:00:54. > :00:58.The Premier League is back, although thanks to the international break,
:00:59. > :01:18.these Manchester United fans have had to wait a couple of weeks to see
:01:19. > :01:20.all their new signings in action. Good evening, welcome to Match Of
:01:21. > :01:22.The Day 2. Myself, Jermaine and Mark have decided to come pitch side for
:01:23. > :01:23.the day's only game. Of course, we'll have all of yesterday's action
:01:24. > :01:27.still to come, and goal of the month for August, but let's get straight
:01:28. > :01:28.to the main event. Both sides have had stuttering starts to this
:01:29. > :01:40.season, this is van Gaal v Redknapp, Manchester United vQPR.
:01:41. > :01:53.It's proving painful for United. Will the new signings do the trick?
:01:54. > :01:58.Kevan Gaal beat QPR? Redknapp knows how to win on this
:01:59. > :02:04.ground in the Cup but not the league and his team come here off the back
:02:05. > :02:07.of a morale-boosting win. The return of Rio is another sub plot in
:02:08. > :02:15.today's drama. Your commentator, Jonathan Pearce.
:02:16. > :02:24.On the 51st anniversary of George Best best's debut, van Gaal
:02:25. > :02:44.temptation of giving one of the new players a start.
:02:45. > :03:00.Standing in their way, Ferdinand keen to impress.
:03:01. > :03:07.United have become nervy at home. He said he didn't get a chance to
:03:08. > :03:14.properly say goodbye to Manchester United fans in May. The Old Trafford
:03:15. > :03:20.Club makes a special presentation and a special man makes it in Sir
:03:21. > :03:26.Bobby Charlton to the defender who won six titles here in his 12 years
:03:27. > :03:31.at the club. It's an emotional day for Rio Ferdinand. You have to put
:03:32. > :03:35.those emotions behind you. Manchester United are unbeat none
:03:36. > :03:41.the last 15 league and cup matches against QPR. It was New Year's Day,
:03:42. > :03:49.1992, when Rangers notched up their one and only victory here. Here is
:03:50. > :04:00.Mata. Rooney. Ferdinand read the situation just in time.
:04:01. > :04:12.QPR lost 2-1 here two seasons ago with a sending off. Very hash, that
:04:13. > :04:21.red card. -- very harsh. Herrera. Neatly done. Mata. Good
:04:22. > :04:29.move Manchester United. Seven goals in 18 for Manchester United Juan
:04:30. > :04:55.Mata. A few eyebrows raised when they signed him last season. He does
:04:56. > :04:56.have the knack of arriving late or getting into good positions on the
:04:57. > :04:57.edge of the box. Something United have missed since Scholes.
:04:58. > :05:22.Roho. Van Persie. Herrera. Took it out of the reach of Herrera.
:05:23. > :05:27.Mata. Comes from Bilbao. Di Maria. Needs a touch and it's gone in all
:05:28. > :05:33.the way! Good start for Manchester United.
:05:34. > :05:38.That's just what they needed. 23 minutes gone.
:05:39. > :05:44.?59 million transfer fee. You can see from the way he set himself up,
:05:45. > :05:54.he was going to bend it in. Looking for the touch.
:05:55. > :05:57.No determined, decisive QPR boot or head. 1-.
:05:58. > :06:35.Di Maria's running the show. Herrera again. Might have been on
:06:36. > :06:41.the line or just in. Kranjcar into space. Well played.
:06:42. > :06:50.Roho. De Gea. Phillips. Evans is on hand. Not too sure what the keeper
:06:51. > :07:17.was doing all the way up there. Roho had the situation in hand really.
:07:18. > :07:29.Ferdinand. Herrera. 2-0. Another of the summer signings gets his first
:07:30. > :07:38.goal for the club. Manchester United deservedly 2-0 up.
:07:39. > :07:42.Great run from Di Maria again. Punishing deep into QPR territory.
:07:43. > :07:58.Perfect ball to Rooney. Back to Herrera. Green had no chance. QPR
:07:59. > :08:03.need to score at least twice now. They have only managed that on this
:08:04. > :08:08.ground on one occasion. I think Di Maria will have Sir Alex
:08:09. > :08:13.excited. The old Manchester United this in
:08:14. > :08:19.the first half. Took a while to get going.
:08:20. > :08:34.Rooney. And they have another! And they've been totally dominant.
:08:35. > :08:44.Manchester United explode back into form easing their way to a victory
:08:45. > :08:51.and Queens Park Rangers are on the back foot. Patience in the build-up,
:08:52. > :09:04.precision in the passing. Back on to his right foot. QPR stood off him.
