23/04/2017 Match of the Day 2


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Hello, I'll be honest with you, it's been a long day but we have two

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games to keep us going, Liverpool against Crystal Palace and Burnley

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versus Manchester United. Danny Murphy and Matthew Upson are with

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us. The great and good are arriving

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at a posh London hotel Jurgen Klopp's first defeat

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as Liverpool manager Can they chuck another spanner

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in the top-four works? Two sides in outstanding form,

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albeit with contrasting incentives for victory. One eye on the

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Champions League, the other trying to avoid the Championship.

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Unsurprisingly, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has seen no reason to

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alter oh winning team. There were doubts over the fitness of Joel

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Matip and Lucas but both start at the missing training in the week. A

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youthful looking bench, with four teenagers on it. Sam Allardyce had

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to make at least one change, as Sakho is ineligible to face his

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employers. Tomkins is the only alteration. It means Christian

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Benteke makes his first return to Anfield since becoming Palace's

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record signing. The first thing you have to do is visiting side at

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Anfield is to try and silenced the crowd. There done that, no real

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chances at all the Liverpool. Still going, Benteke! He should have done

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better. Goodness me, it opened up all of a sudden for Benteke. I'm not

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sure it should've done. Liverpool seemed to stand still. He got the

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better of Lucas, got the better of Joel Matip and it opened up in front

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of him. That is one of the youngest benches you will see anywhere in the

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Premier League, four teenagers on it for Liverpool. Brewster has a first

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opportunity to impress from the bench, the young striker.

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No foul on Firmino, but Ward has given it straight to Wijnaldum.

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The shot charged down by Jason Puncheon.

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Well, that is a foul on Philippe Coutinho. I think in fairness to

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Andre Marriner, he just looked to see if Liverpool had an advantage

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and there wasn't really an advantage, so it comes back for that

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challenge on Coutinho. Coutinho very deliberately

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overseeing the position. Here he goes. It is on target, it is

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into the net, it is wonderful! It is one thing knowing where he is going

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to put it, it is another preventing it when he gets it right. A

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brilliant free kick from Philippe Coutinho. The wall was very

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carefully set up but it didn't really make a jot of difference,

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that is right in the corner. The right amount of whip and swerve and

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the way in which it rippled the side of the netting means even a

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goalkeeper as tall as Wayne Hennessey could get nowhere near it.

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Philippe Coutinho brings up double figures for Premier League goals and

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he is delighted. 13 times he has been a visiting manager here at

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Anfield. Three draws and ten defeats.

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Cabaye is onside. Real chance for Crystal Palace. It is 1-1! It is

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Benteke at the Kop end and Crystal Palace, who have been in brilliant

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form, never looked like they were done at 1-0 and so it has proven. He

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is containing his emotion, Sam Allardyce, but you could see a smile

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just breaking out. Cabaye onside and from this moment on, it was all

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about the delivery of the ball into the area and Cabaye's ball in was

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inch perfect and Benteke wraps it into the back of the net. It is now

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four goals in three appearances as a visitor to Anfield and Christian

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Benteke, who left Liverpool last August, weighs in with a goal

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against them. And Sam Allardyce absolutely loves it. He tried to be

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respectful in his celebration, Benteke, but he and the Sakho,

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former players, embark on this routine. Paper, scissors, stone? It

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is. And I think Benteke won it. Here is Benteke. It was on target.

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Mignolet was in the right place to make it a fairly routine save.

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He was talking in his press conference about how there is no

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such thing as an easy game, particularly at this stage of the

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season, Jurgen Klopp. It breaks for Firmino. Off the

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backside of Puncheon. That is nice. He expected it to be

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on target. He is that kind of player and he has been brilliant today.

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That is brilliant, but the finish ends up in the middle of the Kop.

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Coutinho, such a difficult man to dispossess. All the way. Brilliant

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block from Tomkins. Great defending. There were a couple of challenges

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that it Coutinho had gone down, he may well have won a penalty. I think

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that is what he is saying to Andre Marriner. No one wants to get too

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heavy a touch on him, because they know what will happen, but he rides

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a challenge when he could have gone down. Tomkins blocks him. The debate

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is you give him the advantage to score and when he doesn't score, is

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it not then a penalty? A heartening start to the second half for

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Liverpool. Coutinho is getting on the end of

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everything. I think it hits the back of Kelly again. In fact, it is Origi

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that gets in the way. Would that have gone in? Might have done. Keep

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going, he says, be patient, it will come.

