:01:15. > :01:47.believe it. Simply stunning strike. The dream has vanished.
:01:48. > :01:56.If you have had a heavy weekend, that might not have helped, but we
:01:57. > :01:59.go again and we hope you are up for it. Every week we will bring you the
:02:00. > :02:06.best of Sunday's game. This is also the home of goal of the month. And
:02:07. > :02:12.tonight we throw in the expertise of Danny Murphy and Philip Neville as
:02:13. > :02:14.well. Time now for our first action and it involved two teams who saw a
:02:15. > :02:25.few high-profile departures this summer. Luis Suarez's goal/Liverpool
:02:26. > :02:33.to the brink of the title last season, but after he left his mark
:02:34. > :02:37.on the World Cup, Barcelona paid ?75 million to take him to Spain. That
:02:38. > :02:43.left Rendon Rogers with the cash to bring in eight players. It has not
:02:44. > :02:47.been one high-profile departure from Southampton, but five. Luke Shaw and
:02:48. > :02:52.Calum Chambers to Manchester United and Arsenal respect the body. And
:02:53. > :02:57.today's opponents have taken three of them. Your commentator is Steve
:02:58. > :03:38.Bower. Ten new faces. There are four debutants for
:03:39. > :03:44.Southampton. Morgan Schneiderlin wasn't in a fit, mental or physical
:03:45. > :03:51.status to play and made some interest from Spurs. Steven Gerrard,
:03:52. > :04:03.his 16th season in the Liverpool first-team. Overhit by Henderson.
:04:04. > :04:11.Sturridge. Great drive from Daniel Sturridge. 21 goals last season.
:04:12. > :04:19.Just over the crossbar. Liverpool looking to get off to a positive
:04:20. > :04:33.start. 26 Premier League victories last season. Good work from
:04:34. > :04:36.Henderson. Chants Bahrain Sterling! Liverpool in front. 23 minutes into
:04:37. > :04:43.the new season. Liverpool in front. 23 minutes into
:04:44. > :04:50.the -- chants for Rahim Sterling. Jordan Henderson 18, road the second
:04:51. > :04:55.challenge, he saw Sterling and what an inch perfect pass it was from
:04:56. > :05:02.Jordan Henderson and Rahim Sterling did the rest. Tremendous vision from
:05:03. > :05:14.the English international. One touch from Sterling. Liverpool only failed
:05:15. > :05:24.to score three times last season. It is Southampton who need to score
:05:25. > :05:37.today. Southampton free kick and it will be the yellow card. He will
:05:38. > :05:37.have to be careful for the remainder of this game.
:05:38. > :05:48.will be the yellow card. He will have to be careful Simon Mignolet
:05:49. > :06:03.had to keep his eye and bat and he was not prepared to take any
:06:04. > :06:13.chances. There was a wicked end on this. It is a blustery day as well.
:06:14. > :06:17.-- wicked band. Schneiderlin tried his luck. Simon Mignolet managed to
:06:18. > :06:29.tip it over. He was at full stretch. Southampton, in the last 15
:06:30. > :06:32.minutes have come into this game. Final few seconds of the first half.
:06:33. > :06:41.This will be the last action of the first half. Forster it out and the
:06:42. > :07:04.offside flag was up. It was effective from Fraser Forster.
:07:05. > :07:24.Well wide in the end from victim one minute at -- Victor Wanyama. A
:07:25. > :07:34.little untidy from Liverpool defending. Victor Wanyama. Looking
:07:35. > :07:44.fit addict. Keogh was covering. Promising again from Southampton.
:07:45. > :07:52.Nathaniel Clyne. He has gone again. Opportunity! 1-1. Brilliantly worked
:07:53. > :08:00.and fantastic finish. Southampton level through Nathaniel Clyne. His
:08:01. > :08:05.second ever Premier League goal. They have been patient. It has
:08:06. > :08:16.arrived. Liverpool stood off him here at the beginning of the move.
:08:17. > :08:23.Fantastic touch from the Serbian, Caddick. His only previous league
:08:24. > :08:48.goal for the club game against Aston Villa. Big moment for Ronald Koeman.
:08:49. > :08:54.Back to James Ward Krause. Davis! What a chance for Southampton. That
:08:55. > :09:12.is a let off for Liverpool. The new manager could not leave it. --
:09:13. > :09:19.believe it. Pelle! Liverpool finally get it clear. Nathaniel Clyne and
:09:20. > :09:36.Tadic in nearly linking up again. The combination for the Southampton
:09:37. > :09:47.goal. Lambert's first touch! Almost fairy tale. Lambert. Against his
:09:48. > :09:56.former team-mates who know him so well. Steven Gerrard. Suddenly more
:09:57. > :10:09.urgency about Liverpool. They needed to be. Ask the head of Maya Yoshida.
:10:10. > :10:22.Henderson. Sterling came in. Sturridge! 2-1 Liverpool. Daniel
:10:23. > :10:30.Sturridge... Who scored 21 Premier League goals last season gets a very
:10:31. > :10:37.important goal for Liverpool on the opening day of this season.
:10:38. > :10:43.Southampton just could not clear it. Victor Wanyama tried. The man who
:10:44. > :10:54.scored in the first four Premier League games of last season,
:10:55. > :11:02.restored Liverpool's lead. That is what it means to Brendan Rodgers.
