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00:00Oh, look out! Oh, look at that!
00:02Absolutely phenomenal!
00:04Rooney of Paul!
00:06Welcome to Match of the Dead.
00:30Evening, it's the last match of the day before Christmas
00:50and just the one game for you tonight as Aston Villa take on Manchester United.
00:56256 goals between these two for United.
01:00How many did you get, Dion?
01:01Just the three.
01:02Just the three.
01:04Villa are on the longest winning streak in the Premier League
01:07but they've only won once in 26 years at home against United.
01:10Robin Cowan was at Villa Park.
01:14A chance for Aston Villa to lay the meetings of Manchester United pass to rest
01:19and continue their transformation into true title contenders.
01:23It's six Premier League wins in a row for Unai Emery's side.
01:25The last time they've recorded seven consecutive victories
01:28was in the 89-90 season under Graham Taylor.
01:32The only change from the win over West Ham comes in goal.
01:35Emi Martinez returns for a back injury.
01:37Viktor Lindelof makes his 200th Premier League appearance.
01:40194 of them came for Manchester United who he left for Villa in the summer.
01:44Morgan Rodgers has led the revival after their poor start to the season.
01:49He's been involved in eight goals in his last 11 league games.
01:53Manchester United are forced into three changes.
01:55Ahmad Diallo and Brian Mbomo are on international duty.
01:58Casemiro is suspended.
01:59Patrick Dorgou and Manuel Agate come in.
02:01And there's a first start since the 1st of November for Benjamin Sesko.
02:04The absence of Kobi Maynou from the squad is, according to the club,
02:08down to a calf injury.
02:12And so Aston Villa, the form team, but up against their bogey side.
02:16Just five wins in their previous 55 Premier League meetings with Manchester United.
02:22Stoked with well by Aidan Heaven.
02:27Mount.
02:28Trying to find Sesko.
02:29It's Cunha!
02:32Big opportunity inside the first three minutes.
02:36Villa a bit passive defensively.
02:38It fell nicely for Cunha.
02:40Struck it well.
02:41That was curling inward.
02:44Ruben Amarin won the only meeting with Unai Emery on the final day of last season.
02:482-0 at Old Trafford.
02:52It works nicely to Morgan Rodgers.
02:55Oli Watkins is in here.
02:58Just cut back inside.
03:00And Heaven.
03:02What a crucial touch.
03:05Suddenly, Manchester United were on the retreat.
03:08Very light at the back.
03:10Good covering there from Heaven.
03:17Clean win from Uri Tielemans.
03:19And Aston Villa are streaming forward here.
03:22Onana to McGinn.
03:24And the follow-up is blocked.
03:27Heaven again.
03:30And as soon as this was won back.
03:33Aston Villa put the pedal down.
03:37Man United outnumbered.
03:40Amarin's pulling off a decent save from McGinn.
03:43Heaven sniffed out the danger once again.
03:45McGinn's corner.
03:53On.
03:54Rodgers.
03:55At the final flick.
03:56Fired back across goal by Ian Mattson.
04:00And then you see Rodgers was trying that little back heel flick.
04:03Very, very, very close.
04:05Fernandes finds Sesko.
04:18Superb block from Emi Martinez.
04:22Villa will cut open here.
04:25But Martinez quick off his line to smother.
04:28Acuna.
04:34Hinding space.
04:35Plays it through.
04:36Sesko.
04:39It was a big touch.
04:41And, well, Emi Martinez
04:42took out Matty Cash.
