From the man behind the football king to the football king.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Bruno collapsed on the grass of Anfield Stadium, wiping the sweat off his face with both hands, closing his eyes, and feeling the thunderous applause from the stands.

It was obviously not for him, but he still enjoyed the atmosphere.

Manchester United ultimately failed to take away three points at Anfield, and of course, they were not reversed by Liverpool.

The final score is 3:3!

After Shaqiri scored twice to help Liverpool equalize the score, Liverpool, with their morale boosted, began to besiege Manchester United.

In the last ten minutes or so, Manchester United was almost suppressed in the penalty area and it was difficult for them to even get through halftime.

Although Bruno tried every means to launch a counterattack, every attack of Manchester United was blocked by Liverpool near the midfield.

The Liverpool players were running like crazy, surrounding every Manchester United player who had the ball.

While attacking, they also kept running and pulling at Manchester United's defense.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Mourinho made a series of substitutions, replacing the two young forwards Mbappe and Rashford with Herrera and Smalling.

In the last few minutes, Manchester United changed their formation to 550, with all players returning to their own defensive third zone to help defend. They parked a bus in front of the goal and finally blocked Liverpool's crazy attack.

Although he failed to take away 3 points and even almost lost the game, Bruno did not feel any regrets at all because he really tried his best!

He has tried his best until the last moment, but this Liverpool team is indeed strong. Although there is still some gap in overall strength compared to Manchester United, the gap is very small.

Playing away from home, Manchester United was able to take away one point at Anfield, which is already a good result, and he can really say that he has no regrets.

After all, before today, in Liverpool's 7 home games, only Manchester City took away 1 point here. Manchester United was the second Premier League team that could score points at Anfield.

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As the captain of the team, Bruno got up from the ground and immediately walked over to greet his teammates.

Manchester United players on the field and on the bench all came to the corner stand where the fans were. Everyone stood in a row and thanked the fans in the stands.

This is the rule for away games.

Manchester United fans who can follow the team to away games, especially those who come to Anfield, are definitely die-hard supporters of Manchester United. The players should give them some thanks after a game.

The fans in the stands were not disappointed, but encouraged the players one after another, using their applause and cheers to tell all the players that they were very satisfied.

Liverpool is very strong this season and is definitely capable of competing with Manchester United for the league championship.

It is not easy to tie the game 3:3 with the opponent at Anfield.

What's more, Manchester United is 2 points ahead of Liverpool in the standings and leads the Premier League standings!

"Everyone remember, don't let people look down on you. Keep your head up and your chest out. We still have the second round of the game. Go back to our territory and beat them!" Bruno encouraged loudly.

"Bruno is right. There is still a second round. As long as we are ahead by one goal, we will win!"

"Yes, we haven't lost yet!"

"We will return to our home turf and defeat them!"

Bruno stretched out his right hand vigorously and shouted loudly: "Come!"

All the players formed a circle and stretched out their hands, overlapping each other.

"Manchester United..." Bruno shouted.

The players responded in unison: “…Come on!”

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Seeing the united momentum of Manchester United players, not only the Liverpool fans in the stands looked at them with surprise, but even Liverpool's head coach Klopp, coaching staff, staff and players were all surprised.

They all know very well that Manchester United is very motivated now.

This is the result of Manchester United's unbeaten record in the past 57 Premier League games.

The continuous victories have allowed Manchester United players to build up their invincible momentum, and they are fearless in the face of any opponent.

"We were all wrong!" Klopp shook his head and sighed.

"What?" Pepienne Lijnders was a little surprised.

What does this sentence without a beginning or an end mean?

Pepijn Lijnders became Klopp's assistant coach this summer, replacing Zeljko Buvac, who left. The two have not worked together for a long time, so naturally he is not as close to Klopp as Zeljko Buvac.

"We have always thought that Manchester United's 57-game unbeaten run was not only due to their strength, but also luck. But in fact, they do have the strength to surpass all other teams."

