The Premier League on December 30 is of great significance to Manchester United's players.

Because the day after the game, it happened to be Ferguson's 65th birthday.

Everyone at Manchester United hopes to win the opponent at home in this round of the league, giving a generous gift to the old man who is about to celebrate his birthday, and at the same time allowing Manchester United to further lead the opponent and establish a league advantage.

Before the game, Reading manager Koper was also mentally prepared for this situation, and his biggest concern was undoubtedly Manchester United's number seven, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been on a hot streak lately.

In his pre-match press conference, the Reading boss linked United's no.7 with the likes of George Best, Eric Cantona and David Beckham, and he felt it would not be easy to score twice in a row during the winter break, and Cristiano Ronaldo is on the road to greatness.

In addition to Koppel, Manchester United legend Eric Cantona also offered his encouragement to the Portuguese.

"Run, rush, and don't miss a chance to score!"

It was a generous gift from Cantona to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Reading have always been a difficult team.

Even at Old Trafford, Manchester United still had a tough battle.

In the first 30 minutes, Manchester United encountered stubborn sniping from their opponents, creating little threat, and Ronaldo also got up again and again, but it always had little effect, which made everyone seem to see a scene.

That was to go without a score, and the Portuguese ended up shooting indiscriminately.

But it turns out that Xiao Xiao Luo is indeed different.

In the 33rd minute of the game, the Portuguese won the ball on the left flank, faced the opponent's two defenders, suddenly started, after a few fancy moves in a row, shook off the opponent, directly passed the ball with his right foot, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored with a header from nine meters in front of the goal, opening the scoring for Manchester United.

It was a goal that ignited the excitement at Old Trafford and made it feel like everyone was seeing a victory.

Less than five minutes later, Heinze was fouled and Reading were given a set-piece in front of the goal, which they combined to find the back of the net to level the scores.

Interestingly, Reading's position was almost identical to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's.

One-to-one!

The two sides are back on the same page again.

The Reds began to play more and more urgently, especially Cristiano Ronaldo, who was very impatient and unlucky, and had a back-nodded ball that hit the crossbar to qualify.

In the second half, Manchester United continued to strengthen their attack, but Reading still stubbornly defended.

It wasn't until the 58th minute that substitute Ryan Giggs crossed low from the left, Rooney knocked back with his back, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stepped past the opposing central defender and hit the goal directly from a tight angle.

The ball bounced off the left-hand post and Cristiano Ronaldo cut in quickly and slotted home with ease to put United ahead again.

The goal also gave Manchester United fans hope again.

All the United fans in the stadium chanted Cristiano Ronaldo's name and cheered him on.

After that, the Reading team still stubbornly organized the defense, waited for the opportunity to counterattack, and obviously did not give up the game.

The pressure on Manchester United is still very high, everyone is walking on thin ice, and they dare not be careless.

Until the 77th minute, Giggs suddenly switched to the right side, dribbled back from near the bottom line, and the left-footed curling ball picked up the back point, Cristiano Ronaldo quickly inserted into the penalty area, four meters in front of the goal, volleyed with his right foot, almost exhausted all his strength, and pumped the ball into the Reading team's goal!

After the goal, the Portuguese was so excited that he rushed off the pitch, all the way to the corner, rushed to the live cameras of Sky TV, and let out a roar of rage.

His handsome face became a little hideous because of excitement, which made people feel his excitement at this moment and the joy after venting!

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"Cristiano Ronaldo has really been under a lot of pressure this season."

"Before the season, he and Wayne Rooney were two of United's biggest names in the team, but at the World Cup, the two turned against each other, and the Portuguese became everyone's enemy, and even England fans threatened to assassinate him if he dared to set foot in England again."

'At the time, everyone thought that Cristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United road was over, and Wayne Rooney would carry the burden of the team and carry the banner of rebellion against Chelsea's golden dollar football.

"Then, most of the season passed, and the reality was exactly the opposite of what I had expected."

"So far this season, Rooney's performance has been barely passing, but Cristiano Ronaldo's performance has been eye-catching, even magical."

"Cristiano Ronaldo was criticized for his indiscriminate shooting in the early part of the season, but as Cantona said, all top scorers go through a process where their shooting skills and confidence are perfected."

"In the last three rounds, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored three consecutive braces, proving his magic to everyone and completing a surprising explosion!"