04:45oh yeah
04:54knee to the head
04:55on Emi Martinez
04:57from Matty Cash
04:58well it looks like
05:00Martinez is
05:01having a discussion
05:03with the medical team
05:04Marco Bizot
05:07will warm up
05:08well they're going to
05:10give him a bit of time
05:11interception by
05:19Fernandez
05:20this could be bad news
05:25Dean Smith
05:31forever known as
05:32the Aston Villa boss
05:34that's got them
05:34back up to the
05:35Premier League
05:36and built the
05:37foundations
05:38on which they're
05:40now thriving
05:41mount
05:46just dispossessed
05:48again
05:49McGinn
05:50given the ball
05:51in a
05:51precarious position
05:53but he's
05:54kept hold of it
05:55and Morgan Rogers
05:57has kept it in
05:58head down
05:59it's Rogers
06:00it's an absolute
06:05ripper
06:06such a swift
06:10counter attack
06:11how impressive
06:12is this from
06:12John McGinn
06:13holding off the
06:14challenge
06:14finding
06:17Morgan Rogers
06:18he should never
06:19score from there
06:20from that position
06:21it's too easy
06:22getting away from
06:23Euro
06:24the finish as well
06:25it is absolute
06:26perfection
06:27and Villa have had to
06:29bide their time
06:30they've had to soak
06:31up a little bit of
06:31pressure
06:32they've had to give
06:33up possession
06:33but they have
06:34their lead
06:35well that's given away
06:50Cunha
06:52clinical
06:55Manchester United
06:57strike back
06:58well
07:01Matty Cash here
07:02just dawdled on the
07:05ball a little bit
07:05couldn't decide
07:06what he was going to
07:07do
07:08Dorgun won it back
07:09and Cunha
07:10finishing that off
07:11with such confidence
07:13they gave a goal away
07:15in a similar fashion
07:16against West Ham
07:17United
07:17they are pegged
07:19back
07:20Manchester United
07:21will feel
07:22on the balance of
07:23play
07:23they deserve that
07:24the Manchester United
07:28has already
07:29depleted squad
07:30has got a little
07:31thinner
07:31captain Bruno
07:32Fernandes
07:33withdrawn at
07:33half time
07:34and Sandro
07:35Martinez
07:36on in his
07:38place
07:38it's
07:42Martinez
07:42well that would have
07:45been a
07:46turn up for the
07:46books
07:47really fancy this
07:48chance
07:49there's only one
07:49thing on his
07:50mind
07:50trying to beat
07:51his
07:51hello
07:52Argentine
07:52Cash
07:56finds McGinn
07:57delayed
08:00and waited
08:01for
08:02the run
08:03of Kamara
08:04just behind
08:05Silemans
08:06gets the cross
08:12in
08:13Rogers
08:15when the ball
08:19fell to him
08:20you just knew
08:21what the outcome
08:22was going to be
08:23and Manchester United
08:25looks set here
08:26maybe
08:28Dallow didn't do
08:29quite enough
08:30to try and
08:30stop the cross
08:31just rebounded
08:32Rogers
08:35did enough
08:36to work the
08:37space
08:37again
08:38there's an
08:41exquisite
08:42finish
08:42two last
08:45weekend
08:45another two
08:47today
08:47unstoppable
08:50here's
09:00Dallow
09:00block from
09:07Matic
09:07Cash
09:07Villa look
09:09vulnerable
09:09once again
09:10having scored
09:11at one end
09:12and Martinez
09:14forced into
09:14a good stop
09:15here from
09:17Dallow
09:18he's pushed
09:19it straight
09:20to
09:20Dourgu
09:20Matic
09:22Cash
09:22at
09:23fault
09:23but
09:23the
09:23previous
09:24Manchester
09:24United
09:25goal
09:25made up
09:26for it
09:26there
09:27quickly
09:28across
09:28to make
09:28the block
09:29Mount
09:37picks out
09:38Dourgu
09:38puts it
09:40down
09:40nicely
09:41Cunha
09:41Villa
09:44giving up
09:45chances
09:45here
09:46tremendous
09:47ball
09:47from
09:48Patrick
09:49Dourgu
09:49Cunha
09:51didn't get
09:51the contact
09:52that should
09:54have been
09:54too old
09:54and Maia's
09:55reaction
09:55you can see
09:56he knows
09:57it
09:57he's
10:10done
10:11he goes
10:12right
10:13on the edge
10:13of the box
10:14yellow card
10:17for
10:18Bogart
10:18mistimed
10:22Mason
10:28Mount
10:28nearly
10:31difficult
10:33angle
10:33from which
10:34to shoot
10:34very hard
10:38win
10:38but a
10:39fantastic
10:39win
10:40of course
10:41Villa Park
10:42is our
10:42fortress
10:42we are
10:43feeling it
10:43and we
10:44need the
10:44supporters
10:45here
10:45how they
10:46are
10:46transmitting
