Chapter 481 Mr. Key

October 22, exactly 13:00 noon.

Cristiano Ronaldo stands in the centre circle at Old Trafford, waiting for the kick-off.

This is the ninth round of the Premier League, a focus game that has attracted worldwide attention.

Red Devils Manchester United sit at home against the Reds Liverpool.

Double Red Club, which has always been the most attractive classic event in the Premier League.

Liverpool currently ranks sixth in the Premier League. Although the gap with Manchester United at the top of the list is not large, public opinion agrees that this double red meeting will be a major test of whether Liverpool can win the championship.

Manchester United also attaches great importance to this game, not only because of the hatred that has lasted for a hundred years, but also because if they can hit Liverpool hard in this game, it will be tantamount to eliminating one on the road to the league title for themselves. opponent.

Therefore, whether it is Manchester United or Liverpool, they attach great importance to this game.

Cristiano Ronaldo himself is equally valued because of him!

In this game, the Portuguese played on the right wing, while Yang Yang played on the left. Therefore, when Manchester United kicked off, Yang Yang was very close to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Before the game, the two also shook hands politely and chatted a few times in the player tunnel.

But now, when Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Yang Yang again, his eyes were full of provocation and competition.

Yang Yang was equally rude to him.

The eyes of the two were full of sparks, and the whole Old Trafford stadium was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

This is a war that has lasted for a hundred years!

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"The game is about to start!"

"The referee for this game is England's chief international referee, Graham Ball."

"In the pre-match guessing, Gerrard, the captain of Liverpool, won and they chose the side that was more favorable in the first half, so Manchester United got the ball."

"In this game, the two teams have a relatively neat lineup. Manchester United's Gary Neville and Ferdinand both returned from injury before the game. Liverpool basically sent their main force to play, and both sides attached great importance to this game. ."

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"Okay, referee Boll blew the whistle to start the game."

"Manchester United kicked off the ball first, and Liverpool took the initiative to press on to press."

"Consecutive passes, the Reds' opening tactics looked very proactive."

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"Manchester United's pass was interrupted, Liverpool reacted and counterattacked on the spot and passed to the left."

"Rise took the ball, followed, and shot from a long distance..."

"Oh, I'm too impatient!"

"Rise's shot is still a little far from the goal, a little too hasty."

"The most important thing Liverpool should do at this time is to calm down, after all, this is Old Trafford."

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"It's still an attack from Liverpool."

"Finnan made a cross from the right."

"The ball reached the left, Yang Yang...a beautiful stop...and then into the penalty area..."

"Crouch failed to stop the ball, Ferdinand and Vidic were double-teamed at the same time."

"Manchester United have started very well."

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"The ball was still at Liverpool's feet and another attack was planned."

"Fletcher succeeded in stealing the ball, Manchester United launched a counterattack on the spot and passed it to Wayne Rooney."

"Rooney took the ball in the penalty area, volleyed the goal directly, hit Daniel Agger, and went out of the bottom line."

"Daniel Agger's blockade is still in place."

"Judging from the performance so far this season, this central defender from Denmark is likely to replace Hyppia as Liverpool's first choice in central defender, partnering with Carragher."

"Manchester United got a corner kick."

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Giggs stood in the corner on the right, placed the football gently, and then slowly backed away.

Liverpool coach Benitez appeared to be very concerned on the sidelines and kept calling for the attention of the players on the field.

Yang Yang was left in the front court, ready to launch a counterattack at any time.

In the materials provided by the Liverpool coaching staff before the game, the focus was on set-piece defense, because set-pieces have always been the key to winning in the double red clubs in the past two seasons, and Manchester United's most threatening player is undoubtedly Ferdinand and Vidic, these two central defenders are quite threatening header attackers.

At this time, as the team's counter-attack arrow in the frontcourt, Yang Yang really can't do much. He can only pay close attention to the situation.

When Ryan Giggs took a quick corner, there was chaos in the penalty area.

Manchester United's players are trying to get rid of Liverpool's players, and Liverpool's players are entangled in their own marking objects, especially the most threatening header masters such as Ferdinand and Vidic.

But in this chaos, a red figure suddenly appeared in the crowd, jumping high from the middle of the road.

Giggs' corner cross came right in front of him and headed it from close range.

The ball instantly changed its trajectory and fell to the left of the goal.

The close distance came very suddenly, and goalkeeper Reina was simply beyond his reach.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"The ball is in!"

"In the fifth minute, Manchester United took the lead in scoring Liverpool's goal!"

"Headed goal from Cristiano Ronaldo!"

