Chapter 301 Overwhelming Luck

The Merseyside derby has just ended, and the attention of fans around the world quickly shifted to Manchester, where Manchester United faced Manchester City at home in the league.

The Liverpool team returned to the locker room and paid attention to this game. For Liverpool, a draw between the two sides is a good ending, but the best ending should be that Manchester City loses to Manchester United as a guest.

After 15 rounds between Manchester United and Manchester City, Manchester United has 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses and has 34 points. Manchester City has 13 wins, 2 draws and 41 points. Even if Manchester United takes all three points, it will only be 37 points. It is behind 16 games, 15 wins and 1 draw and 46 points. Liverpool 9 points.

There is no doubt that a nine-point deficit in the first half of the schedule almost means that it will be difficult to catch up in the second half.

As an absolute giant, Manchester United's schedule is the same as Liverpool's. In particular, the depth of Manchester United's lineup is actually not very good. There is a big difference between the substitutes and the main players. When the league and the Champions League enter a critical period, it is very likely that a collapse will occur. Therefore, this round in The best game at Old Trafford is for Manchester United to win.

Li Qing returned to the locker room with his teammates. The match between Manchester United and Manchester City had already started for more than ten minutes, and the scoreboard still showed 0:0.

"Lee, what do you think the outcome of the Manchester derby will be?"

Arnold asked Li Qing curiously.

"If nothing else happens, Manchester City should win."

"Don't you want Manchester United to win?"

Mane said from the side.

"Brother Sadio, hope and result are two different things. Of course I hope Manchester City loses, but Manchester City is obviously in better shape and ability than Manchester United. Even if it is an away game, don't forget that Manchester City's bench is much deeper than Manchester United. "

What Li Qing said was reasonable.

Arnold smiled and said: "Li, your analytical skills are so good. It will be wasted if you don't become a coach in the future."

"Coach?" Li Qing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said with a smile, "Let's talk about it later."

Time often passes quickly in high-level competitions. By the time Manchester City player David Silva scored, it was already the 43rd minute of the first half.

"Hey~ Manchester United is going to be in trouble."

Salah shouted miserably.

However, Manchester United's resilience was pretty good. Rashford equalized the score through a mistake by a Manchester City player before injury time in the first half.

Li Qing, who was watching the live broadcast on his mobile phone, was very excited when he saw the broadcast. Mourinho raised his arms and shouted, venting the pressure caused by the equalizer.

But the upper limit of Manchester United's players' abilities is there. Unless every player breaks out, it will be difficult to defeat Manchester City at home.

In the second half, Manchester City once again exceeded the score through a corner kick opportunity, assisted by Lukaku's own goal and Otamendi, and this goal was also the last goal of the game.

Arnold, who was walking on the bus, couldn't help but said: "Manchester City is so lucky. How many games did you think they won 2:1? Not five or six, but three or four, right?"

Li Qing was deep in thought and did not speak, because according to the historical trajectory of this season, Manchester City is going to win the Premier League points with a record score of 100 points. The score of 2:1 is indeed many games.

However, as the saying goes, luck is also a kind of strength.

It is impossible to have the last laugh just by luck.

Fortunately, Liverpool has this little butterfly. Manchester City, which should be ranked first in the league, will still be ranked runner-up with a two-point disadvantage even if they win!

Be the second child for a thousand years!

After the Merseyside Derby, Liverpool's schedule has entered a relatively relaxed situation. The next two consecutive league opponents are not strong. To be more precise, the two teams' goal in the Premier League this season is to avoid relegation. They will face the West at home. Bronwich then visited Bournemouth as a guest.

With Li Qing's three goals and two assists in these consecutive games, Liverpool won the games with scores of 3:0 and 5:1 respectively, winning 14 consecutive league victories. As Manchester City also won in these two rounds After winning the league, the point difference between the two teams is still 2 points.

The first half of the 2017-2018 Premier League season is over and there is still one round left. Liverpool has already scored 52 points, tying the record of 52 points in the first half of the 2005-2006 season when Mourinho coached Chelsea. However, Liverpool still has one away game. Challenging Arsenal in the league is equivalent to saying that Liverpool can set a new Premier League half-time points record as long as they don't lose!

The encounter at the Emirates Stadium also marked the beginning of the Christmas Devils schedule. Arsenal and Liverpool both had a League Cup quarter-final to play, but Liverpool had slightly better luck than Arsenal. Liverpool's opponent was a mid-table team from the British Championship. The team is Millwall, Arsenal is the London team West Ham United.

Due to the limited strength of the opponents, Liverpool's head coach made certain adjustments to the lineup to allow the main players to get valuable rest opportunities, because once the Christmas Devil schedule starts, those main players will not be able to get a chance to rest.

Liverpool is indeed a wealthy team, but owner John Henry does not have a mine at home and cannot buy more players for Klopp who are almost as strong as the main players. Player health is particularly important.

Originally, Li Qing was going to take a break to prepare for the last league game of the first half as a guest to challenge Arsenal. Assistant coach Buvac felt that bringing Li Qing on the bench was a guarantee. He had reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup and won two more games. The field is the championship, why not?

Klopp thought it made sense, so Li Qing appeared on the home team's bench at Anfield. However, Bristol City's capabilities were really limited, and Li Qing, who was well prepared, did not get a chance to play until the end of the game.

However, the Liverpool fans in front of the TV and at the scene were not disappointed. On the contrary, they were sweating for Li Qing. As Liverpool's top scorer, his health is more important than anything else!

Next year is the World Cup year again. Such a super shooter cannot have any problems!

Liverpool defeated Millwall 2-0 at home and advanced to the semi-finals of the League Cup. The other three teams are Arsenal, Manchester City and Bristol City.

There is no doubt that Bristol City from the English Championship is the semi-final opponent that all Premier League teams hope to draw, because such an opponent can allow the three Premier League giants to easily advance to the League Cup championship.

Although the League Cup is useless, it is better than me. No matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat.

The teams that most hope to draw Bristol City are Liverpool and Manchester City. According to the League Cup semi-final schedule, after the first leg, Liverpool will face Manchester United at Anfield Stadium.

The first round of the match at the Etihad Stadium this season was thrilling. Liverpool relied on Li Qingda's four goals to gain a hard-won victory in the away game. Now, after 18 rounds of the league, Liverpool and Manchester City are two points apart. The two teams are in hot form, and it is likely that they will still be separated by two points before the second round of the league.

The direct confrontation at that time will determine the winner of the 2017-2018 Premier League season!

The results of the draw were drawn that night. Liverpool was very lucky and got Bristol City, who came to the English Championship, while Arsenal will have a deadly fight with Manchester City!

Obviously, this is the result that Liverpool players and fans want to see. On the contrary... it is the result that Manchester City and Arsenal players and fans do not want to see...

"Why is luck so bad?"

Guardiola looked up to the sky and sighed when he saw the result of the draw.