10:46their
10:47energy
10:47every
10:48player
10:48tries
10:49to
10:49help
10:49us
10:49with
10:50their
10:50qualities
10:51their
10:52commitment
10:52their
10:53attitude
10:53is very
10:54important
10:54we try
10:55to press
10:56high
10:56every
10:57ball
10:57in
10:57Martinez
10:57we were
10:58there
10:58to press
10:59we left
11:00our
11:00players
11:01one
11:01against
11:01one
11:01behind
11:02of course
11:02we cannot
11:03block
11:03every
11:03second
11:04ball
11:04of
11:04transition
11:05but I
11:05think
11:06we
11:06play
11:06well
11:07and if
11:07you look
11:07at the
11:08game
11:08I think
11:08the
11:08best
11:09team
11:10today
11:10lost
11:10when you
11:11consider
11:11the
11:12start
11:13to
11:13the
11:13season
11:13the
11:14turnarounds
11:14being
11:15absolutely
11:15incredible
11:16I
11:16think
11:16just
11:17sticking
11:17true
11:17to
11:18us
11:18so I
11:18think
11:18that
11:18was
11:18the
11:18most
11:19important
11:19thing
11:19we
11:19did
11:21what
11:21we
11:21always
11:21do
11:22and
11:22nothing
11:23changed
11:23but we
11:24just
11:24worked
11:24that
11:24little
11:24bit
11:24harder
11:25no surprise
11:26you see
11:26the results
11:27the manager
11:27is a genius
11:28he knows
11:29what he's doing
11:29he knows
11:30how to get
11:30out of
11:30situations
11:31he's been
11:31in them
11:31plenty of
11:32times
11:32so
11:32I think
11:33that was
11:34the most
11:34important
11:34thing
11:34at the
11:35time
11:35we did
11:36really
11:36well
11:36with it
11:36Can you
11:37give us
11:37an indication
11:38of what
11:39was wrong
11:39with Bruno
11:39I think
11:40Bruno
11:40has an
11:41injury
11:41we need
11:41to assess
11:43but I
11:43think
11:43he's
11:44not going
11:47to play
11:47for a few
11:48games
11:48but we'll
11:49see
11:49there's a lot
11:49of noise
11:50and a lot
11:50of debate
11:51of course
11:51around
11:52England
11:52and you
11:53know
11:53how much
11:54do you
11:54listen
11:54to that
11:55not at all
11:56I focus
11:56on myself
11:57I just
11:57try and
11:57improve
11:58get better
11:58find my
11:59form
12:00find my
12:00best
12:00every game
12:01and see
12:02where that
12:02takes me
12:03there's
12:03a whole heap
12:04of quality
12:05and talent
12:05out there
12:06and I'm
12:06just trying
12:07to compete
12:07at my best
12:08and give
12:08it my all
12:09well
12:10at least
12:10we know
12:11that when we
12:11talk about
12:11him in a
12:12couple of
12:12minutes
12:12time
12:13he won't
12:13be listening
12:13to either
12:14of you
12:14and we'll
12:16come on
12:17to him
12:17and we'll
12:17come on
12:18to Villa
12:18and all
12:18the good
12:19stuff in
12:19a moment
12:19but it's
12:20unusual to
12:20praise a
12:21team who've
12:22lost
12:22but you want
12:23to do that
12:23yeah I thought
12:25Manchester United
12:25today were really
12:26aggressive and
12:27brave in going
12:28man to man
12:28and made it
12:29really difficult
12:30for Aston Villa
12:30to play out
12:31and there's some
12:32examples I want
12:33to show you
12:33here which
12:34they got really
12:35success from
12:36it
12:36and this is
12:38further up the
12:39field yeah
12:40yeah this is
12:40further up the
12:41pitch but
12:41they were man
12:42to man all
12:42over the pitch
12:43and it made
12:43it really
12:43difficult for
12:44Aston Villa
12:44to play out
12:45if you see
12:46here man to
12:47man at the
12:47back no
12:48problem 3v3
12:49but what they
12:49tried to do
12:50was force
12:50Aston Villa
12:51down there
12:52right hand
12:52side and
12:53they wanted
12:54the ball to
12:54go to
12:54Condor then
12:55eventually to
12:56Cash and
12:56then they
12:57were going to
12:57be aggressive
12:58and try and
12:58win the ball
12:59back and
12:59they've done
13:00that and it
13:00caused Aston Villa
13:01problems
13:02especially the
13:03first half it
13:03caused them
13:03big problems
13:04you see here it
13:05goes to
13:05Matty Cash
13:06now Dorgue
13:06goes in
13:07Luke Shaw is
13:08brave goes in
13:08wins the
13:09ball
13:09they don't
13:10win the
13:10second ball
13:11but now
13:11they've got
13:12bodies around
13:12the ball to
13:13be aggressive
13:13and get to
13:14the man
13:14and they give
13:15a free kick
