Chapter 672: Liverpool fans are almost numb from celebrating

After the game started, the Liverpool team playing at home seemed very proactive, while the Everton team learned from the experience of the last defeat and focused on Gu Ran at the beginning.

However, the strength of Everton's players could not limit Gu Ran's performance.

In the 3rd minute of the game, after receiving Gerrard's pass, Gu Ran dribbled the ball directly to the left, while Coutinho, who was originally on the left, crossed to the center with understanding.

Such a free-style attack immediately overwhelmed Everton's originally assembled formation in the middle.

Everton's center of gravity shifted to the left following Gu Ran, leaving a huge gap in the middle.

Gu Ran brought the ball to the 30-meter area on the left, and then used his excellent foot skills to direct the pass with a magic lamp and gave the ball to a neutral position in the middle of the penalty area.

After Coutinho stopped the ball easily, he dribbled the ball directly into the penalty area. Facing the Everton goalkeeper's defense, Coutinho deceived with a fake move and then pushed the ball into the empty goal!
The ball went in!
In the first 4 minutes, Liverpool scored!

The Anfield Stadium was filled with excitement, and the score on the big screen was immediately changed to Liverpool 1:0 Everton.

This game already smells like a massacre.

In the 9th minute, Gu Ran moved to the right and received Van Dyke's pass.

Gerrard, who was originally in the middle, moved in from the back row and ran to the center position where Gu Ran should have been.

Gu Ran restrained Everton's defenders to concentrate on the right, then looked at the gap, directly made a rainbow pass, and accurately sent the ball to the open position in the small penalty area.

Gerrard stepped in from the back and headed the ball towards the goal!

Everton's goalkeeper is once again helpless!

The ball went in!
Anfield is about to explode!
In this EFL Cup semi-final, less than 10 minutes into the game, Liverpool had already scored two goals!

Although Gu Ran did not score a goal, both goals were assisted by Gu Ran!

After scoring the goal, Gerrard immediately ran to hug Gu Ran!
The scene of the two old and new captains hugging each other made all Liverpool fans ecstatic.

Everton fans covered their heads and couldn't believe this situation.

Everton began to strengthen its overall defense and no longer used all team resources to guard Gu Ran.

But it also gave Gu Ran more opportunities.

In the 22nd minute of the game, Gu Ran used his personal ability to break through to the top of the arc. Matthews swung his shoulders and shook away the defensive player blocking his shot path, and then volleyed directly with a powerful kick!
The ball went in again!

Liverpool 3:0 Everton!
Although the game only lasted 22 minutes, the suspense of victory or defeat was already lost!
Everton fans covered their faces and burst into tears. They just asked not to lose too much in this game.

In this way, they will have a chance when they return to their home court in the second round.

But...even the most loyal Everton fans know that if there is no chance, they are deceiving themselves.

Liverpool with Gu Ran means they have everything.

In the 39th minute, when Everton was attacking with the ball, Gu Ran stole the ball in the frontcourt and passed the ball to Sturridge. Sturridge did not have a good chance after pulling to the right side of the penalty area, and then knocked the ball back to Gu Ran inserted into the middle.

Gu Ran was double-teamed by two defenders and forced his foot to tackle!
The ball went in again!

Liverpool 4:0 Everton!
Gu Ran dominated the game!
In the rest of the first half, Liverpool had several good shooting opportunities, but unfortunately Suarez and Sturridge failed to seize the opportunity.

After the injury time of the first half ended, Liverpool's players returned to the locker room happily, while Everton's players were dejected and had no fighting spirit.

After the 15-minute intermission, the players from both sides appeared again, changing sides and fighting again.

Everton seemed to have regained their fighting spirit and played very well at the start of the second half.

But Liverpool is a little more relaxed.

In the 61st minute, Liverpool's defense on the left made a mistake. Everton's forward seized the opportunity to cut in with the ball and hit the goal from a small angle!
The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium immediately changed to Liverpool 4:1 Everton.

This goal also allowed Everton fans to finally take a breath and not be particularly embarrassed.

But then, in the 65th minute, Gu Ran blasted away Everton's goal with a super long shot from 40 meters away in a high-speed sprint.

The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium was immediately rewritten as Liverpool 5:1 Everton.