Klopp added: "Especially Bruno. Not only is he the best player in the world in terms of fame, surpassing Messi and Ronaldo, but he is also the best player in terms of strength."

"People say that Cristiano Ronaldo is the third football king born after the World Cup in Russia, but if we really want to say who is the king of today's football, I think Bruno is it. He not only has superb football skills, but also has unparalleled leadership."

After listening to this, Lijendes thought about it carefully for a while and then nodded.

"It will be difficult to play away games in two months!"

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“It’s a split game.”

Klopp gave a final summary of the game at the post-match press conference.

"We played very well in the first half. Although we conceded two goals, we were in complete control of the game. But in the second half we were very nervous and passive. We tried hard to control the ball but failed."

Liverpool's head coach said: "Maintaining a high level from start to finish in the 90 minutes of the game should be engraved in our souls, not just looking at the score on the scoreboard."

Klopp believes that the team's mentality and stability need to be strengthened, and he is also puzzled by the poor performance in the second half.

"We have enough advantages, strength, rhythm, determination, ball possession, offense... We are better than our opponents, but we were two goals behind and didn't equalize until the 80th minute. Especially at Anfield, our current state is also pretty good. This obviously requires us to summarize and be alert."

Klopp also specifically mentioned Bruno, believing that he showed a very high competitive level tonight and determined the course of the game.

"Although Bruno did not score any goals or assists, he was the best player of the game today. He was everywhere and threatened Liverpool's defense all the time."

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Mourinho agrees with Klopp.

"Bruno is the most perfect player. He can not only score goals, but also assist and play at the top level on the defensive end. He is a player that no head coach would reject because he always puts the interests of the team before his own. He is the player with the highest professional ethics I have ever seen. I am proud to be able to coach a player like him."

As for this game, Mourinho believes there is nothing to regret.

"Our players played with courage and determination away from home, and the 3:3 score is the best proof of the situation on the field."

Mourinho did not cover up too much about the problems exposed by the team in this game. He believed that the team's defense did have some problems and that the players' performance was not stable enough.

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After the Red Devils derby, Mourinho traveled south to Switzerland on behalf of Manchester United to attend the Champions League quarter-final draw ceremony held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland at noon local time on December 12.

Among the top 16 teams, only Ajax and Porto are not from the top five leagues, but both teams have won the Champions League. In addition, all four Premier League teams have advanced, La Liga and the Bundesliga have three teams each, and Serie A and Ligue 4 have two teams each.

After the draw, Manchester United faced Schalke 04 of the Bundesliga.

This is a good sign!

Manchester United is undoubtedly the favorite to advance. This season, Manchester United is still in hot form. Not only has it achieved 57 unbeaten games in the Premier League, it has also won all the Champions League group matches, scoring 21 goals in six games, far ahead of the second-highest scorer Paris Saint-Germain's 17 goals, which is enough to show its offensive firepower. At the same time, they also performed very well on the defensive end. In sharp contrast to their poor defensive performance in the Premier League, Manchester United only conceded 6 goals in 2 Champions League group matches, tied with Dortmund for the fewest goals conceded.

Not only does it have the sharpest spear, but it also has the strongest shield. Major European bookmakers have listed Manchester United as the biggest favorite to win the championship this season.

In contrast, Schalke 04 only scored 6 goals. The reason why they were able to successfully qualify from Group D was largely due to the weak strength of Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow in the same group, so they drew a good draw.

Mourinho will naturally not miss this opportunity to "bully" the weak team, and the open scene may also witness a goal-scoring battle.

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In addition to Manchester United vs. Schalke 04, two other Premier League teams also faced Bundesliga teams, namely Liverpool vs. Bayern Munich and Tottenham vs. Dortmund.

Three teams from the Premier League joined forces to face three teams from the Bundesliga, which is the first time in the history of the Champions League knockout stage.

