Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 244
Liverpool's first Champions League group match will be against Sevilla at home on September 9. In view of the characteristics of the La Liga team specializing in the Premier League, Klopp dare not neglect.

The fourth round of the Premier League on September 9 is also the highlight of Liverpool. The Red Army will go to the Etihad Stadium to challenge the bald Manchester City.

After a season of training by Guardiola, Manchester City has slowly released the strength of the players who were originally superior to the Premier League. Since the start of the new season, they have also won three consecutive victories.

From the introduction of Jesus at the beginning of the year for 2700 million pounds, to the signing of Benfica goalkeeper Ederson for 3500 million pounds in the summer (beyond the world record of 16 million goalkeeper transfer fees created by Buffon when he switched to Juventus 3260 years ago), and Mahrez, who was poached from Leicester City for £6000 million (a year earlier than in history), plus the original Aguero, De Bruyne, David Silva, Sterling, Sane , Stones and Otamendi and other good players, Blue Moon's players are only stronger than Liverpool.

Liverpool has to juggle both the league and the Champions League this season, so Klopp has adopted a rotation for this game.

The main players such as Zhang Mai, Van Dijk, Chamberlain and Milner all sat on the bench, and Pickford also became the first substitute goalkeeper.

利物浦近6战曼城取得4胜2平，双方英超交锋40场，利物浦18胜15平7负占据上风，其中客场4胜10平6负。

The two sides have clashed 176 games in history, and Liverpool has the upper hand with 86 wins, 46 draws and 44 losses.

Perhaps these historical data are dominant, and Liverpool's starting players feel a little smug, as if the semi-main lineup will win Manchester City for granted.

"Zhang Mai, don't worry! We will take care of these oil tycoons for you."

Even Mane, who has always been simple and low-key, assured Zhang Mai before the game.

rest assured?What I am most worried about is you. In history, you were sent off for rushing to tie the score and colliding with the goalkeeper. In the end, the Red Army was massacred by Manchester City 5-0, which made Blue Moon stand out from the dust.

Zhang Mai, who was sitting on the bench, expressed his displeasure at Mane's rhetoric.

Manchester City, which is also going to participate in the Champions League, also implemented a personnel rotation. Walker came back after lifting the ban, and Aguero and Stones entered the starting lineup in rotation.

The sidelines duly played the starting lists of both sides:
Manchester City: (4-1-4-1)

31 - Edson;
2-Walker, 5-Stones, 30-Otamendi, 22-Mendy;

3 - Danilo;
25-Fernandinho, 17-De Bruyne, 21-Silva; 10-Aguero;
33 - Jesus.

Liverpool: (4-3-3)

22 - Mignolet;

66-Arnold, 3-Maguire, 32-Matip, 18-Moreno;
14- Henderson, 20- Lallana, 5- Wijnaldum;
11-Salah, 9-Firmino, 19-Mane.

Manchester City also drew a good draw in the Champions League group stage, and they were in Group F with Shakhtar Donetsk, Naples and Feyenoord.

But why are only Liverpool players so arrogant?

Oh, by the way, Liverpool only returned to the Champions League two years later. Many players in the team have no experience in European competitions, thinking that they can win the championship if they are divided into a group with low difficulty.

well!Brothers on the field, I can only say that you all think so beautifully!

Look at the Manchester City players who "play in the Champions League every year and capsize every year" are so quiet, you should know how deep the water in the European war is.

Zhang Mai was thinking wildly here, the game on the field started after the referee blew the whistle, and the players from both sides immediately fought together.

Manchester City plays Gua's pass-and-control football, which pays attention to total attack and total defense. The strong midfield makes Blue Moon's midfielder basically a dense net of offense, and the defense is slightly weaker in comparison.

On the other hand, Liverpool's trident firepower in the frontcourt was fierce, the midfield organization was slightly poor, the defense team played steadily, and the audience countered at high speed. The attack was basically a combination of counterattack and side-center.

The two teams can be said to be head-to-head, and Manchester City, which has the advantage of home court, has a slight upper hand.

