Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 188 Against Manchester United

During the halftime break, Zhan Jun and Huang Tao were also discussing the first half of the game in front of the camera to fill the gaps in the TV screen.

"The two sides were evenly matched in the first half, and Manchester United's offense was slightly stronger, but neither side created any absolute chances, but Zhang Mai still seized an opportunity that was not an opportunity to score, which shows Zhang Mai's shooting skills Even better!"

Huang Tao is now also a member of "Zhang Maifan".

"Zhang Mai's offensive ability is needless to say. He scored a goal with only one shot. Does it mean that Zhang Mai has few shooting opportunities? No! As the core of Liverpool's attacking frontcourt, Zhang Mai's shooting opportunities must rank first in Liverpool. The leader of the players, but he is not as lucky as Pogba and Ibrahimovic when he sees the goal, but is better at organizing the team to increase the success rate of offensive opportunities. From this perspective, Zhang Mai is already higher than Bo The top gear of Geba and Ibrahimovic and the like!"

Zhan Jun talked about Zhang Mailai even more eloquently:
"What's even more frightening is that Zhang Mai's importance in the offensive and defensive links of the midfield, his body, speed, technique and vision are all excellent, which is far beyond the comparison of the gaudy Pogba and the bullying Eriksson. You see The time when Liverpool was weak in the first half was when Ibrahimovic retreated to the midfield and Pogba flanked Zhang Mai. If Liverpool still had an attacking frontcourt player with a little organizational breakthrough ability at this time, like Ben Like Coutinho, who is not in the squad, Manchester United's goal would have been scored."

The problem that Zhan Jun can see, Mu Niao even noticed it early in the morning, but there is no player like Zhang Mai in hand, no one can do anything about it!

"We performed better than Liverpool in the first half. Zhang Mai's goal was just an accident. Everyone will continue to keep the pressure on Liverpool. The goal will come soon!"

Wooden Bird only pinched his nose to encourage Manchester United players in the locker room.

The second half of the game began, and Liverpool kicked off in the middle circle.

Klopp also saw the problems in the first half. At the beginning of the game, he replaced No. 20 Emre Can with No. 23 Lallana, who has a strong ability to attack independently.

In the 46th minute, Valencia made a bottom pass from the right, and Van Dijk cleared the ball in the middle of the penalty area before Ibrahimovic took off.

In the 48th minute, Karius made a pass error and Pogba crossed the ball from the right side of the penalty area, but the impatient Ibrahimovic was offside again.

"Come on, Karius made frequent mistakes and went to the Champions League final in the 2017-2018 season, and finally destroyed himself and Liverpool together."

Zhang Mai felt a "thump" in his heart, and decided to talk to the young German goalkeeper after the game, and maybe he could find a solution in the system.

The game continued, both sides accelerated their offensive and defensive rhythms, and the competition on the field became more intense.

In the 51st minute, Herrera picked a pass from the penalty area. Ibrahimovic was once again blocked by Van Dijk at the Liverpool back line and did not receive the pass.

In the 54th minute, Pogba passed Milner, who was physically weak, on the right, and made a low pass. Ibrahimovic, who was fighting with Van Dijk behind the penalty area, missed the goal with a header.

In the 58th minute, Van Dijk dribbled the ball straight to the frontcourt and passed it directly to the penalty area in the middle. Lallana hit the goal under the double-team of Manchester United players, and De Gea fell to the ground to save the ball.

Then Zhang Mai immediately took a corner kick on the right. Van Dijk plugged in from behind and nodded the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was higher than the crossbar.

In the 61st minute, the new Lallana played again. After receiving Mbappe's right pass, he shot the ball at the front of the penalty area and the ball went wide.

After another 2 minutes, the veteran Milner was exhausted and injured in the confrontation with Pogba on the right. He was replaced by Klopp with No. 18 Moreno.