:11:03. > :11:10.Three minutes to go. Bringing Nathaniel Clyne into play. He has
:11:11. > :11:17.got to go alone. Still managed to get it across. Shane Long was
:11:18. > :11:23.waiting for the Bali. Desperate defending from Liverpool.
:11:24. > :11:29.Schneiderlin! Did it go in? Shane Long has missed a golden
:11:30. > :11:38.opportunity. What another big moment that was. Liverpool, static. That
:11:39. > :11:42.definitely did not go over the line, but perhaps it should have done from
:11:43. > :11:51.Shane Long the second time. Thundering effort from Schneiderlin,
:11:52. > :11:55.which Simon Mignolet got a hand to. It was a good moment from the
:11:56. > :11:59.Liverpool goalkeeper. We knew it was going to be a tough game. We are
:12:00. > :12:04.used to winning at home, but they are not all comfortable. That
:12:05. > :12:11.last-minute save from Simon Mignolet was brilliant. Very disappointed
:12:12. > :12:16.about the final score. I felt we played a great second half and we
:12:17. > :12:22.got the best chances to score and win. But we deserved a draw, we
:12:23. > :12:30.deserved not to lose, but sometimes it is the difficult part. Do the
:12:31. > :12:34.club have a point to prove, you are a new face after the well-documented
:12:35. > :12:38.ones who have left? Yes, I think everyone wants to show their new
:12:39. > :12:46.players and they want to show we are good players and Southampton is a
:12:47. > :12:51.good club. Do you feel more responsibility now as the main
:12:52. > :12:56.striker? The extra responsibility comes from everybody else. If I have
:12:57. > :13:01.added responsibility, then I guess it is me. From a personal point of
:13:02. > :13:06.view I go into every game with the same mentality and my team-mates
:13:07. > :13:07.helped me out to score goals and I do my best to create chances for
:13:08. > :13:20.them also. Maybe we should not read too much
:13:21. > :13:23.into early performances? Liverpool are not as fluid and creative as
:13:24. > :13:27.they normally are but they want. Southampton with the better team in
:13:28. > :13:32.the second half and had many positives from the game. We were
:13:33. > :13:38.talking about them losing so many players, they can be very pleased
:13:39. > :13:42.with the performance. We can look at Daniel Sturridge, let's not look at
:13:43. > :13:46.the responsibility, because his and set confused me, but it is how his
:13:47. > :13:54.role might evolve without Luis Suarez. It is not just his role, it
:13:55. > :13:57.is everyone around him. He likes to go out into wide areas and plays a
:13:58. > :14:03.little bit loose. We saw that last season a lot. He want onto the
:14:04. > :14:09.right-hand side. A lot of the players, he squares up and create
:14:10. > :14:13.one against one situations. On the right-hand side, you need
:14:14. > :14:23.penetration. The centre-backs are not occupied. This run was from
:14:24. > :14:27.Raheem Sterling. That was the first example in the game where they had
:14:28. > :14:29.penetration. This is the second example.
:14:30. > :14:30.example in the game where they had penetration. This is the They get
:14:31. > :14:38.the ball on the right hand side. Look runs from Lucas and Coutinho.
:14:39. > :14:49.It is crucial for Liverpool, particularly when they are playing
:14:50. > :14:55.one up front. This is the goal. I think it is the pass of the weekend
:14:56. > :14:58.from Jordan Henderson. But it was the run from Raheem Sterling that
:14:59. > :15:09.made a fantastic goal. This is his bread and butter. He needs to spend
:15:10. > :15:16.more time in these central areas. It was a poacher's effort. When we're
:15:17. > :15:17.talking about responsibility, there is responsibility on the midfielders
:15:18. > :15:19.and responsibility on players like Sterling and Coutinho as well. He is
:15:20. > :15:26.a loose centre forward, he likes to go into wide areas, has blistering
:15:27. > :15:30.pace. It is up to the likes of Sterling to make those runs. Let's
:15:31. > :15:36.look at the positives for Southampton? There were many.
:15:37. > :15:47.Schneiderlin and Victor Wanyama were fantastic. Schneiderlin especially,
:15:48. > :15:54.at the recent troubles. And the new player, Tadic. He is creative,
:15:55. > :15:55.scores goals and makes goals. He was trying to penetrate the Liverpool
:15:56. > :16:01.back four, picked people out. Comfortable in possession. A lot of
:16:02. > :16:06.players we see have taken time to adapt. He has gone to Anfield, got
:16:07. > :16:12.on the ball. As a midfielder you have to make things happen. That did
:16:13. > :16:16.not quite work, but he did not give up. Good turn here, brave again.
:16:17. > :16:22.Keeps popping up in these little positions. Little reverse passive
:16:23. > :16:28.with the right foot. Nearly comes to a goal. This is what he was like all
:16:29. > :16:35.afternoon. He got his reward with a wonderful bit of skill. With Adam
:16:36. > :16:40.Lallana leaving and the other players, they will rely on players
:16:41. > :16:44.like him to create. This is as good a piece of skill as I have seen all
:16:45. > :16:50.weekend. When he went off, they lost a bit of balance. They brought Shane
:16:51. > :16:54.Long on to replace Tadic and the Liverpool winner came from the
:16:55. > :16:59.right-hand side. You find it refreshing somebody comes in on the
:17:00. > :17:06.opening weekend, and don't use the cliche to get used to the Premier
:17:07. > :17:12.League? He is an unknown to a lot of people who don't follow the Dutch
:17:13. > :17:17.league, and they gifted on the ball. It is having the mentality to go and
:17:18. > :17:22.get on the ball away from home. You could argue Southampton had the
:17:23. > :17:24.better chances in the second half? They were the better team in the
:17:25. > :17:33.second half. M. Steven Davis should have put his foot through the ball.
