The man, who is in his 60s and from the Stockport area, has pleaded guilty to a total of 60 charges between 2004 and his arrest in October last year at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. Sky News, along with other media organisations, is not naming the man so the victim can maintain her right to automatic anonymity. She sat in the public gallery holding hands with, and being comforted by, family members as her husband entered guilty pleas over 18 minutes. At one point she wiped her eyes, while her husband, wearing a dark grey suit, blue shirt and dark tie, wept as he stood in the dock with his hands clasped in front of him. Judge Maurice Greene told him he could sit as he broke down in tears while entering his guilty pleas. A dozen other men, aged between 28 and 74, who are also accused of sexual offences relating to the same woman, deny all of the charges against them. The husband previously admitted charges, including rape, sexual assault, assault by penetration and a charge of sharing intimate images over a three-year period between March 2022 and October last year, but denied a string of other offences. He has now admitted a total of 60 charges, including rape, sexual assault, attempted rape, and assault by penetration. One of the charges states he intentionally administered a substance to his wife "with the intention of stupefying or overpowering" her "so as to enable a person to engage in sexual activity" between 12 November 2004 and 25 October 2025. The offending was carried out at the family home in the Stockport area of Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester Police Assistant Chief Constable Rick Jackson said: "Our focus remains on supporting the victim of this horrific campaign of abuse through what is a very complex investigation. "Specialist support continues to be provided to the victim at the centre of this case. "If you are concerned you or someone you know may be affected by drug-facilitated sexual abuse, please know that you do not need proof, certainty, or a clear memory to be taken seriously. "You are not expected to understand exactly what has happened or who was involved in order to be taken seriously. If you feel that something has happened, then please report it or ask for help." The 12 other men, who deny all of the charges against them, are: • Karl Lindsay, 56, the former chief executive of Taunton Town FC. • Daniel Rayner, 42, from Whitstable, Kent. • David Graves, 59, from Derbyshire. • Jonathan Kirk, 43, a senior paramedic from the Stockport area. • Graham Brougham, 74, from Northwich, Cheshire. • Philip Wild, 58, who used to own a taxi service and is from the Stockport area. • Mohammed Sabir, 28, a recruitment consultant from the Stockport area. • Sean Peers, 38, from the Stockport area. • Jordan Wallace, 31, from Manchester. • Alan Keelan, 42, who used to coach an under-16s football team and is from Greater Manchester. • Richard Townsend, 37, from Greater Manchester. • Robert Stewart, 70, from the Stockport area, who denies conspiracy to rape and two counts of rape. A jury has already been sworn in to try the case, which was originally due to last up to 15 weeks.

The tour includes 11 dates at the Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City, shows in Glasgow, Rome, Munich, Las Vegas, Boston, and Slane Castle in Ireland - as well as four nights at Knebworth, the site of the band's famous 1996 gigs. In an attempt to avoid the chaos of the last sale, when fans were kept waiting in hours-long queues online and many discovered tickets were more than they were expecting to pay, Oasis have announced a different process this time round. Fans must register before 4pm on Thursday, and those who are successful will be sent a code to access an allocated sale window. These windows will run on Friday 25, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September and will ensure "the purchase process is as fair and smooth as possible for Oasis fans", a statement announcing the tour said. The registration process is the only public way to buy tickets for the tour and standard ticket prices will be fixed and range between £71.50 and £266.60, including fees. "Start the celebrations!" the tour announcement started, with clips from the 2025 shows shared by the band's official social media channels. "After a period of reflection 'The Most Damaging Pop Cultural Force In Recent British History' has declared itself fit for purpose and will once again return to lift the spirits of the people." Confirmation comes after days of video teasers hinting at the locations of different shows - with references to the infamous fight in Paris that led to Noel Gallagher calling time on Oasis in 2009, and the arrests on a ferry to Amsterdam ahead of their first overseas gigs in 1994. Within an hour of the confirmation, the post on Instagram had been liked by more than 350,000 people. Annoyances have 'gone away' Earlier this month, the band attended premieres in Venice and London for the documentary Don't Look Back In Anger, which focused on the global success and impact of the reunion and featured the first joint interview with Liam and Noel in more than 20 years. "All the little things that used to annoy us about each other have disappeared," says Noel, who for years appeared to be the biggest obstacle to a reconciliation. "It's not a power struggle anymore." He describes his younger brother