(Two chapters in one)

At the end of the game, Liverpool's manager Rafael Benitez walked towards Mourinho very gentlemanly and extended a friendly hand to the madman.

Mourinho is not someone who can't afford to lose, he shook Benitez shallowly, did not speak, turned and walked to the mixed tunnel and shook hands with his players one by one, but when Shevchenko walked over, Mourinho did not seem to see him, and Shevchenko also treated Mourinho as air.

At this moment, the Liverpool players are celebrating the victory with the fans on the field, and Benitez also strode over, hugged his teammates, and praised them for their wonderful performance in this game, but when Benitez wanted to talk to Chen Yu, the biggest hero of the game, he found that Chen Yu had been surrounded by reporters.

Benitez told the club's press officer: "Chan is really popular, but don't let the reporters pester him for too long, it's not good for him to talk too much. “

The press officer smiled and nodded, "I know that these reporters are like wild dogs, they will come around when they smell the fragrance, and I will not let them take advantage of anything." “

Although the English journalists had a bad reputation, Chen Yu was in the joy of victory, and he did not refuse the reporters' questions.

'Congratulations, this is Liverpool's first win over Chelsea in three seasons, how do you feel?'

'No, you're wrong, Mr. Journalist, it's the first time we've beaten Chelsea in the league in three years and we've only lost one of our seven games in the cup. Chen Yu corrected with a smile.

'Yes, yes, you're both dominant in the cup and the league respectively, but this season you seem to have the upper hand in the league and now you've overtaken Chelsea in the rankings, so you're aiming to get past Manchester United.' The reporter continued to ask.

Chen Yu said: "Of course, we already have the hope of winning the title, now we are just waiting for Manchester United to make mistakes, and in the next game, I believe Manchester United will be very difficult for Arsenal." ”

'In this game, you have surpassed Chelsea in second place in the league, you have surpassed Didier Drogba to top the scorer list, and Liverpool have broken the shame of losing Chelsea in the league for three years, which do you think is more important?' The journalist asked.

Chen Yu said: "Of course, the points are more than Chelsea, so that if we want to win the championship, we don't have to look at the faces of so many people." ”

"You played in the striker and midfielder positions in this game, and there is a big difference between the two positions, why are you both competent?" The reporter said.

Chen Yu smiled and said: "Because I just learned football, I played at the back, so there is no big problem with playing at the back now." ”

"So which position do you prefer to play?" The reporter asked.

Chen Yu said: "It doesn't matter if you like it or not, which one will help the team the most, and which one can win the final victory, I will play which, as long as it is on the court, I feel very happy." ”

"You played well in this game, is it because Mourinho said before the game that you are easier to deal with than Crouch and Kuyt." The journalist asked.

Chen Yu said: "That's not it, Mourinho said that I played well if I was good at dealing with me, so if Mourinho praised me, wouldn't I play well?" It's a big game for us and whatever happens before or during the game, I'm going to do my best to win it. ”

'Today's game against Chelsea is Benitez's 100th Premier League game in charge of Liverpool, and with a win against Chelsea, Benitez will be able to equalise Shankly's record, does that give you extra motivation? The journalist asked.

Chen Yu said: "We all know that Rafa is a great coach and I believe that even if we can't win this game, Rafa's place in Liverpool's history will be lofty. ”

The reporters surrounded Chen Yu and asked endlessly, and the press officer of Liverpool came over at the right time and interrupted the reporter's interview, "I'm sorry, Chen Cai has not recovered from his injury soon, he needs to rest, so let's stop the interview." ”

Although the reporters still had a lot to ask, they finally gave up the interview when they looked at the press officer who refused to be thousands of miles away, and then looked at Chen Yu, who was already a little impatient.

Chen Yu walked out of the circle of reporters and came to the stadium to celebrate the hard-won victory with his teammates.