:17:34. > :17:38.Reverse pass, great tackle from Martin scuttle and Johnson. This
:17:39. > :17:44.false to Schneiderlin and with his performance, deserved this. Shane
:17:45. > :17:49.Long will not sleep tonight thinking about that. You will see a wonderful
:17:50. > :17:57.save from Simon Mignolet. You are talking about top polity. It gave
:17:58. > :18:06.Liverpool the three points because that was at 2-1. If that had gone in
:18:07. > :18:12.the net, would they have blown for a foul? I think there was a little
:18:13. > :18:22.nudge, but they will not sleep tonight after missing that. Where
:18:23. > :18:30.would you strengthen Liverpool? There has been a lot of talk about a
:18:31. > :18:33.new striker being needed. They have creativity in the team so a striker
:18:34. > :18:47.with the good. I am worried in the midfield area. If Steven Gerrard
:18:48. > :18:55.gets injured,. Yes, they have brought in Can, but he is Young and
:18:56. > :19:00.inexperienced. Somebody like Schneiderlin would be good. He has
:19:01. > :19:06.top-flight experience. I worry for them in the midfield areas if they
:19:07. > :19:08.get some injuries in the season. You are not likely to be Liverpool
:19:09. > :19:16.manager, where would you strengthen midfield? No, centre forward. Now,
:19:17. > :19:46.onto the looked at the champions. No grade. It could be five. It is
:19:47. > :19:57.five. Fernandinho. Edin Dzeko, 1-0, Manchester City. That blue Moon has
:19:58. > :20:04.risen again. Manchester City, Premier League champions. And this
:20:05. > :20:08.is where the title defence begins, a place and opponents they might have
:20:09. > :20:13.hand-picked. Newcastle beat in the last time Manchester City have
:20:14. > :20:18.visited and no black and white to win home or away for nine years.
:20:19. > :20:34.There are four new faces in the Newcastle side.
:20:35. > :20:58.Just one Manchester City debited. Fernando from Porto. Fernandinho is
:20:59. > :21:06.on the bench. Beef bowl which starts, tributes to John Alder and
:21:07. > :21:10.Liam Sweeney, the two fans killed on MH17 last month. Their devotion to
:21:11. > :21:22.this club will never be forgotten. Gael Clichy wanted too much time.
:21:23. > :21:39.Cissokho steals it away. Lifting it through for Edin Dzeko.
:21:40. > :21:45.Couldn't quite get enough of a contact on the ball to beat Tim
:21:46. > :21:58.Krul. But it was a chance because he was allowed to run through. Samir
:21:59. > :22:05.Nasri. Sat up beautifully. The Sarto was at a lovely height for Tim Krul
:22:06. > :22:16.to save. Beaten emphatically away. Nice Manchester City move.
:22:17. > :22:34.Manchester City look menacing. Cissokho.
:22:35. > :22:41.Audacious, ambitious, confident, call it what you want. He will
:22:42. > :23:03.excite this season. Tim Krul started to go towards the
:23:04. > :23:09.ball and then quickly had to go back towards his goal. David Silva puts
:23:10. > :23:17.the ball into the goal. They came out in Newcastle like a blue swarm.
:23:18. > :23:23.Did not see any danger when it was lazily played forward to Edin Dzeko.
:23:24. > :23:28.What a lovely touch it is back into the path of David Silva. He realises
:23:29. > :23:36.he cannot do anything from there. It is the lovely backheel, brilliantly
:23:37. > :23:45.done. Expertly finished by the Spaniard. Nothing Tim Krul could do.
:23:46. > :23:47.Smile on the features of Manuel Pellegrini. Newcastle go a goal
:23:48. > :24:16.down. David Silva tamely gave it away.
:24:17. > :24:25.Manchester City have Toure down. Has been pulled back to his feet, but he
:24:26. > :24:29.is not quite right yet. It is a good delivery. It has beaten everyone. No
:24:30. > :24:56.way to squeeze it in yet. They block it again. Joe Hart is out to catch.
:24:57. > :25:03.Nothing wrong with the corner, but what happened next? Very poor
:25:04. > :25:06.Manchester City defending. I think Gouffran had too much time to decide
:25:07. > :25:17.what to do with it. Great tackle from Fernando. Gone behind for a
:25:18. > :25:19.goal kick. Newcastle are putting the pressure on.
:25:20. > :25:26.from Fernando. Gone behind for a goal kick. Newcastle are Sissoko did
:25:27. > :25:45.very well. He has got them pushing forward at the start of the second
:25:46. > :25:53.half, Alan Pardew. Kolarov. It was a clumsy one. Yellow card. Went
:25:54. > :26:01.clattering into the French striker. Somebody has stepped over the line
:26:02. > :26:08.and the fans were quick to spot it. Bit of a Rush of blood for Joe Hart.
:26:09. > :26:20.Sergio Aguero is beginning his warm-ups. Kolarov just runs through
:26:21. > :26:25.the player. Blocked by Sissoko, but not the greatest introduction for
:26:26. > :26:38.the Newcastle substitute, he was just steam-rollered. David Silva in.
