05/02/2017 MOTD2 Extra

Good afternoon, welcome to MOTD2 Extra on BBC Two,

Joining me today former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann,

former Everton midfielder Leon Osman and the Sunday Times football

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Here is what is coming up this lunchtime. Chelsea's rivals all but

concede the tiet wl Antonio Conte's side nine points clear. Dietmar

Hamann said it was madness to give Jurgen Klopp a six-year deal. What

next for Liverpool after one win in ten. We will hear from Jermain Defoe

as he helps Sunderland to a win over Crystal Palace and Claudio Ranieri

and Jose Mourinho have been under pressure. These are some of the back

page headlines. A bridge too far said the Star saying Arsene Wenger

conseepeds the title. Mark Hughes concerned that information about

Saido Berahino's drugs ban came out before their match with West Brom.

And Claudio Ranieri giving his side an ultimatum - back me or get me

sacked. We will start though with the title race. Jonathan Northcroft

with Chelsea and Arsenal and that 3-1 win and if we take it when every

game has played 24 games at least, only Newcastle who were nine points

clear in February 1996 finished second. And Manchester United blew

an eight point lead, everyone is conceding? Yes this is the weekend

the title was won. Chelsea had their two biggest games and you saw a

mature, relentless side who knew how to handle the pressure and won

yesterday with something to spare and should have beaten Liverpool and

if you look at the points total, they could break the record of 95.

This is a team, I can't see it slipping up. They're setting stand

arounds that no one else is getting near. -- standards. If you look at

that defeat against Arsenal, that left Chelsea back then eight points

behind City, the leaders and in eighth place. That was a water shed

moment? Yes and they had a disappointing game with Liverpool at

Stamford Bridge, where Liverpool beat them and people were

questioning the manager, whether he can adapt to the English league and

will last to Christmas or how quickly he can change things around.

What a turn around. I watched him at Anfield in midweek and I was

impressed. In Kante they have the best holding midfielder in the

world. Matic is outstanding and they have the base with the back three,

Luiz playing that free role like Beckenbauer. He can pick his

challenges and in Diego Costa and Hazard they have game-changers. They

look the real deal. Leon Osman what is it about Chelsea, they're not

setting the world on fire and playing sensational football, but

they're getting the job done. That is it. If you look at them, they're

like a machine. They're constantly performing at a high level and don't

look like they're going to slip up. Don't look like there will be any

human errors and they look well-oiled and we are seeing that

the league's pretty much over and you can see why. You can't see the

machine slipping up. And I'm wearing my anorak, because it is a brilliant

stated, 38 home games, including a bit of Juventus as well for Antonio

Conte. How many wins? 36. 95% win rash yoep at home -- ratio at home.