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Given away to Milivojevic. Up towards Benteke. Kicked away by

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Matip. A foul by Clyne and a free kick to

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the visitors. Trying to get away from Clyne, who

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wouldn't let him get away from him. Benteke and inevitable target. It is

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finally won. Puncheon drives it, probably on target. Strange

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clearance, Tomkins wins it. And Cabaye! Decent chance. The first

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that Palace have had in the second half. Came to him quickly and he had

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to respond very speedily. But he couldn't get over the top of it and

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he ended up getting too far underneath it and it was some

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distance over. There is optimism for sure on the Crystal Palace bench.

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Ward towards Townsend. Townsend is beyond Lovren. Benteke is by the

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penalty spot. Milner with a terrific tackle.

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Lovren was never going to get there. Townsend beyond him. But Milner only

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had his eyes on the ball and made a timely tackle. Crystal Palace

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corner. Townsend will swing it towards

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Mignolet. And it's gone through. Benteke! And field silenced, except

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for the supporters nearest to the goal, who made their way from south

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London and Christian Benteke quite literally stooped to conquer. Well,

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he has got this wonderful scoring record as a visiting player at

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Anfield. He has got the equaliser. Now, maybe, he has got the winner.

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16 minutes or thereabouts to go and Crystal Palace heading for a third

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straight win at Anfield. And may be heading to the safety line. And all

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players, Palace's record signing from Liverpool.

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It doesn't matter how much you dominate possession, if you don't

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score, you are always in danger. I'm pretty sure they have only had one

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attempt on target. "We Are staying up." Well, Liverpool were only as

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good as we allowed them to be and you can talk about all this

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possession again, they are going to have a lot of it, as did Chelsea, as

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did Arsenal and like everything else, people always forget that

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possession is not nine tenths of the law, it is what you do with your

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possession and everyone should remember that and we did more with

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our possession, even though it was limited, than Liverpool today and

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that is why we won. The situation with Phil was maybe the biggest

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moment. I'm not sure the rest would say it was a penalty, if he saw at

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this moment, he might decide differently. The midfield tried to

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pass, we cannot pass, the reference netted run, no advantage, go back.

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It is all closed up there, you are 12 now. It has been hard work

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getting where we are it but it is looking up. What has particularly

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clicked for the team? I think now we all more compact, and we are all

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confident, I think and feel more like I have the support of Andros

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Townsend, of Wilfried Zaha and also the midfield. I don't feel any more

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lonely at the top of the page. I do mention this quite a lot,

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Danny, but not long after Sam Allardyce took over at Crystal

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Palace, he did a post match interview where he talked about

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everybody having to be patient and the performances and results would

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come late March and into April and he has been proved right. He always

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takes a bit of time to implement his way. I mean, Liverpool weren't

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particularly good today, granted. It is not rocket science with

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Liverpool, no Henderson, no Lallana, no side are now. If they don't have

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the first 11 fit, they struggle at times. Coutinho was excellent. He

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was the only one. But Palace were sensational, great performance. A

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team full of confidence after recent wins against Arsenal and Chelsea.

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They had a game plan, defended deep, broke with pace with the wide man

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and Benteke They had a game plan, defended deep,

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broke with pace with the wide man and Benteke looks like a different

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player now. And that is down to Sam Allardyce, because he has worked on

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getting people close to him. The balls into him are better, he is

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staying closer to the goal. He is not travelling all over. This is the

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Benteke that Liverpool board and he didn't perform there, obviously

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because they didn't play to his strengths. He has got all the

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attributes you need to score lots of goals. He got booked for this, I

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think he is unfortunate. It is not a penalty but certainly not a yellow

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card. But when he is playing like this, he is a real handful because

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for a big man, he has got a good touch. He is great in the air, he

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just has to play the position and he played between the 18 yard box is

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really well today. Terrible defending but lovely pass from

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Cabaye and the form he is in, he is never going to miss. You have played

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against him, haven't you? He is a massive handful physically and in

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the air but the thing that stood out for me with Palace today was they

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had a game plan but how well they took the ball. They have some

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talented players, some skilful wide players and they have the ball and

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dealt with the ball really well. On Benteke, it's down to what his

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coach tells him he wants from him, that is, stick in between the goal,

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and also down to how they set up, so they have players, as you say, near

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him? Yes, you have to work on it in training. It's when do you go along

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to him? If you go in too far away it's easier for defenders to read

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it, topping screen, but from the right areas there were getting good

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balls to him. Two months ago I was watching him and he was everywhere

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but in the box. Stamp -- Sam is obviously saying, where are you

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going? Stay there. The way Palace played today, it's a well-organised,

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drilled team, it's a Sam team and they are near the top ten, who would

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have thought that. Is the point with Sam Allardyce, the patients was

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needed, the first eight games, just one and drawn one, the last eight

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games they've won six and drawn one and they are up to 12. Jurgen Klopp

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said only one player reacted for Crystal Palace was Mac second goal

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and it was none of his. I don't think he was referencing to his own

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players, that's for sure. When you look at the goal it's a pretty

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confusing setup to start with. It's not the tidiest of zonal lines.