:26:39. > :26:52.Not enough role on the ball. Gouffran bullied off it. Just over
:26:53. > :26:56.the bar from Edin Dzeko. It was close to being 2-0 Manchester City.
:26:57. > :27:05.Not much in the game, it could turn very quickly. Perez is running in.
:27:06. > :27:13.Demichelis with him. Deflected wide. What an impact! I think it proved to
:27:14. > :27:17.be a very important touch from Fernando. Still, it was so close to
:27:18. > :27:43.going in. Pulled back for Sissoko. I don't
:27:44. > :27:48.think it will get better than that. That might need a game gone for
:27:49. > :28:03.Newcastle. The goal is way out of his sights.
:28:04. > :28:10.Sergio growl, will he get an opportunity be broadly end? And
:28:11. > :28:17.another. He has taken it. Sergio opportunity be broadly end? And
:28:18. > :28:24.another. Aguero on target with his only two chances of the game.
:28:25. > :28:30.Running away from Coloccini. One touch of the ball beat his fellow
:28:31. > :28:34.Argentine. The first shot did not beat Tim Krul, but Aguero kept his
:28:35. > :28:41.cool. Straight back up and scored. 28 goals last season. He has started
:28:42. > :28:51.as he means to go on, and so have Manchester City. Today we won the
:28:52. > :28:55.game and we played very well. Especially the first 45 minutes
:28:56. > :28:59.where we had the position of the ball. We did not have any problem in
:29:00. > :29:11.defending or attacking. We have the options. If we had got the
:29:12. > :29:13.equaliser, we could have won it. They did not create big chances
:29:14. > :29:16.until they scored. They got the They did not create big chances
:29:17. > :29:22.until they goal on the counter. There is some positive things in
:29:23. > :29:26.their from us. We have to keep these performances going. Is a
:29:27. > :29:31.goal-scorer, can you get almost as much pleasure when you backheel it
:29:32. > :29:38.for someone else, like that? Yes, I liked my assist very much. It was
:29:39. > :29:45.important for the team. I am a team player. I try to assist if I don't
:29:46. > :29:50.score. I want to thank the amazing fans. They were always behind us.
:29:51. > :29:55.Once again, brilliant. You only have to see them close-up to realise how
:29:56. > :29:59.they -- how good they are, individually. Kolarov at left-back
:30:00. > :30:04.is like having three players. Their spark and magic wallet for them.
:30:05. > :30:09.Alan Pardew talks about spark and magic. The other thing if you are
:30:10. > :30:14.close up to Manchester City, the majority of them are physically huge
:30:15. > :30:18.and powerful in the City squad. They are not just technically gifted,
:30:19. > :30:23.they are hugely physical, powerful. You look at Joe Hart, Kompany,
:30:24. > :30:30.Kolarov, Dzeko, Toure, the list is endless. Newcastle were missing some
:30:31. > :30:36.players today and they did OK. A few of their new players did opaque as
:30:37. > :30:40.well. But they did not create anything. They did not make any
:30:41. > :30:45.chances. Going back to the physicality of Manchester City,
:30:46. > :30:50.there was a new player, Fernando in midfield today, immense. Yes, he is
:30:51. > :30:56.someone I watched last season. He just loves defending. Here is the
:30:57. > :31:03.first clip. He almost gets done by a 1-2. He makes a last-ditch tackle.
:31:04. > :31:07.He is so quick to the ball, a good athlete, strong, breaks up the
:31:08. > :31:13.attack for Newcastle. He fills in holes. Kompany gets drawn out of the
:31:14. > :31:18.middle. He sprints back and is thinking of defending while the team
:31:19. > :31:24.went are attacking. He sprints past Kompany, get school side and stops a
:31:25. > :31:29.certain goal. It was an outstanding debut. City had good performances,
:31:30. > :31:34.but he was the best. The extra option he gives them, no disrespect
:31:35. > :31:39.to Newcastle, but in the bigger games, it is the platform of
:31:40. > :31:45.Fernando and Fernandinho and Yaya Toure. He did that later in the
:31:46. > :31:50.game, it could be wise in the bigger games. It will give them immense
:31:51. > :31:55.athleticism and technical ability in the middle of the pitch. One thing
:31:56. > :31:59.this weekend, seeing the title contenders other than Chelsea, of
:32:00. > :32:04.course, they looked most comfortable to me. The players on the bench was
:32:05. > :32:09.immense, Zabaleta, Navas, Aguero, James Milner. I mean, their squad
:32:10. > :32:14.looks so full of strength and talent. Alan Pardew spoke about his
:32:15. > :32:18.squad, said they had more depth because of the players they have
:32:19. > :32:23.brought in. There were positive signs amongst the six today. I
:32:24. > :32:29.thought they did really well. City did not create that much in the
:32:30. > :32:34.game. The new signings did well, Riviere, a couple of the young lads,
:32:35. > :32:39.Jack Colback did well in midfield. They missed the experience of De
:32:40. > :32:45.Jong, Tiote and Cisse, to give them physicality in the team. Newcastle
:32:46. > :32:49.will be fine, they will have a good season. Alan Pardew has that Peres,
:32:50. > :32:54.for example, needs to condition himself a little bit. They will be
:32:55. > :32:59.OK, it is always hard integrating new players. There is signs they
:33:00. > :33:07.have talent there. Today, they came up against a good Man City side and
:33:08. > :33:13.they will not be the first team to get a lesson by them. He can be
:33:14. > :33:19.reasonably pleased. Go through the goals. The first goal was quality,
:33:20. > :33:24.the Toure pass and the great run. I haven't seen Dzeko do that too
:33:25. > :33:29.often. A brilliant run from Silva, of lovely finish. The sets -- the
:33:30. > :33:35.two centre halves, no communication. We see Janmaat, looking for Silva.
