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The moment Torres scored, Comain, who had been suppressing his emotions for a long time, released his inner emotions frantically.
He rushed straight into the field, waved his fists and roared. The assistant manager, Sammy Lee, rushed up from behind and hugged Comain. It was not until the fourth official came up to persuade them that the two managers calmed down and returned to the coaches' area.
"Liverpool equalized the score! Fernando - Torres! The Red Army's Holy Baby saved the game!
Qin Xiong's long shot caused Edwin van der Sar to make a save, which allowed Torres's follow-up shot to score a goal!
2:2
Liverpool continues to lead Manchester United by six points in the league table!
If they maintain this gap, Liverpool will have a high probability of winning their first Premier League title with seven rounds left in the league! "
The Red Devils were a little caught off guard in the face of the second goal conceded and the equalization of the score.
Because there was not much time left in the game. In other words, their probability of being able to lead Liverpool again began to plummet.
As a result, the Red Devils' offense began to become slightly impatient after the restart of the game. This impatience stemmed from a change in mentality.
In the 78th minute of the game, Nani made a personal breakthrough on the left flank. He bypassed Johnson from the outside and passed the ball in front of the end line. Rooney was unable to beat Carragher in the snatching point. After the latter's header to clear the siege, Liverpool once again had a good opportunity to attack quickly.
This time, Qin Xiong stayed on the flank and waited for Alonso's pass.
Qin Xiong dribbled the ball forward in a straight line. As Valencia and Park Ji-sung had over-invested in the attack just now, Liverpool's counterattack was also very fast. The transition between offense and defense was not sloppy at all. The two players could not form a pressing attack on Qin Xiong, which gave Qin Xiong a good space to attack.
As a result, Fletcher became unusually nervous. He had no confidence in stopping Qin Xiong. When Qin Xiong started to move from the flank to the inside line, Fletcher saw that Qin Xiong was about to break through him. In a hurry, he used an unconventional way to stop Qin Xiong.
When he turned around, he hugged Qin Xiong's waist with both hands and then pushed Qin Xiong to the ground!
Qin Xiong fell to the ground in astonishment. He then turned his head to look at Fletcher, who was directly lying on his back. The scene made him not know whether to laugh or cry.
The referee's whistle sounded and Fletcher immediately got up. He was just about to leave the scene of the incident as if nothing had happened. It was a little like deceiving oneself.
But the referee would not let him go. He whistled and motioned for Fletcher to come back.
Fletcher probably realized something and began to explain as he turned to the referee. The surrounding Manchester United players also ran over to the referee to plead for Fletcher.
When the referee expressionlessly showed Fletcher a yellow card, he pulled out a second card from his pocket. It was a glaring red!
A red card!
Fletcher held his head in puzzlement and protest. The other Manchester United players also complained to the referee that the punishment was too heavy.
"Manchester United's midfielder, Fletcher, has been sent off with a red card! He unsightly tackled Qin Xiong when Qin Xiong dribbled to break through. This must be a foul, no doubt. Fletcher had a yellow card in the first half. Now he has been sent off with two yellow cards and a red card! "
Ferguson rushed out of the technical area and raged at the fourth official. He constantly accused the coaching staff of being unfair to Manchester United.
This made the referee also run to the sidelines to give Ferguson a warning.
Liverpool had to play one more player and Manchester United had to make adjustments.
Ferguson stood on the sidelines and suppressed his anger, thinking about how to adjust.
It did not make much sense for Manchester United to get a draw at home.
It was too difficult to catch up with Liverpool by six points in seven rounds. Especially if they had the same points as Liverpool, Liverpool's far superior goal difference would leave Manchester United in the dust. In other words, if Manchester United were to get a draw in this game, then Manchester United would have to catch up with seven points in seven rounds to be able to reverse Liverpool!
Based on Liverpool's current momentum, it was almost impossible.
Only by winning and reducing the gap to three points could Manchester United hope to stage a big comeback in the closing stage and give Liverpool a season of league collapse.
Ferguson quickly made a decision.
He began to deploy the players.
"Manchester United has made a substitution. Ferguson has replaced Nani with the veteran Ryan Giggs, and Scholes has replaced Park Ji-sung. Manchester United still looks like they want to make a difference in offense and are not willing to be forced into a draw by Liverpool at home."
After Ferguson's substitution, Liverpool continued to bide their time. With one more player, Liverpool became calmer.
They had one more player than their opponent and were in a favorable position. Liverpool did not need to be anxious at all.
Alonso, Gerard, and Qin Xiong firmly controlled the situation in the midfield, using the constant passing to and fro to shape the offensive situation.
On the other hand, Manchester United fell into a complete passive position after playing one less player.
The forces invested in the offense could not form enough of an offensive threat. They even started to try their luck with long shots, which were almost no threat.
Time ticked by, and the Red Devils fans in the stands began to feel despair.
When the 87th minute of the game arrived, Giggs skillfully dribbled the football forward on the left flank to attack. When he encountered Johnson, Giggs directly raised his leg to pass.
As there was only one point in the penalty area, even if the veteran Giggs's pass landed at an excellent spot, it still could not create a chance for Rooney to head the ball.
Agger interfered with Rooney, and Carragher once again played the role of the defensive pillar and successfully cleared the siege with a header.
Liverpool immediately launched a counterattack. Alonso passed from the backfield straight to the left flank of the front field.
In the absence of more protection in the Manchester United midfield, Qin Xiong completed the change of direction and cut inside the moment he touched the ball.
He dribbled the football all the way forward. When he came in front of Carrick, he completed a two-over-one with Gerard. Then he continued to push forward to attack.
He quickly pushed the attack to the front and back of Manchester United's penalty area. Neville had already shrunk into the penalty area. Qin Xiong suddenly changed direction again. He charged diagonally into the right side of the penalty area.
In front of Vidic, he passed the ball to Kuyt, who was close to the middle. The latter and Qin Xiong completed the wall combination. Torres attracted Ferdinand's attention in the middle, and at this time, Qin Xiong charged into the penalty area and no one could stop him.
After he cut into the penalty area, Edwin van der Sar immediately abandoned the goal and came out.
When the distance between the two men was three meters, Qin Xiong made a shooting motion. Edwin van der Sar immediately lowered his center of gravity to prepare to save, but Qin Xiong dribbled the ball one more step in the direction of the end line. Edwin van der Sar could not keep up with Qin Xiong in terms of speed. He could only watch as Qin Xiong dribbled the ball past his side.
At this time, Manchester United was already empty. Qin Xiong safely chose to push the shot under the circumstances of a narrow angle. Then the entire audience only saw the football roll into the goal after it brushed the inside of the goalpost.
Liverpool staged a final kill!
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