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00:00:00Possible tribute, a Liverpool win and a thrilling one by four goals to two.

00:00:07Peter and Jamie, as we were both saying, the slot machine may not be well-oiled at the moment,

00:00:13but they take all three points with two late goals.

00:00:17Did we see from that performance what the champions are going to do well this season

00:00:22and where they need to work on, Gary?

00:00:24I like that type of football, imperfect, where you take chances.

00:00:30Obviously, I think when he made the substitutions and Endo came off as right-back,

00:00:34he just looked a little bit open, particularly down this side,

00:00:37but thrilling going forward, look a little bit open at the back.

00:00:41I don't think we can criticise that because that's, I think, all we'll see in football,

00:00:45games like that where both teams are going for it.

00:00:48First game of the season as defending champions, is it just win at all costs

00:00:54or are you looking for a performance?

00:00:55I think get over the line.

00:00:56Look, the performance was never going to be perfect tonight, obviously.

00:00:59There are a lot of players getting themselves used to playing in the Liverpool shirt,

00:01:03but same for Bournemouth as well.

00:01:04They put up a great show, but you're right.

00:01:07They won the game, Liverpool.

00:01:08You felt as though they were going to win the game before it happened

00:01:10and they just stepped up a little bit of a gear in the end

00:01:13and Mo Salah scored a great goal.

00:01:16And a very emotional Mohamed Salah as the Liverpool fans, as one,

00:01:22continue to sing Diogo Jota's name here in the stands

00:01:26and lift aloft the banners bearing the name of their number 20.

00:01:32The shirt number has been retired at all levels within Liverpool

00:01:37in men's and women's teams.

00:01:39And as they sing his name, he'll be remembered tonight,

00:01:43but he'll be remembered in the years to come as well.

00:01:46The player who was signed in 2020,

00:01:48who helped Liverpool to their 20th league title,

00:01:51who wore the number 20 shirt.

00:01:55And we need to remember, Gary, that these players,

00:01:58in their own different ways,

00:02:01will be grieving their teammate,

00:02:03will be grieving their friend as the season goes on.

00:02:05Diogo Jota said on World Mental Health Day

00:02:08that when he crossed the line,

00:02:09that was a place where he could forget his troubles

00:02:12and he could put them behind him.

00:02:13It's not going to be the same for all players.

00:02:16We do take part in these mental health campaigns.

00:02:20Is this a time for us to show that level of real practical understanding

00:02:24rather than just empty words?

00:02:26Yeah, and you've just seen there an outpouring of emotion from Mo Salah.

00:02:30And I think it's going to be like that for Liverpool players,

00:02:33staff, fans throughout the season.

00:02:35It's just going to hit them at moments, during games,

00:02:38at the end of games, after victories, after defeats,

00:02:40and recognise that they've got their teammate, their colleague,

00:02:43someone that they loved, basically not with them anymore.

00:02:45And it's incredibly sad.

00:02:48And obviously what we've just seen there from Mo Salah was really special.

00:02:51As part of all that emotion, there is, of course,

00:02:56the joy of winning the football match,

00:02:58the joy of winning the game,

00:03:00right at the late stages with those two late goals

00:03:03from Chiesa and from Mohamed Salah.

00:03:06But early on in the match,

00:03:08it was Hugo Eketike on his debut with the goal,

00:03:11with the assist.

00:03:12Only the second player to do that on their Liverpool debut

00:03:15to get a goal and an assist after Darwin Nunez three years ago.

00:03:18So how impressed were you with his performance?

00:03:21I thought he looked really good.

00:03:23I think we can talk about the goal,

00:03:24which is obviously a great moment,

00:03:26where he just gets that little bit of a ricochet at half-time.

00:03:29It reminded me of Luis Suarez,

00:03:30the way in which you get that little bit of a break

00:03:32that you deserve when you're positive and you run at people.

00:03:35I thought he was really good on the second goal,

00:03:36where he holds it up and just pops it off.

00:03:38So he's demonstrated that he can drop in,

00:03:40he can score goals, he can run past people,

00:03:43he can bring teammates into play.

00:03:45He looks a real talent.

00:03:46And obviously, we think that Isak's going to come to Liverpool

00:03:49in this next couple of weeks,

00:03:50but he's going to have real competition there.

00:03:53Well, the Premier League weekend is up and running

00:03:55with an absolute belter between Liverpool and Bournemouth.

00:03:58Here's what's still to come this weekend.

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00:05:04But here at Anfield,

00:05:09the champions are up and running with a victory,

00:05:11a goal and an assist for Cody Gakpo

00:05:13for Hugo Ekotique.

00:05:15They played themselves back into it,

00:05:17Bournemouth, to make it 2-0,

00:05:18but Federico Chiesa and Mo Salah

00:05:20made it 4-2 to Liverpool.

00:05:23But it started with Ekotique,

00:05:24and round here, they think Hugo's boss.

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00:10:30It's almost like left it behind for Salah.

00:10:41And Salah can dab it in.

00:10:42And Petrovic intervene.

00:10:44And it came to Piazza.

00:10:48Alistair Chaser here and he's winning.

00:10:51James Hill has a problem.

00:10:52It's Mo Salah!

00:11:07Mo Salah just loves scoring on the opening weekend of the season.

00:11:11He got Liverpool's fourth in that 4-2 victory over Bournemouth.

00:11:1519 shots for Liverpool.

00:11:17Ten of them on target.

00:11:19They've only had more shots on target in one game at Anfield.

00:11:22That was also against Bournemouth and it was last season.

00:11:25XG of just over two.

00:11:26More touches in the opponent's box than Bournemouth.

00:11:29But not by too much.

00:11:30More passes in the final third.

00:11:32And just short of two-thirds of the possession.

00:11:35Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher are here.

00:11:40Let's take a look at the third goal.

00:11:42Because at that stage, it felt like either Liverpool were heading for a draw.

00:11:46Bournemouth might be able to get a winner.

00:11:47And then Federico Chiesa stepped up with the goal.

00:11:50Yeah, and I famously said on commentary,

00:11:52this is a strange decision by the manager, bringing Vert off.

00:11:55Chiesa, who hasn't really done too much in Liverpool's shape for me anyway.

00:11:59But that is just a magical moment for him.

00:12:01How many players over the years have had that moment

00:12:03where you get that last-minute winner

00:12:05in front of the Kop

00:12:07and he's just in the right place at the right time.

00:12:09Initially, I thought he'd misshitted,

00:12:11but he's actually fallen away from the ball

00:12:12and he gets a really good contact on it in the end.

00:12:16You'll see it from this position here.

00:12:18His body's in there

00:12:20and maybe the goalkeeper's a little unsighted as well

00:12:22because it doesn't go in with any great pace.

00:12:25But when you think falling away,

00:12:26he actually catches it really well into that far corner

00:12:28and then the Kop erupts with that song.

00:12:31You did say how many goals have we seen scored

00:12:33at the Kop end for Liverpool

00:12:35in the last minutes of games.

00:12:37How many times have you seen Mohamed Salah do it?

00:12:40Because he added to his telly as well.

00:12:42Yeah, and I mean,

00:12:43the best thing about this goal wasn't the actual finish.

00:12:46It was the run.

00:12:47This now, going from right wing to left wing

00:12:50in the dying minutes,

00:12:51whether it's to close someone down,

00:12:52make it difficult,

00:12:53and then he gets his joy.

00:12:54I was actually thinking as he was coming inside,

00:12:56he has to pass.

00:12:57The amount of players Liverpool have got coming forward,

00:12:59but on that right foot,

00:13:01and he's desperate to score

00:13:02because it was the opening day of the season.

00:13:05And as we said,

00:13:06he does love scoring on the opening day of the season,

00:13:09and Mohamed Salah gets that all-important goal

00:13:12that takes him on to 187 goals.

00:13:15He's now level with Andy Cole,

00:13:17and he's joint fourth

00:13:18in the all-time Premier League goalscorer's history.

00:13:22And, you know,

00:13:23potentially Harry Kane could be back

00:13:24to add to his numbers.

00:13:26Also adding to his numbers,

00:13:27Hugo Eketike.

00:13:28Hi, Hugo Kelly.

00:13:29Nice to meet you.

00:13:30Congratulations on your Premier League debut.

00:13:33A goal and an assist.

00:13:35How pleased were you

00:13:36with your opening performance in the Premier League?

00:13:39Yeah, obviously it was,

00:13:40I think, good performance.

00:13:42I could do better.

00:13:44But, yeah,

00:13:44the most important tonight,

00:13:46I think it's the winning,

00:13:47the mentality we showed.

00:13:49Obviously,

00:13:50we wanted to win

00:13:52for the people who came tonight

00:13:55and for Jogo.

00:13:57And I think that's what we did,

00:13:59so I'm happy for everybody.

00:14:01And you talk about the mentality,

00:14:03but also about wanting to improve

00:14:05on your own performances.

00:14:06It's only your first game in the league,

00:14:09but what are you thinking

00:14:10in terms of what are you working on?

00:14:13You know,

00:14:13I have so much things to do better,

00:14:15but I think

00:14:16I help the team

00:14:18as I can, you know.

00:14:21I can do a lot of things

00:14:22and

00:14:22I think I will get better

00:14:25and do even more

00:14:27for this team,

00:14:28so, yeah.

00:14:29It's been a good start,

00:14:30so the fans will be looking forward

00:14:31to seeing something

00:14:31that's even better than that.

00:14:33You say you should be doing better,

00:14:34but don't be too hard on yourself.

00:14:36You're pretty good tonight.

00:14:37Who is the player

00:14:38that you modelled yourself on

00:14:39growing up?

00:14:40Watching you tonight,

00:14:41you drop in,

00:14:42you're obviously running behind,

00:14:43you do lots of things really well.

00:14:44Who's your hero?

00:14:45Who's the player you like to look at?

00:14:47Growing up,

00:14:48two players.

00:14:49Obviously,

00:14:50I can't play like him

00:14:51because it's Neymar

00:14:53and Karim Benzema.

00:14:54I really love Karim Benzema

00:14:55because of the way he's played

00:14:58and what he did for football

00:15:00is like just my role model

00:15:02as footballer,

00:15:03I think, yeah.

