The media throughout England hyped Benitez's revenge fight, but according to Glory's observations, Benitez was very calm and did not show any gnashing of teeth.

If he really has a grudge against Liverpool, then he must be too calm now, right?

Benitez was really calm and the training was no different than before.

If it weren't for the media hype, perhaps the Manchester City players themselves would not have known that it was a game of special significance.

Even fifteen minutes before the start of the game, in the dressing room at Anfield, Benitez did not give any special instructions to talk about the feud between himself and Liverpool.

His pre-match advice was no different from any ordinary match.

It wasn't until he finished his speech in the locker room and left the locker room that he showed some of his feelings when no one was looking.

On his way to the pitch through the Taste Walkway, he walked past Liverpool's logo that read 'This is Anfield'.

He raised his hand and patted it on top of that sentence.

Once, as a Liverpool manager, he led the team to walk through this place I don't know how many times, and for those Liverpool players, this sentence has a huge magic, and every time the team walks by here, many people will raise their hands and pat this sentence, as if they want to gain strength from this sentence. They also firmly believe that this sentence will definitely create a huge psychological pressure on the visiting team who come to play here.

He also used this phrase to motivate his players.

The position of this sentence is also very particular, on the top of each player's head, walking under it is like walking under a sharp sword of Damocles, which can be slashed down at any moment and slashed at the away player.

But today...... Your own team is going to be the target of this sword......

He patted the sentence.

Spiritual symbolism?

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When many Manchester City players pass by here, there are really people who look up at this sentence and seem to care about it.

Liverpool's legendary coach Bill Shankly requested that this quote be written in order to put pressure on the visitors and remind them that they are playing against the best team in the world.

After decades of media publicity, an ordinary sentence seems to really have magic.

This is a typical example of public opinion influencing people's hearts.

But Rong Guang didn't have such feelings, and when he walked under this sentence, he lowered his head, and his eyes were very focused on the steps under his feet.

I didn't take this sentence seriously at all.

Not only this time, but it wasn't the first time he had been to this game.

Two seasons ago in the Champions League, when he was a Bayern Munich player, he traveled with the team to challenge Liverpool. I had already played in this stadium at that time.

He didn't think there was anything special about playing here.

As for the sentence above his head...... He may not have seen it at all, and maybe even if he did, he wouldn't feel that this sentence has any deep meaning.

Joe Hart, the young goalkeeper walking next to him, muttered in a low voice next to him.

The continuous muttering distracted Glory and made him a little curious to know what Joe Hart was muttering, so he asked, "What are you talking about, Joe?" ”

"This is Anfield...... replied Joe Hart.

However, his voice was still very small, and Rong Guang did not hear it clearly, so he asked again, "What?" ”

"This is Anfield!" Joe Hart had to say loudly.

As soon as the words fell, there was a loud cheer outside, which was from the Liverpool fans.

Amid the cheers, Glory nodded, "yes, I know this is Anfield." But you don't have to babble all the time, do you? ”

Joe Hart was about to open his mouth to answer Glory's question when he heard Liverpool's team song "You'll Never Go Alone" outside.

The singing was melodious and majestic, and when Joe Hart heard it, his face changed a little.

"You...... Don't you know what that means, Rong? Joe Hart asked.

"I don't know." Glory shook his head.

Joe Hart only had to explain to Glory the origin of this sentence.

After speaking, he said to Rongguang, "You know the special meaning of this sentence now, right? ”

Glory smiled, "You're thinking too much, Joe." That's just a sentence. There is no difference between writing on the wall and on paper. He did find Joe Hart a little suspicious.

In a word, how can there be any magic?

He waved his hand nonchalantly, completely oblivious to what Joe Hart had said.

Joe Hart saw that Glory didn't believe it at all, so he shut up.

However, in his heart, there is still some awe of this stadium.

After all, as an English player, I grew up hearing a lot of legends about this stadium. That sentence was like a mantra, deeply rooted in his heart, and the impact on him was not so easy to eliminate.

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Joe Hart quickly felt the "magic" of Anfield's phrase as soon as the game began, and from the very beginning of the game, his goal began to come under intense pressure. Liverpool's players, cheered on by the home fans, launched wave after wave of attacks on Joe Hart's goal.

Joe Hart was busy from the start of the game, making a high and low block to block a flurry of Liverpool players.

