"Ryan, has your team recovered from the loss three days ago?"

In his pre-match press conference on 9 March, United acting boss Ryan Giggs was once again asked about his previous league game.

As a player with Manchester United blood flowing from the inside out, Ryan Giggs understands the meaning of the Double Red Club better than anyone else, not to mention that the former manager Louis van Gaal was fired by the unbearable Glazer family because of the crushing defeat to his sworn enemies.

Three days earlier, United had slipped to sixth with a 1-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion, and the battle for the top four was tough, but the good thing was ...... This game is not a league that must be won, and he can make the appropriate set-ups and adjustments.

'There was a bit of a surprise in that defeat and we started the game well, but Mata's unexpected red card forced us to play with one less man for 70 minutes......

Giggs replied cautiously:

'It's frustrating to lose, of course, but Manchester United have always had the toughest fighting spirit, three days...... It's enough to cheer us up. We are well prepared for tomorrow's game. ”

It was his toughest challenge and biggest opportunity since he took over United, and it was certainly fraught with risks.

Ryan Giggs knows that if he can achieve a little bit in the next eight days, even if he wins one game, he will be able to add a lot of points to his official takeover at Manchester United.

He's going to take a gamble, with his future at Manchester United!

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A day later, Anfield was dominated by two red crowds, with both the Liverpool fans at home and the visiting Manchester United fans opting for the bright red hue unsurprisingly.

But the two strands of red were separated by the security guards who were on standby, and a large buffered area was left in the stands to prevent hot-headed fans from tearing down their seats and throwing them at each other......

In the media box in the stands, Zhan Tianjun and Zhang Lu were still carrying out the final warm-up work.

"In order to report more closely on the three double red meetings in the next 8 days, Zhang Zhi and I were specially sent to the scene in the program to experience what kind of sparks will be created when England's two most successful giants meet directly in Europe for the first time!"

Perhaps because of coming to Anfield, Zhan Tianjun was a little more excited than usual:

"Zhang Zhi, how do you think this game will develop today?"

'Ah, it's hard to predict because Giggs has been in charge for so short a time on his own that we can't really conclude how his tactical style of play is fundamentally different from that of Louis van Gaal.

Zhang Lu groaned:

"But from my personal point of view, Liverpool have been so ferocious this season, beating many strong teams one after another, which once embarrassed Jose Mourinho and Van Gaal, and with Manchester United's current unsuccessful state, it is obviously not a wise choice to want to play an attacking battle at Anfield."

Zhan Tianjun frowned:

"What does Zhang Zhi mean that Manchester United should focus on defending and counter-attacking?"

Zhang Lu nodded slightly:

"This should be the best option, to avoid the edge away from home, rely on the long pass from the back, look directly for the striker, if you can steal one, then when Manchester United return to home, there will be some confidence......

Zhan Tianjun's eyes fell on the players of both sides who had just played:

"It seems that this is the case, Ryan Giggs sent in Martial, Depay, and Rashford up front, three young players with great speed and impact, probably to prepare for the counter-attack......

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There were no surprises as United counter-attacked at Anfield.

This season, almost all of Liverpool's opponents have opted for this tactic, with a few attempting to play against the Reds only to be blown up into a sieve by the home side without exception.

Giggs, who has worked with Alex Ferguson, David Moyes and Louis van Gaal, knows he doesn't have a halo of luck on his head, and at the end of last season, he also tried to coach alone for a while, so when he arrived at Anfield, he simply chose to keep a low profile.

His goal is very clear, and that is to ...... Swing the bus!

Sitting on the trident of the Dutch king Depay, France's 80 million golden boy Anthony Martial, and the next Ronaldo Rashford, once they spread their legs and ran up, even Long Shute himself chased ...... It's definitely a headache too!

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Long Shute didn't have a headache at all.

In his eyes, Manchester United is nothing more than a seemingly ferocious prey that is in fact unthreatening.

What about having a Trident?

Did anyone feed them shells?

Juan Mata, who made a big mistake in the last round of the league, obviously will not take on this heavy responsibility, while the captain of the team, Wayne Rooney, who could have played the ball, had to be sidelined due to injury.

Schweinsteiger had already been beaten into the cold by his former benefactor Fan Gaar, and now he was out of form, and the only one he could count on was their captain Carrick.

But Carrick meets Henderson, a Reds vice-captain who is younger, stronger than him, and tougher than him.