13:16away here but
13:16it's no problem
13:17and this was
13:18constant throughout
13:19the first half
13:20again so now
13:21you see the
13:21body positions
13:22of the Man
13:22United players
13:23they wanted to
13:23go back then
13:24to go down
13:24Aston Villa's
13:25right hand side
13:25of the game
13:26which that
13:27that happens
13:28they force it
13:29into Konza
13:30again
13:30now it goes
13:32into Matty Cash
13:33Dorgue's there
13:33Luke Shaw's in
13:34behind
13:35man to man
13:35no problem
13:36now what
13:37Matty Cash
13:38does wrong
13:38he takes an
13:39extra touch
13:39which allows
13:40Dorgue to
13:40get in tight
13:41to him
13:41he wins
13:42he wins
13:43the ball back
13:43now Kunya's
13:44in a really
13:44good position
13:45and it's a
13:46great finish
13:46and they've
13:47got the
13:47rewards for
13:48being aggressive
13:48again here
13:50Kunya starts
13:52this attack
13:52at this
13:53press off
13:54Ugarte
13:55and Martinez
13:55follow him
13:56and now
13:57man to man
13:58Mason Mount
13:59goes on his
13:59press
14:00but then he
14:00goes again
14:01when you're
14:01man to man
14:01you have to
14:02go to the
14:02goalkeeper
14:02this time
14:03it comes down
14:04Aston Villa's
14:05left hand side
14:05but no problem
14:06Dallow is there
14:07Sesko is there
14:08they win the
14:09ball back
14:09high of the
14:09pitch
14:10again man to
14:11man in the
14:12left hand side
14:13of the pitch
14:13this time
14:14Villa's left
14:14hand side
14:15they win a
14:15corner
14:16Xerxes
14:17comes on the
14:18pitch
14:18now again
14:19trying to force
14:20it down the
14:21right hand side
14:22in the second
14:22half
14:22Aston Villa
14:23have learned
14:23from the mistakes
14:24they're not
14:24going to play
14:25short
14:25Manchester
14:26Knights are
14:273v3 at the
14:27back
14:28they win the
14:30first ball
14:30win the
14:31second ball
14:31it sets them
14:32up on another
14:32tack
14:33so I thought
14:34they were really
14:34brave and
14:35aggressive and
14:35they've done
14:36it really well
14:36you can see
14:37can't you
14:38how one press
14:39then leaves
14:39you can see
14:40the trigger
14:40points
14:40you can see
14:41that they've
14:41worked on it
14:42yeah it's
14:42something they've
14:43definitely worked
14:44on before the
14:45game and it was
14:46successful
14:46especially high
14:47up the pitch
14:47and that's the
14:49key isn't it
14:50high up the pitch
14:51because further
14:52back it wasn't
14:53and that allowed
14:54the brilliance of
14:55Morgan Rodgers
14:56to take advantage
14:57yeah he was the
14:58difference in the
14:59game
14:59Morgan Rodgers
15:00he was the
15:01standout for
15:02Villa
15:02Villa didn't play
15:03brilliant today
15:03they didn't have to
15:04do anything
15:05absolutely outstanding
15:06but as Wayne said
15:08half the pitch
15:08great but you've
15:09got to do this
15:09when you're in
15:11your own final
15:12third as well
15:12I mean Yoro's in a
15:14good position here
15:15McGinn does what he
15:16does he holds the
15:16ball up and he
15:17tries to set off
15:18the attack
15:19now if your
15:20defender like
15:22Yoro and you
15:22know that your
15:23opponents had a
15:24bad touch
15:25that's when you've
15:26got to go in
15:27you cannot allow
15:28opponent to get
15:29to the ball
15:30that's where you've
15:31got to be
15:31right there in his
15:32face keep him
15:33there keep him
15:33going down the
15:34line make sure
15:35that he doesn't
15:36come inside on his
15:37stronger right foot
15:39this is really
15:40really poor
15:41defending you
15:42cannot allow that
15:43to happen
15:44especially if it's
15:45Rodgers you know
15:46what he's like he's
15:47got all the quality
15:48in the world to do
15:49that and the
15:50referee helped us
15:51out here Michael
15:51Oliver with his
15:52ref cam that was
15:53an unbelievable
15:54view you cannot
15:55allow them to do
15:56it was a great
15:56finish it was but
15:57it's avoidable and
15:59United should have
15:59been more aggressive
16:00in their own final
16:01third again three
16:03on three they don't
16:04mind that they're all
16:05in good positions but
16:07then things start to
16:08go wrong players
