:01:51. > :01:55.Liverpool! What a mistake, Well, well, well. Echoes of last
:01:55. > :02:00.season. Perfect opening day. And we have 37 more weekends like it
:02:00. > :02:05.before this trophy goes anywhere. And we will not missable on Match
:02:05. > :02:09.of the Day 2, same place, same time every Sunday. Highlights of all the
:02:09. > :02:11.action and all the best moments from yesterday. Mick McCarthy and
:02:11. > :02:18.Alan Shearer are here to welcome you with their trademark smiles as
:02:18. > :02:22.we had to Anfield. -- we had to Anfield. Liverpool
:02:22. > :02:28.need to get going. Never mind that the debacle at West on, they have
:02:28. > :02:31.lost 10 of their last 15 matches. - - West Brom. They could do with a
:02:31. > :02:36.morale-boosting home win against the champions. The new boss would
:02:36. > :02:41.love to do it his way but a 'A's points that mean everything.
:02:41. > :02:46.Manchester City got all three points last week, something of a
:02:46. > :02:50.speciality for Roberto Mancini's man. They have won all of their
:02:50. > :02:53.last three competitive figures -- fixtures by the same 3-2 scoreline.
:02:53. > :02:58.Great going forward but not so good at the back. Something else for
:02:58. > :03:02.them to worry about as they attempt a first league win at Anfield since
:03:02. > :03:05.a first league win at Anfield since 2003.
:03:05. > :03:09.Better home form is a must if Liverpool are to challenge for a
:03:09. > :03:12.top four place this season. Brendan Rodgers has stated he wants to make
:03:12. > :03:17.Anfield a fortress but his first home league game in charge could
:03:17. > :03:21.hardly be tougher with the champions in town. He has made a
:03:21. > :03:24.big call with his selection, giving a Premier League start to Raheem
:03:24. > :03:34.Sterling, who plays with Stewart Downing dropped and Andy Carroll on
:03:34. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :03:43.Roberto Mancini makes five changes today. Mario Balotelli, James
:03:43. > :03:53.today. Mario Balotelli, James Milner, Nigel de Jong, Kolo Toure
:03:53. > :04:00.
:04:00. > :04:10.referee gets underway, returning to Anfield for the first time since
:04:10. > :04:32.
:04:32. > :04:42.taking charge of a 6-1 FA Cup win Lucas, in the Liverpool Milfield,
:04:42. > :04:59.
:04:59. > :05:04.not moving all that really. -- showed what he could do there. He
:05:04. > :05:10.had been waiting on that far side. When the ball came to them, he
:05:10. > :05:17.wiped that cross in. Rooney tried to get in in front. -- really tried
:05:17. > :05:27.to get in in front. But he could not bring it home. Liverpool have
:05:27. > :05:48.
:05:48. > :05:52.gone in? Not quite. What a lovely escape for Liverpool. Mighty close
:05:52. > :06:02.to putting Manchester City ahead, Carlos Tevez, from the acute test
:06:02. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:26.of angles. -- most acute of angles. The referee thought not. Balotelli
:06:26. > :06:30.is going it alone. He doesn't come close to scoring. The crowd is
:06:30. > :06:40.complain because they felt that Luis Suarez was being held by
:06:40. > :06:42.
:06:42. > :06:51.Vincent Kompany. -- the crowd is discussion with Roberto --
:06:51. > :06:55.Balotelli. So nearly turned into his own net by company. Vincent
:06:55. > :07:05.Kompany put Manchester City ahead here after 31 minutes and he nearly
:07:05. > :07:10.
:07:10. > :07:20.put his team behind after 33 this front of Joe Hart. 1-0 Liverpool!
:07:20. > :07:20.
:07:20. > :07:26.Martin Skrtel. A powerful header to bring the house down. Liverpool had
:07:26. > :07:32.really started to pick it up in the last 10 minutes or so. And it has
:07:32. > :07:39.culminated in this sector. And what a header. Powerful, venomous, and
:07:39. > :07:49.unstoppable from Martin Skrtel. 33 minutes in, and Brendan Rodgers'
:07:49. > :08:13.