00:15:04What has the manager asked of you

00:15:06since you've come here

00:15:07that's maybe a little bit different

00:15:08than, you know,

00:15:09your time at Eintracht Frankfurt

00:15:10or teams before that

00:15:12because he seems to like

00:15:13his strikers dropping

00:15:14a little bit deeper,

00:15:15but is that natural

00:15:15to your game as well?

00:15:18Yeah,

00:15:18I think it's natural.

00:15:19I also changed my way

00:15:21to play here

00:15:21because I think

00:15:22it's also different football

00:15:23where more intensity,

00:15:25the defenders are more strong

00:15:27and, yeah,

00:15:29we have, like,

00:15:30tight space here.

00:15:32I would say, like,

00:15:32I had so much more space

00:15:35in Germany.

00:15:36That's why I try to come,

00:15:38link and go,

00:15:40run behind,

00:15:41but, you know,

00:15:42we have to find the way

00:15:45to succeed with the details

00:15:49because it's not good,

00:15:51I think, anymore

00:15:52and we just have to get better.

00:15:55If you want to get stronger

00:15:56to deal with the Premier League,

00:15:57when you're at Liverpool,

00:15:58you need to eat scouse.

00:16:00Some scouse?

00:16:00I know, dude.

00:16:02I'm a scouser.

00:16:04But there's also a stew

00:16:06called scouse as well,

00:16:07so that's what Jamie's

00:16:07trying to get you to eat.

00:16:08I don't think it's

00:16:09on the footballer's diet.

00:16:10I'm not really sure.

00:16:11I'm not sure.

00:16:12Have you seen your goal yet?

00:16:14Would you like to?

00:16:15Yeah, why not?

00:16:15We can show you the goal

00:16:16and you can talk us through it

00:16:18and talk us through the move.

00:16:19I mean,

00:16:20you were talking about

00:16:20your movement

00:16:21and maybe not having

00:16:22as much space

00:16:23as you were used to

00:16:23in Germany?

00:16:26Yeah,

00:16:26I think, like,

00:16:27I track the defender,

00:16:28I come link up

00:16:29and I'm a bit lucky

00:16:30with the touch.

00:16:31People came back to me

00:16:33and, you know,

00:16:35at the end,

00:16:35it's an easy go.

00:16:37We have to stay calm

00:16:38in front of the goal

00:16:38and, yeah,

00:16:39I just did my job

00:16:41so I keep going.

00:16:44Jamie,

00:16:44what did you make of it?

00:16:45Yeah,

00:16:46I mean,

00:16:46I thought it was fantastic.

00:16:47I watched you last week

00:16:48against Crystal Palace

00:16:49and hearing it,

00:16:50it's quite evident,

00:16:50not just the goals

00:16:51but you're always trying

00:16:52to get involved in the play,

00:16:53come short,

00:16:54link the play

00:16:55and I was impressed

00:16:56with some of your touches

00:16:57in the game as well.

00:16:58It's not just about goals for you.

00:16:59It seems like you want

00:17:00to be involved in the build-up

00:17:01and also you're involved

00:17:02in the second goal as well,

00:17:03dragging people out wide

00:17:04and then playing that pass

00:17:05into Cody.

00:17:06Yeah,

00:17:08I try to think

00:17:10before the defender

00:17:12and to read the game

00:17:13to know what

00:17:14the other players

00:17:16around me

00:17:17are going to do

00:17:18and I knew

00:17:19the defender

00:17:20like to come

00:17:21and press me

00:17:22so I know

00:17:23in my back

00:17:24or on the side

00:17:25he will have space

00:17:26and I just attract him

00:17:27and I know Cody

00:17:28will be there

00:17:28and it's a bit like

00:17:30his special

00:17:31he's really good

00:17:32when he comes inside

00:17:33with his right foot

00:17:34so yeah,

00:17:35I wait

00:17:35and it made a difference

00:17:37so I'm happy for him.

00:17:38What's your first impression

00:17:39of the Premier League?

00:17:42You know,

00:17:43it's a dream

00:17:44like I always dream

00:17:46to play here

00:17:47in Premier League

00:17:48so I just enjoy

00:17:50every minute here.

00:17:51Sorry.

00:17:52It's all right.

00:17:52and that's amazing

00:17:55stadium.

00:17:56You know,

00:17:56the fans at the end

00:17:57when we were at 2-2

00:17:59they pushed so much

00:18:00even on the bench

00:18:01I enjoy

00:18:01I wanted to be in the crowd

00:18:02so it's just amazing

00:18:04but as I say

00:18:06it's the first game

00:18:07we have so much

00:18:09to do

00:18:10to get better

00:18:11and to reach our goals.

00:18:13Well, the crowd

00:18:13certainly have taken to you

00:18:14I know you wanted

00:18:15to be in there

00:18:16but I think they would have been

00:18:17delighted for you

00:18:18to be there as well.

00:18:19You are the Premier League

00:18:21player of the match.

00:18:22I've got the...

00:18:23Wow.

00:18:24I don't know

00:18:24you won't have seen these

00:18:25before but they're

00:18:26really impressive.

00:18:27Yeah.

00:18:27I don't know where

00:18:29you want to put it

00:18:29but there is your

00:18:30Premier League player

00:18:31of the match award.

00:18:33I don't know

00:18:34on my table.

00:18:36Not bad for a

00:18:37Premier League debut.

00:18:38No, I can't do better

00:18:40I think

00:18:40but it's great.

00:18:41I want more.

00:18:42Hugo, thank you so much

00:18:44really good of you

00:18:44to come out and talk to us

00:18:45I can take that for you.

00:18:46Thanks so much.

00:18:50Well done.

00:18:51Really interesting to hear

00:18:52from him on his

00:18:53all-round performance

00:18:54and he was harsh on himself

00:18:56talking about improving

00:18:57but he's been an instant hit

00:18:59and those two goals

00:19:00that were part of you

00:19:01he did that as his

00:19:01celebration.

00:19:03Those two goals

00:19:04in the Community Shield

00:19:05and then again here

00:19:05in his debut at Anfield

00:19:07they're going to

00:19:08endear him to the crowd

00:19:09aren't they?

00:19:09If you're going to come in

00:19:10as a striker

00:19:11that'll do it.

00:19:12Yeah, it will endear him

00:19:12to the crowd

00:19:13but also to his teammates

00:19:14as well

00:19:14and also give that

00:19:16lad confidence

00:19:17I mean the first time

00:19:17I've ever been in his company

00:19:18but he feels

00:19:19you can see he's a young lad

00:19:20you know

00:19:21just the way

00:19:22he's at Anfield

00:19:23one of the biggest clubs

00:19:23in the world

00:19:24and I've actually felt

00:19:26a little bit sorry for him

00:19:27with all the talk

00:19:27around Isak

00:19:28and that's why I've been

00:19:29a little bit sort of

00:19:30not outspoken

00:19:31but it's easy to just say

00:19:32oh going get Isak

00:19:33what does it mean for him?