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Really, they need to be in unison and understanding what zone each

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player is taking. But it's a little bit scruffy. But having said that...

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You'd move them to there, would you? I would, because tide is that the

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clarity of what's your zone and your area. But when you look at the

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crossover there a grey of whose responsibility Benteke. Can looks

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like he's got him, he's locked in, you think, follow it through.

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Instead, he kind of gets planted and let's Benteke drift off him. Having

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said that, Lovren does nothing, there's no proactive stepping in to

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deal with the play, or to contact Benteke to stop him getting a touch.

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In the near post, the court corner was poor quality. I've never done

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zonal, but is that a case of Can switching off, or a situation where

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Can is thinking Lovren is going to pick him up, let him go? I think so.

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That's the danger of zonal. You have your man, that's your

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responsibility, you know what your role is. So when Can sees Benteke

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go, he thinks, I'm passing onto Lovren? He passes Hibs on, Can, new

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lock him, even if he comes out of your zone. He's the only threat to

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score in that position and you have to stay with him and just contact

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him. You don't have to win it, just make sure he doesn't get a touch on

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it. They need a centre-half in the summer. On Coutinho, it's an age-old

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argument about whether referees make decisions on how a player reacts.

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Matt and I have looked at this a lot and we think it's a perfect

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opportunity for a referee to pull it back and give a penalty. Now I'm all

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for letting play go on and to try to stay on your feet to score because

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it was a brilliant run, but it does hamper his path. It does hamper his

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rhythm. So can the referees say you haven't scored, but I'm going to

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give a penalty anyway? Yes, he can. But he didn't. Of course, what does

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that mean? It means players will continually go over in the box and

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exaggerate dives, because they know that's the only way they'll get a

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penalty. It's something we will criticise Ms programme, we will sit

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and criticise that. The flip side is let's support the players, innocence

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if they don't go down but there is interference that stops them

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scoring, let's pull it up and and give the appropriate awarded penalty

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or free kick or whatever. Next, to Burnley, and today's visitors,

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Manchester United, who kept their top four lives hopes alive with a

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victory over Chelsea. COMMENTATOR:

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United have given notice top four hopes are far from over yet. On

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Thursday night the jinx struck again. I think we've played six

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matches in a row, we don't have Jones, we don't have Smalling, we

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lose Zlatan as well. We have seven matches to play in the Premier

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League, the Europa League, we needed everyone that can and hopefully we

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can have helped. So how does the team line-up # Steve Bower is your

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commentator for Burnley against Manchester United.

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As the problems mount up, it's all hands on deck for Manchester United

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to maintain hopes of the top four finish. Today's rotation includes

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just a second start in the last 19 games for captain Wayne Rooney. Far

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more subtle from Burnley's point of view as they protect the six best

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home record in the league, Sam Vokes has a hamstring injury so Andre Gray

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is recall. Heaton, Keane and Brady faced the club where they began

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their footballing education. The amount of Jose Mourinho changes are

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state total, eight, as well as Rooney, there's a start for Anthony

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Martial and Daley Blind in the centre of defence, Marcus Rashford

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is only a substitute, along with Mkhitaryan and Carrick.

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Given away by Pogba. Sloppy and sluggish start from both teams.

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That's a Burnley free kick. Heaton takes, looking for Ashley

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Barnes. He's been picked up early in this game by Fellaini, but Barnes

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won that one. Robbie Brady with the left footed volley wide. Barnes, who

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wins so much in the air for Burnley. Manchester United know they are

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going to have to battle for anything they get here today. Martial, his

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50th Premier League appearance up against Keane.

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Martial once more. Taking on Keane. He's got it across as well. Herrera

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is in there, and it's Wayne Rooney, denied by Heaton. You do feel any

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kind of contact there from Rooney would have resulted in a goal. Ben

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Mee did well to take some power off the shot. His second Premier League

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start since December. That's a good ball from Herrera, if

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Young can keep it in. Time to return the favour, early from Herrera.

