197. The key battle of the season
Liverpool won 3-0 away at West Ham United without Qiu Ze, but Manchester United also beat Manchester City 2-0 at their home stadium, so now Manchester United is still one point ahead of Liverpool and continues to lead the standings.
At this point, there are only two rounds left, and these two rounds are very important. For Liverpool to win the league title this season, they must guarantee victory in the next two rounds of fixtures, while also hoping that Manchester United will lose.
In fact, Liverpool's only chance is in the next round. Because in this round, Manchester United will play against Arsenal. This game is a good chance for Liverpool. In the Zuihou round, Manchester United will face a desperate Hull City team away from home.
In everyone's opinion, Manchester United won a round of Zuihou He is definitely very easy, Liverpool's only chance now is to hope that Arsenal can fight Manchester United and kill Manchester United, so that Liverpool will have a chance to win the league title.
However, by this time, Arsenal has already bagged the qualification for next season's Champions League, will Arsenal still fight Manchester United?
At this point, the Liverpudlians are not worried, because the feud between Arsenal and Manchester United is not much worse than that between Manchester United and Liverpool. This season, in particular, the two teams met in the semi-finals of the Champions League, when Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-1 home and away to advance to this season's UEFA Champions League final in Zuihou.
Neither the players nor the fans of the Arsenal team have yet to recover from this defeat. Facing Manchester United again this time, Arsenal will definitely want revenge, and they will definitely not make Manchester United feel better.
So, the only thing for Liverpool now is to do their thing and try to win both of their games so that they have a chance to challenge for the Premier League title this season.
After nearly a week of rest, Qiu Ze has recovered from his injury, and this time he is completely better. He has now started training with the team, and he is also preparing for the next fierce battle.
At this time, it has reached the most critical time, Liverpool and Manchester United do not want to drop the chain in the Zuihou moment, they have been preparing for this game.
When the 37th round of the Premier League came up this season, the whole team was very cautious and confident and they put all their energy into this game, and they had to win this game.
For Manchester United, the Arsenal team is indeed not so easy to deal with, but the Manchester United team is very confident, before the game, when interviewed by media reporters, they are all full of confidence, and they don't seem to take the Arsenal team to heart at all.
Speaking to reporters, Manchester United captain Gary 61 Neville said: "We've been working hard for a season and of course we can't drop the chain at this time. Arsenal are strong, but we're stronger. Didn't we beat them in the semi-finals of the Champions League? That says it all, and we're going to win. The Liverpudlian has run out of chances. ”
Gary 61 Neville seems to have a point, as Manchester United beat Arsenal 1-0 at home at Old Trafford in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Manchester United are at home to Arsenal and they have reason to believe they can get the win.
Speaking to the media, Manchester United's first vice-captain Ryan Giggs said: "We don't think about it anymore, now our only goal is to beat Arsenal. We continued our advantage in the semi-finals of the Champions League and crushed Arsenal in one fell swoop, it was as simple as that. ”
Manchester United's centre-back Rio Ferdinand said this in an interview with the media: "The attacking ability of the sought-after is very strong, which puts a lot of pressure on our backline. But we're confident we're defending well because we've got the league title. ”
Manchester United's top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo 61 said in an interview with media reporters before the game: "Last season we were attacked by Liverpool in Zuihou and they snatched the league title. This lesson has been a reminder that we don't fall into the same place twice, and the misjudgment is to say that this time Liverpool have no chance. Of course, Chris didn't have any chances left, and this time it was time for him to taste the taste of failure. ”
Sure enough, Cristiano 61 Ronaldo still can't let go of Qiu Ze in his heart, at this time, Cristiano 61 Ronaldo finally found a chance to retaliate, he ruthlessly belittled and sarcastically mocked Qiu Ze.
This time he Cristiano 61 Ronaldo finally got out of his breath. Of course, the most angry thing is to win the Premier League championship this season and make Qiu Ze cry.
