Chapter Eighty-Seven: Attack!

Despite Jurgen Klopp's tough pre-match speech, it was widely believed that United were better than Liverpool. Whether it is the consistency of the team this season, the performance of both sides at both ends of the pitch or the standings, it is clear that Manchester United are better than Liverpool.

Klopp's speech in the dressing room, the media did not know what he was talking about.

Therefore, in terms of pre-match predictions, many speculated that Liverpool should be based on defense at home, and threaten Manchester United's goal through three players with good skill and speed, such as Coutinho, Sturridge and Firmino, through counter-attacks.

But when the game started, it turned out that it wasn't like that at all.

Klopp said that an attack is an attack, and it is not a smokescreen at all.

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Liverpool were given the right to kick off and they organised a wave of attacks from the kick-off.

Liverpool's attack was very fast and direct.

Sturridge crossed the ball back, and then Coutinho, Sturridge and Firmino fired three arrows straight into the United penalty area.

Manchester United's players, on the other hand, pressed Liverpool's midfielders after kick-off, with the forward line pressing the half-pitch.

After Lucas received the ball, Li Qingshan rushed up with great momentum, Lucas was not frightened by Li Qingshan's momentum, he calmly continued to pass back to central defender Sako.

Li Qingshan bypassed Lucas and continued to press Liverpool's back line.

He is the centre-forward at the front, and he needs to be the most dangerous to get up to the back line.

Saco didn't wait for Li Qingshan to come up, and distributed the ball to left wing-back Moreno.

Moreno passed the ball forward to Emrejan.

The game has been in a normal position so far, and the pace is not slow.

It wasn't until Emrejan received the ball that he turned around and put a long pass directly! It was a quick, fast long pass that found Coutinho at high speed on the wing.

Valencia were in hot pursuit of Coutinho, and the two sides were almost the same pace, but in the end, it was Coutinho who started first to get the ball first.

Then there was Coutinho's performance on the wing. After a series of feints, Hu Neche crossed the ball diagonally to the other side of the small penalty area on the right edge of the penalty area!

'Coutinho stepped on the bike in a row, he shook Valencia, he looked up, he crossed............ Firmino !!!!!!!! ”

The commentator's voice suddenly rose an octave here, and the fans, whether it was Manchester United or Liverpool, were frightened by this roar, and their hearts beat rapidly.

The camera camera followed Coutinho's pass and shifted to the left side of the six-yard box.

Coutinho's pass was very tricky, and the ball had a strong arc, bypassing Hummels in front, Rojo in the middle, and Sandro in the box!

Firmino had already opened his bow at the back post and kicked the ball flying towards him!

'Firmino's shot !!'

In the roar of the commentator, Firmino hit the football with a solid right foot and instep, and shot at close range from a small angle!!

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De Gea had been in the near corner to defend Philippe Coutinho's breakaway shot and Sturridge in the middle.

After Coutinho's cross, De Ge immediately made a decision and immediately moved to the other side.

De Gea had just withdrawn from the front post when Roberto Firmino had slotted his shot.

Almost as soon as Firmino took a shot, De Gea instinctively raised his arms and did his best to widen his defence...........

"Firmino !!!!!!"

In the narrator's long-pitched roar, Firmino's shot towards the goal like a cannonball.

"Bang !!!!!!"

De Gea only felt his arm tingle, but he was in ecstasy.

Blocked !!

The ball hit De Gea's raised arm and flew off the crossbar!!

De Gea was lucky!!

"Ahhh!!!!!!hh

There was a loud sigh from the stands.

De Gea !!!!!!

"Oh!!!!!!! Too dangerous, De Gea saved Manchester United!! ”

De Gea blocked Roberto Firmino's burst from close range!! It was almost a must-score chance!! ”

"As soon as the game started, Liverpool took the lead!! Roberto Firmino missed an almost must-score opportunity!! ”

Jurgen Klopp jumped straight to the sidelines, he was ready to celebrate the goal, and Na Cheng thought that the football was blocked again.

Even the coach's bench and bench behind him were full of regret, not to mention Firmino, who missed the opportunity, and the Brazilian slapped the grass vigorously on the grass.

When Firmino shot, Sandro who flew up to block the eye-catching but still a step slower looked at the football bouncing off the field with palpitations, and Firmino's flexible running position completely threw him away, if the ball was scored by the opponent, this would be his own pot.

Manchester United's players stepped forward and slapped De Gea's hair, if it wasn't for De Gea, the goal would have been scored!

De Gea was also a little apprehensive, but he quickly calmed down and took control of the corners in the box.

Liverpool's corner was also picked off by De Gea, who then wrapped the ball in his arms and pressed down with one hand, signaling the team to stabilize the tempo first.

The opposition created an almost inevitable goal from the start, and the United players had to be cautious.

However, this season's sluggish win has given United's players confidence in themselves, and being cautious doesn't mean they have to defend first.

After all the players withdrew from the penalty area, De Gea put the ball in the penalty area, looked at Li Qingshan's position, and kicked it directly on the top of Li Qingshan's head.

After completing the corner kick defense, Li Qingshan turned around and ran forward. By the time De Gea kicked out, Li Qingshan had already run to the middle circle.

Facing Li Qingshan, there is no player in Liverpool's midfield who can compete with him.

Li Qingshan headed the ball a little and flicked the ball to Juan who was inserted on the wing.

Mata didn't take the ball forward, but stopped it at his feet and waited for Valencia to run.

Valencia stepped in wide and Liverpool's left-back Moreno followed suit.

It's just that Mata didn't pass the ball to Valencia, but after Moreno was pulled away by Valencia, Mata himself took the ball and cut inside the middle!

Lucas came up and prepared to cut off Mataneche's line.

Mata, who was cutting inside with the ball, curled the ball with his left foot after Lucas came up, bypassed Lucas and found the other side............ Di Maria!!

"Di Maria dribbles the ball down!! He's close to the bottom line!! Cross!! ”

"Li Qingshan!!!!!!!!"

"Ahhhh!!!h Pity!! Li Qingshan's header hit the crossbar!! ”

"The game has just begun, and the two sides have gone back and forth, each creating a very dangerous attacking !!"

"Both sides are unreserved in attack!!"

Li Qingshan, who failed to head the ball, also felt a little regretful, he shook his head, turned around and walked back.

And in Liverpool's penalty area, Sako and Korgu fell in the box and didn't get up yet.

Under the attack of the two central defenders, Li Qingshan failed to hit the goal, but Liverpool's two central defenders were indeed overturned to the ground by Li Qingshan.