Chapter 768: 0 Years of Grudges

Manchester United and Liverpool in England are definitely the most incompatible rivals in world football.

There are a lot of grievances between Manchester United and Liverpool. Even if you are not a British fan, you have probably heard the classic saying of Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful coach in Manchester United's history: "My greatest wish in this life is to remove Liverpool from their fucking throne." Kick it up and down."

If you ask fans of these two teams which team they most want to beat, most fans will choose the team in red at the other end of Lankes Road East.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are another sworn enemy. When Figo moved from Barcelona to Real Madrid, Barcelona fans once threw pig heads at the traitor Figo.

This was taken as evidence that Real Madrid and Barcelona were incompatible, but no one knew that there had been no direct transfer between the Red Devils and the Red Army for 46 years. The last mutual transfer between the two companies dates back to 1964. A few years ago, Manchester United defender Heinze planned to move to Liverpool, but the Manchester United boss threatened to break his legs, so the transfer was abandoned.

Even if the Ballon d'Or winner Owen moved from Liverpool to Real Madrid to Newcastle and then to Manchester United, he is still not popular with Manchester United people. Therefore, Owen was deprived of the No. 7 jersey this season, and no fans came to seek justice for him, and even called him humiliated. .

The reason why Liverpool and Manchester United are incompatible actually has deep historical roots.

First of all, this was a confrontation between the two cities. Liverpool and Manchester were only thirty-three miles apart. At first, Liverpool became one of the most developed cities in the UK due to the slave trade. At that time, Manchester was still very backward.

After the start of the Industrial Revolution, Manchester prospered rapidly due to the development of the textile industry, while Liverpool declined with the decline of the slave trade. The earth-shaking changes in the two regions caused human jealousy and rejection among the local people.

Secondly, most people in Liverpool believe in Catholicism, while people in Manchester basically believe in Protestantism. Since Protestantism and Catholicism have had many fierce collisions, as the representative teams of their own regions, the Red Army and the Red Devils also have crazy hatred on the court.

Then there is the opposition in football. The two teams are the most successful teams in the UK. In the 100-year history of British football, the two teams have won a total of 36 league championships, with each side winning 18.

What's even more coincidental is that during the English League One period, Liverpool absolutely suppressed Manchester United. They won 18 championships, while Manchester United only had 7. During the British period, Manchester United formed an absolute suppression of Liverpool, and Manchester United won 11. There is no league title for Liverpool.

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there happen to be many political, economic and religious grievances. It is not surprising that Manchester United and Liverpool have become mortal enemies.

Compared with previous years, the double red match between Liverpool and Manchester United this season will be more intense.

Because last season, Manchester United had just caught up with Liverpool in the number of top league titles. Only if Manchester United wins another league title and surpasses Liverpool can Ferguson's big words of knocking Liverpool off the throne become a reality.

Of course, Liverpool never want Ferguson's dream to become a reality. Even if they don't have the strength to win the league title, they will do their best to prevent Manchester United from winning the championship.

Manchester United only won one League Cup last season, which was called a failed season by Manchester United fans, but in fact, compared with Liverpool, they should be able to laugh.

Liverpool only finished seventh in the league last season, their worst result in 11 years. Not to mention not qualifying for the Champions League, even participating in the Europa League requires starting from the third qualifying round.

This season, Liverpool fired Benitez, the meritorious coach, and hired 63-year-old Hodgson. In the transfer market, Liverpool did not make any big signings. Instead, they let go of main midfielder Mascherano. Ladd and Torres stayed, but Liverpool still performed poorly during the running-in period. After 4 rounds, Manchester United won all four games and ranked second only on goal difference, while Liverpool only scored 5 points and ranked 13th. Bit.

Both Manchester United and Liverpool attach great importance to this double red meeting. In midweek, they will face Glasgow Rangers at home in the Champions League.

Ferguson even did not hesitate to rotate 9 players, just to ensure that the main players were fully rested.

Liverpool coach Hodgson also made no concessions. In the Europa League match against Steaua Bucharest at home in midweek, he rotated 8 players. The main players such as Torres, Gerrard, Skrtel, Paulson and Kuyt were all seated. Watching the game from the stands.

In the Benitez era, every time there was a double red meeting, there would be a war of words between the two sides, especially between Benitez and Ferguson, who would definitely attack each other.

However, Liverpool's new coach Hodgson has a good relationship with Ferguson and even drank together. Ferguson supported Hodgson to succeed Capello and take up the England national team coach. Hodgson said that Ferguson was the best coach in England. Therefore, Ferguson did not attack Hodgson before the game. Continue to attack Benitez.

Ferguson bluntly said that Benitez was the main culprit for the Red Army's decline. During his six years as manager of Liverpool, he spent a total of 240 million pounds to buy people, but he never won the British championship. In the end, he even lost the Champions League berth. He believed that no matter what happened to Hodgson, , will be better than Benitez.

Although Hodgson will start a desperate competition with Manchester United at the beginning of the new season to win the 19th English top league title first and become England's number one overlord, Hodgson deliberately wants to weaken the hostile relationship between him and Ferguson.

Hodgson joked: "I know Sir Alex is not a Liverpool fan, but I hope he can forgive me for joining Liverpool and will continue to welcome me to drink wine with him, maybe secretly. I have always believed that you don't have to talk to other managers It's just a fight between teams and a fight between clubs."

Although Hodgson does not want to have a war of words with Ferguson, Hodgson does not want to win the double red club. He promised Liverpool fans that he will bring the Red Army back to its former peak as soon as possible: "I have always liked Liverpool's playing style. High passing and dribbling, and quick counterattack after losing the ball. We will continue this style and hope to return to a subversive state as soon as possible. We did not perform well in the previous games, but this does not mean that we will lose to the Double Red Club and Manchester United. The competition is always different and everyone can expect surprises."

The two head coaches are not in a war of words, but the players and fans are not so harmonious.

Giggs: "Beating Liverpool has always been what Manchester United wants to do most. Although we have done it many times, we have to beat them hard again this time."

Rooney said: "I was taught to hate Liverpool when I was at Everton, and now I hate them even more. I hope to score a hat-trick in this game."

Although Manchester United's new idol Gao Xiaodong is currently the player with the most goals in the UK, he is a midfielder. He said that playing Liverpool is very exciting. This is the greatest game in the world and he hopes to help Rooney fulfill his dream.

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Liverpool players were not polite either. Gerrard said: "In Liverpool, we are told to hate everything about Manchester United, his players, his coaches, his fans and even his mascot. This game is for us to prove ourselves. It’s time.”

Torres hopes that the team can use this English derby to regain their form and confidence. "Victory can bring confidence. This double red will come in time. I believe we can capture Old Trafford."

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20 years ago during the Double Red Club, Liverpool fans once mocked Manchester United, "Wait until you win 18 championships before you come back." Now that Manchester United has won 18 championships, Manchester United fans responded in a high-profile manner: "Just wait, we will win this year." I'm going to kick you off your throne."

The Liverpool fans responded, "You have been chasing for twenty years, but you are still two Champions League champions short of us. Now that your era has passed, Liverpool will rise again."

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The coaches of both sides did not speak, but the players and fans used the media and the Internet to start a battle. Coupled with the push from reporters and their respective celebrities, this season's Double Red Club was already very popular just after the Champions League game in midweek.

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