as "delightful" in the film, while Liam also offers praise: "I'm glad to see Noel doing it again. They're his songs... they come from his soul. He deserves it and the songs deserve it." Speculation about another tour has been building for months, ramping up considerably around the 30th anniversary of the Knebworth shows, which saw the band playing to 250,000 people in August 1996. Coming at the height of the band's fame, it is estimated that more than 2.5m people applied to go to the two gigs, breaking box office records at the time. Just days before the anniversary, it emerged promoters who worked on the 2025 tour had secured a licence to host events at the venue once again. The reunion fans thought would never happen More than 15 years on from their dramatic split, sparked by the backstage argument at the Rock en Seine festival in France, Oasis reformed to tour across the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, South Korea, Japan and South America last year. The sold-out shows saw Liam and Noel sharing hugs and high-fives as they performed on stage together for the first time since 2009, garnering positive reviews as critics said the band sounded as good as ever. With huge demand, there was controversy when tickets went on sale in 2024, with many fans waiting for hours online, only to discover, when they finally got the chance to buy, that they would have to pay more than they expected. Read more from Sky News entertainment:Here's what we learn from Don't Look Back In Anger'Famous before it happened': Looking back at Knebworth The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigated and found Ticketmaster did not offer fans enough clarity, but said there was no evidence that dynamic pricing - a form of surge pricing where costs can rise depending on levels of demand - was used, despite reports of this at the time. With fixed prices announced for the 2027 shows, as well as the sales windows, it seems the band are keen to make the buying process easier - and cheaper - for fans this time round. There will be no general sale or other public presales outside of this process, they have said. "Due to the anticipated extremely high demand for Oasis Live '27 and to give genuine fans the best possible chance of getting tickets, a registration process is in place to access the onsale," the registration site says. Ticket sales hopefully 'a lot less fraught' Adam Webb, spokesperson for the ticketing campaign group FanFair Alliance, said it appeared the Oasis team had learned from the experience of the ticket sale for the 2025 shows. "Effectively, what they've announced is a ballot," he told Sky News. "Hopefully that will mean people not having to wait around in a waiting room for a long time. "Hopefully it's a lot cleaner process this time, a lot less fraught, and again the pricing I believe will be no dynamic pricing, just straight static pricing." Oasis have had eight number one singles and albums each in the UK charts, with hits including Live Forever, Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova, Some Might Say, Slide Away, Don't Look Back In Anger and Half The World Away among their back catalogue of hits. The band line-up for 2025 saw Liam and Noel joined by guitarists Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and Gem Archer, bass player Andy Bell and drummer Joey Waronker.

Roy Burnham, a former telephone engineer in his mid-eighties, had been living in a care home. Downing Street said the prime minister has cancelled his engagements for Monday and Tuesday. Politics hub: Follow the latest updates In an interview with The Times on the eve of taking office in July, Mr Burnham revealed the extent of his father's illness. Explaining that his dad was unaware of what was happening, Mr Burnham said: "That's a sadness because he would be [proud]. "The way I look at it, it's his achievement as well. A whole family achievement although he doesn't know it." The PM's experience is one of the driving factors in his plan to reform the social care system. In a major speech last month, he promised to help "my dad and the millions like him" faced with the unfairness of the current system. 'Losing your father is profoundly painful' Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is among the politicians who have offered condolences. "No matter how old you are, or how much you try to prepare, losing your father is a profoundly painful experience," she said. "A part of your life that has always been there is suddenly gone forever and it can feel as though a part of you won't ever be the same again." More from Sky News:Reform asked: 'Are you the new establishment?'Nationalist leaders declare deal Communities Secretary Angela Rayner said: "My thoughts are with Andy and his family at this terribly difficult - and sad time." In this House of Commons, Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said: "I am sure the whole House will want to send our best wishes to him and his family at this sad time." Michelle Dyson, CEO at the Alzheimer's Society, sent her "heartfelt condolences" in a statement issued on Monday afternoon. "The loss of a parent leaves an immeasurable gap in our lives," it read. "While every family's experience is unique, many of us understand the long and often challenging journey that Alzheimer's disease can bring, not only for the person living with the condition but for those who love them."

