Chapter 842: The First Killer of the Double Red Society

"This is Bruno's 10th goal in the Reds derby. He has surpassed Liverpool legend Gerrard, who scored 9 goals in the Reds derby, and Manchester United predecessors George Wall and Sandy Trumbull, becoming the player with the most goals in the Reds derby in history!"

"Bruno is definitely Liverpool's nemesis. In the 12 Reds derby he participated in before, Manchester United achieved 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Now he has the hope of increasing his wins against Liverpool to 9 games!"

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Bruno's goal became the hammer that crushed the fighting spirit of the Liverpool players and completely broke the defense of the Liverpool players.

In the subsequent games, the Liverpool players obviously lost their previous passion, and the players were very anxious on the field.

In the 87th minute of the game, Liverpool had an excellent chance to equalize the score. At that time, Liverpool played a beautiful quick counterattack. Salah ran all the way with the ball on the right, while Mane quickly moved forward in the middle. At this time, as long as Salah passed the ball, Mane would have a chance to shoot at an empty goal, but Salah did not pass the ball. Instead, he continued to take a few steps and forced a shot when he was about to enter the small penalty area. As a result, Luke Shaw, who had returned to defense, blocked the ball out of the baseline.

Seeing his team waste such a good scoring opportunity, Klopp on the sidelines was so angry that he jumped up and down.

And Mourinho, who was not far from Klopp, saw that Salah did not pass the ball, but forced a shot himself, and then was blocked by Manchester United players, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

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It is said that wasting opportunities will inevitably be punished. One minute later, Manchester United also made a successful quick attack.

In a similar situation to Salah, Bruno sent a pass at the first time, bypassing Liverpool's defensive players, and McTominay easily pushed the ball in the middle to help Manchester United lock in the victory 4:2.

This was Bruno's sixth assist against Liverpool. He directly participated in 16 goals alone, making him the player with the most goals in the history of the Red Doubles.

In the end, Manchester United beat Liverpool 4:2 at home and entered the fifth round of this season's FA Cup. In the next round, they will face West Ham United led by Moyes.

According to OptaJoe statistics, this is the 10th time Manchester United has eliminated Liverpool in the FA Cup. In the history of the FA Cup, this is second only to the number of times Liverpool eliminated Everton (including the final). The Reds have eliminated Everton 12 times in the FA Cup.

However, under Klopp's rule, Liverpool's best record in the FA Cup is the fifth round, that is, the round of 16. The other four times stopped in the fourth round, and once was eliminated in the third round.

After the game, according to the Twitter hot search list, "Klopp's dismissal" has become one of the hot topics on Twitter in the UK.

In the past 7 games, Klopp's team has 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses, and only defeated Villa, which played with an all-youth team, in the third round of the FA Cup. The team is now ranked 4th in the Premier League, 16 points behind the top Manchester United, and has withdrawn from the Premier League championship this season in advance.

Recently, some Liverpool fans have been increasingly critical of the team's performance, and some have pointed the finger at Klopp, which eventually led to the topic of "Klopp fired" becoming a trending search on Twitter in the UK.

However, many fans still remain rational. Some people on Twitter are disgusted by the abuse of the "Klopp fired" tag. They believe that fans should be more patient and trustful of this meritorious coach.

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"Klopp fired" is just a topic on Twitter, but the head coach of another Premier League giant team was fired the next day.

On January 25, Chelsea officially confirmed that the team's head coach Lampard was fired. According to multiple media reports, Tuchel will take over as the head coach of the Blues.

The announcement of Chelsea Football Club reads:

This is a very difficult decision, and it is not a decision that the owner and the board will make easily.

We thank Frank for his achievements during his tenure as Chelsea's head coach. However, recent results and performance have not met the club's expectations. The club ranks in the middle and there is no clear long-term way to improve.

It would never be nice to part ways with a club legend like Frank at any time, but after long discussions and consideration, the club has decided to make the change now to give the club time to improve its performance and results this season.

Roman Abramovich said: "This is a very difficult decision for the club, especially because I have a very good personal relationship with Frank and I respect him very much."

"He is a very upright person with the highest professional ethics. However, in the current situation, we think that changing the coach is the best option."

"On behalf of myself and everyone at the club and the board, I would like to thank Frank for his work as head coach and wish him all the best in the future. He is an important symbol of this great club and his status here remains undiminished. We will always warmly welcome him back to Stamford Bridge."