These are the kind of stats that Jose Mourinho arrived with after

being at Porto at Chelsea. Those are the echos you hear looking at that

Chelsea team. It is that relentless machine-like Chelsea that Mourinho

built and a manager that is so in charge of the team and used to

winning, it looks familiar and bad for the rest of the league. What

does it say about the rest of Premier League? Slackers? No, I

wouldn't say that, you have a team that plays at a very high level,

unbeaten in so many games and don't concede many and they have the

credentials of a Championship-winning team. I don't

think it says a lot about the rest of league are no good, but one team

are better than the four or five chasing them and nine points is a

lot. Barring injuries, I think they will win the league. But you have to

see, City's going well and Spurs won't go away. I think six or seven

good teams in the league, but one is outstanding. If one of the six or

seven are good, one are Arsenal and Chelsea have been nicking games, but

this was a real message yesterday? Yes, a lot of people were saying

Arsenal were potentially still in the title race. I didn't believe so,

but Chelsea destroyed Arsenal and sent a message not only to Arsenal,

but to the Premier League and the fans that they're the team running

away with the league at the moment. They're going to be very difficult

to catch. It does show how bad we were at predictions. We didn't

predict Leicester and this year we thought it would be between the

Manchester clubs and be tight and it is one of the most one siepded in

years. -- One sided in years. Glenn Hoddle said you can never be sure

the league is done and dusted in February, but that is what it felt

like. And one said, it felt like a school game with a lower age gap and

you have a trial against the year 11s. Yes Chelsea bullied Arsenal and

Diego Costa was bullying the defender and Kante and Matic were

ruling that area. It is the way they win games. It is not just the fact

they're winning, but the dominance they're showing and they have that

ruthlessness that Chelsea with Jose Mourinho had. They're physically,

you said the trial game, Chelsea look like that, they're so

physically big and mature and even the small players dominate the pitch

and that leads to even if they're not playing well, because they have

not played well in every game, but they still win the games and always

in the game and they have Diego Costa to nick the goals. Arsenal

started badly against Watford and were 2-0 down within ten minutes.

That is the difference for me, that just doesn't happen to Chelsea. When

you look at Chelsea's next six games, Burnley, Swansea, West Ham,

Watford, Stoke, Palace and the top six, they only play two between the

end of season. Manchester City and Manchester United. Now Arsenal,

Didi, who takes responsibility for what's happening at Arsenal. It is

just Arsene Wenger? How broad does it go? It has to be the manager. He

is the man bringing the players in. They spent money. He was accused

years ago he does not spend money. He brought a player from Barcelona

and one from Real Madrid. So they spent money. And they have not

progressed. They're in danger for the first time in years to miss out

on the top four place, because they have been in the the Champions

League for 15 or 16 years and the chase for the title is over and I

just don't see the team progressing. When you look at a team and you

bring in new players, you want progress. If you see progress, you

can give him a year or two. I don't know who turns up to a game with an

enough is enough banner. But the old rear guard, noft turning against him

-- not turning against him but questioning him. This is Ian Wright

last night. You have a tough couple of months and when you think Arsenal

are doing what they're doing at time of the season, when they're slipping

up and falling away, you have to say he has got a real serious think to

do at the end of the season. What he wants to do. Has he got the stomach

to do it again. You hear the sadness in his voice. No one wants to attack

Arsene Wenger and the ex-Arsenal players owe a lot to him. But the

fact they're saying this is significant. You look at things like

a week ago Arsene Wenger said he had the best strike force he had and he

said perfect the Watford game -- he said before the Watford game we are

prepared and then they're 2-0 down. Things like that makes people wonder

if he has got the grip on the club and the direction that it needs and

it is sad, but we have been here before with Arsene Wenger. He

usually endses up with a new contract. Manchester City can take

advantage of the slip ups of Arsenal and Liverpool, they take on Swansea

today. Our correspondent is at the Etihad. Yes, great excitement here

after City's recent performances in London against Palace and West Ham.

Great excitement Trevor Sinclair about Gabriel Jesus. How excited

should City fans be about this kid? I think he could be one of the best.

