Harry Kane's own dribbling also attracted the attention of Koulibaly and Fabinho, and he passed the ball to Rashford who was running sideways from the left.

No one is taking care of Rashford for the time being because Manchester United's counterattack is too fast and Liverpool's defense is tied down by Harry Kane and Mbappe, so they can't take care of him for the time being.

Rashford did not take the ball into the penalty area. He suddenly took a long shot before other players came up to surround him.

It was a low shot that stuck to the grass, with great speed and power.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson was highly focused. He had planned to hold the ball, but when the ball approached, his face changed. The ball was very powerful and he couldn't hold it!

So, everyone saw Alisson blocking the ball with a very awkward half-kneeling position and rowing movement with his left hand.

Harry Kane was about to rush forward for a follow-up shot, but fortunately Alisson's second reaction was quick, he rolled and crawled forward to catch the ball under him.

The Liverpool fans in the stands of Anfield Stadium finally breathed a sigh of relief. Manchester United's counterattack just now really made them break out in a cold sweat.

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At the end of the first half, Manchester United led Liverpool 2:1 away from home.

It was a pretty good half-time score for the visiting team.

In the away team locker room at Anfield, Mourinho was very happy and he did not hide his happy expression at all.

Mourinho praised everyone with a smile, the goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, forward... everyone was praised.

"You did a great job. We have to play like this in the second half. It's not easy to go from leading to falling behind and then leading again. Well done." Mourinho clenched his fists and said, "I was very confident about winning away from home. Now, your performance makes me more confident."

Mourinho used affirmative tone to constantly boost the confidence of the players.

In Mourinho's view, in terms of strength, his Manchester United has the capital to win. The important thing is to do well and not make mistakes at critical moments.

This is the normal function of stabilizing military morale.

"Liverpool will attack in the second half and their goal is to win. So Klopp is likely to replace a midfielder with a striker.

"If Origi is on the field, be careful of his breakthroughs."

"If Shaqiri is substituted," Mourinho paused and smiled sinisterly, "this bad Swiss boy has a bad temper. You should pay attention to this."

After he said that, the players understood.

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Shaqiri became famous at a young age. He made his debut in the youth training system of Swiss giants Basel and became an absolute main force in the team at the age of 18. Because he is less than 1 meters tall, very flexible and fast, the outside world easily associates him with Yosi, which also gave him the nickname "Swiss Yosi".

However, unlike the introverted Yosi, Shaqiri has a hot temper and has often clashed with opponents on the field.

The “Swiss Yosi” not only frequently clashed with his opponents, but when he got angry, he couldn’t even tell friend from foe.

Especially in the previous few seasons, he enjoyed core treatment in Stoke City. Now that he came to Liverpool, it was difficult for him to compete with Salah and Mane. He could only rotate with the two and even had to share rotation time with Origi. This made Shaqiri, who joined Liverpool for only half a season, complain to the media about too little playing time and was considered to have provoked internal strife in Liverpool.

Before the start of the second half, Liverpool made a substitution, Klopp replaced Keita with Shaqiri.

Mourinho showed a surprised expression. If it were him, he would replace Fabinho, who was almost hit by Manchester United in the first half, instead of replacing Keita.

Shaqiri can play in multiple positions in the midfield and frontcourt. Although he mainly plays as a winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Now, Shaqiri replaced Keita, and Liverpool's three midfielders changed from three defensive midfielders in the first half to Fabinho and Wijnaldum as double defensive midfielders, with Shaqiri as attacking midfielder.

Of course, if it were Mourinho, he would not replace Shaqiri, but would replace him with Sturridge or Origi who can serve as a bridgehead in the frontcourt.

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Just one minute into the second half, the referee's whistle sounded.

Mbappe used his speed to wreak havoc, and two Liverpool players were unable to defend him. In the end, it was the center back Lovren who came out and knocked Mbappe down.

Lovren was given a yellow card by the referee, and there were waves of dissatisfied boos from the stands of Anfield Stadium.

Klopp's expression was very serious, even a little nervous. Lovren's foul location was a bit dangerous.

This is about twenty-seven or twenty-eight meters away from the goal, in the middle of the penalty area. This position means that you can kick the ball with either your left or right foot.

Both the distance and the location exude a dangerous atmosphere.

Rashford, Bruno, Harry Kane, and Mbappe, all four of them stood at the penalty spot, discussing how to take the penalty.

