Chapter 1001 God is from Liverpool?

Amidst the roar of the crowd, Rashford raised his foot to stop the ball. But perhaps the opportunity was too good, too good even for Rashford himself, causing him to be distracted. Or perhaps the noise from the home fans at Anfield was too loud, affecting Rashford's mood. In any case, when he raised his foot to stop the ball, he actually stopped it too far. Instead of staying at his feet, the ball bounced directly out, more accurately, towards the attacking Alisson.

Alisson, who acted in time, received a "big gift" from Rashford. He fell to the ground and hugged the football in his arms!

"Ouch!" Andy Gray shouted regretfully, "Rashford, Rashford! How could this ball be stopped? Besides, there was no need to stop, you could have just shot it! Sigh, this might have been Manchester United's best attacking opportunity since they scored the first goal! And it was wasted like this!"

There was huge applause in the stands. The home fans of Anfield Stadium thanked Rashford for not killing him in this way.

Rashford, who missed this opportunity, held his head in his hands. He was worried that he had missed the best chance for Manchester United to win the game and even win the league championship this season.

"Bruno, who once scored 63 penalties in a row, missed, and Rashford had a great chance but missed it... It looks like Manchester United's luck was really bad today. Maybe God is really on Liverpool's side?"

Andy Gray also felt that Manchester United's performance in this game was really weird. There were so many opportunities, sure-goal opportunities, and excellent opportunities that could have changed the outcome of any game, but Manchester United didn't seize any of them, and the score remained at 1:1 until now.

"God is on our side! God is the Liverpudlians tonight!" The commentator of Liverpool's local radio station shouted excitedly.

All the scenes in this game really make people wonder, maybe Manchester United should not win the league championship this season?

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After Rashford wasted a great opportunity, the game time seemed to pass faster. In the blink of an eye, the fourth official stood on the sidelines and raised the injury time sign. Everyone then realized that the 90-minute game time was up.

The number displayed on the injury time board is "5", which means there are five minutes of injury time.

The injury time was longer than that of ordinary games. After all, the game was interrupted at one point in the second half. However, for Manchester United fans, the length of this injury time did not satisfy them.

Is five minutes enough for Manchester United to score a goal?

If they were facing a nobody, then completing the task wouldn't be a problem. But they were now facing a Liverpool team of similar strength, a Liverpool team that was determined to defend. More importantly, the game was being played at Anfield, a stadium known for its devilish home ground. So five minutes seemed a bit insufficient...

When the fourth official held up the sign indicating five minutes of injury time and showed it to the fans and the camera lenses, more than 2,000 Manchester United fans who came to the away game stood up from their seats and refused to sit down.

No one wants to sit and watch the game now, as everyone is so anxious that they are almost dying. Many people put their hands on their hearts and pray to God, hoping that God will hear their voices.

But they seem to have forgotten that the venue for tonight's game is Anfield and God is on Liverpool's side.

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In the first minute of injury time, Liverpool completely retreated, leaving no one in front and all entering the 30-meter area.

Facing Liverpool, who defended until the end of the game, Manchester United formed a siege. At this time, it was difficult for the players to calmly pass the ball and organize the attack.

When the injury time sign was raised, it was like turning on a switch, releasing the impatience in the hearts of the Manchester United players.

When Gundogan got the ball outside the penalty area, he did not pass it to Bruno, but took a long shot himself. As a result, the ball could not penetrate the dense crowd in the Liverpool penalty area and hit Henderson and bounced out.

Fortunately, Manchester United quickly controlled the landing point and prevented the opponent from taking possession of the ball.

Generally speaking, when facing dense defense and with little time left, the attacking team will take two approaches to try to break the deadlock. The first is a long shot, and the second is a cross from the wing and outflanking the middle.

Gundogan's long-range shot did not work, so Manchester United naturally moved the ball to the wing, and then the full-back Luke Shaw made a high cross in front of the goal.

In the final moments, the full-backs became wingers, and the two central defenders Maguire and Van Dijk also rushed into Liverpool's penalty area and became center forwards.

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Luke Shaw's pass wasn't headed by Maguire, Harry Kane, or Van Dijk. Koulibaly didn't let the ball slip away this time; he leaped high and headed it out.

