"GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!"

"Rooney! Rooney! Rooney! He received a pass from Cristiano Ronaldo and scored. 1:0. Manchester United scored first. They counterattacked quickly, very fast. Manchester United showed us what a counterattack is.

speed!"

The Olympic Stadium in Athens was filled with cheers from Manchester United fans in a short period of time. Manchester United people saw the hope of becoming the strongest king in English football.

Liverpool fans, on the other hand, seem very disappointed, even a little desperate. In the past five years, they have not defeated Manchester United, and cannot even draw with Manchester United. Now they are falling behind again, and Liverpool fans seem to have seen another failure.

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Ferguson stood up from the coaching bench and applauded vigorously.

After the goal was scored, Ferguson felt a lot more at ease. Now, Manchester United, which leads 1:0, has more capital to defend and counterattack.

Ferguson glanced at the Liverpool coaching bench and saw Benitez calling a thin young man to the sidelines for an interview. That was Liverpool's right winger Jermaine Pennant, a short player.

The player is fast and has very good skills with his feet.

After the game started, Pennant's performance could only be described as average, and he did not show much of a threat. Ferguson did not pay much attention to it.

However, just five minutes later, Ferguson realized that he had underestimated the little player.

This is Pennant receiving Carragher's long pass in the midfield. He stopped the ball with his chest, and then suddenly raised the ball. The football flew over Scholes' head, and he himself twisted his waist to accelerate past the ginger head.

pass by.

"Breaking through!" Lineker shouted.

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Scholes was passed too easily, which directly disrupted Manchester United's defense deployment.

"Come on!" Ferdinand shouted at Evra.

Evra rushed forward, and Pennant looked at the rushing Manchester United left back. He pulled the ball horizontally, looked up at the direction of the goal, and immediately made a move with his feet to shoot from a long distance.

Can't let him shoot!

Evra reacted immediately and tackled directly.

"Fool!"

Yin Jun almost cursed when he saw this scene in the middle. This was really a reckless and even stupid choice.

Pennant, who has excellent skills and flexible movements, easily dunked Evra who was making a tackle, and then dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

The cheers of the Liverpool fans overwhelmed the Manchester United fans at this moment, and they saw the hope of scoring.

Kuyt has already moved up!

Pennant raised his foot and was about to send the ball diagonally, and then a foot appeared in front of him!

There was a sound of "Bang!" and the two people faced each other.

When the football bounced, the man didn't hesitate at all. He turned his body sideways, got stuck in position, and then kicked the football out of the sideline in a rather awkward posture.

"Carrick!" Andy Gray shouted excitedly. "At the critical moment, it was Carrick who rushed back and blocked Pennant's pass and successfully destroyed the attack. Fletcher was

Due to the yellow card suspension and being unable to play in the final, we are all worried about Manchester United's midfield defense, but Carrick told everyone with practical actions that there is no need to worry as long as he is here!"

Ferguson stood up. It was not that he was not aware of Pennant's threat before, but that this player's state after the start of today's game was indeed very average, which made Ferguson relax his vigilance. But now it seems that Jiahui has been adjusting his state.

, now the status is out.

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Three minutes later, Rooney collided with the opponent's defender Daniel Agger. The latter fell to the ground and the team doctor came in to check the Liverpool defender.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ferguson shouted to his players to come over: "Yin! Paul! Come over here!"

Two Manchester United players heard the manager's shouts and ran over from the far end.

"Intensify the pressure on Pennant." Ferguson pointed at Liverpool's No. 16 on the court and said, "This little man is very flexible. Tell everyone not to give him another chance to break through easily."

"In addition -" Ferguson put his arm around each other and whispered, "where Mascherano is, focus on pressing there. He is the key point of Liverpool's midfielder and is also a defensive barrier."

"Also, when attacking, Michael needs protection." Ferguson said, noting that Liverpool also stepped up its pressing on Carrick.

"When Michael has the ball, you have to protect him," Ferguson said to Scholes. "Protect him from being easily robbed. If the ball is lost, grab it right away. Yes, you go grab it, Mairang.

Kerr drops back quickly and organizes the defense behind you."

"Tell Ryan to position himself closer to the center, leaving room for Evra to sprint down the wing."

"Got it, boss." Yin Jun and Scholes replied at the same time.

"Be smart and intercept with skill." Ferguson pointed at his brain.

"Got it." Scholes nodded.

Ferguson glanced at Scholes, as if to confirm whether the guy really understood.

Then, he patted the two people on the shoulders and said: "The midfield is the key. If one of you can defend and the other organizes the offense, we will win this game."

With that said, Ferguson pushed the two players back onto the court and shouted: "Come on!"

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A few minutes later.

Liverpool's offensive opportunity, Kuyt suddenly took a long shot, the football was blocked by Vidic with his body, Carrick kicked the football forward, Giggs headed the ball, trying to head it to Evers who came to respond.

Pull, but I didn’t expect to directly push it to Mascherano.

Mascherano had just received the ball and was about to turn around when he was pushed down from behind. The foul was committed by Scholes.

"This time it was Scholes' foul, a smart tactical foul!" Lineker praised.

When Mascherano got the ball, Pennant and Alonso were both running, and there was a large space in front of them. Manchester United was also at the juncture of offensive and defensive transition, and the defense was seriously insufficient. As long as Mascherano

Cerano passing the football is a huge threat.

The referee awarded Liverpool a free kick in the frontcourt, but did not take the card to Scholes. His action just now was very small and not enough to warrant a card. However, the referee Merkel gave Scholes a verbal warning.

Ers, the latter accepted it humbly.

Liverpool coach Benitez was so angry that he thought the referee should have played a card. He didn't even get a card. The Manchester United man stopped a threatening attack from Liverpool with a trivial foul. This deal was really profitable.

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Chapter completed!