These are four penalty takers with completely different styles standing in front of Liverpool's goal. Goalkeeper Alisson nervously patted his gloves, swallowed his saliva, and felt the tension and pressure.

The four players have different penalty styles, and Alisson needs to make his own judgment. He thinks Bruno is most likely to take the penalty, followed by Rashford.

What are the characteristics of Bruno's free throws?

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Just as Alisson was still thinking, the referee blew the whistle.

Bruno took a run and ran over the football.

Then it was Rashford, he also rushed to the ball and ran over.

Next was Harry Kane, who rushed to the ball, swung his right foot and shot!

Alisson felt like he was going crazy. When would this end?

It wasn't until I saw Harry Kane shoot that I felt inexplicably relieved.

The football kicked by Harry Kane flew off the ground, passed the wall and continued to fly in the air.

Alisson judged the trajectory of the arc and pounced to his right, but the football drew an arc, turned a corner in the penalty area, and continued to move a distance to the right side of the goal.

It was this distance that forced Alisson, who had already made a saving move, to watch the ball pass over his right hand, eventually hit the inside of the goal post, and then bounced into the goal.

"GOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!"

"Harry Kane! Harry Kane took the free kick and scored."

The commentators were very excited. Harry Kane does have a free kick skill. When he was at Tottenham, he had scored many free kicks.

But the first free kick taker of Manchester United is Bruno. The Manchester United captain is an iron man on the football field and rarely rotates to rest. It is rare to see Harry Kane take free kicks, so it is very precious, and this ball is really beautiful.

"Beautiful! Harry Kane scored a very beautiful arc world wave! 3:1! Manchester United extended their lead to two goals!"

Mourinho raised his arms high on the sidelines, grinning from ear to ear. With a two-goal advantage, the game should be a sure win.

"3:1! Manchester United is leading by two goals. Liverpool is in great danger in this game." He Wei said.

"In fact, after Manchester United took the lead for the second time in the first half, this game was very dangerous for Liverpool," said Zhang Lu.

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Klopp was very depressed off the court. This time Harry Kane scored a direct free kick, which also came from a counterattack by Manchester United. Lovren was forced to foul in a dangerous area, giving the opponent a free kick opportunity.

In fact, with Liverpool's personnel configuration, the safest way is to defend and counterattack. But Klopp can't do that because Liverpool is behind.

Playing at home, the score is still behind. If Klopp dares to defend and counterattack, I am afraid the home fans at Anfield will turn against him.

Of course, on the one hand, there is the pressure of reality, and on the other hand, Klopp also has a lucky mentality. What if Liverpool can really attack, score goals, reverse and win the game when they are behind in the score?

It's a pity that his lucky mentality was shattered when he lost the ball.

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Manchester United was leading by two goals away from home, and almost everyone at Manchester United, including Mourinho, thought they were sure to win the game, which also caused some Manchester United players to become a little lax mentally.

They forgot that the opponent they were facing was Liverpool, who was also known for their tenacity and ability to make comebacks!

They forgot that the venue where they were playing deep inside was one of the most famous devil’s home grounds in Europe!

Although the team was two goals behind and the players' morale was low, the home fans at Anfield Stadium did not give up at all. They stood up from the stands and sang their world-famous team anthem, "You'll Never Walk Alone".

Inspired by the team song, Liverpool players gradually cheered up.

In the 73rd minute, Mane dribbled past Fred and cut into the penalty area from the left side and passed the ball back. Shaqiri shot from 12 yards on the right side of the penalty area and hit Luke Shaw, who deflected the ball into the near corner, changing the score to 2:3.

There was jubilation at Anfield.

The opponent was only one goal behind, which made the Manchester United players suddenly become a little nervous from their previous relaxed mentality.

However, I became a little nervous and it was not so easy to adjust back to my normal state.

Facing Liverpool, who had pulled one back and were in high spirits, Manchester United completely lost their previous composure and were overwhelmed by Liverpool's overwhelming offensive.

In the 80th minute, Liverpool scored another goal. Salah passed the ball, Shaqiri shot from the edge of the penalty area and hit Maguire, who deflected the ball into the net. The score on the field became 3:3!

This time, it was Mourinho who became extremely depressed.

Both goals were conceded by Shaqiri, who came on as a substitute and was not favored by Mourinho. Both goals were deflected by Manchester United players. Anyone who encounters this situation would not be in a good mood.

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