It is an indisputable fact that Liverpool's defensive strength has declined following the introduction of a new attacking group for the new season.

When Raul, Qin Xiong, Torres and Gerrard are all attacking in front, the backline itself will be less stable than last season.

After all, Kuyt, a fierce player with plenty of physical fitness and a wide area, is missing.

Coupled with the advanced age of Aurelio and Carragher, Liverpool's summer recruitment work is halfway completed, and it is not that they have not paid enough attention to the defensive side, but the current transfer market makes people dare not shoot easily, and there is no need to spend money to buy guilt until they can't find a suitable target.

Once upon a time, Benitez was criticized for spending money indiscriminately, and Coeman didn't want to make the same mistake.

No matter what the backline is, now that the goal has been conceded, the attack has to work harder.

Liverpool are still very confident in this.

Manchester United suffered a lot from Qin Xiong, so they still sent heavy troops to guard Qin Xiong in this game.

Fletcher, Scholes, O'Shea, it can be said that Manchester United formed an encirclement between the midfielders and full-backs to contain Qin Xiong.

Qin Xiong is accustomed to this, and after he can contain most of the opponent's defensive strength, then he will create opportunities for his teammates.

If you can't do it yourself, you have to go hard.

In the 15th minute of the game, Qin Xiong received a pass from Aurelio on the left side of the front field, and O'Shea, Fletcher, and Scholes quickly formed an encirclement around him.

Qin Xiong made sure Gerrard ran to the open position in the slow possession, and then sent the ball to Gerrard's feet with a pick-up pass on the spot.

Gerrard, who was already a threat before arriving in the box, fed Torres a clever pass.

After all, Evra was still defending on Raul's side, while O'Shea on Torres' side had been pinned down by Qin Xiong.

Torres faced Van der Sar after a successful anti-offside position, and he tried to pass Van der Sar to form an open goal, but Van der Sar stretched out his long legs and poked the ball away from Torres' feet on his toes!

The Reds fans in the stands, who were ready to celebrate the goal, came to an abrupt end!

What's the situation?

Torres looked up to the sky and sighed after seeing the football being stabbed away, he must have been extremely unwilling, his eyes showed a touch of determination, he wanted to score!

His goal has never been stronger.

After the honors, he wants to strive for higher achievements. Then it is necessary to attack the honor that the striker should pursue the most.

What do strikers rely on to make a living?

Undoubtedly a goal!

Qin Xiong saw Torres immersed in a state of missed opportunity from a distance, he frowned slightly, and he felt that Torres seemed to be in a situation where he was in a prison.

Strikers should be chasing goals, but if they are too obsessed with that. Not a good thing, I'm afraid.

'Fernando Torres missed a one-on-one chance and his pace and explosiveness allowed him to shake off Nemanja Vidic to form a one-on-one shot, which was his strength, but he didn't get the final shot on goal, the same chance as before. This ball, he either shot directly or crossed, through the replay we can clearly see that Raul faced the half-empty goal again in the front insertion, he was waiting for Torres's pass, but in the end he could only watch the ball at Torres' feet was cleared by Van der Sar! ”

"Redknapp Jr.'s criticism of Torres may not be entirely correct, but we should realize that Torres's form has declined since the beginning of the new season compared to last season, which is an indisputable fact, and it is also related to the fact that Liverpool has been more valued by all opponents after winning the Champions League and the Premier League! Torres had to make adjustments to his ego form. ”

Manchester United always kept the game running at a fast pace. It's their tradition to repeatedly attack the opponent's penalty area to form a shot, or if they don't, to get back quickly.

In the 21st minute of the game, Fletcher assisted the front court, and he switched positions with Scholes, Gerrard focused more on blocking Scholes in defence, but he did not expect to be confused by Manchester United.

Fletcher quickly crossed the ball to Nani, who crossed from 45 degrees down the flank. Dimitar Berbatov nodded the ball in front of the goal, the ball flew to the back of the goal, and Rooney jumped high to head the goal!

He jumped a little early, and only touched the soccer ball when his body fell. That prevented him from fully heading the ball and the ball eventually flew off the Liverpool goal, with Reyna lifting the ball over the crossbar with one palm.

'Manchester United's wide crosses are playing well, they are once again threatening and Liverpool need to be more careful defensively.

Manchester United attack from a corner and Ryan Giggs takes a corner. Rooney nodded the ball forward and smashed the ball directly out of the baseline with his forehead.

Liverpool's attacking play was still able to create chances in the box, but the final shot was disappointing.

Qin Xiong made a long cross in the 26th minute of the match.

He crossed from a 45-degree angle down the flank, and the ball flew straight over Evans' head, with Raul cutting in and heading it back into the middle.

Torres slashed past Vidic and headed straight at the ball after rushing towards the ball!

A great chance, but the ball bounced off the post and Evans kicked it straight out of the touchline.

Ferguson was inexplicably nervous from the stands, and he could not have foreseen such a huge up-and-down in Torres' form today.

But he knows one thing, Liverpool's attack is still capable of tearing apart Manchester United's defence!

This means that Manchester United's defence is very unsettling, and of course it is without Nemanja Vidic and not like Hargreaves had been a full-time defensive midfielder two or three years ago.

It can only be said that luck favors it, otherwise Manchester United's goal would have been pierced at least twice by now!

Liverpool have to adjust their attacking strategy.

Qin Xiong knew that Torres could not be given more chances.

The situation on the field of play is changing rapidly, and squandering a good opportunity will be punished!

In the 34th minute of the game, when Scholes's pass to Rooney was boldly tackled by Skrtel, Liverpool suddenly launched a fast attack.

The ball quickly passed to Gerrard's feet.

At this time, Qin Xiong ran inside, and Gerrard passed the ball to Qin Xiong's running line, without waiting for Fletcher and O'Shea to form an encirclement.

Qin Xiong's next action after stopping the ball was to pass the ball!

A kick that made the audience applaud the scene and sent it straight to the ground.

The ball rolled between Vidic and Evans.

Not only that, but it's also a spinning ball!

The pass tore through the United defence and the curling arc that rolled behind Evans caused Raul to get in on the ball more easily and keep him from getting too close to Edwin van der Sar.

As soon as Evans turned around, Raul had already stopped and killed diagonally from behind him, forming a one-man knife to the meeting!

Even Van der Sar couldn't block the near corner of the goal in the first place, Raul fired a low shot, and the ball flew into the near corner of the goal in the blink of an eye! (To be continued.) )