Chapter 446 Anfield
"Xu Qi! Xu Qi! Xu Qi!"
When the whole Manchester City team returned to the court, a large number of fans who picked up the airport shouted Xu Qi's name collectively. A key Champions League battle resurrected on the away game, which really made the fans feel very difficult, especially Xu Qi's performance finally made all the fans feel satisfied.
Although the value of 73 million is indeed very high, Xu Qi's performance is worthy of such a value. Xu Qi has performed excellently in several key battles. Xu Qi's slight relaxation in some irrelevant games also made fans feel that this is nothing.
Although the Champions League has not yet been confirmed to advance, Manchester City's hope of advancing to the knockout stage is quite high. The team will continue to expand its advantage in the Premier League next.
Manchester United also followed very closely in the standings. Although Manchester City has won many games in a row, Manchester United has been winning streak after the Manchester derby, and the score difference between the two teams remains at five points.
In this round of league, the score difference between the two teams may change.
Manchester United will play against Newcastle United, the third-ranked league team at home, while Manchester City will face traditional giants Liverpool!
The focus battle between Manchester City and Liverpool will begin at Anfield Stadium, which will be the first time Xu Qi will step on the turf of Anfield Stadium.
"When you move forward in the storm, hold your head high and don't be afraid of the darkness, because after the storm you will see the golden sky"
Anfield Stadium, the song you will never walk alone resounds, and tens of thousands of people sing such songs at the same time, which makes Xu Qi feel moved when he is in this stadium. Every team has their unique history and culture, and this is the world of football.
This song can actually impress Xu Qi. He feels that he will not be alone. One day, he will pursue what he wants, not just by himself, but with his teammates and fans!
Liverpool has been in a normal situation recently. They sold Torres to Chelsea last winter, but they used the money to introduce two forward players, Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll.
However, only Suarez was the only one who found the state, and Carol was always in average.
Their record this season is not beyond the expectations of many people, and they are only ranked seventh for the time being.
Liverpool's starting roster includes goalkeeper Renner, defense line Enrique, Daniel Ag, Scotter, and Glen Johnson.
Judging from the lineup, this defense line is already quite good.
Midfielder Downing, Lucas, Gerald, and Henderson.
On the front line, Suarez and Kuyt are partners.
Last season's super expensive center Carol sat on the bench and waited for the opportunity to play.
As for Manchester City, Xu Qi still started, and Manchester City is in a single-arrow formation in this game.
Arrow Aguero, behind him are Xu Qi, Yaya Toure and David Silva.
From the perspective of position, Milner and Barry partnered with a midfielder. Of course, Milner, Xu Qi, Yaya Toure and others can all change their positions at will.
On the defense line are the configurations of Richards, Kompany, Lescott and Krish.
Goalkeeper is still Joe Hart.
At Anfield Stadium, the referee whistle sounded and the game started.
This is a game where both sides are cautious. Although Manchester City ranks first in the standings, Liverpool is not a weak team, especially the more powerful this team meets a strong team, the more they can burst out with strong combat power.
Perhaps Liverpool often loses points on weak teams, but in front of strong teams, their record is quite outstanding.
This is definitely a team that makes Manchester City's headache.
Although the game was played at Liverpool's home court, Liverpool did not take the initiative to launch an offensive, but instead took the initiative to give up the ball and find an opportunity to play Manchester City's counterattack.
Liverpool has forward-line champions like Suarez and Kuyt, and their ability to counterattack is also very strong.
In this game, Gerald just returned from injury, and his condition is difficult to predict.
At the beginning of the game, Gerald actually took the lead in completing a long shot outside the penalty area, which proves that he is in good shape at the moment.
The quality of this long shot was pretty good, but he failed to hit the target and did not allow Johart to make a save.
However, Liverpool's Suarez then created an opportunity created by his personal ability to threaten the goal guarded by Joe Hart. He shot through Hart's wicket from a small angle and almost rolled into the goal. However, because the ball hit Hart's thigh, he slowed down a lot. Hart, who turned around, pressed firmly to the ground, and almost jumped across the goal line just a little.
This is also the best opportunity Liverpool has created in the first half.
In the first half, Manchester City obviously had more opportunities. Xu Qi and Aguero both completed a good shot, allowing Liverpool's Reiner to make two wonderful saves.
The first half seemed a bit dull, and the chances of both sides were the three major players' respective shots. The first half also ended with a zero-to-zero score.
The real excitement of the game was actually seventy minutes later. Before that, the content seemed to be laying some groundwork.
In the 73rd minute, Liverpool team Suarez took the lead in the attack!
Reina took the ball and drove directly through the half to look for Suarez. Suarez was very smart and moved forward and then immediately turned around and flew forward. The ball flew behind Lescott.
Just relying on the running position alone made Suarez throw away a defender. With such ability, even Xu Qi, who was not far away, was a little stunned. Xu Qi couldn't help but sigh: "So the running position is still like this!"
Suarez easily removed the long pass and then dribbled the ball into Manchester City's penalty area.
Manchester City's penalty area was not defensive, and both Krish and Kompany rushed towards Suarez to stop Suarez.
However, Suarez used his body to resist Krish and directly strode over Kompani with his right foot.
Then, raise your left foot and shoot at the far corner!
Clean and neat, Hart can do nothing.
Suarez used his personal ability to tear open Manchester City's goal, and the score was rewritten, one to zero, Liverpool scored at Anfield Stadium and they took the lead.
It seems that the league leader's first defeat in the season will be at Anfield Stadium.
At least after seeing this scene, many people will agree deeply.
The scene just now really shocked many people. Suarez destroyed Manchester City's defense with his own strength and poured the entire Anfield Stadium into a boil!
The stadium seemed to explode at this moment, and the terrifying sound "tortured" the ears of Manchester City players.
The goal was scored by oneself, which was a good show that Xu Qi often performed in the past, but today, Xu Qi's popularity was obviously stolen.
Of course, Xu Qi would not agree to such a thing.
Chapter completed!