Chapter 1003 Brilliant Smile

In reality, the game was already over. When Bruno scored, there were only a dozen seconds left in injury time. Liverpool had virtually no chance of catching up. Unless the referee arbitrarily awarded a few more minutes of added time, the game would be over once Liverpool kicked the ball out. So, every Manchester United player celebrated with reckless abandon; they all knew it.

The Liverpool players did not remind the referee that the Manchester United players' celebration was a bit too long. Everyone knew that the game was already over, so it would not be surprising if the referee blew the whistle to end the game at this time.

However, Anthony Taylor did not do so. He stepped forward to persuade Manchester United players to return to their own half and let Liverpool kick off.

The Manchester United players walked back to their own half, chatting and laughing, and the close-up shot of the TV broadcast was fixed on Bruno.

"One assist, one goal, if Manchester United can win the league title this season, then Bruno will definitely be the most crucial contributor," said Andy Gray.

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After the Manchester United players returned to their own half, players from both sides stood still and waited for the kick-off.

The Liverpool players are a little listless. They have been chasing for a whole season but still can't catch up.

Now they have been defeated by Manchester United again at home and are eleven points behind Manchester United, with only six rounds left in the league.

Given Manchester United's current form, it would be self-deception to expect them to drop eleven points in the next six league games and allow Liverpool to reap the benefits.

If Manchester United could do this, it would not be so difficult for Liverpool to chase.

This idea is not only an insult to Manchester United, but also an insult to Liverpool themselves.

If Manchester United was going to fail, it would have happened a long time ago. It would not have been possible for them to fail at the last moment when they were about to win the trophy.

After six rounds of the league, the eleven-point gap is undoubtedly a huge gap that is difficult to cross.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Liverpool can win all the next six league games, which is not an easy task. After all, Liverpool's next opponents include Tottenham led by Ronaldo.

Moreover, even if Liverpool won all the games, Manchester United would lose at least eleven points in the next six rounds, and Liverpool would still have to depend on Manchester City's mood.

You know, some time before the end of this game, Manchester City had already led Liverpool by 30 point in the standings after winning the 1th round of the Premier League.

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At Anthony Taylor's whistle, Origi kicked the ball back listlessly.

As everyone expected, Anthony Taylor's whistle sounded again just after he kicked the ball out.

"The game is over!!" Andy Gray roared in a long voice. "This crucial battle has finally been decided! Manchester United defeated Liverpool away from home thanks to Bruno's last-minute goal. They have extended their lead over Liverpool to eleven points!"

"This 11-point lead basically declares Liverpool out of the league title race this season! Klopp and his players may have to wait until next season to pursue their dream of winning their first Premier League title!"

"And just an hour ago, Manchester City had already swept Brighton 3-0 in their home game! This brought Manchester City's points to 71, surpassing Liverpool in the standings. In other words, after losing the game against Manchester United, Liverpool has dropped to third in the standings. This is really a double blow to Liverpool..."

"The game is over, the game is over!" Zhan Jun said excitedly, "Manchester United defeated Liverpool away from home! The victory in this game may very well determine the winner of this season's league championship! If Manchester United really wins the final championship, they will become the first team in Premier League history to win six consecutive championships. Before the season, some British media vowed that Manchester United would not be able to win the league championship this season. Their theoretical basis was that Manchester United not only did not make a lot of signings to strengthen the team, but instead sold the team's striker Mbappé, which weakened the team. Well, now, Manchester United is going to do it!"

At this time, you can't tell at all that Zhan Jun is a Liverpool fan.

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Amid the commentators' shouts, the Manchester United players on the field have begun to celebrate desperately, without caring at all that this is the territory of their arch-rivals Liverpool.

Instead, the host Liverpool players had to leave the field in a hurry, leaving the stage to Manchester United.

They were certainly unwilling to accept it, but they had no choice but to accept it. After all, Bruno's kick at the last moment was a stroke of genius.

Such an unconventional shooting action was able to score the goal. If Bruno were to do the same action again, there would be a 99% chance that he would not be able to score.

But the one percent chance of success will be enough as long as it appears at the most critical moment.