Cristiano 61 Ronaldo was very well prepared for this game, he gave himself a death order, this game must be won, send despair to Liverpool and Qiu Ze's damn guy, and let this guy taste the pain.
Manchester United manager Alex 61 Ferguson said in an interview with reporters before the game: "The Arsenal team is really strong, this game will definitely be very difficult. But we are ready to face any difficulties. What are we trying to do this season? Isn't it just to beat Arsenal today and win the league title? Do you think we're going to drop the chain when we're about to succeed? ”
Alex 61 Ferguson is also very much looking forward to the Premier League title, which he should have won last season. Who knew that the carelessness at the Zuihou moment allowed the Liverpool team to steal the Premier League title. His heart has always been on fire, and he won't make the same mistake again this time.
This time, he's really ready, fully ready, and they're just waiting to lift the Premier League trophy this season.
Before the game, the Arsenal team said that they were very happy to see Manchester United lose and beat the eggs. They're more than happy to be the spoilers, and they're just trying to make things bad for United. Manchester United is unhappy, and that is their Arsenal team's greatest happiness.
Speaking to reporters before the game, Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas said: "Although we don't have a chance to compete for the league title this season, we really want to be a spoiler and let us be involved in the league title race ourselves. Even if we don't survive the league championship, we have to be an interventionist in the league championship. Whoever wants to win the league must have our permission! ”
Actually, when he said this, Fabregas's heart was still a little sour, as a player, who the fuck doesn't want to win a league title? Cesc Fabregas is very keen to win a league title, but now that the Arsenal team is there, they should not have to worry about participating in the Champions League, but they are still a little worse when it comes to winning the title.
At this time, Cesc Fabregas was angry at the idea of leaving Arsenal, he didn't want to waste all his youth here, he wanted to win the league title, he had a heart of honor. At this time, the Barcelona team seems to be interested in bringing in Fabregas, so this makes Fabregas's unstable heart even more impetuous.
However, Cesc Fabregas still has a long-term contract with Arsenal, and Fabregas has not revealed his inner thoughts to the media at this time. However, Barcelona's actions made Arsenal's heart tremble, and they immediately stood up and announced that Cesc Fabregas was not for sale and would not be sold to anyone.
Moreover, Arsenal Club also hurriedly approached Fabregas to ask Fabregas his personal thoughts, and at the same time told Fabregas that Arsenal will definitely strengthen the team's squad in the next transfer period to compete for the league title.
After receiving this assurance, Fabregas calmed down a bit. However, at this time, he watched Liverpool and Manchester United compete for the championship, and his heart was really sour.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger also said in an interview with reporters: "Although we have no chance of competing for the league title this season. But that doesn't mean we haven't had that opportunity all the time, next season, next season we're going to be a favourite for the league title. Now, we're looking at these games as a rehearsal for next season's fight for the league title, and this time we're going to fight Manchester United to the end. ”
Wenger's words really made Arsenal fans full of expectations, Arsenal has not won a championship for so many years, the most anxious is actually these fans who support the Arsenal team, after hearing Wenger's promise, Arsenal fans are really excited.
After the members of the Arsenal team came out for interviews, the Liverpool players of course also came forward to be interviewed by the media.
At this time, Liverpool were preparing for the match against West Bromwich Albion, and they were also present at the press conference for the match against West Bromwich Albion. However, the reporters on the scene asked questions not related to this game, they were all questions about the game between Manchester United and Arsenal.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said this when asked by the media: "Arsenal are very strong, we know it when we play them, I firmly believe they can do what they say, Manchester United will definitely not be easy to beat them. Of course, I personally hope that Arsenal can beat Manchester United by a big margin. ”
Liverpool's Spanish striker Fernando 61 Torres said in an interview with the media: "I know the quality of the Arsenal team very well. I also know the quality of Manchester United. In my opinion, the two teams are about the same in terms of strength, although Manchester United is playing at home and has a little advantage, but I think Arsenal still has a great chance, and I firmly believe that Arsenal will give us a surprise, definitely. ”