:09:05. > :09:12.3-0. Three goals in 20 minutes. Manchester United's improvement's
:09:13. > :09:23.come as they come back to 4-4-2. 3-0 up. Rafael. Traore. Certainly can
:09:24. > :09:45.motor and set up a counterattack or two and does so now. Kranjcar. De
:09:46. > :09:52.Gea had to make a save. Rooney. Tussling.
:09:53. > :10:05.Had a promising debut second time around for QPR, Kranjcar. Very good
:10:06. > :10:13.run by Traore who set up the chance. Di Maria. Good movement. Good
:10:14. > :10:19.accuracy in the passing. Rafael on to the return. Looking for Rooney.
:10:20. > :10:24.Comes out for Mata. Rooney. Green saves.
:10:25. > :10:33.Lovely move. Rafael did well. Away from Mata still got the shot away.
:10:34. > :10:37.Rooney helped it on. First effort Manchester United have had on
:10:38. > :10:44.target. Ended up in the back of the net. Standing ovation for Falcao as
:10:45. > :11:08.he warms up for the first time. Smile on the face says it all.
:11:09. > :11:25.Di Maria. Come all the way to Mata. It was oh, so very simple.
:11:26. > :11:28.Manchester United have roared back to their best Queens Park Rangers
:11:29. > :11:33.have not been good enough. No pressure on the ball.
:11:34. > :11:41.No pressure there. Look at Mata in space on the edge. Lovely ball into
:11:42. > :11:49.him. Succinct finish. 4-0 to Manchester United. Two goals already
:11:50. > :11:56.this season. Not wanted by his country at the moment. Falcao and
:11:57. > :12:10.all the rest of the Manchester United supporters wanted him here.
:12:11. > :12:18.Call the bus driver and say "get the engine running".
:12:19. > :12:33.Di Maria. Van Persie! Would have been a lovely goal.
:12:34. > :12:45.Really good ball in from such a gifted footballer.
:12:46. > :13:00.Old Trafford welcome Falcao. Going to a back five. Lots of variations.
:13:01. > :13:05.Here is Valencia. He'll have to adapt his game to suit. Might have a
:13:06. > :13:23.go from there and he did. Falcao denied a debut goal.
:13:24. > :13:42.Falcao. Herrera. Good run by van Persie. Well seen. Januzaj.
:13:43. > :13:46.QPR have been well beaten by Manchester United. Manchester United
:13:47. > :13:51.back to winning ways. Van Gaal's jigsaw beginning to take
:13:52. > :13:56.shape. We get much better, but I'm very
:13:57. > :14:04.happy about the result, the goals that we have made, but also in the
:14:05. > :14:08.second half, we made a lot of chances and that's what I'm pleased
:14:09. > :14:12.about. Three minutes to half time, 1-0 down, gave away a terrible goal,
:14:13. > :14:16.the first goal, needless foul, needless free kick they scored from.
:14:17. > :14:21.I thought we'd come in at 1-0, we are still bang in the game. Had a
:14:22. > :14:25.great chance with Phillips. So to come in 3-0 down when the keeper had
:14:26. > :14:29.a shot to save really first half, you've got to make sure you don't
:14:30. > :14:38.get beat six and sevens. Difficult day today. We got that. We are
:14:39. > :14:46.looking forward to this season. It's important to win the game because we
:14:47. > :14:51.have a long week of work and if we win, we have confidence. This is
:14:52. > :14:58.special because it's also the birthday of my wife and I have
:14:59. > :15:03.already given a present to her but she said that this morning the
:15:04. > :15:04.biggest present shall be the victory of our opponent at Queens Park
:15:05. > :15:16.Rangers and we gave it to her. Well, Mrs Van Gaal will be pleased
:15:17. > :15:21.with her birthday present. It is empty, the stadium, but did you get
:15:22. > :15:26.a sense Manchester United fans were starting to believe again? Yes, it
:15:27. > :15:29.was almost like the start of their season today. Why wouldn't they
:15:30. > :15:35.believe? What a performance from Di Maria today. Played well. Blind put
:15:36. > :15:39.on a steady performance and Falcao lit the place up. There is plenty
:15:40. > :15:44.for Man United to believe in. They would have been worried before, Van
:15:45. > :15:48.Gaal, because so many players not just making their debut, but in
:15:49. > :15:52.different positions. You are at home, under pressure, spending all
:15:53. > :15:57.this money, everyone is saying, show us what you have got. They were
:15:58. > :16:01.fortunate to date in that QPR were abject, for most of the game. Not
:16:02. > :16:07.Manchester United's fault though. I will explore that more, whether they
:16:08. > :16:10.should temper their joy because of the opposition. We will look at a
:16:11. > :16:18.couple of United signings. Their record by, Angel Di Maria. You know
:16:19. > :16:23.what he does? He gets bums off seats and when you look at the Manchester
:16:24. > :16:27.United teams of old, they have always had wingers, for want of a
:16:28. > :16:33.better description, like him, who run at people and take people on. It
:16:34. > :16:38.is very Ryan Giggs like. The great thing about him, he commits people.
