Chapter 301: Good Luck

The Merseyside derby just ended, and the attention of fans all over the world quickly shifted to Manchester, where Manchester United played against Manchester City at home in the league.

The entire Liverpool team returned to the locker room to pay attention to this game. For Liverpool, a draw between the two sides is a good ending, but the best ending should be Manchester City's away loss to Manchester United.

After 15 rounds of matches between Manchester United and Manchester City, Manchester United has 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses and 34 points, while Manchester City has 13 wins, 2 draws and 41 points. Even if Manchester United gets all three points, it is only 37 points, 9 points behind Liverpool, which has 15 wins, 1 draw and 46 points in 16 games.

There is no doubt that the nine-point gap in the first half of the schedule almost means that it is difficult to catch up in the second half.

As an absolute giant, Manchester United's schedule is the same as Liverpool's schedule, especially Manchester United's lineup bench depth is not very good, and the difference between the substitutes and the main players is relatively large. When the league and the Champions League enter the critical moment, it is very likely to collapse. Therefore, it is best for Manchester United to win this round of games at Old Trafford.

Li Qing and his teammates returned to the locker room. The match between Manchester United and Manchester City had already started for more than ten minutes, and the scoreboard still showed 0:0.

"Li, what do you think will be the result of the Manchester derby?"

Arnold asked Li Qing curiously.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Manchester City should win."

"Don't you want Manchester United to win?"

Mane said from the side.

"I'm talking about Brother Sadio. Hope and result are two different things. Of course I hope Manchester City loses, but Manchester City is obviously in better shape and ability than Manchester United. Even if it's an away game, don't forget that Manchester City's bench depth is much deeper than Manchester United."

Li Qing's words are well-founded.

Arnold smiled and said, "Li, your analytical ability is really good. It would be a waste if you don't become a coach in the future."

"Coach?" Li Qing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled, "Let's talk about it later."

Time in high-level competitions often passes quickly. It was the 43rd minute of the first half when Manchester City player David Silva scored a goal.

"Hey~ Manchester United is in trouble."

Salah shouted miserably.

However, Manchester United's resilience is still good. Before the injury time of the first half, Rashford equalized the score through a Manchester City player's mistake.

Li Qing, who was watching the live broadcast on his mobile phone, was very excited when he saw Mourinho on the screen. He raised his arms and shouted, venting the pressure brought by the equalization.

But the upper limit of Manchester United's players' ability is there. Unless every player breaks out, it will be difficult to beat Manchester City at home.

In the second half, Manchester City once again surpassed the score through a corner kick opportunity, assisted by Lukaku's own goal, and Otamendi scored. This goal was also the last goal of the game.

Arnold, who moved to the bus, couldn't help but say: "This Manchester City is too lucky. How many games did you win 2:1? If not five or six games, there must be three or four games, right?"

Li Qing fell into deep thought and didn't speak, because Manchester City this season is going to win the Premier League points with a record score of 100 points according to the historical trajectory, and the score of 2:1 is indeed a lot of games.

However, as the saying goes, luck is also a kind of strength.

It is impossible to laugh to the end with luck alone.

Fortunately, Liverpool has this little butterfly. Manchester City, which should have been ranked first in the league, will be ranked second by two points even if they win!

Be the runner-up for a thousand years!

After the Merseyside derby, Liverpool's schedule has entered a relatively easy situation. The next two consecutive league opponents are not strong. To be more precise, the goal of the two teams in this season's Premier League is to avoid relegation. They will play against West Bromwich Albion at home and then challenge Bournemouth away.

With Li Qing's three goals and two assists in these consecutive games, Liverpool won the game with scores of 3:0 and 5:1 respectively, and won 14 consecutive league victories. Since Manchester City also won the league in these two rounds, the points difference between the two teams is still 2 points.

The first half of the 2017-2018 Premier League has ended and there is still one round left. Liverpool has already scored 52 points, tying the 52-point record of Mourinho's half-time coaching Chelsea in the 2005-2006 season. However, Liverpool still has a league away challenge against Arsenal, which means that Liverpool can create a new Premier League half-time points record as long as they don't lose!

The encounter at the Emirates Stadium also marks the beginning of the Christmas devil schedule. Arsenal and Liverpool both have a League Cup quarter-final to play, but Liverpool is slightly luckier than Arsenal. Liverpool's opponent is Millwall, a mid-table team in the English Championship, and Arsenal is West Ham United, a London team.

Due to the limited strength of the opponent, Liverpool's head coach made certain adjustments to the lineup to give the main players a valuable rest opportunity, because once the Christmas devil schedule starts, those main players will not be able to get a rest opportunity.

Liverpool is indeed a wealthy team, but the owner John Henry has no mines at home and cannot buy Klopp more players with similar strength to the main players, so the health of the players is particularly important.

Originally, Li Qing was going to take a rest to prepare for the last league game of the first half of the away challenge against Arsenal. Assistant coach Buvac felt that taking Li Qing to the bench was a guarantee. The League Cup has reached the quarter-finals, and winning two more games will be the championship. Why not?

Klopp thought it made sense, so Li Qing appeared on the home team's bench at Anfield. However, Bristol City's ability was really limited, and Li Qing, who had made good preparations, did not get a chance to play until the end of the game.

However, the Liverpool fans in front of the TV and at the scene were not disappointed. On the contrary, they were worried about Li Qing. As Liverpool's top scorer, his health is above all else!

Next year is the World Cup year again. Such a super shooter must not have any problems!

Liverpool beat Millwall 2:0 at home and advanced to the League Cup semi-finals. The other three teams are Arsenal, Manchester City and Bristol City.

There is no doubt that Bristol City from the Championship is the semi-final opponent that all Premier League teams hope to draw, because such an opponent can make three Premier League giants easily advance to the League Cup championship.

Although the League Cup is very tasteless, it is better than me. No matter how small the mosquito is, it is meat.

The teams that most hope to draw Bristol City are Liverpool and Manchester City. According to the League Cup semi-final schedule, after the first round, Liverpool will face Manchester United at Anfield.

The first round of the match at the Etihad Stadium this season was thrilling. Liverpool won a hard-won victory away from home with Li Qing's four goals. Now, after 18 rounds of the league, Liverpool and Manchester City are two points apart. The two teams are in hot form. It is likely that there will still be a two-point difference before the second round of the league.

The direct confrontation at that time will determine the champion of the 2017-2018 Premier League!

The draw results were drawn that night. Liverpool was very lucky to draw Bristol City from the English Championship, while Arsenal will fight Manchester City to the death!

Obviously, this is the result that Liverpool players and fans want to see. On the contrary... it is what Manchester City and Arsenal players and fans do not want to see...

"Why is my luck so bad?"

Guardiola sighed after seeing the draw results.