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Rooney was in there, needed the intervention of Matt Lowton. A first

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corner of the game after 11 minutes, is Manchester United's. Fellaini

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arriving, straight at Heaton. He was allowed to attack risk Marouane

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Fellaini, away from Keane, the direction was never going to trouble

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the Burnley captain. Marcus Rashford being wrapped in the proverbial

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cotton wool. Burnley free kick. Fellaini

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penalised again. A little nudge. It was little, was it? A prominent

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nudge on Ashley Barnes. Robbie Brady's delivery. Michael Keane

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coming in. Still alive. Gray. Another chance for Brady to deliver

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this. Away by Rooney. Martial, he's got Herrera to his right. Still

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Martial. He'd seen the Spaniard Pogba is totally free. It's back to

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Martial. What a devastating break. Anthony Martial marks his 50th

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Premier League appearance and his recall to the Manchester United team

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with a goal. After ten games without one, clinical. Rulli started it with

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a clearance inside his own penalty area. -- Rooney. Martial took up the

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battered. He knew exactly where Herrera was. A terrific ball back to

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him and Martial did the rest. His 15th career Premier League goal, one

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touch controlled it. The second one finished it. And after 21 minutes,

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Manchester United are in front at Turf Moor. Burnley nil, Manchester

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United one. I'm not so sure Burnley would have

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planned for this game with Anthony Martial as a leading figure in the

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Manchester United line. He has the telling contribution. On his recall

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so far. Here's the Frenchman again. In two Rooney. It was just about a

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clean challenge. Didn't look as though Barton got any of the ball

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well. Just watching Barton coming from behind him. He doesn't get the

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ball. I can understand Wayne Rooney's question to Anthony Taylor.

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Burnley certainly affected, conceding a goal.

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Gray trying to get the better of Blind. The header was from Ashley

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Young. The hair came along way, got there first Burnley throw.

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Lowton with it, towards Barnes. Just beaten to it by Darmian. Fellaini

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first with the second ball. Pogba 40 was being held. Anthony Taylor

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agreed. -- Pogba thought he was being held. That's falling guard to

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chase, and chase he will. -- that's for Lingard to chase. Martial in

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support. The header, straight to Pogba. Good

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feet from him. Martial is away from Ben he. It's squeezed in by Rooney.

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2-0 Manchester United. Wayne Rooney, on his return to the team, has his

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goal. He didn't give this up. Martial is definitely onside. Tom

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Heaton did well initially. Couldn't quite get there. Rooney was the

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first to react, most certainly over the line and the visitors have their

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second. A little untidy there but credit Rooney. He got there first,

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bobbled off Michael Keane as well, and over the line. Majesty and I

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to's all-time goal-scorer has his 251st for the clubs Manchester

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United's all-time goal-scorer. Ward couldn't keep it out. Burnley nil,

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Manchester United two. Pogba has got it back from Marty.

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Might fancy ago. He does. A decent try. Denied by Heaton. Still alive

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here potentially with Young. Afflict off Lingard. Away by Tom Heaton, for

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Burnley. You just wonder whether this took a touch on the way

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through. It did. Caught it sweetly, Paul Pogba. Just clipped off Jeff

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Hendrick. Well, he had to turn to Martial and two Rooney today. Both

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have responded with goals. Mkhitaryan trying to bend it into

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the run of Rashford. Heaton was committed and trying to squeeze it

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home for the near post, Marcus Rashford. And how that isn't a

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corner, I don't know. Tom Heaton saved it. Peter Kirkup, the

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referee's assistant has said goal kick. Heaton outcome, backpedalled,

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and saves it. As it stands, this run will stretch to one win in 11

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Premier League Elding -- games. He said to me earlier this week they

:27:17.:27:22.

still don't feel safe. Pogba won it back. Now Rashford to Pogba's left.

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Mkhitaryan to his right. They all stood off Pogba, just wide of the

:27:31.:27:34.

target in the end and they backed off, he saw the gap and it just went

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the wrong side of the post from Paul Pogba. His last Premier League goal

:27:40.:27:44.

was back in 2016. I'm sure he expected a tough day at the office,

:27:45.:27:50.

but ultimately a good end to a great week.

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Point behind Manchester City heading to the Etihad on Thursday? Yes, now

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we have the same number of matches and one pointless, obviously. They

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play now one match per week until the end of the season. We have the

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semifinals that are very important for us. It's more difficult for us,

:28:11.:28:18.

but we are going to try. How pleased were you to be back in the starting

:28:19.:28:23.

XI today? Yes, of course, you want to play games and I'm thankful I've

:28:24.:28:26.

done that today. I'm pleased I got the goal. I think the most important

:28:27.:28:30.

thing of course was the three points and keeping a good run going and

:28:31.:28:35.

building momentum. Although you've done 250 times for this club, when

:28:36.:28:39.

you get a goal like today, is it still was a rush, the same feeling?