:08:13. > :08:23.team are ahead. An eruption of joy this angle how close that was. I do
:08:23. > :08:41.
:08:41. > :08:44.not think it was that close to the golden opportunity for 2-0.
:08:44. > :08:54.Suarez making a run through the centre but he could not get enough
:08:54. > :09:08.
:09:08. > :09:18.count anyway even if Balotelli had not hit the post. The flag went up
:09:18. > :09:18.
:09:18. > :09:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:09:59. > :10:03.equaliser. Yaya Toure. And we are all square at 1-1. Yaya Toure found
:10:03. > :10:12.the net last season in the 3-0 home win over Liverpool for Manchester
:10:12. > :10:20.City. He took his chance there and the ball fell so invitingly for him.
:10:20. > :10:30.And Toure, with a great chance that he was not about to miss. 1-1 and
:10:30. > :10:43.
:10:44. > :10:53.Rodwell, and it has been given. The reverie was in a good position to
:10:54. > :11:01.
:11:01. > :11:09.see. -- a shout. -- the referee. Suarez! What a ball! Fantastic free
:11:09. > :11:18.kick. 2-1 Liverpool. Jack Rodwell, penalised for handball, and why did
:11:18. > :11:23.-- and, boy, did Suarez making! -- make him pay! This goal from Luis
:11:23. > :11:29.Suarez restorers Liverpool's lead. Here is Joe Hart's view. He could
:11:29. > :11:36.not quite get there. Luis Suarez celebrates his first goal of the
:11:36. > :11:43.season. When you're a Liverpool's manager, you really are in the hot
:11:43. > :11:52.seat. Enjoying it today. Johnson nearly goes all the way! Handball,
:11:52. > :11:58.nothing given. Kolarov, the player. Liverpool feel that he handled the
:11:58. > :12:08.ball as they went into the penalty area. There is a suggestion that he
:12:08. > :12:17.
:12:17. > :12:24.fouled Johnson. And there is one careful! It is going to be suited
:12:24. > :12:28.to. What a terrible mistake by Martin Skrtel. -- it is going to be
:12:28. > :12:31.2-2. Manchester City, gifted a route back into the game. He was
:12:32. > :12:36.the hero at one end during the first half with a wonderful goal
:12:36. > :12:42.but he will not want to see this one again. And all all defensive
:12:42. > :12:51.mistake. A symbol finish for Carlos Tevez. Suddenly, Manchester City
:12:51. > :12:55.are right back in the game. 10 minutes ago. And it is to do to. --
:12:55. > :13:05.2-2. If Andy Carroll is coming on, he will not have long to make a
:13:05. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :13:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:13:58. > :14:08.in their mouths for a moment there. Liverpool, are they going to get
:14:08. > :14:08.
:14:08. > :14:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:14:52. > :15:02.there. It is a way by Rodwell. The Rodwell denying a Liverpool goal
:15:02. > :15:08.
:15:09. > :15:13.their cue to leave for the exit. What might have been for Brendan
:15:13. > :15:18.Rodgers and his team. An excellent performance from Liverpool. They
:15:18. > :15:26.were so close to beating the champions. Real frustration in the
:15:26. > :15:35.end. A mistake by Maarten Skrtel ultimately gave Manchester City at
:15:35. > :15:38.We played very well. It was a terrific performance, which is
:15:38. > :15:47.important. We are obviously disappointed at having gone ahead
:15:47. > :15:52.twice we could not have closed the game out. No complaints overall.
:15:53. > :16:02.Sometimes the best team does not always win. Roberto, it was a great
:16:02. > :16:05.game to watch. How was it for you? Also for me. Both teams played well.
:16:05. > :16:10.I think that a draw is the correct result in the end. We did not
:16:10. > :16:20.deserve to lose. The first 15 minutes we played very well and had
:16:20. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:28.a lot of chances. It was very hard. It was an unbelievable game. It was
:16:28. > :16:32.one of the most difficult games I have played in here in England.