Gera pulled Chen Yu's hand, "Chen, your performance today is too exciting, without you, we wouldn't dare to say that we can win this game." ”

Alonso's lips were already wrapped in gauze, but he still thanked Chen Yu excitedly, "Thank you, Chen, it was your two goals that broke Chelsea, I was always worried that my fate would affect the team's victory, I didn't expect you to come up, thank you so much, if we can't win, I'm a sinner." ”

Chen Yu smiled: "Actually, I haven't reached the best form of last season, but Chelsea today is a little weak, if they are not affected by injuries, today's game is unpredictable." ”

Seeing that Chen Yu is so humble and bland, the Liverpool players are even more happy and excited, and everyone is talking about Chen Yu and me.

The celebration lasted about 20 minutes before the fans dispersed.

Rafael Benitez and his players went back to the dressing room to shower and change before heading to the press conference hall at Anfield for the post-match press conference.

When Benitez arrived, Mourinho had not yet arrived, Benitez waited for four or five minutes, Mourinho came, the position of the madman in the eyes of reporters is obviously much better than Benitez, now is the time for Liverpool to raise his eyebrows, but the reporter still gave more shots and eyes to Mourinho.

Mourinho was in a bad mood when the team lost, and he couldn't hide the fatigue on his face, but when the press conference started, the madman spirit returned.

'It's hard to play without a centre-back, especially in the Premier League, we knew before the game that it was the weakest Chelsea team in three years, losing to Liverpool, who were in the best form, and defeat was acceptable. Those defensive mistakes were because the players didn't adapt to their position. The team is weak on the pitch and not very confident mentally, Benitez is not stupid and I am not a magician. He's not stupid, so he uses Chen Yu very well, I'm just a coach, and without players, it's hard for me to play a good game...... In the second half I wanted us to play better, but Liverpool defended well and were full of confidence, they knew their strengths because our backline was fragile and losing three centre-backs at the same time was not normal, incredible, I only had 16 players and everybody could get sick, but the only centre-back was sick. In the Champions League, you can do without a centre-back, that's a different style: moving fast. But in the Premier League that's not possible. The people here are tall and there are the kind of shooters who score with their backs to goal and long passes. After conceding the first goal, Liverpool took the game into their own hands and they took control of the game. In the second half, our players were mentally positive because the team maintained some belief. If we score a goal we can force them to make mistakes, but they defended very well and they deserved the win...... Although the game was lost, our players played with dignity, the team was strong in willpower, we were united, and with that spirit, we were confident that we could play on four fronts for the rest of the season. ”

Speaking about the game, Benitez was in high spirits after meeting Jose Mourinho for the first time in the league and said: "We've lost five straight against Chelsea in the league but I'm sure we can beat Chelsea, every game looks close, we've knocked out opponents in the cups, so we can do the same.

Having overtaken Chelsea, we are now closer and closer to Manchester United and it is a satisfying result. However, the victory over the defending champions in the league is certainly gratifying, but let's not forget that we still have a lot to do. The only thing victory can bring us is confidence in the future. It should not be overlooked that we are still a long way from the top of the table. I don't want such a victory to be overestimated and then hyped up on the front page of various newspapers. The team's goal for the future should still be to move up the table, but no one knows what will happen next, so each of us still has to give it our all to win. ”

In the subsequent question-and-answer session with reporters, both head coaches answered fans' questions about Chen Yu, and the attitude of the two head coaches towards Chen Yu was also rare and consistent.

Benitez said: "Chen is the kind of person, he will not let go of any opportunity that he can grasp, and at the same time, he will actively create opportunities for his teammates, this is a great player, he will create a miracle in Liverpool, he will become the greatest star in Liverpool's history, with him, we are more confident in the future." ”

Mourinho said before the game that Chen Yu is not as dangerous as Crouch and Kuyt, but now, Mourinho seems to have forgotten what he once said, the madman said: "Chen is a great player, his transfer to the Premier League has made the Premier League more exciting, if no one limits him, he can decide the outcome of a game, and after the injuries of Terry and Carvalho, we lack players who can limit Chen's play, if the two of them can play, we will not let Chen play so easily, compared to Chen, Drogba's difficulties are much greater, Carragher, Ager, Gerrard, and even Chen, who switched to midfield, these people are hoarded in the backfield, and it is very difficult for Drogba to score goals, although he is a striker at the same level as Chen. If we still have a chance to meet Liverpool this season, I believe we have a way to stop Chan from scoring. ”

Mourinho is a typical boiled duck with a hard mouth, and he still makes all kinds of excuses when he loses, but after the game, the reporter thinks that even if Chelsea is fully staffed, he may lose at Anfield, after Chen Yu's comeback, the strength of Chelsea and Liverpool is also between the two, and in this game Liverpool far exceeds Chelsea from fighting spirit and cohesion, and Chelsea wants to win so easily.

