What were Ancelotti's instructions before the game?

Maintain a draw and strive for victory!

Liverpool are on a roll this season.

It is currently ranked third in the league and has good combat effectiveness.

But this is where football becomes interesting.

Strong teams will lose to weak teams.

And when two powerful forces collide, tragedies sometimes occur.

There is a bit of luck involved!

Manchester United was leading Liverpool 3-0, which made many fans from Liverpool unable to stand the singing of Manchester United fans and left early.

But there were also some die-hard fans who sang "You'll Never Walk Alone" loudly, intending to fight with the team until the last moment.

Liverpool's attack is also quite sharp.

36 minutes 20 seconds.

Wijnaldum on the right launched an attack and passed the ball to Arnold who was coming from behind.

Arnold took the ball towards the middle.

Manchester United's players' attack left the backcourt empty.

After attracting Pepe's attention, Arnold did not take the credit for himself, but passed the ball to Lallana who was running at high speed in the backcourt.

Lallana stopped the ball with his left foot, immediately attracting Valencia's defense.

But Lallana pushed the ball to the right with his left foot, just avoiding Valencia.

"Oh!"

The football turned into a cannonball and flew towards the far corner.

"Arnold finds Lallana on the left!"

“Nice pass!”

“I hit him…”

"Maguire headed the ball out in front of the goal!"

Zhang Lu also exclaimed, "Maguire's replacement is so crucial..."

"Maguire seems to be stronger after coming to Manchester United..."

After the ball went out of the sideline, Liverpool continued to attack from the flank.

Lallana passed the ball to Klein who was running in.

Klein forced a cross.

However, when the ball fell, this time it was cleared by Pepe with a header!

"Manchester United's signings this summer are really outstanding... apart from Ronaldo, the reinforcement of Pepe is also very crucial!"

"The experience of Pepe and Maguire's frontal interception in the back line make the defense more stable."

In fact, Ancelotti is very cautious in using Pepe.

For such a capable and experienced but older player, it is necessary to ensure that he has sufficient physical strength.

So when Pepe is not in good physical condition, he would rather let Smalling and Ake take over.

If it really doesn't work, let Rojo play as a central defender.

Anyway, I just can’t let Pepe get tired…

Of course, Pepe's performance in important games also rewarded Ancelotti.

Time passed quickly, but as the first half ended, neither side scored any more goals.

Manchester United went into halftime with a 3-0 advantage.

"Manchester United seems to be calling it quits..."

"Oh, yes...this is to save our strength for the match against Paris Saint-Germain!"

Zhan Jun couldn't help but sigh again.

How come England, once the overlord, is looked down upon like this!

But what can he do?

The score gap is there, we can only wait and see what changes Rogers makes in the second half.

Liverpool forum.

"Chenxi Chengmai: Rogers should be dismissed this time, right?"

"Yue Ye Yun Zhi: What the hell is walking on the right path? You can fool your brothers, but don't fool yourself!"

"Unprecedented Anonymous: To be honest, even though they are now ranked in the top three in the Premier League, I still feel that Liverpool has a bit of a loser vibe!"

"Fan Yunrui: Rogers is really not good enough, why not bring Klopp from Sevilla to Liverpool?"

"Miao Miao Miao: I agree to go upstairs, but they definitely won't come..."

"..."

There are not many fans discussing this game anymore, they are more concerned about the coaching position.

It is obvious that Rogers can no longer take Liverpool to a higher level.

In the locker room, the atmosphere on Liverpool's side was very solemn.

Rogers was also helpless.

He is not a coach who is good at on-the-spot scheduling and encouraging players...

"Guys, let's forget the score in the first half and start over in the second half!"

"..."

But Rogers didn't notice that as he spoke, the atmosphere became even more wrong.

I have to say that sometimes it is important to be able to speak.

In the Manchester United locker room next door, Ancelotti was speaking words of encouragement eloquently.

"I've already said it, their attack can't penetrate our defense!"

"Of course, I have to praise the players who started today. You did a great job in assisting defense!"

"Not to mention Ye and Ronaldo on the front line... If one of you is Portuguese and the other is Chinese, I would even think you are twin brothers... You cooperate so well!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The players at the scene all laughed heartily.

Being able to lead Liverpool by a large margin eased the depressing atmosphere before the game.

But Ancelotti soon changed the subject, "But now is not the time to be happy, you know... We were leading by three goals in the first half, our opponent was Liverpool, and the head coach was still Ancelotti..."

For a moment, many players widened their eyes.

Oh my god, aren’t these the three elements that triggered the “Istanbul Miracle”?

"If you don't want to be reversed like AC Milan, you must not relax in the second half!" Ancelotti said very seriously.

Next came the tactical arrangements for the second half.

The counterattack in the first half was mainly to test Liverpool's strength. Now we found that the opponent was in average form today, so Manchester United changed their strategy in the second half...

They are about to attack!

Liverpool did not make any substitutions, but Manchester United let Pepe rest and prepare for the next game against Paris Saint-Germain, and replaced him with the faster Ake.

Liverpool's most threatening attack in the first half was when Wijnaldum retreated to midfield and passed the ball to Firmino.

But in the final moments, it was veteran Pepe who made a decisive tackle and destroyed the ball at the critical moment.

Otherwise, Manchester United might have lost the ball...

Now the faster Ake is brought on to limit Firmino.

But Ancelotti couldn't have imagined that Liverpool wouldn't change their striker...

But what Manchester United is best at is to deal with the situation as it comes.

The game resumed and everyone noticed that Manchester United was different from the first half.

That feeling is - no more pretending, I’m going to reveal my cards!

Just three minutes into the game, Manchester United's army was pressing forward.

Valencia, who broke into the penalty area, had no way to pass the ball and could only pass it back to Ye Chen who was behind him.

Ye Chen passed the ball horizontally to Ronaldo.

But Ronaldo was also carried by Lovren behind him and couldn't turn around.

He simply passed the ball to De Bruyne.

"Oh!"

De Bruyne followed up with a powerful shot.

The football was hit so suddenly that Karius in front of the goal didn't even have time to react.

But the pillars at Old Trafford saved Liverpool...

With a "Duang" sound, the football bounced out of bounds.

Just as Liverpool fans were secretly rejoicing, Manchester United once again had a great opportunity...

49 minutes 44 seconds.

Manchester United corner kick attack.

Modric sent the ball directly into the penalty area, but Ronaldo and Lovren headed the ball at the same time.

The football fell right at Ake's feet.

Ake, who had just come on the field, really didn't expect that there would be such a good thing as pie falling from the sky...

"Oh!"

At the critical moment, he stretched out his foot and the football flew straight to the right!

Karius in front of the goal jumped into the air to save the ball again.

But the ball was too close to the goal...

Ps: Brothers, the UEFA Nations League and the World Cup qualifiers are a bit outrageous, but still fearless! ! In the match between Ireland and England, I am optimistic about England winning, and even a hearty 0-2; in the match between Greece and Finland, I am also optimistic about Greece, 10/20!


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