:28:40.:28:47.

Yes, scoring the goal is the best feeling in football and obviously

:28:48.:28:49.

winning trophies is the pinnacle in terms of your team, but on an

:28:50.:28:52.

individual point of view it's the best feeling is scoring goals. You

:28:53.:28:56.

said earlier in the week you still don't feel 100% safe. Is that the

:28:57.:29:00.

same after the weekend results? I don't think anybody does. You have

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to do what you have to do unknown to the -- and until it's done we keep

:29:05.:29:08.

fighting and working until we've got everything we can get. You want

:29:09.:29:14.

another win as soon as possible you want as many wins on the table, the

:29:15.:29:17.

fact is we've been down this road a few times at the other end of the

:29:18.:29:21.

market. Obviously the Championship at once before, when we are fighting

:29:22.:29:24.

for every point so we know what it's about. It's about taking the next

:29:25.:29:26.

four. Let's start with Anthony Martial who

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flourished today in a season where he maybe hasn't flourished in. He

:29:34.:29:38.

has had some problems off the pitch and taken some criticism from the

:29:39.:29:41.

merger, which is never nice but responded in the right way. He

:29:42.:29:44.

played centrally, which was a bit of a surprise when Rooney was starting

:29:45.:29:49.

as well. I like this, I want to run behind. With his pace... He is a bit

:29:50.:29:54.

short on matches but the intention was there and I like that. Strong,

:29:55.:29:58.

powerful. We have seen his talent last season, we know the qualities

:29:59.:30:02.

he has got, it is the consistency and desires sometimes that has been

:30:03.:30:07.

questioned. This is unbelievable, great feat, he is off. I would

:30:08.:30:11.

suggest jury could have been a bit more cynical there and brought him

:30:12.:30:14.

down but he tries to do the honest thing. Good pass from Herera and it

:30:15.:30:19.

is calmness in front of goal, it is a good finish from Marshall. There

:30:20.:30:25.

are parts of his game he could work on -- from Martial. There are times

:30:26.:30:28.

when you play the lone striker role and you need to be a bit more

:30:29.:30:32.

dependent and reliable, but when he gets in the final third, he goes at

:30:33.:30:36.

people, he scares defenders. Nice and positive. The more games he

:30:37.:30:42.

gets, the more confident he will get, but the linkup play with Rooney

:30:43.:30:46.

was nice. He mixes his game up quite well, comes to feed, spins behind.

:30:47.:30:51.

But when you play in that role, you do have to be a team player and

:30:52.:30:54.

there, I am thinking you have the bust a gut to get into the box

:30:55.:30:58.

because Rooney has no one to cross do. The more he plays that, the

:30:59.:31:03.

better he will get at it. Again, bust a gut, give your partner

:31:04.:31:11.

adoption, but -- an option, but overall, very good after the

:31:12.:31:14.

negativity he has had. Is that the way he should be playing? You can

:31:15.:31:17.

look at Rashford over the last month and his impressive form has come

:31:18.:31:20.

when he has gone through the middle and now you see it with Martial. You

:31:21.:31:26.

can't just play one position and expect to play there. Matty Blair

:31:27.:31:29.

get back, I had to play right midfield to get in the Liverpool

:31:30.:31:36.

team -- Matty played left back. You have to work hard whatever position

:31:37.:31:39.

new player and the more comfortable you get and the more wisdom you get

:31:40.:31:42.

on the pitch, you might move centrally. You can't just want to

:31:43.:31:47.

play in one position. But, yes, he is better there. It might have

:31:48.:31:51.

sounded ridiculous in September or October, but Manchester United fans,

:31:52.:31:56.

I think, would be more concerned about Marcos Rojo's injury, because

:31:57.:32:06.

they have people to replace others, but how did his understudy do today?

:32:07.:32:11.

I don't think they had too much to worry about today, they were

:32:12.:32:13.

massively tested that what they did do, they did very well and formed

:32:14.:32:17.

quite a classic partnership. You have Bailey, who is more of the

:32:18.:32:22.

enforcer, and blind is a lot more composed -- Eric Bailly. Lined

:32:23.:32:33.

showing real instinct to get at the near post and cover. Pace isn't an

:32:34.:32:40.

asset, so he shows his intelligence there to hold him up. It is using

:32:41.:32:44.

his brain and understanding his limitations. His distribution looks

:32:45.:32:48.

effortless, but I can tell you it is well skilled, the accuracy of his

:32:49.:32:55.

balls and the weight of his passing. And then you have his partner, who

:32:56.:32:58.

is very different. He is a bit all action and throws himself in the way

:32:59.:33:02.

of things. Desperate to get a block in on the edge of the box. He makes

:33:03.:33:06.

aggressive choices and he is the out and out defender, he enjoys getting

:33:07.:33:14.

blocks in American tackles and today, they formed a really good

:33:15.:33:17.

partnership. They coped really well today. Are you concerned about

:33:18.:33:22.