The striker's goal was initially disallowed for offside on the pitch before VAR overturned the decision. The VAR officials deemed that Haaland was played onside by Manchester United defender Patrick Dorgu. However, Manchester City's Enzo Fernandez was in an offside position as he attempted to play the ball before it reached Haaland. Neville: Officials got Haaland wrongMan Utd news & transfers🔴 | Man Utd fixtures & scoresGot Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream PL games with no contract Here, we look at some of the key questions surrounding the incident... Have Pro Ref explained why the goal was awarded? Pro Ref - the Professional Game Referees formerly known as the PGMOL or PGMO - confirmed on Sunday night that a mistake was made when City's winning goal was awarded. While acknowledging "an error of judgement", their statement only offered a partial explanation for why the goal was mistakenly awarded. Having admitted the goal should have remained ruled out because Fernandez was offside, the statement declared: "On this occasion, the VAR did not recognise the likely impact of his position." But the overarching question of why the VAR failed to appreciate that a player in an offside position six yards from goal, making a diving header for a ball between two opponents, was not judged to have either impacted play or potentially impacted play remains unanswered. Could the mistake have happened because the VAR was focused on whether Fernandez played the ball? This, currently, appears to be the most logical explanation. In their mid-game post on X explaining the decision, Match Centre wrote: "The VAR also deemed that while in an offside position, Fernandez didn't play the ball." During Sky Sports' match coverage, replays were also shown of the VAR team apparently scrutinising whether or not Fernandez touched the ball as it flew across the six-yard box. So was it the case that the VAR became distracted by fixating on a technicality that didn't actually matter given the offside rule clearly stipulates that a player can be offside regardless of whether or not he touches the ball? Why did the Pro Ref statement say the goal should have been sent for an on-field review? According to Pro Ref, the initial offside decision was made against Erling Haaland. He, though, was onside. The review then moved on to Fernandez, who was correctly deemed to be in an offside position by the VAR team. The problem was that they then apparently, and incorrectly, focused entirely on whether he touched the ball. What the VAR couldn't do, however, was confirm the goal was rightly ruled out - for the Fernandez offside - for the wrong reason - the Haaland offside. Hence Pro Ref's assertion that the VAR ought to have requested referee Michael Oliver make an on-field review in which Oliver would have been asked to make a subjective decision on whether Fernandez impacted play. Was Lammens also impacted by Fernandez? Yes. Replays of Haaland's goal also show the Manchester United goalkeeper made an initial reaction to Fernandez, raising his arms in anticipation of a header and shifting off balance for when Haaland struck the ball. But Martinez had already been impacted by Fernandez's position, so the goal should have been disallowed regardless of whether Lammens was distracted by Fernandez's attempt to play the ball. Was the on-field decision wrong? Yes and no - the yes because the offside was given against an onside player, the no because the goal should have been ruled out for offside. So the VAR couldn't have definitively ruled out the goal? No. Because the on-field decision was against Haaland, the only course of action, if the process was followed to the letter, was to ask the referee to make an on-field review. Who was the VAR? Sunday's VAR was Matt Donohue. While Donohue has only ever refereed four Premier League games, he has substantial experience as a VAR. In 2025/26, he was the VAR for 24 Premier League matches and six as Assistant VAR. Why didn't TV viewers see offside lines drawn during the game? The Premier League is using semi-automated offside technology this season which provides a kick-point graphic for incidents under review. This is different to the previous process in which the VAR teams would manually place crosshairs to determine offside calls and then draw lines. Did the officials also forget they made a VAR check? One final unanswered question from Manchester's derby is whether the officials also forgot about the VAR check when determining how much added-on time to play at the end of the game. Haaland's goal was scored after 59 minutes and 24 seconds. Following the lengthy review, play didn't restart until 63 minutes and 15 seconds. But despite that delay, and numerous others during the course of the half, just five minutes were added on.

