Sunderland Stadium of Light.

Ferguson stood in front of the visitors' dugout, looking out at the Manchester United players warming up on the pitch, his brow furrowed.

He was not at ease at all, but not only because of the opponent in this game, but also because he was worried about another game in Liverpool.

Black Cats Sunderland are currently seventeenth in the Premier League, only three points away from Newcastle in the relegation zone, and it can be said that they are almost slipping into the relegation zone, and this team has shown a certain ability to relegate under the leadership of firefighting coach Ricky Sbragia, which is why Sbragia replaced Roy Keane.

Not being able to meet his former beloved apprentice, Ferguson felt both relieved and a little lost.

Roy Keane was sacked at the start of December last year, when the Black Cats Sunderland were deep in the relegation zone and could not see any hope of relegation, so the board made a decisive substitution, taking Roy Keane and appointing the team's manager, who was also Scotsman Ricky Sbragia to replace Roy Keane.

Under the latter's leadership, Sunderland have barely managed to break free from the relegation zone, but they are far from being safe, so the team will be fighting for relegation.

Everyone knows that the most fearful thing in the Premier League is to meet the kind of team that is desperate for the ranking, such as the championship, or the Champions League qualification zone, but the most difficult thing is this kind of relegation team.

Whether they can stay in the Premier League or not is heaven and hell for them.

Also a Scottish, Ferguson is no stranger to Sbrajia, the two were still chatting politely just now, but when the game is waiting, he will not show mercy to his fellow countrymen.

Manchester United's game was scheduled for 3pm sharp, but Liverpool's game against Blackburn Rovers came at 12.45pm, a game that was specially advanced to accommodate fans in the Asian region.

Counting the time, it should be the end of the half, right?

Ferguson thought to himself, looked at the warm-up players on the pitch, and then turned his head to look at Sbragia in front of the home team's coach's box, he was still very confident in the team's away win against Black Cat Sunderland, but if Liverpool won Blackburn Rovers again, then Manchester United could only despair.

With that in mind, Ferguson turned around and walked back to the dugout.

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"What's the result of the first half over there?" Ferguson asked in a deep voice.

Mike Ferran didn't need to explain much from Ferguson to know what the old Scottish man was asking about.

'The first half was just over and Liverpool were 4-0 up.

After saying that, Mike Ferran raised his head and looked at Ferguson, as if trying to catch some signals from the look in his eyes and the expression on his face, so that he could respond and work next.

When Ferguson heard this, he was obviously disappointed and let out a long sigh.

"They got out of that fiasco!" The old Scottish man sighed with mixed feelings.

Blackburn Rovers are not a strong team, but they are definitely not weak either.

Sam Allardyce is an old fritter in the Premier League, and his team has always been very good, and the team left by Mark Hughes is also very good, so that although Blackburn still has lost a lot of players, the overall strength is still there.

When they visited Old Trafford before, they caused a lot of trouble for Manchester United, and even almost caused Manchester United to collapse.

From the bottom of his heart, Ferguson hopes that Blackburn will upset Liverpool, take advantage of the Reds' 1-3 defeat to Chelsea in the Champions League, and then fall into the ground, it is best to directly break up Liverpool's morale, then the league championship is still full of suspense, but I didn't expect that Liverpool actually led 4-0 in the first half.

God does not obey people's wishes, and Ferguson also feels very helpless about this.

"Who scored the goal?" Ferguson asked casually.

Even if it's death, you have to know whose hands it is, right?

"Yang Yang scored the first two goals, Daniel Ague and Gerrard scored the next two goals." Mike Ferran replied.

Yang Yang! It's Yang Yang again!

Ferguson had the urge to go crazy because he felt that Yang Yang's performance was so good, even a little unbelievable, that he had scored 41 league goals so far this season, but he was still not satisfied.

Looking at the field again, his favorite Cristiano Ronaldo, after scoring 31 goals last season, has obviously dropped a lot this season, and there are a lot more news and things off the field, and his concentration on football is obviously not as good as last season.

This person is more than human, and he can really anger people!

"In fact, even if Liverpool beats Blackburn Rovers at home, it will not be good for them in the Champions League, and it is estimated that Benitez has seen the situation in the Champions League clearly, so he made the choice to protect the Premier League first." Mike Phelan analyzed.

Ferguson looked at his assistant, and there was some sadness in his eyes, because he didn't even see the very least, who he was up against, Benitez and Liverpool are the kind of teams that can be resigned to the ordinary?

This is an iron-blooded army that can stage a miracle reversal of AC Milan in the Champions League final!