:16:32. > :16:36.Your first home League match as Liverpool manager. It is some
:16:36. > :16:41.stadium when the crowd like what they see? Yes, I thought they were
:16:41. > :16:45.brilliant today. It was a wonderful atmosphere. They created an
:16:45. > :16:50.incredible a ringer for the players to play in. Hopefully we will have
:16:50. > :16:57.many more days like that but getting the three points. A really
:16:57. > :17:03.enjoyable way to spend Sunday afternoon. His Joe Allen the poster
:17:03. > :17:07.boy? He had a very good game. As did most of the Liverpool guys. We
:17:07. > :17:12.saw little glimpses of it last weekend without getting the right
:17:12. > :17:20.result. Glen Johnson could kick it long, but chooses do play his way
:17:20. > :17:30.out of trouble. There is no panic. They are all comfortable on the
:17:30. > :17:36.ball. It comes into Caly. How many times have we seen any team on pit
:17:36. > :17:42.long? They are not panicking. They believe that playing that way they
:17:42. > :17:47.will create chances. It worked for him at Swansea. Reina had the
:17:47. > :17:52.chance to kick it long. He played it short. You have to have Midfield
:17:52. > :17:59.players who were willing to do that, take the ball under pressure, the
:17:59. > :18:08.comparable under pressure. Again, no panic. They are comfortable.
:18:08. > :18:14.They are playing football in their own half. Last 10 minutes, that is
:18:14. > :18:21.when you kick the ball long. But no, he takes the gamble to kick it back.
:18:21. > :18:25.That has cost them dearly. Brendan Rogers will take the blame for that.
:18:25. > :18:32.He will say it is his system. Would he say the same in the dressing
:18:32. > :18:41.room? He will have to do. He has got to be consistent, whatever he
:18:41. > :18:51.says to the press. He will be encouraging them to play. He will
:18:51. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :18:59.take the blame for encouraging them to play. It affects Skrtel, the
:18:59. > :19:03.fact that he is right foot. It made it difficult. Brendan had Williams
:19:03. > :19:09.at Swansea who did that brilliantly. A right-footed player playing on
:19:09. > :19:16.the left side. It is finding the right balance. With 10 minutes
:19:16. > :19:25.remaining and you're winning, he asked to go long. There is no doubt
:19:25. > :19:33.that Tevez was cute enough. you're going to work for BBC Sport
:19:33. > :19:41.this year, you have to hate zonal marking. Give me a little bit about
:19:41. > :19:47.it. Why do you hate it? Do those who play at a concede more goals
:19:47. > :19:55.than anybody else? I have been brought up with man-to-man marking.
:19:55. > :20:02.We have conceded bowls doing that, as has those who play zonal marking.
:20:02. > :20:12.-- goals. Manchester City today, I do not know if it is zonal marking
:20:12. > :20:17.
:20:17. > :20:21.or not. These three are marking. But Kolarov has no physical contact.
:20:21. > :20:28.The three guys who were defenders are very good in the air but none
:20:28. > :20:31.of them attacks it. Skrtel get the run. Kolarov should be marking him.
:20:31. > :20:41.He is the only man who is man- marking in the box but he is
:20:41. > :20:46.nowhere near him. It was a great header. Can you pick holes in the
:20:46. > :20:51.second Liverpool goal? I thought Joe Hart had got it wrong. He had
:20:51. > :20:58.not climbed the wall up properly. There is no problem with it. You
:20:58. > :21:08.have got to say, a great ability. Fantastic free kick. You had one
:21:08. > :21:08.
:21:08. > :21:16.guy outside the post. That was Rodwell. You have just got to say,
:21:16. > :21:22.Hans up, a great ability. When they jump, that is all you can do. If
:21:22. > :21:29.they stood still, they may have got their head to it. It is a great
:21:29. > :21:34.free-kick. He will Paul -- City will probably be happy with a point.
:21:34. > :21:39.They do not do very well at Anfield. Liverpool fans will be happy to
:21:39. > :21:49.note that this is the youngest line-up since 2003 to start a match
:21:49. > :21:51.