00:19:35You know

00:19:36and I didn't want you

00:19:36don't want to ask him

00:19:37the question

00:19:37and put him on the spot

00:19:38but I mean

00:19:38there's talk about him

00:19:39playing on the left

00:19:39but he looks like

00:19:40that's his position

00:19:41he's a centre forward

00:19:42he likes to drop deep

00:19:43likes to get on the ball

00:19:44he's probably not going

00:19:45to be a centre forward

00:19:45he's going to be backing

00:19:46into defenders

00:19:47and sort of

00:19:48going up against them

00:19:49he's got a slight frame

00:19:50so we need to sort of

00:19:51get away from him

00:19:52and take them into wide areas

00:19:53so for me

00:19:54he's made a brilliant start

00:19:55he's not as good as Isak

00:19:56of course

00:19:57he's four or five years

00:19:58younger than him

00:19:59but I'm sure Liverpool

00:20:00on the board

00:20:01are thinking

00:20:01this fella could grow

00:20:02into one of the top strikers

00:20:03in world football

00:20:04so yeah

00:20:05I mean

00:20:06I think it's just

00:20:06really interesting now

00:20:07what Liverpool do

00:20:09in terms of

00:20:09the attacking players

00:20:10that they bring in

00:20:11because they have to bring

00:20:12attacking players in

00:20:13but that will do him

00:20:14the world of good

00:20:15and also give

00:20:16players the confidence

00:20:17and maybe even supporters

00:20:18the confidence

00:20:18that it's not all about

00:20:20Isak

00:20:21and if you don't get him

00:20:21it's the end of the world

00:20:22he might have someone

00:20:23pretty special up front already

00:20:25I know you said

00:20:25they need to bring

00:20:26attacking players in

00:20:27but you've been saying

00:20:27for a while

00:20:27they need to bring

00:20:28more defenders in

00:20:29at Liverpool

00:20:30and certainly

00:20:31Liverpool's defence

00:20:33could be questioned

00:20:34for the two goals

00:20:35that brought Bournemouth

00:20:36back into it

00:20:36but I want to focus

00:20:37before we do that

00:20:38on Antoine Semenya

00:20:39and how good he was

00:20:41for both of these goals

00:20:42Gary

00:20:42he was outstanding

00:20:43and it was down

00:20:44this side of Liverpool

00:20:45this left half

00:20:46it's a brilliant ball

00:20:46into the box

00:20:47Semenya was fantastic

00:20:48in terms of that

00:20:49opposite wide player

00:20:50you just see him there

00:20:51in the top of the picture

00:20:52Canate's out of position

00:20:54he gets caught

00:20:55in that channel

00:20:55Van Dijk's just a little

00:20:56bit deeper

00:20:57which he not

00:20:57isn't usually

00:20:59he usually plays

00:20:59a really high line

00:21:00he could have stepped

00:21:00to be out of two more

00:21:01but Semenya's pace

00:21:02to get into that back post

00:21:03as the opposite wide player

00:21:04is outstanding

00:21:05and he was fantastic

00:21:06in this game tonight

00:21:08what a real threat

00:21:09and Bournemouth deserved it

00:21:10they did a lot of

00:21:11very good things

00:21:12I thought when

00:21:12the substitution was made

00:21:14and Endo went to right back

00:21:15Liverpool really struggled

00:21:17for about 15-20 minutes

00:21:18and that's when most

00:21:19of the defensive problems came

00:21:20this is obviously

00:21:21just a big counter attack

00:21:22I mean that's unbelievable

00:21:24looking at that

00:21:24I mean Anish Lott's

00:21:25made those changes

00:21:26initially to make sure

00:21:27things like this

00:21:27don't happen

00:21:28well fantastic

00:21:29from Semenya

00:21:30but Liverpool have had

00:21:31this problem

00:21:32and continue

00:21:32I mean look

00:21:33how many players

00:21:33there for Liverpool

00:21:34maybe eight players

00:21:35ahead of the ball

00:21:35when you're winning 2-1

00:21:36I mean that can't happen

00:21:39it's absolutely shocking

00:21:40at this level

00:21:41and Semenya

00:21:42I mean to run that far

00:21:43and then get your shot away

00:21:43is brilliant

00:21:44but where Canarte is going

00:21:45I mean he had a really

00:21:47really poor night tonight

00:21:48the Liverpool centre-back

00:21:50but

00:21:50Liverpool supporters in the stadium

00:21:53will be delighted tonight

00:21:54you know

00:21:54singing the Chiesa song

00:21:55Sada gets the last minute goal

00:21:57that is not right

00:21:58it's not

00:21:59it's only one game

00:22:00into the season

00:22:01the community shit

00:22:01I'm telling you

00:22:02I've watched enough

00:22:03football in my life

00:22:04this idea that

00:22:05everyone bombs forward

00:22:06you've got all the

00:22:06attacking players on the pitch

00:22:07it's not for me

00:22:09I don't like it

00:22:10at no time last week

00:22:11in the community seal

00:22:12did I ever feel

00:22:13Liverpool were in control

00:22:14of the game

00:22:14you can draw 2-2

00:22:15with Crystal Palace

00:22:16that can happen

00:22:17they're a good

00:22:17Premier League team

00:22:18but it was how easy

00:22:19it was for Crystal Palace

00:22:20to get at Liverpool

00:22:21how easy it was tonight

00:22:23in the first half

00:22:24Bournemouth should have

00:22:25probably been 2-0

00:22:25at one stage

00:22:26and there's

00:22:27there's definitely

00:22:28a problem that

00:22:29Arnestot has to solve

00:22:30and it's not just about

00:22:31people say

00:22:32oh they need a centre-back

00:22:33a centre-back doesn't fix that

00:22:34he just takes Canate's place

00:22:35he doesn't fix that

00:22:36it's about the make-up

00:22:38of the team

00:22:39to attacking full-backs

00:22:40a number 10

00:22:41that was more interesting

00:22:41getting on the ball

00:22:42than maybe defending

00:22:43like Sir Bosley was

00:22:44last season

00:22:45so I think if Liverpool

00:22:46continue like that

00:22:47and that's sort of

00:22:48the Liverpool

00:22:48this season

00:22:50I don't think Liverpool

00:22:51would win the league

00:22:51we may well come back

00:22:52to talk about

00:22:53Liverpool's defence

00:22:54but important to put

00:22:55Antoine Semenya's

00:22:56performance

00:22:56particularly in the

00:22:57second half

00:22:57in context

00:22:58because in the first

00:22:59half of the game

00:23:00it was paused

00:23:01for a couple of minutes

00:23:02because Antoine Semenya

00:23:03reported racial abuse

00:23:05from the crowd

00:23:06here's Adam Smith

00:23:07with Juliet Farrington

00:23:08on that

00:23:08Adam first of all

00:23:11a dressing room

00:23:12frustrated with the

00:23:13scoreline

00:23:13disappointed

00:23:14but also disappointed

00:23:16with the racial abuse

00:23:18that Antoine Semenya

00:23:19received during the game

00:23:21yeah

00:23:22just totally unacceptable

00:23:24kind of been shocked

00:23:25to be honest

00:23:25that it happened

00:23:26in this day and age

00:23:27it shouldn't be happening

00:23:28I mean I don't know

00:23:31how Ants played on

00:23:32to be honest

00:23:32and come up

00:23:33with them goals

00:23:34and

00:23:34just

00:23:36it's just

00:23:36totally unacceptable

00:23:38and I just

00:23:38if anything

00:23:40I just feel

00:23:40sorry for Ants

00:23:41in there

00:23:41you know

00:23:42it's a little bit down

00:23:44obviously

00:23:44and to carry on

00:23:45playing

00:23:45it's just

00:23:47something needs to be done

00:23:49and

00:23:49taking a knee

00:23:50and doing this

00:23:51it's not having

00:23:52no effect

00:23:52so

00:23:53yeah we'll support

00:23:55them in there

00:23:56and

00:23:56yeah hopefully

00:23:57it'll be okay

00:23:58yeah it's taken

00:23:59quite a while

00:24:00for the players

00:24:00to come out

00:24:01of that dressing room

00:24:01I know that

00:24:02your manager

00:24:04has gone on

00:24:04to speak to

00:24:05Liverpool security

00:24:05as well

00:24:06and he's gone

00:24:06back in too

00:24:07when you talk

00:24:08about the goals

00:24:09that he went on

00:24:10to score

00:24:10he didn't react

00:24:11he showed great bravery

00:24:13didn't he

00:24:13to go on and do that

00:24:14yeah I mean

00:24:15to be honest

00:24:15I wanted him to react

00:24:16because that's what

00:24:17I would have done

00:24:18I would have gone

00:24:19straight over there

00:24:20but it just shows

00:24:21what type of man he is

00:24:22to not react

00:24:25even in the moment

00:24:26when it happened

00:24:26not to react

00:24:27to carry on

00:24:27then he reported

00:24:29to the ref

00:24:29and then

00:24:30to come up

00:24:30with them two goals

00:24:31it shows what type

00:24:32of guy he is

00:24:33and type of character

00:24:34he has

00:24:35so yeah

00:24:36fair play to Ants

00:24:37as captain

00:24:38when Anthony Taylor

00:24:39came and spoke

00:24:40first of all

00:24:41to the two head coaches

00:24:42but then

00:24:42players got involved

00:24:43as well

00:24:44wanting to know

00:24:44what had happened

00:24:45how did you feel

00:24:47it's more angry

00:24:49to be honest

00:24:49shocked

00:24:51obviously I said

00:24:53to the ref

00:24:54I just want him

00:24:55removed immediately

00:24:56but he said

00:24:57we have to go

00:24:57through a process

00:24:58the police will go

00:24:58and sort it

00:24:59and to be fair

00:25:01the Liverpool players

00:25:01were very supportive

00:25:02as well

00:25:03towards Antoine

00:25:04and the rest

00:25:05of the team

00:25:05so I think

00:25:07it was handled

00:25:07in the right way

00:25:08but yeah

00:25:10just

00:25:10so angry

00:25:12I can feel that

00:25:14coming through you

00:25:15that emotion

00:25:16as well

00:25:16as you said

00:25:17it does appear

00:25:18to have been

00:25:18handled quite swiftly

00:25:19on the ground

00:25:20Merseyside police

00:25:21involved as well

00:25:22but when you talk

00:25:23about taking the knee

00:25:24educating people

00:25:26what more can be done

00:25:27and opening day

00:25:28of the season too

00:25:29yeah obviously

00:25:30we've had discussions

00:25:31with the Premier League

00:25:31about it

00:25:32so they've been

00:25:33taking it serious

00:25:34but I was just

00:25:36speaking to some

00:25:36of the lads in there

00:25:37and it's just

00:25:37I don't know

00:25:39what else we can do

00:25:40it's just

00:25:40we've been doing it

00:25:41for a long time now

00:25:42and no one's

00:25:44just getting it

00:25:44it's just

00:25:45I just don't know

00:25:47what to say anymore

00:25:48and I just feel

00:25:49sorry for Ant in there

00:25:50just that he's up

00:25:51to take that tonight

00:25:52and the whole country

00:25:54is watching

00:25:55and for that to happen

00:25:55it's just shocking

00:25:57I thank you for your time

00:25:59thank you

00:26:00well this is

00:26:03the statement

00:26:04that we have had

00:26:05on the incident

00:26:06from the Premier League

00:26:07match centre

00:26:07saying that the match

00:26:09was temporarily paused

00:26:10after a report

00:26:11of discriminatory abuse

00:26:12from the crowd

00:26:13directed at Bournemouth

00:26:14Antoine Semenyo

00:26:15in line with the Premier League's

00:26:17on-field

00:26:17anti-discrimination protocol

00:26:19and that's what we heard

00:26:19Adam Smith

00:26:20talk about there

00:26:21in terms of the conversations

00:26:22that they've had

00:26:23with the Premier League

00:26:24they say the incident

00:26:25will now be fully investigated

00:26:27they offer their full support

00:26:28to the player

00:26:29and the clubs

00:26:29they emphasise

00:26:30that racism

00:26:31has no place

00:26:31in our game

00:26:32or anywhere in society

00:26:33and that they will

00:26:34continue to work

00:26:35with stakeholders

00:26:36and authorities

00:26:36to ensure stadiums

