Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 206
英国当地时间15日16:00，2016/17赛季英超第21轮一场焦点战在老特拉福德球场展开角逐，曼联主场迎战联赛领头羊利物浦。

曼联近3个赛季7战利物浦4胜1平负2场，其中5场联赛取得3胜1平1负，曼联近15个主场对阵利物浦仅负2场，其余13战取得12胜1平。

双方英超交锋49场，曼联27胜9平13负占据上风，其中主场15胜4平5负。

This is the 198th confrontation in the history of the two sides. Prior to this, Manchester United had an advantage with 79 wins, 53 draws and 65 losses.Ibrahimovic returned to the starting lineup, Carrick, Martial and Rojo played in rotation.For Liverpool, the starting goalkeeper is Mignolet, Henderson, Origi, and Arnold play in rotation, Chamberlain and Mane take turns.

Before the game, Klopp shook hands with Mourinho and said hello to each other. Under the amiable smiles of the two famous coaches, they each hid their wits and refused to give in to each other.

Wooden Bird: I hope to take advantage of the momentum at home to avenge my visit to Anfield in the first half. Historical data will not lie!

Klopp: Manchester United have defeated all Premier League opponents, but they have not yet defeated Zhang Mai!

Zhang Mai became the most attention-grabbing player in the "Double Red Club" for a while, and he was in the limelight for a while. Not to mention Martial, Rooney and his ilk, even Ibrahimovic, who has always been arrogant, did not come forward to tell the truth.

At this time, Zhang Mai, the focus of the audience, turned his attention to his side's bench after seeing the starting lineups of both sides.

Starting rosters for both sides:
Manchester United: (4-2-3-1)
1- De Gea;
25-Valencia, 4-Phil Jones, 5-Rojo, 36-Damian (76', 27-Fellaini);

21-Herrera, 16-Carrick;
11-Martial, 6-Pogba, 22-Mkhitaryan;

9 - Ibrahimovic.

Liverpool: (4-3-3)
22 - Mignolet;

66-Arnold, 6-Lovren, 4-Van Dijk, 7-Milner;
14- Henderson, 5- Wijnaldum, 10- Zhang Mai;

12- Mbappé, 11- Firmino, 27- Origi.

Liverpool's bench sits Coutinho, Karius, Robertson, Clyne, Klavan, Lallana, Chamberlain and Mane.

Coutinho and Karius are at Old Trafford because of Emre Can.

Klopp resolutely sent the German midfielder who had committed suicide to Rome, and the two couldn't sit still.

Coutinho took the initiative to ask Klopp to admit his mistake, and said that he would obey the coach's arrangement to fight for the Red Army, and Uncle Zha naturally went down the slope;
Of course, it is impossible for the proud prince from the football kingdom to come to Zhang Mai to apologize!

Karius was even frightened by the departure of his scumbag friend Emre Can and the arrival of Pickford, so he hurriedly took advantage of the end of the team suspension to find the scumbag to confess.

To say that Klopp still has feelings for the German goalkeeper he introduced by himself, he immediately decided that Mignolet is the first choice, Karius and Pickford take turns as substitutes, so the German goalkeeper can sit on the bench today .

Zhang Mai knows that Karius is really afraid, but if this German scumbag does not change his corrupt private life and rich personal hobbies, he is afraid that he will collapse in the future.

And Coutinho may have just dealt with it in vain. The Brazilian and Barcelona have not flirted with each other for a day or two. The winter window failed, so what about this summer?
Thinking of the scene where Neymar, the king of tricks in Barcelona in history, went to Paris for money, Coutinho didn't want to go to Barcelona to take over.
Paris will definitely wield a thick checkbook this summer, what will happen to Mbappe?
Zhang Mai couldn't help turning his gaze to Mbappe on the court again. It's time to ask the French kid what he thinks.

Zhang Mai's intricacies were quickly ended by the referee's opening whistle, and the first half of the game began.

The centuries-old rivals of the two reds know each other's background, and the two sides played at a fast pace after the opening.

In the 2nd minute of the opening, Zhang Mai sent a corner kick. During the melee, Firmino headed forward and scored the goal, which was blocked by Phil Jones.

Next came Manchester United's offense. Martial broke into the left side of the penalty area and fell under Lovren's defense. The referee Oliver ignored it.

The two sides are attacking and defending each other, and the situation on the court is as fast as lightning.

In the 18th minute, Lovren returned to Pogba's pressure and made a slightly weaker pass. Mignolet made a clearance and hit Ibrahimovic and bounced towards the goal, but the ball was higher than the crossbar. One minute later, Mkhitaryan made a direct pass, but Pogba shot the ball away from the edge of the penalty area.

In the 27th minute, Pogba made a handball foul while defending a corner kick. Liverpool scored a penalty kick from Milner.

1-0!Liverpool temporarily led the home team Manchester United by one goal, which caused the vast majority of the Red Devils fans in the stands to boo wildly.