He is so exciting and you look at the front three, with Sane and Rahim

has hit form and it is just amazing amount of pace they have. For any

defence facing them three and Aguero, they will be fearing facing

that and the pace they go at teamles is incredible. That is the $64

million question - is it plus Aguero or does Gabriel Jesus play instead

of him? Potentially that could be the case. But they're both going to

do the job and I'm sure at times looking for the Champions League

games Aguero will be needed. You look at Gabriel Jesus, he has

everything. He is strong, he is powerful, he is fearless. He said

I'm cold. And for me that, I was impressed with that. He won't get

nervous. He won't get too down when he plays bad. He will stayed in

middle and the best way to bring the best out of himself. Are you sure it

is not just because he has come to Manchester. He is not bothered about

the weather. He takes the game by the scruff of the neck. He reminds

me of Wrighty with his attitude and he had a chance against West Ham and

the ball didn't come to him and he was hands up in the air, 19, we have

to remember that, the experience at 19. A special talent. If Swansea

were coming here a month ago, everybody would be saying they're

going to get battered. But Paul Clement has had an immediate effect

on the team. Yes, the players have responded well to his coaching. He

has so much experience. It didn't work at Derby, but I think that

makes him a better manager, he will have a look at things, where did he

go wrong and he has moved on and started well. The players enjoy

playing for him. Sigurdsson could walk into most sides in the top six,

and Llorente, he is getting a song out of him. They're a dangerous club

to be facing today. But City seem to have so much fire power and

confidence and Vincent back and there is confidence growing. If they

can get a win they will be third and closing the gap. Thank you. Trev's

on five live later. I will be on Match of the Day Two later. . Loving

that outfit for Trevor. Manchester City and Swansea kick off at half

one. We are waiting for the teams news. Aguero left on the bench

against West Ham. Can you imagine him being left out. What is his

future with Gabriel Jesus? I can, because there is a younger player

who looks equally, doesn't have his record yet, but he is some player.

What struck me is in two and a half appearances, he made himself a focus

of everything. That is the kind of thing that superstars do. A long way

to go. Not saying he will be a superstar, but he has that thing

about him and for Aguero there is somebody else in town that is a

contender. I think he could get left out. City have a lot of games coming

out. He will want to blood Jesus as quickly as he can. He is a top

player. But you know, you forget that Aguero's played a lot of games

and started all the games. Top teams are the ones that go and try and win

the leagues and more than one trophy. You can have two or three

strikers firing and the manager chooses when to bring them out.

There has been so much pressure on Aguero and I think it is a good

thing for City they have somebody else. Is the issue one of your old

clubs this ageing prospect and I'm getting confirmation, Aguero on the

bench and Gabriel Jesus starting. Is it the age factor and eleven players

over 30 and just four under the age of 22. Is there a quick fix to that?

There is no quick fix. It is not always good when you bring in young

players. You need players of the right edge. If you had these

players, 26, up into 30, it is the best age for football. You need

these players as well. There was a game last year were they did not

have one player under 29 and the page, way to Crystal Palace. They

needed to bring in young players. I still think Aguero will have a big

role to play, because as Leon said, there was big responsibility on him.

Since the goals have dried up from Yaya Toure, they have not had the

threat from midfield. De Bruyne is probably the biggest threat from

midfield. They need someone to take the pressure away from Aguero. It

gives him more space. We will maybe see him late in the game today. It

can only be positive. City need someone to take the weight of the

shoulders of Aguero. We will see that game later on Match Of The Day

two. What a win yesterday for Sunderland at Crystal Palace. 4-0.

Two goals from this man, Jermain Defoe, who joins us on the phone.

Good afternoon. What was that journey like going back to the

north-east? I am actually still in London. I watched Tottenham last

night. It was a nice time to show your face when you have won 1-0. It

was a performance that we needed. It was always going to be a difficult

game. It is always difficult when you're playing the teams around you.

It was a six pointer. Is specially playing against some Allardyce team.

They are always direct and physical. It was important that we dictated

how the game was going to go. To win the way we did was unbelievable. The

Sunderland fans, if they are 30 and they are not grey or bold, they are

doing well. What are you doing to them? The journey you have been on

over the last five seasons, it has been all relegation battles. I do

not know. For some reason, it is how it has been. It is important that we

stay focused. Because we have done it before, we have been in this

position before, we know what we're doing. We would rather not be in

this position. It is what it is. It is important we stick together and

try and get some results. On a personal point of view, everyone

always talks about you being underappreciated in the Premier

League over the years. Do you feel that way? Not really. I do not think

I have been underappreciated. It is nice when people say that, but it is

not something I have thought about over the years. The only thing I

have really thought about, if I am being honest, I have always felt

like I could have played more games for England in certain parts of my

career when I was playing well. What have you done, have you run over

someone's dog at the FA? I do not know. I get asked that question

every day. I just get my head down. I have always been one of those

players, I worked hard and I love scoring goals. That satisfies me.

