September 12th.

"This is the city of Manchester, where I'm now, in the media box at Old Trafford, and in less than 10 minutes the 193rd Double Red will begin!"

This may be the first time Zhan Tianjun has commented on a Liverpool game at Old Trafford, and even if he is as experienced as him, he can't help but feel a little excited and excited.

He had already seen that the players from both sides were standing in the tunnel waiting to enter the stadium and the referee team was putting the finishing touches on them.

He subconsciously glanced at the player in red first, but immediately laughed dumbly.

This is Old Trafford, and the only ones who can wear red are, of course, Manchester United at home.

Liverpool, who played away, wore a white away jersey, while the man standing at the front of the queue had a completely eastern face.

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"Daley, you said you wanted to teach me a lesson?"

Wearing the captain's armband, Long Shute turned his head to look at his former roommate.

Probably affected by the atmosphere, Blind's expression was a little stiff, and he snorted without smiling:

"You'd better not come to my defense zone, or you'll ...... I'm going to let you know how terrible I am! ”

Long Shute raised his eyebrows, as if he had never known this guy:

"I'd love to see it...... How terrible you are! ”

Blind's lips moved, and he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Big brother, I just give myself courage, don't take it seriously!

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"The referee officiating this game is Michael Oliver, one of the referees that the FA has focused on training in recent years, he is only 30 years old this year, even younger than many players on the field, and hopefully this referee can calm down today."

Zhan Tianjun also has information about the referee at his fingertips.

Zhang Lu nodded:

"Oliver is not very old, but under the FA's key training, he has blown a lot of important games and accumulated a lot of experience, compared to Clattenburg or Atkinson, his decisions are relatively accurate, and there is not much bias."

They don't know that the young and promising Oliver will soon be called the "Magic Four" by Chinese fans who are thousands of miles away, along with Clattenberg, Mike Dean and Atkinson......

At least, though, he's still young and there's room for improvement.

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With the development of modern football, even the atmosphere of rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool is slowly fading, and the atmosphere that used to be full of gunsmoke and rivalry from before the game has now dissipated considerably.

Everyone is getting more and more professional, and that's not necessarily a good thing.

Wayne Rooney and Jordan Henderson were both sidelined through injury, with Lonsette and Michael Carrick representing both sides in the pre-match side-picking ceremony.

There are also a few members of the United squad who played against Lonshit in the Champions League final four years ago, as well as former comrades like Blind and Schweinsteiger.

But more often than not, they are unfamiliar faces:

For example, Anthony Martial, who was hyped in the transfer period, was well-known as the "80 million new king" and "new Henry".

For example, last season's Eredivisie MVP, the Red Devils' new No. 7, and Robben's successor, Memphis Depay.

Another example is the unkempt head who served as a striker in this game...... Marouane Fellaini.

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When Ronshette saw his old friend Blind standing at centre-back, he doubted his eyes for a moment!

Come on! Although there are many small central defenders in football who play quite well, such as Cannavaro, Puyol, and Mascherano are also half-counted, but ...... Blind is definitely not this type!

No strength, no speed, no height, no confrontation, no frontal defense, no fill-in, no chase, except for a pass that he practiced at Ajax, there is hardly much sparkle on his body.

Of course, the above evaluation is required by the standards of a top player, and Blind is also useless, he has a good ball intelligence and good awareness, but he is still very unsuitable to play at centre-back......

Van Gaal, who was standing on the sidelines, spread his hands:

What can I do?

As one of the world's top coaches, don't I know more about football than TV viewers and the eighth-rate roadside tabloids?

If there were reliable defenders on the bench, wouldn't I use them?!

Phil Jones is injured, Rojo has just played for the national team, and his fitness bar is close to half-disabled, and only Blind can make a cameo at central defender.

If he was facing a normal underdog, Carrick might have dropped back, but his fitness was ...... It's not as good as Blind!

Anyway, Blind is much younger!

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Goalkeeper: David De Gea.

Defenders: Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Luke Shaw.

Midfielders: Schweinsteiger, Carrick, Herrera.

Forwards: Mata, Fellaini, Depay.

If you think about it, Van Gaal's lineup is ...... Actually, it's not a big deal.

At full play, only De Gea and Schweinsteiger can be regarded as first-line superstars, Mata is also half, and as for the other players, there is even a feeling of indiscriminate filling......

And Liverpool's lineup is also half a catty, or even more sour:

Goalkeeper: Mignolet.

Defenders: Klein, Skrtel, Lovren, Moreno.

Midfielders: Ronshette, Lucas, Jan, Milner.

Forwards: Benteke, Firmino.

How many of the starting eleven can handle it?

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"Drop!"

Oliver blew the whistle.

Benteke pushed the ball forward and Firmino flicked it off to his own half.

"The game officially started, Liverpool organized the attack first, they played more patiently, did not blindly pass forward......"

Zhan Tianjun was actually a little surprised, because he knew that Liverpool's traditional style of play was not like this, and they were more advocating the tactics of opening and closing, brave but simple.

But today's Liverpool, under the command of Ronsset, controlled the pass unhurriedly and then pushed towards the heart of Manchester United little by little.

Manchester United's frontline players are also actively harassing, but Liverpool's passing speed is fast, and it is not easy to break the ball.

"Bastian, I really didn't expect you to leave Bayern."

When the football is not under his feet, he is even in the mood to chat with old friends.

Schweinsteiger was also not so rigid, he shrugged with a smile:

"Why is it that you keep looking for challenges when I can't? I also wanted to experience a new league and get a feel for the atmosphere of the Premier League. ”

Long Shute shook his head:

"You and I...... It's not the same. ”

The little pig suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.

Of course, he knew that he was different from Long Shute.

Lonjut has no real roots in European football, he has been to too many clubs, and it is impossible to see any one as his own, so no one has ever described him as loyal.

But it's not the same myself.

When he left Bayern, his explanation was that "I always wanted to see the outside world", but ...... If you can live at Bayern for the rest of your life, what difference does it make if you look at the outside world and don't see it?!

Damn Pep Guardiola!