Henderson is not either Claude Makelele, Essien or N'Golo Kante, but if he is only put in charge of one player's defence, it will rarely go wrong.

Carrick is a slow player, although his ability to protect the ball is not satisfactory, but how can a game like the Double Red Club make him comfortable with the ball control organization?

Therefore, Manchester United really have to defend, and in the period after the opening, they probably don't have to count on any counter-attacking opportunities......

Because...... The Reds' No. 8 captain is almost on the same line as the two centre-backs, and whoever makes a mistake will be the first to make amends for his teammates!

Who can break through his defense?

Who has the confidence to escape from his pursuit?

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'As expected, United quickly retreated after kick-off, giving up most of the pitch to their opponents and the game gradually turned into a half-time battle.

Although Zhan Tianjun was not surprised, he was a little disappointed.

He is more eager to see Liverpool and Manchester United go back and forth, attacking like a tide, people turning their backs, and even bayonets red, rather than seeing the current slightly lifeless situation......

But Manchester United fans would never think so!

If Manchester United can get a draw here, they will all be satisfied!

This is Anfield!

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Van Gaal may be gone, but his legacy to Manchester United is still a source of benefit for his successor.

At least...... The backline still looks pretty solid at the moment.

What's more, Louis van Gaal was promoted from the Academy...... It's pretty scary!

Just three minutes into the game, Depay broke through and crossed from the wing, Lovren took off in a hurry but headed it into the air, and the ball fell directly to Rashford's feet.

If it weren't for the fact that the high school student, who was not yet 18 and a half years old, had not had time to prepare, Mignolet, who was still warming up, would have been shot......

The third minute attack was probably one of the few for United to attack, as the rest of the game was a complete siege for Liverpool.

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This is the Europa League, and in the previous Europa League games, Ronshette led the substitute line-up to the game, but at this time, he did not do so.

Even if he had just led the bench to defeat Manchester City and lift a title not long ago.

Manchester United and Manchester City, that's definitely not the same.

Like Rogers said, if you can get 100 of them, you can't just get 99!

As long as the opponent is Manchester United, every game must be treated as a battle of life and death!

So Liverpool's main force is out!

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Roberto Firmino, Lallana, Philippe Coutinho and Gian were the most active Liverpool players since the opening, and the four of them used their tacit movement to find space in United's central midfield.

Manchester United's backline today is not very strong: the central defender is Messi's national team team-mate Marcos Rojo, who led Messi in the "head of the heavenly team", and the two full-backs are Blind who has returned to the wing and Uruguayan teenager Barella, and in the end no one has even heard of his name.

They are not very strong, so the rest of their team-mates have to help defence, for example, Depay often has to defend Lallana or Klein from behind with Blind, while Rashford has to retreat to the 20-metre area to guard Moreno, and as for Ronsette, he is constantly watched by Carrick, Schneiderlin and Fellaini......

But even with someone marking, Long Shute still sent a mysterious pass:

In the 13th minute, he hoisted the ball directly over the entire Manchester United backline from a position close to 40 meters from goal!

The target he chose...... Still his old friend, Blind!

Blind absolutely hated this old friend to death!

While he was frantically cursing Long Shute in his heart, he turned around and chased back even more frantically, but he still didn't stop Lallana, who had started early!

Longshut has always been very satisfied with the awareness of his front-court teammates, after a run-in period of more than half a season, his playing habits are gradually familiar with Lallana, Coutinho, Firmino and others, this time he just raised his head, Lallana and Firmino were very alert to step forward at the same time!

With United's back line retreating quite far back and Ronshit's pass going deeper, Lallana chased the ball almost 5 metres from the baseline and swept it into the box without hesitation!

Rojo and Smalling, who were chasing Firmino, hurriedly braked and turned around again to intercept the pass, but Zhan, who was one step ahead, was the first to appear at the landing point.

Facing the only one of the two central defenders, the German midfielder did not kick casually, but chose to knock horizontally!

Rojo and Chris Smalling want to fill in again, but it's already too late!

Liverpool's three-legged pass has torn Manchester United's backline apart!

The final kick was made by Coutinho, who lurked on the left flank, and he took a sideways step before confidently firing into the far corner!

Smalling jumped almost in his last few moments, but still didn't touch the spinning football!

He was so close that De Gea's vision was tightly blocked by the players on both sides in the box, and no matter how conscious he was, he couldn't defuse the shot!

Coutinho clenched his fist and slammed it his chest!

He opened the scoring for Liverpool!