Chapter 670 The battle between mortal enemies!

Chapter 670 The battle between mortal enemies!

In Moyes' first year at Manchester United, Manchester United's record was still good.

But the key is not Moyes, but that Manchester United has just entered the post-Ferguson era. Manchester United's selection, tactics, and locker room atmosphere all continue Ferguson's style. This is also the wealth that Ferguson left to Manchester United.

Therefore, Manchester United's record this season is second only to Liverpool, ranking second in the Premier League.

Before the encounter with Liverpool, Manchester United also very proudly won six consecutive Premier League wins, and they also qualified first in the Champions League group stage.

It can be said that based on recent results, Manchester United and Liverpool are evenly matched.

Today's Double Red Club Derby also attracted a large number of media reporters at home and abroad.

Manchester United's lineup today also follows the main lineup from the Ferguson era, with a 4231 formation at the beginning.

The goalkeeper is De Gea, the four defenders on the back line are Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, and Evra, the two midfielders are Cleverley and Carrick, and the left winger Ashley Young, Valencia is the right winger, Rooney is the attacking midfielder/shadow forward, and Van Persie is the center forward.

As for Liverpool, they also sent out their main players today, starting with their usual 433 formation.

The goalkeeper is Reina, and the four defenders are Van Dijk, Carragher, Agger, and Enrique. Due to his wonderful performance in previous key games, Van Dijk has been highly recognized by Mourinho. There are more and more opportunities.

The three midfielders are Henderson, Gerrard and Coutinho.

Among them, Henderson and Gerrard prefer defensive interception and organization and support, while Coutinho prefers breakthroughs.

The left winger is Suarez, the right winger is Sturridge, and the center is Gu Ran.

Gu Ran is recognized as a B2B center. When attacking, he is the arrow that Liverpool shoots out. When defending, he is the sickle that Liverpool pulls back.

In today's game, if Manchester United wants to win at Anfield, they must find a way to restrain Gu Ran.

But what Ferguson couldn't do, Moyes is even more difficult to do.

Not long after the game started, Manchester United took the lead in launching a fatal attack. Valencia on the right received Carrick's ball and quickly penetrated the left wing of Liverpool defended by Coutinho. Rooney and Robin van Persie are all outflanked!

However, Valencia did not pass the ball, but chose to force a shot while being closely guarded.

As a result, the football hit the post and was immediately confiscated by goalkeeper Reina.

Manchester United missed a great scoring opportunity.

In the 14th minute of the game, Liverpool got a chance to counterattack.

The interception cooperation between Hendry and Gerrard caused Ashley Young to make a mistake and send the ball to Gerrard's feet.

Ashley Young immediately fell to the ground without waiting for Gerrard to pass the ball, raising his hands to appeal to the referee.

The referee ignored Professor Young.

Gerrard easily passed the ball to Gu Ran, who had penetrated into the top of Manchester United's penalty area.

After Gu Ran stopped the ball perfectly, facing the closed defense of Vidic and Ferdinand, he patiently dribbled and pulled. With a heavy shoulder from Matthews and a pendulum pass, Vidic and Ferdinand were wide open.

Gu Ran immediately took the opportunity to pass the ball through the ball to the neutral area of ​​​​the left rib of the penalty area.

Coutinho, who was inserted in the back row, volleyed the ball. Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea reacted very quickly and reached out to block Coutinho's powerful volley.

However, Gu Ran threw away Vidic and Ferdinand when Coutinho shot, accurately predicted the second point of football, and jumped up to bomb!
De Gea is powerless!

Liverpool takes the lead!
The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium was immediately rewritten as Liverpool 1:0 Manchester United!

The camera's main lens kept giving Gu Ran close-ups.

Now Gu Ran is treated like a superstar!
The game continues.

In the 33rd minute, Rooney took the ball in the backcourt and passed a long-distance pass to Van Persie, who was fighting alone in front. After taking the ball, Van Persie volleyed directly outside the penalty area!

Reina couldn't react in time and could only watch the ball and sigh!
Manchester United tied the score 1:1 with Robin van Persie's goal!