:16:39. > :16:43.Manchester United generally, even last season, didn't have any great
:16:44. > :16:48.pace in the team. Some you can -- sometimes you can argue not great
:16:49. > :16:52.with, but today, fantastic. If you are a defender dealing with this,
:16:53. > :16:58.time after time, you will eventually crack. He is fit, Di Maria, and he
:16:59. > :17:05.will take his chance. This is a goal from the free kick, it is across all
:17:06. > :17:10.day long. When you have people in front of you, Rooney and Van Persie,
:17:11. > :17:15.and when he is running at people, Di Maria, all of a sudden, you move,
:17:16. > :17:19.because you think you will get the ball. It was a different Manchester
:17:20. > :17:25.United going forward. I like his work rate, his trickery. He lights
:17:26. > :17:33.up the place, which is needed. This is 100% a cross, going for you. This
:17:34. > :17:38.is what we came to see. This is what you pay your money for. If Van
:17:39. > :17:43.Persie puts that away, that will be on TV for a long time. Very similar
:17:44. > :17:48.to a goal he set up for Argentina against Germany. So we are saying
:17:49. > :17:53.that United fans have to temper it because of QPR's performance. You
:17:54. > :17:59.felt they invited you -- United on to them? QPR did not really turn up.
:18:00. > :18:03.There was too much space. They came to deploy tactical sitting off, but
:18:04. > :18:09.there is sitting off with pressure. They needed to more pressure. You
:18:10. > :18:15.have world-class players here. He is in 20 yards of space and he picks
:18:16. > :18:19.out a pass. He can put it where he wants, no pressure whatsoever. That
:18:20. > :18:24.is all very well from Queens Park Rangers' point of view, until you
:18:25. > :18:28.concede a pass. He can put it where he wants, no pressure whatsoever.
:18:29. > :18:32.That is all very well from Queens Park Rangers' point of view, until
:18:33. > :18:37.you consider goal. That was their plan A. Plan a is fine, until it
:18:38. > :18:41.fails, and they did not have a plan B. Charlie Austin upfront, so many
:18:42. > :18:45.examples of the space. This is the goal, they are yard off all the
:18:46. > :18:49.time. The wide players, Phillips and Hoilett, never really pressed or got
:18:50. > :18:55.forward. Rafael sits at right back and all he does is bomb on, like a
:18:56. > :19:00.training game. If you are in the QPR midfield, and you have, what are you
:19:01. > :19:05.doing? When you go 2-0 down, Harry Redknapp said they did not want to
:19:06. > :19:10.concede six or seven, what are you doing as a midfielder to try to
:19:11. > :19:13.change it? That is when you need the plan B. You need your characters,
:19:14. > :19:18.someone strong enough to say, right, we will change the way we are
:19:19. > :19:23.playing, let's get after them and find them another way. We are a goal
:19:24. > :19:27.down, it is not working, they are on top others. I would have got after
:19:28. > :19:32.them, forced them into corners, put pressure on them. QPR did not play
:19:33. > :19:35.that well today, but there was a couple of occasions when they got
:19:36. > :19:39.after Manchester United and could have opened them up at times. They
:19:40. > :19:44.are not blessed with great pace at the back. When you come to a place
:19:45. > :19:49.like this, the first thing you do the defender, you take a step back.
:19:50. > :19:54.If you have the pace, you take a step forward. They did not do it.