The tour includes 11 dates at the Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City, shows in Glasgow, Rome, Munich, Las Vegas, Boston, and Slane Castle in Ireland - as well as four nights at Knebworth, the site of the band's famous 1996 gigs. In an attempt to avoid the chaos of the last sale, when fans were kept waiting in hours-long queues online and many discovered tickets were more than they were expecting to pay, Oasis have announced a different process this time round. Fans must register before 4pm on Thursday, and those who are successful will be sent a code to access an allocated sale window. These windows will run on Friday 25, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September and will ensure "the purchase process is as fair and smooth as possible for Oasis fans", a statement announcing the tour said. The registration process is the only public way to buy tickets for the tour and standard ticket prices will be fixed and range between £71.50 and £266.60, including fees. "Start the celebrations!" the tour announcement started, with clips from the 2025 shows shared by the band's official social media channels. "After a period of reflection 'The Most Damaging Pop Cultural Force In Recent British History' has declared itself fit for purpose and will once again return to lift the spirits of the people." Confirmation comes after days of video teasers hinting at the locations of different shows - with references to the infamous fight in Paris that led to Noel Gallagher calling time on Oasis in 2009, and the arrests on a ferry to Amsterdam ahead of their first overseas gigs in 1994. Within an hour of the confirmation, the post on Instagram had been liked by more than 350,000 people. Annoyances have 'gone away' Earlier this month, the band attended premieres in Venice and London for the documentary Don't Look Back In Anger, which focused on the global success and impact of the reunion and featured the first joint interview with Liam and Noel in more than 20 years. "All the little things that used to annoy us about each other have disappeared," says Noel, who for years appeared to be the biggest obstacle to a reconciliation. "It's not a power struggle anymore." He describes his younger brother as "delightful" in the film, while Liam also offers praise: "I'm glad to see Noel doing it again. They're his songs... they come from his soul. He deserves it and the songs deserve it." Speculation about another tour has been building for months, ramping up considerably around the 30th anniversary of the Knebworth shows, which saw the band playing to 250,000 people in August 1996. Coming at the height of the band's fame, it is estimated that more than 2.5m people applied to go to the two gigs, breaking box office records at the time. Just days before the anniversary, it emerged promoters who worked on the 2025 tour had secured a licence to host events at the venue once again. The reunion fans thought would never happen More than 15 years on from their dramatic split, sparked by the backstage argument at the Rock en Seine festival in France, Oasis reformed to tour across the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, South Korea, Japan and South America last year. The sold-out shows saw Liam and Noel sharing hugs and high-fives as they performed on stage together for the first time since 2009, garnering positive reviews as critics said the band sounded as good as ever. With huge demand, there was controversy when tickets went on sale in 2024, with many fans waiting for hours online, only to discover, when they finally got the chance to buy, that they would have to pay more than they expected. Read more from Sky News entertainment:Here's what we learn from Don't Look Back In Anger'Famous before it happened': Looking back at Knebworth The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigated and found Ticketmaster did not offer fans enough clarity, but said there was no evidence that dynamic pricing - a form of surge pricing where costs can rise depending on levels of demand - was used, despite reports of this at the time. With fixed prices announced for the 2027 shows, as well as the sales windows, it seems the band are keen to make the buying process easier - and cheaper - for fans this time round. There will be no general sale or other public presales outside of this process, they have said. "Due to the anticipated extremely high demand for Oasis Live '27 and to give genuine fans the best possible chance of getting tickets, a registration process is in place to access the onsale," the registration site says. Ticket sales hopefully 'a lot less fraught' Adam Webb, spokesperson for the ticketing campaign group FanFair Alliance, said it appeared the Oasis team had learned from the experience of the ticket sale for the 2025 shows. "Effectively, what they've announced is a ballot," he told Sky News. "Hopefully that will mean people not having to wait around in a waiting room for a long time. "Hopefully it's a lot cleaner process this time, a lot less fraught, and again the pricing I believe will be no dynamic pricing, just straight static pricing." Oasis have had eight number one singles and albums each in the UK charts, with hits including Live Forever, Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova, Some Might Say, Slide Away, Don't Look Back In Anger and Half The World Away among their back catalogue of hits. The band line-up for 2025 saw Liam and Noel joined by guitarists Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and Gem Archer, bass player Andy Bell and drummer Joey Waronker.