But the Manchester United fans were not happy for long. In the 40th minute of the game, Coutinho made a quick breakthrough on the left wing and made an inverted triangle pass until there was space in the penalty area. Gu Ran used his body to beat Vidic and Ferdinand hard. He forced a shovel shot with his foot and shoveled the ball into the near corner of the goal!
De Gea is powerless! The ball went in!

The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium was immediately rewritten as Liverpool 2:1 Manchester United.

In the injury time of the first half, Liverpool got a free kick opportunity 40 meters away from the frontcourt. Gerrard consciously gave up the penalty kick to Gu Ran. Gu Ran did not let Gerrard down with a classic kick. The unsolvable full moon scimitar and the fatal elevator ball changed the score to Liverpool 3:1 Manchester United.

At the end of the first half, the score was temporarily fixed at Liverpool 3:1 Manchester United.

After the halftime break, players from both sides appeared on the ground and the game changed sides again.

Facing Liverpool's shrinking defense, Moyes really has no good solution. He can only rely on long passes and Van Persie's ability to catch and long-range shots in the frontcourt.

Van Persie did have several wonderful single shots in the second half, but unfortunately he missed them.

In the 67th minute of the game, relying on Ashley Young's superb diving skills, Manchester United won a free kick more than 30 meters away near the left rib.

Rooney is here to take the free kick.

Rooney's power was very strong and the ball was extremely fast, but unfortunately, the football failed to control the angle and was slightly higher than the crossbar.

The game continues.

In the 75th minute, taking advantage of Manchester United's physical decline, Liverpool counterattacked with the ball.

Henderson hit the high ball through the right and gave the ball to Sturridge.

Sturridge was double-teamed by two defenders. Taking advantage of his physical advantage, he turned around to protect the ball and knocked the ball back to Gu Ran who penetrated to the top of the penalty area.

Gu Ran didn't stop the ball and volleyed directly!
De Gea jumped high to block it, but it was too late!
Football shot into the net!

The ball went in!
The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium was immediately rewritten as Liverpool 4:1 Manchester United.

At this point in the game, Liverpool is already confident of victory.

Mourinho also came on the bench to feel the atmosphere of the competition.

But Manchester United knew they couldn't win, but they still didn't give up.

In the stoppage time of the game, Carrick assisted Rooney, and Rooney scored a shocking long-range shot, changing the score to Liverpool 4:2 Manchester United.

After this game, Liverpool continued to lead the Premier League standings, while Manchester United also continued to maintain second place in the standings.

The victory of this double red club also made Liverpool fans ecstatic and celebrated all night long.

On December 12th, the Premier League match day, Liverpool faced Wigan Athletic at home. Wigan Athletic is a relegation team, and Mourinho also sent all substitute players to challenge.

In the end, Lallana and Chamberlain each scored a goal, and Downing once again missed a scoring opportunity. Liverpool easily defeated Wigan Athletic with a score of 2:0.

On December 12, in the final round of Group D of the Champions League, Liverpool faced Borussia Dortmund led by Klopp at home.

This game is actually meaningless, but out of respect for the event and respect for Klopp, Mourinho still sent out most of the main lineup.

In the end, Liverpool won with a score of 5:2.

Gu Ran scored two goals and provided a hat-trick assist. Coutinho, Suarez, and Gerrard each scored a goal.

After this round of games is over, all the Champions League group stage schedules are over.

In Group A, Paris Saint-Germain is first, Porto is second, and Dynamo Kyiv has qualified for the Europa League.

In Group B, Schalke 04 is first, Arsenal is second, and Olympiacos has qualified for the Europa League.

In Group C, Malaga is first, AC Milan is second, and Zenit has qualified for the Europa League.

In Group D, Liverpool is first, Real Madrid is second, and Dortmund qualified for the Europa League.

In Group E, Juventus ranked first, Shakhtar Donetsk ranked second, and Chelsea unexpectedly ranked third and entered the Europa League.

In Group F, Bayern Munich is first, Valencia is second, and Lille has qualified for the Europa League.

In Group G, Barcelona is first, Celtic is second, and Southampton is third. They have qualified for the Europa League - this is a kind of comfort for Southampton fans.

In Group H, Manchester United is first, Galatasaray is second, and Braga has qualified for the Europa League.

Among all the rich and powerful teams, Manchester United was the top draw in the group stage, and basically locked in the top spot in the group early without any effort.

