Chapter 841 Free Kick

During the halftime break, Mourinho did not get angry. Instead, he praised the players' performance, even though they let the opponent score a goal to equalize the score at the last minute of the first half.

"Well done, keep playing like this in the second half!" Mourinho said.

Overall, Manchester United did play well in the first half, basically achieving his tactical requirements. The performance and tactics of the first half cannot be denied because of one mistake.

At this time, the team needs encouragement and cheering. Mourinho has confidence in his players and believes that after the halftime break, the team will not let him down in the second half.

After the start of the second half, Manchester United took advantage of the home court. Amid the shouts of nearly two thousand fans, they launched a wave of fierce attacks on Liverpool's penalty area. They used actions to tell everyone that their goal in this game is to win.

Manchester United's attack also quickly achieved results. In the 48th minute, Greenwood got the ball in the backcourt and made a long diagonal pass to the left side of the frontcourt. Williams failed to clear the ball. Rashford got the ball and rushed into the penalty area on the left side of the ribs and pushed the ball. Alisson blocked the ball but failed to stop it from rolling into the goal. Manchester United once again surpassed the score and led Liverpool 2:1.

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Losing is obviously not Liverpool's goal. Liverpool coach Klopp also showed a tough response. His team did not intend to retreat to defend in the second half. Klopp made almost the same choice as Mourinho: attack, continue to attack, and strive to score goals to win the game.

In fact, Liverpool's strength is also attack. In the 19th round of the league, Liverpool won 9, drew 7 and lost 2. They scored 37 goals and lost 21 goals. Losing too many goals is the biggest reason for their poor record. On the offensive end, their number of goals is second only to Manchester United, ranking second among the 20 Premier League teams.

Klopp obviously also knows where the team's strengths are. Since the back line is not stable, then score more goals.

Liverpool's strong attack also quickly achieved results. In the 58th minute, McTominay made a mistake in passing the ball on the left side of the backcourt. Milner intercepted the ball and passed it forward. Firmino then passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area. Milner pushed the ball along the trend, and Salah pushed the ball into the goal from the right. While scoring twice, he helped Liverpool to equalize the score again.

2:2!

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In the 65th minute of the game, Mourinho replaced Greenwood, who was beginning to have problems with his physical fitness, with Mbappe to continue to strengthen the attack.

"Well done!" Mourinho and Greenwood clapped their hands and praised.

Liverpool coach Klopp also immediately made tit-for-tat adjustments. He replaced midfielder Wijnaldum with striker Mane and moved Curtis Jones back to midfield.

Although Liverpool still maintained a 4-3-3 formation on the field, Klopp's intention to strengthen the attack was also very obvious by replacing a regular striker and a midfielder.

Three minutes later, Mourinho made another substitution. He replaced Bellingham with Mahrez, who is better at attacking.

Liverpool also made another substitution. Klopp replaced Curtis Jones with center forward Origi.

The head coaches of both sides continuously changed their players and replaced them with offensive players. The two sides fought against each other. The happiest ones were the fans of both sides, who were very excited.

Mourinho and Klopp, both head coaches, were standing on the sidelines to direct the game. Both of them frowned and stared at the field, hoping to catch the loopholes and gaps of the other side.

However, both Mourinho and Klopp shook their heads. Both teams were attacking with all their strength at this time. The offensive and defensive rhythm was very fast. The mistakes of both sides began to increase. The scene seemed very hot, but also more chaotic. In this chaotic moment, the role of the head coach has been weakened. It depends on the on-the-spot performance of the players of both sides.

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"The two head coaches showed their offensive courage." Martin Taylor said, "Both teams attacked with all their strength. This was a gambling attack. Either they scored a goal or the opponent scored a goal on the counterattack."

"Neither side was willing to accept a draw." Andy Gray said, "Now, both sides are killing each other. In this case, an accident is often enough to change the game."

Andy Gray felt that his mouth was really inlaid with gold. Just two or three minutes after he said this, an unexpected situation occurred on the field.

Facing Rashford's pressing, Liverpool defender Arnold chose to pass back. McTominay immediately rushed to Rico Williams who was about to take the ball. The latter was startled and hurried to pass back.

However, an accident occurred. Williams's pass back was weak. Mbappe immediately rushed over like a leopard out of the cage. He approached the football before Fabinho, who played as a central defender in this game, and raised his foot to shoot.

Fabinho was anxious and went straight to the shovel. Then people saw Mbappe fell in front of Liverpool's penalty area like a stump chopped down by an axe.

"Red card!" Mourinho jumped up and shouted as if there were springs under his buttocks.

"Flip!" This was Liverpool's head coach Klopp yelling.

Mourinho was angry, and he yelled at Klopp: "Are you blind?"

Klopp was also hot-tempered, glaring and cursing back: "Your players dive! Rubbish!"

The two world-class coaches started to quarrel on the sidelines.

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At this time in the stadium, the referee on duty had already made a penalty. He showed a yellow card to Liverpool's central defender Fabinho, and then awarded Manchester United a free kick only four or five meters away from the penalty area.

This penalty caused dissatisfaction among Manchester United players on the field. They believed that Fabinho was the last defensive player of Liverpool besides the goalkeeper, so Fabinho's foul should be a direct red card.

But the referee insisted on his penalty and even warned Manchester United players not to continue protesting, otherwise he would play a card.

At Bruno's signal, Manchester United players slowly retreated, and Bruno was ready to take the free kick.

"The referee showed Fabinho a yellow card, and Manchester United got a free kick opportunity in a good position. Manchester United players are protesting, perhaps they think Fabinho should be directly red carded." Martin Taylor shouted.

The referee's whistle sounded.

Bruno took a run-up, and the football drew a perfect arc, bypassed Liverpool's wall, and went into the goal guarded by Alisson.

"Bruno! Run-up! Shoot! Beautiful!" Martin Taylor shouted, "GOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL!!!!!!!" Andy Gray also shouted, "Bruno scored directly from the free kick! Manchester United once again took the lead!"