I'm playing for a top football club when I am appreciated. The fans are

brilliant. I love scoring goals. That is what I need to focus on and

anything that comes after that is a bonus. It is Jonathan. You have

scored another two goals yesterday. You are for Baggio scored more goals

than you have ever done in your career. Have you improved something

about your game? I do not think I have improved anything about my

game. I just feel like I probably understand my body more than when I

was younger. For me, the key thing is not the game, it is how I recover

between the game. I will make sure my recovery is good. Away from

training, I always try and do the right thing. I give myself the best

opportunity to perform at the weekend. As far as the game goes, I

do not think I have changed anything. My game has not changed. I

can still running behind. Sometimes I come short. At the age of 34, it

is nice. I do not feel like I need to adapt my game. Be honest with me,

Jermain, it is just us on the phone, there is no one listening, at the

end of the day, in terms of the relegation battle at the bottom, can

you forget about it, or is it like some Allardyce when he was at

Sunderland, he is Ops thinking about it all night? -- he is awake

thinking about it. It is a lot of pressure. At times the relegation

fight can be stressful. I just enjoy it. I look forward to the next game.

That is the great thing about football, even when you're not

playing well, when you have a bad result, the next game still comes

around quickly, you can rectify it. Yesterday we won 4-0. You went the

next game to come around quickly, which it well. I will try to enjoy

it and not think about the position we're in. I will focus on scoring

for the team. The goals are needed. I know how important the goals are.

That is why I am even more focused than I was years ago. I imagine you

do not really care much how some Allardyce feels this morning, your

old manager. I do not know if you saw that interview with Jacqui

Oatley, he said he was shell-shocked and heard. He looked like he was

bewildered by what had happened. I sent him a message after the game. I

wanted to say hello. I do not have the opportunity. Did it say LOL. No.

I wanted is beat him after the game but they did not have the chance. I

messaged him after the game. Some Allardyce was great for us.

Obviously it is not nice seeing him in that way. At the end of the day,

you can only do what is best for your team. Ara Gaffer, David Moyes,

he was absolutely delighted. The work he has put in on the training

pitch, trying to improve the players every day, bringing in the new

signings, you could say it was a perfect performance yesterday. On

our side of it, everyone is delighted and happy. I can imagine

that some Allardyce is not best pleased. Thank you for joining us.

Top man. Best of luck for the rest of the season.

The Sunderland striker, Jermain Defoe. Leon Osman, that is the kind

of result, I was listening to it yesterday on final score, and you

think, really? It is one of those. Looking at the game, you thought it

would be close. Either team could win. If one was going to, you would

probably have picked Crystal Palace. Sunderland have been struggling.

They have made some good signings, Bryan Oviedo from Everton, Darron

Gibson. He will know what he can get out of them how quickly can

introduce them. Bryan Oviedo played yesterday and did well. It was a

great result. You are the only one who is missing. I am waiting by the

phone. I do not go out in case it is going to ring! Sunderland have had

belief in themselves. I do not think anyone else thought they would win

that game. Credit to them, to score four goals await any ground is a

great achievement. But in a bottom of the table clash like that, it was

vital. Didi, I want your thoughts on what some Allardyce has had to say.

Let's listen to the Crystal Palace boss. For me, it looks like fear.

For me, the fear we are suffering at Crystal Palace is evident. It was

Swansea, the last time we had the game as big as this. These games are

bigger than playing Man United, Chelsea, because they are 6-points.

The fear has gripped the players and has not allowed them to express the

ability they have God. I cannot think it is anything other than

that, having experienced it. It is difficult because the fans are so

good here. They come to support the club. It is a sell-out today. They

are desperate for the club to do well. The dead behind the players.

It is not often the players get criticism, and they deserved the

booing they got today. I will have to apologise because of what the

first-half performance was like. It is my responsibility to get it

right. With the rest of the staff, I will continue to work as hard as I

can to turn that around. Jonathan Northcroft, Didi Hamann and Leon

Osman joining with -- with us if you're listening on five live. You

are the -- you are in the Crystal Palace team, and you have just heard

the manager say that you deserve to get booed. What do you think of

that? If you lose 4-0, and you concede four goals by half-time

against a team that is second bottom of the table, it is probably right.

