Chapter 883: 4 wins in a row
The three points left Old Trafford jubilant, and the Reds will be thrilled.
Manchester City's defeat to Anfield in the same league game a day ago has narrowed the gap between Manchester United and the Blues to four points after today's victory!
There was a lot of joy in the dressing room, and the Magic Bird and Paul Pogba were all relaxed at the press conference, and it looked like everything was going in a good direction.
Li Liang was not surprised that Liverpool beat Manchester City, but the course of that game brought him a huge shock.
The Reds played a powerful attack in the command of Uncle Scum, completely suppressed the Blue Moon at one point, and after the game, all parties thought that Liverpool played at an astonishing high level and won undisputedly.
Many fans on the Internet are discussing how far Manchester United, who exited at Anfield in the first leg, can evolve after getting the thighs of instant power?
Manchester City, who have lost the thigh of the long-sought target, is expected to eat the French central defender Laporte in the winter window, and the two city rivals will definitely be able to spark when they meet again in the second half of the season.
The next day the team had a day off, and on 17 January, after the last training session before the team's trip to Burnley, Mkhitaryan was present at the first team's training ground.
Armenia said goodbye to everyone one by one, and he told everyone that his transfer was almost confirmed, and only some details of legal documents remained.
Mkhitaryan hugged Li Liang and said, "Lee, you can still play in the Champions League, it's good -
Good luck.
I'm going to London......
We'll be rivals next time we meet! ”
Li Liang was a little sad, but after experiencing the parting with his old teammates in the summer, he already understood that this was part of professional football.
He replied: "Good luck to you and your team too, Henrik!" ”
At this point, it is clear to everyone that United have abandoned the tactical core of the front court that they have established over the past year, and the overall style of play of the team is bound to usher in a huge change.
On 20 January, Burnley took on Manchester United's challenge at their home stadium, Turf Moore.
It was also the second time in a month that the two sides had met.
In the 20th round of the league, Li Liang was absent due to injury, and as a result, he watched the Red Devils draw 2:2 at home and the opponent and lose two points.
Li Liang finally returned to the starting line-up in this game, and he appeared in the position of right winger in the 433 formation.
Although Faria did not go into too much detail in his pre-match tactical lesson, it was clear to everyone that the team had already begun to prepare for Sanchez's arrival.
The Chilean was widely considered to be more suitable for the left side of the front field during his time at Arsenal, and with Paul Pogba behind him and Li Liang on the other side of the field, this would be Manchester United's theoretically strongest squad!
Anthony Martial was the left winger in the game, and he was in fine form from the start, cutting inside a couple of times to create a huge threat.
What worries the home fans at Turf Moore Stadium the most is the away team's No. 7 on the right, and from the first minute, Li Liang continued to attack the opponent's midfield defense as if he was holding his breath.
It was also because of the pressure he created on the right flank that Lukaku and Anthony Martial both got good attacking opportunities.
Faria couldn't hide his excitement: "Jose, plus Alexis, England didn't have a defensive line that day to stop our onslaught!" ”
The magic bird remained calm: "It's just the ideal situation-
It's our job to get the team to the best possible situation as early as possible! ”
After that, Manchester United, who were in a hurry to score, still failed to take their chances, and the first half ended with a 0-0 draw.
Faria reiterated in the locker room that according to the plan set by the coaching staff for Li Liang, his playing time in this game will be limited to 65 minutes.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Li Liang continued to run actively in the front court, driving the team's overall attack as much as possible.
He's already seen the benches start warming up and there's not much time left for him in this game.
In the 63rd minute, Li Liang received a long pass from Pogba in the frontfield, he jumped high and grabbed the ball in front of the chest of the Canadian Anfield who was marking him, and when he landed, he was firmly stuck in position and pushed forward.
After flashing past the home team's left wing-back England Taylor, Li Liang got a very good cross angle -
Romelu Lukaku in the middle has raised his arms high and shouted in demand, and behind him Valencia and Oh Zalingard are also shouting: "Pass the ball quickly!" ”
Faria jumped up: "What are you waiting for?!" ”
Only the magic bird remained silent - after several observations of Li Liang's pass in similar situations, he had roughly guessed what his No. 7 was thinking.
Romelu Lukaku is struggling to get rid of England centre-back Tarkovski, and the little monster subconsciously wants to run to a position where he can touch the ball with his left foot for the first time!
Burnley's defense is very targeted, and in addition to Tarkovsky, there are other players who are interfering with the little monster -
Magic Bird believes that Li Liang must be waiting for Lukaku to get rid of it fully.
Another England central defender, Mi Supplement, came to Li Liang, and he was surprised to see that No. 7 had raised his arm and was ready to pass!
Mi hurriedly stretched out his legs to block, and at the same time stealthily grabbed Li Liang's jersey with his hands!
Li Liang's right foot, which seemed to be about to cross, changed the direction violently, and while reducing the force, he instantly buckled the ball behind his back-
Amid an exclamation from the stands, Manchester United's No.7 staggered to break through when he was almost knocked to the ground by Mira!
Mi couldn't recover the lost center of gravity at all, and fell to the ground in embarrassment, his hand still tugging at Li Liang's jersey!
The home fans were shocked -
Manchester United's No. 7, who doesn't look very strong, actually dragged the meter with a height of 1.85 meters!
Li Liang finally broke free from the pull, stabilized his body and strode along the bottom line to continue to advance!
The home team's England goalkeeper Pope had no choice but to attack, Li Liang did not choose to continue to break through at the last moment in front of Pope's approach, but directly sent an inverted triangle return pass with his right foot!
Lukaku leaned on his opponent and tried to force a shot, but Tarkovsky behind him interfered with his hands and feet with desperate efforts -
Neither player in the middle touched the ball, and Anthony Martial cut in at high speed on the left and shot at the back post!
Faria jumped up with his hands raised in the air, and the substitutes behind him cheered!
The ball flew into the empty net with precision and Manchester United finally broke the deadlock away from home!
Li Liang and his teammates rushed to Martial excitedly, sharing the great joy of scoring with the French!
In the 64th minute, 1-0, Manchester United took the lead away from home.
After shaking hands with Li Liang, who was replaced, Faria happily said to the magic bird: "Paul passes, Lee's breakthrough, and then Alexis scores-
José, I guess I really can't wait! ”
Neither side changed the scoreline, and United eventually got all three points away from home, making it four wins in a row while continuing to keep up with Manchester City in the table.