Chapter 874: Lose and Lose.

Liverpool knew that tomorrow was the Ballon d'Or award ceremony, so they spent almost all their energy on guarding Gao Xiaodong, and even cut off the passing line to Gao Xiaodong. However, unexpectedly, they still failed to guard against Gao Xiaodong, who was surrounded by many people. Headed into the penalty area and scored.

2:0 and 1:0 are completely different concepts. After a strong dialogue, it will be very difficult for the opponent to come back after scoring the second goal.

The on-site commentator Martin lamented: "Gao Xiaodong still scored! It's really difficult to guard against Gao Xiaodong. This fat Chinese guy is proficient in 18 kinds of weapons. No one knows which weapon he will use against you." A fatal blow, in the 50th minute, Manchester United led 2:0, and the game was basically no longer suspense."

The happiest thing about Gao Xiaodong's goal was Manchester United's bench, especially Pogba and Bebe. These two people did not expect that they would have the opportunity to enter the squad against Liverpool.

Although it is only an FA Cup match, as long as it is a game against Liverpool, it is no small matter. If you can play, it will definitely be the center of attention. If you can perform well in such a game, such as scoring a goal and assisting, That was almost a one-goal success.

However, given their status in the team, there is basically no hope without garbage time.

Generally speaking, there is little garbage time in strong dialogues, but this season Manchester United is strong, and Liverpool is in an extreme slump. Liverpool was even beaten miserably by Manchester United in the first double red meeting. Both Pogba and Bebe hope that Manchester United will win this time. Once again sealing the win early so they had a chance to play.

In the first half, Manchester United and Liverpool played very stalemate. Both sides had chances to score, but Liverpool seemed to have more opportunities. Pogba and Beibei both thought they were out of luck. Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the second half, Gao Xiaodong scored A header almost sealed the victory, and their chance came again.

"Brother Gao is awesome!"

"Brother Gao is awesome!"

"pretty!"

"World wave!"

Pogba was the first to rush out of the bench and cheered towards the stadium.

Ferguson was also clenching his fists in celebration. He looked at Pogba and Bebe who were celebrating wildly, and thought to himself, now is not the time for you to play. Liverpool is really difficult to play today. They are probably not going to give up if they are two goals behind. .

Ferguson's judgment was correct. Two goals behind, Liverpool did not give up. Head coach Dalglish made a substitution, and Rodriguez was replaced by Babel to strengthen the impact on Manchester United's penalty area.

Then Liverpool, led by captain Gerrard, launched a fierce counterattack against Manchester United.

In the 60th minute of the game, Gerrard dribbled the ball and cooperated with Babel. Babel pulled the ball and then knocked it horizontally to Gerrard. Gerrard missed the ball and wanted to pass it to Melele who inserted in the middle. Sri Lanka.

But Gao Xiaodong had already focused on this line. He quickly grabbed the ball and stole the ball that Gerrard missed.

Gao Xiaodong intercepted the ball and wanted to pass it to Scholes to launch a counterattack, but Scholes was blocked by a Liverpool player. Gao Xiaodong had to turn around and dribble the ball himself to find a better counterattack route.

Gerrard played very unhappy today. He wanted to avenge the bloodbath he suffered last time, but he was blitzed by his opponent and scored a goal at the beginning, and then hit a goal post. This time, Gao Xiaodong intercepted the ball again. .

Seeing Gao Xiaodong counterattack with the ball, Gerrard quickly rushed over from behind to steal the ball.

Gao Xiaodong had already seen Gerrard through the wide perspective of his super glasses. He stepped on the ball and stopped suddenly, then turned around and used a Marseille spin to throw away Gerrard.

When Gerrard saw Gao Xiaodong dribbling the ball forward easily, he suddenly became angry and angry. He sprinted two steps and gave Gao Xiaodong a flying shovel from behind.

Gerrard's flying shovel was so fierce that the spikes of his shoes were exposed, and it seemed as though he was going to cripple Gao Xiaodong.

This time, the shovel was placed behind his back. Gao Xiaodong did not see it and was not prepared. He was knocked to the ground by the shovel.

Such a tackle would be very harmful to ordinary players, but it didn't matter to Gao Xiaodong. However, Gao Xiaodong didn't want to make things easier for his opponent.

He fell to the ground, immediately rolled around and howled as if his leg had been broken.

Gerrard's tackle was not hidden. It was right under the nose of the referee Weber. If Gao Xiaodong did not suffer any damage and got up directly, Weber could have given Gerrard a lighter punishment, but Gao Xiaodong was determined. Webber didn't dare to mess with the appearance of his legs. The core of Manchester United had his legs tackled in front of him. It would definitely be explosive news after the game. Webber didn't want to be the target of public criticism.

