882 Gao Bo was angry
882 Gao Bo was angry
Things really seem to be going as expected.
Manchester City did not field a main squad for this game.
Up front, Jamie Vardy and Adam White both got starts.
On Liverpool's side, this is the main net out, and now the Premier League championship has fallen to Manchester City, but the competition for the top four has entered the white heat!
Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and even Everton all have a chance to finish in the top four.
Six teams compete for three spots in the top four in addition to the championship.
The battle for the fourth battle is unprecedentedly fierce.
Therefore, Liverpool cannot afford to lose.
At the start of the game, Liverpool, who were playing at home, were clearly the more proactive side, and they were aggressive from the start of the game.
Just two minutes into the game.
Reds youngster Raheem Sterling was very active!
One of City's attacks up front was intercepted, followed by a Liverpool counter-attack!
Suarez was extremely strong in the Central African position, carrying Kolarov and Sanchez in a row, and then turned around and sent a straight kick!
Raheem Sterling was twelve yards on the right side of the penalty area, took the ball very calmly and turned and fired into the near corner!
1 to 0!
Liverpool at home leads Manchester City!
The goal sent Anfield to a complete boil, with almost all Liverpool fans chanting.
On the contrary, the commentators were not too excited, although this goal gave people hope of Manchester City's first defeat of the season, but the commentators did not dare to say too sure to avoid being slapped in the face. After all, Manchester City has not fallen behind this season, and they have finally come back and achieved a comeback.
Liverpool are leading so early, I'm afraid it's not a good thing...
The commentators thought to themselves.
This season's Manchester City has put too much pressure on all teams.
Not to mention the commentators and reporters in the media gallery.
Even Liverpool's players don't dare to get too excited after taking a one-goal lead.
They all know that they are only one goal ahead of Manchester City, and if they are too embarrassed, they may be slapped in the face every minute.
After the goal, Raheem Sterling only shook his fist, and the Liverpool players did not celebrate much before returning to their own half.
It's as if they weren't leading, they were one goal behind.
Rafael Benitez was pleased with the performance of his Liverpool players.
Before the start of the game, he kept emphasizing that even if you score a goal, you must not take it lightly!
What kind of team Manchester City are, Liverpool's players have to know everything about it.
A one-goal lead is absolutely not safe.
Gao Bo sat in the coach's seat, frowning slightly, but there was no reaction.
Conceding a goal at the beginning of the game may have something to do with the fact that the players are not yet in shape.
Gao Bo decided to observe and observe, and sometimes on the pitch, the players themselves have the ability to adjust themselves, especially when they concede a goal at the beginning of the game.
If it were an average team, Gao Bo might also stand on the sidelines to stabilize the situation so that the players would not panic.
But Manchester City are no ordinary team, they are Premier League champions.
As a champion team, you shouldn't panic after conceding a goal.
At this point, Gao Bo seems to have a lot of confidence in his players.
.........
However, football matches can sometimes be so unpredictable.
After scoring the goal, Liverpool was like a chicken, and even suppressed Manchester City for a while.
Their front three players are Suarez, Raheem Sterling, Sturridge.
This Liverpool SSS combination is very powerful.
Two minutes later, Liverpool again played a very penetrating attack.
Raheem Sterling on the flanks took the ball and brushed past Manchester City defender Kolarov before sending in a right-footed curling cross to find Sturridge in the box!
Sturridge shoots with his left foot, just wide of the goal!
Raheem Sterling has played at almost the highest level in his memory.
Young, energetic, and full of aura at the same time.
Liverpool's attack that almost doubled the score had City's players on their toes.
After they got the ball back, they started to slowly press Liverpool back.
Liverpool did not go to the midfield to surround it, but simply shrunk back into the penalty area and played a defensive counterattack.
The first half of the game seemed to be evenly matched.
Manchester City started to attack, but Benitez's team was extremely resilient defensively, and Manchester City besieged for almost 30 minutes without finding the back of the net against Liverpool!
In the 42nd minute of the game, Suarez received a through ball from the back and turned and shot directly from a distance, Oblak saved the ball from the bottom line, and Liverpool won a corner.
And this time, Liverpool's corner kick tactics came into play!
Philippe Coutinho took a corner, Gerrard scrambled in the box, and Oblak made another crucial save to take the ball off the line from the other side.
This corner is handled by Gerrard himself!!
When Gerrard's corner was sent to the edge of the six-yard box, Liverpool centre-back Skrtel nodded the ball into the Manchester City goal!!
Anfield was quiet for a second, and it seemed that Liverpool fans couldn't believe that their team really seemed to have a two-goal lead over Manchester City, who had been unbeatable this season!
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
On the commentary seat, the commentators completely let go this time.
"Two to zero!! Before the end of the first half, Liverpool led Manchester City 2-0!! ”
"Manchester City have suffered the biggest crisis of the season, is their winning streak going to end here?"
In the stands, the cheers of the mountains and the tsunami rang out.
And inside the stadium, Liverpool's players ran on the pitch, celebrating wildly.
With two goals ahead, they have a chance in this game, at their home turf, to win Manchester City!!
What an exciting game it is going to be!!
All the Liverpool players rushed to the corner flag area and stacked them on top of each other.
Even the players on the bench and Master Pei, who has never been very good at passionate celebrations, clenched their fists and hugged their assistants.
.......
On the sidelines, Gao Bo was not satisfied with the performance of his players.
After winning the Premier League title, Manchester City's players will inevitably be distracted and slack when facing league games.
Although Gao Bo also knows that this is inevitable, but.... He really didn't want to lose.
Winning all the leagues, although it is difficult, Gao Bo does not want to give up.
He stood on the sidelines, his face solemn.
Although he didn't do anything, just standing there was no anger and self-authority.
City's players are also getting a little nervous.
Two goals down, the manager stood on the sidelines, didn't say anything, but everyone knew it.
The boss is very angry!