00:26:38are an inclusive

00:26:39and welcoming environment

00:26:40for all

00:26:41Adam Smith

00:26:42made the point there

00:26:43and Juliet picked up on it

00:26:45that taking the knee

00:26:47gestures

00:26:47aren't having the effect

00:26:49of getting rid of this

00:26:51from the game

00:26:51is reporting the incident

00:26:54and more importantly

00:26:56following that up

00:26:57with swift

00:26:58and correct action

00:27:00the answer

00:27:01to trying to get this

00:27:02out of the game

00:27:03at least out of the stadiums

00:27:05yeah I mean of course

00:27:06it's the correct way

00:27:08to go about it

00:27:09I just think back

00:27:10about four or five weeks ago

00:27:11where

00:27:12Solver City

00:27:13a club obviously

00:27:14that I part own

00:27:15there was an incident

00:27:17of racism

00:27:18and the manager

00:27:19and the players

00:27:19walked off the pitch

00:27:20and didn't finish

00:27:21the last I think

00:27:21seven or eight minutes

00:27:22of the game

00:27:23they just walked off

00:27:23and walked in

00:27:24now I'm not saying

00:27:25that that should have

00:27:26happened tonight

00:27:26but we're going to get

00:27:28to a point where

00:27:29I think that players

00:27:30are going to rally around

00:27:31if these incidents

00:27:32keep occurring in stadiums

00:27:33and they say

00:27:34no football's not

00:27:35important tonight

00:27:35we're going to go off

00:27:36and walk off

00:27:37and I'm not advocating

00:27:39that but it's the right

00:27:39thing too

00:27:40but that's what the

00:27:40Salford players did

00:27:41that night

00:27:41they felt very strongly

00:27:42about it

00:27:43and we supported them

00:27:44but you can just see

00:27:45the players there

00:27:45the disappointment

00:27:46the shock

00:27:47he refers to obviously

00:27:50the player Semenu

00:27:50who goes on to have

00:27:52the most incredible

00:27:52second half

00:27:53after what he's experienced

00:27:54in the first half

00:27:55which says a lot about him

00:27:56as a personality

00:27:56and the character

00:27:57and I've spoken about

00:27:58this personally before

00:27:59where I was witnessing

00:28:00players getting racially abused

00:28:02in stadiums

00:28:04you know Ashley Cole

00:28:04famously in the Burnabout

00:28:05in 2003 for England

00:28:07and I went after the game

00:28:08and sat next to him

00:28:09and at that time

00:28:12my response was inadequate

00:28:13you know I think

00:28:14back in 2003

00:28:15I should have been

00:28:16a lot more supportive

00:28:16I think as a group of players

00:28:17we should have been

00:28:18a lot more supportive

00:28:19I think now the players

00:28:20are giving support

00:28:21and they will be obviously

00:28:23rallying around him

00:28:24in that changing room

00:28:25and making sure

00:28:25that he's okay

00:28:26but I have to say

00:28:27it's despicable

00:28:28it really is

00:28:29and enough is enough

00:28:31I know we've said that

00:28:32for a long time now

00:28:33but it continues

00:28:34to keep happening

00:28:35I noticed on the screens

00:28:37at half time

00:28:38just in the two corners

00:28:39over there

00:28:40they had the number

00:28:41that you can text

00:28:42in the crowd

00:28:43if you hear

00:28:44any racist language

00:28:45and there is a way

00:28:46for that to be reported

00:28:47is this as well

00:28:49as being dealt with

00:28:50properly by the authorities

00:28:51and having faith in them

00:28:53to deal with it properly

00:28:54is this

00:28:55is there an element

00:28:56of self-policing as well

00:28:58Jamie in this

00:28:58yeah I think so

00:28:59listen I think there is

00:29:00a lot of good work

00:29:02that gets done

00:29:02you know up and down

00:29:04the country

00:29:05in terms of

00:29:05the football side of it

00:29:07and I can understand

00:29:08where Adam Smith's

00:29:09coming from

00:29:10thinking you know

00:29:10what more can we do

00:29:11or what else

00:29:12or these things

00:29:13aren't working

00:29:13but it's also difficult

00:29:15when you've just got

00:29:15one idiot in a crowd

00:29:17how would you police

00:29:18that one person

00:29:20in a crowd

00:29:20who as you said

00:29:21you just mentioned

00:29:22despicable

00:29:23it makes it difficult

00:29:24whether that's through

00:29:25the Premier League

00:29:25the Football League

00:29:26the FA

00:29:26the clubs coming together

00:29:27they wanted him to be

00:29:28removed from the ground

00:29:30and they said

00:29:30well we have to go

00:29:31through a process

00:29:31then the police

00:29:32become involved

00:29:33so the processes

00:29:34were being gone through

00:29:36at the ground

00:29:36yeah exactly

00:29:37I'm not sure

00:29:39if you're talking about that

00:29:40and then someone

00:29:41getting removed from the ground

00:29:42I'm not sure

00:29:42what else you can do

00:29:43whether the fan

00:29:44gets banned for the season

00:29:45or gets banned for life

00:29:46I totally get that

00:29:48but in terms of

00:29:49the actual racial abuse

00:29:51and we're talking about

00:29:52all the good work

00:29:52that we're trying to do

00:29:53we all know

00:29:54it's completely different

00:29:55than when I first

00:29:56going on the terraces

00:29:56in sort of the mid 80s

00:29:58when I was a 7 or 8

00:29:59year old kid

00:30:00but it is very difficult

00:30:02for the clubs

00:30:03or the FA

00:30:03or the Premier League

00:30:04there's one idiot

00:30:04in a crowd

00:30:05who just you know

00:30:06comes out with that nonsense

00:30:07isn't it in a way

00:30:08that easier

00:30:09if it's one person

00:30:10yeah I think

00:30:11the important thing Kelly

00:30:12is it's a criminal offence

00:30:13this obviously proven

00:30:14to be found guilty

00:30:16and I think

00:30:16which is why we need to be

00:30:18careful around that

00:30:19the consequence of that

00:30:20should mean that

00:30:21that person

00:30:21you know

00:30:22there is serious consequences

00:30:24for that individual

00:30:24and I'm not just talking about

00:30:26taking the season ticket off

00:30:27them and stopping them

00:30:28watching Liverpool again

00:30:29that's an absolute given

00:30:30they won't step foot in this stadium

00:30:31if it was proved to be correct

00:30:32but also the fact that

00:30:34you know

00:30:34their employer

00:30:35the people who they work with

00:30:36their family

00:30:37you know

00:30:37this is going to have a knock on effect

00:30:39there needs to be consequence

00:30:40if these type of incidents

00:30:41are reported

00:30:42and they're found

00:30:42to be proved correct

00:30:43and there needs to be

00:30:45serious consequences

00:30:46and here is

00:30:48Andoni Eraulo

00:30:49with Jules

00:30:50Andoni first of all

00:30:53I know it's been a frustrating

00:30:55dressing room

00:30:56and it's been a very

00:30:56disappointed dressing room

00:30:58I know you've been speaking

00:30:59to Liverpool security

00:31:00Merseyside police

00:31:01involved as well

00:31:01can I just get

00:31:03first of all

00:31:03your thoughts

00:31:04on what happened

00:31:05to Antoine Semenyo tonight

00:31:07I didn't notice it live

00:31:09because

00:31:10obviously there is a lot

00:31:11of people shouting

00:31:12but Antoine

00:31:13the referee

00:31:13everyone explained

00:31:14straight away

00:31:15the situation

00:31:15to be fair

00:31:16I think

00:31:17the person

00:31:18has been identified

00:31:19and

00:31:21it's a shame

00:31:22because in a really

00:31:24great game of football

00:31:25first game of the season

00:31:26everyone watching

00:31:27that we have to be talking

00:31:28about these things

00:31:30still today

00:31:30I think

00:31:31we should have been

00:31:33past

00:31:34this stage

00:31:35but

00:31:35still

00:31:36there are

00:31:37people that

00:31:39they don't

00:31:41behave

00:31:42obviously correctly

00:31:43and

00:31:44it's a shame

00:31:45because

00:31:45every step

00:31:48that you collectively

00:31:49do forward

00:31:50with these things

00:31:51loses a lot of power

00:31:54your captain was talking to us

00:31:56and he was saying

00:31:57what bravery

00:31:57Antoine showed

00:31:58to continue

00:31:59and carry on

00:32:00and not to react

00:32:01to what happened

00:32:02to him

00:32:03on the pitch

00:32:04yes

00:32:04I think he

00:32:05did what

00:32:06he had to do

00:32:07inform

00:32:08straight away

00:32:10also

00:32:10the ref

00:32:11explained

00:32:12to both managers

00:32:13straight away

00:32:13the situation

00:32:14I don't think

00:32:15he lost his mind

00:32:16probably

00:32:17he was thinking

00:32:18the next minutes

00:32:20in this

00:32:22in this thing

00:32:22but

00:32:23it's a big shame

00:32:25that we have to

00:32:26start talking

00:32:27about these things

00:32:27when Anthony Taylor

00:32:30came over

00:32:30and spoke to both you

00:32:31and Arna Slott

00:32:32and I saw Arna Slott

00:32:33talking to Antoine

00:32:34at the end of the match

00:32:35as well

00:32:35and Virgil van Dijk

00:32:36was talking to him

00:32:36at half time

00:32:37how did you feel

00:32:40about it

00:32:40what was that reaction

00:32:41no for sure

00:32:43the Liverpool manager

00:32:45the players

00:32:45are the first one

00:32:46that they feel

00:32:48it like

00:32:48they've received

00:32:49this thing

00:32:51because at the end

00:32:52even if it's

00:32:53a Liverpool supporter

00:32:54for sure

00:32:55they don't want

00:32:56them with them

00:32:57I think everyone

00:32:59understands

00:33:01that these things

00:33:02have to be

00:33:03especially out

00:33:03from everywhere

00:33:04but especially

00:33:05from football

00:33:05and

00:33:07it's a big shame

00:33:09and to

00:33:11bring you back

00:33:12right into the game

00:33:13as well

00:33:14to level the scoreline

00:33:152-2

00:33:16going into

00:33:16the final stages

00:33:17of the match

00:33:18shows what type

00:33:20of character

00:33:21what type of person

00:33:22he is

00:33:23how is he right now

00:33:24though in that dressing room

00:33:25I think he's

00:33:27probably overthinking it

00:33:28because probably

00:33:29in the heat of the game

00:33:30you continue playing

00:33:31you focus on the things

00:33:32you have to do

00:33:33obviously

00:33:33has continued playing

00:33:34very well

00:33:35he scored two goals

00:33:35in the second half

00:33:37but now that we had to go

00:33:38again to talk to the

00:33:39to the police

00:33:40to the officials

00:33:41to again

00:33:43tell them more or less

00:33:45how the things

00:33:46have gone

00:33:47I think he was

00:33:49you know

00:33:49in his head

00:33:50for sure

00:33:50he will have it there

00:33:51and he shouldn't be like this

00:33:53thank you for your time

00:33:55Andoni

00:33:55thank you

00:33:56thank you

00:33:57thank you

00:33:57well again

00:33:59Andoni

00:33:59Araula

00:33:59with strong words

00:34:01there

00:34:01Antoine Semenya

00:34:02reporting racist abuse

00:34:03in the first half

00:34:04of this game

00:34:05here at Anfield

00:34:06but then went on

00:34:07to score two goals

00:34:08in the second half

00:34:09that pulled it back

00:34:10to two all

00:34:11at the time

00:34:12two late goals

00:34:12for Liverpool

00:34:13earned them

00:34:13a 4-2 victory

00:34:15in the opening game

00:34:16of this Premier League season

00:34:17we'll be hearing

00:34:18from the Liverpool boss

00:34:19Arna Slott next

00:34:20on his thoughts

00:34:21on the result

00:34:22and on the performance

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00:38:22Antoine Semenya reported to the referee.

