0:07

This is the Sky Sports football podcast.

0:09

Thanks for joining us. There were two

0:12

big games on Super Sunday this week

0:14

as Liverpool went to Old Trafford to

0:16

play Manchester United and Tottenham hosted Nottingham

0:19

Forest. Here is how the action unfolded.

0:23

It's done. Super

0:26

game and they call it quits.

0:29

And Manchester United leave their mark

0:31

on the title race, denying crop

0:33

at Liverpool the maximum

0:35

for which they came here hungering.

0:39

And indeed, denying them

0:41

leadership of the league. Luis

0:44

Diaz established the first lead

0:47

right at the end there. Harvey Elliott might have

0:49

established the last. Fernandez

0:54

1-1, Meinu 2-1, Salah 2-1 each from

0:57

the spot. Gary, what do you think?

0:59

Well, for Manchester United, part of you,

1:01

an odd bunch. So low

1:03

in their performance in the first half, I think

1:05

grateful for a draw in the end. Yeah,

1:08

Liverpool have only got themselves the blame. Same as in

1:10

the FA Cup tie. Not clinical enough

1:13

when it really mattered. Should have

1:15

put Manchester United to bed. So this is definitely

1:17

two points dropped. So the weekend

1:19

when United made Liverpool blink and at

1:21

the end of it all, Arsenal lead

1:23

it all by fractions. A

1:26

point between three of them and

1:28

seven to play. Kelly. Peter,

1:31

thank you very much. The scenes on the

1:33

pitch at the end of this game at

1:35

Old Trafford suggesting that neither side is particularly

1:38

happy with a point. For Liverpool, Jamie, two

1:40

points dropped, as Jamie Carragher said. I think

1:42

May Knight would be delighted with a point. Liverpool, on

1:44

the other hand, should have been three new up at

1:46

half time. Had so many chances dominating the match. It

1:49

was one of those. It's certainly two points dropped for me.

1:53

They'll be furious because it was a game they had

1:55

so much control in. He gave away

1:57

a cheap goal. And even at the end, just trying

1:59

to muster something. and what would have been a

2:01

massive three-thirds effect of his brother and you

2:03

could see in the cloud faces that he's

2:05

projected right now as a game

2:07

as the other one. Makes

2:09

it make sense, Roy, that game. Well, for

2:12

me, honestly, I can't believe what I'm watching.

2:14

The last few games were like crazy games.

2:16

Absolutely crazy. The manager must be pulling the

2:18

hair off. Really enjoyable. It's

2:21

probably the entertainment side of this. I'm

2:23

slightly just, I think Liverpool towards you. I

2:26

don't think it is, with the performances, yeah, they should have won

2:28

the game, but you take a point at the end. That point

2:31

might be right at the end of the season. It might

2:33

be, you're 2-1 down with five, ten minutes to go, adult

2:36

trap, but it's never that easy. Your own

2:38

trap would be, I'm sure, mixed emotions. Delighted

2:40

in general with the performance. They gifted United

2:42

back into the game, but they clawed the

2:44

way back to get a draw. At the

2:46

end of the season, it might be vital.

2:48

We'd find out, but overall, mad, mad game.

2:50

Fred supports sets of players. They win for

2:52

it. You've got four goals. Yeah,

2:55

honestly, it's mad game.

3:00

Incredible game, asshole trap. Luis

3:02

Diaz gave Liverpool the lead.

3:04

Five times a clear hit in his last

3:06

10 to hear this tremendous, happy

3:09

surprise on that. Eric King managed to

3:11

make a package in the second half.

3:13

Copymailing with a fine finish from Mohamed

3:15

Salah from the spot meant that it ended

3:17

up two balls at

3:20

the final whistle. Right,

3:22

let's make sense, but let's start with Luis

3:24

Diaz's goal. In the first

3:26

half, Manchester United didn't have a shot, Laffalo

3:29

and a shot on target, and Liverpool were

3:31

dominant. But this is the only opportunity they

3:33

managed to convert, Jamie. Yeah, it's a good

3:35

piece of play. Nunez wins the initial header, just

3:37

deflecting it into an area. Diaz, Maino's trying to

3:39

block Virgil van Dijk, and Diaz finds himself in

3:42

a really good position, opens his body up, manages

3:44

to hit it into the floor, really good finish,

3:46

nothing more than they deserve. I mean, in 23

3:48

minutes they've dominated the game, they look very comfortable,

3:50

but as you know, any time you come to

3:52

Old Trafford it's always going to be difficult, chances

3:54

are going to come about, and it's exactly what

3:56

happened in the second half. The player

3:59

who seems to turn up. Mustafa for Manchester United

4:01

and fig moment suddenly over the last few

4:03

years the in Bruno Fernandez and the wouldn't

4:05

necessarily reflect the the this is all around

4:07

say that again he was. That was the

4:09

moment we. Ah yes and usually circle see

4:11

this and young defender who are to

4:13

go to google could have a discussion.

