The Red Army fans in the stands at Old Trafford waved their arms excitedly and clamored to kill Manchester United!
From falling behind to catching up, and then from falling behind to catching up, the game was full of twists and turns.
When the Liverpool players celebrated the goal for Raúl, Torres joined in, but there was a trace of loneliness in his expression.
At this point, he probably understood that it was not that his teammates did not create opportunities for him, but that he was really not in the right state today!
It might have something to do with his thinking. The more he wanted to score, the more difficult it was to score!
Ferguson's expression was very unpleasant in the technical area.
In his eyes, Liverpool's offense was diverse, layered, and varied, which was beyond Manchester United's reach!
Because of this, Liverpool was like a cockroach that could not be killed. Even if it was a competition for goals, Liverpool could make their opponents die with a bang, especially heroically.
Ferguson walked to the sidelines and personally supervised the game, hoping to inject mental strength into the Red Devils.
Comain also walked to the sidelines. While the other Liverpool players were celebrating, he deliberately called Mascherano to his side and exhorted him.
Mascherano understood what Comain meant, and then returned to the field to convey the manager's intention to change tactics to Alonso.
Before the game resumed, Liverpool made a substitution.
"Torres is going to be replaced! His performance today was really unsatisfactory and he wasted many chances. Now Comain has replaced him with Lucas. It looks like he also intends to strengthen the defense. "
Torres walked out of the field in low spirits with his head down. Comain patted him on the shoulder to comfort and encourage him.
The manager was more open-minded. There was not only one game in the game. A poor performance in one game did not mean anything. He just hoped that Torres could adjust as soon as possible.
Lucas took the defensive midfielder position after he came on. His position was closer to Johnson on the right side of the backfield.
Mascherano was closer to Aurelio on the left side of the backfield.
Alonso headed forward and became the center midfielder.
As a result, Liverpool's attacking configuration in the middle and front field became a four-man attack group in the shape of a large rhombus.
Qin Xiong, Alonso, Gerard, and Raúl.
After the game resumed, Manchester United continued to attack from the flanks.
But their flank attacks began to encounter Liverpool's powerful backfield sniping.
Mascherano and Aurelio were closer to seal off this area to prevent the defensive line from tilting.
In the 79th minute of the match, Nani dribbled the ball forward from the right flank. Just as he was about to break past Aurelio, he sent the ball back, only for it to be intercepted by Mascherano!
Comain nodded slightly on the sidelines. His defensive adjustments were correct.
Liverpool began to contain Manchester United's offense. The reason they could not adjust before was simple: they were behind in the score.
When the score was tied, Liverpool could make adjustments.
Liverpool's attack power seemed to decrease with the loss of a striker, but it was not the case.
Because the liberated Alonso was able to frequently press across the half of the field, Gerard went to the right flank, which allowed Liverpool's offense to be on par with before.
In the 81st minute of the game, Qin Xiong moved the ball from the left flank to Gerard's feet on the right flank.
Then Qin Xiong began to cut inside and run into position. Gerard dribbled the ball to Evra's defensive area. He made a two-versus-one combination with Alonso in the middle and passed the ball to Raúl's feet in the penalty area.
Raúl did not stop the ball and directly hit the goal. The quality of his shot was very high. He wanted to blast the ball directly into the near corner of the goal.
But he did not expect Edwin van der Sar's save to be even more wonderful. He pounced and blocked the ball out of the end line with one palm!
Raúl gritted his teeth and felt extremely regretful. He almost had a hat-trick!
"Raúl's shot is beautiful, and Edwin van der Sar's pounce is even more wonderful! It looks like Liverpool has been able to contain Manchester United's offense, but Manchester United's rear defensive line is not stable! "
Yes, Manchester United began to allocate more of their defensive energy to Raúl. Otherwise, it was difficult to guarantee that Raúl would not break through the defensive line in the next attack.
Rooney saw that the team's flank attack could not produce the desired effect, so he began to take the initiative to withdraw in a large area to participate in the offensive organization and share the pressure on Scholes.
In the 85th minute of the game, Rooney and Scholes made a series of two-versus-one combinations in the middle of the front field. After shaking off Gerard, they broke through Lucas's defensive line.
After Liverpool's defensive line concentrated in the middle, Scholes suddenly stuffed the ball diagonally to Liverpool's left flank.
Ryan Giggs rushed to the end line to stop the ball and looked up to observe. His feet did not stop moving. He continuously rubbed the ball and sent out an over-the-top pass.
The football flew to the back of the goal, where Berbatov looked like he was about to perform a fatal blow!
At the crucial moment, Skrtel took the lead to jump and brushed the ball with his head, causing Berbatov, who was behind him, to deviate from the angle of his header and directly send the ball flying!
The Red Devils fans in the stands showed a disappointed look.
Just a little bit more and they could have scored another goal!
"Manchester United played an attack that was enough to kill Liverpool. Fortunately, Skrtel interfered with Berbatov's header. Otherwise, Manchester United might have killed Liverpool!"
After Liverpool escaped death, they still calmly organized their offense.
At this time, Manchester United began to retreat in the midfield, especially because of Raúl.
In the 89th minute of the game, Qin Xiong controlled the ball on the left flank of the front field. Behind him, Aurelio was ready to make a move. Alonso responded from a distance in the middle. Gerard pressed forward to the right in front of Manchester United's penalty area. Raúl could complete the reverse offside position in front of the penalty area at any time.
When Scholes rushed in front of Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong passed the ball back to Aurelio behind him. Then he ran forward to position himself. Aurelio passed the ball back to Qin Xiong's feet.
When Fletcher went to the side to assist in the defense, Qin Xiong immediately passed the ball to Alonso's feet in front of him.
At this time, Raúl and Gerard both moved. They pretended to plug forward and ran actively.
It caused a chain reaction in Manchester United's rear defensive line. The rear defensive line obviously began to put pressure on the two players to form a blockade.
But Alonso was not in a hurry to send the ball out. When he sent the ball out, Qin Xiong rushed through the gap between Vidic and O 'Shea.
At the same time, he led the ball with his right foot and dribbled the ball into the penalty area!
If his teammates continued to be unable to pose a threat and distract Manchester United's defense, Qin Xiong could be trapped in a terrible situation.
But when his teammates could pose a threat and contain Manchester United's defensive line, then Qin Xiong could be released!
Now, Qin Xiong was released.
Maybe it was a little late, maybe it was not too late.
Because the game was not over yet, because the game was about to end!
Qin Xiong was diagonally facing the goal in the penalty area, and Edwin van der Sar had long abandoned the goal. When the distance between the two was still three meters, Qin Xiong raised his leg to shoot, and Edwin van der Sar was already prepared to save.
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