian Larsson gives Sunderland the lead. Ali Al Habsi stood tall
:56:53. > :57:03.for Wigan to keep his team in it. Sunderland created a host of
:57:03. > :57:04.
:57:04. > :57:11.chances to double their lead. Penalty. You have to say, Larsen
:57:11. > :57:21.did make contact. -- Sebastian Larsson. Calmly done by the
:57:21. > :57:42.
:57:42. > :57:50.Spaniard. Wigan back on level terms. It is two to one, Wigan. It is an
:57:50. > :58:00.awful moment for ways bronc. -- Wes Brown. The disgruntled Sunderland
:58:00. > :58:01.
:58:01. > :58:11.Table toppers Manchester City lead Manchester United by five points.
:58:11. > :58:19.
:58:19. > :58:23.Spurs could go above the defending Michael and Mark, thank you very