"fantastic!"

"The Portuguese grabbed the best spot in the penalty area full of tall people and hit the goal with a header!"

"This was the first threatening attack from Manchester United in this game, and two shots went through Liverpool's goal."

"Set ball, still set ball!"

"The main theme of the double red meeting in the past two or three seasons is to win from set-pieces. Whoever can seize the opportunity will win!"

"Let's revisit this goal again, the corner fans sent by Giggs confused a lot of players, Liverpool's attention fell on tall players like Ferdinand and Vidic, but ignored Cristiano Ronaldo. ."

"It was a very unfortunate mistake, because Cristiano Ronaldo's jumping ability and headers have always been pretty good, but Liverpool obviously missed out."

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After the goal, Cristiano Ronaldo turned and rushed off the pitch, racing all the way down Old Trafford, before catching the crowd with his signature goal celebration at the corner. Congrats from fans and teammates.

In the last two games, the Portuguese's performance has indeed rebounded significantly. He still shoots indiscriminately, but more and more media and fans will no longer accuse him, because they have begun to accept another view.

Shooting indiscriminately because he runs aggressively and runs more shots.

More importantly, he is gradually becoming Manchester United's key man.

It's like in today's game, his current header is the same!

As long as you can score goals, no one cares if you shoot indiscriminately.

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Yang Yang wiped his face in frustration.

It was only five minutes into the game, and he didn't even sweat, and as a result, the goal was broken.

It was still broken by Cristiano Ronaldo, which made him very uncomfortable.

This goal has nothing to do with him, because his task is to wait for an opportunity to counterattack in the frontcourt. No one will blame him for this goal, but he still feels uncomfortable.

He feels that Liverpool's overall strength is really good, but the team has not been ground into a whole.

The most important thing is that there are many new players. For example, Yang Yang, Kuyt and Aurelio are all newcomers. Daniel Agger is the main player for the first time, and the schedule is indeed a bit unfavorable.

The Premier League's away games are hard to beat, but all the strong conversations in the first cycle are all away games, and most of them are at noon.

This is indeed a big challenge and test for Liverpool.

Of course, looking for objective factors is not enough. The team's set-piece defense this time is indeed not ideal.

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Benitez was also very excited on the sidelines and dissatisfied with the goal.

But soon, the Spaniard immediately made adjustments, especially for the team's defense.

Because he knows Ferguson, what the Red Devils do best is to chase after victory, as long as you give them a chance, they will catch you until you can't fight back.

This is Old Trafford, where, in the face of a wolf-like Manchester United, it can only be defensive.

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After a wave of celebrations, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the field amid cheers from the fans.

After the restart of the game, Manchester United really chose to pursue the victory and continued to attack Liverpool.

Cristiano Ronaldo was especially excited.

After scoring a goal, he quickly took the ball on the left rib and faced three Liverpool defenders. He still chose to go it alone, and just relied on his personal ability to dribble the ball and rush out a kicker. A low shot from 26 meters in the goal.

Not long after that, Rooney pulled to the right, hit the neutral space behind Riise, and crossed to the penalty area. The Portuguese headed the goal again, but this time it was confiscated by Reina and failed to create a threat.

Just two minutes later, it was another forced breakthrough from the Portuguese with the ball in the middle. The shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked from the bottom line. Giggs took a corner kick from the right, but Liverpool had taken precautions this time. Grid header makes a clearance.

The ball was still at the feet of Manchester United. After the reorganization, Ryan Giggs made a cross from the right. Cristiano Ronaldo volleyed from 12 meters in front of the goal in the penalty area and slid past again.

Crazy Manchester United can be said to be almost omnipotent in their own home.

Even Liverpool had to choose to temporarily avoid the edge and retreat to their own half to defend tenaciously.

And Benitez's defense for two years has also played an effect at this critical moment. Except for the problems of Riise at the left back, it is difficult for Manchester United to take a little advantage from Liverpool.

The midfield and the backfield are tightly defended, while the frontcourt is actively looking for opportunities. On the one hand, it acts as the team's first line of defense, while also putting pressure on Manchester United's midfield and backfield.

Yang Yang's running is as frequent as ever, and he is not worried about conceding the goal at all, because this is in Liverpool's pre-match plan, the coaching staff has already made a full plan for conceding the goal first, and even what happens after conceding two goals first. Kick.

Once you have a plan, you have a bottom line in your heart.

Yang Yang knew very well that what he needed to do next was to wait patiently.

As long as Liverpool can hold on, Manchester United will show their flaws sooner or later.