:21:51. > :21:59.for Liverpool. Four players over 25. Is it the youngest who caught the
:21:59. > :22:04.eye? For me it was. I thought it was Raheem Sterling. He does have a
:22:04. > :22:14.bright future. To put him into a game of that size today, 17, in
:22:14. > :22:20.front of the Kop. He did not let anybody down. Timmy, this was a
:22:20. > :22:28.great ball. Borini should have scored. He is strong. All right, he
:22:28. > :22:36.loses the ball. But what his attitude. -- watch. He get the ball
:22:36. > :22:46.back. He did it all afternoon. Get the ball and getting behind Kolo
:22:46. > :22:50.
:22:50. > :22:57.He tracked back. He has worked so hard in the game. It would have
:22:57. > :23:07.been easy for him to allow him to go on. It shows he is learning the
:23:07. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:14.It is infectious. If you get a young lad like that in the team, he
:23:14. > :23:20.get encouragement. It is infectious. Five changes from the first game to
:23:20. > :23:27.the second game. Is that the modern game or disruptive? It is a bit of
:23:27. > :23:33.both. As a player, if you start well, you want to play in the next
:23:33. > :23:39.game. Arguably the fixture of the weekend when it comes to
:23:39. > :23:45.controversy, Culture Clash and mockery. The Britannia is the
:23:45. > :23:54.loudest Stadium in the Premier League and FA at the one Arsenal
:23:54. > :23:59.come to town. Artists bursars artisans. -- against. If Stoke want
:23:59. > :24:05.any more motivation, they have not won in their last seven league
:24:05. > :24:10.games. What about Arsenal? Another season has started with another
:24:10. > :24:15.captain leading, closely followed by an influential midfielder. Where
:24:15. > :24:20.will the goals come from? So far, they have not been answered. The
:24:20. > :24:30.Gunners insist potty macro title challengers. We will know more
:24:30. > :24:38.
:24:38. > :24:44.about them after a thorough Vito Mannone plays in place of
:24:44. > :24:48.Wojciech Szczesny, injured. Jermaine Pennant plays against his
:24:48. > :24:55.old club because Matthew Etherington is injured. Cameron
:24:55. > :25:05.makes his debut. They have concerned -- confirmed the signing
:25:05. > :25:05.
:25:06. > :25:12.of Edu from Rangers. Olivier Giroud makes his full debut, with Theo
:25:12. > :25:16.Walcott dropping to the bench and Podolski moving wide. Last season
:25:16. > :25:24.they were virtually out of the title race by the end of August.
:25:24. > :25:27.Defeat here today would be deeply unsettling. A raucous atmosphere,
:25:27. > :25:37.as there is for every home game against Arsenal here at the
:25:37. > :26:03.
:26:03. > :26:10.Long's flag. He is off. Good decision. Interesting comments by
:26:10. > :26:16.Tony Pulis today. He says Stoke City must never take their ire of
:26:16. > :26:26.the ball because this league is relentless. -- take their eye off
:26:26. > :26:43.
:26:43. > :26:47.up by Wilkinson. He put his head in the way. He is a brave defender. I
:26:47. > :26:57.just wonder if the referee might have felt that welcomes and stop
:26:57. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:23.the ball with his arm? Podolski hit had to stop his compatriot. You saw
:27:23. > :27:33.the strength of Lucas Podolski. Turned, went for goal. Arteta can
:27:33. > :27:40.
:27:40. > :27:45.hit the ball. So can Podolski. He sent it wide. Stoke fans may have
:27:45. > :27:55.been cheering with delight but Arsenal are controlling things at
:27:55. > :28:27.
:28:27. > :28:37.been asked not's best striker so far. Podolski looks like he is
:28:37. > :29:01.
:29:01. > :29:07.working up a good relationship with Well dealt with by the goalkeeper.
:29:07. > :29:17.The best we have seen from Stoke so far. Gervinho has gone to the
:29:17. > :29:21.
:29:21. > :29:31.Arsenal left. The pass was sold short. He knew he was going to get
:29:31. > :29:46.
:29:46. > :29:56.a whack. Nothing sinister. A wide. Arsenal have not got their
:29:56. > :30:17.
:30:17. > :30:25.Well dealt with. It is Sandy Cassar changed? His team has so far are
:30:25. > :30:35.not inspiring Stoke City. Pennant claims a penalty and a goal kick is
:30:35. > :30:38.
