Chapter 60: Intermission

"It was an unbelievable last three minutes!! Manchester United scored two goals in quick succession towards the end of the first half to extend the score to 3-1!! Andy Gray also said in disbelief.

United's two goals came so suddenly, especially their second goal, that everyone thought that after taking the lead, United would control the tempo and pass the first half smoothly first, after all, there was not much time left in the first half.

But who would have thought that Carlo Ancelotti's side didn't do what everyone had hoped, and they surprised everyone by looking rather risky to launch a late onslaught – not even Klopp, did they?

Anfield's Liverpool fans were stunned, and even the most die-hard fans were in a bit of self-doubt at the moment.

Can Liverpool really beat Manchester United at home?

Maybe we're really going to be beaten by Manchester United for five in a row....

What the fuck!!

I don't know how many Liverpool fans are thinking about it at the moment.

Falling behind by two goals at half-time looked inevitable.

Carragher still had a stiff smile on his face – his mood hadn't changed from Liverpool's equaliser. At this moment, Carragher's expression looked a little confused.

What the hell is going on here?!

Carragher screamed in his heart. To be honest, he didn't get to see both of Manchester United's goals at the first time, but fortunately, the well-developed television broadcasting organization and the large LCD TV in the box let Carragher know how Liverpool conceded the goal.

"Hahaha, Jamie, are you okay?" Ferdinand had a comforting tone, but judging by the expression on his face, it was impossible to hide such obvious schadenfreude...

Even Andy Gray glanced at Carragher sympathetically, and then said with a bit of balance: "The first half of the game is not over yet, maybe something will happen in the remaining minute?" I have a hunch that this match is going to be a classic double-red match. ”

However, the truth is that nothing happened in the first half for the rest of the period.

The stunned Liverpool players were focused on defending, while the Manchester United players were looking to take advantage of the goal, but there was not much time left for them.

When Angel Di Maria's cross from the flank was picked out by Karius, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

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As the players from both sides walked off the pitch, the commentators were still telling stories about what had happened in the final stages of the first half.

It all started after Liverpool scored to equalise the score, and the script that everyone expected was that Liverpool's morale was to rise and continue to attack, if not to overtake the score, it should also make Manchester United's defence chaotic for a while. But who would have thought that Manchester United would go ahead again in a very short period of time, and then score another goal at the end of the first half to make it 3-1!!

In just a few minutes, the situation took a turn for the worse and Jurgen Klopp's side had to return to the dressing room with two goals down.

The camera was firmly anchored on Jurgen Klopp, the German manager's brow furrowed, and the look on his face showed that Liverpool had a difficult time in the second half.

To be honest, for Liverpool, the best situation is of course to go into the break with a leading scoreline, and even if it is not, a draw is acceptable, even if it is behind, a goal behind is not the end of the world. But if it's two goals down, then it's going to be a tough game.

For Liverpool, their players are faithfully implementing Klopp's tactics, but Klopp's set of tactics needs physical support - Klopp spent many years in order to perfect his system at Dortmund to make Dortmund to the top of Europe, and now it is only Klopp's second year in charge of Liverpool, and compared to the Bundesliga, the pace of the Premier League is faster, so that Klopp's tactical philosophy has more stringent requirements for physical fitness!

It's a very demanding tactical system. If Liverpool's players drop in fitness in the second half, then the pressure on United's defence will be much lower, and the pressure on Liverpool's defence will be greater. Just like Liverpool will always concede goals this season, most of their goals are concentrated in the second half of the second half, by that time, Liverpool players have struggled to maintain a high level of concentration and pressure on their opponents due to the decline in fitness, which gives most teams the opportunity to score!

Klopp knows this, too.

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"We're going to attack!!" With two goals down, Klopp could only say that to his players.

In Liverpool's dressing room, the atmosphere was a little quiet, and conceding two goals in the final stages of the first half was too big a blow to the team's morale.

'We're two goals down now, but is this time to give up?' Klopp lifted his glasses and looked around at his players.

"Tell me, is anyone going to give up? If we want to give up, then we're just here licking our wounds like a wounded puppy, and when the second half starts, I'll sit in the dugout and stay motionless, and then we'll just walk the dead for the second half. Klopp said, spreading his hands.

"I didn't give up, boss!"

Henderson stood up.

Klopp nodded with satisfaction: "Anything else?" ”

"And me!"

"The defense in the final stages of the first half was so bad that we must not give them another chance!!"

"I didn't give up either!!"

"Forty-five minutes to go!!"

"We've won five games in a row and I haven't won enough!!"

Liverpool's players have stood up to make a statement.

Klopp nodded in satisfaction, and then he got into the state of work: "Very good, in the second half, what I need is a group of fighters, a group of real fighters!! ”

For Jurgen Klopp, the tactical aspect alone is no longer much of a difference for him to beat Manchester United, and he has to inspire a strong fighting spirit among the Liverpool players.

Spiritual things always work wonders at some point.

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Compared to Klopp's generous statement in the Liverpool dressing room at the moment, Ancelotti was much quieter in the Manchester United dressing room, first praising the team's performance in the first half, and then seizing the time to plan the tactics for the second half.

For Manchester United, with a two-goal lead, the core tactical idea in the second half is, of course, to defend and counterattack, and Liverpool will definitely attack anyway.

But the counter-attack was not just about defending, and at some point in the second half, Carlo Ancelotti still asked the team to launch some offensive attacks to disrupt the rhythm of Liverpool's attack - Jurgen Klopp's side are good at attacking, and this is something that everyone knows.

Under the gloomy clouds, Anfield, which had been boiling like a volcanic eruption, was temporarily quiet for fifteen minutes, like a tiger dormant waiting to erupt.

The cloud, which is getting lower and lower.....