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Qin Lang and his teammates were quite unhappy, they failed to win Southampton, and this matter was naturally unhappy; There is another reason for the Liverpool players to be unhappy, and that is that the winning streak has stopped. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Liverpool had some chances to extend their advantage in the table in this round, but unfortunately they couldn't take it.
There is a key battle in this round, and that is the Manchester derby; However, after losing Alex Ferguson, United seem to have lost their fighting power, and they lost 3-1 away to Manchester City again, and new boss David Moyes seems to have been a bit disappointing.
After the retirement of Alex Ferguson, who had been in charge of Manchester United for more than 26 years, Moyes was expected to be high; He signed a six-year contract with the Red Devils, and Moyes broke many of United's long-standing records, and was hailed as a "good friend of the Premier League team", "the great David Moyes" and "a football genius".
But no matter after the game, Manchester United won two, drew one and lost two; The two games they have lost have been to bitter rivals, first at the feet of century-old rivals Liverpool and then humiliated by their city rivals, and it is fair to say that Moyes's two defeats have made Red Devils fans a little unhappy with him, and these two opponents are the most unbeatable teams for Manchester United.
Manchester United haven't been in great form of late, but their rivals haven't been relentless.
Although Arsenal lost the season opener, they won the next four games and the new core Mesut Ozil has adapted well and led Arsenal to a strong rise, at least so far.
Tottenham Hotspur, who sold the core Bale, are also not relenting, and with the income from the sale of Bale, Tottenham have some strong reinforcements. After five games, Tottenham are off to a tight start with four wins and one defeat like their north London rivals.
As for Chelsea and Manchester City, they both have three wins, one draw and one loss; This performance can be said to be a little disappointing, but it is also acceptable, although their start is not strong, but it is basically smooth, but it does not reach the strong outbreak that people expected.
As for Liverpool, they continue their unbeaten run after being held to a draw by Southampton, just unbeaten and have been winning until then.
Liverpool, with four wins and one draw, now lead the table, but with 12 points behind them, Arsenal and Tottenham, as well as Manchester City and Chelsea, both have a chance to replace Liverpool as league leaders.
This is definitely not good news for Liverpool as the Reds want to make a breakthrough in the league and they want to be stronger in the new season. But looking at it now, Liverpool still have no advantage, they have to grit their teeth and go all out, and they have to withstand the difficulties of this period.
In fact, Qin Lang and his teammates know very well that such a record can basically be handed over now, and Liverpool has not dug a pit, and even such a record is a bit beyond expectations.
Suarez was banned, and everyone thought that Liverpool might stumble at the beginning of the new season. But who would have thought that Liverpool would be so strong at the beginning of the new season.
It is also clear to everyone that Liverpool is not yet the strongest; As long as they hold on until Suarez returns from the ban, Liverpool will be more combative. In that case, the team may continue to build an advantage in the table.
It's no joke because Liverpool's problem has never been on the defensive end, as long as Liverpool can keep scoring goals, then they can keep winning and they can keep going.
Just think about Qin Lang's performance, it is already a matter of course that this guy does not concede ten goals throughout the season. If it were against other goalkeepers, such a performance could be considered a great achievement; However, Qin Lang has already made the appetite of fans and the media tricky, Qin Lang does not concede five goals in a single season, and those guys can sing praises.
Qin Lang did not concede a goal in the first five rounds of the league, even if only Manchester United was the best team against him, but it can explain some things. Add to that the fact that the team has strengthened at the back this season, and the Reds' already solid defence will certainly be even better, and they will certainly concede fewer goals.
Then, perhaps Liverpool, which is already invincible, wants to occupy a higher position in the standings, so naturally it needs to do a little more in attack.
Liverpool is something to look forward to, but after Liverpool's draw with Southampton, there seems to be some bad news.
The team's main full-back, Glenn. Johnson was injured, even severely.
Johnson broke his foot on the training ground and couldn't continue the training session at that time; After examination, it was also found that the injury to his ankle was horrific, and if nothing else, he would be out of action for about ten weeks.
It was a big blow to Liverpool, and ten weeks basically meant he couldn't play for the next two and a half months!