:30:38. > :30:48.given. Pennant digs in deep, running with them. I think that is
:30:48. > :31:02.
:31:02. > :31:10.challenge by Wilkinson. He has always been a committed defender.
:31:10. > :31:19.He does not allowed to challenge us. It is a caution double offence. --
:31:19. > :31:29.pull out of challenges. By that was a dangerous position. Art attack,
:31:29. > :31:29.
:31:29. > :32:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:32:13. > :32:23.that. It was in space. Olivier Giroud had a good chance in the
:32:23. > :32:39.
:32:39. > :32:46.opening game against Sunderland. of opportunity to come. I think
:32:46. > :32:56.that Olivier Giroud's initial touch was poor. The anguish is there,
:32:56. > :33:06.
:33:06. > :33:16.not get the shot away. He did not react quickly enough, he could have
:33:16. > :33:38.
:33:38. > :33:46.between the two clubs, Stoke have the goalkeeper. Stoke City's best
:33:46. > :33:56.chance. It was an easy save, in the end. There is a gap in front of
:33:56. > :33:56.
:33:56. > :34:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:34:38. > :34:46.turn into space. There were two goalkeeper! That would have been
:34:46. > :34:52.outstanding! He is exasperated, because in the middle he had Aaron
:34:52. > :34:56.Ramsey. That would have launched his career in English football. He
:34:56. > :35:00.went for that option instead of squaring it. He was not far away,
:35:00. > :35:03.let's be honest. It would have been a spectacular end to the game, but
:35:03. > :35:08.he is moaning because look at the run through the middle by Aaron
:35:08. > :35:12.Ramsey. Had Olivier Giroud squared Ramsey. Had Olivier Giroud squared
:35:12. > :35:18.it, Arsenal would have won the game. It was a difficult game today. We
:35:18. > :35:23.do not think that we did as well going forward as we are capable of.
:35:23. > :35:29.We have to improve that. The dynamics of the team, they work so
:35:29. > :35:36.hard. They put their bodies in the way, Andy Williamson, stopping that
:35:36. > :35:42.effort going on target. -- Wilkinson. I believe it was a point
:35:42. > :35:47.at Stoke City, and that is normally a good performance. I have regrets
:35:47. > :35:51.today because I think there was more in the game from us. We had a
:35:51. > :35:56.solid performance. We did well with the problems they gave us.
:35:56. > :36:04.Defensively, we were very sorry, but technically a right. We lack
:36:04. > :36:08.some sharpness. -- technically all right. We saw the anger on your
:36:08. > :36:18.face later on when Olivier Giroud chose to shoot. I believe he did
:36:18. > :36:19.
:36:19. > :36:28.not see him. He was just at the start. He decided to shoot. You're
:36:28. > :36:35.right, that was a good moment to win the game. You have been linked
:36:35. > :36:38.with Michael Owen for the last several weeks. I am doing my
:36:38. > :36:46.business when I do my business and you will get to know about it later,
:36:46. > :36:52.sweetie! Lovely stuff. Negatives and plus points from both side. The
:36:52. > :36:57.problem with Arsenal, until they score goals in the Premier League,
:36:57. > :37:02.the initials are D P hang around like a bad spell. -- Robin van
:37:02. > :37:05.Persie. Unfortunately, Olivier Giroud will be compared with van
:37:06. > :37:11.Persie. It is unfair to judge anyone after one game because you
:37:11. > :37:17.only had 10 or 15 minutes last week. He will get better. He has scored
:37:17. > :37:23.goals for Montpellier. He had an incredible chance in the last 10
:37:23. > :37:26.minutes last week which each could have scored. -- which he should
:37:26. > :37:30.have scored. -- which he should have scored. There are things he
:37:30. > :37:36.could do better at. I think his movement here is not quite there.
:37:36. > :37:41.He does not go to the far right. It is a poor ball. He does not ask a
:37:41. > :37:47.question of either defender. It is a poor ball. He might have had a
:37:47. > :37:52.better option if he had gone to the near post. I don't know why he
:37:52. > :37:56.tries to do a bicycle kick here. It is a difficult trick to do. I think
:37:56. > :38:02.he would have been better planting his right foot and volleying it.
