Van Dijk looked at Li Chuanqi who ran into the field, shook his head slightly, and another feeling appeared in his heart.

This guy's blood is cold!

So cruel to yourself!

Liverpool's attack was fierce, like a red wave crashing into the blue reef.

Big waves crash in, hit the blue reef, and splash huge waves!

In the forty-third minute of the first half, Firmino shot hard in the arc of the penalty area!

Stones uses his body to block the football!

Sadio Mane shoots!

Ederson saves the ball from the net!

In the 44th minute, Liverpool took a corner kick, and Milner's header went over the crossbar!

In the second minute of stoppage time, Manchester City's attack failed, Liverpool counterattacked, and Wijnaldum made a long pass!

Salah won the ball on the right and drove straight in, got rid of Walker on the right side of the penalty area, and fired a powerful shot!

Soccer hits the sidenet!

The Manchester City players united to keep the score 1-0 until the end of the first half!

Players from both sides left the pitch and returned to the dressing room to prepare for the second half of the showdown.

Anfield Stadium was quiet for a moment as the players left.

The group of reporters on the sidelines discussed:

"Aside from the score, in fact, the two teams are almost equal on the field!"

"Strictly speaking, Liverpool have a slight advantage!"

"How can you talk about the game aside from the score? So Manchester City have the upper hand! ”

"Actually, Salah's performance tonight was still good, and if Mane's one-on-one goal had been scored, the situation on the pitch would have been completely different......"

"You can't say that, if Aguero and Sterling could also take advantage of the opportunity, then I'm afraid the situation would have been different a long time ago!"

"Speaking of which, it's still Li who is amazing, in the field of heading, which he is not good at, beating Van Dijk to score goals, amazing!"

"There is a problem with your words in themselves, why is Lee's header not good at it? I remember he's scored a couple of goals with his head this season! ”

"You don't understand what I mean, Lee's header is still good compared to other players, but compared to himself, the header is relatively poor......"

"That ball Van Dijk has done a good job, but it's a pity that he retreated a little slower, otherwise it is not clear whether Li can grab the point and complete a high-quality header!"

"The first half is over, let's look ahead to the second half!"

"Well, I think Liverpool did well tonight, Manchester City are really against each other and it's their toughest game in the Premier League!"

"Liverpool can definitely come back and this game will end in a draw!"

"I also think Liverpool can pull it back!"

"I think Liverpool can not only come back, but also overtake!"

"Impossible! Manchester City will take advantage of the win in the second half! I'm sure Manchester City will keep winning! ”

Journalists are still very divided.

……

The atmosphere in the home dressing room was not bad, and although they were a goal behind, they were no worse than Manchester City in attacking and creating dangerous shots.

It could even be said that Liverpool is a little stronger.

Liverpool were able to create a one-on-one goal, while Manchester City did not have a one-on-one in the first half.

Klopp summed up the first half and put forward the requirements for the second half: "First, the ability to take chances should be improved, in the first half we didn't create chances, but we failed to convert them into goals!

To improve our ability to grasp opportunities, the first thing we need to do is to be patient and calm!

With patience, we can slowly find the weak points of the opponent's defense and deliver the killing blow!

It's very important to be calm when the opportunity arises! ”

Speaking about the defence, Jurgen Klopp looked at the backline and said: "I'm happy with everyone, apart from that one mistake, we barely gave them any chances!

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Therefore, when defending Lee's, he can't let up at any time, he is a player who can be a threat at any time and place! ”

Van Dijk and other players nodded slightly.

Many of their players are playing against Li Chuanqi for the first time, although they have studied Li Chuanqi's game many times, but when they really meet, it feels completely different.

Klopp exclaimed: "Tonight is a game with no way back, we have to win!" ”

Everyone took a deep breath, and determination appeared in their eyes.

That's right, it's a game with no way back!

……

In the visitors' dressing room, although they were ahead, they did not get carried away.

Because their opponent is Liverpool, it is Liverpool who want to compete with them for the top spot, and it is Liverpool who are unbeaten in the Premier League!

Pep Guardiola wasn't too happy with the first half: "Whether it's in attack or defence, we didn't do well in the first half in a lot of places!

Offensively, the space was not open enough, the players were not active enough in their movements, and they were too eager to shoot when they had the chances......"

The attacking players pondered and nodded in acknowledgment.

You can't be as patient with a team like Liverpool like you are with other teams.

"The defense is still good most of the time, but there are still problems with the marking of the opponent's key players, and there are also certain problems with the supplemental defense. Mane's single knife is that we can't make up for it in time! ”

After criticising the players, Pep Guardiola praised them for what they did well and made a second-half judgment.

'It's clear that Liverpool are looking to take advantage of their home win and win tonight's game. Now that they are down the score, they will definitely step up their attack.

We already saw in the first half that they were very sharp on the counter-attack, so we had to break his quick counter-attack at the first time!

Force, if you can't force it, you will foul!

One goal is to prevent them from playing with speed on the counter-attack.

When we have the ball, they press harder!

All we have to do is move the ball a little faster after we get the ball and don't give the place a chance to foul! ”

He concluded by emphasizing: "This is a game that must be won! ”

The crowd nodded.

The battle for the top spot, of course, must be won!

……

After a fifteen-minute half-time break, players from both sides returned to the field.

Liverpool took the lead in making personnel changes, replacing Milner and replacing Keita!

City have made no changes to their squad.

There was a huge cheer at Anfield, like a giant beast waking up again.

The second half is coming!

"Drop! ……”

With the referee's whistle, the second half began.

Liverpool pushed very fast and quickly pushed the football up front and launched an attack!

Manchester City did not give an inch and engaged in a fierce battle with Liverpool in their own half.

Players on both sides screamed frequently and fell on the turf!

The referee had to give verbal warnings again and again, and then saw that the players on both sides still did not relent, so he began to draw cards!

Ten minutes before the start of the second half, the referee pulled out five yellow cards in a row, including three for Manchester City and two for Liverpool!

The Sky Sports commentator lamented: "After the start of the second half, both sides increased the intensity of their defense, and in just ten minutes they got a total of five yellow cards!

Despite the Premier League's reputation for confrontation, it is very rare to show five yellow cards in ten minutes.

It can be seen how fierce the competition between the two sides is!

It is worth mentioning that Liverpool's two yellow cards all appeared when defending Lee.

It is clear that after the first half of the game, Liverpool realised that containing Lee was the most important task in the victory over Manchester City! ”