This time it was Bruno who controlled the landing point. When everyone was rushing towards the goal, he did not go in, but was outside the penalty area.

This actually suited his characteristics and style. Given his physical condition, even if he entered the penalty area, he wouldn't be able to squeeze past those muscle monsters, and he wouldn't have any chance at all. He might even become a burden to his teammates. It would be better to stay outside the penalty area and try to control the second landing point.

If there is an opportunity, he will take a sneaky long shot, just like he has done countless times before. Many of his goals were scored from outside the penalty area.

Although he is thin and does not look like a power player, he is very good at scoring goals with long shots because he is good at clever shots and cold shots.

Bruno, who controlled the second landing point, did not take a long shot, but suddenly sent a straight pass. The football rolled along the grass to the empty space in the penalty area and accurately found Greenwood.

Greenwood didn't stop the ball, but turned around and shot following Bruno's pass!

It was a very sudden attack, the pass and the shot were sudden, but Alisson still made a wonderful and timely save. He fell to the ground and blocked the ball with his legs!

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"Greenwood - Alisson!" Andy Gray's tone changed again and again, finally settling on Alisson's name.

"It was an incredible save! Manchester United's attack was originally very good, and suddenly it was sharp. Both Bruno's pass and Greenwood's shot were very good, but in the end Alisson's save was better!"

"Greenwood also missed a great opportunity! But it is hard to say that this was Greenwood's own mistake. In fact, he has done well enough. It is obvious that... Alisson's save was more beautiful!" Zhan Jun said very happily. As a Liverpool fan, he is actually very willing to see the current situation.

Alisson, who saved Greenwood's shot, stood up, clapped his hands hard, and cheered his teammates loudly.

His teammate, center back Koulibaly, also rushed over and gave him a big hug to thank him for the amazing save he had just made.

If Alisson hadn't reacted quickly, the ball might have gone in.

At the moment Greenwood turned and shot, there were so many Liverpool players in the penalty area, but no one reacted. Koulibaly could only watch Greenwood shoot and shouted "Oh no" in his heart!

"Alisson made another incredible save! I said, God is Liverpool tonight!" The commentator of Liverpool's local radio station said excitedly.

Greenwood held his head in his hands and couldn't believe his eyes. He didn't expect that his high-quality shot would be blocked. What else could he do to score a goal?

Bruno also looked up at the sky: What a great opportunity...

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The second and third minutes of injury time were a bit uneventful. Manchester United's attack was a bit impatient, so more often than not, they simply gave away possession hastily without truly threatening Liverpool's goal.

The most threatening shot was Greenwood's turn and volley in the penalty area just now.

"It looks like Greenwood's shot may very well be Manchester United's last threatening shot in this game. It is also Manchester United's last chance in this game..." said Andy Gray.

The ball moved to Cancelo's feet.

Cancelo was already on the wing at this time, and the penalty area was full of people, but he seemed to have no better way except to pass the ball directly in.

Bruno was originally outside the penalty area. He never participated in this kind of cross-field attack because it was useless.

But at the moment Cancelo kicked the ball, Bruno suddenly accelerated, ran into the penalty area, and went straight to the back point. However, at that time, everyone's attention was on the football and the goal, and no one noticed his action.

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Cancelo passed the ball high into the middle. Harry Kane wanted to jump up to compete for the header, but Matip was tightly entangled with him. He couldn't even jump, let alone compete for the header. He could only watch the ball fly over his head, then raised his hands and angrily complained to the referee about Matip's hand movement.

But at this time, the referee Anthony Taylor would not pay attention to him. The game was still going on and the football was still flying.

With Harry Kane and Maguire in front attracting most of Liverpool's defensive attention, relying on their cover, Van Dijk jumped up in the middle!

What makes him better than Harry Kane and Maguire is that at least he can jump, but that doesn't mean he can threaten Liverpool's goal, as Henderson also jumped up beside him.

Under the close defense of the Liverpool captain, Van Dijk could only use his head to touch the ball with difficulty.

As for a header? That's totally impossible!

He was lucky enough to get the ball, but where the ball went was beyond his control...