:38:03. > :38:08.This one, his job is to hold it up for the three guys coming in, Diaby,
:38:08. > :38:12.Arteta and Chamberlain, but he gets away with it. His touch is not
:38:12. > :38:17.great. Robert half and Shawcross, he will not play against that week
:38:17. > :38:22.in, week out. It was a tough afternoon. This is what Arsene
:38:22. > :38:29.Wenger was on about. Ramsay is making a great run. I'm not sure
:38:29. > :38:38.whether DEC Simone not. If he plays into that space there, that little
:38:38. > :38:42.space. That little space! E can see what Arteta thinks of that decision.
:38:42. > :38:44.-- you can see. If it goes in, everyone is going away with joy. I
:38:44. > :38:48.everyone is going away with joy. I am not a great liberator but I
:38:48. > :38:53.think I know what Arsene Wenger is saying. He will get better.
:38:53. > :38:56.Crosswords, one way or another. If you had not watched that game, and
:38:56. > :39:02.he looked at the statistics you could be forgiven for thinking, how
:39:02. > :39:07.did Arsenal lose? But there are things you cannot measure. We're
:39:07. > :39:11.all in agreement, Stoke City deserved a point. They did. Our son
:39:11. > :39:17.City has said that a point against Stoch is a good point. I don't know
:39:17. > :39:22.how many good chances they had, but it is a good point. There is only
:39:22. > :39:29.one statistic accounts, the result. And discipline for Stoke City,
:39:29. > :39:33.there was just one yellow card. There was only one real miss moment.
:39:33. > :39:39.I think the defence had the better of the game today. There was not a
:39:39. > :39:45.lot of forward play from the beside. I thought Mertesacker was excellent,
:39:45. > :39:49.Vermaelen. Shawcross. A little look at Arsenal, for everything that
:39:49. > :39:54.maybe wasn't right today, is that not their best performance? I can't
:39:54. > :39:57.remember them playing that well at the Britannia for a while. If you
:39:57. > :40:02.asked anyone that goes to Stoke, it is a tough place. Because of
:40:03. > :40:08.awayday play, they close you down and they ask questions of year. I
:40:08. > :40:11.think defensively, Arsenal were very good. -- questions of you.
:40:11. > :40:16.Before we go through yesterday's Before we go through yesterday's
:40:16. > :40:17.goals, let's look at some of the other grandstand moments. It is
:40:17. > :40:23.other grandstand moments. It is Diamond League at Latics in Zurich
:40:23. > :40:33.on Thursday. Usain Bolt, and your hand like all in action. -- your
:40:33. > :40:49.
:40:49. > :40:55.Back to the goals, we start a round-up of Saturday with the
:40:55. > :40:59.round-up of Saturday with the Premier League's big four. OK, so
:40:59. > :41:04.we're just seven days into the new season but the table does not live.
:41:04. > :41:08.The mighty Fulham, Swansea, West Brom and Chelsea are the table
:41:08. > :41:17.toppers, getting off to perfect starts. We begin with the Cottagers
:41:17. > :41:21.against Manchester United. An option to play it to Dembele. It
:41:21. > :41:24.is brilliantly finished! Fulham have the lead, Damien Duff does to
:41:25. > :41:34.get in front of all the Manchester United defenders to score the
:41:34. > :41:39.simplest of goals. Van Persie! That is what the money
:41:39. > :41:49.is for. That is what you get with Robin van Persie. One chance, one
:41:49. > :41:59.
:41:59. > :42:09.Manchester United have the league, Putin by a Tecau laugh. -- have the
:42:09. > :42:15.
:42:16. > :42:22.lead. -- put in by Kagawa. Britain by Raphael. He is having a storming
:42:22. > :42:32.game. Giving Manchester United a 2- 0 lead. He will have a lot to do in
:42:32. > :42:47.
:42:47. > :42:57.the bar. What a mix up, a terrible mix-up! Fulham have got a way back.
:42:57. > :43:05.