16:09start to switch off
16:10bad ball to
16:12Tielemans it's in
16:13behind him and
16:14again Dallow this is
16:15the opposite side
16:16this time he's got
16:17to go closer he
16:18knows that Tielemans
16:19is not going to
16:19beat him for pace
16:20make it difficult for
16:22him get close to
16:23him they're three
16:24on three everything's
16:25fine he's facing
16:27the corner flag no
16:27danger you've got to
16:29stop the cross put
16:31your leg up he
16:32allows Tielemans to
16:34cross the ball
16:35Yoro switches off
16:36who's there the man
16:38of the moment again
16:38that little second
16:39touch there does
16:40take it away from
16:41Yoro but they are
16:42set up the ball
16:44should never go in
16:44the box Dallow's
16:46got to stop it and
16:47here's the kind of
16:48celebrations you want
16:49I just hope his
16:49phone's not in his
16:50pocket
16:50just because he's not
16:54going to get that
16:54back
16:54just had to go back into
16:56Rosetta to get his
16:56house keys
16:57what we're saying is
16:59it's avoidable it's
17:00avoidable for United in
17:02their own final third
17:03Wayne's saying
17:04aggressive up the pitch
17:05which they were but
17:06you've got to be even
17:07more aggressive when
17:08you own
17:08Morgan Rodgers becomes the
17:10first Villa player to
17:11score two or more
17:12goals in back-to-back
17:14Premier League games
17:15since you did it in the
17:17late 90s right I gave
17:19you some stick at the
17:19start so we'll praise you
17:21now he's in a great run
17:23of form he's like their
17:24talent him and McGinn are
17:26kind of talismanic for
17:27Villa and as we get
17:28closer and closer to the
17:30World Cup all the
17:30discussions will be who
17:32will be England's
17:33starting 10 is he in
17:34pole position for you
17:35yeah I think he has to
17:37be in pole position
17:37because I think he
17:38started the last
17:39qualifier game or the
17:40last important game for
17:40England in that position
17:41and and then since them
17:43England games his form
17:44has gone even better and
17:45he's been in great form
17:47he's scoring goals he's
17:48he's quick he's strong he
17:49holds the ball so I
17:52think at the minute he's
17:52in pole position there's
17:53some quality players
17:54obviously to to try and
17:56take that spot and
17:57there's a long way to go
17:57before the World Cup or
17:58he's doing everything
17:59right to try and make
18:00sure that position is
18:00is and does he hold that
18:02more like you know when
18:03you talk about the 10
18:04people play 10 from
18:05different positions
18:06don't they Cole
18:06Palmer can move into
18:08the 10 from maybe a
18:09slightly wider position
18:10or Bellingham from
18:10slightly deeper is he
18:12an out and out 10
18:13Rogers for you I
18:14think he can play
18:14different positions but
18:15yeah I think he's he's
18:17the one who isn't out
18:18now 10 you can play in
18:19different positions Phil
18:20Foden can play from
18:21sides Cole Palmer as a
18:22can play from sides but
18:24I think he's the one who
18:25who gives more of a
18:27present in there when
18:29when you need that
18:29and obviously his form
18:31now is great and
18:32Tuchel seems to like
18:34him a little bit more
18:35than the other players
18:35so if he keeps his
18:36form up then he's
18:37definitely in pole
18:38position
18:38a Villa in a title
18:40race for you
18:40yes they are why
18:42wouldn't they be there
18:43three points behind the
18:44leaders and why not
18:45they didn't play well
18:46today but they got
18:46over the line against
18:47the Manchester United
18:48side which they don't
18:49normally beat
18:50why do you think some
18:50people are are not
18:52convinced that they're
18:54in a title race
18:54maybe because they
18:55haven't convinced
18:56with convincing score
18:58lines you know
18:59winning by two and
19:00three and four goals
19:01I just feel that a
19:03manager like Unai
19:04Emery has the
19:05credentials to keep
19:06them at this level
19:07and keep them as
19:09close as he possibly
19:10can right towards the
19:11end of the season
19:12so yeah I do think
19:13they're in a title
19:13race
19:13do you?