:19:55. > :19:57.You can't individually. It is the same as when they played Spurs, they
:19:58. > :20:01.were beaten 4-0. Your team-mates have depressed as well, otherwise
:20:02. > :20:07.you are picked off. It is something you need to work on. Especially at
:20:08. > :20:12.Manchester United, you will be picked off, as you said. Sometimes
:20:13. > :20:16.there is triggers, like if the right back gets it that is the time for
:20:17. > :20:20.Charlie Austin to come across, close off the space, the midfielders get
:20:21. > :20:24.goal side, then the only ball for Rafael would have been in the
:20:25. > :20:29.channel, which hopefully Caulker or Rio Ferdinand would have been
:20:30. > :20:37.cleaning up. There are triggers, especially if you need to go to plan
:20:38. > :20:45.B. In the press room afterwards, he was in disguise, he talked about
:20:46. > :20:51.Blind afterwards, and it was a compliment, I think, he got it and
:20:52. > :20:55.he gave it. Yes, it was, sweeping up here, he just gives it. For people
:20:56. > :21:00.like Rooney, Van Persie and Di Maria, he is the ideal person to
:21:01. > :21:04.sitting behind. He brings that calmness to the team. He was
:21:05. > :21:09.directing players around the pitch today. He is someone I believe that
:21:10. > :21:15.Van Gaal believes in. He is going to be using him in a lot of the big
:21:16. > :21:21.games this year. I agree. He is going to be using him in a lot of
:21:22. > :21:24.the big games this year. I agree. He's it is very simple, but
:21:25. > :21:28.effective. When the opposition have the ball, he is always in position.
:21:29. > :21:32.That is a major issue for Manchester United in that department. It will
:21:33. > :21:37.be interesting to see what he is like when Silva and other players
:21:38. > :21:41.come around him. They may give him a problem. I don't know how quick he
:21:42. > :21:46.is. It will be interesting when he comes up against better opposition.
:21:47. > :21:49.He might have Carrick, when fit, up alongside him. Manchester United
:21:50. > :21:55.defensively, when they play the bigger sides, is your concern. They
:21:56. > :21:59.played four at the back today, but I think he likes the three. I was not
:22:00. > :22:05.convinced by Manchester United defensively today. They conceded too
:22:06. > :22:10.many chances and QPR left -- let them off the Hulk too many times.
:22:11. > :22:17.There are things they need to sort out. It is a start. Something to
:22:18. > :22:21.build on. Thank you for that. It might be the middle of September but
:22:22. > :22:24.we haven't got around to August's Goal of the Month. Here are the ones
:22:25. > :22:37.you have to pick from. COMMENTATOR:
:22:38. > :22:44.Leighton Baines, does he get it? Yes, he does, Distin is there. Good
:22:45. > :22:49.safe by Schmeichel, McGeady, for Everton. A fantastic finish, Aiden
:22:50. > :22:56.McGeady, for Everton. Scores his first goal for the club!
:22:57. > :23:06.Larsson to deliver the free kick, unmarked at the back post. I had a
:23:07. > :23:11.back across, Cattermole! What a strike from Lee Cattermole! He
:23:12. > :23:21.couldn't have struck it more sweetly.
:23:22. > :23:30.Hazard goes on a mazy run, lays it out towards the right corner of the
:23:31. > :23:35.area. Fabregas, towards Schurrle, to the goal! That was a beautifully
:23:36. > :23:37.crafted bowl -- Gauld by Chelsea and they have come from behind and
:23:38. > :23:55.Schurrle has put Chelsea in front. Got the better off Kolarov. Running
:23:56. > :24:04.straight at Fernandinho, and passed him. A brilliant start from Diouf,
:24:05. > :24:08.and it is in! Diouf, the former Manchester United man, makes a huge
:24:09. > :24:16.mark on his return to the Premier League.
:24:17. > :24:24.Straight to Sigurdsson, away by Dawson, Routledge, 2-0! Clinical
:24:25. > :24:35.finish from Wayne Routledge. Doesn't he take it well?
:24:36. > :24:44.Defending to do here with Moreno charging forward. Moreno's shot,
:24:45. > :24:48.3-0. Alberto Moreno with a marvellous goal! Ten yards inside
:24:49. > :24:51.his own half of the field, the Spaniard starts running and he
:24:52. > :24:52.doesn't stop before he is celebrating a wonderful goal in
:24:53. > :24:59.front of the Liverpool fans. You can now vote via the BBC sport
:25:00. > :25:04.website, clicking on the goal of your choice, or you can tweet the
:25:05. > :25:07.hashtag of the goal you liked best. I'll be announcing the result
:25:08. > :25:16.on the Monday Night club and you'll also find the result on
:25:17. > :25:29.Twitter and the BBC Sport website. Next, to Crystal Palace, and an old
:25:30. > :25:33.face was returning to Selhurst Park. As well as Kevin Day, Neil Warnock
:25:34. > :25:37.was back as well. The new manager of Crystal Palace is
:25:38. > :25:42.the ex-manager of Crystal Palace. The new young star striker of
:25:43. > :25:44.Crystal Palace is the old star striker of Crystal Palace. You get
:25:45. > :25:58.the picture. They have gone back to the future.