:43:05. > :43:11.Fulham fish the ball out of the be stopped and the referee obliges.
:43:11. > :43:15.-- Rooney is hurt. Dear me. That is one hell of a graze. They're not
:43:15. > :43:25.going to carry on. That is superficial damage, I hope, rather
:43:25. > :43:39.
:43:39. > :43:49.kick. It has to be. The defenders won a lazy fit at him. -- the
:43:49. > :43:52.
:43:52. > :43:56.brilliant! Chelsea are publicly saying they cannot challenge for
:43:56. > :44:06.the title against the Manchester clubs but do not believe a word of
:44:06. > :44:18.
:44:18. > :44:28.goal in the Premier League. Put it down to a mistake by a you see you
:44:28. > :44:58.
:44:58. > :45:08.yester line in. -- Jaaskelainen. stadium in recognition of Ledley
:45:08. > :45:12.
:45:12. > :45:16.King, forced to retire over the summer. Assou-Ekotto! Is in!
:45:16. > :45:26.Vicious deflection on its way through. It needed something like
:45:26. > :45:33.that. Spurs' lead. Morris and! Albion level. Tottenham could not
:45:33. > :45:43.clear their lines. James Morrison strokes it home. It is all square
:45:43. > :45:44.
:45:44. > :45:51.Guy Mowbray must have grown up in a tough Council estate because he
:45:51. > :45:58.called the hole in Rooney's leg a slight graze. I am assuming he
:45:58. > :46:06.cannot train at all? Possibly. They can stated. Can he trained when he
:46:06. > :46:11.has got stitches? He cannot swim, he cannot run. That will extend his
:46:11. > :46:21.rehabilitation period. A at on an extra couple of weeks? I think so.
:46:21. > :46:22.
:46:22. > :46:29.Of course. What is the most might have stitches you have got? I got a
:46:29. > :46:38.big scar on my right knee when I had my cruise-ship ligament. Eight
:46:38. > :46:46.inner head wound. The clash of heads. I did the usual. I carried
:46:46. > :46:50.on. Everybody said before a ball was kicked it was a two-horse race.
:46:51. > :46:58.The trophy stays in Manchester. Do we have to rethink already? Three
:46:58. > :47:08.games only for Chelsea but it is style all the way. I think so. But
:47:08. > :47:08.
:47:08. > :47:15.I would expect them to win those games. I think they have had a
:47:15. > :47:20.great start. A would still go with the two Manchester clubs. Before we
:47:20. > :47:25.move on, we should say a proper hello to the man who has joined the
:47:25. > :47:35.BBC team for this season. On less majesty United come knocking. He
:47:35. > :47:46.
:47:46. > :47:51.will drop of Taoiseach like a hot Had he begun to give up hope?
:47:51. > :48:01.you know me at all? Have you ever seen me throughout my career? Any
:48:01. > :48:02.
:48:02. > :48:09.idea what I am about? No yellow cards today? No, I asked all the
:48:09. > :48:19.lads to knock seven shells out of everybody. What the hell were they
:48:19. > :48:28.
:48:28. > :48:33.If we want on television, I would do him! Have a good Saturday night.
:48:33. > :48:42.For a change. My missus will see an eyes smiling kipper instead of that
:48:42. > :48:49.poker face. What is it like preparing for this rather than for
:48:49. > :48:52.football? De you have rituals? quite the same. I was not set in
:48:52. > :49:01.the ladder Archer watching the match and chilling. I was a bit
:49:01. > :49:07.more agitated. -- leather armchair. She married me with a moustache.
:49:07. > :49:11.She obviously loved me with it! have always wondered where Mark
:49:11. > :49:21.Lawrence and's moustache went. do not nowhere my mind but I am
:49:21. > :49:23.
:49:23. > :49:33.glad it did! -- I do not nowhere mind went. How do you get a job as
:49:33. > :49:33.
