While a group of personnel, including Lineker and others, have expressed their full support for Li Lei, Li Lei will naturally repay their support with his actual performance on the court, proving to the world that their vision is not wrong, but it is extremely good, and they will not let them lose this face.

Suffice it to say, he did that in the opening stages of the game.

"Toot!"

As the referee on duty Riley blew the whistle, the Liverpool players used their enthusiasm and seriousness to clearly illustrate the importance of this double red for both Manchester United and Liverpool.

For Manchester United, the opponents of this double red club are of no importance other than the fact that they are bitter rivals Liverpool. From the perspective of winning or losing, whether or not to take this three points is not important to them at all.

However, Liverpool is different. Although they are fourth in the Premier League table at this time and have a place to qualify for next season's Champions League, they are not safe enough.

Considering that there are still 4 rounds of Premier League games left this season and 12 points to fight for, including this round of matches, it is theoretically possible for a total of 7 teams to snatch Liverpool's Champions League ticket from Newcastle in fifth place to Myburgh in 11th place.

Even if you exclude Myburgh and the rest of the teams including Birmingham and Fulham, which have a point gap of more than 5 points with Liverpool and catch up with the extremely low likelihood, there are still Newcastle and Villa, two teams that are currently only 2 points behind Liverpool, the gap is only in one game, and any loss may be overtaken at any time.

So unlike Manchester United's current comfort, which is only left with the hard battle of the FA Cup final, Liverpool still has two hungry wolves chasing behind their buttocks, which is far from being easy enough.

They still have to fight for next season's Champions League appearance.

The difference in morale and enthusiasm caused by this difference in the current living environment is irreparable. Although the Manchester United players are not saying that they will take Liverpool lightly in this game and will do their best to win this sworn enemy, the momentum is very different.

In terms of image, it is that the Manchester United players want to win this game just to live a little better and more comfortable. But for the Liverpool players, if they want to survive, they have to win this game.

After a seemingly glorious five-time season that gave Reds fans hope for the team's rise, the team's dilemma of still failing to win the Premier League title in the Premier League is already challenging the bottom line that Liverpool fans can tolerate.

If they fall outside the top four of the Premier League and can't even participate in the Champions League, then Liverpool fans will definitely explode and can't bear it anymore.

At that time, no matter how loyal and desperate Liverpool fans usually support the team, the team's coach Houllier and all the Liverpool players may not be pleased, and it will be useless to be famous and meritorious at that time.

And even if it doesn't matter what happens to Liverpool fans, Houllier and Gerrard and others may not be able to pass their own level.

Based on this situation, it is not surprising that Liverpool put on an anti-guest posture as soon as it started, and behaved very actively on the pitch.

It's just that the Manchester United players are obviously not mentally prepared for this. Liverpool's opening rush was like a hard blow to the head, beating them a little helpless and embarrassed.

Fortunately, Li Lei, who is the last iron gate in front of Manchester United, did not have any panic about this. To be more precise, it should be due to the full support of the Manchester United fans before the start of the game not long ago, and Li Lei, who was so moved that he wanted to respond to the support of the fans, was in good shape at this time.

It is precisely because of this that in the opening 2 minutes, in the face of Reese's cold shot from 30 meters away from the goal after a chaotic battle between the players of both sides in the penalty area, Li Lei was able to behave as if he had fully moved his body, and used an extremely stretched posture in the air to selectively hit the football into the control of O'Shea on the left side.

Although it was not very difficult to save Riese's sudden cold shot in terms of difficulty, considering that it was only two minutes later, Li Lei's performance was enough to make the United fans applaud him warmly.

The concentration, physical fitness, technical ability and ease of handling the ball that he showed in this save have a line to choose to pounce without panic, all of which fully demonstrated Li Lei's stability and maturity far beyond that of goalkeepers of the same age, without the slightest small problems such as young goalkeepers' lack of concentration, lack of composure in case of trouble, and hairy hands and feet.

So, it wasn't quite an amazing save, but it definitely deserved a round of applause.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

And Manchester United fans are clearly doing the same. After Li Lei got up, he was greeted with a burst of warm applause and cheers. Most of the fans also know the ball, and they know how difficult it is for the goalkeeper to save this kind of cold shot not long after the game, and considering Li Lei's current age, it is even more commendable.

Lineker, who naturally wouldn't have failed to recognize this, immediately praised Li Lei on the commentary seat: "It's Li again!" It's Lee again!! Although I have said this sentence many times before, I can't help but say it again here. How the hell did he get there?! Look at his mature performance, he even had room to get the ball into O'Shea's control while making a save, it's just unbelievable! This kind of ease is something that many old goalkeepers can't do, and he's only 20 years old, unbelievable!! ......”

Compared with Lineker, on the side, Alan Hansen, who was still applauding Reese's sudden cold shot just now, and almost stood up with excitement, naturally lowered his head and quieted down, trying to pretend to be a dog, for fear that he would be seized by this partner to make a crazy flirt like before the game.

At the same time, Eriksen and his assistant coach, who came specifically for Li Lei in this game, naturally did not turn a blind eye to Li Lei's sense of stability and reliability this time, and his comfortable save.

"Sven, this little guy's consistency and focus on the game is amazing. If David and Paul had been here, they might have made a save, but they would never have felt at ease. You see what he just did, he absolutely selectively pounced the ball at the feet of the Manchester United left wing-back, and the mastery of saving hands and the calm thinking of handling in front of goal are amazing! It's hard to believe that this is his first year in the first team and he hadn't even trained as a professional ......goalkeeper a year ago.

Just as the assistant goalkeeper coach who followed Eriksen kept praising Li Lei's save in his ear, Eriksen nodded and listened, while staring at the figure wearing the No. 13 shirt in front of the Manchester United gate on the field.

Behind the lenses, there is a gleam in my eyes from time to time!

It's like thunder, fast and fleeting!

It's dazzling again!!