:33:36. > :33:41.He is behind him. He has got caught ball watching. Silva has made a
:33:42. > :33:46.great run inside him. When he gets one-on-one, you expect him to score.
:33:47. > :33:51.Really poor defending, twice, for Newcastle. This was the second goal.
:33:52. > :33:58.Similar in a way. Aguero had come on, you cannot allow Sergio Aguero
:33:59. > :34:03.to face you open the box. He has a low centre of gravity. Look how
:34:04. > :34:07.quickly he gets up there. Defensively, Alan Pardew will not be
:34:08. > :34:12.happy. Coloccini is in pole position. When the ball is played to
:34:13. > :34:19.Aguero, Janmaat has to break his neck to get back in there. He gets
:34:20. > :34:26.caught ball watching. If I wear row squares it to Silva, he is caught
:34:27. > :34:33.out, similar to the first goal. City did not create that much in the game
:34:34. > :34:37.and -- that Alan Pardew will be disappointed with. You talk about
:34:38. > :34:41.ball watching rather than man watching. You talked about one
:34:42. > :34:46.manager in particular who worked on you watching the man, that rather
:34:47. > :34:52.than the ball. We would play under Mark Hughes at full, you would fake
:34:53. > :34:58.the one tos with another player. Instead of turning with the ball,
:34:59. > :35:03.you would block the man. It sounds simple. It made a huge difference.
:35:04. > :35:08.Especially for full-backs and wide men. Even in a midfield capacity,
:35:09. > :35:15.when you are played quick around, it gave you a different mindset. It was
:35:16. > :35:20.a clever way of stopping it. We saw the modern fullback who does not
:35:21. > :35:27.like to get taken around. Climb, the first goal and the second goal for
:35:28. > :35:33.Liverpool, you have to get back next to your centre-half and recover. I
:35:34. > :35:38.am not sure they are taught that way now. We have seen the title
:35:39. > :35:43.contenders apart from Chelsea. Will you look for them to exercise the
:35:44. > :35:48.same control that Manchester City demonstrate? I think so, you expect
:35:49. > :35:53.them to dominate and be strong. They have added more quality. They aren't
:35:54. > :35:58.Manchester City the two to beat. With Manchester city and Chelsea,
:35:59. > :36:04.they are the only teams who don't want to sign players. The rest want
:36:05. > :36:09.to sign two or three players. They are settled teams and will put on
:36:10. > :36:11.good performances. Now for yesterday's action. Manchester
:36:12. > :36:18.United opened against Swansea. For the second season in a row they,
:36:19. > :36:22.they had a new manager in charge. The same issues remain. These
:36:23. > :36:31.players today won a Championship, your job now is to stand by your new
:36:32. > :36:35.manager. Incredibly privileged I was given the opportunity to manage
:36:36. > :36:42.Manchester United. Manchester United are on the end of a 3-0 beating. The
:36:43. > :36:47.bobbin there is nothing there. I choose because of the talent, they
:36:48. > :36:54.have a philosophy. That philosophy has given in the past a lot of
:36:55. > :36:59.success. The fans have been happy since Louis van Gaal has arrived.
:37:00. > :37:03.They respect him as a manager, trust him to improve Manchester United
:37:04. > :37:10.after last season. Most United fans are keen to write off last season
:37:11. > :37:16.and move forward. Now we have Louis van Gaal, he will have new methods
:37:17. > :37:21.and be the real transition in 2014. We will have a better season than
:37:22. > :37:28.last year, obviously. People expect us to fail, but we will not. It is
:37:29. > :37:32.not beyond the realms of possibility that we might win it this year.
:37:33. > :37:38.Souvenir T-shirts. Manchester United is the biggest club in the world,
:37:39. > :37:45.Van Gaal does not seem fazed by that. We are back at Old Trafford
:37:46. > :37:48.and we will deliver. There is a new headmaster and pupils will stand up
:37:49. > :38:02.to the task, big-time. Once again, a new manager walks the
:38:03. > :38:09.line at Old Trafford. A chance to hit it. I really well taken goal, so
:38:10. > :38:17.coolly slotted into the corner, is Ki Sung-Yueng. A bit of unrest in
:38:18. > :38:22.the crowd. That is Rooney. That is 1-1, pucked home by the new
:38:23. > :38:31.Manchester United captain. A flicker, just a note or two. Here is
:38:32. > :38:37.Routledge. And tapping, De Gea can't keep it out. Sigurdsson gives
:38:38. > :38:44.Swansea the lead again. Manchester United one, Swansea City two. Louis
:38:45. > :38:47.van Gaal, beaten in his first Premier League game as Manchester
:38:48. > :38:55.United manager. It is very disappointing. We have lost our
:38:56. > :39:03.first home match. We did not play as a team, not in the first half. I
:39:04. > :39:09.think we were very nervous. But is also disappointing for the fans,
:39:10. > :39:14.that is a pity. Gutless, toothless and clueless. Pathetic. A dreadful
:39:15. > :39:20.result for United. Things had better get back on track because fans are
:39:21. > :39:24.really annoyed. There are a few players who have disappointed today.