Burnley, given the situation and given the momentum that Hull and

:33:23.:33:29.

Swansea have below them? Only Middlesbrough have one fewer matches

:33:30.:33:32.

over ten games and there is a 5-point gap between them and

:33:33.:33:36.

Swansea. I think there is a little concerned there but they have two

:33:37.:33:39.

home games coming up against teams they will really fancy themselves

:33:40.:33:43.

against. It wasn't one of Burnley's best performances today but I think

:33:44.:33:47.

they will be OK. I would rather have points on the board, because the

:33:48.:33:51.

others have got to win some games. And West Brom and West Ham, to use a

:33:52.:33:56.

cliche, haven't really got anything to play for. No, absolutely. Burnley

:33:57.:34:00.

are looking over their shoulder a little bit, it is a dangerous

:34:01.:34:04.

situation for them. Sean Dyche won't let them rest on their laurels.

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Following us tonight - highlights of today's FA Cup

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semifinal between Arsenal and Manchester City.

:34:09.:34:10.

The opening day of the Spring Series and highlights of Manchester City

:34:11.:34:13.

Women's Champions League semifinal feature on the Women's

:34:14.:34:15.

And on Wednesday, I'll bring you commentary of Crystal Palace

:34:16.:34:23.

against Tottenham over on BBC 5 Live.

:34:24.:34:25.

We're about to find out who's won the PFA Players'

:34:26.:34:28.

but first, let's take a look at the nominees.

:34:29.:34:44.

A world-class finish from a world-class player! What strike. To

:34:45.:35:04.

add to the collection of Harry Kane. Look at this from N'Golo Kante,

:35:05.:35:10.

brilliant. And Lukaku finishes as Lukaku does.

:35:11.:35:17.

The shimmy, the pink, its magnificent -- the dink. And the

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2017 men's player's Player of the Year is N'Golo Kante.

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APPLAUSE This season, N'Golo Kante has

:35:32.:35:41.

featured in the PFA Premier League team of the year. He of course won

:35:42.:35:46.

the Premier League title in only his first season last year and

:35:47.:35:48.

successfully broke into the French starting line-up.

:35:49.:35:56.

Very, very many congratulations. How does it feel here to be honoured

:35:57.:36:05.

with the men's PFA players' Player of the Year. Good evening everyone.

:36:06.:36:13.

It is unusual to be chosen by the players and it is very special. What

:36:14.:36:19.

an impact you have made to live in the Premier League, obviously with

:36:20.:36:22.

Leicester, you won the Premier League title. Quite possibly on

:36:23.:36:26.

course for another one. It is not a bad beginning to live in England's

:36:27.:36:32.

top-flight. My first two seasons are very beautiful, last season was very

:36:33.:36:36.

beautiful and so far, this is a good season and we have to finish well

:36:37.:36:42.

but so far, very good season. What is the secret behind your success? I

:36:43.:36:47.

have to improve to work for the team, to win, to win every time and

:36:48.:36:53.

we have to finish the season very well. You are a very, very popular

:36:54.:36:57.

winner here tonight. So very many congratulations. Ladies and

:36:58.:37:06.

gentlemen, the men's PFA Players' Player of the Year, N'Golo Kante.

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Deserved, Matthew? 100%. I know, Danny, you kind of agree but

:37:16.:37:18.

has slightly different views but for me, he is the most valuable player

:37:19.:37:22.

in the Premier League with his contribution. He might not be the

:37:23.:37:27.

most creative or sudden impact wise, but over the course of the season,

:37:28.:37:30.

the most valuable player in the Premier League. You are learning,

:37:31.:37:35.

Danny agrees are some things and then will disagree. I said before he

:37:36.:37:41.

is the one you can't replace. So if Hazard isn't there, you can put

:37:42.:37:45.

Will.i.am in but Hazard against the other big boys has turned the game

:37:46.:37:50.

the Chelsea -- you can put Willian in. Kante is the best midfielder in

:37:51.:37:55.

the Premier League, if not Europe. The other thing that came through

:37:56.:37:58.

from watching those pictures, the warmth in the room towards him,

:37:59.:38:02.

which I guess might not always be the case when you go to these

:38:03.:38:05.

things, I have never been, but real warmth. But the way he plays, who

:38:06.:38:10.

plays with a smile, he has this big smile on his face and his attitude

:38:11.:38:15.

and the way... I think that is the other thing, every week, you know

:38:16.:38:19.

what this guy is delivering. I don't know if you can say that about

:38:20.:38:22.

