In the end, at the end of the first half, the score was temporarily fixed at 1-2, according to the international practice of football matches, the home team Manchester United was in the front, and the away team Liverpool was in the back.

At half-time, the commentator commented on the first half of the game.

The general view is that Manchester United shined at some point, but the overall performance was not as good as it could have been; As for Liverpool's side, in the first game after Coutinho's transfer, Liverpool was indeed affected, and their attack was far less skilled and beautiful than before, but Liverpool had Jiang Chenxi, and the Chinese star scored twice in the first half to help Liverpool lead Manchester United 2-1 at halftime.

And former Manchester United legend and commentator Gary. Neville, for his part, was a strong critic of Van Gaal, who he thought was problematic in his formation.

He believes that Van Gaal sent Carrick and Schweinsteiger to partner in the back, and neither of them is the kind of midfielder with a strong style, unable to force and suppress Liverpool's midfield, which is equivalent to giving up the midfield.

Gary. Neville: "Pass! Transmission control! Or pass on the control! Aside from passing, can he (Van Gaal) be a little new? Now this Manchester United team is not suitable for passing at all! Some people just don't understand this! ”

Neville didn't think United's brilliant first-half goal was enough to cover up Louis van Gaal's tactical flaws.

Gary. Neville: "Marouane Fellaini is in the centre-forward position, what did he do in the first half? Letting the Belgian play as a central striker is to play to his header advantage, then Manchester United should try more wide crosses! But, in fact, we're always looking for middle lane penetration! In that case, it would be better to have Fellaini in midfield, replacing one of Carrick or Schweinsteiger with a younger, more impactful player. ”

Gary. Neville: "The team spent a lot of money on youngsters and now that the striker is unavailable, why not give him a start? ”

Although he was not named, it was clear that Neville was referring to Anthony Martial on the bench.

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Manchester United signed Anthony Martial from Monaco at the last minute just before the transfer window closed, and the shock was that the 19-year-old was worth £36 million, and could even be worth up to £58.8 million under the deal.

In view of Anthony Martial's high value, many media and fans accused Van Gaal of not spending his own money and not feeling distressed, and also believed that such an operation was the result of a lack of purpose and wisdom on the part of Manchester United's management.

In fact, in his previous coaching career, Van Gaal was not a very money-loving manager, his biggest characteristic is that he is good at identifying and using those young people, and the most peculiar thing is that his credit is often not apparent until he leaves.

Regarding Martial's deal, Van Gaal was more honest in an interview with the media that the price was too "ridiculous", but at the same time he also stressed that the deal was more future-oriented: "Martial's value is indeed 'ridiculous', but this is a crazy world, we are all in this world. I don't think I'm going to sign Anthony Martial for me, it's for the next manager. ”

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Before the start of the second half, United made a substitution.

Juan Mata was substituted and Anthony Martial came on as a substitute.

Seeing this substitution, the media immediately focused on Anthony Martial, talking about the incredible value of this French young man who was not very famous before.

Howe: "Anthony Martial came off the bench and the 19-year-old is valued at a whopping £58.8 million. Leaving aside his worth, Van Gaal has always been known for promoting young people, which may be an opportunity for a young man like Anthony Martial! ”

In his more than 20-year coaching career, Van Gaal led Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich to win the Eredivisie, La Liga and Bundesliga titles respectively. Louis van Gaal's greatest achievement is that he has nurtured and boldly promoted young players in his team, producing many outstanding players. He is a champion of attacking football, and he has developed and promoted Dutch internationals such as Bergkamp, Kluivert, Seedorf, Overmars, the De Boer brothers, Van der Sar, Reziger, and his protégés Munirio and Pep Guardiola have grown into some of the world's top coaches.

In fact, Van Gaal also responded to the reason why he likes to promote young people so much in an interview.

Van Gaal believes that after a star becomes famous, he will have his own opinions, and likes to "judge" the coach's arrangements and tactics, which makes Van Gaal very helpless. At the beginning of the new season, there was news in the media that Rooney, Carrick and other Manchester United meritorious players had "admonished" Van Gaal, hoping that Van Gaal would change his tactics on the field, but this was resolutely "suppressed" by Van Gaal.

"Sometimes, my profession is like a teacher, and the old players don't seem to want to listen to me. I need to instill in them my coaching philosophy and try to make them think it's the best. In contrast, the youngsters are much easier to manage because the older players have their own opinions and they all want to play the way they want. Van Gaal described it.

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Lineker: "Anthony Martial once said that his idol was Jiang, and now he comes off the bench, and this is the first time he has played against a player he admires, what kind of performance can the French lad have? ”

John. Mortensen: "It was also Anthony Martial's first appearance for Manchester United, having joined the Reds at the end of the transfer window, on the same day that Philippe Coutinho left Liverpool, at the end of August 31. ”

Inside the field.

The second half has already begun.

After a fruitless attack from Liverpool, they pressed ferociously up front.

Salah was pressing for Luke Shaw, who passed the ball to Schweinsteiger, who came to pick him up.

Milner saw Schweinsteiger receiving the ball and immediately rushed up to press it.

In the face of Milner's pressing, Schweinsteiger made a gesture to kick the football out, and then he looked at the situation in front of him and seemed to hesitate, and it was such a hesitation that Milner had already pounced.

Schweinsteiger was startled and hurriedly passed back to Smalling behind him.

Smalling was going to stop the ball and control it, but as soon as he looked up, he saw Jiang Chenxi who pounced fiercely, and he was almost about to rush in front of him, which frightened him.

Smalling didn't dare to tee the ball forward, he turned diagonally and passed the ball back to the goalkeeper.

There is nothing wrong with such a return pass, but Smalling obviously underestimated Jiang Chenxi's speed, and when he hurriedly returned the pass, Smalling was afraid that the powerful pass would cause trouble to the goalkeeper, so his passing power was slightly smaller.

"Danger!" The Manchester narrator shouted in horror.