Chapter 1,208 The Double Red Society Goes to War

Anfield is one of the most terrifying stadiums in the world. No team can escape easily here, and Manchester United is no exception.

In this regard, Manchester United coach Ferguson has sufficient psychological preparation, otherwise he would not have such a conservative starting lineup.

The first to kick off was the visiting team Manchester United.

Welbeck passed the ball back to Giggs and rushed forward quickly, suppressing the opponent's back line.

Giggs was very steady and passed the ball back to Fletcher, suppressing the rhythm of the game and allowing Liverpool players to come over and press.

Dalglish's starting lineup for Liverpool is also very conservative, but this is Liverpool's home court. The stands are full of fans waiting for Liverpool to brutally attack Manchester United. It is impossible for the players to play the game like Manchester United.

Manchester United passed the ball back, and the Liverpool players quickly pressed forward. The midfielders and forwards put pressure on Manchester United's ball-carrying players and supporting players. The back line was in good condition, and Manchester United forward Welbeck was caught in an offside position.

Manchester United is not a ball-controlling team to begin with, and small-scale coordination is not their strong point. Today, Ferguson sent out a group of tough guys. Liverpool players stepped forward to press. Manchester United soon couldn't fall. They could only The big foot moves forward, allowing Welbeck to compete with Liverpool's defender for this spot.

Even if Welbeck was a few years older and a few centimeters taller, he still couldn't compete with Liverpool's central defenders Carragher and Skrtel. The ball was tipped by Carragher to Liverpool's core Gerrard.

Today is Gerrard's first game back from injury. Before the game, he didn't know whether his body could adapt to the current rhythm immediately, but Gerrard is in good condition now. He runs actively and gets rid of Park Ji-sung. 's defense got the ball.

Gerrard is not an organizer like Xavi, he is more of an attacker.

After receiving the ball, Gerrard immediately moves forward, looking for flaws in his opponent in the movement.

Gerrard is the core and soul of Liverpool. He also has a very good long-range shot. It is impossible for Manchester United to let him dribble the ball into the 30-meter area.

Fletcher took the lead.

Park Ji-sung assisted from the side, and the two intercepted Gerrard.

Gao Xiaodong is also in the defensive midfielder position, but Gao Xiaodong still has to shoulder the offensive task today, so the man-marking tasks are all handed over to Fletcher, Park Ji-sung and Phil Jones.

Ferguson lined up a 5-man midfield with the goal of strangling Liverpool's midfielder.

Keep Liverpool's attack away from Manchester United's penalty area.

Gerrard is rich in experience and can see the game situation clearly. When he saw two midfielders running towards him, Gerrard immediately separated and passed to Downing on the left.

Gerrard saw that Manchester United's right back was Smalling. He believed that Manchester United's right side was a weakness and was ready to attack this side.

Tangning used her speed and agility to test Smallin with continuous fake moves, and then suddenly started to lower the ball.

It was impossible for Smalling to compete with Tang Ning in terms of reaction and explosiveness. He kept up with his consciousness, but was a step too late and Tang Ning broke through.

When Tangning reached the bottom line, he did not pass across the penalty area. Instead, he cut inside and continued to press the Manchester United players into the penalty area and pull them to the side.

Downing wanted to flatten Manchester United's formation, pull the defense into the penalty area, and then use Gerrard's long-range shooting ability in front of the penalty area.

Downing's goal was achieved. Manchester United's formation was squashed, with the defense and midfielder almost in the penalty area.

Tangning decisively passed the ball back to Gerrard in the ribs of the penalty area.

Gerrard didn't stop the ball and shot directly from the edge of the penalty area.

Gerrard has this long-range shooting ability. If he is accurate, Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea will definitely have a good drink.

However, everyone at Manchester United knows that Gerrard is good at long-range shots, and Gao Xiaodong certainly knows that as a defensive midfielder, Gao Xiaodong will not allow Gerrard to shoot casually in his defensive area.

Gao Xiaodong was already prepared. Gerrard swung his leg to shoot. Gao Xiaodong quickly moved over and blocked the direction of Gerrard's shot with his extended leg.

The ball hit Gao Xiaodong's leg and bounced out.

When Gerrard shot, forward Suarez had quickly retreated, and the ball flew right in front of Suarez.

Suarez was so happy that he stretched out his foot to stop the ball and then shoot.

However, while Suarez was running, the ball bounced suddenly and Suarez failed to touch the ball.

The ball fell in front of Giggs who was returning to defense.

Giggs stopped the ball and turned around, trying to launch a quick counterattack.

Suarez was a little anxious. He was worried that his teammates were not in position yet and would be caught off guard by Manchester United.

In desperation, Suarez kicked veteran Giggs from behind.

Referee Marina immediately blew the whistle and showed Suarez a yellow card.

Suarez was dissatisfied with the yellow card. He believed that the foul was real, but he should not have received the yellow card.

There were more than 50,000 Red Army fans cheering wildly at the scene. Referee Marriner believed that his decision was correct and ignored Suarez's complaints and asked him to prepare for the game quickly.

Manchester United won a free kick in the backcourt. De Gea waved his teammates forward to take the ball.

De Gea's kick was too strong and went directly to Liverpool's penalty area. The ball was caught by goalkeeper Reina.

Reina threw the ball vigorously to model worker Kuyt.

Kuyt dribbles the ball down the right wing quickly.

Phil Jones came to intercept, but was passed by the experienced Kuyt using his rhythm.

Kuyt dribbled the ball down and singled out Manchester United left back Evra.

Evra is an experienced veteran. He stayed inside and waited for Kuyt to make a mistake with the ball.

Kuyt carried the ball to the baseline without getting rid of Evra. Kuyt did not return to his teammates to organize the attack. He passed the ball directly to the penalty area.

Evra had been waiting for Kuyt to pass the ball. He came first and stretched his foot to block Kuyt's ball from the baseline.

Liverpool gets a corner kick.

Gerrard came to take the penalty, and Liverpool's two central defenders came to compete for the header.

Except for Evra, Manchester United's defense has air superiority. The other players are not afraid of set pieces. They set up their formations in an orderly manner and wait for Liverpool to attack.

Gerrard passed the ball into the penalty area, and Manchester United veteran Ferdinand pushed the ball out of the penalty area.

The ball still fell to the feet of the Liverpool people. Liverpool once again hoisted the ball into the penalty area. The ball was pushed out again. Fletcher grabbed the landing point and he pushed it out from the wing very conservatively.

Liverpool's ball boy was also very helpful. Seeing that his team was on the offensive, he quickly ran over and threw the ball to Kelly who was serving.

Kelly threw it to Gerrard, who took the ball and pounced on Evra on the left side of Manchester United.

Evra and Gerrard are old rivals. Seeing Gerrard pounce, Evra was not afraid at all. He followed Gerrard closely to see whether Gerrard would pass or cut inside.

Gerrard made several fake moves before sinking but failed to get past Evra. After sinking, he had to pass the ball to the penalty area.

Evra is not a vegetarian either. He stretched out his foot to block the ball and deflected it to Gerrard and then it bounced out of the baseline.

Referee Marriner knew exactly what was going on and awarded the ball to Manchester United amidst the roars of the Red Army fans.

After the opening, Liverpool controlled the rhythm of the game and kept pressing Manchester United to attack, while Manchester United has been passively defending. Now they finally got the ball again and got the opportunity to control the rhythm in their own hands.