:39:25. > :39:30.Probably have their last chance now. There was a lack of pace. We need
:39:31. > :39:35.some new blood in key positions across the defence and in the wider
:39:36. > :39:40.positions. His background is commercial. He is not doing it on
:39:41. > :39:45.the pitch, bringing in players. There is a lack of confidence, like
:39:46. > :39:48.last season, lack of direction. Knowing those players, having
:39:49. > :39:53.coached most of those players, did anything about yesterday surprise
:39:54. > :39:58.you? No, it did not really. They lost four players in the summer,
:39:59. > :40:02.four big players. The squad does need strengthening. I don't think
:40:03. > :40:09.run-of-the-mill players, we need to find some top, top class world-class
:40:10. > :40:14.players. The fans are going to demand that now. It was a difficult
:40:15. > :40:19.start. Swansea had nothing to lose and played really well. United fan
:40:20. > :40:24.use to Karl Marx quote, history repeats itself. The first time as
:40:25. > :40:27.tragedy, the second is fast, to describe the last two summer
:40:28. > :40:35.transfer window is under Edward Wood. Is it fair? It is a worry.
:40:36. > :40:40.They did have a lot of injuries but even if they didn't, they haven't
:40:41. > :40:45.strengthened and replaced the huge characters. That is a big void to
:40:46. > :40:50.fill. The quality is imperative. There is no point getting players
:40:51. > :40:56.for the sake of it. You need players that will make them competitive and
:40:57. > :41:01.that will cost a lot of money. That's look at the back page from
:41:02. > :41:06.tomorrow's Daily Mail, saying ?100 million, a United line-up megadeal
:41:07. > :41:11.to lure a player. That would include wages. Do you think United are
:41:12. > :41:17.obsessed with breaking the bank for every player, rather than looking
:41:18. > :41:20.for value. They have to get the best players, whether it costs 100
:41:21. > :41:27.million, or 200 million. They haven't done it for a few years. It
:41:28. > :41:31.is that calibre of player, to lighten Old Trafford again. I
:41:32. > :41:36.realised Swansea fans are saying we won the game, talk about what we
:41:37. > :41:42.did. A young manager, inexperienced and Garry Monk. He has been canny in
:41:43. > :41:46.the transfer market over the summer. He has made good signings,
:41:47. > :41:54.Sigurdsson is one of the better ones. What I like about him is he's
:41:55. > :42:00.calm, he has been at the club a long time and knows the philosophy. He
:42:01. > :42:06.knows what the fans want and the chairman wants and the players seem
:42:07. > :42:11.to play for him. The continuity has stayed the same from which is
:42:12. > :42:16.brilliant. A great result. I don't think Swansea fans are too happy, I
:42:17. > :42:21.tipped them to struggle because they lost Michu and a couple of players
:42:22. > :42:25.but yesterday they should spirit. More from yesterday now, starting
:42:26. > :42:34.with the longest serving manager in the Premier League.
:42:35. > :42:43.As Arsene Wenger steps into his 90s season as Arsenal manager, Pulis are
:42:44. > :42:49.looking for a 17th boss in that time following the departure of Tony
:42:50. > :42:55.Pulis. -- Crystal Palace. His first corner of the day. It is in!
:42:56. > :43:02.Hangeland, on his debut, scores. What a sensation at the Emirates!
:43:03. > :43:11.And Crystal Palace lead at Arsenal, two days after the losing their
:43:12. > :43:16.manager. Koscielny, one - one. Brilliantly lofted free kick. The
:43:17. > :43:22.deft final touch. Koscielny levels. Superbly executed.
:43:23. > :43:33.Here is Ramsey. He was certainly caught by Puncheon. The referee is
:43:34. > :43:40.going to book Jason Puncheon for that rather clumsy challenge.
:43:41. > :43:45.Monreal was caught there by Puncheon. He is going to be in
:43:46. > :43:51.trouble here. He has already been booked. He has to go. What a shame
:43:52. > :43:56.for Crystal Palace. A definite second bookable offence. 90 seconds
:43:57. > :44:02.to go. Off goes Jason Puncheon. Here is Arteta. Oxlade-Chamberlain will
:44:03. > :44:14.attack. Up goes Koscielny. And Giroud, the flag stays down! Aaron
:44:15. > :44:19.Ramsey! All Crystal Palace's hard work has come to nothing. One
:44:20. > :44:26.minutes into stoppage time. Ramsey starts this season as he started
:44:27. > :44:33.last. We do need to stabilise behind the scenes, which is great, but we
:44:34. > :44:40.need to invest in the team and on the back of last year we were all
:44:41. > :44:46.frustrated we may be haven't brought in the players we need to strengthen
:44:47. > :44:50.the squad. It is striking that balance of trying to develop the
:44:51. > :44:54.club, but trying to develop the first-team squad.
:44:55. > :45:00.Bardsley, a burst of pace. Pushed away by Guzan. He gathers at the
:45:01. > :45:05.second attempt, as it rebounded off boy. / 's best chance. Dash-macro/
:45:06. > :45:18.'s best chance. Can he have a second opportunity?