The controversial adverts for Novig feature the Euphoria actress, 29, in little to no clothing posing with carefully placed sporting equipment. The campaign has received pushback from several female athletes, who believe it is "sexualising women's sport". However, Sweeney appears to be defending the adverts via her Instagram stories by sharing historical photoshoots featuring sporting greats similarly naked. British sprinter Amy Hunt was among those who expressed opposition to the adverts when she finished fourth in the 200m final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Sunday. In a post-race interview with BBC Sport, she said: "Sydney Sweeney, this is what women in sport look like. "21.4 [seconds, the winning time of Melissa Jefferson-Wooden], muscles, hard work, sweat, blood, tears. This is a beautiful evening." Hunt added: "Obviously we've seen in the last 24 hours everything about the Sydney Sweeney ad, you know, and when you're a woman in sport, it's not pretty. "It's not glamorous. It's not sexy all the time, definitely. "There's some low moments. Even turning up to this championship, my period started yesterday, so that's not really ideal, and that's not ever what you try to really plan for." Australian Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus also criticised the campaign, writing on Instagram: "I can't describe how infuriated I feel when I watch this. "Not only is it a kick in the face to every woman who had dedicated her life to perfecting her craft, but every woman who enjoys sports for what it really is - teamwork, friendship, dedication, excellent, unity... "How do we live in a world where monetising a women's body and sexualising women's sport is still a thing? "I thought we were genuinely moving past this b*******. What is this teaching the young men and women of today? Sydney Sweeney, do better." Australian water polo player Tilly Kearns wrote that she hated the campaign, with Australian boxer Skye Nicolson adding: "There's a big difference between looking 'sexy' because you do sport compared to use sex to sell 'sport'. "There is nothing wrong with looking good and doing sport and there's nothing wrong with embracing your femininity while also being a badass athlete." American gymnast Gracie Kramer shared a video of herself performing a routine, writing: "Idk what Sydney Sweeney was doing, but this is what a woman in sports looks like." Following the backlash, Sweeney shared several photos of athletes posing nude on her Instagram stories - including tennis legend Serena Williams, ex-MMA fighter and Olympian Ronda Rousey, ex-basketball player Sue Bird and former footballer Megan Rapinoe, and four-time NFL champion Rob Gronkowski. The actress, who has starred in The Housemaid and Anyone But You, previously came under scrutiny following the launch of a "Great Jeans" advert that sparked a debate over race because of the use of "jeans" as a play on "genes". Some critics saw the wordplay as a nod to eugenics, the discredited theory that humans could be improved through selective breeding, but American Eagle has said the advert refers only to the company's denim jeans. Sweeney told US publication People: "I was honestly surprised by the reaction. I did it because I love the jeans and love the brand. "I don't support the views some people chose to connect to the campaign. Many have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren't true. "Anyone who knows me knows that I'm always trying to bring people together. I'm against hate and divisiveness."

