Chapter 312: You'll Never Go Alone
Mohamed Salah has scored from a number of free-kicks at the Africa Cup of Nations and is a player of a very high quality free-kick standard.
He took a deep breath, ran up, and got to his feet! The ball went around the wall and into the top right corner of the Manchester United goal!
De Gea jumps to save!
De Gea, who came from the youth system of Atletico Madrid, can sit firmly in the main goalkeeper position at Atletico Madrid and Manchester United, and his strength should not be underestimated!
Nice fish jump to save! De Gea single-handedly lifted Salah's shot off the line!
Corner kick!
Sadio Mane takes a corner and the ball goes to the front of the goal. Matip, a defender who is good at scoring from corners, jumps up at the front post!
Luckily, Bailly made up for it, and he grabbed the first point before Matip! The ball was pushed out of the bottom line by him, or a corner!
Liverpool won two corners in a row.
Sadio Mane whipped in another corner and the veteran United captain Valencia in the box cleared the ball into midfieldใใใใใใ
Liverpool and Manchester United are like the top masters of swordsmanship described in the Chinese martial arts, and the two sides meet each other with swords, and the battle is dark. However, it was difficult for both sides to hit the opponent's vital point.
The frantic attack in the first 25 minutes of the first half made the physical consumption of the players on both sides a lot. The players of both teams tacitly understood and slowed down the tempo.
Slowing down the pace is not the same as playing negatively. The players on both sides know in their hearts that once there is a defensive hole on their side, the opponent will not hesitate to speed up the attack!
In the 30th minute of the first half, Liu Yun, who had the ball in the front, keenly captured the opportunity! Matip and Moreno overlapped in the back runs. There is a big gap in front of Lukaku on the right!
Liu Yun's feet are plugged straight! This penetrating through ball went straight through the Liverpool defence! Lukaku sped up like a little wild ass! He got Liu Yun's through ball! There were only two barriers left in front of him. One barrier is Liverpool defender Gomez, and the other is Liverpool goalkeeper Kalius!
Gomez had no choice but to snatch Lukaku. Lukaku lightly smashes the ball and changes direction past Gomez!
Goalkeeper Kalius had no choice but to attack!
At the edge of the penalty area, Lukaku and Kalius met in a narrow way!
Lukaku calmly pushes under the high pressure of Kalius! The ball goes straight to the bottom right corner of the goal!
Kaleus desperately chased back, it was too late!
However, Lukaku's foot-to-foot shot was too angle-oriented. He crossed the first barrier, Gomez, the second barrier, Kaleus, but he couldn't cross the third barrier, the goalpost!
The ball bounced off the post and Reds goalkeeper Julius held it firmly under him!
The fans at the Anfield Stadium erupted in cheers ~~~~~ celebrate their Reds' death!
Lukaku hugged his black head in annoyance.
The big-mouthed Dunphy explained: "The old lieutenant who went into battle with a gunshot wound sent a wonderful pass!" The through ball went straight through the Liverpool defence. Lukaku made a flurry of passes, shots, and fluid movements, but was unlucky. The old lieutenant has already performed such a penetrating through pass for us more than once in the past few rounds of the league! โ
Fat Bob agreed, "Yes! Although the old lieutenant came on the field with an injury, the passing level was not inferior to the previous rounds of the league! L in LIL, the old lieutenant Liu, is now a goal machine and an attacking engine at Manchester United! Unbelievable, he's 46 years old! โ
The big-mouthed Dunphy smiled and said, "Haha, 46-year-old old lieutenant, wearing Manchester United's No. 46 uniform." But in his chest was beating a heart in his 20s! This veteran from China has let us see the passion of young people in him more than once! โ
After Romelu Lukaku's one-on-one hit the post, the situation on the pitch became dull. In the first half of the Double Red Cross, the two teams drew 0:0.
Players from both sides come off the pitch for a break.
At the end of the game, Reds captain Jordan Henderson happened to walk beside Liu Yun.
Henderson praised Liu Yun with great graciude: "Old lieutenant, beautiful through ball." But don't worry, we won't give you the chance to make such a good pass in the second half. โ
Liu Yun smiled at Henderson: "I'll wait and see." โ
Back in the dressing room, Mourinho was satisfied with his disciples' performance in the first half.
Mourinho exclaimed: "You guys were in good shape in the first half. The second half continued. Bailly, you have to pay attention, you have a yellow card on you, don't make any more dangerous moves! Jones, you keep an eye on Mane. Don't give that guy a chance to accelerate his breakthrough. โ
Mourinho turned his head again and asked Liu Yun with concern: "Old lieutenant, is the injury on your arm okay?" โ
Liu Yun said the truth: "BOSS, my injury is stained with the word gunshot wound, it sounds very serious." But in factใใใใใ Even if it's a minor injury. Don't worry, it's okay. The only thing I feel right now is that the wound is a little itchy. โ
Mourinho patted Liu Yun on the shoulder. He knew that Liu Yun was a tough guy. I will never let that small injury on my arm affect my performance.
Pogba leaned over: "Oh, boss. That, that, can I get a long shot in the second half? โ
Mourinho shook his head: "The front-court business, leave it to LIL." You and Nemanja can take care of their waists! โ
If United are weak up front, it's good that Pogba is on the attack. After all, Pogba has a beautiful long-range shot. But now that Manchester United have a strong LIL up front, Mourinho hopes that Pogba can stay at the back and concentrate on defending.
Liverpool's dressing room.
Jurgen Klopp has been a big critic of Liverpool's backline. In particular, Matip and Moreno's overlapping runs gave United a chance to score a single goal!
Uncle Scum scolded Matip and Moreno on the verge of blowing up their heads.
After finishing the matter, Uncle Scumbag patted Matip and Moreno on the shoulders again: "I believe in you, I believe in our backline, and the second half will definitely freeze LIL!" โ
This is a typical scum style. After scolding his head and covering his face, what followed was gentle comfort and encouragement.
The managers of both sides were busy in their dressing rooms telling their players what to look out for in the second half. Liverpool fans have not been idle. They sang "You ill never alk alone" from the stands
"Lift up your head as you pass through the storm, and do not fear the darkness. At the end of the storm, there is a golden sky and the sweet song of a lark. Through the gale, through the torrential rain. โ
"Even if your dreams are going to be shattered, keep going, keep going. With the hope of your heart. You'll never go it alone! You'll never go it alone! โ
This song is sung by Liverpool fans to the parent team. However, the hundreds of international students at Anfield Stadium felt that this song should be sung to Uncle Liu Yun more appropriately.
Their Uncle Liu Yun, like Don Quixote, is fighting alone in the European arena at the age of 46. It brought a ray of sunshine to the dim Chinese football sky.
Uncle Liu Yun won't walk alone, and the old lieutenant won't walk alone. Because behind him, there is the support of hundreds of millions of Chinese fans!