Hazard but week in, week out, this guy does the business.

:38:23.:38:23.

And a few minutes ago, the Women's Player of

:38:24.:38:26.

These were the names to look out for.

:38:27.:38:35.

And Lucy Bronze scores the opening goal.

:38:36.:38:43.

And it is in from Ross. It is Jill Scott who has applied the finish.

:38:44.:38:55.

And the women's Player of the Year goes to Lucy Bronze. Lucy wins this

:38:56.:39:10.

award for the second time, having previously won it back in 2014. She

:39:11.:39:17.

scored the winning goal... To win the award and as a defender as well,

:39:18.:39:21.

you don't really get a lot of accolades but it is a great award to

:39:22.:39:25.

win and to have it voted for by all of the opposition players, it makes

:39:26.:39:28.

it really special. And you have been part of what we have spoken about,

:39:29.:39:32.

the invincible team at Manchester City. How proud are you to have

:39:33.:39:37.

played a part in that? Very proud, it shows in the team of the year and

:39:38.:39:40.

the nominees for both young and senior player that, as a team, we

:39:41.:39:44.

have been very successful and all the individuals have performed

:39:45.:39:47.

really well in the team. And this award for me is with all of my

:39:48.:39:52.

thanks for the players on the team, because without them, I would be

:39:53.:39:57.

anywhere near this. Too good to bad still to come but first, Saturday's

:39:58.:40:05.

goals and we start in the Vitality stadium -- two Good two Bad still to

:40:06.:40:08.

come. Queue goes to the return from

:40:09.:40:14.

Daniels. What a goal, absolutely superb from Joshua King. Bournemouth

:40:15.:40:19.

ahead in just over a minute and a half. Daniels. He has got the

:40:20.:40:26.

beating of him and he nearly found King again. That is a profitable

:40:27.:40:34.

route. And now it is Afobe! 2-0. We are any 16 minutes into this game.

:40:35.:40:42.

-- only 16 minutes into this game. That'll be a free kick for the

:40:43.:40:46.

challenge by Gaston Ramirez, who has already been booked by the referee.

:40:47.:40:49.

It is a second yellow card and it goes from bad to worse for

:40:50.:40:54.

Middlesbrough. And gain, they don't get the ball

:40:55.:40:58.

away. It could open up for Bournemouth once more. And it is

:40:59.:41:05.

three time. Marc Pugh. Yet again, Middlesbrough didn't clear their

:41:06.:41:08.

lines and once more, they are made to pay for it.

:41:09.:41:14.

Fraser to Charlie Daniels. Daniel is still going. It is four. And it is

:41:15.:41:20.

turning into quite a party for Bournemouth against the ten men of

:41:21.:41:24.

Middlesbrough, who are enduring a wretched afternoon.

:41:25.:41:35.

Half Mason Holgate's cross for Lukaku to attack and it nearly came

:41:36.:41:41.

through the Calvert-Lewin. The first meaningful ball hit into the West

:41:42.:41:45.

Ham box for Lukaku to attack in the entire game.

:41:46.:41:50.

Lanzini with it, up comes Collins and Winston Reid. Aimed past the far

:41:51.:42:00.

post. Fonte. And is that the last chance we will have? West Ham have

:42:01.:42:04.

created more chances, certainly and Everton, very disappointing day. If

:42:05.:42:08.

they are to finish in the top five, they've got to be better than this.

:42:09.:42:15.

Fernando Llorente! Swansea make the breakthrough. Just the start that

:42:16.:42:23.

Paul Clement and this part of south Wales have been dreaming of.

:42:24.:42:31.

Carol. Drives it towards goal and scores! -- Tom Carroll. Fortune is

:42:32.:42:42.

favouring Swansea City. And that's the reaction down in the Swansea

:42:43.:42:44.

technical area. Unbridled joy. Then going through on Niang. And

:42:45.:43:02.

it's a red card! It's a red card for Oumar Niasse. And what a turning

:43:03.:43:06.

point that might be, not just today but in Hull City's season.

:43:07.:43:10.

Suddenly Hull City have a few players forward if they can use it

:43:11.:43:15.

quickly. Robertson has found Grosicki. Markovic is in the middle.

:43:16.:43:23.

Against the bar... And in! What a turnaround, what a counterattack,

:43:24.:43:25.

what an important goal for Hull City. Another chance for Hull.