:25:59. > :26:03.Since Neil Warnock was last here in 2010, Crystal Palace have had four
:26:04. > :26:07.managers, four caretaker managers, a bankruptcy hearing, a promotion to
:26:08. > :26:11.the Premier League, and a great escape. It is a blog that even
:26:12. > :26:16.Hollywood would think was far-fetched. -- it is a plot. What
:26:17. > :26:21.are the fans think? Give him a chance, see what happens. I am a
:26:22. > :26:29.little bit disappointed. Given we finished 11th, last season, I
:26:30. > :26:33.thought we would push on more. It is very confusing, with all these old
:26:34. > :26:39.faces coming back. I need to check something. What year is it? 2014,
:26:40. > :26:47.dipstick. Sheron -- she loves me really. Kenny Sampson, Palace
:26:48. > :26:54.legend, this is futuristic compared to our day, isn't it? The atmosphere
:26:55. > :26:59.here family orientated. I see people working here when I was playing,
:27:00. > :27:03.1977. It is an amazing family football club. I am so pleased they
:27:04. > :27:09.are back in the Premiership. Andy Johnson's magic, he wears a magic
:27:10. > :27:18.hat. What about him? Perhaps we get him back. Andy Johnson is a hero at
:27:19. > :27:29.Palace. If he comes off the bench and scores, Iliad. Wolves coming
:27:30. > :27:36.back is fantastic, isn't it? Let's hope it provides the magic today.
:27:37. > :27:40.Back to the future is all very well, but for the present it is about
:27:41. > :27:41.getting back to winning ways for Crystal Palace, and the visitors,
:27:42. > :27:58.Burnley. You know what, that wasn't far away.
:27:59. > :28:06.Off the crossbar, from Scott Dann. He has released Zaha, two on three,
:28:07. > :28:14.Wilfried Zaha, on his home debut for the second time, and he nearly got
:28:15. > :28:21.over the line. Janowicz appeared to be dragged down and that is going to
:28:22. > :28:25.be a penalty -- Jutkiewicz. Scott Arfield is the only man to have
:28:26. > :28:31.scored in the Premier League this season, for Burnley. Saved! Julian
:28:32. > :28:39.Speroni is the hero of the hour for Crystal Palace! It is great to be
:28:40. > :28:44.back. I look around today and it is a special place. I am determined I
:28:45. > :28:50.am going to enjoy this season, come what may, and I want the lads to
:28:51. > :28:55.have a go. Were you on your tractor when you got the phone call? No, I
:28:56. > :28:59.wasn't, but it makes a good story. You joked about being sentenced
:29:00. > :29:04.choice for the club. I did not mind if I was ten or 15 stories. The
:29:05. > :29:08.opportunity to take it and become manager is fantastic. I am proud of
:29:09. > :29:12.it, mate. Did you understand there might be resistance from some fans
:29:13. > :29:17.who remember the circumstances of you leaving? You saw the welcome
:29:18. > :29:22.they gave me today, so that answers your question. Last season as a
:29:23. > :29:27.tough act to follow. We can go anywhere and get results. We can
:29:28. > :29:32.enjoy ourselves. But other people write us off, we have been written
:29:33. > :29:37.off a few times, so why not? So not the best game and not the best
:29:38. > :29:41.results, but hey, Neil Warnock is still unbeaten. Onwards and upwards.
:29:42. > :29:55.Would you like back to the future poster? Are welcome.
:29:56. > :30:00.Yes, because it turned into more like Warnock coming back. That's why
:30:01. > :30:02.we were there. I think certainly Burnley will be more pleased with
:30:03. > :30:09.their point but the problem I think for both teams is going to be goals.
:30:10. > :30:15.I suppose it was evident in the fact that after a missed penalty or, when
:30:16. > :30:20.you say this, Speroni is being done a disservice? Yes, a fantastic save.
:30:21. > :30:24.These are two teams I think will be down there. That's definitely a
:30:25. > :30:28.point dropped. They have got to realise where they
:30:29. > :30:32.are, so in some ways he'll take positives at getting that point?