Liverpool vs. Bayern is the focus of the Champions League quarter-finals. The overall strength of the two teams is comparable. Although Bayern's lineup is more luxurious, this season under the leadership of Kovac, Bayern, who are fighting on multiple fronts, are not as strong as in the past. They are also behind Dortmund in the Bundesliga standings and have a serious aging problem.

Liverpool is in excellent form. Not only did they remain unbeaten in the Premier League and closely follow Manchester United, they also beat Napoli in the Champions League group stage to escape death.

On one side is the trident led by Salah, and on the other side is the offensive line led by Lewandowski, the top scorer in the Champions League. It will be a matter of time to see who is stronger.

This game is also destined to attract great attention. According to German media Sport1, when Bayern fans learned that they had drawn Premier League leader Liverpool, they flocked to the team's official website frantically, causing the ticketing system to collapse, which is enough to show the fans' expectations for this game.

Tottenham vs Dortmund will also be two high-quality duels. Young coach Pochettino will challenge the "old gun" Favre head-on, and the tactical game between the two coaches will be very exciting.

At the same time, both Tottenham and Dortmund are teams with excellent midfield athleticism and extremely fast offense-defense conversion rates, so the offensive and defensive scenes will be extremely intense.

Therefore, the return rate of the two teams when switching from offense to defense will be crucial. So far this season, Tottenham has conceded 16 goals in the Premier League, while Dortmund has conceded 15 goals, which is not a big difference.

Of course, this game is also a direct dialogue between the two top attackers Morata and Reus. Reus has handed over 13 goals and 7 assists this season, while Morata has 13 goals and 4 assists. How much personal ability the two stars can show in the game may directly affect the result of the game.

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When Atletico Madrid drew Juventus, Ronaldo's fans might have thought, he's going back to Madrid. Juventus fans might have thought, we're ready to play overtime. And Atletico Madrid fans might have thought, why Ronaldo again?

However, many people forget that this game also has special significance for Mandzukic. In the summer of 2014, Mandzukic transferred from Bayern to Atletico Madrid. Although he only played for the Colchoneros for one season, the Croatian center forward still helped the team score 20 goals in all competitions. Atletico Madrid did not see the value of Mandzukic. Unexpectedly, after selling him to Juventus, Allegri's training turned him into a winger, which was very effective. Mandzukic was reborn and helped the Old Lady reach the Champions League final in the 2017-2018 season. This time against Atletico Madrid, Mandzukic will definitely show % of his condition to prove himself.

Of course, the biggest highlight is Ronaldo's return to Madrid, but it is a different "Madrid". Simeone's team may have no striker more familiar than Ronaldo. Statistics show that Ronaldo has scored a total of 22 goals against Atletico Madrid, and only scored more against Getafe (23 goals) and Sevilla (27 goals). At the same time, since 2014, Ronaldo has won all four matches against Atletico Madrid with Real Madrid, two of which occurred in the Champions League final. Ronaldo once again directly dialogues with Griezmann, and the competition between the two top shooters will also be an important highlight of the two-round match.

Juventus and Atletico Madrid are both top-notch defensive teams. The former's central defenders are Bonucci and Chiellini, while the latter's central defenders are Godin and Jimenez, both of whom are world-class. Moreover, the defensive systems of both teams are also very tight. Juventus, needless to say, has the traditional defensive awareness of Italian teams. Under the coaching of Inter Milan's famous Simeone, Atletico Madrid's overall defensive chain is also very clear. When the two teams meet, there may be fewer goals, which mainly depends on whether the forwards can get out of defense at a certain stage of the game and go forward to attack more.

In the past two years, Real Madrid has gradually gotten rid of its image as a "tycoon" in the transfer market, and the policy of signing one superstar a year has been replaced by a new rule of discovering talented players. Vinicius and Rodrigo, two of the most promising post-00s players in Brazil, were bought out by Real Madrid one after another, with a total cost of more than million euros.

It is no secret that Florentino likes to "scratch lottery tickets". Now that Real Madrid has drawn Ajax, a team with many talented players, in the Champions League knockout stage, it is just right for them to have ample opportunities to observe the team.