The sweeping army of the greenery

Chapter 55 Double Red Club (2)

After winning last season's championship with an undefeated record, Arsenal continues to make great progress this season under the leadership of Mr. Wenger, winning five consecutive starts. It has set a new Premier League unbeaten record, and is still charging to increase the record limit.

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Chelsea's momentum is not weak at all. Abramovich continues to spend nearly 100 million pounds. Mourinho, who calls himself "the special one", does not seem to be weak in ability. Chelsea has four wins and one draw to catch up with Arsenal. The opponents they have defeated include

Manchester United.

Relatively speaking, Liverpool and Manchester United are like a pair of brothers in distress, and there is really not much room for mistakes!

Unlike Liverpool, who are making great progress in the Champions League, Manchester United has just been tied 2:2 by Lyon, and their room for error is even smaller!

It's just that compared to Liverpool, it seems that they have completed the transformation in a timely manner, are working hard, and are eyeing the game. Manchester United is also constantly receiving good news.

Rio Ferdinand, who was suspended for "forgetting to take a drug test", has finally passed the eight-month suspension and officially returned. It seems that Manchester United is about to end the painful days of porous defense.

And their sluggish front line seems to have seen the light of day. Sir Alex Ferguson spent 27 million pounds to buy Rooney, and he has gradually come out of the "whoring scandal". The bone-breaking foot injury caused in participating in the European Cup seems to be close to recovery, and he is expected to play.

Now that their lineup is gradually coming together, they have no reason to fail. Winning at home is their only option.

Public opinion has previously concluded about the Red Devils' poor record: before all the main players return to the team, any results cannot reflect Manchester United's true strength.

Although Keane, Giggs and other players strongly opposed this statement, they constantly emphasized that an incomplete lineup is not an excuse for the team's inaccurate performance.

But this conclusion is still deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Manchester United now has a well-organized lineup. As long as they defeat them, they will definitely be dealt a huge blow.

Thinking of this, Li Tiancheng's eyes sparkled. In the Premier League, no matter which team wants to win the championship, it must first kill Ferguson and his Manchester United. This is common sense.

However, Li Tiancheng knew very well that this was a double-edged sword.

Liverpool only has three substitute players on the injury list: Smicer, Letalek and Nunez, and they have won two consecutive beautiful games in the past week, which shows the team's good condition.

In addition, many people know that the team's formation and style of play have been basically stable, and everyone has deep confidence in the team's current strength.

Once it fails, it will have a huge impact on the team's confidence.

This is the first time Li Tiancheng has stepped into Old Trafford. Well, the scale is indeed larger than Anfield.

It's a pity that the visiting team's locker room is also terrible. It is said that this is also a fine tradition of the Premier League.

Although the rain was pouring all the time, fans from both sides still almost filled the Old Trafford stadium with nearly 80,000 people, which was really spectacular.

Regardless of the team's current situation, the "Double Red Club" is one of the most important games of the year for fans of both sides!

This scene does not scare Li Tiancheng. After all, he has seen the scene of 100,000 people filling the Camp Nou many times.

Li Tiancheng looked at the curtain of water dripping in front of him and was speechless - even though he had been in England for a long time, he still couldn't fully adapt to this kind of weather, damn it.

Players from both sides stood in silence, as did fans in the stadium and staff from both sides on the bench.

Legendary England coach Brian Clough just passed away during the day, and everyone held a minute's silence in his honor.

Although he was not familiar with this legendary coach, hearing about his achievements - leading Nottingham Hansen to win two Champions Leagues - was enough to make Li Tiancheng stand in awe, so he also stood in silence for a moment.

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Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor started the match:

"The great legendary coach Brian Clough has just passed away. Players from both sides observed a minute's silence for him. Clough died of stomach cancer in Derby County. We miss him very much!"

"With the referee's whistle, the first red derby of the season, Manchester United's game against Liverpool at Old Trafford officially begins!"

"In the previous games, Arsenal was held to a 2-2 draw by Bolton, and Chelsea also had a goalless draw with Tottenham. In this way, this game is undoubtedly the best opportunity for the two teams to close the distance at the top of the table. This is a good opportunity for the original

The relatively tense red derby has once again added some intensity!”

"We have invited two guests to this game, Manchester United star Denis Law, the holy trinity, and Liverpool star Crazy Horse Emlyn Hughes."

"Hello, Law Hughes."

"Actually it's not good. Today is not a good day. A great guy passed away, but if Liverpool can win, I think I will feel better." Emlyn Hughes said bluntly.

"I didn't expect that Crazy Matthews could actually say a few correct words, even if it was only half a sentence. There is no doubt that the winner will be Manchester United." Denis Law showed no sign of weakness.

"Oh! Ferdinand ran to the right and flew to tackle Cisse's breakthrough. His action was clean and neat. This state does not look like he has not participated in the game for eight months." Martin Taylor interrupted the bickering between the two guests.

"Once again! This time it was Luis Garcia who was brought down from behind! Ferdinand gave Liverpool an indirect free kick, but it was worth it. It would undoubtedly be very dangerous for Garcia to complete the turn. This is a tactical foul." Dennis.

·Law kept up the pace:

"After returning from the ban, Ferdinand immediately became the undisputed leader of Manchester United's defense. Liverpool's recent offensive has been sharp in recent games, but it has not been reflected at all now. Didn't you expect it, Mr. Hughes?"

Crazy Horse Hughes curled his lips: "This is just the beginning, it doesn't mean anything!"

"It's a tough talk, but it won't change the situation on the court."

After the game started, Manchester United, which had been in poor shape recently, had the upper hand.

Li Tiancheng bit his lip. Manchester United's defense became fast and powerful. It was not like the loopholes in the previous games. It was just that there was one more Ferdinand. There was something about this guy!

Of course, Benitez’s lineup for this game was still 4231. He still chose Cisse as the single arrow at the front. Liverpool’s starting lineup is different in every game this season. It is rare that this game does not continue to rotate players. The starting lineup

It's exactly the same as the last game against Monaco.

On the opposite side, Manchester United laid out 4321, with Ruud van Nistelrooy at the front. Rooney, who was said to be likely to come back before the game, was nowhere to be seen and was not included in the squad. It seemed that Sir Alex Ferguson did not intend to let him return from injury at this time.

Ronaldinho and Giggs live in separate ways.

Keane and O'Shea partnered as a defensive midfielder, with Scholes positioned slightly forward.

The defense consisted of Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Silvester and Heinze lined up.

Liverpool's attack was weak, but Manchester United was rude. Ronaldinho made a 30-meter run directly from the backcourt. Riise was so embarrassed by the sudden attack that he had to use his hands and feet to stop the attack.

Alonso was restrained by Scholes, and Kewell's help defense was more like a show.

Isn't this the prestige of fulfilling Xiao Luo?

(End of chapter)