4:16

Of has dissipated again players and blind process

4:18

really brought have a foot for broun of

4:21

the still punish him with up for

4:23

you finish be struck the body don't see

4:25

that the technique is fantastic Others on a

4:27

gift for only brew nothing sinister Fellows lucky

4:30

to be harmful was that who gets and

4:32

of the salaries areas outside the area so

4:34

would you rather he doesn't have many who

4:36

knows what would have been the best way

4:39

to do it but it's been a big

4:41

risk and him right pieces as simple

4:43

as an as yet. Capitalizing on the mistake

4:45

he hit by by general concept that is that

4:47

stages they had gone down to ten men liverpool

4:49

are state they can see that the goal as

4:51

as they did it still felt as though they've

4:54

had enough for they showed enough in the first

4:56

has to be able to to go on and

4:58

on win this game and yes it went completely

5:00

the other feals. Have access to cannabis as

5:02

an amateur. Years ago was when the

5:04

Qaeda sort of very similar goals little

5:07

holes in his folks wilson any falafel.

5:09

Massive moment as. A very similar sort.

5:11

Things might as thought: fifty cents on

5:13

the Hawthorne doesn't look up and inches

5:15

friends. That more. suspense. And venom

5:17

into that coma is a brilliant indivisible

5:20

right pieces while while will not officer

5:22

scissors of an overseas got a few

5:24

goals. Now with the key for here

5:26

is as hostage. Again, Awareness

5:30

policy to finish version for up

5:32

to them is frightened of things

5:34

in. Again

5:36

we were shocked with increase in i've actually win

5:39

this game for the couldn't handle. that

5:41

they have taken as an easy taken it

5:43

focusing on and then it was a penalty

5:46

that that allowed Liverpool to pull level Any

5:48

so as soon as the incident last. A

5:50

sort of how the only time I wrote

5:52

this is Europe one so he made that

5:54

mistake really advantage sensitive sisyphus at the pitch.

5:56

A cool thing to say. No, I think

5:58

when you analyze them vasectomies one. Writer

6:01

or anything he can go go

6:03

gadget local hicks out police when

6:05

he just gets wrong hobby and

6:07

it's cry he realizes that you

6:09

guys his his his right leg

6:11

out I get the microphone soccer

6:13

remember the for from Santa once

6:15

again he did a gun owner

6:17

or could never go ah no

6:19

for the summer again was probably

6:21

for in a general player but.

6:23

He knew you'd. You'd have two hundred and counting. Ah,

6:46

Ah, Ah,

7:18

Ah,

7:21

Heavier. Prefer

7:41

to your full she way back to get. Something.

7:44

But does it still feels like a blog? Course.

7:49

And. Houses.

