"Anfield is not a stadium, it's a mecca. These people cheering on the sidelines aren't just fans, they're more like our family. —Bill Shankly

Anfield!

One of the scariest home stadiums in Europe!

From the moment he entered the locker room, Gao Xiaodong felt the difference of this stadium.

The away dressing room is very rudimentary, which is normal, no team wants to make their opponents comfortable, but Liverpool's visiting dressing room is not only rudimentary, but there are also commemorative boards on the wall of Liverpool's home wins over Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea and other giants, detailing the time and overview of the game.

It's a disgrace to the visitors.

The narrow passage leading from the dressing room to the pitch is topped by the famous 'This is Anfield' signage, which dates back to the Shankly era, when the legendary Liverpool boss of the 70s and 80s wanted to remind his players who they were playing for and who their opponents were playing against.

When they played, the Liverpool players were very religiously patted at the mark for good luck when they passed by.

No one knows if the mark will actually bring good luck to the Reds, but one thing is for sure, it will certainly put a lot of psychological pressure on the visiting players.

As the two main central defenders Ferdinand and Vidic were both checking their injuries, the captain's armband was temporarily worn on Gao Xiaodong's arm.

Both players in referee Phil. After Dodd's leadership came out, the captain came out to exchange the team flag and team emblem.

Gerrard saw that the captain of Manchester United was not Vidic and Ferdinand, who he was familiar with, but Gao Xiaodong, a hairy boy, and sneered: "Manchester United really has no one to be the captain?"

Gao Xiaodong smiled slightly, "That's because the lord thinks that playing a midstream team doesn't need a too good captain." ”

Gerrard is not a fool, hearing Gao Xiaodong say this, he pressed the team flag and emblem into Gao Xiaodong's hand, "The midstream team will give you a lesson that you will never forget today." ”

Gao Xiaodong smiled and said, "Okay! I hope your foot work is as good as your mouth work!"

When Gao Xiaodong and Gerrard exchanged team flags and emblems on the field, He Hui, the on-site commentator who introduced the history of the team for half a day, was in high spirits and began to introduce the starting lineups of the two sides to the fans, speculating on their tactical play.

"Today Liverpool is a 451 position: goalkeeper: No. 25 Reina

Defenders: No. 2 Glenn Johnson, No. 23 Carragher, No. 37 Skrtel, No. 6 Aurelio

Midfielders: No. 18 Kuyt, No. 21 Lucas, No. 4 Meireles, No. 8 Gerrard, No. 17 Maxi Rodriguez

Striker: No. 7 Suarez

Red Army King Dalglish is really powerful, although he very much wants to win this game, but his arrangement is not aggressive, but a very pragmatic 451 formation, it seems that Dalglish has a clear understanding of the difference in strength between the two sides, the state, and is not defeated by desire to reason.

Before the game, Dalglish had been saying that Gerrard had a groin injury and was very likely to be unavailable, but now Gerrard appeared on the pitch alive, and it looked like Dalglish was a smoke bomb.

It can also be seen from this small detail that Dalglish is very well prepared for this match.

Let's take a look at Manchester United's line-up:

Goalkeeper: No. 1 Van der Sar

Defenders: No. 3 Patrice Evra, No. 12 Smalling, No. 6 Brown, No. 21 Rafael

Midfielders: No. 11 Ryan Giggs, No. 10 Gao Xiaodong, No. 16 Carrick, No. 17 Nani

Forwards: No. 7 Rooney, No. 9 Berbatov

This is a 442 formation, the most talked about central defender position is the combination of Smarin and Brown, this combination has never appeared in the league and the Champions League this season, it is a temporary patchwork, there is no way, because Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans are all injured, whether it is on O'Shea, Smarin or Brown, it is estimated that the effect is similar.

On the front line, the lord trusts Berbatov more during the big game, and newcomer Hernan's Des also needs to feel the atmosphere of the double red club on the bench.