It is worth mentioning that in the 45 league games in which Milner scored before, his team achieved 37 wins and 8 draws and remained unbeaten.

Five minutes later, Mkhitaryan was brought down by Henderson in front of the penalty area. Manchester United won a free kick. Ibrahimovic's free kick from the front of the penalty area was bravely saved by Mignolet in the lower left corner.

United then missed another chance in the 41st minute, this time when Herrera sent a direct pass, and Mkhitaryan's powerful shot from 10 yards on the left side of the penalty area was saved by Mignolet.

Manchester United's offensive was fierce, Zhang Mai also retreated to the midfielder to organize a midfield interception, Van Dijk kept a close eye on Ibrahimovic, Liverpool finally withstood the indiscriminate bombing of the Red Devils at the last moment, and saved the first half. fruit.

At halftime, Liverpool led Manchester United 1-0.

Easy side to fight again, Wooden Bird first replaced Carrick with Wayne Rooney, intending to strengthen Manchester United's offensive strength in the frontcourt.

This is Rooney's 450th Premier League appearance, and Rooney becomes the 21st Premier League player to reach this milestone.

In the 47th minute, Zhang Mai gave the ball to Firmino on the left in the middle. The Brazilian forward made a long pass after breaking through. Mbappe cut into the right side of the penalty area and was rubbed by Phil Jones.

In the 55th minute, Martial robbed Arnold and passed it to Ibrahimovic in the middle. Ibrahimovic made a direct pass. Mkhitaryan made a pass from the right side of the penalty area.

In the 65th minute, the Red Army replaced Origi by Coutinho, and the Brazilian appeared in Liverpool's center position.

In the 68th minute, this time it was the cooperation of Liverpool's Brazilian striker duo, Coutinho passed the ball, and Firmino's shot from the left side of the penalty area was saved by De Gea.

In the 71st minute, Wooden Bird sent Mata to replace Martial.

In the 75th minute, Coutinho broke through and passed the ball. Wijnaldum shot from the left side of the penalty area and was saved by De Gea.

Pogba lost the ball in the front court, and Zhang Mai got the ball and passed it to Mbappe on the right. Mbappe made a quick pass from the bottom, and Wijnaldum, who followed up in the middle, scored a header slightly higher.

Wooden Bird saw the hidden danger on the left side of Manchester United and immediately sent Fellaini to replace Damian.

The energetic Fellaini brought vitality to Manchester United's left, and quickly regained Manchester United's disadvantage on the field.

In the 84th minute, Manchester United finally scored an equalizer. Rooney made a pass from the left side of the penalty area. Fellaini's header from the edge of the penalty area hit the right post and popped out. Valencia made another pass from the right side of the penalty area. The header hit the lower edge of the crossbar and entered the net.

1-1!Manchester United equalized the score with a header by Ibrahimovic, and the Red Devils fans in the stadium began to make noise again.

This is Ibrahimovic's 19th goal this season, including 14 goals in the league. He is now tied for third in the scorer list with Sanchez and Diego Costa with 14 goals.

Ibrahimovic celebrated with a passionate wave of his arms and encouraged the fans to cheer after scoring. The Manchester United stadium DJ on the field is also creating momentum for him:
"Ibrahimovic has shown the characteristics of a great player: even if he is not in the best form, as long as he is given a chance, he can block his throat with a sword!"

Zhang Mai was completely irritated by this. Zhang Mai, who had been focusing on midfield organization and defense after Coutinho came on the field, also had an eager desire to score goals.

In the 90th minute, Zhang Mai's through kick in the middle made Firmino almost single-handedly. Herrera made a tactical foul. Firmino retaliated and pushed the Spaniard down. Both were fined yellow cards.

In 5 minutes of stoppage time, Liverpool continued to attack under the organization of Zhang Mai. Unfortunately, the three forwards all missed a lot of scoring opportunities.

In the 93rd minute, Zhang Mai finally did it himself. Mbappe passed the ball from the right, but Wijnaldum's push from 12 yards was blocked by De Gea with his legs.

Zhang Mai took the lead in the fight with Phil Jones, a low shot passed through the forest of feet in the penalty area, and got into the blind corner of the goal. De Gea, who was blocked by the dense crowd of people, had no reaction.

2-1!Zhang Mai's supplementary shot killed the home team Manchester United, and the huge Old Trafford stadium fell silent for a while, only the congratulatory cheers of the Red Army players sounded.

The game ended shortly afterwards. Liverpool finally defeated Manchester United 2-1 in the away game, ranking first in the league with 57 points, and continued to lead Chelsea, who beat Leicester City in this round, by 5 points.

Manchester United's 9-game winning streak in all competitions was ended, and the Red Devils' unbeaten record in nearly 15 games was also broken by Liverpool.

After this battle, Manchester United was surpassed by Tottenham behind them and fell to the No.4 position in the league.

(End of this chapter)