7:52

Or for the general. You. Should

7:54

have been. To. Not

7:56

release And how Simon. Kurdish

7:59

moments. we had him under control and it's

8:04

just a shame, it

8:06

definitely feels like a loss at this point. Your

8:09

first Old Trafford goal was some goal, just give

8:11

us an idea, I know maybe a little bit

8:13

of the shine has been taken off it now

8:16

by their equaliser but when the

8:18

net ripples, how was that? Yeah,

8:20

of course it's an unbelievable feeling,

8:22

the first professional Old Trafford goal

8:24

and to do it in this

8:26

fixture is also amazing but as I say at the

8:29

end of the day we don't walk away with a

8:31

three point so we can't be too happy. I want

8:33

to win and 24 hours after the game I'm still

8:35

disappointed because we could have done so

8:37

much better and especially against them but obviously

8:40

the race is not over. We have seven

8:42

more games and we're going to give it

8:44

everything that we've heard and we

8:47

need everyone at their best more than ever and we'll

8:49

see if that's enough. One

8:52

side, very disappointed, again we

8:55

give a certain win out

8:57

of hand by making a very clever

9:03

mistake there like

9:05

on Thursday, like on last

9:07

Saturday and so we lose seven

9:10

points in one week where we should have

9:12

had nine points and that makes a huge

9:14

difference. On the other side I'm very proud

9:16

of this team, we are so

9:18

young, coming players in

9:21

and then give

9:23

this performance and can play on these levels

9:25

and it shows the future for

9:27

Man United is very bright. It's

9:30

a point that Man United and the most important

9:32

thing is I know how people see it and

9:34

it's two points lost and stuff, as far as

9:36

I'm concerned I see that we have a point

9:38

more than before the game, the way game at

9:40

Man United I think for us the way games

9:42

at Man United are more special

9:44

than for all other teams against us, they put

9:46

an extra shift in, that's how it is, we

9:48

will face that again on next Wednesday, I think,

9:51

once in a week. When

9:53

we play against Everton, all these are the

9:55

games we have to be ready for. The

10:00

moment he spins notes will have

10:02

kind of bullish and positive you've

10:04

been in since it is hop

10:06

it I no one can ignore.

10:08

Have you ignore added that something

10:10

is. Going. To build

10:12

her head and your blinds and

10:14

suits is Faye Faye brighter have

10:16

a lot of i potential place

10:18

and also plays coming after us

10:20

he just a date or the

10:23

don't feed and agents or not

10:25

but nine month nine one so

10:27

for the we have also potentials

10:29

coming after and today we have

10:31

seen ads are not so and

10:33

problem I know but it will

10:35

Kabbalah how are we as a

10:37

noir a new player coming Truth

10:39

is a potential. Of

10:41

course let him enjoy two days and

10:43

put them on that dismiss be descended

10:45

a dismissive space and he has to

10:47

step up that for today. A very

10:49

happy for a little one or two

10:51

dejected faces from the plaza full time

10:53

to just need to make sure but

10:55

you get was duel com to the

10:57

players now I will. North.

11:01

No problem but problem really at that's

11:03

no problem child We play now at

11:05

home against Atlanta a difficult game but

11:07

home games than another one. don't have

11:09

that many of home games anymore zones

11:12

and be better use that and okay

11:14

since am and ah yeah bill few

11:16

days to to to rest until then

11:18

and and we go again is all

11:20

fine Look it's i was sad when

11:22

you and if you only can. The

11:25

team who wins the league in and. Should

11:28

deserved. That means it must

11:30

be really difficult So and we are in

11:32

that race and I'm absolutely fine with it.

11:37

And his role as because on the Eighteenth,

11:39

Little The Stuff. A.

11:42

He goes. surely not.

11:47

Ah,

11:53

Shouting about was also days of them

11:55

are says assessing the eleven having a

11:57

heated. Mobile? Hey hey. It

12:00

would have died for suspended he pounds extra

12:02

months to see Sky.coms the details. New: a

12:04

two month contract Sky Tv required. Service has

12:06

little. Working

12:10

class hot so appointment for Liverpool

12:12

a move heard that pulled out

12:14

of under. The

12:16

whole called for. Cope

12:18

with it a little more mehsud a little

12:20

more positive around it Now even more time

12:22

has passed. There are a couple of hours

12:25

after that the final whistle who point drop

12:27

the point. better off in a favor free

12:29

to see if he has in cook said

12:31

I'm putting it into something of a full

12:33

title chances. Of a good amount of a

12:35

place where she first off of a chance who

12:37

they created. It. Has to be two

12:39

boys drugs and you tube in the. Read.

12:42

Utility and advice is there's little booger one the

12:44

rest their gauges at once. They win the title

12:46

now is not your hands anymore but there's gonna

12:48

be still twists and says are among our I'm

12:50

convinced by if we got Savagely Football Supply had

12:53

to to see my sister city and asked what's

12:55

half games they're gonna be Maybe they pick up

12:57

a couple of injuries What that can do to

12:59

the teams made me think of what you trying

13:01

to do you try to manage a Champions League

13:03

when and also the Premier League. The managers are

13:05

going to play a big part. your guns on

13:08

it. Peps on it. Mckellar says he hasn't done

13:10

that. yes but haven't looked. Say it with the.

