Returning to Manchester with the Carabao Cup trophy, Manchester United fans welcomed him.

Although the Manchester United players are no longer surprised, after all, they won the quadruple last season.

But even so, every victory, every championship, makes them extremely excited.

The League Cup is in hand, continue to attack more trophies!

With a win over Manchester City, Manchester United's recent campaign is still not over.

In the league at the weekend, Mourinho once again rotated heavily in a big way.

This time, in order to rest most of the players, he even sent several youth team players.

After all, they are already twelve league points ahead, and with a few important games to come, they need to conserve their stamina now.

In the 29th round of the league away to Crystal Palace, Manchester United, who played half of the youth team, lost.

They lost 2-0 to their opponents, with Zaha scoring twice.

The former Manchester United player went on a killing spree, scoring twice in a row with his own technical breakthroughs.

Manchester United's third goalkeeper, Dean Henderson, performed well throughout the game but was unable to keep out Zaha.

Although Manchester United lost, to the delight of their fans, Manchester City also lost.

Morale and form were affected after losing the Carabao Cup final, with no form coming to Antonio Conte's Chelsea.

Eden Hazard's brace left City paying for their own slump.

There are two things being discussed in the English football media right now.

First, who is the real "king of the ball" in London?

Second, Manchester United have slowed down, and as a result, Manchester City have also hit the brakes, do they not want to fight for the Premier League title?

In both cases, Manchester City became a joke.

But it has nothing to do with Manchester United.

They are still firmly at the top of the league table, standing proudly.

Even if Mourinho hasn't made any big statements now, you can tell from the post-match interview how relaxed he is.

Even after the defeat to Crystal Palace, Mourinho was not in a hurry and instead thought the defeat was positive.

'In a long season, we're definitely going to lose a couple of games that aren't so important, because you can't keep it tight, you need to relax your nerves, and it's not bad if this defeat happens at this time.

Mourinho was so light about the defeat that it was enough to see his confidence in the team.

yes, already 12 points ahead of Manchester City, and with only nine league games left, what is there to worry about?

However, Mourinho did not take it lightly, at least he did not show too much slack in the team.

Although he was very relaxed in front of reporters, in the subsequent intra-team tactical training session, Mourinho carefully analyzed the reasons for the defeat in the game, allowing the players to observe themselves and their teammates' movements through the big screen, looking for details and loopholes in the loss.

Although the league is stable, the next games are still very useful.

If you want to win the title on multiple fronts, especially in the Champions League, you have to stay in shape through the league.

If the league is won too early, it will affect the competitive form of the Champions League.

Bayern fans certainly know this best.

So Mourinho let the players relax, but definitely not in a relaxed state.

After the defeat to Crystal Palace on 6 March, United will face three big games ahead.

On March 10, in the thirtieth round of the Premier League, Manchester United hosted Liverpool.

On March 14, in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Manchester United welcomed the challenge of Barcelona at home.

On March 18, in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, Manchester United played Huddersfield Town.

After these three matches, the international break will begin, with clubs taking a break from the break.

So Manchester United have to play well in those three games.

In comparison, the result of this Premier League game against Liverpool was the least significant.

After all, these two Champions League and FA Cup games are a decisive victory, and it is absolutely up to them to reach the next round, while the Premier League is already stable, and it doesn't matter if you win or lose.

But it's just a normal Premier League game and for this one, Manchester United have to go all out to win!

In the face of Liverpool, whenever you meet them, you have to die!

Because it's a double red club!

This is true for Manchester United and even more so for Liverpool.

They are now fourth in the league, just three points above Chelsea behind them.

If you lose, you might lose the top four.

So no matter what you think about, they will go all out in this game.

Manchester United also deserve it.

But they hid some of their main forces today.

For example, Romelu Lukaku and Pogba did not start, and they did not even enter the squad for the game.

Because he will play Barcelona in a few days, Mourinho will have to save his strength.

After all, the confrontation between the Double Red Society is too fierce, and it will be troublesome if there are injured at this time.

In this game, Liverpool lined up in a 4-3-3 formation with a lot of attacking power.

The forward trident of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane joined forces.

So far this season, the trio's attacking power is quite good, and they have even become one of the most tacit combinations in the Premier League.

Just looking at the number of goals they have scored, they definitely have the ability to go further in the rankings.

However, because of defensive problems, Liverpool dropped too many points in the first half of the season.

Thankfully, with the introduction of Virgil van Dijk this winter, Liverpool's defensive improvement was immediate.

In the second half of the season, the Jedi counterattacked, and the results climbed all the way to the Champions League zone.

This game against Manchester United, they are bound to win!

Jurgen Klopp continued to press all over the pitch, starting with centre-forward Roberto Firmino on the spot, making it uncomfortable for United to control the ball from front to back.

But that tactic didn't work today.

Because Mourinho still set up a bus today, focusing on a handicap!

As a result, Liverpool could only control the ball in the United half and play a pass-and-control tactic.

But that's not their specialty.

Although Salah, Sadio Mane and other players have excellent skills, they still have nothing to do in front of Manchester United's iron bucket formation.

Liverpool had a fruitless attack in the first half, but as the end of the half, they conceded a goal instead.

Xia Xing's long pass accurately found Sanchez in front!

Sanchez shoots from outside the box!

The ball goes straight into the net!

1 to 0!

Manchester United break the deadlock!

At this point, the Liverpool fans in the stands were silent.

Not only because of the goal conceded, but also because the way he shot just now looked like Coutinho......

In the second half, Manchester United remained firm.

In the first half, there was no rush to attack, not to mention that there was a one-goal advantage in the second half.

Liverpool even changed the formation to 3-3-4 and went all out!

But to no avail.

In the third minute of stoppage time, Salah fired past two people and then fired a kick-and-ball into the side-netting.

Liverpool missed one last great chance.

The referee's whistle blows, and the game is over!

In this fierce double red meeting, Manchester United won the game by defeating Liverpool 1-0! (End of chapter)