19:14no
19:15no I don't
19:17I don't think they
19:18are and that's not
19:19me being disrespectful
19:20to Arsenal and
19:21Villa I think
19:22they're just not as
19:23good as Arsenal and
19:24Man City and
19:25they're doing excellent
19:26they're doing great
19:27but to win the title
19:28it takes a lot and
19:29I just don't feel
19:30that they're going
19:30to be in a title
19:31even though their
19:31home form is so
19:32strong they've lost
19:33once in a calendar
19:33year at Villa
19:34Park even though
19:35they've got the
19:35experience of the
19:37credentials of Emery
19:38yeah but I just
19:40think it takes
19:40something special and
19:41to win the Premier
19:42League title and I
19:43just don't think
19:44Arsenal are at the
19:46level of Arsenal or
19:47Man City
19:47right if you missed
19:50any of the action
19:51from this weekend's
19:52match of the day
19:52then it's on the
19:53iPlayer along with
19:54highlights of every
19:55Premier League game
19:55more reaction and
19:56debate on the
19:57Monday Night Club
19:57on Five Live and
19:58BBC Sounds from
20:00Seven and the
20:01Mo Salo documentary
20:02Never Give Up is
20:03available on iPlayer
20:05eight games yesterday
20:06loads of goals we
20:07split them into two
20:08here's part one
20:09nice in Calafiore with a
20:17towering leap but
20:18Arsenal are asking for
20:19something else they
20:19think there's a hand
20:20ball in there oh that
20:22is hand ball Victor
20:23Jokeres has been
20:24entrusted with this for
20:25Arsenal Jokeres scores
20:28Nico Gonzalez nicely done
20:33Foden Haaland second
20:36chance to shoot and he
20:37wasn't about to miss
20:39Alphonse Areola having
20:40saved the first one
20:42West Hamor to be able to
20:44get the ball away here
20:45with Fernandes that
20:46didn't last very long
20:47the lining up to get it
20:49off circuit it can't
20:50manage it Manchester
20:51City walk it into the
20:52back of the net
20:53Superb
20:55That's a lovely pass from
20:59Nunez and Savino it's
21:01his first touch since
21:01coming off the bench
21:03sending it forward
21:04the touch from Lewis
21:05Haaland doesn't miss
21:07chances like that
21:08and surely it's game
21:09set and match for
21:10Manchester City
21:11Murphy
21:15in towards
21:17Valtemada
21:18what a save by
21:20Sanchez
21:20and Valtemada
21:22with the follow-up
21:23this needs to go in
21:27and it does
21:29Valtemada
21:29and the double
21:32Rhys James
21:36oh it's outstanding
21:38from Rhys James
21:39Chau Pedro away from
21:46Chau
21:46chance for 2-2
21:48from 2-2
21:50down
21:51Chelsea
21:52level
21:52lost by
21:54Ampadu
21:55up ahead of
21:56Richards
21:57Calvert-Lewin
21:57have a second
21:59time of asking
22:00does the
22:01necessary
22:02Lou with the
22:05long throw
22:05helps on
22:07Calvert-Lewin
22:08he's got two
22:10Leeds United
22:11have got two
22:12stack with the
22:15corner
22:15Aronson returns
22:19the ball
22:19with
22:19Interest
22:20Ampadu
22:20well you know
22:22things are going
22:23Leeds United's
22:24way when
22:25Ethan Ampadu
22:25scores
22:26water leg
22:28Uche is in
22:29here
22:30and has collided
22:31with Lucas
22:31Perry
22:32and it's a
22:32penalty
22:33Leveni
22:35against Lucas
22:37Perry
22:37he converts
22:39stack
22:43that is
22:45quite
22:45exceptional
22:46stack is in
22:50good form at
22:51the moment but
22:51let's talk about