13:12

Point is it was you that much better

13:14

goal difference and the point with Arsenal has

13:16

ethical I feel you have to really make

13:18

also favorites right now on that basis is

13:20

very good former defend the world seem to

13:22

be caught school possum right now by look

13:24

for that game when they go to to

13:26

the london or to the spurts is why

13:28

hotline is why outline that is happening pot

13:30

side of any other side us a topic

13:32

that is gonna beat the game or really

13:34

believe that and if also can go to

13:36

get three boys so so sorry deserve to

13:38

win the title but of I believe that

13:40

that is a pivotal. Pivotal

13:43

much for them. Up to

13:45

make Manchester City the save it

13:47

for the forty percent chance of

13:49

winning the title, then it's Liverpool

13:51

on thirty one and are still

13:53

still currently are in top spot

13:55

in the table. A twenty nine

13:57

percent. Or twenty nine

13:59

percent chance. Does that seem fair to

14:01

you Roy? I'm not really sure. I don't think that

14:03

certainly wouldn't bother Arsenal if you're... Do you

14:06

know what? I try and put myself in each camp here.

14:08

It's a prediction rather than a prophecy isn't it? Yeah, of

14:10

course. I get that Kelly. No,

14:12

I think if you're in... If I

14:14

was in the Arsenal camp I'd be quite confident that

14:16

we'd win the league. But I'd also be in Liverpool's

14:19

camp today. I wouldn't panic so much. You take the

14:21

draw. When you go all down with 5 or 10

14:23

minutes to go, you take the draw. And

14:26

also if I was in City's camp I'd be quite comfortable.

14:28

I have to say I think all the three teams must

14:30

fancy their chances. And when people talk about the difficulties of

14:33

the remaining games, winning

14:35

league titles is meant to be difficult. It's

14:38

not meant to be easy. It's meant to be hard.

14:40

You have to put everything into it. You need a

14:42

little bit of luck. You need your

14:44

top players' performance. I wouldn't take too much

14:46

notice of this percentage of who could win

14:48

it. Because you look at the games and

14:51

the performance over the weekend, I'd

14:53

still... As I said, I'd still be comfortable to be any of the

14:55

camps that are going for that title. Roy, you've

14:57

been there and done it. If you could be in one

14:59

dressing right now, where would it be? I'd

15:04

probably go with... I'd

15:07

be probably more comfortable probably

15:10

in the City dressing room. Because of it.

15:12

Because they've done it. And even their reaction

15:14

to last week and, you know, they really

15:16

used their squad over the last few games. They

15:18

scored eight goals and two games. I

15:21

know they've conceded a few soft goals. But really

15:23

from that experience, because of Pep and people like

15:25

the Brian, I'd probably want

15:27

to be in City's camp. But I'd also look

15:29

at Arsenal again and they're big and strong. And

15:31

their score goes a solid at the back.

15:33

And I wouldn't be

15:36

so bad to be in the Liverpool camp. If

15:38

you're asking me, I went with Liverpool last week, am I allowed

15:40

to change my mind? Yeah. Change my next

15:43

week again if you want. If you look at those

15:45

fixes, Roy, if there's one thing that you think could

15:47

win... I think City. I think Man City would win

15:49

all their games there. Well,

15:52

that's probably what's being factored in. Of course. Of course,

15:54

that's exactly what I mean to say. It's

15:57

going to happen, of course. But I just think with

15:59

City's track record... the players, the squad they've

16:01

used, even bringing in a couple of younger players

16:03

over the weekend. But

16:05

of course, they're challenging ahead again with Jamie's benching

16:07

there with Champions League and whatever injuries that might

16:09

come up and you look of course, an asshole

16:11

going to Spurs is

16:14

a huge game without a doubt. And

16:16

that's what we're factoring into this, is

16:18

not just the quality of the opposition

16:20

but all the emotion that comes into

16:22

it, the fact that Champions League, Europa

16:24

League football is going to come into

16:26

it and the effects that that might

16:28

have. But before you even start to

16:30

look at injuries plus previous experience in

16:32

title races and that maybe is why

16:35

City are many people picked

16:37

to be the team that can win their

16:39

remaining games. Now obviously if either

16:41

Liverpool or Arsenal also do that, it's out of

16:43

some hands. But if they're the team who are most

16:45

likely to do that. It's never been done four years

16:47

in a row, there's a reason for that because the demands

16:49

and the other teams got up on their

16:52

own jobs. You look at Arsenal, the hunger they must

16:54

have to win that title. Again

16:56

the disappointment for Liverpool today, how

16:58

they recover from that. All

17:00

these are used to that emotional roller coaster you have

17:03

to deal with and that's where the managers come into

17:05

it who can handle it. Like Klopp again after the

17:07

game today thought it was spot on, that vast experience.

