Chapter 123 What a Damn Little Fox!

The first ten minutes of the first half passed quickly, and the fanatical atmosphere hovering over Old Trafford continued to decline as time went by, leaving only the Manchester United diehard fans from the Stretford Stand shouting wildly.

Old Trafford can accommodate 76,000 fans, and the Stretford Stand, which occupies 17,000 seats, is nothing to the entire stadium.

The Liverpool fans gathered in the East Stand were excited, and whenever Liverpool had the ball to attack, they made loud shouts, which for a while actually competed with the boos made by the home fans.

Standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach, Mourinho paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking up at the court from time to time, and sighing from time to time. It was obvious that he was helpless about Manchester United's performance on the field, but he was helpless.

The player's upper limit is there, and you still expect to perform beyond the upper limit?

The on-site director took advantage of the stalemate in the game to give a close-up shot of the VIP box, and gave it to Ferguson and Bobby Charlton who were sitting together. The fans in front of the TV could clearly see that Ferguson and Bobby Charlton's faces were very ugly.

As the creator of Manchester United's past glory, how could they bear to see Liverpool players dominating in their home court?

Ferguson's greatest achievement in his life was to pull Liverpool down from the throne, and now, Liverpool seems to have climbed from the ground to the throne again.

Time and fate!

This is a word that Ferguson thought of, and he learned it when he was interviewed by the media.

However, Manchester United is not without merit now. The mental outlook has been greatly improved compared to the coaching period of Moyes and Van Gaal.

I hope... In the next game, we can gradually find our form, beat Liverpool at home, and advance to the FA Cup semi-finals.

In the 16th minute, Li Qing received the ball from Coutinho about 30 meters away from the bottom line on the right side of the attack. Damian and Herrera both maintained their defensive concentration. Arnold moved forward along the sideline. Damian, who was close to the sideline, was partially attracted by Arnold. It was equivalent to saying that the only Manchester United players defending Li Qing were Herrera and half of Damian.

Li Qing pretended to raise his foot to pass the ball to Arnold who was running slowly forward. Rashford's eyes lit up and he wanted to complete the defense, but Li Qing seemed to have eyes behind his head. He raised his left foot and quickly stepped on the ball and pulled it back. The ball just passed between the legs of Rashford who was actively defending. Li Qing took a step back, raised his left foot, and sent a straight pass directly.

The ball rolled quickly between Damian and Herrera along the grass. Rojo did not dare to move forward, guarding the inside line and letting the outside line go.

Firmino used the inside of his instep to make an inner arc pass while running. The ball bypassed Smalling in the middle and flew to the back point.

Phil Jones was left behind by Mane and could only watch him complete his diving header.

Mourinho, standing in the home team coach command area, held his head with both hands, looking very painful, as if the next was the end.

However, at this moment, De Gea, like a hungry tiger, blocked Mane's diving header with one hand outside the left post of the goal.

"aoaoaoaoaooooooo——"

A burst of exclamations suddenly rang out over the Old Trafford stadium.

If De Gea hadn't subconsciously saved the ball quickly enough, the team they supported would have fallen behind by two goals at home.

Fortunately!

De Gea, who was not domineering enough, did not yell at his teammates, but just shook his head indifferently.

It seemed that the head coach Mourinho, who had survived the disaster, was not so "calm". He rushed to the sidelines and roared at the defensive players, and even the Manchester United fans in the nearby audience could hear it clearly.

They felt that Mourinho was right to scold. If the defense had not been lax, how could Mane have gotten such a header with a chance to score?

Phil Jones, Smalling and Rojo knew they were in the wrong, lowered their heads, dared not refute, and swore in their hearts that they must perform well in the next game. De Gea did not always have such a divine performance.

The live director just caught this controversial picture. New England Sports commentator Jin Xiangkai said in a deep voice: "Liverpool created a chance to score with only two passes. The back line must take absolute responsibility. I hope that in the next game, we can learn from our shame and then be brave. I just don't know if there will be good luck in the future after surviving a disaster."

Rashford, who was passed by Li Qing, had a stern face, as if everyone in the world owed him five million.

Perhaps it was the encouragement of Mourinho on the sidelines that the Manchester United defenders made a great improvement in the next defense, leaving basically no big gaps for Liverpool players.

Li Qing tried very hard, but Herrera's defensive tricks were too many, and it was difficult to find opportunities, but he was not discouraged. He was at ease when facing Kante, the first midfielder in the Premier League, so how could he be helpless when facing Herrera?

Manchester United not only did a good job in defense during this period, but also played counterattacks. The tactics of using Ibrahimovic as a bridgehead were very successful. It was a bit regrettable that Mkhitaryan and Rashford hesitated at the critical moment.

The time of a high-level game often passes very quickly. In a blink of an eye, it came to the end of the first half. Mourinho, who was originally standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach, had returned to the coaching seat and watched the game leisurely, as if the game had nothing to do with him.

The confrontation between Li Qing and Herrera can be said to have a chance of winning. Herrera restricted Li Qing's performance during this period, but he also received a yellow card in the process of defending Li Qing, which means that the defense during this period can only rely on defensive skills and game experience.

Li Qing, who was moving slowly, suddenly accelerated horizontally to the middle, which scared Herrera so much that he subconsciously reached out to grab the jersey, but thinking of the card on his back, he did not use force when he stretched out his hand, and chose to start on the spot to catch up. At this moment, Li Qing stopped suddenly on the spot and turned his body back.

After Henderson received the pass from Coutinho, he saw Li Qing waving for the ball and passed the ball directly.

Herrera was accelerated and stopped suddenly by Li Qing to open up the space to receive the ball. Rashford and Damian made up for it in time, and the left center back Rojo's attention was attracted by Li Qing invisibly.

Phil Jones and Smalling consciously moved to the middle while defending Firmino, obviously afraid that Li Qing would be as powerful as he was at the beginning of the game.

Manchester United had few midfielders, and Pogba and Valencia both moved to the middle.

Li Qing was waiting for this opportunity. He made a false impression of breaking through, and suddenly pushed the ball back with the outside of his left foot, and quickly kicked the ball to the bottom of the football with the inside of his left foot.

The football took off from the ground, quickly crossed the middle of the field from the right side of the attack, and flew to the left side of the attack.

There, the left back Milner, who had been lying in ambush for a long time, rushed forward at high speed.

Manchester United coach Mourinho's pupils suddenly shrank, and he quickly stood up from the coaching seat, looked up, and cursed: "Damn it!"

Before the game, he made certain arrangements for Li Qing's precise long pass transfer, but Li Qing did not use a long pass in the entire first half, so that the players on the field ignored this point...

What a little fox!