Chapter 1000 Red Card!

In the chaos, Bruno stood up from the ground by himself. He did not lie on the ground like other players and waited for the team doctor to come.

After standing up, he moved his ankle. It was a little painful, but not unbearable.

Fabinho's kick just now was very powerful. Fortunately, he didn't light up his studs, otherwise he would not be able to stand up.

After struggling to separate the players from both sides of the conflict, referee Anthony Taylor called Fabinho to his side alone.

Fabinho walked over and continued to defend himself: "I went for the ball, but who knew he would let it slip away..."

Anthony Taylor shook his head, reached into his pocket, and pulled out a... red card!

"Red card! Fabinho was sent off directly!" Zhan Jun exclaimed.

"It's not excessive to give a red card for kicking someone from behind!" Andy Gray applauded the referee Anthony Taylor's decision.

There was a lot of booing at Anfield Stadium. It was obvious that the home fans did not agree with the referee's decision. They believed that there was nothing wrong with Fabinho and that it was the guy on the opposite side who dived. Instead of giving him a card, the referee gave a card to a Liverpool player, and it was even a red card. This was simply a black whistle!

Liverpool's local commentator also felt that Anthony Taylor's penalty was too harsh: "Fabinho definitely didn't mean to kick Bruno subjectively, he just made a mistake in anticipation... Giving him a yellow card is already very harsh, giving him a red card directly is really too much!"

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Fabinho's red card also made the Liverpool players more emotional, especially Fabinho himself. When he saw that he was given a red card, his face changed immediately and he tried to rush towards the referee Anthony Taylor, but he was stopped by his teammates.

He even shouted at Anthony Taylor across from his teammates: "This shouldn't be a red card! Your penalty is too harsh!"

Anthony Taylor didn't explain to him, but just pointed to the sidelines and signaled him to go down quickly.

In the end, Fabinho was pushed off the field reluctantly by his teammates, otherwise he would have wanted to continue playing.

If that happens, he will probably be punished additionally after the game.

When the game was in chaos, the video referee team on the sidelines were already reviewing the video, but Fabinho's foul was too obvious, so they just took a quick look and then accepted the referee's decision and did not intervene in the penalty.

Seeing that the video referee team remained indifferent, Klopp knew that the penalty would not change, so he gave up arguing with Mourinho and started thinking about how to play the game next.

Will Liverpool, who is one man short, still make a big move on the wing like before and attack Manchester United?

If that happens, I'm afraid I'll die even faster.

Fortunately, the score is now tied, not behind, so Liverpool can choose to retreat and defend, and try to hold on to the tie. In the absence of victory, a draw is also acceptable to Liverpool.

Thinking of this, Klopp decided to make corresponding adjustments.

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When the penalty kick was awarded, many people must have thought it would be the turning point of the game. But now it seems that Fabinho's red card was the real turning point of the game...

Fabinho's red card caused the game to be interrupted for at least three minutes, and these three minutes will be counted into the injury time by the referee.

The game resumed after a three-minute interruption.

Klopp has made an adjustment, replacing striker Dias with midfielder Naby Keita.

The meaning of this substitution is very clear. Replacing a striker basically means giving up on the attack and concentrating on defense.

Originally, the two sides were attacking each other and both teams had opportunities. Now Liverpool has tightened its defense and Manchester United is besieging Liverpool, but their offensive opportunities have decreased.

Because of Liverpool's tight defense, Manchester United did not get as many high-quality attacking opportunities as before.

When Fabinho received a red card, many Manchester United fans cheered, thinking that Manchester United had one more player than Liverpool, the balance was broken, Manchester United would have the upper hand, and victory was a matter of course.

But now it seems that the opponent having one less player may not be a good thing, because it makes Liverpool determined to defend.

Although Klopp is not a head coach known for his defense, after years of training by him, Liverpool's defensive ability is still very good. It is not an easy task for Manchester United to tear through their defense.

So soon, Manchester United fans were no longer happy and they stared at the field nervously.

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On the field, Manchester United was besieging Liverpool's goal.

In the 68th minute, Gundogan took a long shot with his left foot from 27 meters away from the goal, but the ball went wide to the left side of the goal.

Then Greenwood also dribbled the ball horizontally on the right side of the penalty area and took a long shot, but this time the ball was too high.