The club will not make further comments until the new head coach is appointed.

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The fact is that since the beginning of this season, there have been frequent rumors that Lampard may be dismissed. It is somewhat unexpected that the genie can persist until January.

As early as August, a well-known industry insider told the streaming media Athletic that as long as Chelsea played poorly for four or five consecutive games, Chelsea would decide to make changes.

According to Chelsea's statement, Lampard's "recent results and performance have not met the club's expectations, the club is ranked in the middle, and there is no clear long-term improvement method." This is the first and main reason for Lampard's dismissal. Now Chelsea is only ranked ninth in the league with 8 wins, 5 draws, 6 losses and 29 points.

The second reason is the use of core players. In the transfer market last summer, Chelsea spent more than 220 million pounds to sign rookies such as Havertz and Werner, but in the use of players, Lampard did not play the role of these stars.

The third main reason for the dismissal of Lampard is also the expectation of the team and Abramovich. They hope to reverse the current unfavorable situation as soon as possible and catch up with the top four teams as soon as possible in the remaining limited time. The team's statement also said "the club decided to make changes now to give the club time to improve its performance and results this season."

It is worth noting that Chelsea's current points are 29 points, only 5 points behind Liverpool, which is fourth. Considering the chaotic situation of the Premier League this season and Chelsea's super luxurious configuration, as long as the right head coach is found, Chelsea will definitely achieve the desired results before the end of the season.

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On January 26, the day after Chelsea officially announced Lampard's dismissal, on the eve of Manchester United's next opponent Sheffield United's game, at the pre-match press conference, a reporter asked Mourinho, Lampard's mentor, about his views on Lampard's dismissal.

Magic Bird said: "I respect Chelsea's decision, but for Lampard, I want to give him a big hug and hope to have time to have dinner and talk with him in the future."

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"Whether you are a young coach or an old coach, you need to win here, either get good results or be fired. Compared with the way of playing, the result may be the most important in many cases. You must get good results, otherwise, you can only leave."

During Lampard's coaching, Chelsea averaged only 1.67 points per game, which is the lowest average points in the Abramovich era.

The former devil's home Stamford Bridge was also frequently lost during Lampard's coaching. Data shows that Chelsea lost a total of 7 home games during Lampard's coaching.

During Lampard's coaching, Chelsea played a total of 28 home games in the league and lost 7 games.

It is worth mentioning that his predecessor Sarri and his predecessor Conte also lost a total of 7 home league games, and the two of them led the team to play 57 home Premier League games.

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Mourinho expressed sympathy to his disciples, but his team almost suffered a defeat at home in the match against Sheffield United.

Before the game, all parties were naturally optimistic about Manchester United.

After all, as the Premier League overlord, Manchester United's performance in the Premier League in recent years can be described as stable as an old dog, while their opponent Sheffield United only got 1 win, 2 draws and 16 losses in the first 19 rounds, which can be said to be bullied by everyone and set countless shameful records. If there is no miracle, it is almost impossible for the "Blade Warrior" to successfully stay in the Premier League this season.

Although Sheffield United's recent state has eased compared to before, facing a strong team like Manchester United with excellent strength and state, Sheffield United wants to get points away from home. It is as difficult as ascending to heaven. The primary goal away from home is to lose less and win.

However, when the game started, Sheffield United's performance at the Millennium Stadium was very tenacious and tough.

In the second minute of the game, Mbappe was injured in the confrontation with Jagielka and had to go to the sidelines for treatment.

In the subsequent game, Sheffield United was in a good position to take the lead, and scored the first goal in the 22nd minute to take the lead.

At the end of the first half, Manchester United temporarily trailed Sheffield United 0:1 at home. Seeing the bad situation, Mourinho replaced Bruno at halftime.

In the second half, Manchester United took the lead in the offensive.

In the 48th minute, Bruno made a straight pass, and Greenwood's low shot from the right side of the penalty area missed.

In the 63rd minute, Bruno took the corner kick and made a cross, Maguire followed up with a header and broke the net, Manchester United 1:1 Sheffield United!

In the 73rd minute, Lundstram made a triangle back pass, Burke pushed the ball in the penalty area, and the ball hit Tuanzebe and bounced into the net, Manchester United 1:2 Sheffield United!

Manchester United, who fell behind again, launched a frantic counterattack, and Bruno scored two goals in the 81st and 85th minutes, helping Manchester United to get 3 points at home with great difficulty.