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Conor McNamara|12:00 UK time, Sunday, 14 August 2011

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Conor McNamara is one of 5 live's football commentators. You can follow @ConorMcNamaraIE on Twitter

Tip for the title

I think both Manchester clubs will battle it out for the top two places, with Chelsea third and Arsenal fourth.



Players to look out for

Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Man Utd's Javier Hernandez took to the Premier League like fish to water last season. It'll be interesting to see if both can progress even more this year. Man City's David Silva is a fantastic player, and looks to have fully acclimatised to the Premier League.



One change that would make it a better experience for fans

I've believed for long time that football should deal with injuries the way they do it in rugby. If a player is injured the referee should be allowed to signal to the physio that he is allowed to run onto the field of play and treat his player, but without stopping the game.

This would limit the amount of play-acting and faking injuries - and for the fans, frustrating timewasting - and would also reduce the impact of the current rule whereby injured players have to leave the field of play, even if they were fouled.

Obviously this would not work if the injured player was inside a penalty area, but it would work in all other areas of the field. If the ball were to hit the physio, the game could be restarted with a drop-ball, but that would be rare, and worth the inconvenience.



Earliest football memory

I remember being in Spain on holiday in 1982 while the World Cup was on. I didn't go to any games (I was only five years old), but I remember the atmosphere with TV screens set up in every restaurant and out on the streets outside peoples' houses.



Guaranteed headline

'Controversial injury-time winner at Old Trafford." '



Advice for footballers who use Twitter

I hope that footballers continue to use Twitter because it gives an interesting insight into a side of the game that is otherwise highly protected. I can see why clubs are uneasy about it: they like to control the flow of information from their club. The way technology is going I think there will always be some sort of outlet for players to get their views across, probably even more so in the future, and that is a good thing.

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