It's also a "leaking monument" to the decades of Thatcherism and Neo-liberalism he wants to reverse, or so he decried in his first Commons speech as prime minister. Its bold rhetoric that raises the stakes on a challenging policy issue after a summer of rising poll ratings and near-unanimous loyalty from the backbenchers. One Labour source, on what could upend the honeymoon, told Sky News: "Water is going to be a big one. It's both a very technical test of how you handle a fragmented industry/service AND a test of his '40 years of neoliberalism' line." So what will the prime minister do? He hasn't ruled out nationalisation but he talks much more often about public control, which favours regulation over state ownership. Such a move risks putting him on a collision course with his backbenchers, at least 30 of whom are expected to speak at a debate about the public ownership of water in Westminster Hall on Monday, Sky News has been told. This includes members of the left-wing socialist campaign group, who made water nationalisation a key demand during the leadership transition. Clive Lewis, of the soft-left Mainstream group, will argue control equals "more failed regulation" and a Labour government that "doesn't grasp the nettle" on this won't give voters a proper choice at the next election. However it is not just those on the left who back ownership. Paul Davies, a 2024 intake MP who will be leading the debate, argues the sector needs a "fundamental rewiring". He told Sky News: "Years of mismanagement and abuse by private water companies have left the public frustrated and disillusioned, and tightening regulation alone will not fix this. "Public ownership is essential to rebuild trust in the sector because it would give the public a voice in the system which they fund and rely on." The key argument against nationalisation is the cost. Last year, the Treasury put the price tag at £100bn, though that figure has been disputed. An alternative road the government could go down is mutualisation - where water companies would be restructured into customer-owned co-operatives similar to Welsh Water, with all financial surplus reinvested back. The Good Growth Foundation, which is a Labour-leaning think tank, has drawn up a report on how this could work, which Sky News understands Number 10 is looking at. The report has been backed by several Labour mayors and MPs, including Helena Dollimore, whose Hastings and Rye constituency has been blighted by water outages and sewage dumping. "It's an oven-ready plan," she said. "We have to be fiscally responsible. This takes away the profit motivation so it would be run in the interests of the people, not profits." Some critics of the mutualisation model question how it would raise the capital required to invest in new infrastructure, with mutuals likely to face higher interest on borrowing than a government. However cost isn't the only issue the government faces, with questions over how it would legally take companies out of private hands. Environment Secretary Angela Eagle has said she is prepared to change insolvency laws to make it easier for the government to put failing companies into special administration - from which point they could be renationalised or transferred to new owners. Thames Water, grappling with billions in debt and seeking a rescue deal, is expected to be the first company the government deals with and could provide a blueprint for the wider industry. A government source stressed "nothing is off the table" and ministers may take a different approach to individual water companies based on how they are performing. Ultimately, not all MPs are dogmatic about what should happen. Will Stone, the Labour MP for Swindon North, said he would like to see at least Thames Water nationalised but he is "not hung up on ideology" and what matters is "best value and service". That might save the prime minister a fight with his own MPs, though he would still have Green Party leader Zack Polanski to contend with, who has long backed public ownership and is looking for reasons to undermine Burnham's left-wing credentials. More detail on the direction the prime minister will be in his 10-year-plan for the country, expected by the end of the year. A government spokesperson insisted they are already "holding water companies to account" citing new reforms that "will create a water system that works for customers, the environment and investors for decades to come, with tougher regulation, stronger enforcement and greater accountability".