00:38:35You can see him here walking over to Anthony Taylor.

00:38:38A racist incident in the first half at Anfield.

00:38:41Both benches were spoken to and informed about the incident.

00:38:48The game was suspended for a short while.

00:38:52While the information was passed on.

00:38:58Antoine Semenya made his way back.

00:39:01His captain, Adam Smith, said he had full support, as you would imagine,

00:39:06from both sets of players and benches.

00:39:11On a slot, found him for a word afterwards,

00:39:14and Liverpool have released a statement that says,

00:39:17Liverpool Football Club is unaware of an alleged,

00:39:20an allegation of racist abuse made during our Premier League game

00:39:23against AFC Bournemouth.

00:39:24We condemn racism and discrimination in all forms.

00:39:27It has no place in society or football.

00:39:29The club is unable to comment further,

00:39:31as tonight's alleged incident is the subject of an ongoing police investigation,

00:39:35which we will support fully.

00:39:38So, as things stand, what we can infer from Liverpool's statement is that

00:39:43this is now being dealt with by the police.

00:39:46Yeah, as I said before, it's a serious matter.

00:39:48It will be dealt with by the police.

00:39:50There needs to be strong consequences.

00:39:52And it's what the game does.

00:39:54We've seen a lot of those statements over the last 10, 15 years,

00:39:57and they keep coming out after every single game.

00:39:59It's like plug and play.

00:40:00But what's changing?

00:40:02I think that's the key thing.

00:40:03What's changing?

00:40:06And that's exactly the point that Adam Smith was making in his interview,

00:40:09which is there are lots of gestures and not too much change within the game.

00:40:14It's certainly not eradicated it from the game.

00:40:16Antoine Semenya went on then to score two goals.

00:40:19That brought it back to 2-1 for Bournemouth at Liverpool this evening.

00:40:23Liverpool went on to take the game by four goals to two.

00:40:27Jamie, you've been talking about some of the defensive concerns

00:40:30and Arna Slott will be joining us and you'll be able to put your questions to him.

00:40:34But before we do, because we are going to get caught in those more negative conversations,

00:40:40we should talk about how well Bournemouth played,

00:40:43particularly given that they're a group of players,

00:40:45and defensively they're a group of players,

00:40:47who haven't played together in the Premier League before.

00:40:50When you think of what Bournemouth did last season,

00:40:52they were a team who we all talked about.

00:40:54Everybody was raving about.

00:40:55Every time it's Monday Night Football, you're coming in,

00:40:57doing a Bournemouth piece, looking at the stats, the numbers.

00:40:59But I think that performance to go,

00:41:01first game of the season to the home of the champions,

00:41:04with the problems that you've had, the players that you've lost.

00:41:08Listen, Bournemouth fans know their team better than me,

00:41:10but that surely has to go right up alongside any performance from last season.

00:41:14You know, they've just been a little bit unfortunate.

00:41:17So, you know, the last kick of the game,

00:41:18ball just dropped to Chiesa.

00:41:20He's falling away and just finds the bottom corner.

00:41:22I mean, they were absolutely fantastic.

00:41:24They should have gone 1-0 up, maybe even 2-0 up,

00:41:26two big chances in the first half.

00:41:28I thought the game had got away from them.

00:41:29So to come back there and do what they did to Liverpool in that second half

00:41:33and leave them hanging on and leave them needing to score in the last minute,

00:41:37it was a fantastic performance, as I said,

00:41:39considering the players that they've lost from last season.

00:41:40When we spoke to Araula before the game,

00:41:42he sort of conceded that it would be tough for them,

00:41:45particularly as a new group of players coming to the home of the champions,

00:41:49that they might not have too much of the ball,

00:41:51but how impressed were you with what they did when they did have it?

00:41:54I thought they were excellent.

00:41:55I thought the front four were a real threat.

00:41:57I thought Scott was really sort of dangerous.

00:41:59Semenyo obviously was a huge threat to Liverpool.

00:42:01They should have, as Jamie said, gone 1-2 up in the first half.

00:42:05They were creating big moments.

00:42:06It was always going to be tough for them,

00:42:07but it's a great performance from Bournemouth.

00:42:09It really was.

00:42:09Well, Arne Slott has made his way to join us.

00:42:12Arne, thank you so much.

00:42:13Congratulations on the victory.

00:42:16We will talk about the football,

00:42:18but it's important that we get your thoughts

00:42:20on the report that Antoine Semenya gave to the officials

00:42:24alleging racist abuse.

00:42:26What was said over on the benches?

00:42:28And I know you made a point of going over to speak to Semenya

00:42:31at the end of the game.

00:42:32Yeah, yeah.

00:42:33I think the club made a clear statement.

00:42:36We don't want this in football.

00:42:37We don't want this in the stadium to happen.

00:42:41But especially not at Anfield.

00:42:43So we should talk about that.

00:42:46We should talk about maybe that for a long time

00:42:48because it's unacceptable that something happens like this

00:42:50in the stadium, let alone at Anfield.

00:42:52And that unfortunately gets the shine off.

00:42:58I don't know if that's really good English,

00:42:59but because our fans were unbelievable

00:43:02when you talk about the tribute for Djogo.

00:43:04But what happened over there is definitely...

00:43:08I didn't hear it.

00:43:09I only can say that this should definitely not happen in the stadium.

00:43:16And the club, as you say, have put out a statement

00:43:18saying that they condemn abuse in any form.

00:43:20And I know that it's with the police.

00:43:22So there's a limit to what can now be said.

00:43:26As you said, we could have been talking about a fantastic game.

00:43:30And we will talk about what was a fantastic game.

00:43:33You take all three points from it.

00:43:34Were you happy with everything that you saw out there?

00:43:36I think it was a great game to watch.

00:43:40And this is why football...

00:43:42This is what football makes so great.

00:43:44Three parties involved that wanted to play a very nice game.

00:43:47Us, Bournemouth and the referee.

00:43:50So high tempo, no time wasting, no diving, just keep on playing.

00:43:55This is what football makes so nice.

00:43:572-0 up, going 2-2.

00:43:59Because they just kept on going after 2-0 down.

00:44:01It's a big compliment for them not to give up,

00:44:04but just keep on fighting.

00:44:05And then we did the same after we conceded the 2-2.

00:44:09And not only we, our fans were at that moment of time.

00:44:12And even before the game,

00:44:14during the You Never Walk Alone and the tributes for Djogo,

00:44:17the banner they had.

00:44:19Altogether, it should be about that.

00:44:21But the game of football was also impressive, in my opinion.

00:44:25Yeah, very impressive game of football.

00:44:27Were you always convinced that Liverpool were going to take

00:44:30three points from that game?

00:44:31No, because we played them last season here.

00:44:33When we were 3-0 up, they just kept on going.

00:44:35They were in every running stat very high last season.

00:44:40And you could see today again,

00:44:42by the way as well,

00:44:44but you could see today again

00:44:45how fit this team we faced was

00:44:47and never gave up.

00:44:49Because you can talk about rest defense,

00:44:52but I think the moment we lost the ball in both situations,

00:44:54the rest defense was in order.

00:44:55But the pace they have,

00:44:56the tempo they sprinted all the way,

00:44:58it was a 4-2, I think, on this side.

00:45:01That's also credits to them.

00:45:04But like I said,

00:45:05they faced a team that's really fit as well

00:45:06and never gives up.

00:45:08We've lost many players during the summer,

00:45:10but we didn't lose our mentality.

00:45:12I'm really interested in that point

00:45:14because I've heard you make it

00:45:15in almost every interview that you've given

00:45:17because you're asked so often

00:45:19about the players who've come in,

00:45:21but you're always at pains

00:45:22to emphasize the players who've gone

00:45:24over the summer.

00:45:26Not always,

00:45:26because it's only the second day

00:45:28I have an interview, I think.

00:45:28Yeah, I've seen a couple.

00:45:30But yeah, everybody is asking me the same question.

00:45:32Yeah, you have a lot of new players.

00:45:34Yeah, reality is we've lost

00:45:35a lot of players as well.

00:45:38I think we even lost more than we got.

00:45:39But it's normal if you bring

00:45:42such talented players in

00:45:43and you've already won the league last season.

00:45:47Everybody's talking about that.

00:45:49But yeah, if you normally,

00:45:53when it was 2-2,

00:45:54you know, I think these two know

00:45:55which player I was looking at

00:45:57at that moment of time.

00:45:58I would have loved to bring Djokovic Jota in.

00:46:00But now I couldn't,

00:46:02for terrible reasons.

00:46:04But now the fans and the players

00:46:06that were still there

00:46:06did what he did so many times

00:46:09for us in the past.

00:46:10And I can actually just mention

00:46:11rest defence there.

00:46:12And you know it's been a problem

00:46:14in the pre-season,

00:46:15in the Community Shield

00:46:16and here today.

00:46:18I think what stood out for me

00:46:20watching your Liverpool team last season

00:46:22was how much control you had in games.

00:46:24And I really saw end-to-end games.

00:46:27I feel like I'm seeing that today

00:46:30and in the Community Shield.

00:46:33Is that a worry for you?

