Noon on March 14, Old Trafford, Manchester.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez retreated to get the ball, and suddenly passed straight behind the Liverpool defense and sent the ball into the Liverpool penalty area, and South Korean star Park Ji-sung quickly intervened.

Liverpool goalkeeper Reyna abandoned the goal, but there was a mistake in judgment, half a beat slow, and after being caught up by Park Ji-sung first, he couldn't help but knock down the Manchester United player, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately.

"Oh, Reina!"

"Penalty! Referee Willy did not hesitate to award a penalty. ”

"It was an uncontroversial decision, and Reyna did trip Park Ji-sung when he lost possession of the ball."

"The Spanish goalkeeper defended himself for not being able to contain the momentum, but in any case, a trip is a trip."

'Manchester United started the game very aggressively, and although they failed to create a threat on several occasions, this time they forced Liverpool to make mistakes themselves, which has to be said to be a very favorable situation.

The whole Old Trafford stadium was boiling.

All the Red Devils fans were rejoicing and were clearly delighted with the start of the game.

In the first 20 minutes, Manchester United took the initiative to seize a certain advantage, and now they have a penalty opportunity, which will undoubtedly be a great opportunity for United to break the deadlock on the pitch and control their own destiny.

Manchester United's players deliberated, and in the end it was Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo who stood in front of the penalty spot.

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Cristiano Ronaldo stood twelve yards away, his eyes on the Liverpool goal in front of him.

He could tell that the Spanish goalkeeper Reina was a little nervous.

The Portuguese has scored 12 goals in the Premier League so far this season, and this report card is definitely not up for grabs for him, with everyone believing that after his peak last season, he will slip sharply and may even collapse like other superstars.

On the pitch, Manchester United is also a succession of failures, the league is significantly behind Liverpool, the previous two red games, Manchester United are hateful, including a League Cup title, which is a blow to the Portuguese.

Yang Yang took this opportunity to further consolidate his title of the first person in world football.

There is still a chance in the league, but only if United win this matchup, take out Liverpool, and make a good start for the next league reversal, Champions League and FA Cup games.

Therefore, in this game, Manchester United played very actively from the beginning and performed quite well.

The penalty was more like a reward for the first twenty minutes or so for United.

Cristiano Ronaldo has not performed well this season, far behind Yang Yang in all statistics, and even in the league goals, Yang Yang has scored 33 goals so far, which is far more than the Portuguese.

But it doesn't matter, as long as the game is won, as long as Ronaldo leads Manchester United to beat the opponent, then it doesn't matter.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xiaoluo exhaled heavily, reached out to wipe the sweat from his nose, and ran forward quickly.

Only a thud was heard, and the Portuguese quickly fired the ball from twelve yards into the half-high ball on the left side of the goal, with excellent power and angle.

Liverpool goalkeeper Reyna was on the right track, but he opted to save the ball on the ground and couldn't keep it out of the net.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"Penalty scored! Cristiano Ronaldo opens the scoring for Manchester United! ”

"One to zero! Manchester United have made a pretty good start! ”

Cristiano Ronaldo didn't even rush off the pitch to celebrate, instead half-kneeling in the Liverpool penalty area, clenching his fists and cheering as he celebrated his 13th Premier League goal of the season.

Manchester United's players also gathered around him to celebrate his goal.

'Today was Ronaldo's 150th start in the Premier League and he opened the door to victory with a penalty that would be United's 700th Premier League home goal.

"It can be said that this goal is still very memorable."

'Liverpool should now regroup, stabilize their position as soon as possible and put in a better performance.'

"It's Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard and the team's number one star Yang Yang, both of whom are encouraging their team-mates."

"Benitez's line-up in this game is still very debatable, and he unexpectedly arranged for Yang Yang to play as a single striker, which made Yang Yang fall into the bag of Ferdinand and Vidic from the beginning."

"As an attacker with great speed and technique, known for his dribbling and scoring ability, it's quite disadvantageous to be forced into a wrestling with a tall and strong centre-back."

"Perhaps, Benitez and Yang Yang miss Crouch very much now."

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In this game, Liverpool's start was indeed boring.

But the reason is not because Yang Yang replaced Crouch in the middle, but because Benitez adjusted his tactical style of play before the game, and the players need a little time to adapt and run in.

It's important to note that there have been some changes to United's pressing defence.

Benitez's strategy is very simple, that is, to focus on pressing the side of O'Shea and Ferdinand, and appropriately relax the side of Vidic and Evra, especially for Vidic, Yang Yang basically does not go forward to press.