:43:26.:43:32.

Grosicki over it once more. It is going to drop for Clucas this time.

:43:33.:43:39.

Good shot! Fantastic shot! First Markovic and now Sam Clucas have

:43:40.:43:45.

Hull City heading for another three points won at home.

:43:46.:43:50.

Liverpool's defeat has dented their top-four ambitions,

:43:51.:43:57.

with both Manchester clubs in striking distance

:43:58.:43:58.

United are now just a point behind City, who they play on Thursday.

:43:59.:44:03.

Crystal Palace have taken a big stride towards survival,

:44:04.:44:05.

jumping four places to 12th with their sixth win

:44:06.:44:07.

Maybe Hull City's amazing home form is down to the pre-match

:44:08.:44:29.

entertainment at the KCOM. Maybe not. They celebrate a goal with

:44:30.:44:33.

passion, Hull, although where did he come from? And our latest hand

:44:34.:44:42.

coordination celebration ends in Rock, paper scissors, with Benteke

:44:43.:44:49.

and Sako. Can you talk us through... Have you got your black tights on?

:44:50.:44:54.

What are you wearing? Why have you put that on? Anything, any excuse!

:44:55.:45:03.

Well done, mate. You must be really pleased, great achievement. I was

:45:04.:45:07.

really pleased until you put that on! I'll get you back, Danny Murphy,

:45:08.:45:09.

I'll get you back! Back to the PFA now and let's catch

:45:10.:45:13.

up on the night's other winners. The winner of the Women's

:45:14.:45:17.

Young Player of the Year She's looking forward

:45:18.:45:19.

to an FA Cup final in May. And Tottenham's Dele Alli picked up

:45:20.:45:24.

the Men's Young Player award It's an unbelievable feeling,

:45:25.:45:36.

especially to be voted by the other players as well, it's a huge honour

:45:37.:45:39.

and I couldn't have done it without my team-mates and the other boys at

:45:40.:45:43.

Tottenham. It's been an unbelievable season for resource. We've just got

:45:44.:45:47.

keep going, keep fighting and keep improving a team.

:45:48.:45:51.

And this year's PFA Merit Award winner -

:45:52.:45:55.

The former England captain. Of playing for Manchester United and

:45:56.:46:06.

England my whole young life and obviously to have represented my

:46:07.:46:10.

country for the amount of times I did, that is my proudest thing as a

:46:11.:46:16.

footballer. To be captain as well, winning trophies, every one of them

:46:17.:46:23.

means exactly the same thing. You'll ask any professional athlete to win

:46:24.:46:26.

a trophy, it doesn't matter where you win it, they all mean the same

:46:27.:46:30.

thing. Obviously 99 was a special year for me. To win a trouble with

:46:31.:46:35.

players that I'd grown up with from a very young age and to get married

:46:36.:46:42.

that year and to have a son, my first son in that year, it was a

:46:43.:46:47.

busy year, but a good one -- to win at treble. I look back on 1999 is

:46:48.:46:54.

one of my most successful years as a player. To play for the teams I've

:46:55.:46:56.

played for in different countries, the managers I've played and runs

:46:57.:47:00.

the players I've played with and the fans I've played in front of, 22

:47:01.:47:04.

years of playing the sport that I never saw as a job, I always saw as

:47:05.:47:08.

a hobby because I would have done it whether I'd been paid or not, so at

:47:09.:47:12.

the end of the day, you know, I lived my dream and I had a lot of

:47:13.:47:14.

people to support me. And England's record goalscorer

:47:15.:47:19.

Kelly Smith received the Women's Merit Award

:47:20.:47:21.

for her contribution to football. Smith, who had three spells

:47:22.:47:23.

at Arsenal, winning 11 trophies, including three FA Cups,

:47:24.:47:25.

retired earlier this year. We leave you with

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the PFA Team of the Year, COMMENTATOR:

:47:34.:47:56.

It's another brilliant De Gea stop. That's better from Walker, really

:47:57.:48:00.

good play from him. Oh, it came back to Cahill. He caught them out. 1-1!

:48:01.:48:14.

Chelsea fans rise to Eden Hazard. Brilliant! Brilliant, Eden Hazard.

:48:15.:48:21.

Oh, what a goal, what a season, what a player. Kante finds a way. He's a

:48:22.:48:29.

man for all positions. Scores with another cracking goal! Oh, yes, what

:48:30.:48:35.

a special strike to add to the collection of Harry Kane! And Lukaku

:48:36.:48:41.

finishes as Lukaku does. He has the power and he has the poise.

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