Chapter 65 Champions League Small Rotation

Manchester United made a big splash at Anfield, with an 8-1 scoreline sending their arch-rivals into chaos, but when United left Liverpool, they were out of the whirlpool.

Ancelotti was asked about Klopp's dismissal in an interview, and the Italian coach did not fall into the trap, he expressed his support for Klopp: "This game is a special game, it is undoubtedly an accident to have such a scoreline, and the gap between Liverpool and us is definitely not so big. Jurgen is a good coach, he always wants to win, I must say, he is a good coach for Liverpool, Liverpool couldn't have found a better coach than him. That's all I can say! ”

The rest of the United players were mostly silent when asked about it, after all, an 8-1 win over the opponent was enough humiliation for the sworn enemy, and it was not to be a fool of their coach at this time.

Far from the centre of the whirlwind, Manchester United began to concentrate on preparing for the third round of the Champions League group stage.

Ancelotti decided to make a certain amount of rotation in this match after careful consideration.

After playing Copenhagen at home on 19 October, Manchester United are heading to Chelsea away.

The league has played strong teams such as Liverpool and Chelsea for two consecutive away games, and Ancelotti has to consider the consumption of the team.

And this season, in the league table, Manchester United is no longer as dominant as last season. This season, the top teams in the Premier League seem to have collectively recovered, and they are no longer in the same state of falling off the chain as they did last season.

First up is Manchester City, who, after a draw with Manchester United, have picked up 22 points from the first eight league games, with seven wins and one draw putting them at the top of the table.

It was followed by Manchester United and Arsenal, eight rounds of league games, Arsenal and Manchester United were both six wins, one draw and one loss, with 19 points and ranked second and third.

As a result, Carlo Ancelotti is well aware that the situation of a team winning the league title with little competition pressure, as it did last season, is unlikely to be repeated this season – last season's collective loss of the giants, and even a second-place finish for a team like Leicester City is enough to illustrate last season's unusualness in the Premier League.

In the Champions League, Manchester United have won two consecutive games to get six points, and are currently in the top position of the group, and the competitive pressure in this group is not great, so Ancelotti is still very confident to make a rotation in the Champions League.

On 19 October, Manchester United hosted Copenhagen to take on the challenge.

Manchester United rotated half of the team, but Li Qingshan still started. Copenhagen are not a weak team, and the Danish side are now unbeaten in 23 games in the Danish league and are true minor league unicorns.

And in the current standings, Copenhagen has four points from one win and one draw in the first two rounds, and is only two points behind Manchester United. And for the Danish giants, this game is a good opportunity for them to pick up points - Manchester United only played a costly double red game two days ago, and three days later, Manchester United will travel to the Premier League giants Chelsea, and this game is bound to be a certain amount of retention.

In fact, there was a lot of talk among the commentators at the front when they got Manchester United's starting line-up.

In the starter, Ancelotti did make a certain degree of rotation, but he did not do it resolutely, and it looked a bit muddy.

De Gea remained in goal, with the centre-back duo rotated, with Eric Bailly and Chris Smalling starting the game, left wing-back Rafael and right wing-back Alex Sandro.

In midfield, Michael Carrick, Marouane Fellaini and Paul Pogba combined to play.

On the left and right sides of the front field are Rashford and Mata, and the center forward at the top is Li Qingshan.

"Li Qingshan is still starting, will this game have an impact on the next away game against Chelsea?"

"Either you don't rotate, you should be more resolute if you want to rotate, rotate half of the lineup, but don't let Li Qingshan rest, this arrangement is really inappropriate."

The commentators theorized a lot, and the TV footage was also given to Ancelotti.

No one knows what the Italian coach is thinking at the moment, so everything can only be observed slowly during the game.

Copenhagen can go 23 games unbeaten in the league, proving that this team is still quite strong and consistent. They didn't put on a rigid position, but took advantage of the kick-off to launch an attack, but the United fence was also firmly entrenched and did not give Copenhagen much of a chance.

Seeing that there was no advantage to be taken advantage of, Copenhagen quickly took advantage of the situation and began to resolutely implement the counter-attacking strategy - no matter how strong Copenhagen were in the Danish league, when they came to face Manchester United away and came to Old Trafford, they were also an absolute underdog.

When one side piles up numbers in the box to build up a dense defensive formation, the other side is not really easy to attack.

Li Qingshan's foot wind looks a little bad today.

He first tried a couple of long-range shots from the perimeter, but couldn't find the back of the net.

Then he hit the goal with a header in the penalty area, snatching the high point Li Qingshan had an absolute advantage, but he grabbed the point several times and crooked the ball.

"The big battle two days ago still has an impact on Li Qingshan's state, if Ancelotti wants to rotate, he should let Li Qingshan get a chance to rest, after all, in three days, Manchester United will face Chelsea away, if Li Qingshan's state is not good in this game, Manchester United will be in danger." Andy Gray said from the commentary seat.

"It's not too much of a problem for Manchester United to qualify for the top of the group, even if this game is a draw, it doesn't hurt, after all, the other opponents in this group are not too strong, Manchester United have an absolute advantage in this group!" Scholes added on the sidelines.

In the first half, United besieged their opponents for 45 minutes and failed to score.

In the second half, Manchester United's form still didn't seem to be able to pick up, and their attacking thunder was heavy and rainy, and they still couldn't get the ball into the opponent's goal.

This situation lasted until the 89th minute, when Li Qingshan finally headed the ball into the opponent's goal through a corner kick.

Ancelotti finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and his insistence on not rotating Li Qingshan was the purpose, and he did not allow any surprises in the Champions League group stage.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Copenhagen 1-0 at home, won three consecutive Champions League group stage victories, and won the first place in the group with nine points, and the group qualification is imminent.