:45:19. > :45:24.Weimann has put Aston Villa in front. He got half a dozen goals
:45:25. > :45:29.last season for Aston Villa, and he has got there first of this new
:45:30. > :45:36.campaign. A frustrating afternoon for Mark Hughes.
:45:37. > :45:41.Alan Irving gets his first managerial taste of the Premier
:45:42. > :45:46.League. Larsson to deliver the free kick. Wes Brown is unmarked. It has
:45:47. > :45:54.been cleared only as far as Cattermole. What a strike from Lee
:45:55. > :45:58.Cattermole! I shot on goal to remember. He could not have struck
:45:59. > :46:14.it more sweetly. What is the referee going to do
:46:15. > :46:21.here? He has given a penalty. He is saying that they pulled Anichebe's
:46:22. > :46:29.shirt. Berahino has the chance to level it up from the penalty spot
:46:30. > :46:34.for West Bromwich Albion. Which he duly does. Their top scorer in all
:46:35. > :46:41.competitions of last season is up and running in the new season and
:46:42. > :46:53.Alan Irving's new look West Brom are level. Dorrans might go for a shot
:46:54. > :47:04.here. It was Berahino! Two for him. Two for West Brom. And they lead for
:47:05. > :47:12.the first time today. Gomez, trying to find van Aanholt. Larsson, 2-2.
:47:13. > :47:17.Really well worked from Sunderland. With five minutes to go, it is
:47:18. > :47:26.back-up West Brom two, Sunderland two.
:47:27. > :47:34.Noble drive sit-in. Nolan with the shot, claims hand ball against
:47:35. > :47:42.Naughton. I think the assistant referee has given it. Yes, he has.
:47:43. > :47:48.Nolan's shot blocked by Kyle Naughton, who used his arms. Nolan
:47:49. > :47:55.on the turn. How many times have we seen him score from that kind of
:47:56. > :48:05.range? And it is a red card, double jeopardy, for Kyle Naughton. Noble,
:48:06. > :48:08.he puts it wide. Mark Noble misses from the spot and he never does
:48:09. > :48:21.that. Held back by Collins. A couple of
:48:22. > :48:27.rolls added, but I think the yellow card was coming out anyway. Eriksen
:48:28. > :48:31.for Adebayor, Totten on the counter. Adebayor blocked by Collins, who has
:48:32. > :48:36.already been booked. Out comes the yellow, and Westman -- and West
:48:37. > :48:40.Ham's one-man advantage has disappeared. James Collins
:48:41. > :48:49.dismissed. The referee perfectly positioned to see that. Tottenham
:48:50. > :48:57.are right back in the game now. Dier was in here, and Dier on his debut
:48:58. > :49:04.wins it for Tottenham Hotspur! How about this for a story? ! Eric Dier
:49:05. > :49:08.20 years of age. On his Tottenham Hotspur debut starts the day at
:49:09. > :49:13.centre-half, spent most of the afternoon playing at right back.
:49:14. > :49:15.Well, he has finished up winning the game for Tottenham Hotspur.
:49:16. > :49:20.Pochettino had started with a victory against the odds.
:49:21. > :49:31.You think that Tottenham Hotspur made a shrewd signing. Eric Dier has
:49:32. > :49:35.almost slipped under the radar, an English youth international, played
:49:36. > :49:40.at every level. I played with him at Everton, and they sent him from
:49:41. > :49:45.Sporting Lisbon to toughen him up because he was great on the ball,
:49:46. > :49:50.great composure. He has come up through the Sporting Lisbon Academy.
:49:51. > :49:56.Always making an angle for the ball. He is a great passer of the ball.
:49:57. > :50:02.Almost like Rio Ferdinand, when he was young. His weakness was his
:50:03. > :50:08.defending, one V1. He was a bit soft. He has worked hard at it. He
:50:09. > :50:11.has played for Sporting Lisbon's first-team 26 times. He is an
:50:12. > :50:18.England international. Yesterday, he had to go to right back and he wins
:50:19. > :50:23.the first header, he goes straight into attack. Good pace as well. An
:50:24. > :50:29.outstanding debut. It was capped off with the winning goal. This is his
:50:30. > :50:35.composure. Defender panics, but he did not, he takes a touch to the
:50:36. > :50:42.side and finishes it. He could be the next big player. Maybe it is
:50:43. > :50:46.hard to evaluate, but does he look like he has come through the
:50:47. > :50:49.continental ranks? With his composure on the ball, his
:50:50. > :50:53.technique. Is that kids on the continent, rather than our
:50:54. > :50:58.Academys? In terms of his toughness and defending, he was miles behind.
:50:59. > :51:05.That is what the Academy coach in Lisbon wanted him to do, to toughen
:51:06. > :51:09.up and he has got his reward. Crystal Palace, going for the
:51:10. > :51:15.experience of Tony Pulis worked for them last season. Do they note -- do
:51:16. > :51:19.they need to go for similar experience this season? Not
:51:20. > :51:28.necessarily, but whoever goes in has a hell of a job to do. A lot of the
:51:29. > :51:35.players he brought in came for him, so it is a problem for them. They
:51:36. > :51:42.are great supporters with a decent squad, I think they will be OK.
:51:43. > :51:47.Whoever comes in has a tough act to follow. It is a surprise he left.
:51:48. > :51:51.Tomorrow night, we have Burnley against Chelsea, commentary on 5
:51:52. > :51:57.Live. The other two promoted sides played yesterday.
