In this game, Manchester City has a special player in the team, and that is Robbie Fowler, because he made a name for himself at Liverpool.

In the 90s, Liverpool were able to compete with Manchester United for a short time, that is, the era of his and Michael Owen's rise, when the two together were no less than the famous Alan Shiller.

Because of this, Robbie Fowler has a deep Liverpool imprint.

When the media broke the news before the game that he was in contact with Benitez, many Liverpool fans began to look forward to the 'return of the talent'.

This may also be a wound in the hearts of Liverpool fans.

In the summer, Michael Owen and Liverpool are infinitely close, many people think that he will definitely return to Anfield after a failed season at Real Madrid, but Benitez is not interested in Owen's return, and Liverpool FC is not willing to come up with funds to buy Owen, so Owen can only choose to go to Newcastle United.

Now Robbie Fowler, who has become famous with Irving, also has the effect of a 'genius return', so will he really return?

Liverpool fans are still looking forward to it.

So in this game, Robbie Fowler became a special player, he was expected by Manchester City fans, and Liverpool fans also wanted to see his performance, but this is Manchester Stadium, and the game is played between Manchester City and Liverpool, and Liverpool fans are also very conflicted.

When they saw Robbie Fowler get the ball in front of the court and find a good opportunity, many Liverpool fans didn't know whether to expect or be nervous, and they just kept silent, and the only thing in the stadium was the excited shouts of Manchester City fans.

Finnan wanted to come over to make up for the defense, he ran over desperately, but unfortunately his position was a little far away, Robbie Fowler didn't even look at him, and calmly chose to shoot.

Bang - !!

The ball passes through the penalty area and goes straight to the left side of the goal!

Liverpool goalkeeper Reyna was a little flustered. He is usually very calm, but now his position is not very good, the center of gravity of his body is a little biased to the right, it is almost impossible to adjust quickly, he can only try his best to pounce on the left, stretching his hands forward as much as possible, but in the end he can only watch the football rush past his fingers.

He was a little helpless and a little desperate.

But before he could think too much, he fell to the ground, and then remembered the cheers of the 'storm'.

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“Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooal！！！！！！”

"The ball is in—!!"

"Manchester City scored the second goal! It was Robbie Fowler who scored the goal! He found a chance on the penalty line. Put the ball into the goal with precision! ”

Belbart yelled.

Manchester Stadium has long since turned into a sea of cheers.

Even after three years at Manchester City, Robbie Fowler still enjoyed the cheers because he knew that the cheers were for him, but after all, he had a deep affection for Liverpool, and now it feels very conflicted to break Liverpool's goal.

So after the goal, Robbie Fowler was very calm, he just walked back slowly, without excitement and celebration. Teammates rush over and hug each other, that's all.

In contrast, his teammates were much more excited than he was.

They gathered around. And Robbie Fowler went up and hugged one by one, which made the atmosphere on the pitch of Manchester City very enthusiastic.

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Seeing Robbie Fowler's goal, the Manchester City dugout was also full of jubilation.

Everyone was hugging each other, raising their arms and shouting. They are all enjoying the joy of the moment of scoring, and Wansheng is no exception, this is the second goal. It was also a goal that almost guaranteed a win in the game, and with this goal, Liverpool almost had no chance, so it was not just a goal, it was also a league victory.

A league win, it's a great thing to celebrate!

Perhaps, it's a little early to say that, but Robbie Fowler's goal alone is actually a cause for celebration, and Wan Sheng can fully consider it the result of his own work - Robbie Fowler was still in shaky form in the first half, but now he has a goal, isn't that exactly what he said to him?

So Wan Sheng was very happy, and he shook hands with Diamares and Pierce, hugged each other, and said loudly in their ears, "We've definitely won!" ”

The two nodded and laughed happily together.

The trio's celebration was just a microcosm of the entire Manchester stadium, as almost all Manchester City fans were celebrating wildly.

But while celebrating, he can't forget about work, and he doesn't want the team to be careless for a while and give the opponent a chance, even if it's not at all!

So when Robbie Fowler and his teammates ran over, Wan Sheng rushed over to them and yelled at them, "Just kick it like this!" Keep it pressing! Don't give them any chance! ”

The players who heard it all smiled and nodded.

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When Robbie Fowler scored, Liverpool's media felt mixed.

Before the game, they reported the news of Benitez and Robbie Fowler's meeting, and the news is very real, but whether Robbie Fowler can actually return to Anfield is actually a suspense. So under what circumstances is Robbie Fowler most likely to return to Anfield?

There are conflicts with the manager, tensions with teammates, and no playing opportunities in the team......

These are all good answers, but absolutely none of them are 'Robbie Fowler has excelled at Manchester City', so it is unlikely that Robbie Fowler himself will agree to leave, no matter how much he has a deep affection for Liverpool, just because he is a professional footballer.