If there is a problem, he has to identify it. If he thinks he knows

it is fear, that is a good thing. But how does he address it? I worry

for Crystal Palace. They have always been a team that is hard to beat.

They did not concede many goals and they had exciting players going

forward. Some Allardyce bases his success on defence. They have got to

sort it out quickly. The teams around them, Sunderland, Hull, they

all show glimpses of life. They are a team that you would rely upon to

win at home. That has always been at the heart of their success, through

their history and in the Premier League. Some Allardyce has been

there for a game now and he has only one victory. That impact has not

happened. He is calling out the players. Perhaps it is a desperate

thing to do. We will see if he gets a reaction. From the point of view

of the players, you accept that. You're losing 4-0 two Sunderland,

who are bottom of the league, at half-time. You go on to lose the

game. It is bad. You expect to face the wrath of the fans. It would be

strange if you did not. You look at Crystal Palace, and as Jonathan has

said, you expect them to win their home games. It was always a

difficult place to play football and trying get the result. You were

always up against it, no matter where they were in the league. Some

Allardyce has not won a league game at home. They won a league game away

at Bournemouth. When you're in that sort of trouble, what does that sort

of emotional hurt do to you? It should make you go out and put it

right in the next game. You do not want that happening again. The worst

you can do when you next go out there is run around until you cannot

run any more, giving your all. That is probably the question about the

Crystal Palace team at the moment, I'll be doing that? On paper, people

said they have got a good team, too good to go down. But if they are not

showing that on the jihadist, they will be trouble. I think the award

for the idiot of the day or week goes to that Crystal Palace fan.

Trying to punch one of the players from the team you support is not the

way to show you care. I think he was dealt with quickly. I am not sure he

will be seeing many Crystal Palace game again. Let's talk about

Liverpool. Madness to give Jurgen Klopp a new six-year deal in the

summer just gone. That was your quote from this morning. You going

to talk about that? If you want to. I am not quite sure you believe it.

Jonathan is responsible. Sensationalist journalism. I found

it strange in the summer. If you look at the facts, Jurgen Klopp

cumin, he changed the perception in the City, at the club. It gave the

fans and the people in the City a bit more common-sense. In Liverpool,

people are either ecstatic because things are going well, or they are

almost suicidal because things are not going well. It is either black

or white in Liverpool. He gave them more common-sense. He had an impact.

He improved some players, but if you look at the facts, even in the

summer, I do not think the points average improve dramatically if

anything from Brendan Rodgers. You get to two finals and Liz two. I

think both could have been won, especially the second one against

civil-mac. That would have had an impact because he would've got the

Champions League. -- against Seville. People talk about

stability. You do not get stability by giving someone a six-year

contract. You get that from being smart and the transfer market. Have

they done that? I do not think they have. If you do not fancy the left

back, bring one in in the summer. James Milner is a great team player,

a great player to have around the place, but he cannot play him all

the time at left back. A new keeper has been brought in and he has not

function so Mignolet is back. I think Liverpool are too weak in the

midfield. I think they need a holding midfielder. I watched them

against Chelsea. He had two plumper players in N'Golo Kante and Nemanja

Matic. In Liverpool I do not see enough purpose and structure. -- two

proper players. They should get Didi Hamann in the dressing room at

half-time. That would sort it. Listening to that, are you

suggesting, Didi, apart from Klopp coming in and talking common-sense

that the club has gone backwards after Brendan Rodgers?

He said I need too win a trophy. I home he is there for six years,

because that means the club will be successful. If you look at the

table, six or eight weeks ago they were favourite to win the title. A

lot of people said Liverpool could be a threat to Chelsea this season.

