Chapter 416 Liverpool’s Crazy Counterattack

"Ahh...ah! This is so exciting! In the 71st minute, Manchester United used a midfield steal to steal the ball and directly launched a fast break. Rooney finally scored the ball!"

"Manchester United is leading for the first time in this game! They are leading a team like Liverpool! The one leading is Klopp's Liverpool!"

"Rooney! Rooney! His fifth goal in the Premier League this season! This is the season with the fewest goals since he debuted at Everton in 2002. This season, the Manchester United captain has gradually lost his main force in the team. Position, he only played 13 times in the first 21 rounds of the league, including 8 starts! Although Rooney's goals are few, they are very crucial. For example, in the first round of the Manchester Derby with Manchester City, he scored a goal to help Manchester United 3 :2 Defeat the rivals in the same city, and he also scored again in today’s double red meeting to help the team take the lead.”

"But what's more important is Bruno's wonderful performance before that! He completely attracted Liverpool's defenders. He deceived everyone. What a beautiful pass!"

"When Jordan Henderson lost the ball, there was a lack of support around him... Perhaps Jordan Henderson and his teammates did not expect that Bruno was so fast and could appear next to him immediately... This is In the battle between the two midfielders, Bruno won!”

"Beautiful! Beautiful! Ninety percent of the credit for this goal must be attributed to Bruno! If it weren't for him counterattacking in the midfield to launch an attack, if it weren't for a series of back-and-forth passes between him and Ibrahimovic that attracted the attention of Liverpool players "How could Rooney have such an easy shot?"

"I remember Di Natale once said this: As Bruno's teammate, shooting is a very simple thing. He will always consider your needs when passing the ball and deliver the football to you comfortably. In front of you, all you have to do is very simple, whether it is with your head or your feet, just hit the football in... Rooney's goal perfectly explains Di Natale's words to us! "

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Bruno raised his arms, ready to cheer, and saw Rooney rushing toward him, then jumped up suddenly, and he quickly hugged him with his raised hands.

Ibrahimovic also rushed up.

Just behind Liverpool's goal is the stand where Manchester United's most die-hard fans gather.

When Rooney put the ball into Liverpool's goal, they all jumped with their arms in the air.

"Long live! Manchester United! Long live! Manchester United!!"

The Old Trafford Stadium became a sea of ​​joy. Cheers first rang out from the stands behind the goal, and then quickly spread throughout the stadium. The stands on all sides were filled with waving arms and cheering Manchester United fans.

Mourinho, who was on the sidelines, couldn't restrain his excitement and rushed to the court and ran around before returning. As soon as he came back, he was hugged by assistant coach Faria and other members of the coaching staff.

"We're ahead! We're ahead of them!"

United's substitutes and coaches cheered loudly.

Even though the game wasn't over yet, at this moment it looked like they had won it.

It makes sense that they are so happy. On the one hand, they are ahead of Liverpool and put them in a favorable situation. On the other hand, it's because this is the first time they've led Liverpool today.

In today's game, it was Liverpool who scored first. They then equalized and until now scored again, leading Liverpool for the first time.

This gave them great confidence and made them ecstatic.

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Klopp stopped throwing things. He spread his hands, turned around and complained to his assistants: "This ball lost is so..."

He didn't know what to say. Anyway, he was very depressed, and Bruno was simply his nemesis.

Mignolet got up from the ground, picked up the football on the ground, and kicked it out with his foot in annoyance.

The other Liverpool players around him shook their heads helplessly.

In the first double-red meeting of the season, they had already lost to Manchester United at home, and they still suffered a disastrous defeat. Now that they are defeated by Manchester United again today, it means that they have been double beaten by Manchester United this season. At the same time, they have also been widened by Manchester United to 17 points, and they have been eliminated early from the competition for the league championship.

So this game cannot be lost no matter what!

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson shouted to his teammates to get the football over for kick-off.

He had never been so anxious when Liverpool was tied. There was still plenty of game time at that time, so he could take his time. But it is now seventy-one minutes, which is nineteen minutes not counting injury time. They must score at least one goal, so they must seize the time.

Coutinho is also anxious.

The Manchester United players celebrated for a little longer. They were like the referee indicating whether it was time to intervene?

The referee went up to pull away the carnival Manchester United players and said that it was time for them to go back and not waste time here, otherwise he would not mind giving a yellow card.

None of the Manchester United players wanted to receive a yellow card at this time, and they all returned to their positions.

