Chapter 417 Ibrahimovic: You Still Have to Look at Me at the Critical Moment

The game entered the 80th minute, and the ball possession rate of this game was displayed at the bottom of the TV screen.

Relying on the onslaught during this period, Liverpool had the upper hand in possession rate. They temporarily led 53% to 47%.

Liverpool also surpassed Manchester United in the number of shots, 16 to 14. Liverpool had seven shots on target, while Manchester United had five.

Liverpool is gradually taking advantage, but this is also related to Manchester United's contraction.

After taking the lead, there was little game time left. For the sake of safety, Mourinho issued instructions to the team on defensive counterattacks.

This is not because Mourinho likes to defend by nature, but the situation is really pressing.

Liverpool's offense is too fierce. You may not have a deep understanding of it by watching the video. Only when you actually play against them on the field will you know what kind of pressure your team is playing under.

Klopp saw off the court that the team still had not scored a goal. He wanted to continue sending powerful forwards to strengthen the attack, but it was difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Today, in order to make up the 18-man roster, he transferred all the players from the reserve team. Young player Ejaria.

Now, after sending Coutinho and Sturridge in succession, Klopp really has no cards to play on the offensive end.

In desperation, he could only adjust the position of the players on the field, allowing Wijnaldum to retreat to the center back position, and at the same time move the two full-backs Milner and Arnold forward to strengthen the attack.

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"Liverpool has changed its formation. I think what Klopp wants more at the moment is to directly send strong forwards... When he needs to score goals, he does not have a forward he can trust. Before the start of this season, Klopp Pu asked the top management of the Liverpool club to get a classic center like Lewandowski, but the Liverpool boss did not satisfy him. Now he must really want a center that can provide the ball in this stalemate. The team opens up the situation..."

Milner and Alexander-Arnold moved to the midfield, and Liverpool changed to 343, which released a signal for Klopp to continue to strengthen the attack.

For Klopp, this is a last-ditch effort and he will never allow his team to lose to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Manchester United's quick counterattack is sharp, and Klopp certainly knows this.

But at this moment, he can't care about defense anymore. If he doesn't score, no matter how good his defense is, it can't help him change the fact that Liverpool is lagging behind on the field.

All he needs now is to score goals!

"The game entered the last ten minutes. Liverpool made a last-ditch stance..."

At Manchester United, Mourinho also made substitutions. He replaced Damian with Luke Shaw, who returned from injury, to strengthen the defense on the left and contain Liverpool's offense.

Compared to Klopp, who has no one available, Mourinho is much happier.

On Manchester United's bench, in addition to Mata and Rooney who have come off the bench, there are still generals such as Rashford, Fellaini, Luke Shaw, Rojo and Romero. Personnel adjustments can be made on all three lines.

It can be said that Manchester United, with its strong troops and horses, makes Mourinho appear to be at ease when arranging his troops.

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After Luke Shaw came on the field, he gave Bruno the latest instructions from the head coach: reduce the number of pressing forwards, defend more in the backcourt, have offensive opportunities, and use long passes to counterattack. If you want to dribble the ball yourself, that's fine, but The team won't give him much offensive support anyway.

In terms of defense, Kanter went to mark Coutinho, Gundogan was responsible for the overall situation, and Bruno's target was Henderson.

In the remaining ten minutes, Liverpool almost passed the half with all their players, and one wave after another made Manchester United unable to even lift their heads.

"Thaddeo Mane - long shot!"

"The football hit Maguire and bounced out..."

"Sturridge tried to break through! He fell! The Liverpool players thought it should be a penalty kick, but the referee refused to award it... Looking at the slow motion, Sturridge's fall was a bit exaggerated..."

"Coutinho's movement was very light. He passed Kante through the crotch! Beautiful! But Kante quickly chased back..."

"This is a duel between Bruno and Henderson! Two midfield commanders... Henderson encountered a very strong blocker. Bruno's close defense made him uncomfortable, and he basically couldn't pass the threatening ball... "

"Arnold should shoulder the heavy responsibility at this time... but he is too young and this game is too intense for him."

"Milner's performance in the midfield position is very average. After all, he is 31 years old and a veteran..."

"Mane, Mane, Mane - he's so fast! He just got ahead of Valencia and caught up with the ball! Cross! De Gea hit it, but Sturridge who followed behind didn't Kudos! Listen to the exclamations from the stands... What a shame!"