22:52that man behind
22:53us Dominic
22:53Calvert-Lewin
22:55who is
22:56it feels like
22:57at the moment
22:58in pole position
22:59to be Harry
23:00Kane's understudy
23:00looking ahead to
23:01the World Cup
23:01as well
23:02would you agree
23:02or are you going
23:03to disagree with
23:03that one
23:04yeah
23:07again he's
23:08doing everything
23:09right and
23:09he's got more
23:11to do I think
23:11until the end
23:12of the season
23:12I think Everton
23:14we're in a
23:14position where
23:15maybe now
23:16people look and
23:17say they should
23:18have kept him
23:18but he was
23:19injured for two
23:20years and
23:20that made it
23:21difficult for
23:21Everton to
23:22keep him
23:22but you have
23:22to give credit
23:23to Leeds
23:24medical team
23:25for getting
23:25them back
23:25fit and
23:26playing every
23:26week
23:26and he's
23:27doing what
23:28he does
23:28he's a
23:28handful
23:28he's great
23:29in the
23:30box
23:30he's good
23:30in the air
23:30and he's
23:31scoring goal
23:31so again
23:32he's put
23:32himself in
23:33the bracket
23:35of getting
23:35in that
23:36squad
23:36but he
23:37has to
23:38carry on
23:38this form
23:39until the
23:39end of the
23:39season
23:39he does
23:40appear to
23:40have
23:40everything
23:41doesn't
23:41he
23:41he
23:42appears
23:43to be
23:43playing
23:44naturally
23:44just being
23:45a natural
23:45goal scorer
23:46getting into
23:46good goal
23:47scoring positions
23:48choosing the
23:49right finish
23:49at the right
23:49time
23:50even the
23:50tapping
23:51that he
23:51was saved
23:52he was
23:52there for
23:52the bits
23:53as well
23:53he looks
23:54really sharp
23:55looks really
23:56sharp
23:56movements
23:56good
23:57using his
23:576ft4
23:586ft5
23:59and he looks
24:00in really
24:01really good
24:01shape
24:01he's a
24:02proper
24:03athlete
24:03obviously I play
24:04with him
24:04and seeing him
24:05in the gym
24:06and how he
24:06worked
24:06if he's fit
24:08he's a handful
24:09for any defender
24:09in world football
24:10but it's keeping him
24:11fit
24:11what's he like
24:12as I said
24:13he's just so
24:14difficult to play
24:15against
24:15people underestimate
24:16how
24:17physically
24:19big he is
24:20and aggressive
24:21he is
24:21and good in
24:22the air
24:22so he's got
24:23everything
24:23but it's just
24:24keeping him
24:24fit
24:24so you just
24:25hope he can
24:26stay fit
24:26from now to
24:26the end of
24:27the season
24:27I was talking to him
24:28recently
24:28and he said
24:29that one of the
24:30big differences
24:30now is
24:30he's got a
24:32child
24:33and with his
24:34partner
24:34and his
24:34family
24:35and he doesn't
24:35listen to
24:36anything else
24:36he shuts
24:37everything else
24:38out
24:38and uses
24:38their calm
24:39to help him
24:40yeah I think
24:42children do
24:42calm you down
24:43that's normal
24:44and the more
24:45older you get
24:46the more
24:46mature you get
24:46depends on your
24:47kids to be honest
24:47but yeah normally
24:51that does help
24:52massively
24:52I suppose the
24:55other thing
24:55would be
24:56just looking ahead
24:57to the England
24:57thing again
24:58is whether
24:59Tuchel wants
25:01a second
25:02number nine
25:03behind Harry Kane
25:04or whether he'll
25:04mix and match
25:05with others
25:05play Phil Foden
25:07as a false nine
25:08okay as in
25:08a different style