:30:33. > :30:36.Yes, they can take positives. I don't think they deserved to win the
:30:37. > :30:40.game. When you get those opportunities, like a penalty many
:30:41. > :30:44.the last minute, sticking them away becomes important. It was a great
:30:45. > :30:50.save from Speroni. And he's out for a while now which makes it more of a
:30:51. > :30:54.problem in terms of goal scoring for that side. Let's move to sides
:30:55. > :30:56.who'll fancy a go at the title this season. Here is more of today's
:30:57. > :31:18.action. Good run. Trying to stay on side.
:31:19. > :31:23.Taylor's through. Own goal. It's John Terry.
:31:24. > :31:30.Swansea have taken the lead and the Chelsea captain couldn't divert the
:31:31. > :31:40.cross anywhere but into his own net. Costas there. Equalised. Goodness
:31:41. > :31:49.me, already, in three-and-a-half games he has so many goals.
:31:50. > :31:54.Fabregas. Costa. And he's done it again! Stamford Bridge rising to a
:31:55. > :32:12.new hero. The owner's pleased. Hazard back to Ramires. Costa!
:32:13. > :32:20.Is he off side? No. It's the hat trick. It's three!
:32:21. > :32:26.Just gets goals out of nowhere, this guy.
:32:27. > :32:50.He'll be well pleased. Goodness me. Remy. Only a few
:32:51. > :32:57.minutes after coming on. He's another natural finisher.
:32:58. > :33:07.Lovely ball played through for Shelvey who scores. Good ball. But
:33:08. > :33:17.it's 12 out of 12 for Chelsea. Swansea's run is over.
:33:18. > :33:29.Back pass coming through to Welbeck. Oh, great finish! It's hit the post!
:33:30. > :33:35.Almost a magnificent finish. I thought it was in. I don't think I
:33:36. > :33:40.was the only one. Flamini. Come off Aguero. Navas may well keep this in
:33:41. > :33:46.play. He has. He's lightning. Navas for City. Lovely ball. Aguero. 1-0.
:33:47. > :33:50.What a wonderful counterattacking goal by Manchester City. 28th minute
:33:51. > :33:59.of the game and the champions are in front at Arsenal.
:34:00. > :34:11.Sanchez through. Ramsay on to Wilshere. Clichy. Brilliantly done!
:34:12. > :34:22.Brilliantly done by Wilshere. That is a high quality goal.
:34:23. > :34:28.Ozil. Ramsay. Lovely little dink. Out by Kompany. Back by Wilshere.
:34:29. > :34:38.Sanchez. Arsenal 2, Manchester City 1. Sanchez. The game has been turned
:34:39. > :34:48.on its head. First Wilshere, now Sanchez. 2-1 Arsenal.
:34:49. > :34:53.Kolarov here. It's swept its way in. A brilliant header. Demichelis with
:34:54. > :35:09.the header for Manchester City. It's 2-2.
:35:10. > :35:18.Goalwards. In the back of the net! Aston Villa have the lead and it's
:35:19. > :35:26.Agbonlahor who takes the plaudits. Just signed a new four-year deal.
:35:27. > :35:30.That's the way to celebrate it. Aston Villa silencing the Kop.
:35:31. > :35:35.Coutinho rolling in. Hutton did very well. Sterling hit his own player.
:35:36. > :35:38.Henderson. When things like that happen, you begin to sense it's not
:35:39. > :35:45.your day. Let's start to have a look at the
:35:46. > :35:50.games with Villa's win. Before I ask you about Liverpool, you have to
:35:51. > :35:53.give immense credit to Villa and how they've started the season? People
:35:54. > :35:57.kept talking about the games that they had to come and hall was the
:35:58. > :36:01.first of those games and they have gone to Anfield and put in a really
:36:02. > :36:04.disciplined performance and nicked the win which will fill them with
:36:05. > :36:11.immense confidence along with a clean sheet. We touched on that this
:36:12. > :36:16.lunch time, that the move for Senderos was mocked in some quarters
:36:17. > :36:22.during the somer, wasn't it? It was mocked, yes. You talk about a mayer
:36:23. > :36:26.like Senderos and you think, he speaks five languages, you are not
:36:27. > :36:32.saying he's absolutely brilliant but he's had a great start. That's what
:36:33. > :36:37.some of the younger ones have needed at the back? What Lambert had to do,
:36:38. > :36:43.he gave the youngsters a chance. He's said right, everyone's got
:36:44. > :36:48.their chance now, I'm bringing back the players I want to bring back.
:36:49. > :36:54.It's steadied the ship. It was three or four clean sheets they've had.
:36:55. > :37:02.What a basis that is to go from. They were all English. Westwood... .