The next schedule is a two-round knockout round.

The 16 qualifying teams will be divided into the first and second groups of the group, and then randomly selected to compete for 8 promotion places.

The lottery ceremony will be broadcast live tomorrow.

On the day the game ended, Mourinho gave the players a day off.

The next day, everyone gathered in front of the TV to wait for the results of the draw.

In the end, Valencia drew Paris Saint-Germain, Celtic drew Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk drew Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid drew Manchester United, Arsenal drew Bayern Munich, and Porto drew Malaga was drawn, Galatasaray was drawn against Schalke 04, and AC Milan was drawn against Liverpool.

Such a lottery result really makes some people happy and some sad.

Juventus is very happy, Barcelona is also very happy, Porto is also very happy, Schalke 04 is also very happy.

But the match between Real Madrid and Manchester United, Arsenal and Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Liverpool, three pairs of giants, can be said to be the Champions League final in advance.

These six teams are all capable of winning the Champions League. However, three of these six championship-caliber teams will inevitably be eliminated.

After knowing that their opponent in the Champions League knockout round was AC Milan, Liverpool also added a lot of targeted exercises during training.

On December 12, the Premier League match day, Liverpool challenged Burnsley away.

Gu Ran took turns to rest at home, and Gerrard led the substitutes to a 2:2 draw with Burnsley.

Although the goal was tied, it had no impact on Liverpool's ranking in the Premier League standings, and both Van Dijk and Sterling scored in the game.

Therefore, such a score is acceptable to both Mourinho and Liverpool's Red Army fans.

On December 12, the Premier League match day, Liverpool challenged Everton away.

This is also a battle between mortal enemies in the same city!
Everyone at Liverpool takes this game very seriously.

It can be said that Liverpool would rather lose all the next three games, but they must win this game.

Once the game started, Liverpool's players seemed very motivated.

In the 6th minute, Liverpool got a very good opportunity in the frontcourt - Gu Ran intercepted the pass from the Everton midfielder in the frontcourt, and then directly passed the ball to Coutinho. Coutini O immediately dribbled the ball into Everton's penalty area.

Unfortunately, Coutinho was tripped by an Everton defender in the penalty area before he could shoot or release the ball. Coutinho sat on the ground and asked the referee for a penalty kick, but the referee did not award it to Coutinho. Tinho took a penalty kick, but instead showed Coutinho a yellow card and warned Coutinho not to dive.

Liverpool's players gathered around the referee to argue, and head coach Mourinho also yelled at the referee.

Fortunately, this time, the referee seemed to know that he was in the wrong, so he did not come over to show Mourinho a red card.

Mourinho kept cursing.

Fortunately, the assistant coach hugged Mourinho and controlled Mourinho's mental state.

The game resumed after a long delay.

The referee did not change the decision and Liverpool did not get a penalty.

Liverpool's players were angry, and the physical confrontation between the players on both sides became more and more intense during the game, with both sides wandering on the red line of fouls.

In the 15th minute, Gu Ran picked up the ball in the middle and started to speed up. Everton's defensive midfielder directly and unceremoniously made a sliding tackle from behind.

Gu Ran was immediately tackled to the ground. Gerrard and others immediately ran over. Gerrard, as the captain, directly choked the opposing defensive midfielder!
The players from both sides were even more tense, and a fight was about to begin.

Gu Ran jumped up easily, with blood all over his legs, and took the lead in the fight.

Everton fans were all dumbfounded.

The Liverpool fans were roaring with excitement.

In the end, the referee gave a yellow card to the Everton defender, a yellow card to Gerrard who choked, and awarded Liverpool a free kick about 40 meters away from the goal.

Liverpool's players came on stage urgently to disinfect and treat Gu Ran's bleeding calf.

Gu Ran has suffered this kind of injury many times, but with the body of steel protecting his body, this kind of skin injury will be almost healed without waiting until the end of the game, and there won't even be any scars.

After cleaning and bandaging the wound, Gu Ran stood at the penalty spot in high spirits.

Gu Ran was the only one in the entire Liverpool team who was confident of scoring a 40-meter free kick.

Gu Ran glanced at the height of the human wall, then broke out into a sprint and launched a full-moon scimitar kick plus a fatal elevator shot!
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(End of this chapter)