The referee's whistle blew and United's onslaught came to an end for the time being.

With four goals in hand, Manchester United is stable.

Alan Shearer in the live broadcast room kept praising him.

"These 45 minutes are 45 minutes for Pogba!

"With three shots and one pass, he played his best 45 minutes since joining Manchester United!

"Even xia in this game was overshadowed by Pogba's light!

"It's a talent that Manchester United spent 105 million euros to bring in, and it's extraordinary!"

Carragher next to him also said repeatedly: "If Manchester United really let Xia and Pogba play at the top at the same time, then the future of this team is really terrible......"

The recognition from the mortal enemy is the greatest recognition.

With four goals in hand, Mourinho made successive substitutions in the second half.

Xia Xing and Pogba were both substituted.

'It's already a four-goal lead, so let's get the other players to find their groove in the second half.'

Although the two geniuses were still unsatisfied, they didn't say anything.

In the end, United scored two more goals in the second half to extend the score to 6-0.

This is also the final outcome of this game.

With a six-goal victory, Manchester United has reached the EFL Cup final ahead of schedule after winning this game.

In the second leg, it doesn't matter if the all-youth team players come on.

And Mourinho's main concern now is not such a domestic cup match, but the next double red meeting.

Facing Klopp's Liverpool, Mourinho did not dare to take it lightly.

Manchester United beat Liverpool 4-3 in the first half, and Xia Xing's three consecutive passes helped captain Wayne Rooney score a hat-trick.

Just because they won before doesn't mean they're better than Liverpool.

Mourinho, even if he is confident, must be cautious.

Because Liverpool are strong, because Klopp is strong.

So far this season, Liverpool have been in good form.

Although he couldn't shake Manchester United's lead and Chelsea's second-place position, he sat firmly in the top six with Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, and has maintained his Champions League place all the way.

Now that the Premier League is so competitive, it is not easy to play such a result.

Liverpool's ability to do so is inseparable from their full-pitch pressing tactics.

Starting with Roberto Firmino up front and continuing through to goalkeeper Mignolet, everyone pressed forward and made it difficult for the opposition to play effectively.

This is the core thinking of Klopp's tactics.

The rest is to improve the efficiency of the counterattack, strive to attack quickly after the break, and catch the opponent off guard.

Today against Manchester United, they once again sacrificed such a magic weapon.

And for Mourinho's team, this full-court pressing tactic is difficult to deal with, but it is not unsolvable.

You're all pressing?

Yes, we'll set up the bus soon.

Let's see which of us can afford whom.

Sure enough, even if there were many attacking players such as Xia Xing, Pogba, Rooney, and Ibrahimovic in this game, Mourinho was still open.

What looks like a 4-2-3-1 formation is actually a 6-3-1 formation.

Xia Xing and Pogba frequently retreated to participate in the defense, and the overall formation was pressed very backward.

In doing so, it gave up possession and let Liverpool possess the ball.

For Liverpool now, they are not without attacking players who can control the ball.

Coutinho, for example, is a talented winger who has been dubbed "the third man under Melo" by countless Reds fans.

Manchester United retreated, and the Brazilian midfielder began to exert his power.

Consecutive wide dribbles, shots!

In this game, De Gea received high and low blocks to keep the goal intact.

And center forward Firmino also frequently retreated to receive the ball, helping Sturridge, Lallana, Wijnaldum and other players to create opportunities.

This kind of "forward guard" style of play often makes the opponent very uncomfortable.

In the face of Liverpool's onslaught, Manchester United did not concede a goal in the first half and tried to keep the goal in check.

At half-time, Pogba asked Mourinho: "Coach, can't we press up properly and play counter-attack?" Or multi-possession of the ball. ”

Mourinho shook his head solemnly: "Liverpool have just won three consecutive league games and are back in fourth place, and they are in excellent form. At this time, it is not the right way to go head-to-head with them. If we avoid it and face it with a level attitude, it will only make Liverpool more anxious, and then we can seize the opportunity to counter-attack. Don't be greedy for possession stats, it's useless! ”

That's what Mourinho said, and that's what he arranged.

In the second half, he still let the whole team retreat to defense.

Occasionally, Xia Xing's big kick kicked off Rooney and Ibrahimovic, allowing the two to seek a goal with excellent individual skills.

Both men had one shot at goal, but neither scored.

As the clock ticked by, the game came to the 80th minute.

Jose Mourinho has replaced veteran Wayne Rooney and Ibrahimovic with youngsters Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial coming on.

This substitution made Klopp vigilant.

Manchester United are going to fight back!

But even so, he was helpless.

Because compared to the two teams, Liverpool need to win more.

After all, Manchester United are ahead of Chelsea by a big score, and a draw doesn't matter.

Liverpool, on the other hand, have just climbed to fourth place in the league and if they can't win this game, then Arsenal will come from behind and return to the top four.

So even if this game is adventurous, it must be stormed!

After a shot from Philippe Coutinho was denied by De Gea, United's counter-attack finally came back.

Xia Xing received the ball in the midfield, and in the face of Emrejan's pressing, he calmly dialed it sideways!

Let Emrejan's kick break the ball!

It seems that although it is just a handicap action, Xia Xing has already observed the position of his teammates in advance!

At this point, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial are speeding up the pitch!

Anthony Martial's position is higher up and his chances are better!

At this time, Xia Xing faced the right front and was ready to pass!

The Liverpool defence immediately accelerated towards the side of left-back Milner!

But Xia Xing didn't pass to the right!

He supported the lawn with his left foot, drew a small semicircle on the ground with his right foot, and forcibly twisted his body!

The ball flies straight to the left!

Marcus Rashford is getting forward fast!

He's not as high up as Anthony Martial, but he's faster!

And it's been sped up to the extreme!

Liverpool right-back Klein didn't expect Xia Xing's pass, he was half a beat late!

It was at this moment that Rashford rushed over!

And sprint diagonally and go straight to the penalty area!

The body blocked the route of Klein's return defense!

Steady catch of the ball, anti-offside success!

Center forward Matip quickly complements the defense!

But his speed is not as fast as Rashford, who has already rushed up!

England's genius shoots from the line of the penalty area!

The ball goes straight to the far post!

Inserted into an absolute dead end!

There's nothing Mignolet can do!

"The ball is in!

"It's wonderful!

"The shot was so decisive that the Liverpool defence was useless!

"In the final moments of the game, Manchester United finally broke the deadlock!

"1 to 0!" (End of chapter)