The Liverpool media knew this, so they desperately reported the meeting between Benitez and Robbie Fowler before the game, and they wanted to use this to sow discord between Wansheng and Robbie Fowler, creating a conflict between the two, so that Robbie Fowler would definitely be closer to Anfield.

But they failed!

Wan Sheng will not fall for this kind of scheme, after seeing the media news, his first thought is not what Robbie Fowler did behind his back, but to save Fowler's heart to leave, after all, everyone is in a different situation, and their ideas are naturally different, if they are not in good shape at Manchester City and have no ball to play, it is normal for them to want to leave as a professional player. However, Fowler's situation is different, and he is also an important part of Wansheng's team construction this season, so he still has to try to keep it.

So Robbie Fowler was a blessing in disguise, and he also took on a big role in the game, and he had a good performance.

The City media, on the other hand, were jubilant, full of hope for the game and equally excited about the aftermath.

They were still worried before the game because Robbie Fowler's news was not very good for Manchester City, and the team's manager Wan Sheng didn't seem to care about that, and he announced that the starting line-up had Robbie Fowler's name on it. Is this a sign of believing in a player who believes in him?

For this approach, the Manchester City media still has some doubts, Robbie Fowler should not start, but his performance before was not as good as Andy Cole, especially in the game with Liverpool, Robbie Fowler is also a contradictory figure, and the way to reduce trouble is not to let him play.

Now those voices of doubt are gone.

Robbie Fowler came on and created a penalty in the first half to give his team the lead. Now he has scored another goal to help the team extend the score advantage!

It can be said that he was the biggest contributor to both goals!

What is there to question about such a performance? Even if he has a Liverpool brand. What can you do against Liverpool?

Robbie Fowler, but what about the Manchester City players!

He belongs to Manchester City!

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After the game restarted, Liverpool made some adjustments. There were substitutions on the side, and Cisse was also replaced in the front.

French striker Cisse has attracted attention with his appearance, and he is considered 'unliked by Benitez'. But he scored the most goals for Liverpool, but the biggest change was actually on the wing, and Luis Garcia's appearance proved that Liverpool need to step up their attack.

At the same time, Liverpool is still very resolute on the field, as long as you pay attention to any minute of the game, you can know that this Liverpool team has not yet conceded defeat!

In the Liverpool team, the most runner is Gerrard, as the captain of Liverpool, he is almost all over the 'Red Army blood', needless to say about the number of appearances and performances, and most importantly, he has the spirit of never admitting defeat at any time.

This spirit was perfectly embodied in the 'Istanbul Night', under the leadership of Gerrard, Liverpool came back in the second half after falling behind by three goals and the difference in quality was huge, taking advantage of AC Milan's carelessness and mistakes to pull back three goals in a row to create an unprecedented comeback in the history of the Champions League.

This is the spirit of the Reds Liverpool!

So now facing Manchester City, even if there is little hope of victory, even if the whole team is still passive, Liverpool has not conceded defeat, everyone in their team is trying their best to fight for that glimmer of hope.

Of course, they are not reckless, only 'spiritual'.

As the head coach, Rafael Benitez is still very smart, since the second half, he has been watching the game between the two teams, thinking about why the team is being suppressed, why the team will concede goals, etc., and now Robbie Fowler's goal has been around his mind.

He has been hailed as a 'master tactician' by the media and fans, not just by name, in fact, he does have a deep study of football tactics in order to make a name for himself in Spain and lead Liverpool to do well in European competitions.

Now he's thinking about two goals.

The first goal didn't seem like a big deal, but Robbie Fowler got on the cut and got a good chance when a foul on Finnan gave them a penalty and Anelka slotted the ball into the back of the net.

But when you think about it, there's something wrong with it – why did Robbie Fowler get a chance?

It's reminiscent of the goal just now.

Just now, Robbie Fowler was inserted in the back, Manchester City's full-backs have even reached the penalty area, and Robbie Fowler ran to the penalty area line, this may be Manchester City's routine running, some players go up, and other players run slower, the strange thing is that Robbie Fowler is a full-back, and what appears there should be a full-back or even a full-back?

Wrong!

Anelka!

Benitez suddenly thought of a very important problem - just now after Anelka got the ball, he did not choose to look for opportunities by himself, but passed the ball back with his heel, if it was placed on other skilled strikers, it was actually nothing, but the key was Anelka, Anelka had played for Liverpool, although he had not come to England at that time, but he also had a certain understanding of Anelka, he knew that this player's goal ** is much stronger than the cooperation, there are that kinds of opportunities, like Cisse, Strikers such as Owen will choose to shoot on their own, and how can Anelka be an exception?

Benitez suddenly came to his senses!

Anelka has always been in very good form, scoring as many league goals as Thierry Henry, and he never thought Anelka would be 'tactically abandoned'!

Benitez was so surprised that he turned his head to look at the Manchester City dugout.

Last season, he thought that Wansheng's success lay in ability, but also in a bit of luck, but now he found that in terms of tactical ability, he really underestimated this young opponent! (To be continued......)