As for Mourinho's way to prevent Chen Yu from scoring, it is estimated that the giants all over the world want to know, including Ferguson and Wenger, although they are nervously preparing for the big battle between Manchester United and Arsenal, but for Liverpool and Chelsea, they have been paying attention from beginning to end, Chen Yu's magical watch Xiàn also makes them feel like a rabbit is dead, because they are also going to Anfield to play against Liverpool, if they can't restrain Chen Yu, it is almost impossible for them to get out of Anfield.

Compared with Arsenal, Manchester United is under more pressure, if they lose to Arsenal in this game, they and Liverpool, Chelsea's points gap is only 6 points, in the 29th round they will also visit Anfield, in the 34th round they will visit Stamford Bridge, these two rounds of Manchester United have no certainty of winning, the 6-point gap now looks not safe at all, at that time, and Chelsea is likely to be the same as a cup final, which is the first half of the season to accumulate a huge advantage for Manchester United, It would be tragic for this to happen, and if they want to prevent it from happening, they will have to beat Arsenal away from home and keep the gap to second place at nine points, which will not only cut off Arsene Wenger's hopes of winning the title, but also keep the pressure on Chelsea and Liverpool ready for the next two tough away games.

Chelsea and Liverpool clearly care more about their opponents than Manchester United, with Benitez and Jose Mourinho's assistant coaches even quietly showing up at the Emirates Stadium to watch the Red Devils clash with the Gunners.

Arsenal have scored 15 goals in their previous four games, and how to control the gunner's firepower is a subject for Ferguson. While United's starting line-up hasn't changed much, the formation has changed dramatically, with Larsson coming forward alone, Ryan Giggs in the middle, Rooney and Ronaldo on the wings, and Carrick and Paul Scholes in front of the defence. From the perspective of responsibilities, Manchester United's 4231 formation has a clear division of labor between the front and back, the double back rarely goes forward, and Scholes basically only defends and does not attack, and the attack is completely handed over to the four people in the front.

Ferguson's change of formation can be described as well-intentioned, Arsenal's two full-backs Rosicky and Hleb are not pure wing players, their attacking method is to cut inside to the middle of the cooperation, Manchester United's middle double back storage zài greatly interfered with the opponent's style of play, and put Rooney and Ronaldo on the side, suppressing the assist of Arsenal's fullbacks, so that the Gunners did not play their own style in the first 70 minutes, their previous smooth passing and receiving cooperation could not be played, so that they once changed to play a long pass to find Adebayo's head, It is difficult to form an overall offensive that combines the side and the middle. Arsenal had 10 shots on goal in the first half, eight of which were from outside the box from the centre of the box, making it difficult to pose a threat.

Manchester United, on the other hand, were in desperate need of a win, but they knew that against a strong team like Arsenal, they would die an ugly death in a hurry, and they played maturely, confidently and patiently, and did not seize their chances until the 53rd minute, when Wayne Rooney, who had not scored in the last eight games, broke the deadlock and took a 1-0 lead.

The flaw of 4231 is that it is defended on the wings, without pure full-back protection, and the full-backs are easy to expose, and Ferguson plays like this, which is completely aimed at the characteristics of Arsenal's "two wings" who are accustomed to cutting inside and taking the middle. However, in the last 20 minutes, the Gunners who were behind came out of the nest, and after replacing Baptista and Robin van Persie, Arsenal was crowded in the middle, the Dutchman occupied the left wing, and Rosicky had to move to the right wing, which was a helpless move that hit Manchester United's goal.

Arsenal equalised in the 83rd minute when Cesc Fabregas and Rosicky combined on the right side of the pitch to equalise when Rosicky crossed in and Thierry Henry slipped the ball down the middle and Robin van Persie slotted home from a tight angle ahead of Gary Neville.

