Chapter 104 Be careful! Behind!

Dot.... Penalty kick?!

The fans in the Old Trafford stands looked at Atkinson in disbelief as they pointed to the penalty spot.

Atkinson did award a penalty!

It's only been four minutes now!!

The fans booed, regardless of whether Smalling handballed in the penalty area or not, the fans didn't care about it, as long as the referee awarded a penalty to their home team, it was an out-and-out black whistle, and only the one who gave the home team a penalty was a good referee!

Smalling held his head in his hands, he finally got the chance to start, just to do a good job, show his strength, and try to buy more playing time for himself in the future.

But as soon as he came up, he gave Liverpool a penalty, so that his rating in Ancelotti's heart was lower....

He approached the referee and tried to explain what he had just done.

"I didn't mean handball, I didn't even see the ..... when the football came"

Li Qingshan also came over, as the captain, he had the right to come over to understand the situation at this time.

"Not all injuries are penalties, Mr. referee, you are too harsh on the home team!" Li Qingshan tried to influence the referee's judgment.

However, Atkinson's face was calm, and he waved his hand: "So I didn't give you a yellow card, but it was a penalty. The soccer ball in your hand changes the line and destroys an attack. ”

The protests of the United players were ineffective and the referee upheld the decision – in fact it is rare that such protests are valid, and the referee will easily not change the decision once it has been made.

"Penalty!? The referee awarded a penalty!! Duan Xuan was also a little dumbfounded, in the commentary seat, he couldn't see the details on the field.

Fortunately, the big screen on the scene helped him.

Slow-motion replays everything that just happened in the penalty area.

When Milner crossed, Smalling followed Sturridge tightly in the running position, and in the face of Sturridge who wanted to grab a point in the box, Smalling met him head-on, stuck in position, and he stretched out his right hand and stuck to Sturridge.

And the football hit his right arm at this point!

"Smalling was an unintentional handball, but his arms were spread out, and the referee blew for a penalty!" Duan Xuan shook his head.

'Manchester United had bad luck and were awarded a penalty in the opening three minutes. Andy Gray said, "But it was also the result of Liverpool's hard work, and from the start of the game, Liverpool were in full swing. ”

"Now the pressure is on De Gea's side!"

Coutinho set the ball and waited for the referee's whistle.

Atkinson blew the whistle when he saw that only Coutinho and goalkeeper David De Gea were left in the box.

A whistle blew, Coutinho ran and then pushed with the arch of his foot.

De Gea judged the right direction, but it didn't stop the goal from a very tricky angle!

Liverpool take a 1-0 lead!!

After the goal, the Liverpool players rushed to the corner flag area and celebrated under the noses of the United fans.

In the face of the boos of the United fans, Henderson clenched his fists and roared into the stands in defiance.

The United fans immediately responded with even louder boos and angry shouts.

"Liverpool scored a penalty!! In the opening three minutes, Liverpool got off to a dream start!! ”

Carlo Ancelotti's face was in water, and the lack of personnel at the back made United's defence turbulent, while Liverpool's direct and rapid attack left the United somewhat unprepared.

So far in the game, Manchester United has not organized an offensive well, and as soon as the game started, Liverpool's momentum overwhelmed Manchester United.

Carlo Ancelotti had stressed not to take the game lightly before the game began, but it looked like the United players didn't listen too much.

They are still the same Liverpool they beat 8-1 last time - the two sides met in the last leg, Liverpool were completely crushed by Manchester United, and if it wasn't for the referee's failure to make up for the five minutes of injury time, I'm afraid Liverpool would have conceded another goal - they have completely lost their fighting spirit on the pitch.

But this game is different, although every time before the start of the game, people like to dig up the historical records of the two sides, analyze which team won the game, and what the tactics of each side should be.

Past results are instructive, but that's not everything. Every football match is isolated, and no matter how big the advantage is in the previous game, it doesn't mean that the two sides can still achieve such an advantage when they play again!

But the players don't think so much, since we can play Liverpool 8-1 on the road, so what's so hard about going back to our home stadium and beating Liverpool again?

It's normal for people to think like this.

But now, United's players are about to pay the price for their underdogs.

Jurgen Klopp raised his arms on the sidelines and chanted as the personality boss finally got his chance to raise his eyebrows at Old Trafford.

Liverpool started the game with a series of kills, and finally created a penalty opportunity through continuous attacking and scored.

This proves that Klopp's judgment was correct!

Manchester United have weaknesses and their defence is by no means as strong as one might think!

Although United have three players at the back, Paul Pogba is more attacking and Herrera is often up front, while Fellaini or Kramer, despite their size, are both good defensively when it comes to frontal defending. But what if the opponent kicks the ball behind them? The speed at which these two big men turn is definitely their weakness.

It's not just the midfielders, it's the centre-backs of Manchester United.

It's fine if it's a partnership between Hummels and Rojo, Hummels has a good sense of position and he's very calm when he's on the pitch. But now Hummels is injured and replaced by Chris Smalling. Although the England central defender cannot be said to be incompetent, he is always inferior to Hummels in terms of stability, and often has some minor problems on the pitch and is frizzy.

And Smalling is tall and turns very slowly!

Klopping watched the game between Arsenal and Manchester United carefully, especially the two goals scored by Sanchez, and Klopp has watched it countless times.

Manchester United's defence didn't do a good job of protecting the ball behind them! This has absolutely to do with the slow turning speed of their centre-backs!!

Jurgen Klopp decided to target Manchester United in terms of speed!

It's not just the speed of the players, it's the speed of the passes!

Liverpool's several passes were very simple and direct, that is, directly find the space behind the two wings, and let Coutinho and Firmino attack the weak points of Manchester United's defense!

Now it seems that Klopp's tactics have clearly been successful.

Since it has an effect, continue to kick like this for so long!

Liverpool, who took the lead, were in high spirits.

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