Although Qin Lang will definitely give confidence in the backline, Qin Lang also needs some assistants; Liverpool don't have much reserve in the right-back position, let alone right-back, and left-back is basically counting on Enrique.
There were some additions to the centre-back position in the off-season, but Liverpool were a bit constrained at full-back, and they now have to put a somewhat unreliable youngster like Wisedown on the line.
There are still some big blows for Liverpool, as well as injuries.
Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho did not feature in the previous Champions League game due to injury; The young man moved from Inter Milan and quickly became an absolute workhorse under Brendan Rodgers, making him Liverpool's playmaker in midfield.
However, he has a shoulder injury, although not as serious as Johnson, but it is likely that he will need more than a month to recover. As a result, Brendan Rodgers has had to rethink his midfield set-up, having previously been partnered by Philippe Coutinho, Sturridge and Aspas, and Liverpool are now missing a real playmaker.
However, there is certainly good news for Liverpool, and that is that Suarez is finally going to be lifted.
In the closing match between Liverpool and Chelsea last season, the Uruguayan player bit Ivanovic's arm and was subsequently suspended for ten games, which was a huge blow for Liverpool. Although he has been banned before, with the league, FA Cup and League Cup, Suarez is finally going to come back from the ban.
For the League Cup and FA Cup, Liverpool is basically in a state of abandonment; So in the third round of the Carabao Cup, Liverpool was very low-key.
This time the opponent is Manchester United, Liverpool will visit Old Trafford to challenge the century-old rival Manchester United; It's just that this time Liverpool don't have much to think about the game, they have to focus on the league and the Champions League.
So in this game, Suarez will play, and that's because Suarez needs to find the state of the game; Although he has played in the previous UEFA Super Cup and Champions League group stages, Suarez has not played against a Premier League team for too long, and he does not need to worry about any fitness at all.
As for Qin Lang, the position of goalkeeper, unless it is a deliberate exercise of substitute goalkeepers and newcomers, basically Qin Lang will play. Because goalkeepers don't usually need to worry about fitness, and because Liverpool have given up the Carabao Cup, they don't want to lose to Manchester United at Old Trafford, even if it's just a chicken game.
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez returned from suspension amid applause and boos as he proved he was in good shape.
He had a couple of individual performances that were quite successful, and a shot off the crossbar was almost the Reds' best chance to score; The volley that got past a defender hit the side-netting, hit the crossbar with a free-kick and a clever pass for a team-mate, resulting in a yellow card for the opposition.
Although the cooperation with his teammates is still a little rusty, but just because Liverpool did not send the strongest lineup, Suarez and his teammates are not familiar with it, which is understandable. Moreover, after being banned for a long time, Suarez really needs to find a good way to play.
Liverpool really didn't fancy this England derby because Liverpool didn't have that much energy; However, Manchester United, who are playing at home, does not seem to have watched this game, they do want to win Liverpool at home to complete revenge, but in the end, this game is very chicken.
Only Wayne Rooney, David De Gea and the newly injured Rafael were the main players in United's starting line-up, with the likes of Hernandez, Evans and Bittner not even starting this season.
On Liverpool's side, the situation is similar; So the two teams played a dull draw, and this England derby, which was still a bit expected, was only disappointing.
Qin Lang and his teammates didn't care about these at all, a dull flat really didn't need to care; It's just the Carabao Cup, even if it's against Manchester United. You don't have to mind if you go out of the Carabao Cup early, so it will also allow Liverpool to focus on playing in the league and the Champions League, which is the main battlefield through and through.
Liverpool are ready for them to start breaking out strongly.
They now occupy the league leader's position, although their position is not secure enough; However, they also came out with the strongest squad, Suarez has returned from the ban, and Liverpool are really competitive.
In such a situation, it will be a real disappointment if the Reds cannot continue to consolidate their advantage in the table, and if Liverpool cannot achieve more victories.
This is Liverpool's best moment to win the league because they got tangled with Manchester United last season until the last moment, because they won the Champions League, Liverpool have the confidence and the quality, and now they are mature enough!