00:46:34Because there's a lot of attack

00:46:35and talent on the pitch now

00:46:36that maybe wasn't there

00:46:37as much last season.

00:46:40Not that we bring more bodies

00:46:41in front of the ball maybe,

00:46:43but we do have players

00:46:44that are looking maybe

00:46:45for a final pass

00:46:46or a difficult solution

00:46:47in the end phase of an attack

00:46:49a little bit more

00:46:50because they also have these passes

00:46:52than we had last season.

00:46:54and probably,

00:46:56I'm not talking about the player we lost,

00:46:59but I do talk about the player

00:47:00that was not available last week

00:47:02and not this week

00:47:03and that's Ryan Gravenberg

00:47:04who was last season

00:47:06very, very important

00:47:07in these moments as well.

00:47:09So with McAllister only being back

00:47:11two or three weeks

00:47:12in pre-season,

00:47:13we lost a little bit

00:47:14of that control

00:47:16in our midfield.

00:47:17But yeah,

00:47:20Ryan will be back next week

00:47:21and Maka will be fitter again

00:47:23and we need to find

00:47:24a better balance

00:47:25in taking the risk

00:47:26because against Palace

00:47:27we've lost two or three

00:47:28simple balls

00:47:28that led to counter-attacks.

00:47:30We're here,

00:47:31we lost in the 2-1,

00:47:32we lost the ball

00:47:32with a trick as well

00:47:33where Dominic wanted to do a trick.

00:47:35Could you believe

00:47:35what you were seeing?

00:47:36I mean,

00:47:36I was up on comments

00:47:37and maybe even got

00:47:38a better view than yourself.

00:47:39I think there were

00:47:40seven or eight players

00:47:40in the box

00:47:41when the score was a 2-1.

00:47:43Are you sort of

00:47:44encouraging that

00:47:45or would you be furious

00:47:46with that?

00:47:47No,

00:47:47depends on where

00:47:48the players of the opposition

00:47:49are.

00:47:50If they are standing

00:47:50over here at the halfway line

00:47:51it would be stupid

00:47:52for us to be there

00:47:53with seven

00:47:53but if they go

00:47:54with all players

00:47:55back in their own

00:47:5618-yard box

00:47:57we need to have

00:47:58a rest defence

00:47:58in order to be close

00:47:59to them there as well.

00:48:01I think if you,

00:48:02I don't know

00:48:02if we can show this

00:48:03but if you stop the play

00:48:04the moment Mo loses

00:48:05the ball

00:48:06there is not such

00:48:06a big problem.

00:48:07I think the rest defence

00:48:08is in order

00:48:09but then they just

00:48:10came with three or four

00:48:12out of nowhere

00:48:13not out of nowhere

00:48:13out of their own

00:48:1418-yard box.

00:48:16Arne,

00:48:16we've got it for you.

00:48:18So if you look

00:48:19at this moment now

00:48:19if you stop it

00:48:20you can stop it

00:48:22but

00:48:22we're two defensive players

00:48:27two full-backs

00:48:28just take it back

00:48:30a little bit further

00:48:31a little bit further

00:48:31if we can

00:48:32a little bit further

00:48:33We used to play like this

00:48:34No, no, that's fine

00:48:35What I'm saying is

00:48:36I don't like the fact

00:48:37that Liverpool's two full-backs

00:48:39at this stage of the game

00:48:40Joe Gomez has made

00:48:41an inside run

00:48:42Andy Robinson's in the box

00:48:43that to me feels

00:48:44too much on the front foot.

