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The Manchester United player was finally given a yellow card in the 39th minute of the game.
Fletcher clearly pulled Qin Xiong, who was about to break through him, during a pressing. The referee could no longer tolerate the blatant foul by the Manchester United player. He had already given a warning before, and now he had to take out a yellow card to punish the other party.
Thirty-five yards away from the goal, Qin Xiong took a free kick.
His falling ball attack bypassed the human wall, but after falling, it was pounced on by Edwin van der Sar.
This made the Liverpool fans let out a disappointed sigh, and then there was applause. The Manchester United fans also applauded to praise Edwin van der Sar's brave performance in front of goal.
In the 42nd minute of the game, Valencia dribbled the ball to attack on the right flank. After he encountered Aurelio, he knocked the ball back to the middle. Carrick, who plugged in to follow up, received the ball and sent a straight kick.
Rooney suddenly stopped in the process of running diagonally into the penalty area. After turning around to stop the ball, he dribbled two steps horizontally to shake off Carragher, who had no time to shift his body's center of gravity. Then he used his left foot to shoot.
As Rooney's left foot was not his preferred foot, his shot required an accurate angle, so it was difficult to exert force.
The shot was indeed tricky, but the speed of the ball was slow, giving Reina enough time to react. Reina came to the left post of the goal in time to collect the ball.
Before the end of the first half, Liverpool made the final blow.
Qin Xiong passed the ball diagonally to the right flank in the middle. Kuyt went forward to stop the ball and turned inside. After he attracted Carrick's defensive attention, he stuffed the ball diagonally to Gerard, who was diagonally behind Carrick.
Gerard watched as Evra withdrew into the penalty area to form a joint defense with Vidic. Torres restrained Ferdinand and Vidic. Gerard's dribbling rhythm stopped and pretended to pass the ball to Torres. Evra paid more attention to the protection in the middle. Gerard took a step forward to the right, swerved out of the shooting angle, and blasted the goal with a heavy shot!
The shot was powerful and heavy. Although the goalkeeper, Edwin van der Sar, tried his best to block the near corner of the goal, the speed of the football was too fast. Just as Edwin van der Sar was feeling desperate, the sound of the football hitting the post was like a heavenly sound, making Edwin van der Sar have a narrow escape.
"Gerard's shot hit the post and bounced out of the end line! It was a very good opportunity for Liverpool, but unfortunately it was rejected by Manchester United's goalpost. Gerard shouted in annoyance. The Red Army captain almost helped the team to achieve a comeback in the first half. "
At the end of the first half, Liverpool and Manchester United tied at 1: 1 at Old Trafford. The players of both teams walked to the players' tunnel for halftime adjustments.
Back in the locker room, Comain emphasized the team's defense and asked the team to strengthen their running. They could not be destroyed by Manchester United's stamina in this away game!
Qin Xiong was thinking in silence about how to adjust the offense in the second half. Manchester United's defense today could be said to be in place, especially the defense against him, which was close to perfect.
Back on the field in the second half, both teams changed sides to play again.
The enthusiasm of the fans in the stands at Old Trafford did not diminish. The draw allowed both fans to see the hope of victory.
At the start of the second half, Qin Xiong returned to the flank first. He received Gerard's pass and went straight in the direction of the end line.
Neville was very serious in the defense on the flank. Qin Xiong went outside in front of him and used his acceleration to start a breakthrough. Neville turned and immediately followed to block Qin Xiong's path to cut inside or pass the ball.
Qin Xiong kicked the ball back in front of the end line, and then dribbled two steps back to make a cross pass.
Gerard broke away from Carrick and cut into the box diagonally. After Qin Xiong's ball rolled over, Gerard took advantage of the momentum to dribble the ball directly into the box.
With Torres as a cover, Gerard's diagonal cut into the box was almost unimpeded. But he could only use his left foot diagonally to the goal to finish the shot. The football shot from his left foot was almost harmless and directly sent the ball into Edwin van der Sar's arms.
Qin Xiong shouted a few words to Alonso as he retreated to the backfield. He hoped that Alonso could plug in a little more!
In fact, this was also where Fleet Street had always criticized Alonso.
Alonso rarely appeared in the danger zone in front of the box to attack. He completed the organization well and played a role in the offensive and defensive system. But his contribution to the last part of the attack was still a little less.
Today, Manchester United mainly focused on the flank. Liverpool was under less pressure in the middle. Alonso should be able to be released. He had to go forward and participate in the attack to further relieve Qin Xiong's pressure and give Gerard more space to play.
Alonso heard Qin Xiong's shouts and gestures. He nodded at Qin Xiong in response.
In the 54th minute of the game, Manchester United played a wave of fast attacks. Carrick passed the ball straight to the front field. Park Ji-sung received it with his back in the middle of the front field. He flicked the ball horizontally to dodge Alonso's pressing and then diagonally passed the ball to the right flank.
Valencia, who was as quick as lightning to assist, did not stop the ball and directly passed the ball.
The football's landing point was excellent. Rooney snatched the ball in the box to head the ball. Carragher interfered beside him, forcing Rooney to eventually lose his balance after the header after taking off. The header almost became a relief and the football flew high over the crossbar.
Rooney turned and ran to the referee after landing and roared, complaining that Carragher had just fouled him after taking off, but the referee turned a deaf ear.
Liverpool also launched a fast attack two minutes later. Alonso and Johnson plugged forward after passing each other. Kuyt received Alonso's pass and then passed the ball to Gerard in the middle.
Gerard did not dribble the ball forward to break through. Instead, he passed the ball back to Alonso, who plugged in from the back.
At this time, Manchester United's defense in the middle of the backfield was a little flustered. Carrick moved to block Alonso and Neville also moved to the front of the box to block Gerard's diagonal cut.
Qin Xiong got rid of Valencia at this time and cut inside to the middle. When Alonso encountered Carrick, he passed the ball to Qin Xiong, who ran diagonally from behind.
Qin Xiong had just touched the ball and was about to stride to the box when Evra's fierce tackle came unexpectedly.
Qin Xiong first picked the ball up in order to dodge the opponent's tackle, and then he jumped to pass Evra. But Evra's right leg, which was used to tackle the ball, hooked Qin Xiong's foot in the air, causing Qin Xiong to lose his balance and fall to the ground when he landed.
When Qin Xiong rolled on the ground, the referee's whistle sounded again.
The impartial referee walked straight to Evra and mercilessly showed him a yellow card.
Evra tried to argue that his behavior was not a deliberate foul, but the referee ignored it and recorded that he was carrying a yellow card.
Anyone could see that Manchester United was now able to contain Liverpool's offense mainly because of foul tactics.
But more and more Manchester United players began to receive cards, which was not a good sign.
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