17:09

Yeah we're disappointed but we cope and we roll with

17:11

it and there's plenty more games to be had. That's

17:14

where these managers, brilliant

17:17

world class managers at North Tester probably still has

17:19

to get to that level of the other two

17:21

managers but he's doing a brilliant job and he's

17:23

got that hunger. That's why he's intriguing with these

17:26

personalities of these managers who can get them over

17:28

the line and deal with the disappointments

17:30

if you do have one. Just like Liverpool will have

17:32

to deal with the disappointment today but as I said

17:34

I've been there when you come after the game and

17:37

players are disappointed but you might look back and go lads

17:39

when you're a goal down with five, ten minutes to go,

17:42

don't be that disappointed with a point. What

17:44

about the point that wins in the title, who knows?

17:46

That can happen. But look back at

17:48

this moment and what a big point it was.

17:51

In terms of the title race and you look at Jurgen Klopp

17:53

and the way that he's managed it today it would have been

17:55

easy for him to make the cut. Yeah it was two points

17:57

dropped but he doesn't want to put the pressure on his players.

18:00

He wants to take it away from them. And

18:02

that's why I think he's a genius. He handles

18:04

the press so well he handles his players the

18:06

emotions and That's why

18:08

this is the best Premier League title. Oh, she's

18:10

ever seen we've got three runners three fantastic sides

18:12

great players Managers, this is going

18:14

to go right to the wire I couldn't see it

18:16

going to the last day that helicopter the trophy in

18:19

the sky Dynamics of all the

18:21

man in perfect pep pep one of the greatest

18:23

managers of all time Clops done an amazing job

18:25

at Liverpool and again He's leaving the emotion side

18:27

of that our tech has done a brilliant job

18:30

with Arsenal now in terms of winning the FA Cup Rebuild

18:32

and last year are heavily criticized and they bottled

18:34

it and all this type of carry-on they've regrouped

18:37

Recruited really well in the summer Three

18:39

really outstanding players have come into their club

18:42

and have made them a lot stronger and they're very much

18:44

in the mix But we go back

18:46

to it. It could be gold difference could be

18:49

referee indecision, it's So

18:52

so exciting three teams one

18:54

point seven games to go You

19:00

can keep up to date with all the latest

19:02

from the Premier League by using the free Sky Sports

19:04

app You'll find news highlights

19:06

interviews live match coverage analysis and

19:09

much more You don't have

19:11

to be a sky customer to use

19:13

it just head to your app store

19:16

search for Sky Sports Download it and

19:18

away you go now back to the

19:20

Sky Sports football podcast for Manchester

19:25

United Eric ten Hogg said

19:28

This is progress. We have young players. Do you need

19:30

to you need to be able to see that what

19:32

we're building here is Something I

19:34

was listen. I don't know what he's

19:36

had a obviously couple glasses of wine after again I

19:38

don't know how strong that is, but he seemed really

19:41

upbeat I admire for it because he's

19:43

obviously seen something that I'm not seen at this

19:45

moment I'm not saying there's not potential at the

19:47

football club or with these young players But in

19:49

terms of competing with Arsenal Man City

19:51

and Liverpool, they are away off it They're

19:53

competing at this moment in time with Aston

19:55

Villa and Spurs for that fourth or fifth

19:57

position now at this stage They're well behind

20:00

them. So I don't get

20:02

his positivity but maybe that's

20:04

just me. Me obviously

20:06

being a bit old and grumpy but

20:09

he's obese but I certainly didn't

20:11

see that obese performance.

20:14

I thought too very good goes for Man United and they teamed that

20:16

hung in there and stuck at it and I give him credit for

20:18

that but if you're looking at the bigger picture

20:20

I'm not sitting back here and going, they're seeing you're not

20:22

Man United on the way back. Far from it. What

20:25

did you see in that performance? I just saw a

20:27

lot of fight. I thought Liverpool again giving

20:29

Man United a chance to get back into

20:31

it. United just scored two brilliant goals. The

20:33

first one was a mistake but

20:35

you still have to be punished and then you got

20:37

the second goal was outstanding but they're giving up

20:40

two soft goals from set pieces. Again they lost the

20:42

game didn't they with a set piece of that at

20:44

Chelsea in the last minute. So all these bits

20:46

of their games they've got to tidy up. They're playing

20:48

moments. I'm not sure it's a real team out

20:50

there. I can't sit here and go I think next

20:52

year Man United will be challenging for league titles.

