October 22, 13 o'clock sharp.

Cristiano Ronaldo stood in the centre circle of Old Trafford, waiting for kick-off.

This is the ninth round of the Premier League, a battle that has attracted the attention of the world.

The Red Devils host the Reds against Liverpool.

Double Reds, which has always been the most attractive classic in the Premier League.

Liverpool is currently ranked sixth in the Premier League, although the gap with Manchester United at the top of the table is not large, but public opinion agrees that this double red meeting will be a big test of whether Liverpool can win the championship.

Manchester United also took this game very seriously, not only because of the century-old hatred, but also because if they could hit Liverpool hard in this game, it would be tantamount to destroying an opponent on their way to the league title.

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

Cristiano Ronaldo himself takes it just as seriously, because of him!

In this game, the Portuguese played the right winger position, and Yang Yang played the left winger, so when Manchester United kicked off, Yang Yang's position was very close to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Before the game, the two also politely shook hands with each other in the players' tunnel and chatted a few words.

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

Yang Yang was equally unkind to him.

The eyes of the two men 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 match is England's chief international referee, Graham Bol."

'In the pre-match guess, Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard won and they chose the favourable side of the first half, so United got the serve.

"Both teams have a relatively complete line-up for this game, Manchester United's Gary Neville and Rio Ferdinand both returned from injury before the game, and Liverpool basically played with their main players, and both sides took this game very seriously."

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"Alright, referee Bol blew the whistle for the start of the game."

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

"Successive passes, the Reds' opening tactics looked proactive."

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'Manchester United's pass was broken and Liverpool counter-attacked on the spot and passed to the left.

"Reese takes the ball, follows up, and shoots directly from a distance......"

"Oops, I'm too anxious!"

'Reese's shot was still a bit far from the goal, so it was a bit rushed.

"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 from Liverpool."

'Finnan crosses from the right.'

"The ball went to the left, Yang Yang ...... Nice stop...... Then into the penalty area ......"

'Crouch couldn't get the ball down and Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic were both in the middle of the pack at the same time.

"Manchester United got off to a solid start."

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"The ball was still at Liverpool's feet, and once again they planned an attack."

'Fletcher made a successful break and United launched a counter-attack on the spot and passed to Wayne Rooney.'

"Rooney took the ball in the box and hit it straight into the goal, hit Daniel Ager, and went off the line."

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

'Judging by his performances so far this season, the Danish centre-back has a good chance of replacing Hyypia as Liverpool's first-choice centre-back, alongside Jamie Carragher.

'Manchester United got a corner.'

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Ryan Giggs stood in the corner on the right, gently set up the ball, and then slowly stepped away.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez looked concerned on the sidelines, constantly calling for the attention of his players on the pitch.

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

In the pre-match materials provided by the Liverpool coaching staff, set-piece defence was highlighted, as set-pieces have been key to winning in the past two seasons, and United's most dangerous players are undoubtedly Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, both of whom are dangerous headers.

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

When Ryan Giggs quickly whipped in a corner, there was chaos in the box.

Manchester United's players are struggling to get rid of the marking of Liverpool's players, who are the most dangerous headers in the likes of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.

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

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

The ball changed its trajectory in an instant and landed on the left side of the goal.

The distance was so close that it came very suddenly, and goalkeeper Reina couldn't reach it at all.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"The ball is in!"

"In the fifth minute, Manchester United opened the scoring against Liverpool!"

"Header from Cristiano Ronaldo!"

"It's so exciting!"

"The Portuguese got the best spot in the tall box, and hit with a header!"

'It was United's first threatening attack of the game and it ended up with two shots to find the back of the net for Liverpool.

'Set-pieces, set-pieces!'

"The main theme of the Double Red Club in the past two or three seasons, set-piece wins, whoever can grasp the opportunity will win!"

'Let's relive the goal, the corner fans from Ryan Giggs confuse a lot of players, and Liverpool's attention is on tall players like Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, but ignores Cristiano Ronaldo.

'It was definitely a very undeserved mistake because Cristiano Ronaldo's bounce and header have been pretty good all the time, but Liverpool clearly missed it.'

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After the goal, Cristiano Ronaldo turned and rushed off the pitch, sprinting down the pitch at Old Trafford before finishing his trademark goal celebration from the corner to the congratulations of the fans and team-mates alike.

The Portuguese's performance has indeed picked up significantly in the last two games, and he still shoots indiscriminately, but more and more media and fans are no longer criticizing him because they are starting to accept another version.

The indiscriminate shots were due to his aggressive movement and the fact that he had more shots on goal.

What's more, he's gradually becoming a key man for Manchester United.

It's like today's game, his current header scored!

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

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Yang Yang wiped his face depressedly.

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

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

The goal conceded had nothing to do with him, because his task was to wait for an opportunity to counter-attack in front, and no one would blame him for conceding this goal, but he still felt uncomfortable.

He feels that Liverpool's overall strength is really good, but the team has never been honed into a whole.

The most important thing is that there are more new signings, such as Yang Yang, Kuyt and Aurelio are all newcomers, Daniel Ager is the first time to play the main team, and the schedule is indeed a bit unfavorable.

The Premier League is difficult to play away, but all the strong conversations in the first round are all away, and most of them are at noon.

This is indeed a big challenge and test for Liverpool.

Of course, it is not possible to find objective factors, and the team's set-piece defense this time is indeed not ideal.

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Benitez was also very excited on the sidelines, unhappy with the goal conceded.

But soon, the Spaniard made immediate adjustments, especially against the team's defence.

Because he knows Ferguson, what the Red Devils and Manchester United do best is to chase after the victory, and if you are given a chance, they will hold you until you are unable to fight back.

This is Old Trafford, where you have to defend against a wolf-like Manchester United.

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

After the game resumed, Manchester United chose to take advantage of the victory and continued to attack Liverpool.

Cristiano Ronaldo was particularly excited.

After scoring a goal, he quickly won the ball on the left flank to face three Liverpool defenders, but he still chose to go it alone, relying on his individual ability to dribble the ball and rush to a chance to shoot with his feet, and fired low from 26 yards out.

Not long after, Wayne Rooney pulled to the right, slotted into the space behind Rieser and crossed into the box, where the Portuguese headed in again but this time it was confiscated by Reina and failed to threaten.

Just two minutes later, it was another Portuguese man who forced his way down the middle, and a shot from the edge of the box was blocked off the line, and Ryan Giggs whipped in a corner from the right, but Liverpool were on guard this time and Daniel Ager headed it clear.

The ball was still at the feet of United and after the regrouping, Ryan Giggs' cross from the right was met by Cristiano Ronaldo's volley from 12 yards in front of the penalty area.

Crazy Manchester United can do almost anything on their home turf.

Even Liverpool had to choose to avoid the edge for the time being, retreating to their own half to stubbornly defend.

And Rafael Benitez's two-year tweaking defence has also paid off, with the exception of Riese at left wing-back, it is difficult for United to take advantage of Liverpool.

The midfield is tight defensively, while the front is actively looking for opportunities, acting as the team's first line of defence and putting pressure on United's central midfield.

Yang Yang's running is as frequent as ever, and he is not anxious about conceding the goal at all, because in Liverpool's pre-game plan, the coaching staff has already made a plan for conceding the goal first, and even how to play after conceding two goals first.

With a plan, you have the bottom in your heart.

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

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

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