Seeing Zhang Mai looking at him, Pogba quickly bent his arms to show his strength, leaving Zhang Mai speechless.

Nima!If you want to be stubborn, come up, why go to the sidewalk to bully the veteran, and throw the blame on Ibrahimovic who "is not as big as himself"?

Manchester United fell behind by one goal, and the anxious Ibrahimovic was still rushing in the penalty area, but Pogba hid on the side to avoid Zhang Mai, which made Zhang Mai look down on this world-class midfielder again.

Well, this is a guy who cherishes his own feathers and doesn't care about the team's performance. San Dezi came to him just to harm the wooden bird!

In the 67th minute, Rashford made a pass from the right. Van Dijk pushed the ball out of the penalty area. The ball just fell to the feet of Pogba outside the penalty area.

In the 70th minute, Mbappe dribbled horizontally outside the penalty area and shot a cold arrow, which was saved by De Gea who reacted quickly.

In the 74th minute, Firmino made a cross from the right. Liverpool had no high point in the penalty area. Bailey headed to the first point, and Fellaini made a second header to clear the siege.

In the 77th minute, Klopp replaced Firmino with No. 27 Origi, and the Wooden Bird also replaced Rashford with Rooney to strengthen the offense.

In the 80th minute, Valencia made a pass from the bottom line from the right. Chamberlain headed the ball out of the bottom line. Blind quickly sent a corner kick from the left into the penalty area. Fellaini's header went wide. Liverpool's penalty area was in chaos.

In the 83rd minute, Wooden Bird made a final desperate blow to equalize the score, replacing Herrera and Ashley Young with Luke Shaw and Martial.

In the 85th minute, Mane, who did not have much sense of presence in the audience, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and was hesitantly tackled by Valencia behind him.

The 4-minute stoppage time sign has already been displayed on the sidelines, and the Manchester United players are even more anxious.

In the 90th minute, Luke Shaw broke through in the middle and split the side. Rooney's cross from the right was blocked by Zhang Mai and went out of the sideline.

In the 93rd minute, Ibrahimovic was watched by Van Dijk. After getting the ball in the penalty area, he could only pass it back with his heel. Rooney, who followed behind, shot the ball angrily, and the ball hit teammate Pogba. bottom line.

In the 94th minute, the referee gave a long whistle and the game ended.

In the second half, Eralana double-teamed in the penalty area and swung his legs to hit the goal, but De Gea fell to the ground and saved it. Mbappe shot a cold arrow from outside the penalty area and was saved by De Gea again.

Manchester United also missed several opportunities. Ibrahimovic's several offsides, Fellaini's header deflected and veteran Rooney's long-range shot before the end all missed the goal.

Liverpool defeated Manchester United 1-0 at home, throwing away the No.2 Manchester City, which had a draw in this round, by two points, with 21 points to occupy the exclusive league leader position.

After Manchester United lost in this campaign, they were overtaken by Everton, who won this round, and the ranking was pushed to 7th.

Zhang Mai, who scored a goal in this battle, continued to top the two lists with 9 goals and 8 assists.

No one mentioned the result of the duel between "Mr. Billionaire and the £5000 Million Kid" because no one felt that the two could become competitors anymore.

Pogba's performance in this field makes it hard to believe that the French world-class midfielder can score and assist in double figures this season.

As Wooden Bird said in the post-match press conference:
"The two teams were evenly matched. It's hard to say who should win. It's just that Liverpool's luck is better."

Klopp, who led the team to five consecutive victories, put it more directly:
"The strength of the two teams is close, and we can only maintain a 1-0 trend even if we try our best on the field. We can win because last season's Golden Boot kid scored a goal with only one shot. You can even call him '[-]' -[-] 'Mr."

After this battle, Zhang Mai's latest nickname "Mr. 1-0" spread quickly in the British Isles. Even if fans who doubted opened Zhang Mai's Premier League record, the record of at least one assist per game was convincing.

(End of this chapter)