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Henderson spent more energy on dealing with Bruno, and he had to hand over the task of organizing the offense to Coutinho.

Liverpool need him to organize the attack.

A teammate passed the ball to Coutinho.

Facing Kante's close defense, Coutinho knew that once he settled down, the ball would be lost.

From the moment he receives the ball, Coutinho puts himself in a running position. When his teammates passed the football, he took the ball forward and then made a sudden stop and turn.

Kanter was indeed fooled, and there was a pause. When he realized that Coutinho was making a fake move, the opponent had already continued to dribble the ball diagonally.

Bruno also dropped Henderson to participate in the defense at this time. After all, Henderson was still too far from the goal and was not a big threat. If Coutinho passes the football to Henderson, he can run over and defend in time.

Instead of guarding Milner or Alexander-Arnold, he pounced directly on Coutinho, trying to sandwich him in tandem with Kante, like a sandwich.

Of course, Coutinho also knows how powerful Bruno is. If he is targeted by these two people at the same time, this attack will definitely be over!

They must pass the ball before they have completed the encirclement!

When Coutinho ran diagonally to the right, Arnold and Sturridge were both there, and everyone thought he would definitely distribute the football to the wing.

But at this moment, he suddenly used the inside of his right foot to make a diagonal pass in the opposite direction!

The football slipped through the gap next to Kanter!

A very good no-look pass, but... the next moment, the football was at the feet of Manchester United!

Gundogan saw through Coutinho's passing intention and intercepted the ball before Mane!

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Manchester United immediately launched a quick counterattack.

As soon as the camera turned, Ibrahimovic appeared behind all the Liverpool defenders. He penetrated diagonally into the penalty area and received the ball!

"Offside!" Several Liverpool defenders raised their hands to complain.

But the referee and linesman ignored it!

"Kazlatan - Ibrahimovic!!" The commentator HIGH.

Ibrahimovic, who received a pass from Gundogan in the penalty area, did not adjust the football. After receiving the football, he did not dribble. Instead, he turned around and shot!

The football flew past Mignolet's hand and flew to the far corner of the goal...

Then more than 70,000 fans in the audience and countless spectators in front of the TV watched helplessly as the football flew past the far goal post...the goal line!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!" the commentator burst out, "Zlatan! Zlatan! Zlatan Ibrahimovic!"

"In the 86th minute, Manchester United scored another victory! 3:1!"

"Ibrahimovic helped Manchester United seal the victory!"

Mourinho jumped up from the ground, opened his arms, and rushed out - the madman's performance moment began again.

After scoring, Ibrahimovic ran to the sidelines, waving his arms and shouting.

Ibrahimovic's previous mediocre performance made everyone ignore him. When defending, they only stared at players such as Rooney, Mata, and Bruno, but forgot to look at Ibrahimovic...

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After three minutes of injury time, the match between Manchester United and Liverpool was over. In the end, after a 90-minute fierce battle between the two sides, Manchester United defeated their opponent 3:1, thus completing a double defeat against Liverpool this season.

After defeating Liverpool, Manchester United won their 20th victory in the Premier League this season and continued to lead the Premier League standings with an 8-point advantage.

Although Manchester United has performed superbly this season, Chelsea is not far behind. In addition to some troubles at the beginning of the season, Conte's team suffered a 0:3 away defeat at the hands of Arsenal in the sixth round of the league. The Blues have won 14 and 1 in the next 15 Premier League games. The negative record is exactly the same as Manchester United's record during the same period.

At the post-match press conference, Klopp said: "We need to be more brave. We created a lot of space on the court and scored goals. I had counted on the team to have enough luck, but obviously in the end we Not very lucky. I am very dissatisfied with this result and even a little angry. I have to reflect on the team’s performance tonight.”

"Such a game was very intense and intense. Both teams played with great passion. It was a very wild confrontation. In the last few minutes, we and our opponents were even more aggressive. Of course, we We came here to win, but it hurt us."

Mourinho said: "The game was very exciting, even for neutral people. Liverpool fans and our fans kept their emotions high until the last second. The game was played with great quality and we played our best We deserved it and Liverpool played at their own level. Overall, the game was very exciting, very intense and aggressive until the very end.”

"Liverpool are very smart, they are very calm, they know how to control their emotions and play their own game. We are a team that is always attacking, and Liverpool is a defensive team. I enjoyed the game very much and scoring 3 points also made me feel satisfy."