20:54

I just can't see it. There's big expectations, recruitment

20:57

in the summer and new people coming in but

21:00

there's a long way back from Man United. It's

21:02

very difficult to sort of, Roy's right you can't

21:04

after watching Man United's last few games you know

21:06

I watched the game when Chelsea in midweek and

21:08

I watched the Brentford game was as I'm

21:11

devoid of any belief and confidence

21:13

in team you know I've met any Manchester United team

21:15

I could think of so for him to say that

21:18

it's hard to buy into it. Of

21:20

course he wants to keep his job. He knows right now

21:22

he's under a lot of pressure. Man United

21:24

may be looking for a manager to

21:26

come in. What I would always

21:28

say is it's alright to say get rid of him

21:30

but who do you bring in? That's always the difficulty.

21:32

So if he gets another opportunity to do it next

21:34

year of course he'll be buzzing. He'll look at the

21:36

young players. Look at Mainers goal today and what he

21:39

can bring. Canberra came in and I thought was fabulous

21:41

considering he hadn't played a lot of football but

21:43

these are what Man United for so

21:45

long have been brought up on great

21:47

young talent. Garnachos obviously involved as well.

21:50

There are, there is talent in this

21:52

squad. Make no mistake but they've

21:54

got to do a lot more. They can't tell

21:56

you on being as inconsistent as what they are.

21:59

The facts are there's a... Again, there's no

22:01

doubt they've got talented players. Look

22:03

at this, this is brilliant. I couldn't even dream

22:05

of doing something I'd had amazing. You need more

22:07

than that. You need those characters, you need the

22:09

leaders. I keep, obviously, repeating myself every week on

22:11

here, but that's what you need from a group

22:13

of players. The way I'm hanging out playing is

22:15

like a mid-table team, a small club, you

22:17

don't know what you're gonna get. There's a bit of excitement,

22:20

but if you wanna win the big prize, or compete

22:22

to win the big prize, you've gotta turn up week in,

22:24

week out, and these players don't. The

22:26

stats will tell you that. They've lost 12 games. The

22:29

goal difference. The goal difference, manganate after what?

22:31

I said minus one or whatever. Nor

22:34

are they good enough. The bad problems

22:36

with him, Martinez comes in, makes a big difference at the

22:38

back, but that's not the be all and end all.

22:41

And today, when you look at the players they had in midfield

22:43

and going, manganite never looked like they're

22:45

ever controlled in a game. I never watch them think

22:47

that they're really in control, they're gonna pass the wheel,

22:50

when you watch Manchester City or even Liverpool, they have

22:52

a different style, but they look in control of what

22:54

they're trying to do. With manganite, I struggle to find

22:56

out really what their direction is, was

22:58

he gonna get given time? Only they know.

23:00

Who knows? I mean, there's always pressure. If

23:03

you're gonna manage Manchester United, there's pressure every single day, not

23:05

just every week. Do you think that

23:07

Eric Tenharg's future depends on what happens

23:09

between now and the end of the

23:11

season, Roy? Yeah, I think, yeah, I think

23:13

the season is under pressure, and you think that

23:16

top four, top five is out of

23:18

reach now. Can they win the FA Cup? Is that enough?

23:22

I'm not sure. I would never sit here

23:24

and question, you know, manager's futures or whatever,

23:26

but he is under huge pressure. Of

23:29

course he is. Of course he is. But that's

23:31

the nature of the beast. You're in manager manganite,

23:34

the expectation's there. Last year, you said, oh, if they get

23:36

top four, they win the Cup and they got it. And

23:39

this year, it doesn't look they're gonna

23:41

get top four. You're gonna have

23:43

FA Cup and that'll save his job. I

23:45

don't know, because that won't be easier, because obviously Manchester City are

23:47

still involved. I think what you always want as well as a

23:50

club is you want progression. Now, so if

23:52

you looked at where Liverpool were last year, we had a

23:54

really poor season, and how quickly Jurgen

23:56

Klopp has changed that by bringing in players.

23:59

They've been brilliant. in their recruitment, you

24:01

look at what McAllister brings in midfield, he's

24:03

been fabulous in there. There's been

24:05

some really good signings, they're bringing young players into

24:07

the squad, there's just a difference and that quickly,

24:09

in the blink of an eye, Liverpool are now

24:11

contending for a title, whereas Manchester United have gone

24:13

backwards in this period. So for

24:16

him to be as bullish, I don't quite understand,

24:18

he's got to finish the season really well and

24:20

just hope that they go, okay, we'll give you

24:22

some games next season and just see how you

24:24

get on. But as I said before, it's not

24:26

that easy to find elite managers like Klopp and

24:28

Guardiola and these types,

24:31

they're hard to find. You

24:37

can now put your Sky Sports in the YouTube tab.