The Liverpool players over there had already placed the football in the center circle and were waiting.

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The referee blew his whistle and the game started again.

Manchester United entered the game with a 2:1 advantage. As long as they maintained this score for more than 20 minutes, they would win.

After conceding the ball, Klopp stood on the sidelines and shouted the names of Henderson and Coutinho. In his opinion, these two people are the key to changing the situation. Mane has been thoroughly studied and targeted by the opponent. Apart from that goal in the first half, his performance was not very good. His breakthrough is still sharp and his passing is good, but his shooting is almost unlucky. On the other hand, Henderson and Coutinho may still have a chance.

Although Liverpool did not fall out of the top four after losing to Manchester United, Liverpool is definitely not the kind of team that is satisfied just by qualifying for the Champions League. Losing the double red will be an extremely heavy blow to the team's morale, so this game cannot be lost under any circumstances!

After Sturridge came on the field, he indeed brought more vitality to Liverpool's offense. His dribbling and breakthrough were very sharp, forcing Manchester United to devote more energy to defense, which indirectly extinguished the fire of passion that they had just ignited because of the goal.

But Manchester United doesn't care much. Anyway, they are in the lead now, not Liverpool.

The Manchester United fans in the stands were singing and cheering for their team.

If you can beat Liverpool at home, it will definitely be something worth being happy for a week.

For any Manchester United fan, no matter when, being able to defeat their arch-rival Liverpool in a game is as joyful as Christmas!

"Come on! Manchester United!"

"Go ahead, Manchester United!!"

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Although the Manchester United fans in the stands hoped that Manchester United could continue to attack and continue to rush, the reality was completely opposite to their thoughts. They were suppressed by Liverpool, who mainly turned away.

During this period, Manchester United was under great defensive pressure. Bruno retreated to the midfielder position, forming a three-midfielder with Kante and Gundogan.

When concentrating on defense, Bruno went to Mane.

After completing the plan, Kanter returned to his original position, marking Coutinho, while Bruno was more flexible. He chose the most difficult target for himself and singled out Mane in defense again and again.

Although they were defending, Manchester United's defensive counterattack was also very sharp, forcing Liverpool to keep some people behind.

As long as Bruno has a chance in the backcourt, he will directly pass the long ball to Ibrahimovic in front, relying on Ibrahimovic's ability to find opportunities, so he will not let Ibrahimovic return to defense no matter what.

It doesn't matter if there is one less forward in the defense. Anyway, he is very good at running and grabbing. One person can be used by three people. So in terms of numbers, even without Ibrahimovic, Manchester United still has an advantage.

It's a pity that Ibrahimovic is already a thirty-five-year-old veteran after all. He can go straight to Huanglong with the ball alone.

The commentator saw Ibrahimovic wasting several opportunities and said: "If these were replaced by Ibrahimovic a few years ago, he would have scored a hat trick..."

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Sturridge's appearance made Manchester United's defense somewhat stretched. This forward who can run and burst is too flexible. He moves on the right wing and Manchester United's left back Darmian has some difficulty dealing with him.

After Bruno discovered this situation, he decided to give up Mane and ran to help Damian.

When Sturridge used a fake move to deceive Damian and planned to cut in from the center, Bruno caught up with him and made a very rude big-footed clearance. Not only did he kick the football out, he also raised his knee high and almost missed it. Knocked Sturridge on the chin.

Sturridge was startled and barely escaped by jumping up. He quickly raised his hands to complain to the referee.

The referee blew the whistle, awarded Liverpool a free kick, and also gave Bruno a verbal warning.

Bruno nodded in acceptance, but he did not take the referee's warning to heart.

While being warned by the referee, the Manchester United midfielder kept staring at Sturridge. He believes the England striker must have felt it.

Sturridge certainly felt it. He always felt that someone was staring at him. He followed the gaze and found that it was Bruno.

Seeing his face, he thought of the scene where his jaw was almost broken by the opponent's knee just now, and he couldn't help but feel a little pain under his mouth...

This is the result Bruno is pursuing.

Just like Kanter said to Mourinho, his defensive goal is not to steal the ball, but to make the opponent always think that he will steal the ball. He put psychological pressure on Sturridge, who had just come on and was in full swing, and that was enough.

The next time the two confront each other, as long as he appears next to Sturridge, it will cause some psychological fluctuations in him. In this way, your goal will be achieved.