:51:58. > :52:06.Leighton Baines, does he hit it? Yes, he does. Distin is there. A
:52:07. > :52:10.good save by Schmeichel. McGeady for Everton, a fantastic finish.
:52:11. > :52:18.Fantastic finish by Aiden McGeady for Everton! Had nothing to a mat,
:52:19. > :52:29.but scores his first goal for the club. -- he had nothing to aim at.
:52:30. > :52:34.Leonardo Ulloa scores, one each. Leonardo Ulloa on his debut. They
:52:35. > :52:40.were only behind for 60 seconds. Halfway through the first half, and
:52:41. > :52:46.already Leicester one, Everton one, and the pace is literally bouncing.
:52:47. > :52:58.Here is Pienaar. Nicely done. A little slip.
:52:59. > :53:06.Naismith, 2-1 Everton. A tremendous goal. Steven Naismith restores
:53:07. > :53:21.Everton's lead, just seconds in the first half to go. Really smart goal.
:53:22. > :53:35.A deflection, King, it is 2-2-macro. Chris Woodward equaliser for
:53:36. > :53:43.Leicester City. With only five minutes to go, it might be a
:53:44. > :53:46.platform for a win, who knows -- Chris Wood. Chris Wood strikes home
:53:47. > :54:02.the equaliser. Off is aligned. Then punched away by
:54:03. > :54:09.McGregor. Two or three players descended on it. It might have been
:54:10. > :54:15.Caulker, in front of Mutch, who almost got it over the line and then
:54:16. > :54:22.McGregor completed the job. Davies has made his way forward, Chester,
:54:23. > :54:28.and Hull City in front. The last time James Chester scored a goal, it
:54:29. > :54:34.was in the FA Cup Final against Arsenal. In the end, his side were
:54:35. > :54:39.beaten on that day, but as Ferdinand shakes his head, might it be a
:54:40. > :54:47.different result today? The visitors take the lead. Hand ball, penalty!
:54:48. > :54:53.No hesitation from Craig Pawson. Chester, the goal-scorer, is aghast
:54:54. > :55:00.that he has now been penalised for his hand ball, as has his manager.
:55:01. > :55:05.Let's have a look. Oh, dear, I think he has got that wrong. Charlie
:55:06. > :55:12.Austin, can he get his first-ever Premier League goal? Saved by the
:55:13. > :55:15.goalkeeper! He rather telegraphed this, Austin, and it has not been
:55:16. > :55:25.their day. You whispered to each other, you
:55:26. > :55:31.think Leicester will be all right? We were whispering other things! I
:55:32. > :55:38.am joking, I think they will. They have good energy, good young players
:55:39. > :55:45.and a point to prove. I think they will be OK. QPR? I think they will
:55:46. > :55:50.be OK. They have money to spend, good experience, Rio Ferdinand was a
:55:51. > :55:54.great signing. A great example around the training ground. Unlucky
:55:55. > :55:59.not to get a point yesterday. Leicester and QPR will survive this
:56:00. > :56:05.season. Aiden McGeady, the finish of the weekend for you? I love that
:56:06. > :56:11.goal. Any goal in the top corner, we love those. Just a reminder that
:56:12. > :56:21.next Friday night, BBC One is hosting a party.
:56:22. > :56:32.You hear that song, Match Of The Day. As soon as it came on, you got
:56:33. > :56:38.what you are doing, glued to the TV. It is football, people, it is Match
:56:39. > :56:45.Of The Day. That is on Friday night, and after England's women won
:56:46. > :56:50.the Rugby Union World Cup earlier today, the footballers can qualify
:56:51. > :56:55.for Canada next year with a point against Wales on Thursday night,
:56:56. > :57:01.live on BBC Three from 7pm. Here is a reminder of today's matchwinners
:57:02. > :57:05.for you. Liverpool got off to a winning start at Anfield, thanks to
:57:06. > :57:11.this late goal from Daniel Sturridge. And the champions are up
:57:12. > :57:23.and running as well, thanks to David Silva. Then Sergio Aguero. Here is
:57:24. > :57:29.two good, two bad. Some refs need to get used to the vanishing spray,
:57:30. > :57:36.John Moss is one of those. Some say that when a bird does its business
:57:37. > :57:43.on you, it is lucky. Ashley Young may disagree. A couple of City
:57:44. > :57:51.players may need to work on communication in training. This
:57:52. > :57:57.Spurs fans celebrating Eric Dier's goal may need to work on his balance
:57:58. > :58:02.this week. While his West Ham counterpart was furious behind big
:58:03. > :58:08.Sam, until he realised he had spent a few quid on that programme. Thank
:58:09. > :58:12.you very much to Danny and Philip. There have been a few classic
:58:13. > :58:18.institutions with new faces this weekend. But who will have been
:58:19. > :58:23.deemed a success come the end of the season in May? Good night.
:58:24. > :58:30.COMMENTATOR: Once again, a new Manchester United
:58:31. > :58:35.manager walks the line at Old Trafford.
:58:36. > :58:48.# I've got a new sensation # Perfect moments #.
:58:49. > :58:58.What a sensation at the Emirates. Leonardo Ulloa.
:58:59. > :59:04.# Got a hold on you #. Eric Dier, on his Tottenham Hotspur
:59:05. > :59:11.debut. Sigurdsson gives Swansea the lead again.
:59:12. > :59:15.The stars of the summer are back on UK soil