Now that the pre-match ceremony is over, Xiaodong returned to his half, judging from his position, he should play at the back today, there is no way, the position of the central defender is unstable, Ferguson must strengthen the defensive strength of the back position, but because Gao Xiaodong retreated, the veteran Scholes had to sit on the bench, and Giggs played as a full-back to increase the attacking power of the side.

What is surprising again is that Xiao Dong wore the captain's armband again, if the Champions League played Inter and let Xiao Dong wear the captain's armband because Xiao Dong faced his old club, then this time Xiao Dong wore the captain's armband is a little intriguing, because the same vice-captain Rooney and Evra, we are not sure if the lord did it intentionally, but from this arrangement, it can be shown that in the mind of the lord, Gao Xiaodong's position as captain is higher than Rooney and Evra, or higher than Fletcher's ,...... who sat on the bench"

He Hui was introducing when the referee Phil. Dodd's whistle blew, and the 156th league double red meeting officially kicked off.

Manchester United and Liverpool have met twice in the league and FA Cup this season, with United winning both at home, and the Reds also gifted Liverpool the second-biggest scoreline in history, with Gao Xiaodong scoring a hat-trick.

Old and new hatreds came flooding back, and after the kick-off, the Liverpool players who kicked off first quickly pushed forward and launched a fierce attack on Manchester United.

Liverpool also know that Manchester United's centre-backs are a weakness, and their attack is very direct, passing the ball directly from the wing to the middle, allowing their strikers and midfielders to steal points.

In the second minute, Liverpool had a shot on goal from the middle.

After pulling to the side and shaking Giggs, Meleles did not go down and passed directly into the penalty area.

Manchester United's central defenders Smalling and Brown are temporarily paired together because of the injuries of Ferdinand and Vidic, Smalling is young and frizzy, Brown is old and injured, and the two have little time to play together, this time after Meleles broke through Giggs, the versatile defender Brown moved to the side to prevent Meleleles from breaking through the bottom, but Smalling did not move with Brown in time, and the position between the two was a bit big, and Meleles's pass just hit the gap between the two.

Although Suarez, who is in the central striker position, is also a new Liverpool player, he has integrated quickly, and his reading of the game and his sense of movement want to be excellent.

Today, Gao Xiaodong returned to the back position, but any position is not a problem for Gao Xiaodong, and the comprehensive technology allows him to be comfortable in any position, but the two central defenders in the back line have few partners with him, and Carrick has not played many games this season, and Gao Xiaodong can't form a tacit understanding with them for a while.

When Brown moved to the side, Gao Xiaodong blocked the gap left by Brown for the first time to prevent the players in the midfield from grabbing the point, and he thought that Smalling would definitely move with Brown.

I didn't think that Smalling didn't keep up, and he was dogmatically keeping an eye on Liverpool's centre-forward Suarez.

Smarin is 1.94 meters tall, Suarez is 1.82 meters tall, it is too difficult for Smalin to keep an eye on Suarez, the moment Meleles passed, Suarez suddenly started, and he got rid of Smarin in one step, and when Smarin turned sideways, Suarez had already put aside the distance of two meters from Smarin.

Two metres from a defender is disastrous, meaning the defender can't make any defensive moves.

Suarez's escape was very fast, but he and Meleles also lacked tacit understanding, Suarez's grab was a step faster, the ball hit Suarez's leg directly, and Suarez flew towards the goal before he could exert his strength.

Suarez's shot was on the line of the small penalty area, but the power was a little small and the angle was not tricky, and Van der Sar fell to the ground in a thrilling way.

Seeing Suarez get a good shot in the second minute, there was a storm of applause from the stands at Anfield.

The on-site commentator He Hui exclaimed and said: "Manchester United's defense is very problematic, Smalling and Brown's temporary partner is very unreliable, Gao Xiaodong and Carrick don't partner much in the game, it is better to partner with Fletcher more, I don't know for what reason, the lord put Fletcher on the bench, and if he continues to play like this, he will definitely lose the goal." ”