Because of Liverpool's dense defense, the penalty area was very crowded. Facing such a dense defense, Manchester United had no better solution in the short term, so they could only frequently choose long shots, but the effect of long shots was not very good.

In the 72nd minute, Mourinho made his second substitution of the game, bringing on Diallo for Kante.

Remove a defensive midfielder and add a striker to strengthen the offensive firepower.

Mourinho is planning to burn his bridges.

Liverpool switched to full defense and Manchester United switched to full offense, but there was not much time left for Manchester United.

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In the 74th minute, Greenwood was brought down while dribbling the ball on the wing, and referee Anthony Taylor awarded Manchester United a free kick.

After Greenwood kicked the ball out, Harry Kane tried to score in the penalty area, but he fell to the ground under the close pressure of Koulibaly and was unable to touch the ball. The ball finally fell into the hands of Alisson.

Harry Kane lay on the ground and raised his hands to signal to the referee that Koulibaly had committed a foul, but Anthony Taylor did not award a penalty this time. He just hooked his hand to signal Harry Kane to get up quickly.

His action drew cheers from the stands.

Zhan Jun said: "It is difficult to say whether Koulibaly committed a foul. There was physical contact for sure, but physical contact does not equal a foul. Moreover, after having awarded Manchester United a penalty and having a Liverpool player sent off, Anthony Taylor must have considered the balance of the game. It is impossible for him to award a penalty so easily. Unless there is irrefutable evidence, he will act cautiously as long as there is even a little controversy. So Harry Kane should forget about getting another penalty..."

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In the 77th minute, Naby Keita made a mistake when passing the ball in the backcourt and he sent the ball to Bruno's feet.

Of course, it may not be a mistake, but Bruno predicted Naby Keita's passing route in advance, so he stayed on the route and waited for the opportunity.

Whatever the reason, Bruno now has the ball.

After getting the ball, he did not make any unnecessary movements, but passed the ball straight to the left side of the penalty area.

There, Diallo, who had just come on as a substitute, received the ball and shot with a half-turn.

However, the quality of Diallo's shot was not very high. It looked like a pass or a shot, and there was no power. The ball was easily caught by Alisson.

It was not until the 80th minute of the game that Liverpool had another shot. Naby Keita took a long shot from nearly 30 meters in the middle, but the ball flew high and did not threaten the goal guarded by De Gea at all. He did not even make a save, but stood there, looking up and watching the ball fly over his head.

Although Naby Keita's shot did not score, Manchester United did not care about this issue at all. They cared more about their own offense.

After watching the ball fly out, De Gea turned and ran behind the goal to ask the ball boy for the ball. For Manchester United, time was running out...

However, this is Anfield, and the ball boy was naturally uncooperative, deliberately holding the ball and not giving it to De Gea. De Gea reached out to grab the ball, and after a struggle between the two sides, De Gea finally got the ball.

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"It's the 80th minute of the game. Including injury time, there are at most 15 minutes of game time. Facing the defensive Liverpool, it is not an easy task for Manchester United to get all three points..." said Andy Gray.

"The score of 1:1 is a result that neither side wants to see, but it is also a result that both sides can reluctantly accept. Liverpool still retains the hope of winning the championship, while Manchester United continues to maintain their original advantage..."

Liverpool fans in the stands kept singing Liverpool's team song and cheering for their team.

In the final moments, as fans, this is all they can do.

From the 81st minute to the 85th minute, Manchester United did not take a single shot in four minutes and kept passing the ball.

Bruno kept running around, catching the ball and passing it again.

When he didn't have the ball, he gestured to his teammates to calm down and steady the pace.

At this time, we should not pursue the quantity of shots, but the quality.

If they want to have more shots, they can take a long shot once a minute, but they cannot threaten Liverpool's goal. Even if Manchester United has a hundred shots in this game, it will be useless.

During this process of constantly passing the ball, Bruno was always observing and predicting the situation, looking for gaps that could be exploited.

It was not until the 86th minute that Liverpool finally revealed a flaw in the continuous back-passes, and Bruno immediately launched a fatal pass!

Bruno passed the ball to Rashford, who was almost unguarded on the left side of the penalty area!

“Rashford——!”

When the ball flew towards Rashford, everyone saw the situation he was in. Manchester United fans cheered loudly and Andy Gray also exclaimed.