Kuyt's position also dropped back a lot, which was tantamount to a change of direction to encourage Patrice Evra to step forward and participate in the attack.

And once the ball is at Vidic's feet, Liverpool basically choose to retreat and not press him.

This is Benitez's strategy, which is to force United to move the ball more to Vidic's feet through his own pressing and pressing, and lure the left centre-back to dribble forward through appropriate retreat and no pressing of Vidic.

This is not difficult to understand, because Vidic does not have the right line to play the ball, and there is enough space in front of him, he will definitely dribble forward, and once Vidic carries the ball forward, Evra, who is keen to get forward to assist, will definitely follow the edge to participate in the attack, and United's left side of the defence will be exposed to the gaps behind him.

Rafael Benitez's tactical philosophy is clear and his ideas are good, but it is that the players need a little bit of time to get used to it when it comes to execution.

The football emperor Beckenbauer once said that the strongest is often the weakest.

Nemanja Vidic is the strongest point in United's defence, but if he creates a situation that is not in his favor, then he will be the weakest point in United's defence, and Benitez aims to create such a situation.

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For the next twenty minutes, Liverpool struggled to find an opportunity.

Especially after conceding a goal, United stepped up their attacking efforts, and Ferguson's side clearly still wanted to take out Liverpool in one fell swoop at their own home.

Yang Yang and Steven Gerrard, as well as the rest of the Liverpool players, did not feel anxious or nervous after conceding a goal first.

Reversal King, this is a title given to Liverpool by the media and fans around the world, because the Reds have the most reversals in European football this season, which also gives Liverpool a lot of experience in playing behind them.

Manchester United pressed hard, Liverpool retreated appropriately, patiently waiting for the opportunity.

Yang Yang is as arranged by Benitez, when Ferdinand gets the ball, he goes up to press, and when Vidic gets the ball, he chooses to retreat and lure the Serbian central defender to dribble forward.

Outsiders have no idea what Liverpool are up to, and maybe even Ferguson himself doesn't see the clues.

Everyone, including the fans and commentators, saw that United were gradually pressing and gaining the upper hand, while Liverpool were losing steadily, first by Wayne Rooney and then by Carlos Tevez.

But when the game was about to enter the 30th minute, Manchester United's midfield was completely pressed near the halfway line, and Rio Ferdinand made a mistake when he stopped the ball with a pass from Ferdinand.

Gerrard quickly stepped forward to make a successful steal and poked the ball to Yang Yang.

Yang Yang stopped the ball and turned around, started quickly, and played a quick counterattack.

Gareth Bale cut in quickly on the left to catch Rio Ferdinand's attention, while Yang Yang took the ball down the middle to face Nemanja Vidic in a way that was getting faster and faster.

Kuyt, on the right, also chased all the way without the ball, cutting diagonally into the box from the right side.

With Rio Ferdinand distracted by Gareth Bale on the left, Vidic finally couldn't help but block when Yang Yang dribbled into the 30-metre area of Manchester United.

Because he knew very well that he would enter Yang Yang's range any further.

Evra chose to go inside, he wanted to escort Vidic, because he was worried, Yang Yang's one-on-one ability is obvious to all, and God knows if he will use his speed to force a breakthrough for Vidic.

And Yang Yang is just waiting for Evra!

If the French left wing-back still chooses to follow Kuyt, Yang Yang will be one-on-one and use his speed to force a breakthrough, but if Evra chooses to get close to Vidic and wrap Yang Yang, then Yang Yang will choose to pass.

So, before Nemanja Vidic and Evra could complete the pack, Yang Yang passed the ball into the penalty area from the corner between the two.

Kuyt, who was unguarded, cut in all the way and quickly chased after him.

The wonderful pass sent by Yang Yang was very comfortable, as if it was transmitted to his step, so that after he rushed up without slowing down, after his left foot was steady, his right foot hit directly!

Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar blocked most of the shooting angles, but Kuyt is a player who can compete with Yang Yang for the top scorer in the Eredivisie, and his shooting skills are still quite solid, and he directly shot into the far corner to dissolve Van der Sar's position.

The ball went over Van der Sar's hand and into the left side of the goal!

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！”

"Liverpool equalised!"

"In less than ten minutes, Liverpool tied the score, 1-1, and the two sides were back on the same running line!"

"Yang Yang's assist, Kuyt's goal, Liverpool's counterattack is really sharp!"

"The goal came very suddenly, this is Liverpool!"

"This is Yang Yang!" 8)