Maybe other teams will make a rational choice when they are in their current situation, but Liverpool won't, they won't choose, because they want it all!

Manchester United is crazy, but why not Liverpool?

Sometimes, Ferguson is really grateful to Chelsea and Guus Hiddink, at least he doesn't want to run into Liverpool again.

This team is full of a terrible magic this season, as if invincible, Manchester United have met them three times, all three times have failed miserably, and even lost 1-6 at home, if they meet again in the Champions League semi-finals, the result is estimated to be more auspicious, but Chelsea have more chances and certainty.

But looking at it now, Liverpool came out of the shadow of the home defeat so quickly, and maybe it is really possible to create a miracle of reversal and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, which is another big challenge for Manchester United.

The more Ferguson thought about it, the more distressed he became.

This season's Liverpool is like an insurmountable hurdle, always standing in front of Manchester United, unable to move, unavoidable, unable to dodge, unable to win......

Hiddink, just push harder!

Ferguson prayed in his heart.

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In the evening, Stamford Bridge, London.

When referee Peter Wharton blew the whistle for the end of the game, Hiddink breathed a sigh of relief.

The scoreboard shows the final score of the match, four to three.

Internationally, the home team Chelsea is in front and the away team Bolton Wanderers is in the back.

Before the game, no one thought Bolton could pose a threat to Chelsea, and even the game went along that line.

Hiddink's overall approach is basically the continuation of the line-up for the away game against Liverpool, only to fine-tune it locally for next week's Champions League, but it is generally unchanged.

Goalkeeper was Petr Cech, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Carvalho and Branislavic at the back, John Obi Mikel in midfield, Ballack and Frank Lampard in the middle, and Malouda, Drogba and Kalou up front.

It's basically Chelsea's tactics of beating Liverpool 3-1 away at Liverpool, and Hiddink will be hoping to continue to polish it on Bolton Wanderers in order to show it again next week against Liverpool.

In fact, the game was basically based on outside speculation and Hiddink's thinking.

Forty minutes into the first half, Kalou set up Ballack's goal to give Chelsea the lead.

Chelsea began the second half with a series of attacks, first with Frank Lampard setting up Didier Drogba, then Frank Lampard himself and finally Branislav Ivanovic setting up Drogba's goal.

By the 64th minute, Chelsea had taken a 4-0 lead at home and could be said to have basically sealed the victory.

Hiddink thinks so, too.

After Liverpool led Blackburn Rovers 4-0 in the first half, Benitez replaced Yang Yang and Gerrard in one go, and also hid Crouch in the game against Blackburn, the intention was very obvious, and finally beat Blackburn 4-0.

After leading by four goals, Guus Hiddink also replaced Drogba and Frank Lampard in one go, and brought on Nicolas Anelka and Deco.

His intention is also clear: to rest the two main players and better prepare for next week's Champions League.

Although the 1-3 away score is basically an irreversible advantage, Hiddink is still very careful.

But as a result, the subsequent trend of the game caught Hiddink a little off guard.

Bolton scored three goals in the space of just eight minutes from 70 minutes, two of which were headed by centre-forward Kevin Davies, with Cech, Carvalho and John Terry all making very glaring mistakes.

After scoring three goals in a row, Bolton was not even satisfied and continued to attack Chelsea.

Hiddink reacted decisively and immediately adjusted the team's defense, which barely stabilized his position, but he was still extremely embarrassed by Bolton, and even almost capsized in the gutter.

Thrilling! It's so thrilling!

When the whistle blew at the end of the game, everyone at Stamford Bridge secretly broke out in a cold sweat.

Chelsea were almost equalised by Bolton Wanderers, which would be a shame for Stamford Bridge!

But while breaking out in a cold sweat, everyone also secretly wondered in their hearts, what is going on with Chelsea? Why did you suddenly give Bolton such an attack?

Bolton were able to score three goals in seven minutes, but what about Liverpool?

You know, in terms of offensive ability, Liverpool is the best in the Premier League this season, and even in Europe is rarely the opponent.

If the same opportunity is exposed to Liverpool's attacking firepower, will Chelsea be able to hold on to the first leg?

Everyone is starting to worry, starting to be afraid!

Originally, they were all determined to win, and they felt that the team's promotion was a certainty, but now, they are all starting to worry, not knowing what is wrong with Chelsea, and not knowing whether Liverpool will create opportunities similar to Bolton.

All of this was full of suspense, but the atmosphere over Stamford Bridge that was full of confidence suddenly became eerie and a little more gloomy.