In the 7th minute, De Bruyne made a free kick from the right. Jesus missed the header. After 2 minutes, Aguero passed the ball. De Bruyne's long shot was saved by Mignolet.

In the 11th minute, Aguero passed the ball again, and Fernandinho's long-range shot was saved by Mignolet's fingertips.

It wasn't until the 18th minute of the game that Liverpool had its first decent offensive. Henderson made a cross and Firmino's shot from the left side of the penalty area was confiscated by Ederson.

Not long afterwards, Lallana's long shot was also confiscated by Edson.

In the 24th minute, the situation on the field changed suddenly. Manchester City took the lead in scoring and dealt a heavy blow to the confident Liverpool soldiers.

This time it was still De Bruyne who sent a deadly direct pass. Aguero calmly swayed past Mignolet after a single shot, and finally shot the ball into the empty goal. 1-0!
With 124 Premier League goals, Aguero surpassed Manchester United striker Yorke to become the top non-European goalscorer in Premier League history.

"Made, Ding Ding's scalpel is getting faster and faster, and Aguero is also immortal. This game is a bit difficult!"

Zhang Mai on the sidelines began to worry about his teammates.

As the game continued, Liverpool stepped up their counterattack, and the team's pressing rhythm accelerated a lot, gradually regaining their disadvantage on the field.

In the 27th minute, Henderson missed the goal in the corner kick melee, and then Firmino's direct free kick shot also missed the target.

Liverpool missed the chance to equalize in the 31st minute, Mane sent a direct pass, and Salah's single-handed shot from the right side of the penalty area was saved by Ederson.

Manchester City immediately launched a counterattack. Jesus' shot from the right side of the small penalty area was rescued by Mignolet, and Manchester City won a corner kick.

De Bruyne sent a corner kick, and the assist from the back row shot from 10 yards in Stones' corner kick melee, but Mignolet bravely blocked it with his legs.

In the 37th minute, there was another abnormal situation on the field. This time it was Liverpool's offense. Wijnaldum's pass from the front of the penalty area was a bit big. Manchester City's goalkeeper Ederson attacked in time and was about to clear the ball.

The extremely fast Mane galloped in, and the "horse thigh" who was eager to equalize the score did not stop, and kicked Ederson down with a movement similar to a flying kick in the air. The Portuguese goalkeeper fell to the ground for a while.

The referee arrived with a stern whistle and showed Mane a red card without hesitation. Mane, who knew he had made a big mistake, didn't make a sound, turned around and walked off the lawn in a desolate and lonely way.

The Red Army immediately lost one player on the field. Klopp, who has always been considerate of the players, had no time to comfort his favorite general. He was busy looking for captain Henderson to adjust the lineup. Zhang Mai comforted the sad Mane and accompanied him to the stadium. the player channel.

"Zhang Mai, I really didn't mean it, I just wanted to equalize!"

Mane's voice was already crying.

"It's okay, we all know that you didn't mean to hurt others on purpose, you have to believe that your teammates will continue to work hard!"

Seeing Mane's cowardice at this time, Zhang Mai wanted to laugh a little, but he still had to keep comforting his little brother.

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson on the field was carried out on a stretcher after a long period of emergency treatment, and Guardiola sent Bravo off the bench.

After such a toss in the game time, half time has passed, and the referee announced 9 minutes of stoppage time in the first half.

The game restarted, and Liverpool, who played one less player, immediately fell into a passive position, and Manchester City began to attack aggressively.

In the 5th minute of stoppage time, De Bruyne made a tactical corner pass from the right, and Jesus' header was disallowed for offside.

"The house leaks happen to rain all night", in the 7th minute of stoppage time, Manchester City expanded the score, this time it was still De Bruyne's assist, Ding Ding made a beautiful pull from the left, got rid of Arnold's defense and made a pass. Gabriel Jesus scored with a header in front of the penalty area, 2-0!

Not long after Liverpool kicked off again, the game ended and Liverpool temporarily fell behind Manchester City 0-2.

De Bruyne!It was De Bruyne again, the generals on the bench turned to the locker room with the big team, but Zhang Mai stared at De Bruyne on the field and thought deeply...

(End of this chapter)