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After the game, Bruno was stopped by reporters and countless microphones were put in front of his mouth to hear his opinion on the game and the result.

"I don't think we've won the championship yet," Bruno said calmly in front of the reporters, changing his excited expression from celebrating with his teammates. "There are still six rounds of the league, and we still have strong opponents like Arsenal and Chelsea. Brentford, Brighton and Crystal Palace are all very difficult to deal with, especially Norwich, who are still fighting for relegation. If we think we have won, we will lose. So now is not the time to talk about the league championship."

The reporters thought of the crazy and desperate celebration of Manchester United players just now, and felt that Bruno's words were not convincing.

Although this is true in theory, everyone knows that if Manchester United maintains this momentum, neither Arsenal and Chelsea, nor Brentford, Brighton and Crystal Palace will be their match.

Of course Norwich has to fight to avoid relegation, but if the gap in strength is too big, Manchester United itself is not in a situation of underestimating the opponent, so how can Norwich have the opportunity to take advantage?

Someone also asked Bruno about his thoughts on missing the penalty. Bruno said: "Any record will end one day. I was able to score 63 penalties in a row. This is an incredible record. I have no regrets about it being ended now. Alisson is an excellent goalkeeper. He had a fantastic performance today. It is not surprising that he saved the penalty..."

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Of course, someone also asked Bruno what he thought of the final goal. He smiled and said, "I'm very satisfied with the last goal. Actually, I didn't know if it would go in when I shot it, but I had to give it a try. I didn't expect it to go in. It seems that all the bad luck in the game was for this good luck at the last moment."

The reporters laughed too.

Manchester United's luck did not seem to be very good for most of the game. They missed the penalty kick and missed many chances to score. Even though they had one more player than their opponents, they had no advantage at all.

But that last moment, I was incredibly lucky.

Someone among the journalists shouted, "The commentator on Liverpool Radio said God is a Scouser tonight!"

Bruno laughed out loud when he heard this.

He didn't say anything, just smiled, a bright smile.

Such a brilliant smile infected many people, and everyone started laughing too.

They could all understand the meaning of Bruno's laughter, which was the joy of defeating God.

But in fact, Bruno's smile did not mean that he had defeated God. He did have something to say, but he felt it was not appropriate to say it out loud, so he didn't say it and kept it in his heart.

That's what I said: "It's a good thing I don't believe in God."

I don’t believe in God anymore, so it doesn’t matter which side you, God, stand on.

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At the post-match press conference, Mourinho also smiled happily, and his expression was exactly the same as Bruno's.

Later, some media put together photos of the two of them laughing with their heads thrown back and used this photo as the theme of the report.

No need for extra text description, just look at these two photos and you will know everything.

The reporter gave these two photos a name, Mourinho and Bruno's Smile.

This smile is the perfect way to caption Manchester United's victory.

Although the league has not ended yet, everyone thinks that Manchester United will not let go of the duck that has been caught.

Maybe Manchester United may lose points in the last six rounds, but they will definitely not lose double-digit points and let the duck in hand fly away.

Liverpool can only lament that their luck is not good enough.

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After the game, the Liverpool media was filled with lamentations.

Of course, there are also media outlets that speak up for Liverpool, believing that Anthony Taylor's officiating in the game was problematic. First, he awarded Manchester United a penalty, and then sent off a Liverpool player, forcing Liverpool to play with ten men in the following game, making it very difficult for them to do so.

If both teams had equal numbers and Liverpool was not forced to switch to full defense, how could Bruno have scored in the final moments?

Klopp also criticized Anthony Taylor's refereeing in an interview after the game.

Mourinho retorted: "I don't want to say whether the penalty should have been awarded or not. In my opinion, since the referee has awarded it, we should respect the referee. And we didn't benefit from the penalty. I also want to say that if Bruno had scored the penalty, how could we have needed a goal at the last minute?"

The implication is that Liverpool should not be ungrateful after getting an advantage.

The war of words between the two sides did not stop with the end of the game. There were indeed too many topics in this game for both sides to argue about.

Klopp was also unwilling to admit defeat in the post-match press conference: "There are still six rounds of the league, let's see what happens then."