On the other hand, Rooney, a teammate at Manchester United, is obviously gradually moving towards mediocrity, and Manchester United legend Cantona believes that the technical skills determine the different trends of the two talented players, and Rooney has obviously neglected to continue to polish his basic skills after moving to Manchester United, which has led to his ceiling being constantly lowered.

According to Cantona, there are not many players who can match Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of attacking speed and technical comprehensiveness, and so far in the Premier League, only Yang has the same quality.

"Manchester United has concluded that Yang Yang will be Cristiano Ronaldo's strongest rival!"

"And this time, Cristiano Ronaldo's full-scale outbreak during the winter break has undoubtedly once again started this war between himself and Yang Yang!"

'Despite losing one round in the opening round, the scrappy Portuguese clearly wanted to pull one back.

"After scoring twice in three consecutive rounds, the Portuguese's tally of goals this season has reached twelve, just one step away from Yang Yang's fifteen."

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In this round, Liverpool went south to London to challenge Tottenham Hotspur away.

Yang Yang set up a goal from Luis Garcia just before the end of the first half, and in the end, Liverpool narrowly beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 away and won three precious points away.

The day after the game, the entire British media was shocked by Cristiano Ronaldo's three-game brace, and at the same time were addicted to the explosion of Manchester United's star, believing that the move was bound to ignite the battle for the best player in the Premier League.

The Portuguese have just two opponents in front of them, Chelsea centre-forward Didier Drogba, who has scored 13 goals, and Liverpool striker Yang Yang, who has scored 15 goals, both of whom have been the best performers in the Premier League this season.

Among them, in addition to scoring 15 goals, Yang Yang has contributed one assist in this round, and his personal assist count this season has reached thirteen, which is also a quite surprising result.

Occupying the top spot in both the scorer list and the assists list, Yang Yang showed everyone his strength in his first season in the Premier League.

As for the fact that the Devils' schedule during the winter break was not as eye-catching as Cristiano Ronaldo, it was not only a problem of Yang Yang, but also a problem of the whole Liverpool team.

What's more, before the winter break, Yang Yang led Liverpool to a 4-0 victory in four consecutive rounds, and his performance was not lost to the Portuguese at all.

Also in December, Cristiano Ronaldo scored seven goals and provided four brilliant assists for the Reds on all fronts, which contributed to United's record of five wins and one draw in December, especially the three wins in a row on the Christmas Devil's schedule.

But Yang Yang's performance is not bad, Liverpool also won five and drew one in December, including four consecutive 4-0 games, and the performance is even better than Manchester United, and Yang Yang has also personally scored six goals and seven assists, becoming an indispensable core attacker in the Liverpool team.

It can be said that the contest between the two stars, whether in terms of data or performance, is between the two stars.

The media and fans who supported Cristiano Ronaldo believe that the Portuguese was the best player in the Premier League in December, especially the most devilish Christmas fixture, and he performed slightly better than Yang Yang.

But the side that supports Yang Yang is refuted, believing that this is the first time Yang Yang has experienced the Christmas devil schedule, and it is normal to be a little uncomfortable, not to mention that Liverpool is not inferior to Manchester United in the whole December, and Yang Yang has made great contributions.

"Considering the overall strength of Liverpool and the fact that the team can give Yang Yang less support than Manchester United gave to Ronaldo, Yang Yang's performance is more rare and better than Cristiano Ronaldo."

As for Drogba, who had high hopes, with Chelsea's two consecutive draws, he has gradually lost his competitiveness.

In the end, who will win the Premier League's Player of the Month will probably continue to cause controversy, and how to choose depends on the official decision of the Premier League.

After 21 rounds, Liverpool narrowly beat Tottenham Hotspur away, Chelsea drew 2-2 at home to Fulham, and Arsenal lost 0-1 away to Sheffield United.

When all the games were played, Manchester United led the table with 50 points, Liverpool were second with 45 points, Chelsea dropped points from two consecutive draws and fell to third with 44 points and Arsenal dropped to fifth with 36 points.

Liverpool, on the other hand, are opponents in the next round, with Bolton in fourth place with 39 points.

This also made everyone sweat for Liverpool, because Bolton is clearly not a good stubble.

Playing two rounds in three consecutive days is also a huge test for Liverpool's players.

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1 January 2007, New Year's Day.

In the first game of the new year, in the 22nd round of the Premier League, Liverpool hosted Bolton.

At the end of the first half, the two sides were still 0-0.