00:48:45Depends on where

00:48:46their players are

00:48:47and if I see it now

00:48:48and I see where

00:48:48Sominjo is

00:48:49then you could argue

00:48:51if Robbo should be

00:48:53this high for stop

00:48:54For me

00:48:54Robbo should be

00:48:56where Sominjo is

00:48:57and you can argue

00:48:58if all of our

00:49:00midfielders should go

00:49:01inside the 18-yard box

00:49:03now

00:49:03but that's also

00:49:05who we were

00:49:05and who we are

00:49:06and that's also

00:49:07why you see

00:49:07such a nice game

00:49:09if you watch Liverpool

00:49:09because we don't

00:49:12we're not going to go

00:49:13to a low block

00:49:13and defence

00:49:14stop, stop, stop

00:49:14you see

00:49:15we are in 2-1

00:49:16behind the ball

00:49:17and you see players

00:49:19from us

00:49:19sprinting back as well

00:49:20but it's

00:49:21give credits to Sominjo

00:49:22Can I just say

00:49:23that worries me

00:49:23a little bit

00:49:24when you say

00:49:25that's the team

00:49:26that we are

00:49:26with so many bodies

00:49:27going forward

00:49:27am I allowed to say

00:49:29that, sorry boss

00:49:30No, you're allowed

00:49:31to say this

00:49:31but then you need

00:49:33to support a team

00:49:33that's going to play

00:49:34with 11 players

00:49:35in their own box

00:49:35I prefer to see this

00:49:37but I prefer even more

00:49:39to see not being

00:49:40counter-attacked

00:49:40that I agree on

00:49:41but I like it

00:49:42that our players

00:49:43like to play football

00:49:45and I think

00:49:46last season

00:49:46we were a joy to watch

00:49:48like for example

00:49:48Parisien Germain

00:49:49who do similar things

00:49:50like this

00:49:51I need to be honest

00:49:52with you

00:49:52I think it's a breath

00:49:54of fresh air

00:49:55in the sense of

00:49:55how I see the game

00:49:56should be played

00:49:57it's how we used to play

00:49:58I quite often

00:50:00last year said

00:50:01that football

00:50:01was becoming

00:50:02quite formulaic

00:50:02where players

00:50:03weren't free

00:50:04it felt like

00:50:04they were being

00:50:04sort of

00:50:05coached like robots

00:50:06you must pass it

00:50:07here

00:50:07so when I see that

00:50:09tonight

00:50:09I feel like

00:50:10that's really exciting

00:50:11obviously sometimes

00:50:13you will concede

00:50:13goals doing that

00:50:14is this how

00:50:15you're going to play

00:50:16for the rest of the season

00:50:17because I think

00:50:17that it's going to be

00:50:18thrilling to watch

00:50:19Liverpool

00:50:19if it is

00:50:20yeah

00:50:21we will try

00:50:22although we want to do

00:50:23better in the transition

00:50:24moments of course

00:50:25but it's also then

00:50:26if Mo would have had

00:50:27a shot on goal

00:50:28that went over

00:50:29or a corner kick

00:50:30it's not a problem

00:50:30so where do you lose

00:50:31the ball is crucial

00:50:32as well

00:50:33the moment

00:50:33how Dominic

00:50:35Saboslai lost the ball

00:50:36with a trick

00:50:36that is not smart

00:50:38in that moment of time

00:50:39but we will fine-tune

00:50:42even more

00:50:42these counter-attacks

00:50:44hopefully

00:50:46but we will work

00:50:47on that definitely

00:50:47but we do want to

00:50:49stay the team

00:50:50that is a joy

00:50:51to watch offensively

00:50:52and we're not a team

00:50:53if we're 2-0 up

00:50:54we're going to go

00:50:55with 10 men

00:50:55in our own box

00:50:56that's not who we are

00:50:57you substituted both

00:50:58your fullbacks

00:50:59Kerkhez and Frimpong

00:51:00what was you just

00:51:01thinking behind that

00:51:02at that moment

00:51:02in the game

00:51:03I'm looking for the

00:51:07English word

00:51:08but that wasn't

00:51:08out of luxury

00:51:09that was because

00:51:11Jeremy Frimpong

00:51:12felt his hamstring

00:51:13at half time

00:51:13and made a lot of

00:51:14sprints

00:51:15he was doing quite well

00:51:16wasn't he

00:51:17he was doing quite well

00:51:18but the other fullback

00:51:19Conor Bradley

00:51:19is already injured

00:51:20with a hamstring injury

00:51:21so you don't want to

00:51:23take the risk

00:51:23of another fullback

00:51:24lose another fullback

00:51:26then you could argue

00:51:27why don't you play

00:51:28Joe Gomez there

00:51:28but I just said

00:51:29he only had two sessions

00:51:30in preseason

00:51:31so he wasn't able

00:51:33to play half an hour

00:51:33so we started with Wata

00:51:34and our left fullback

00:51:36Milos Kerkhez

00:51:37is a player

00:51:38that I think

00:51:39the fans like

00:51:40because in every duel

00:51:41he goes all in

00:51:42but when you have

00:51:43a yellow card already

00:51:45and you play Semenyo

00:51:46that's kind of a risk

00:51:47yeah yeah yeah

00:51:48and if you have Robertson

00:51:50as a backup

00:51:51then that was the reason

00:51:53for those two

00:51:54when Hugo Iquitike

00:51:55came later

00:51:56in preseason

00:51:57has to adapt

00:51:58from I think

00:51:59I can say

00:52:00that Liverpool

00:52:00is a better club

00:52:02than Frankfurt

00:52:02and the league

00:52:04is probably

00:52:04more intense as well

00:52:05so for him

00:52:06to be able

00:52:06to play 70

00:52:07is already

00:52:07a big bonus

00:52:08after being

00:52:09two or three weeks

00:52:09here

00:52:10so yeah

00:52:11that's where

00:52:12we are at the moment

00:52:12because

00:52:13we lost some players

00:52:14you need more players

00:52:16are you

00:52:16no no

00:52:17that's not what

00:52:17I'm saying

00:52:18so does that mean

00:52:20there's more to come

00:52:21in the transfer window

00:52:22I'm not saying

00:52:22we need more

00:52:23I'm only saying

00:52:24that everybody's only talking

00:52:25they added

00:52:25no we didn't add

00:52:26till now

00:52:27we only replaced

00:52:28and you never know

00:52:30what's going to happen

00:52:30in the window

00:52:31we do already signed one

00:52:32with Leone

00:52:33so that's a good thing

00:52:35Anna I will say

00:52:36when we came here

00:52:37this evening

00:52:37I didn't think

00:52:38you'd get support

00:52:38from this corner

00:52:39and criticism

00:52:40from that corner

00:52:41it's not critters

00:52:41it's constructive

00:52:42Kelly

00:52:43he played under Rafa Benitez

00:52:45he had four defenders

00:52:46that never moved

00:52:47he had four midfield players

00:52:48that never moved

00:52:48they had eight behind the ball

00:52:49every week

00:52:50and one of the most famous

00:52:51Champions League final

00:52:52of all time

00:52:52and I spoke to Benitez

00:52:54and he said

00:52:55that's only because of Jamie

00:52:56because he has to play

00:52:57in big spaces

00:52:58he has a problem

00:52:59Anna listen

00:53:00we really appreciate you

00:53:01coming out

00:53:01thank you very much

00:53:02congratulations on the victory

00:53:03thank you

00:53:04and it is job done

00:53:06as far as getting the result

00:53:08is concerned

00:53:09whether you two have concerns

00:53:10about Jamie

00:53:11how the set up is

00:53:13and how that might look

00:53:14as the season goes on

00:53:15or Gary

00:53:16whether it's the kind of football

00:53:16that you played

00:53:17and that you enjoy watching

00:53:18it is a style of football

00:53:21that clearly

00:53:21Anna's slot

00:53:22is going to be playing

00:53:23with Liverpool

00:53:23I get Cara's point

00:53:24because they're going to go

00:53:25to Newcastle

00:53:25they're going to go

00:53:26and play Arsenal

00:53:26here in a few weeks

00:53:27and you can't obviously

00:53:28be that open at times

00:53:29but because Liverpool

00:53:30have got such a punch

00:53:31if you just throw punches

00:53:33and go punch for punch

00:53:34with a lot of teams

00:53:35you'll win most of your matches

00:53:36and go and risk in

00:53:37to win games

00:53:38I mean they had

00:53:39seven or eight players

00:53:39in the box at 2-1

00:53:40if that's 3-1

00:53:41you say that's brilliant

00:53:42that's what we want to see

00:53:43and I was so critical

00:53:45at times last season

00:53:45of seeing teams

00:53:46recycle the ball

00:53:47where they were basically

00:53:48sort of didn't know

00:53:48how to go forward

00:53:49so when I watch a team

00:53:50like that

00:53:51that runs forward

00:53:51that passes forward

00:53:52that commits players

00:53:53that's got two fullbacks forward

00:53:54that leaves two on two

00:53:56at the back

00:53:56that to me is a thrill

00:53:58that's what the Premier League is

00:54:00now I know that ultimately

00:54:01when we're talking

00:54:02about tactical football

00:54:03later on in the season

00:54:04we would be critical

00:54:05if Liverpool lost the league

00:54:06playing like that

00:54:07but I think at this point

00:54:08in the season

00:54:09I think you're okay

00:54:10to be able to do that

00:54:11and I think they obviously

00:54:12have to sort it out

00:54:13in bigger games

00:54:14and they've obviously

00:54:15got players to come back

00:54:16so I don't want to be

00:54:16too critical of it

00:54:17because I think it does

00:54:18I reminisce and think

00:54:20that that's how we would play

00:54:21we would commit

00:54:22we would risk

00:54:23we would try and thrill

00:54:24at all times in the games

00:54:25and score more goals

00:54:26and at 2-1

00:54:26you don't sit back

00:54:27and that's what I think

00:54:28Liverpool have done to that

00:54:29but I can see why

00:54:29you're slightly worried

00:54:30but let's see how they do

00:54:32against Newcastle and Arsenal

00:54:33that would be a bigger test

00:54:34I think

00:54:34which are coming up

00:54:35very shortly for Liverpool

00:54:36and of course

00:54:37we'll be bringing you

00:54:38that game between

00:54:39Newcastle and Liverpool

00:54:40might well be an interesting one

00:54:41given the transfer speculation

00:54:43he talked about Giovanni Leone

00:54:45who has come into the club

00:54:47he's a young defender

00:54:48young Italian defender

00:54:49and is one for the future

00:54:51but Arna Slott

00:54:52talking about him

00:54:53as very much

00:54:54part of that Liverpool squad

00:54:56how far away is he?

00:54:57and who won't be Liverpool's

00:54:59main rivals

00:55:01we'll discuss that next

00:55:02you can be the greatest

00:55:06I've watched

00:55:07you can be the greatest

00:55:08I've watched

00:55:09you can be the greatest

00:55:10I've watched

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00:59:01It's been 82 days, but the Premier League is back

00:59:05and Liverpool's title defence starts here at Anfield against Bournemouth.

00:59:11Maybe, I don't really wanna know.

00:59:16Are you guiding girls?

00:59:19Cause I just wanna fly.

00:59:22Lately, did you ever feel the pain?

00:59:27In the morning rain, I just soaked you to the bone.

00:59:33They've come back with themselves so, so, so well.

00:59:36We are facing the Champions, Anfield,

00:59:39first game of the Premier League.

00:59:41You cannot ask for much more than a start here, no?

00:59:43I envision a much tighter title this year.

00:59:46I feel really confident tonight.

00:59:48This is gonna be a fantastic game.

00:59:50This is gonna be a lot of youngsters.

00:59:51I'm so scared.

00:59:52I'm so scared.

00:59:54CK's first 3-1 challenge

01:00:13And score!

01:00:16And Cody Gattles!

01:00:24Brooks plays it in, and Semenyo scores performance!

01:00:28Who had but their interest?

01:00:31Semenyo through the middle

01:00:32Antoine Semenyo to each!

01:00:37Salah, and Salah can down it in

01:00:39And Petrovic intervene

01:00:41And it came to Piazza!

01:00:44It's Mo Salah!

01:00:50Seals it on a gripping opening night

01:00:53The Premier League is up and running

01:01:09Full programme of fixtures coming your way

01:01:11Villa against Newcastle

01:01:13Brighton, Fulham

01:01:14Sunderland, West Ham

01:01:15Tottenham, Burnley

01:01:16And then on Saturday Night Football

01:01:17It's Wolves against Manchester City

01:01:20Before the Monday Night Football

01:01:22Between Leeds and Everton

01:01:23There's a Super Sunday

01:01:24In which you can see all

01:01:25The 2 o'clock games

01:01:27As you will be able to

01:01:28Across the course of this

01:01:29Premier League season

01:01:30So Chelsea against Crystal Palace

01:01:32And Nottingham Forest against Brentford

01:01:34But wrapping up that Super Sunday

01:01:35It's Manchester United

01:01:37Against Arsenal

01:01:38The good days are coming

01:01:44We've been very, very close

01:01:51The last two seasons

01:01:52We've been praying for

01:01:54So long

01:01:56We see no air

01:01:59Don't get me wrong

01:02:08Nature bad and great right

01:02:11But it's time to

01:02:15Give the people something different

01:02:18So without further ado

01:02:21From either side of this famous rivalry

01:02:29Hope can somehow feel real

01:02:31Jamie, we've just seen Liverpool win their opening game of the season

01:02:38Although at times I don't know if you were 100% confident

01:02:42That that was going to be the case

01:02:43Arsenal go to Manchester United tomorrow

01:02:45They will very much be looking to take one step further on Sunday

01:02:49And win that Premier League trophy

01:02:50It's nearly midnight

01:02:51It might be tomorrow

01:02:52If they'll go on and win that Premier League trophy

01:02:55Who do you think is best place

01:02:57To challenge Liverpool

01:02:58And potentially go on and win it

01:02:59If they don't defend their trophy

01:03:01I'd probably say Arsenal

01:03:03As a whole

01:03:04As a club

01:03:05As a team

01:03:05But I've just got Pep Guardiola

01:03:07In the back of my mind

01:03:08And he just doesn't

01:03:09He just doesn't not win

01:03:11You know

01:03:11When he doesn't win a league title

01:03:13You know

01:03:14I don't think he's gone two years

01:03:15Without winning a league title

01:03:16And he's such a special manager

01:03:17And you think

01:03:17Is he going to conjure something up

01:03:19But then

01:03:19I'm also thinking

01:03:20Is the City squad now

01:03:22Good enough to go and win the league

01:03:23Right now

01:03:24With what they've got

01:03:24Because the squad he had last season

01:03:26He couldn't find something to fix it

01:03:28And we always expect him to do that

01:03:29So

01:03:29I'd probably just edge for Arsenal

01:03:32Gary

01:03:33They're taking on Manchester United

01:03:35At Old Trafford

01:03:36There have been a couple of signings

01:03:38That the Manchester United fans

01:03:39Have been really happy about

01:03:40They've been really attacking signings

01:03:42They're looking for goals

01:03:43That was an issue

01:03:43Last season

01:03:44Have they got enough now

01:03:46In the squad

01:03:47To really improve

01:03:49From last season

01:03:50And how far can it take them

01:03:51Yeah I was thinking that before

01:03:52About Eketike

01:03:53We shouldn't take for granted

01:03:54What he's done

01:03:55In this last couple of weeks

01:03:56That kid

01:03:56He's 22

01:03:57When we say that

01:03:57People need time to settle in

01:03:59But there are a lot of

01:04:00Very good players

01:04:00Who've come into this league

01:04:01Who've gone straight for it

01:04:02Straight away

01:04:03And started scoring

01:04:04And then Bermill Cunha

01:04:05Cesco

01:04:06A lot of eyes on them

01:04:07At Manchester United

01:04:08I think Manchester United fans

01:04:09Including myself

01:04:10Are surprised

01:04:10That the club have gone

01:04:11And spent that level of money

01:04:12We thought obviously

01:04:13After the Europa League final

01:04:15That the money wouldn't be there

01:04:16At that level

01:04:17So to get those three players

01:04:18Who look like a really good profile

01:04:19Two of them have got

01:04:20Premier League experience

01:04:21We

01:04:25Need them to do well

01:04:27We need those three players

01:04:29To do well

01:04:29Because the rest of the team

01:04:30Look we need a goalkeeper

01:04:31There's definitely

01:04:32Obviously issues with the defence

01:04:33And midfield

01:04:33But if the three strikers

01:04:35Are a real handful

01:04:35And scoring goals

01:04:36Last season United's return

01:04:38In front of the goal

01:04:38Was really poor

01:04:39So it's really important

01:04:40That Cesco

01:04:41And Bermont Cunha

01:04:42Get off to a really good start

01:04:44We've seen a Liverpool striker

01:04:45Do that tonight

01:04:46There's no reason why

01:04:47United strikers

01:04:48Can't go and do that on Sunday

01:04:49If they start

01:04:50Is it Cesco

01:04:51Against Jocheres?