Gu Ran once again completed a hat trick.

In the 88th minute, Gu Ran ran at full speed, single-handedly eating up Everton's entire defense, then turned and knocked the ball back to Suarez, who was following behind.

The unmarked Suarez faced an almost empty goal and easily succeeded with a push shot.

The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium was immediately rewritten as Liverpool 6:1 Everton.

This score was maintained until the end of the game.

Although Everton has not yet been eliminated, the semi-finals of the EFL Cup are played over two rounds. In the next round, Liverpool will visit Everton at home. However, the score of 6:1 in the first round is enough. Deal with any situation in the second round.

On paper, Everton have been eliminated.

After the game, Mourinho only gave the main players one day off.

First of all, although they were playing the League Cup semi-finals against their local rivals, the intensity was not very high. Mourinho did not ask the players to give their best during the game, so Liverpool's main players did not need to rest too much.

Secondly, and most importantly, the next Premier League game in four days is Liverpool's away game against Manchester United.

After a day's rest, Liverpool's main players devoted themselves to training against Manchester United.

On January 1th, Liverpool came to Old Trafford, Manchester United’s devilish home stadium.

Manchester United also attached great importance to this game and wanted revenge. Therefore, Manchester United launched a frantic attack from both sides from the beginning.

From the beginning, Liverpool's solid defense did not give Manchester United a chance to make crosses from both wings.

The two sides were at a stalemate for a time.

After all, it is a battle between the first and second place in the Premier League, and it seems to be a bit evenly matched.

Both sides had several good opportunities, but they all missed them due to mistakes or bad luck.

In the 36th minute, Gu Ran, who retreated to the center circle to receive a pass from Henderson, immediately burst into speed. He was not afraid of the interception of half a Manchester United team. He used his body, speed and skills to catch him alive. The tone reached the top of Manchester United's arc. Manchester United's defensive players had to stretch out their hands to pull Gu Ran, but before he fell to the ground, Gu Ran made a tackle and shot!
Manchester United's goalkeeper was caught off guard and was helpless!

The ball went in!
The net stirred, and the Liverpool Red Army fans cheered wildly!

The score on the big screen at Old Trafford was immediately rewritten as Manchester United 0: 1 Liverpool!
This score was maintained until the end of the first half.

Both sides played very tenaciously and did not give the other side too many chances.

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

In order to suppress Liverpool at home, Manchester United worked too hard in the first half. In addition, the aging problem of Manchester United players was serious. Therefore, by the 65th minute of the second half, the rhythm of the entire Manchester United team dropped.

The players are even more visibly tired.

Rooney and Van Persie were in a hurry and couldn't get the ball.

On the other hand, Liverpool, after stabilizing their position, began to strengthen their counterattacks even though they were obviously more physically fit than Manchester United.

In the 73rd minute, Coutinho picked the ball from the left wing and went in. Gu Ran jumped up and headed the ball high, and the ball went in!

However, the linesman raised the flag to indicate that the ball was offside, and the referee immediately blew the goal away.

However, in the 78th minute, Liverpool once again got a chance to counterattack. This time, Gu Ran personally dribbled the ball along the middle and blocked half of Manchester United's defense in front of the penalty area. Gu Ran's precise magic lamp pointed the way. The ball was sent to the left side of the penalty area. Suarez didn't even have to stop the ball and directly volleyed it from a small angle.

The ball went in!
The score on the big screen at Old Trafford was immediately rewritten as Manchester United 0:2 Liverpool!
And that's not the end.

As Manchester United's physical fitness dropped sharply, Liverpool's offense became more and more sharp.

In the 83rd minute, Sturridge's volley from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area was saved, but the ball's landing point was caught by Gu Ran who was interspersed with ghosts. Gu Ran followed up and volleyed into the empty goal!
The ball went in!
The score on the big screen at Old Trafford was immediately rewritten as Manchester United 0:3 Liverpool!
In the injury time of the second half, Coutinho dribbled the ball into Manchester United after completing two consecutive dribbles. He passed a low ball to the open position in front of the goal. Gu Ran was beaten by Vidic and Ferdinand. When double-teamed, he forcibly stretched his legs to stab!