24:40

Just head to the updates tab and

24:42

search for Sky Sports in the channels

24:44

section to start getting the latest breaking

24:46

sports news, analysis, features and viral videos

24:48

from our dedicated channel. Now,

24:51

back to the Sky Sports football problem.

25:22

From Mickey Bandavent, transform the mood and

25:25

set squares on the way. First

25:56

then, take all three points with that three-one

25:59

victory couple of really good goals in

26:01

the league of Unabana, in terms of the

26:03

firing in particular. What did you

26:05

make of the game overall? The

26:08

second half of it, the last one missed the first

26:10

half of the first one. The goals were the best,

26:12

right, we made a couple changes. The goals were better

26:14

because it's not the stability. Whether there

26:16

is more of the tactical we don't, obviously, no

26:19

doubt, but whatever happened, the one that ended

26:21

it ended up working. The goals really

26:23

well. The goals are really well.

26:26

Everyone's got to be calm and there's going to be a

26:28

lot of effort. The

26:30

last one was Paris, though, it's a minute in Britain. Were

26:32

any of these Paris players, but does it help when you get

26:34

out of the game? Yeah, I think I was

26:36

surprised. The second half, we see a

26:39

lot of them press the first half and pass.

26:42

Never got going. The second half, they're going to

26:44

score. But yeah, this one, they'll have

26:46

enough to get out of it, but obviously

26:48

Newton or India are fighting a

26:50

huge pressure on them. But yeah, this

26:52

point will pass, I think. The

26:55

results elsewhere, not helping, not being

26:57

horrified this weekend, caught them assisted

26:59

by Aston Villa and London,

27:01

the United, having fun today. United's more

27:04

than three against Liverpool, I would say

27:06

earlier today. At the weekend, the

27:08

Olympic Village was thrilled with the grandkids

27:10

that had set them out, after three no-winners

27:12

against Brighton, that was on top of the

27:15

table after the weekend's option. Manchester

27:17

City, 14 against Costa

27:19

Palace, big one for Everton, one

27:21

nil against Burnley, full and beaten

27:23

one nil at home by Newcastle.

27:25

Newton, as we said, with a

27:27

2-1 for them against Wourners and

27:29

West Ham with a 2-1 victory

27:31

against Wolves. And then earlier today,

27:33

Manchester United and Liverpool playing out

27:35

that two-wall draw, a real drama

27:37

at Old Trafford in that game.

27:40

Sheffield United with an added

27:42

time equaliser against Chelsea, they take a

27:44

point in that to keep their slim

27:46

chances of staying in the Premier League from

27:48

the end of the season alive. And then

27:51

Tottenham with that 3-1 win against Nottingham Palace.

27:54

And this is How it looks, maybe less clear cuts

27:56

than we thought it would be at the earliest

27:58

goals of the season. right? Now

28:03

I can hear from

28:05

them funding online. Awesome

28:07

Senate New for the

28:09

twenty five. And

28:15

sunny and is as soon as. I

28:18

say. The

28:21

same more than ever for long. As

28:24

it's not for the tables on

28:26

hundred seventy one point critical point

28:28

against Manchester United and level without

28:30

them, but the highs of. Own

28:33

goals of Manchester City I point

28:35

thought about one place between the

28:38

top three. And a lot pesos department

28:40

his father is are also this as

28:42

against. The nicest places is

28:44

located he has has he called

28:46

on the angle to see the

28:48

Manchester United eleven point of filler

28:50

have played a game fewer. Her.

29:47

About. Her.

29:57

Listen, see those another the. and

30:00

a thunderbolt strike from you, Mickey. Not

30:02

a bad evening's work, hey? No,

30:04

no, it was a nice evening. I think it was a

30:07

really important game for us and, yeah, the huge three points.

