Of course, there is a reason for this, Van Gaal's formation is very targeted to Liverpool, Liverpool is good at running, Van Gaal has a lot of manpower in the backfield, but the current situation is that Liverpool has one less person, and the midfielder's support for the front field is very limited, basically in their own half of the field.

This invisibly made Manchester United's players unconsciously move forward in the midfield, they had to put pressure on Liverpool's midfield, and the space at the back became larger, plus they were a little confused by Liverpool's counter-attack during this time, which naturally made Liverpool look more occupied.

However, this situation did not last long, Van Gaal continued to adjust, asking the players to start recycling, which is to put a low profile of the positive attacking posture!

As soon as the midfield and backfield are tight, Liverpool's opportunities have become less and less, the midfielder does not dare to press, Klopp will not care about these, seeing the midfielder like this, he immediately told everyone, what defense is still taken care of at this time, give it to me, the more they retreat, the more we have to put pressure on them.

In other words, Liverpool really doesn't have many options now, the time is only about 10 minutes, how can you equalize if you don't attack?!

It looked weird on the field, Eleven-man Manchester United seemed to be below, while Liverpool, who only had ten-man, took the initiative and pressed up frequently, trying to score another goal!

The battle between the two sides began to become more and more intense, and in the 85th minute, Zhang Yuan was unsuccessful in a siege in front of the court, and was shaken off by Carrick, who reached out and pulled Carrick down, a foul that cost him a yellow card, after he had already been warned by Atkinson for such a thing.

Zhang Yuan didn't want to abandon or give up, but looking at his teammates around him, he knew that everyone had done their best, and their physical fitness had reached a limit, and they were not able to make high-position pressing tactics at all.

In the 90th minute, Liverpool suffered another blow, Liverpool was seized by Manchester United on the counter-attack, Digan was forced to pull down Di Maria in the box, and Manchester United got a penalty opportunity.

Wayne Rooney stood on the penalty spot and seriously, it was a test for him and Anfield was definitely not a blessed place for him.

He only needs to score another 21 goals to break Bobby at the moment. Charlton Athletic's record became the club's all-time leading goalscorer. However, he has a habit of being soft at Anfield, scoring just one goal in 10 visits to Liverpool for Everton and Manchester United, and that was the only goal 10 years ago. Wayne Rooney made 10 career appearances for Everton and Manchester United at Anfield, playing 745 minutes, scoring just nine shots, hitting the target three times, scoring one goal and scoring just one assist. The only goal came in January 2005 when he helped United to a narrow 1-0 win and then failed to score in seven games at Anfield, with just two shots on target, a disappointing performance.

You can't say that he is soft-footed, against Manchester City and Arsenal, he is the most goalscoring striker for Manchester United, he scored 11 for Manchester United and scored more against Arsenal, scoring 14.

But at Anfield, he is a real soft-footed shrimp, when the penalty opportunity comes, Rooney is a little excited, he hates Liverpool, he hates Liverpool very much, if he can score this penalty today, he can not only get the applause and cheers of Manchester United fans, but also the scolding and boos of Liverpool fans, in his opinion, there is nothing more refreshing than making Liverpool fans angry, so he wants to score this goal.

However, he was very unlucky, running, kicking, on the left side of the goal, Mignolet made a side pounce, perfectly saved the penalty, grabbed it under himself, and let the excited Rooney return in vain.

Rooney hugged his head stupidly, his performance today was quite bad, and now he even shot a penalty, even if Manchester United wins this game, Rooney can foresee that he will definitely suffer from the outside media.

Mignolet didn't celebrate, time was running out, he quickly took the ball and tried to launch a quick attack, but unfortunately the guy didn't master his footwork, and he didn't find Sturridge with a kick, but found Smalling.

Manchester United held on for two minutes under the pressure of Liverpool players, Atkinson blew the whistle for the end of the game, and Liverpool, who were playing at home, lost to Manchester United, got their first defeat in the last six league games, and they were also overtaken by Manchester United Arsenal and slipped to fifth place in points.

The spring sun shone on the Anfield stadium, it looked so warm, but the Liverpool players and fans were like winter, Klopp shook hands with Van Gaal formulaically, and ran to the stadium to comfort the lost Liverpool players, everyone got his hug, Zhang Yuan was no exception.

Zhang Yuan believes that the team's preparation does not seem to be sufficient, of course, the biggest reason is Gerrard's downfall, Liverpool, who has one less person to fight, only grasped the initiative for a short period of time, and was suppressed by Manchester United most of the time.

Manchester United's win was also a bizarre one, as both teams had so few shots on goal, with Liverpool having only seven shots on goal, and Manchester United having an even worse split of six shots on goal, and yet they came out on top, almost making it 3-1.

Gerrard watched the game in the dressing room, he saw the difficulties of Liverpool, he also saw the efforts of his team-mates on the pitch, when Sturridge scored, Gerrard was also praying for a miracle to happen and the team could equalise, but when the dust settled, his mood was desperate, empty, and he regretted his actions.

When Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool's players returned to the dressing room, Gerrard could feel the loss of everyone as Liverpool were beaten by Manchester United this season!

"I want to say sorry for my actions! I'm sorry, my head has lost its mind! The loss in this game is my responsibility! I'm sorry! Gerrard said to Klopp.

"Steve, I don't want to blame you! I accept your apology! I can understand you! The game is over, and I hope you can forget about it! The tall Klopp patted Gerrard on the shoulder and said in relief, saying that what could he say if he was not relieved, and that was the only way to do it now.

Gerrard then apologized to his teammates, the seriousness of the result of this game is known to everyone, at present Manchester United and Arsenal have won to surpass Liverpool, if Liverpool wants to be in the top four, then they have to win one game at a time, by the way, you have to look at the eyes of Arsenal and Manchester United, now they have a huge psychological advantage, just like Liverpool before the game.

Gerrard took the initiative to speak to reporters after the game, and once again apologized to the fans and his team-mates for their hard work.

Zhang Yuan shouted very happily before the game, but his performance in this game was average, only giving out an assist, but the reporters did not reveal his old bottom in the interview.

'We weren't in good shape, we didn't play well and we didn't have the determination to win! This game is a lesson, a profound lesson, and we should learn from it! ”

"Zhang, do you think Gerrard's red card was the turning point of this game?!" A reporter asked.

"I think the referee's sentence was too heavy, Steve didn't mean it, he didn't deserve a red card! The biggest problem in this game was that we didn't play well, and it wasn't because of Steve's end that we lost! Zhang Yuan began to defend Gerrard again.

"Zhang, you lost this game, and now the ranking has slipped to fifth, ahead of Arsenal and Manchester United, how much do you think you will qualify for the Champions League this season?!"

'It's a bit difficult at the moment, but we shouldn't think too much about the rankings, I think we should try to play well in the next eight rounds, with eight more rounds, anything can happen! I still believe we can qualify for the Champions League! Zhang Yuan said calmly.

"If Liverpool can't qualify for the Champions League, does that mean you might leave?!" A reporter asked.