But he always had a thought in his heart, he didn't know how long he could keep playing like this......

He always had this kind of trepidation.

Rong said that it was just a sentence...... But looking at Liverpool's offensive right now, how can it be just a sentence?

He set his sights on glory.

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It's not just Joe Hart who feels the pressure, but even the narrators and guest commentators see it.

'City have played well in the last few games and they haven't had much resistance in the game. But this game, away from Liverpool, they must have felt the pressure...... said Mortensen.

"It's normal, Manchester City, although they have been excellent in the last few rounds of the league, they haven't faced any really strong opponents. Portsmouth, Stoke City, Wigan, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough...... None of these teams are considered strong teams, they are about the same as Manchester City, or even inferior to Manchester City, so it is normal for Manchester City to win when they are in good form...... But it's also important to note that none of those teams are as strong as Liverpool, who are currently second in the league and in excellent form......"

Alan Hansen is rambling on and on.

Manchester City on the pitch have started to attack.

Liverpool failed to score after fifteen minutes of bombardment around the Manchester City goal, so they slowed down their tempo – and if they continued to attack like this, their bodies would soon be unable to keep up, and they would have to worry about being counter-attacked.

In terms of the overall strength of the team, Liverpool is definitely stronger than Manchester City, but sometimes the comparison of strength also depends on the environment, if it is compared to counterattacks, Manchester City is not worse than Liverpool.

Liverpool have Torres, but Manchester City have the glory of being faster.

And when the two teams met, it was Liverpool who lost, not Manchester City, and it would be wrong to say that Liverpool didn't take Manchester City seriously at all.

So Liverpool took it when it saw it, and after failing to score in successive attacks, they retreated. Now it's City's turn to attack.

Liverpool waved quickly and didn't give City a chance to counter-attack.

Manchester City saw that the counterattack opportunity could not be played, so they were not in a hurry, they slowly passed the football forward, sometimes to the midfield, after the back and forth lateral pass, if there was really no chance, they simply passed it back, and then looked for opportunities and slowly moved forward.

After such a pass, the football fell to the feet of glory.

Liverpool's defense of Glory is very tight, as long as Glory gets the ball in the game, it is basically facing away from the offensive direction, and Liverpool's players don't even let him turn......

This time was no exception.

As soon as Glory got the ball, Mascherano pressed on, clinging to him from behind, preventing him from turning.

Glory didn't try to force a turn, and feeling the pressure from behind him, he passed the ball straight to Robinho.

After passing the ball, he turned around and walked inside.

Mascherano was completely careless and quickly followed.

Sure enough, at this time, Robinho kicked the football up with his foot and crossed it over the top!

"Robinho!"

The direction of his pass was exactly the direction in which Glory turned and burst forward.

Liverpool's centre-back Skrtel jumped high and tried to push the ball out, but he overestimated his bounce and underestimated the height of Robinho's kick, and he jumped up but didn't hit the ball!

"Skrtel! He's on top! ”

Mascherano has always followed Glory, and has not been thrown away by speed than Glory - in the penalty area, the space is narrow, and Glory can't accelerate, otherwise he will rush directly out of the bottom line as soon as he accelerates......

This on the contrary is beneficial to Mascherano, who is not very fast.

Meanwhile, Liverpool's goalkeeper Reyna also moved to the near corner to block the angle of Glory's possible shot.

At this moment, the glory of running suddenly jumped up, and when he jumped into the air, he also stretched out his right leg to catch the ball!

Mascherano didn't expect Glory to do this, what would he do even if he received the ball?

The place is far from the bottom line...... Could he still shoot straight at goal?

Just thinking about it, Glory has unloaded the football from the air.

Then he picked up his right leg again and made a gesture to shoot!

Goalkeeper Reina was preoccupied, while Mascherano stepped up with a lunge to block Glory's shot with his body.

But when Glory's right foot came over, it wasn't a shot......

His right foot slammed down the soccer ball that was still falling in the air!

And Mascherano rushed over......

And just like that, he dunked the ball past Mascherano.

Then he dodged Mascherano and picked up his right leg again!

This time it wasn't a feint, his right foot hit the ball with a solid instep!

Bang!

The soccer ball flew like a cannonball, flying the goal...... Back corner!

Reina, who had been shaken by Glory's feint before, pounced again, it was too late, he just reflexively waved his hand, and watched the football fly into the goal behind him......

The ball is in!