:49:33. > :49:37.a manager? Is it just about keeping your face in? People meet me in the
:49:37. > :49:46.street and ask me if I have anything lined up. He cannot line
:49:46. > :49:55.anything all. It is impossible. -- UCATT line anything up. You have to
:49:55. > :50:01.wait until somebody gets sacked. How IDG field last Saturday when
:50:01. > :50:07.his kick off? Mixed feelings. But then I saw some of the bad results
:50:07. > :50:15.and I thought I was glad. I look at Mark Hughes and Chris Hughton, and
:50:15. > :50:18.I thought, that will beat off. I still miss it. I remember when Sir
:50:18. > :50:26.Alex Ferguson said it was good to be his last year and he tried a
:50:26. > :50:30.couple of weeks at home for a -- and his wives sent him back. Have
:50:30. > :50:40.you had a similar experience? garden is done, the garage is tidy.
:50:40. > :50:50.All the jobs are done. Do the rest of yesterday's games. A cluster of
:50:50. > :50:54.
:50:54. > :51:00.is fair to say that a few teams were desperate for a win going into
:51:00. > :51:05.the second week of matches. Norwich and QPR were beaten on opening day,
:51:05. > :51:14.they let continue to frustrate, Southampton and Wigan both went
:51:14. > :51:22.down bravely but went down on the last. Villa fans could be forgiven
:51:22. > :51:32.for praying for rain with the rampant Toffee is in town. -- with
:51:32. > :51:32.
:51:32. > :51:42.rampant Everton in town. Pienaar! Brilliant. Steven Pienaar with an
:51:42. > :51:51.
:51:51. > :51:56.absolute beauty. The lay-off by mistake by Shay Given. You have to
:51:57. > :52:06.feel for the goalkeeper. Fellaini celebrates his second bowl of the
:52:07. > :52:07.
:52:07. > :52:15.week. -- his second goal. Jelavic! Terrific play by Everton. When they
:52:15. > :52:25.are in this mood, there are you side to complete them. -- there are
:52:25. > :52:27.
:52:27. > :52:37.could not prevent Villa from at least scoring their first goal of
:52:37. > :53:15.
:53:15. > :53:23.ground and Mark Clattenburg is at the centre of controversy at --
:53:23. > :53:30.once more. Great save. The rebound turned in by Bobby Zamora. Bobby
:53:30. > :53:34.Zamora is inside the penalty area when the penalty kick is taken.
:53:34. > :53:44.Technically that penalty kick should have been retaken. No wonder
:53:44. > :53:59.
:53:59. > :54:09.is last season's top scorer, Di Santo. Kelvin Davis could do
:54:09. > :54:22.
:54:22. > :54:32.jubilant. Does he foul macro en? -- Doherty foul him? And eyes
:54:32. > :54:34.
:54:34. > :54:42.We heard booing at White Hart Lane. We heard booing at Villa Park. To
:54:42. > :54:48.the will mack for the alarm bells? Icy Villa having a real hard season.
:54:48. > :54:58.And wonder where the goals are going to come from. -- I wonder.
:54:58. > :55:06.Darren Bent needs people to create for him. He has a lot of reserves
:55:06. > :55:16.from a couple of years ago in that team. There is no service to Darren
:55:16. > :55:22.
:55:22. > :55:30.Bent. You need guys to create. Michael Owen, possibly? Do not get
:55:30. > :55:38.panicky, let him deal with it. Get some results. What a start for
:55:38. > :55:43.Everton. Two Games in. Viably, genuine contenders for the
:55:43. > :55:53.Champions League spot? Yes. They were brilliant against Manchester
:55:53. > :55:58.United. Normally they are slow starters. Two great result. They
:55:58. > :56:04.are in a group of five teams. side of Merseyside should have the
:56:04. > :56:12.highest expectations? Everton, I think. And I think probably they
:56:12. > :56:22.should. Brendan has taken over. Give him a chance. Let's look at
:56:22. > :56:23.
:56:23. > :56:28.tomorrow's headlines today. Red mist for Martin helps Roberto of
:56:28. > :56:38.Boyd a bleak day on Merseyside. And Arsenal draw blanks again, this
:56:38. > :57:06.
:57:06. > :57:16.An alternative pay bill for you tonight -- table. Average shots on
:57:16. > :57:31.
:57:31. > :57:40.target per game. Ominous signs for Each you enjoyed that, Alan? Do you