01:04:53I think it's fascinating

01:04:54The fact that

01:04:55Eketike

01:04:56Verts

01:04:57Pedro

01:04:58De Lap

01:04:59Jocheres

01:05:01Cesco

01:05:02These players all

01:05:03Come into big clubs

01:05:04How are they going to do

01:05:05We're not quite sure

01:05:06Are we?

01:05:06Obviously Eketike tonight

01:05:07Has given us a little bit

01:05:08Of a glimpse

01:05:08Of what he's like

01:05:09But there is pressure

01:05:10On all those players

01:05:11To deliver for Chelsea

01:05:13Manchester United

01:05:13Arsenal

01:05:14Liverpool

01:05:15They have to deliver

01:05:16They have to deliver

01:05:16The main man at City

01:05:17Obviously Highland

01:05:18We know he's going to

01:05:18Score goals

01:05:19But who of those rest

01:05:20Are going to emerge

01:05:21To become maybe

01:05:22A world class player

01:05:23So what's a good season

01:05:25For Manchester United?

01:05:26I think top six

01:05:27Would be a good season

01:05:28I think the four at the top

01:05:29Chelsea, Arsenal

01:05:29Liverpool, City

01:05:30I think it would be

01:05:31Difficult to challenge

01:05:32But they could slip

01:05:33Into that space

01:05:34Where Newcastle

01:05:35Tottenham

01:05:35Villa

01:05:36Other clubs are

01:05:37So I think

01:05:38In that fifth place

01:05:39Would be absolutely amazing

01:05:41Realistically

01:05:42I think it's probably

01:05:43Going to be between

01:05:44Sixth and eighth

01:05:44But I think fifth

01:05:45Is what they have

01:05:46To really target

01:05:47Aim for fifth

01:05:48And potentially end up

01:05:49Between sixth and eighth

01:05:50Do you think that's realistic

01:05:51For Manchester United?

01:05:53Yeah I think so

01:05:54I mean people will look

01:05:55Where they finished last season

01:05:56And say oh that's a huge jump

01:05:57But then you think of

01:05:57Some of the teams

01:05:58Who were up in those positions

01:05:59All last season

01:06:00Nottingham Forest

01:06:00Were fighting relegation

01:06:01This season before

01:06:02Brentford were up there

01:06:03For a lot of the season

01:06:04Bournemouth were up there

01:06:05For a lot of the season

01:06:06You know

01:06:06When you look at

01:06:07Those teams and those squads

01:06:09They haven't got better players

01:06:10Than Manchester United

01:06:11But I think the manager

01:06:13Has still got a lot to prove

01:06:15I do

01:06:15I think he's had about

01:06:1640 games now

01:06:17Which is a decent run

01:06:18You know in terms of

01:06:19Sort of trying to get

01:06:20His message across

01:06:20And it didn't quite happen

01:06:21At all

01:06:22I can't get that sort of

01:06:24You know final out of my head

01:06:25Really about how poor

01:06:26They were in that game

01:06:27So I think

01:06:27He's almost got a lot

01:06:29To prove as well

01:06:30Because Manchester United

01:06:31No matter what set of players

01:06:32They've got on the pitch

01:06:33They shouldn't finish

01:06:34Was it 15th

01:06:34They finished last season

01:06:36Man United's squad of players

01:06:38And the expenditure

01:06:39Whoever the manager

01:06:40That squad of players

01:06:41Shouldn't be finished

01:06:42In that position

01:06:42So I don't think

01:06:436th, 7th is completely

01:06:45You know out of the question

01:06:47Because as I said

01:06:48They've spent what they always do

01:06:49250 million in the summer

01:06:50Is there patience

01:06:52Amongst the Manchester United fans

01:06:55Or do they

01:06:55Do they have to

01:06:56They've saved a lot of money

01:06:57Do they have to

01:06:59To start fast

01:07:01United fans are patient

01:07:03In the sense that

01:07:04They turn up every single week

01:07:05And they have done for

01:07:06You know for 26 years

01:07:07Without winning the league

01:07:08And the stadium's full

01:07:09They're incredibly loyal

01:07:10They're very loyal also

01:07:12To their managers

01:07:12You know they'll support Amrim

01:07:14Sometimes they can get

01:07:15A little bit disillusioned

01:07:17With the players

01:07:17If they feel like

01:07:18That heart and that spirit

01:07:19And that fight's not there

01:07:20I don't think you can say that

01:07:22In this last 12 to 18 months

01:07:23That's not been the problem

01:07:24I think the problem's been

01:07:25The quality

01:07:25The lack of quality

01:07:27In terms of the players

01:07:28Particularly in forward areas

01:07:29Is just nowhere near good enough

01:07:30Now if they correct that

01:07:32And start scoring goals

01:07:33You become obviously

01:07:33A lot harder team to beat

01:07:35Yet there is a problem

01:07:36In central midfield

01:07:36It doesn't look like

01:07:37Bruno Fernandes

01:07:38Has got the right partner

01:07:39At this moment in time

01:07:40And then obviously

01:07:41You've got the goalkeeper

01:07:42So there's things that

01:07:42I think he'd still want to change

01:07:44It's quite a unique system

01:07:45I think it was always

01:07:46Going to take some time

01:07:46To get used to it

01:07:47I was hoping that to be fair

01:07:49I said at the time

01:07:49It would suit some of these players

01:07:51Give them a stronger base

01:07:52Because there isn't really

01:07:53A pair of centre-backs there

01:07:54That can play in a four

01:07:55So I thought it would suit them

01:07:56But it didn't do

01:07:56And it ended up being

01:07:57A real sort of challenge for them

01:07:58They've looked better

01:08:00In pre-season

01:08:01The fans will always be patient

01:08:03But I think that ultimately

01:08:04They need to get a decent start

01:08:06And they've got a few

01:08:06Tough fixtures

01:08:07In this first few games

01:08:08I actually feel quite confident

01:08:09About them on Sunday

01:08:10I think they'll give a really

01:08:11Good performance

01:08:11I think it's a big day

01:08:12And Arsenal

01:08:13You know

01:08:14Arsenal have got to go

01:08:15And win

01:08:15I agree with Jamie

01:08:16I think Arsenal are the team

01:08:17Really that have got to go

01:08:18And challenge Liverpool

01:08:18This season

01:08:19While you're feeling confident

01:08:20Do you want to do the promos?

01:08:22Absolutely

01:08:22Let's take a look

01:08:23At what's coming up for you

01:08:24On Sky Sports

01:08:25Live only on Sky Sports

01:08:30We've got 215 fixtures this season

01:08:33And you've just seen the first one

01:08:35And on tomorrow night

01:08:36Kelly you're going to be there

01:08:37At Wolves

01:08:37Against Manchester City

01:08:39To see how Pep Guardiola's team do

01:08:41Yeah and then Super Sunday

01:08:42You've got Chelsea Crystal Palace

01:08:44Will you be at Nottingham Forest

01:08:45Grenford?

01:08:46No I won't be at Nottingham Forest

01:08:47On Sunday

01:08:48Because I wasn't chosen

01:08:49For that fixture

01:08:49I was chosen for Manchester United

01:08:51Versus Arsenal

01:08:52And Monday Night Football

01:08:54But I have been chosen

01:08:56For Monday Night Football

01:08:57First and last of the season

01:08:58And a couple in between

01:08:59Absolutely

01:08:59No I do a first

01:09:00And the last of the season

01:09:01This is my first one

01:09:02And then I do the last

01:09:02The predictions on Monday

01:09:04Where we all make

01:09:05Basically idiots for ourselves

01:09:06And end up regretting it

01:09:08For the rest

01:09:08By the way though

01:09:09Cara believes

01:09:10That you should do a prediction

01:09:11At the start of the season

01:09:12Then you should do it again

01:09:13Every three weeks

01:09:14And change your mind

01:09:14That's how he thinks

01:09:15Predictions should be

01:09:16But Leeds and Everton

01:09:16We're going to do our predictions

01:09:17I tell you what

01:09:18Sky Sports are getting the money

01:09:19Out of you this weekend

01:09:20So predictions then

01:09:24On the Monday Night Football

01:09:25But if you think

01:09:26You can do better

01:09:27Than Jamie and Gary

01:09:29Then there is a chance

01:09:30That you could win

01:09:32One million pounds

01:09:33You have to predict

01:09:34Six fixtures

01:09:35In the three o'clock kick-offs

01:09:36All the entries in

01:09:37Obviously before

01:09:38Three o'clock

01:09:39It starts tomorrow

01:09:40Meanwhile here at Anfield

01:09:45The defence of the title

01:09:46Started well for Liverpool

01:09:48With a 4-2 victory

01:09:49Against Bournemouth

01:09:51But it was

01:09:52An ex-player of Liverpool's

01:09:54A former player of Liverpool's

01:09:56Who was remembered

01:09:57In the goal celebrations

01:09:58Hugo Ekiteke

01:09:59With a goal

01:10:00And an assist

01:10:01Showing the number 20

01:10:02As did Cody Gakpo

01:10:04And Mohamed Salah

01:10:05With the baby shark celebration

01:10:07That was made famous

01:10:09By Diogo Jota

01:10:10Forever number 20

01:10:13Sky Sports Premier League

01:10:25Sky Sports Premier League

01:10:25How you doing?

01:10:34How you doing?

01:10:34If you

01:10:59You were doing

01:11:04Grey

01:11:05You may be going to be

01:11:05You were going to be

01:11:06In the middle of the

01:11:07lived in the middle of the

01:11:08I'm really going to be

01:11:09With the place

01:11:10You can see

01:11:11The two things

01:11:11You just have to be

01:11:12Staying in the middle of the

01:11:12Baby shark

01:11:15And then I'll be

01:11:16Arquit

01:11:17With the

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