25:09yeah a different style
25:10so if he has a goal
25:11then he'll use
25:12Foden as a false nine
25:13I don't care who it is
25:13if they're scoring goals
25:15and if he can continue
25:16to score goals
25:17then he'll have
25:17every chance
25:18of being in that squad
25:19at that level of scoring
25:20yes without a doubt
25:21okay yeah
25:21yeah I think
25:22Danny Welbeck as well
25:23we've been talking about him
25:24a few weeks ago
25:25and now it's Kyle Blue
25:26and I just think
25:27Ollie Watkins is still
25:28the one for me
25:28beyond Harry Kane
25:29okay
25:30right just time
25:31for all of the rest
25:32of the goals
25:33from yesterday
25:34Simons
25:38left studs
25:40right down
25:41the Achilles
25:41of Virgil van Dijk
25:42here
25:42that is very painful
25:44after review
25:45my final decision
25:47is wrecked
25:48Xavi Simons
25:49is sent off
25:50Romero's forward ball
25:54hit McAllister
25:55Ekitike
25:57that's nicely done
25:58Florian Vertz
25:59and Alexander Isak
26:01scores for Liverpool
26:02at some cost to himself
26:05he's put Liverpool in front
26:07and Isak
26:08trudges off
26:10that looks like
26:11he might be out of action
26:12for a little while
26:13Frimpton
26:16with a deflection
26:19on the cross
26:19Ekitike
26:20and it struck him
26:22Tottenham protest
26:24Christian Romero's
26:26been shown a yellow card
26:27for protesting too much
26:28there's a real sense
26:30that this corner
26:31represents maybe
26:32a last throw
26:33the dice for Spurs
26:34to make it difficult
26:35for Liverpool
26:36Richarlison goes down
26:37it's a big deflection
26:38Jaupalinha
26:40and Richarlison scores
26:42Richarlison against Liverpool
26:45again
26:45Canata
26:48free kick
26:49Christian Romero
26:52is going to be sent off
26:54that's why
26:56Christian Romero
26:57got a second yellow card
26:59Yanov spots Thiago
27:02all bounces
27:04awkwardly
27:05and it's finished
27:05by Keane-Louis Potter
27:07Brentford finally
27:09break through
27:10Wolves resistance
27:11looking for more
27:14here the visitors
27:15Damnsgaard
27:16his cross
27:17two on the stretch
27:18Keane-Louis Potter
27:19that is it
27:21home supporters
27:22are heading
27:23for the exit
27:24this is
27:26Junior Kruppi
27:27guilty of overplaying it
27:29and then the slip
27:30and Semenyo
27:31punishes that moment
27:33there's the
27:35Bournemouth breakthrough
27:36that's a lovely ball
27:40there's the goal
27:41for Burnley
27:42right on the
27:4490 minute mark
27:45Dingra finds Lefeu
27:49that's a good ball
27:50back in the mix
27:51Alderete
27:51good save
27:52and where Alderete
27:54denied by a fine piece
27:55of goalkeeping
27:56Ruda
27:57by Ari
28:00this time he does hit
28:01the target
28:01rebounds off the chest
28:03of the Sunderland goalkeeper
28:04so here's the table
28:08Arsenal will be top
28:09at Christmas
28:09they lead Manchester City
28:11by two points
28:12Villa
28:12three points behind
28:14Manchester United
28:15remain seventh
28:16Wolves are 16 points
28:18from safety
28:19and could find themselves
28:20further adrift
28:21if Nottingham Forest
28:22secure a positive result
28:24at Fulham
28:25on Monday night
28:27that's it
28:28thanks to Wayne
28:29and Dion
28:29Match of the Day
28:30is back next Saturday
28:32have a great Christmas
28:33good night
28:34Fulham
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