:37:03. > :37:08.I was testing you. Hopefully I know a bit of what I'm talking about.
:37:09. > :37:12.Were you surprised at Sterling? Yes. Even though Rodgers says he has to
:37:13. > :37:15.protect his development? Only played four games in the season and Tuesday
:37:16. > :37:20.night's game in the Champions League, it's great for Liverpool to
:37:21. > :37:23.be back in it, but everyone knows that Suarez has gone so you are
:37:24. > :37:27.going to struggle to replace his goals. Sturridge is injured,
:37:28. > :37:33.Balotelli's just come in, you have to play Sterling because he would
:37:34. > :37:38.have given over 90 minutes, far more problems than the other players. Is
:37:39. > :37:43.it going to be difficult to keep up with sides like Chelsea? No. It's a
:37:44. > :37:47.long season. Chelsea have got off to an absolute flyer but they'll come
:37:48. > :37:53.up against tough times as well. Manchester City next week?
:37:54. > :37:57.Precisely. They'll have injuries, so Gerry Adams need rotating. Costa is
:37:58. > :38:02.important to them but I personally think Chelsea are going to run away
:38:03. > :38:06.with it but they are not goners yet. The Champions League is massive.
:38:07. > :38:09.Also, your immediate gains after the Champions League, are you home,
:38:10. > :38:14.away, travelling midweek et cetera. As the season goes on, we expect
:38:15. > :38:17.Chelsea to be in the last eight, last four of the Champions League,
:38:18. > :38:21.so you never know, but listen, we have had the transfer deadline. You
:38:22. > :38:24.look at the season so far, it's very short, but Chelsea have done
:38:25. > :38:28.absolutely everything right. They have done nothing wrong. Players in,
:38:29. > :38:34.players out, the results, the way they are playing. They look more of
:38:35. > :38:38.an attacking team since Mourinho went to Madrid and managed, where
:38:39. > :38:43.they demand that you two forward, he's gone from a little glass half
:38:44. > :38:49.empty to more like glass half full I think as a coach. If the glass is
:38:50. > :38:53.half full as far as Jose Mourinho is concerned, it's half empty as far as
:38:54. > :38:57.Alan Pardew is concerned. All the rest of yesterday's goals now,
:38:58. > :39:12.starting with the manager under the most pressure.
:39:13. > :39:46.Already looking at very smart goals from him.
:39:47. > :39:52.It was a shot. Stays down. Pele. Newcastle's defence has looked shaky
:39:53. > :40:03.since the off and they've got to improve. Pele has his second goal --
:40:04. > :40:08.Pelle. Coming in behind Williamson. And
:40:09. > :40:13.it's three! The kamikaze defending from
:40:14. > :40:20.Newcastle. And he gets his first ever Premier League goal. The assist
:40:21. > :40:27.belongs to Williamson. Looks like a Sunday league team at
:40:28. > :40:38.the back. A bad Sunday league team. Lovely touch. Movement.
:40:39. > :40:44.Schneiderlin. 4-0 Southampton. Schneiderlin with his first ever
:40:45. > :40:51.goal for Southampton. Alan Pardew was his manager here. Might have
:40:52. > :40:55.helped with the demise of Alan Pardew. Delicious finish. Big
:40:56. > :41:08.decision has got to be made by Mike Ashley.
:41:09. > :41:21.Adebayor. Shooting chance. Another one Parried off. It's put in. And
:41:22. > :41:24.Spurs have the lead. Chadli. Third goal of the season for the Belgian
:41:25. > :41:36.international. Larsson. Chance for Johnson. Can't
:41:37. > :41:41.keep it out. 1-1! What a start to the game. Classic
:41:42. > :41:49.piece of tricky play from Johnson. You won't find a footba supporter
:41:50. > :41:55.from the country who doesn't love to see wingers and defenders.
:41:56. > :42:04.Cattermole hasn't got that. Adebayor.
:42:05. > :42:08.Chadli. Two rebounds. Ericsson in. It's taken Tottenham two minutes
:42:09. > :42:16.from the start again. Ericsson on the side. It's going to be a flick
:42:17. > :42:24.into the middle. Missed by everybody. It's gone in. It's an own
:42:25. > :42:31.goal. Sunderland level again. Last touch was Kane. Pochettino will
:42:32. > :42:39.be furious. Sunderland 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
:42:40. > :42:49.Either side can be happy at the way they have started this season.
:42:50. > :42:54.Lukaku shot into the net. Second minute of the game!