At this time, Arsenal's momentum came up, the offensive was surging, so that Ferguson did not dare to take it lightly, to see that there was no time, Ferguson became conservative, and felt that a point could be accepted, in the 90th minute, Ferguson replaced Ronaldo with Heinze, replaced the attacker with a defender, and wanted to block the Gunners' arrogance on the right side of the attack, which was a completely normal response, but objectively this became a lost move, after Ronaldo got off the field, Eboue was completely relieved, and simply pressed the midfield to participate in the siege, the most important thing is that In the 93rd minute, Heinze gave up his defensive position, rushed out of the penalty area and pounced on Rosicky, leading the left side of the hole, Eboue on the right side and Rosicky kicked the wall to break through Evra's defense and cross, Henry scored with his worst header from 8 yards, and magically killed Manchester United at home. Seeing Henry beat Manchester United, Benitez in the stands was excited to cheer and shout with the Gunners fans, just like he was a Gunners fan, for Benitez, Manchester United lost this game is too important, if the points gap is still 9 points, Liverpool even if the 29th round wins Manchester United at home, even if Chelsea beats Manchester United in the 34th round, the initiative is still in the hands of Manchester United, as long as they don't make mistakes, the championship is theirs, and now, fate has been in the hands of Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool, Liverpool can finally play their own games without looking at other people's faces, and they can win the final title.

The 200th meeting between the two giants of the Premier League ended in defeat for the Red Devils, coupled with a 0-1 defeat at home in the first leg, Manchester United tasted the bitter taste of "double defeat" again after five years.

If you don't concede these 6 points, Manchester United has basically been in the dust at this time, and all teams have lost the delusion of winning the championship, and now, Manchester United must play a three-country kill with Liverpool and Chelsea, which is very cruel for Manchester United.

After the game, Ferguson made no secret of his disappointment, but he also saw hope in the disappointment. 'Everybody was frustrated and disappointed in the dressing room, but it's not a bad thing to think about it now. Looking ahead, conceding back-to-back goals at the last minute and losing games like this is also good for United. There are a lot of big away games to come, such as Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City, so if we can take the lead, we won't repeat the same mistakes we made tonight, I'm sure. ”

For the opponents who are struggling to catch up behind, Ferguson did not forget to hit them, "I'm not worried about Manchester United's form, yes, everyone is disappointed, but the form is still good. What's more important is that we are six points ahead and we have one game to go, although we still have to go to Anfield and Stamford Bridge, but let's not forget that United have a better goal difference than they do, which is equivalent to a point, so the initiative is still in our hands. ”

After the 24th round of the Premier League, the media considered it to be a round of games that changed the trend of the Premier League, Manchester United lost 1:2 away to the Gunners, and Liverpool beat Chelsea at home, which left Manchester United and Chelsea and Liverpool with only 6 points left, and the league title became a battle between the top three, of course, if the top three all made mistakes, Arsenal's chance came.

It's a cup of the bucket for Manchester United and Manchester United fans, but it's good news for fans around the world, because everyone wants to see a fierce title race and don't want to see the title in the pocket of a big club early.

After the game, The Times commented: "The two big battles have made the title race even more intense, there are at least three or four teams vying for the title, this is the charm of the Premier League, Arsenal beat Manchester United, the biggest beneficiary is not Chelsea, not Liverpool, not Arsenal themselves, but the FA and England fans." ”

The editor-in-chief of The Sun said: "Chen Yu made a comeback and scored 16 goals in 11 rounds, Thierry Henry returned to score 8 goals, Xiao Xiao Luo rose to score 13 goals, and the Premier League, which has always lacked top stars, immediately shined. ”

"Sky Sports" named Chen Yu and Henry as the best striker in this round, "Chen Yu, who has scored in 11 consecutive rounds, single-handedly brought Liverpool back into the championship team, although Henry's eight goals were only half of Chen Yu's goals, but the eighth goal allowed Arsenal to beat the Red Devils again after five years, changing the Premier League championship pattern, and the two of them were elected as the best is expected." ”