30:09

And another assist from you, Timo. I

30:12

mean, the amount of times you've made

30:14

those dangerous runs to the byline, dangerous

30:16

balls into the box, you

30:18

knew they'd pay off? Yeah,

30:20

I do my best as I can do

30:23

to assist and help the team with those

30:25

runs with those balls. Luckily,

30:27

the opponent put the ball in net and

30:29

not one guy from us, but

30:31

at the end, it doesn't matter. And, yeah, I'm

30:33

very happy that this guy's got a goal

30:35

today. It's

30:38

so often that your pace is applauded

30:40

here, but my goodness me, that was

30:42

some power on that strike. Take us

30:44

through it. Yeah, I saw

30:46

Sonny get the ball and I was thinking, like, if he

30:48

passes to me now, I'll just bang it and I

30:51

saw him flying in and the only thing I was thinking

30:53

about celebrating. And like I said, you'd have

30:55

heard the crowd cheer your recoveries, your clearances.

30:57

But what about that noise when the ball

30:59

hit the back of the net? Yeah, unbelievable.

31:01

What's my first goal in this stadium? So I will

31:03

never forget it now. Yeah, after that,

31:05

I mean, the third goal is really seeing

31:08

to really transform the mood, the atmosphere here

31:10

inside the stadium. Prior to that, though, how

31:12

do you think Forest were able to get

31:14

into the game at points today? I think

31:18

we started not bad into the game, especially with

31:20

the goal. Also after, I think we had the

31:22

control over the game. But, yeah,

31:24

the goal was a good attack from Forest.

31:27

After that, there had quite

31:30

a few chances where we were not on

31:32

our highest level. But second half,

31:34

I think, yeah, we completely controlled

31:36

the game also with the goals and

31:39

the chances we had was a deserved win at the

31:41

end for us. Yeah, another big three

31:43

points, another huge tip towards Champions

31:45

League football. Yeah, it was an important

31:47

game. We knew it from the front and now we

31:49

have to build on. Timo, your smile

31:52

on your face, how much are you enjoying your time

31:54

in the Tottenham shirts? A

31:56

lot. I have to smile a lot because I stand

31:58

next to him. We

32:00

are joking all the time in the changing

32:02

room. Yesterday I said to him, maybe you

32:04

can score with your head, again with the

32:07

foot, but next time I'm with the head.

32:09

But no, I'm enjoying it a lot, especially

32:11

with this team, the teammates, and the style

32:13

with play football in the stadium. I love

32:15

it, yeah. Well, the two of you off

32:17

camera were rehearsing this, so I will let you hand

32:19

over the player of the match award to

32:22

Nicky if you would advise. Congratulations,

32:24

you deserve it. So sweet, so

32:27

sweet, well done. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

32:31

Well, there's a lot to rehearse in there, but you

32:33

do get the feeling that Micky van de Venne is

32:35

going to have plenty of practice at receiving those player

32:37

of the match awards. We need all round performance, and

32:39

the difference he makes for Tottenham when he is fit

32:41

and available is huge. He's a fabulous player.

32:43

I mean, 22 years of age, I mean, he's 23

32:45

next couple of weeks. Quick

32:48

as lightning, great left foot. There's

32:50

not many players, I can't think of him well, football at a better

32:52

than him at what he does. Arsenal

32:55

fans have looked at Saliba, who's a great young defender

32:57

as well, but I think this guy's equally as good.

32:59

He's got everything going for him. You can see the

33:01

difference when Spurs lost him when he had his hamstring

33:03

injuries. I think if he stays injury

33:05

free, there's no reason why he

33:08

can't almost emulate what Virgil van Dyck's done. You

33:10

know, when Virgil was at a similar age, Virgil

33:12

wasn't producing the performance that he is right now.

33:14

He's only going to get better as long as

33:16

he doesn't get too many injuries along the way

33:18

because that can affect with the hamstrings and the

33:20

speed that he's got, but he's a top player,

33:22

he really is. Here we go

33:24

again next weekend, starting off on

33:26

Saturday Night Football. It's former against

33:28

Manchester United. Sky Sports, that one

33:30

for all the build-up on Sky

33:32

Sports from the elite, and Super

33:34

Sunday, it's all about this kind

33:36

of race again. Liverpool in action

33:38

first of all. They go at one o'clock for the

33:41

build-up. Arsenal take on Aston

33:43

Villa next, and then the Monday Night

33:45

Football, Chelsea against

33:47

Everton. Masters

33:51

about to get underway. Thursday for

33:53

round one, two o'clock for all

33:55

the action on Sky Sports Gold.

34:00

you'll have a choice of viewing because the

34:02

Premier League's dark week 11 gets underway from

34:04

Birmingham 7pm on Sky Sports Action.