Beep!

Webb's whistle sounded, and he then took out the red card and gave it to Liverpool captain Gerrard.

People who saw Gerrard's action had already considered the consequences, but it was superstar Gerrard who made the tackle. Many people were wondering whether referee Webb would be merciful.

However, Webb did not look at Gerrard differently and still showed a red card.

Gerrard just committed a passionate foul and regretted it after the foul. Seeing that Weber really showed the red card, Gerrard did not make any excuses. He just glared at Gao Xiaodong fiercely, turned around and left the court, heading straight to Went to the locker room.

On-site commentator Martin sighed: "Gerrard played a little too hastily today. He wanted to avenge the last disastrous defeat too much. His mentality was unbalanced. If Liverpool loses disastrously again, he will have to bear at least half of the blame."

When Liverpool's new head coach Dalglish saw Gerrard being sent off, his face immediately darkened. To him, it didn't matter if he lost, it didn't matter if it was 2:0. As long as he scored one more goal, it would be a good result. But Gerrard was sent off, and there would be trouble later. If another tragedy happened, he, as a new coach, couldn't afford to lose this person.

Dalglish immediately made another substitution, replacing Kuyt with Shelvey to strengthen the midfield.

At this time, Manchester United's team doctor came on the scene and used a stretcher to carry Gao Xiaodong, who had been injured, off the field for treatment.

Gao Xiaodong's socks were only scratched by the spikes, but his legs and feet did not suffer any damage.

When the team doctor told Ferguson the test results, Ferguson looked at the electronic scoreboard. The time showed that 63 minutes had passed.

There is no doubt that Gao Xiaodong is an indispensable member of Manchester United, but now Manchester United is 2 goals ahead of their opponent Liverpool, and Liverpool is missing their core captain Gerrard. Such a Manchester United will definitely not be worse than Liverpool even without Gao Xiaodong. of.

Ferguson pondered for a moment and then made a decision immediately. He said to Gao Xiaodong: "The overall situation has been decided. Come down and take a rest, take a shower, and go to Switzerland with Manager David. I will go tomorrow."

Gao Xiaodong also understood that it didn't matter whether he played or not now. Liverpool, with one less player, could not make any more waves, but Gao Xiaodong said: "Within this time, I will play for a while." "

Ferguson pressed Gao Xiaodong's shoulder with his hand and said, "No, Liverpool hates you very much right now. I think you'd better take a rest."

Gao Xiaodong glanced at Pogba and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Pogba saw Gao Xiaodong being replaced and looked at Ferguson eagerly. In the current situation, he, a midfielder with both offense and defense, is actually more promising than Beibei, a forward.

However, Ferguson had no intention of letting Pogba play. He turned his head and asked Carrick to change clothes and warm up, preparing to replace Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong saw the disappointment on Pogba's face. He smiled and patted Pogba's thigh to calm him down.

Pogba smiled sheepishly. He felt that he might have been too anxious. After all, this was a double-red match. Although he was leading by 2 goals, it was still a bit high to give a newcomer like him half an hour. Ten to fifteen minutes of screen time is considered good.

After Carrick came on, Manchester United controlled the midfield and patiently dealt with Liverpool. Liverpool played one less player, but they still kept their energy and were still looking for scoring opportunities. However, without Gerrard, Liverpool's strength was even greater than that of Manchester United. , it is difficult for them to break into Manchester United's penalty area, and they use long shots more to threaten Manchester United's goal.

In the 80th minute of the game, Ferguson made another substitution adjustment. This time he replaced the veteran Scholes and replaced him with the 18-year-old Pogba.

When Pogba came on the field, Gao Xiaodong patted his butt and said: "The opportunity has come, perform well and don't be afraid of making mistakes."

Pogba excitedly said to Gao Xiaodong: "I will definitely seize the opportunity."

Almost everyone thought this was a time-consuming substitution and did not think Pogba, a young player, could perform well. However, after Pogba came on the field, he ran back and forth in the two penalty areas with his long legs, attacking. He was all over the defense and very active.

In the 88th minute of the game, Manchester United full-back Raphael passed a cross. The Liverpool defender cleared the ball. Pogba stopped the ball on his chest. Seeing that his opponent did not come to press him, he took a step forward and shot directly.

The ball went straight to the dead center of the goal.

Liverpool goalkeeper Reina did not expect this young man to be so bold. He did not react in time and the ball flew into the net against the goal post.

3:0.

Pogba came off the bench to seal the victory for Manchester United.