On November 17, the first round of the Premier League was held early, Manchester United challenged Liverpool away, and Ferguson, who regained the top spot, kept smiling and accepted an interview with reporters. Chelsea's 0-0 defeat at home to visiting Liverpool saw us slip further to fourth, while the Reds moved up two places to 12th thanks to a win.

This year's Double Red Club is different, with Liverpool in the midst of a rebuilding period and Manchester United smiling.

The old man seems to be reluctant to talk about Chelsea, which people care more about, and the British media generally feels that Manchester City and Chelsea will be the main opponents of the Red Devils in the title race, and Portsmouth and Arsenal will be the big ones. But Ferguson only has Liverpool in his eyes.

'Roberto [Di Matteo] obviously underestimated his opponents, I always said Liverpool is a team with a great tradition, I took over at a low ebb, and that's where I'm lucky, we haven't won the league for 19 years and we're becoming a cup team because the fans don't have hope in the league anymore. It's a bit like Liverpool's current state where they can't stay in title contention, but I can still feel their breath 30 miles away. ”

'The players have to stay focused, their focus, their traditions, the fanatical supporters they have, and their impressive home record, which has doomed them to be my toughest rivals even when Liverpool are in a slump. I hated it when the media looked down on them, Brendan Rodgers did a great job, he was only 39 when he took over, and I was a little surprised that John [Liverpool owner John Henry] would hand over the whip to such a young manager, but think about Edward, that damn guy is just 30 years old. Ferguson laughed, "Brendan has given the youngsters a lot of opportunities and his players love him"

Speaking of the old man's silence, Ward talked to Ferguson about Liverpool, this team has made a lot of substandard trades, many people in the team can't play at such a big club, but the coach still wants to give them a chance. Stuart Downing let Liverpool spend 0 million pounds, he has some talent, but on the field in terms of bravery, speed is not one of the best, he can cross, footwork is passable, but this is worth 0 million? Andy Carroll, who is 35 million, along with Downing and Morrison (Middlesbrough, West Brom, Scottish national team) were apprentices to the elite football schools in the northwest, and later closed the school due to protests from Sunderland and Newcastle, all of whom were trained in the early days of the school. Torres' £50 million changed hands to buy Carroll, and Andy's biggest problem is his movement, the speed at which he runs on the pitch, unless he can stay in the box all the time, Andy's way of playing will be very difficult in the Premier League today, because there are not many people in the Premier League who are not good at defending at the top of the front like Margery.

A modern center forward must possess an agile ability to move, and Suarez is not fast at his feet but has a nimble brain. Berardi has all the qualities to excel in the Premier League, he's strong, he's quick, he's got a good brain, he's a standard all-round striker, but he's too late to get into professional football. Ward plans to send him out on loan in the winter, Berardi is the person in the team who needs the most consistent playing time, and the striker must become famous as soon as possible, otherwise it will really be like Brent said: "No drama." ”

Ferguson apparently didn't say anything about Liverpool's inadequacy, and it would be stupid to do that. Liverpool will need to invest heavily if they want to return to the same level as Manchester City and Manchester United. The pitch is a limiting factor, Anfield's dressing room is still the same as it was 0 years ago, but at the moment it costs more than £700 million to build a stadium, and a gradual refurbishment and renovation every year may be the most reasonable plan, but it is still not cheap, it is a long-term project and it requires a godfather like Arsene Wenger. Liverpool's squad is also very problematic, conservatively estimated that at least eight players are needed, and if a football transfer makes a mistake, many people can only make a very low price, which is not sentimental to talk about.

Liverpool really aren't an easy team to play against, and Ferguson's "great tradition" has been confirmed time and time again. At Anfield, Liverpool received a red card for a stampede in the first minute of the first half, and they were without one for the next 80 minutes. 433 turned into 43, and Rodgers' lottery plan began to pay off, although the focus changed from Joe Allen at the beginning of the season to Suarez and Sterling. In the third minute of the second half, Liverpool played a wave of scrambles, 8 people participated in the attack, Sterling forced into the penalty area and was pulled down by Evans, penalty!

Before Steven Gerrard took the penalty, Raheem Sterling, who created the chance, hid behind Suarez and was too scared to look at him. Liverpool are glad they have Steven Gerrard, but unfortunately they only have one Gerrard, and this natural big-picture gentleman almost ruined all of Ferguson's plans. United are in great shape at the moment, with almost no opponents before Christmas except for Portsmouth and Red Devils nemesis Norwich, but this one penalty can ruin it all.

With one man down and leading the scoreline, Anfield made a huge splash that looked like they were going to swallow the Reds in one gulp. Ferguson went to the sidelines to start mobilizing his troops, replacing Nani with Scholes, and nine minutes later Scholes's long-range shot caused Reyna to make a save, and Skrtel stretched out an extra hand in the box, and the handball was fouled, and it was another penalty.

The lord asked Shinji Kagawa to take the penalty to help him settle into his new team, but not everyone was Gerrard, and the penalty hit the right post directly in the midst of the boos. Of course, the goal went in the end, and Van Persie scored his 10th goal of the season to continue leading the scorers' list. Ferguson, who scored a goal but frowned, and Shinji Kagawa, who shook his head while walking, were also recorded in front of the camera.

The more the game was played, Liverpool's fitness dropped rapidly, Sterling was replaced by Henderson in the 66th minute due to lack of energy, Ague was replaced by Carragher in the 80th minute, Suso replaced Borini in the 81st minute, Gerrard frequently made the movement of raising his arms to boost morale, but even if he was as strong as Suarez was shaky at this moment.

In the 88th minute, Ferguson walked to the sidelines, rolled up his sleeves, and pointed to his watch, "Ferguson time!" This action put a lot of pressure on the Liverpool players and hinted that this old man was outrageously bad.

Steven Gerrard won the first goal, cleared the second with his face and blocked the third with a cramped leg, and the captain was so impressed by Anfield. The captain was fighting, but his players finally couldn't fight, Van Persie passed three defenders in the middle in succession, and his personal ability to draw the far corner to score, 93 minutes, the 11th goal of the season, a stunner.

Steven fell on the turf, and a familiar song rang in his ears: Steven Gerrard, Gerrard / He was forty yards in one pass / He was big and tough / Steven Gerrard, Gerald

Manchester United are cheering, but behind the cheers are the Liverpudlian singing:

When you've walked through a storm, you're never alone.

Keep your head up and don't be afraid of the dark.

At the end of the storm, there was a golden sky

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