The ball went in again!

The score on the big screen at Old Trafford was immediately changed to Manchester United 0:4 Liverpool!
Manchester United was scored 3 times by Liverpool in the second half!
The final whistle sounded and the score was fixed at 0:4.

This night was a nightmare for the Red Devils fans, but for the Reds fans, it was just another victory worth celebrating.

For more than half a season, Liverpool fans have been able to celebrate almost every week, and Liverpool fans are going crazy celebrating.

After this game, Mourinho gave the main players three days off to let them have a good rest.

Seven days later, on January 7, the Premier League match day, Liverpool challenged the downstream team Stoke City away from home.

Mourinho only sent half of the main team, led by the old captain Gerrard.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Stoke City in a thrilling away game with a score of 2:1.

Among them, Henderson scored one goal, Sterling scored one goal, and Downing still did not score any goals.

On January 1, the second leg of the English League Cup semi-finals began. Liverpool challenged their city rival Everton away.

In this game, Mourinho only sent out half of the main players, and Gu Ran sat on the bench.

The reason for doing this was mainly to protect Gu Ran.

After all, it is a battle between mortal enemies in the same city, and Liverpool already has an absolute advantage. No one can guarantee whether Everton will do anything to Gu Ran.

Even though we already clearly have an absolute advantage, we still need to protect our ace core.

This game was really dirty.

Liverpool's substitute Downing received a red card and was sent off in the 27th minute of the first half, while Everton's players only received yellow cards.

However, Liverpool is still very strong with one less player, and its defense is impregnable.

In the first half, Everton tried all their methods but could not knock on Liverpool's goal. In the stoppage time of the first half, they were almost succeeded by Coutinho's counterattack.

Unfortunately, Coutinho was a bit unlucky.

In the second half, the game changed sides and Mourinho made early substitutions. Players who could rush like Chamberlain and Sterling were replaced. Liverpool's counterattack immediately improved.

In the 68th minute of the second half, Gerrard played the ball in the middle. Chamberlain took the ball and pulled it to the left. Coutinho took advantage of the situation and cut inside without the ball. Chamberlain saw the opportunity and knocked it across, and Coutinho volleyed!
The ball went in!
Everton 0:1 Liverpool!
The total score of the two legs of the English League Cup semi-finals was also rewritten as Everton 1:7 Liverpool.

At this point in the game, Everton had no chance of winning.

In the next game, just as Mourinho feared, Everton began to mess up, kicking and shoveling people indiscriminately.

Liverpool did not fight hard with Everton, but continued to choose to shrink their defense.

After all, Liverpool already has a guaranteed victory, and there is no point in doing anything else.

In the end, the score of this game was fixed at Everton 0:1 Liverpool. Everton was eliminated and Liverpool successfully advanced to the EFL Cup final!
After this game, Mourinho only gave the main players half a day off, and then summoned the main players for retreat training.

Three days later, on February 3, the fourth knockout round of the FA Cup began, with Liverpool facing Chelsea at home.

Although Chelsea have suffered heavy losses to Liverpool in recent games, Chelsea are still confident.

Mourinho naturally did not dare to take it lightly.

After all, the FA Cup competition is very cruel. As long as you perform poorly in the knockout rounds, you will have no chance to play in the next round.

After the game started, Chelsea also cautiously tried to preserve their physical fitness and compete with Liverpool in the second half.

After Mourinho realized this, he immediately directed Coutinho to create more opportunities on the wing.

In the 14th minute of the game, Coutinho sent a wonderful pass to the center. Gu Ran relied on his own body to grab the first goal amid Chelsea's intensive defense, and forced a volley in the difficult situation!
The ball went in!
Liverpool took the lead at home!

The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium was immediately rewritten as Liverpool 1:0 Chelsea!
Facing the powerful Liverpool team, Chelsea really didn't have many good options. It was obvious that they only needed to restrict Gu Ran, but they just couldn't.

In the 42nd minute of the game, Gu Ran showed off his power again. After single-handedly challenging three Chelsea defenders with the ball, he fired a long shot directly from the top of the arc!
The ball went in!
Gu Ran scored twice!

The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium was rewritten as Liverpool 2:0 Chelsea!
...(End of chapter)