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At the same time as Manchester City eliminated Atletico Madrid to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.

They will soon be moving to London to prepare for the FA Cup semi-finals.

The opponent in the semi-finals is Arsenal.

Although Arsenal was very desperate in this game, at Wembley Stadium, Gao Bo's team still eliminated Arsenal 2-0 with the goals of Kaka and Sanchez in the first half and advanced to the FA Cup final!

And their opponent in the final is their neighbor Manchester United!

Manchester United knocked out Hull City in the semi-finals to reach the final.

Two teams from Manchester met in the final moments of the competition.

It was like a repeat of this season's League Cup final.

"We're going to do our best to win a trophy this season!"

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney said.

And for Manchester City fans, this is their coolest moment in years.

Seven rounds of league wins ahead of schedule.

The FA Cup reached the final.

The Champions League reached the semi-finals.

And what makes them happiest is this weekend.

This weekend is the 32nd round of Manchester City's league match against Liverpool this season, and Manchester City will take on Liverpool away from home.

The reason why this game has made Manchester City fans so excited is that they have the opportunity to see one of their most hated teams, Liverpool, lined up to welcome the league title at their home stadium, Anfield!

For Liverpool to line up to welcome the champions from Manchester would be a great insult.

Of course, the queue to welcome the champion is just an unwritten convention, just a tradition.

Whether Liverpool will line up to welcome Manchester City at home is the topic of most concern before the start of this game.

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For Liverpool's players.

At Anfield, the pre-match team welcomed new champions Manchester City, bordering on insult.

However, for City's players, they are very excited and they are looking forward to the day.

Liverpool have long been regarded as one of the most successful clubs in English football, along with Manchester City's other arch-rivals, Manchester United.

They are England's biggest clubs.

Merely.... They have not been able to win the Premier League title until now, and Manchester City.... There are already two Premier League titles.

Manchester City fans were also very excited, and they couldn't wait for the thought of it.

With a day to go, Manchester City fans were in a state of ecstasy, talking about it online, at fan gatherings.

"When I think about the faces of the Liverpudlian people, I feel so good!"

"yes!"

"They have today!"

It's not just the fans.

Manchester City's players are also looking forward to it.

"You say, will they really line up?" Kieran Trippier excitedly said that as an Englishman and a Manchester City academy product, he would love to see Liverpool deflated.

"I guess they're going to cheat," Kompany also joined the discussion.

He doesn't think Liverpool will line up for Manchester City.

Although it is said that it is a tradition to line up to pay tribute, there is no explicit rule that it must be processed.

In terms of the hatred between the two cities, it would be worse for the Liverpudlians to line up to welcome Manchester City than to kill them.

"I'll bet on a hundred lists, and they'll line up!" Kolarov coaxed.

"Bet!" Kompany immediately responded.

Soon, the Manchester City players were "divided" into two factions, and they all sided with each other.

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The whole of England is talking about the next game.

Everyone is concerned about whether Liverpool will follow the tradition of lining up to welcome Manchester City.

Everyone was looking forward to this scene.

The people of Liverpudlian must be very disappointed, they don't want to see this.

Manchester United fans are a bit happy about it.

Although Manchester City's victory made Manchester United fans very unhappy, the opportunity to see Liverpool lined up to welcome Manchester City still made Manchester United fans look forward to it.

After all, they are not afraid of big things, and in the future, Manchester United will not meet Manchester City in the league, so Manchester United fans can enjoy Liverpool's unlucky scene with a very relaxed attitude.

Regardless of what the parties think, in short, the time for this game is getting closer and closer.

At the pre-match press conference.

On the question of whether Liverpool will follow tradition, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been asked many times.

Benitez has not given a positive answer before, but in the pre-match press conference, Benitez said very frankly: "Although very reluctant, we don't want to destroy the tradition of English football, such a tradition that has lasted for nearly a hundred years, Liverpool will not change and destroy." ”

Rafael Benitez was very atmospheric, and many Liverpool fans certainly had mixed feelings.

On the one hand, they don't want to line up to welcome Manchester City, and on the other hand, they don't want to be "sinners" who break tradition.

That's a very contradictory mentality.

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On the day of the race.

Anfield Stadium.

As the Manchester City players walked down the stairs of the passage and out of the pitch.

Liverpool's players lined up in two lines outside the tunnel to welcome their arch-rivals Manchester City.

In the stands, there was a frantic boo!

This is probably a very unhappy Liverpool fan.

Of course, there may have been a lot of boos for Liverpool's players.

If it weren't for the players' lack of competition and the league title, they wouldn't have been humiliated.

The Manchester City players were not very excited, and there was no shortage of ridicule and ridicule in the internal exchanges, but when the Liverpool players lined up to applaud them, they did not act excessively.

The players had serious expressions, and no one was provocative or smug smiles.

Speaking of which, the hatred between Manchester City and Liverpool is not the same as between Manchester United and Liverpool.

Although the two sides are enemies, the hatred comes more from the hatred between the two cities, not like Manchester United and Liverpool, which have so many hatred entanglements, and even happen to the point that they have not communicated with each other for decades.

Moreover, many of the players have a good relationship with the opposing players in private.

If you really want to count it, Manchester City's biggest enemy is still Manchester United.

Another thing that will get attention in this game is:

Can Liverpool end Manchester City's winning streak at home.

Manchester City are now on a terrifying 31-game winning streak and they have already won the title.

As a result, Manchester City is bound to let up a bit, while Liverpool are still in a crucial period in the race for the top four.

The two sides are not at all on the same level in terms of dedication and fighting spirit to the game.

Before the game, many people thought that Manchester City was not very likely to win.