Now, they drop out of the top four if City win today and there is a big

question mark whether they finish in the top four and there is another

huge two games with Southampton, where I think it was a fantastic

opportunity to get that first trophy and they failed gloriously. My issue

with the team is in recent years when there was a final or a

semi-final, when ever the chips were down, the team failed. That hasn't

changed with him. Whether he can change with that crop of players or

he needs to change most of the team, I don't know. But I think something

has to change, the way the team has been going is not good enough.

Damning verdict. That comment came about because we were talking about

you build success and I think it is what it says, giving someone a

six-year contract when they have lost two finals. Liverpool as a club

has been built on winning, and Jurgen Klopp's brilliant, we

recognise his abilities, he may be the right man. But at that point to

give a guy a contract extension when he has not won something goes

against what Liverpool used to stand for. Take the contract issue of the

of the way, have Liverpool not just had a bad month. Couldn't it be an

over reaction. Arsenal were renowned for having a bad November. This is

his first and a half season, has he just had a bad month? They have got

knocked out of both cups and lost a couple of league games and as we

have noticed with Pep Guardiola, and Ronald Koeman, coming in with

Everton and having a run of bad games, are they not learning, it is

his first full season. He tried to mix the team up against Southampton

and Plymouth and Wolves, maybe he, maybe next season he will think, I

have learned me lesson and move on. Sometimes you have got to see a

perspective on it. Looking Leon Osman getting the Liverpool view.

That is the difference between a good and bad month. I'm an ever

tonian, I want to keep him. You can't have a a bad run, if you look

at teams they did lose, lost to Southampton and Swansea and Wolves.

I think he should have after losing to Swansea and not beating

Southampton, he should have picked a strong team and they should have won

that game. He picked the team he felt would win and didn't to set

himself up for the Chelsea game. If he had that opportunity again, maybe

he would do it different. That is what I mean about learning the

league. We need to move on, but huge credit to Marco Silva? Yes they look

a different team and they're still putting the team together. There are

new signings. They look like they're capable of surviving and they looked

dead a few weeks ago. Jack said Jurgen Klopp is finding out pressing

like mad men will make you hit the wall quicker in England. They can't

break teams down and the clubs know how to play against him. A big game

in the Championship with Leeds playing Huddersfield. The most

anticipated West Yorkshire Derby in years. 1-1 at the break. Brown put

the home side ahead. A ball by Smith and Brown pounced. Leeds equalised

eight minutes later, Hernandez with the cross and Huddersfield defence

too busy waiting for an offside to be called. But Wood bundled home.

And there have been two chances for Huddersfield. But at the break it is

1-1. Thank you. Now Everton, 6-3 winners, what a game that was for

the neutral and the Everton fans. Romelu Lukaku, where is he in his

career, rejected by Chelsea, had a decent loan at West Brom. Has he

done everything he could do after being pushed out by Mourinho? Yes,

he is a goal scorer and he wants to score goals. That is what he has

done. He has come to Everton and playing some really great football.

He looks deadly in front of goal. I don't fancy him missing chances in

the box. As a striker, what more can you ask? He is scoring regularly and

you forget he is only 23. And at that stage he is probably still

improving and got a bit to go. Does he think he is bigger than Everton?

His agent certainly does. Do you think he does, you have trained with

him? I don't think he does. But with all your top strikers, they have an

arrogance about them. That is probably one of the things that

makes them as good as they are. They have a self-belief and they go out

and show that on the pitch. Four goals yesterday, top scorer in the

Premier League, he deserves to be that arrogance. You don't think he

will be there next year. Can you blame the play er? Finishing is one

area where me can improve. He gets into good position and he is so

powerful and quick. But his finishing yesterday was sublime.

There was rumours about Bayern Munich in the summer. There might be

big English clubs knocking on the door, or a German or Spanish club, I

think that is how good he is. Can you blame the player if he wants to

play f a Spanish giant comes in or a Manchester City or Chelsea.