The Reds were held to their third draw across their opening four Premier League games following the 0-0 against Fulham at Anfield on Saturday and now sit in seventh place. They face a struggling Tottenham side in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday before Andoni Iraola returns to Bournemouth, with both games being shown live on Sky Sports ahead of the international break. "Unbeaten but unsatisfied," is how Sky Sports' Adam Bate described the performance against Fulham as an underwhelming start to the new season continued. Merson has echoed that sentiment while also raising concerns about Iraola, as well as big-money signings Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola. Transfer Centre LIVE! | Liverpool news & transfers🔴Liverpool fixtures & scores | FREE Liverpool highlights▶️Got Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream PL games with no contract📺 Read below for the Magic Man's thoughts as he also discusses the key problems causing the struggles at Tottenham, whether or not Aston Villa are genuine relegation contenders, and the gulf in quality Arsenal have created at the top of the table. 'Is Iraola finding it more difficult than expected?' I'm worried for Liverpool at the moment, in a way, because that was a bad result on Saturday. That was a very bad result. I don't know if the manager is finding it a bit more difficult than he probably would after making the jump from Bournemouth to Anfield. No disrespect to Bournemouth but if they draw at home to Fulham 0-0, it is not a problem. Liverpool draw at home to Fulham, it is headline news. That is what he's got to get used to as well. He's got to let the shackles off, open it up a bit. You watch the games now, every weekend that goes past, Man City and Arsenal are so far ahead of everybody else. It's mind-blowing how big the gulf is. Wirtz worry and was Barcola the right option for Liverpool? I don't know how long they can wait on Florian Wirtz. I'm a big fan of him, I think he's a special player. But it isn't working; it just isn't working. I don't know how long they can wait. I also like Bradley Barcola, but I'm not sure if he was what they needed. If you said to me, what's Barcola's game? He's quick. Now, you play at Liverpool, you don't really have to be that quick. You don't have to be like the fastest man in the Premier League. You've got to have a bit more. And at the moment, I am not sure. He'll have his games, don't get me wrong, but I think they needed someone with more guile. Mohamed Salah, when he ripped it up, had that guile and that is why he was so successful at the club. You don't just need pace at Liverpool. No one has a go at Liverpool. Everyone sits players behind the ball. There's no other tactics and that is a worry. Mindset and confidence is the key problem at Spurs The first 15, 20 minutes I thought they were outstanding [vs Everton]. I thought the way they passed it, moved it, it caused problems for Everton. But they didn't get that goal. And when they don't get that goal, then that mindset sets in again. I think they'd still be playing now [without scoring], wouldn't they? That is the problem. They need to score early. And confidence is the thing as well. I say any footballer, I don't care if you're under 10s or professional, if you can bottle one thing, it's confidence. And at the moment, they just haven't got that confidence and the belief. And that's the problem, that belief. Arsenal will defend title comfortably I think they will win the Premier League by double digits. I think they'll win it easy. I look at Arsenal's fixtures; Man City away, Man United away, Chelsea away, Liverpool away. After those four games, I don't know who's beating Arsenal. They're just a hard, hard team to beat. I don't see them losing a lot of football matches this season. The shackles are off a bit. No one can call Arsenal bottle jobs anymore. So the pressure is off. And they just play with that feeling like they've had an email through and told them, 'you know what the score is going to be already'. I just watched them against Villa, and you watch them against Sunderland, and there's no panic. They play, it's patient. They will score in the end and the opposition won't. That is the way they are at the moment. Are Villa genuine relegation contenders? No, no. I think they have too many good players, if I'm being honest. I think it was a terrible result against Nottingham Forest. It was worrying. They were dominating but couldn't score a goal. But I'd be shocked if they got relegated. They've got too many good players and they've got one of the best managers in the business. They're just having a little bit of a time at the moment. I do think this is a big game this weekend [vs Tottenham], though. It's a huge game. Down at the bottom, if you're down there, you're down there. I don't worry about Tottenham or Villa, but I think it's a big game for both teams because it's a momentum swinger. You win it, then you can kick on after the international break. It's a big football match. Watch Liverpool vs Tottenham in the Carabao Cup live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event from 7pm on September 15. Kick-off 9pm.