:42:55. > :43:02.Lukaku scores against the team he was on loan to. His first goal of
:43:03. > :43:06.the season, sublime finish. And modest in the way he celebrated that
:43:07. > :43:14.goal in deference to the fans who used to support him.
:43:15. > :43:23.Lukaku. Great shot blocked. Oh, my word, should have been 2-0. What a
:43:24. > :43:29.miss by Naismith. Scored in every league game for Everton this season.
:43:30. > :43:42.Promising. What a mistake from the goalkeeper. Scores the second goal.
:43:43. > :43:54.His mistake without any question whatsoever.
:43:55. > :44:06.Cleverly done. Drinkwater.
:44:07. > :44:15.Konchesky. 1-0 Leicester! And the Argentinian's done it again.
:44:16. > :44:20.Fine finish. After waiting almost a decade, Leicester City have a win
:44:21. > :44:30.again in the top flight. We have to put that to You,
:44:31. > :44:35.Newcastle's performance. 39% Ashley, 25% for the players, the rest for
:44:36. > :44:41.Pardew. Shared responsibility? Yes. For me, yesterday's performance was
:44:42. > :44:45.typical of a club that's in crisis, number one, and, you know, when it's
:44:46. > :44:49.not been run right at the top, that filters down on to the pitch.
:44:50. > :44:53.Defence evidently, they were terrible yesterday. Newcastle's lost
:44:54. > :44:59.their identity as a whole, the way they are. When I was at the club,
:45:00. > :45:02.there was the likes of Shearer, Speed and Dyer, mayors that were
:45:03. > :45:11.there to help me out. You could go to these players. I just don't see
:45:12. > :45:16.that in Newcastle any more. You cannot keep selling your better
:45:17. > :45:21.players. You will struggle. Lots of clubs sell their best players. It is
:45:22. > :45:26.how you replace them. They have been spoiled little bit, you know how
:45:27. > :45:30.they bought those players three or four years ago, relatively cheap
:45:31. > :45:34.fees, trained them on and sold them on, it doesn't happen every year.
:45:35. > :45:38.They had a spectacular time, bringing in those players. Sometimes
:45:39. > :45:43.the market doesn't work and when you start to lose games, it is no wonder
:45:44. > :45:46.the manager is under pressure. Do you think they are trying to
:45:47. > :45:52.replicate what they did two three years ago? Absolutely. What is Mike
:45:53. > :45:57.Ashley good at? Use a successful businessman. He will think he can
:45:58. > :46:02.buy someone a ?5 million, train them up, then sell them for ?20 million.
:46:03. > :46:07.But it can't happen all the time. You say they are in crisis. It is
:46:08. > :46:12.too early to say that Chelsea are too difficult to keep up with, is it
:46:13. > :46:16.too early to say that Newcastle are in a lot of trouble? It is a
:46:17. > :46:21.ruthless league. Christmas soon creeps up on you. Once that is
:46:22. > :46:25.there, the teams in the bottom three are likely to go down if they are
:46:26. > :46:28.still there at Christmas. Newcastle really need to do something. Pardew
:46:29. > :46:34.is under immense pressure. Does it fall on his head? I am not sure. I
:46:35. > :46:39.am not sure how much control he has at the club. Again, another team
:46:40. > :46:43.that don't look like they can score goals, one of probably telling the
:46:44. > :46:46.Premier League. Two good, two bad to come in a moment but first, this is
:46:47. > :47:07.what the Premier League table looks. Here is two good, two bad. Save of
:47:08. > :47:15.the weekend came from Julian Speroni, at Palace. Jefferson
:47:16. > :47:23.Montero might be new to the Premier League, but he isn't intimidated by
:47:24. > :47:29.reputations. Having watched his wife on last year's strictly macro, Peter
:47:30. > :47:36.Crouch evidently picked up some tips -- on last year's strictly come
:47:37. > :47:43.dancing. This is him, because as you know, it never fails to amuse. The
:47:44. > :47:50.weekend was simply bad all round for him. And Francis Bob Marley is just
:47:51. > :47:56.good, good, good. He has been running to every Premier League
:47:57. > :48:01.ground for charity, the equivalent of two marathons for two weeks. That
:48:02. > :48:07.is it for tonight, thank you for Jermaine Jenas and Mark being here.
:48:08. > :48:11.Earlier, we saw Rio Ferdinand return to Old Trafford and get cheered by
:48:12. > :48:16.the fans. But not every player when they come up against their old club,
:48:17. > :48:29.gets jeered. Quite a lot get booed. Good night.
:48:30. > :49:05.It's summer term! CHEERING