Tottenham. I am not sure will they spend the money required. But what

it is doing or what he brings to Everton is tremendous. Let's hope he

stays for another season. I doubt it. If a big offers come in they

will sell him and then they have to plan for next season, because they

have a lot of talent there. But he would be a massive loss. What about

Everton in general. I said to Ronald Koeman has it become the top six and

the best of rest. He said I don't know what the best of the rest is.

He can't complain with the six above him? No, but he is a winner and that

has been important to Everton. He has not settled for just a good

season. He is ambitious, maybe ambitious for himself. That is a

factor. The young players coming in, we talked about Tom Davis, that has

been important to the team and he has brought in Schneiderlin and that

helps and they're two points behind United. I was asked a while back,

maybe there was seven or eight points between seventh and sixth a

can Everton make up the gap. I have said they have got to believe. If

they keep winning games, I feel they're big up to make up the gap.

They're clawing that back and with the run of games coming up, they're

winnable games. The way Manchester United have been going, they will be

thinking we can finish above them. Yes they have been on a great run

apart from the cup match. Jonathan, Saido Berahino. West Brom 1, Stoke

0. He came off the bench to boos. Has he come out of the situation not

looking too shabby. We are talking about Tony Pulis and Mark Hughes and

how they have fallen out. Are we missing the bigger picture? Yes it

is probably good that it has been about the managers for him. Whether

it was right or wrong. For people who don't know, Mark Hughes said he

is suspicious about how this story came out before the teams met. West

Brom we should say adamant it has been done above board and that all

the full details were give on the Stoke. I think these things should

come out any way. If you want to deter players from getting involved

in drugs, then you have to... Allegedly. You have to name and

shame and when somebody fails a test or there is an issue, it should be

made public. Why did Jake Livermore's come out and this

didn't? I think there is an anonymity. There is a bigger issue,

I think we should know. I think that will be a great deterrent. You want

to know and it to be above board. But West Brom handled it well to

keep it quiet and sell the player, if it had come out, I'm sure the

money would be reduced. West Brom handled it well to get as much as

they could. Anything to say on the that. No comment. Let's hope he

concentrates on his football. Because he is a wonderful talent and

it would be a shame if he doesn't fulfil the expectations of him. Only

a few minutes left and let's talk about Leicester against Manchester

United. Has Jose Mourinho gone on the attack. He has attacked about

his own players, saying they haven't that winning mentality and they're

in their comfort zones, he has had a go at Pep Guardiola. When he shaves

his head, does he turn into somebody else. Yes he has calmed down in

recent weeks and that coincided with a good run of results. But I just

don't get it when you have a go at the players. Because you will need

them again. It is a squad game with 25 games and publicly names and

shames people like Mkhitaryan, at some stage you need the players. I

don't know what he wants to achieve having a go at everybody. You need

to give the players belief and if they haven't got the winning

mentality, apart from Rooney and others, that is why he is there. Try

to instill the mentality and win trophies again. That is why he gets

top dollar. Do it. His agenda is the transfer market and he is

campaigning to be given another ?200 million to spend. He wanted to bring

in a defender and he was not able to. The slump has occurred and he is

saying I don't have enough winners. So he wants more signings. On

Mourinho, is it not all every where he goes there is a conspiracy theory

against him. It is like he gets bored and this what shall I do, come

out with an incredible statement. I'm not sure whether it is... The

conspiracy theory that he says, but with, you mentioned the players

don't have, I think it was the experience of winning troefives is

-- troefives is how -- trophies is how he phrased it. The players have

been brought to win trophies and it is up to him to help them and they

have experience with Rooney and those. And Leicester, spirit's gone.

What is happening? Dreadful recruitment, the tactics keep

changing and the spirit has been affected and even around them is

doing better and today is huge. Leicester and Manchester United,

full commentary on five live this afternoon and Manchester City

against swan say kicks off in half an hour. Gabby is here tonight with

Match of the Day Two and it is the Super Bowl too. That is on BBC1 at

11.20. From all of us, have a good one.