After three rounds of the Premier League, Manchester City won all three games, topped the list, Newcastle and Liverpool won two and lost two places, Chelsea and Arsenal ranked seventh and eighth, but one game less is acceptable. The worst is Manchester United, who ranked 17th and has reached the relegation zone.

The fourth round is a very critical round against the Premier League semi-finals. In the last round, Chelsea and Liverpool both were suspended, especially Liverpool, who lost the ace scorer Chen Yu. This round is the time to test them. Arsenal and Manchester United were tied by weak teams in the last round and the other was defeated by opponents in the same city. Both giants hope to sweep the decline in this round. Therefore, it can be said that even the four giants cannot afford to lose in this round and must win.

In this round, except for Liverpool's opponents, the newly promoted Sunderland, the others are very strong. Arsenal plays Manchester City, Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur, and Chelsea's opponent is Portsmouth. In addition to Manchester United, which has a bad start, these are all top ten teams, and Manchester City is ranked first. In a sense, this is a challenge for the Premier League's mid-range forces to the four giants.

The first game between the four giants was Liverpool, and this game was also the first game of Chen Yu's four bans. How Liverpool's performance will have a great impact on the next three games. If Liverpool easily defeats the Black Cat, the next three games will probably be easier. If Liverpool plays very hard, Liverpool's opponents will definitely go all out to try to grab points from Liverpool.

The game between weak teams and wealthy families has always been like this. When the giants are in good shape, they mostly deal with it casually and pay the guns, and devote their energy to dealing with opponents who may get points. When the giants are in bad shape, they actively grab points so that they can gain an advantage in the relegation battle. Therefore, if the giants start well, it will be easier to play in the future. If the starting is not smooth, it will become more and more difficult in the future.

Without Chen Yu, Benitez arranged a combination of Worenin and Kuyt in the away game, and it was still a steady 442 formation.

In terms of strength alone, Liverpool is definitely far above Sunderland. Even if Sunderland has a home advantage, it is difficult to be Liverpool's opponent. However, Sunderland's current head coach is former Manchester United captain Keane. This is an enemy who knows very well about Liverpool. At Sunderland's own home court, Keane will definitely not let Liverpool make three-pointers easily.

The game was held at 12.30 noon, and Liverpool rarely played during this period. The players were not excited enough after the game started, but just played steadily and patiently controlled the ball and waited for the opportunity to appear.

Sunderland, who played at home, was in good shape. They performed vigorously in the game, had an orderly offense and defense, and did not have any sign of shrinking because their opponent was the defending champion.

After about ten minutes of the game, Chen Yu came to the Light Stadium in casual clothes and sunglasses.

Chen Yu had actually arrived in Sunderland long ago, but he didn't want to be watched by fans and reporters, so he quietly came to the stands to cheer for his teammates after ten minutes of the game.

However, Chen Yu's whereabouts can escape the eyes of fans, but the eyes of reporters. A superstar like Chen Yu has countless reporters followed him in England. Soon he was locked by the reporter's camera and then recognized by the fans. Suddenly, there was a commotion in the stands of the Guangming Stadium. Liverpool and Sunderland fans were shouting, "Chen Yu is here! Chen Yu is here!"

Seeing that the fans were still discovered, and the fans were so enthusiastic, Chen Yu had no choice but to take off his glasses and raise his hand to greet the fans.

The commentator on the scene said excitedly: "Although he can't watch Chen Yu perform on the court, his ability to come to Guangming Stadium has also made many fans from other places worthwhile. If you have better luck, you may have a chance to get Chen Yu's signature."

Chen Yu's arrival almost attracted the fans' attention. It was not until Sunderland made a mistake in passing the ball in the backcourt that Liverpool launched a threatening attack that attracted the fans' eyes.

Although Liverpool players were not excited enough, their strength was there. As time went by, they gradually gained the upper hand and created some shot opportunities. However, Sunderland played very hard and had the style of their head coach Keane's player era. With Sunderland's fight, Liverpool also played stumblingly. He only created three shot opportunities in the first fifteen minutes, one of which was the opponent's mistake.

In the 16th minute of the game, the starting central defender Hypia was hit in the nose and bleeding while competing with Sunderland. After two minutes, he had to be replaced by the main central defender Agel who was preparing for rotation.

He used up a substitution quota early and had to replace Agel, who was preparing to take a break, which made Benitez very unhappy. Although he had to win this game, Benitez still rotated the lineup, hoping to win at the lowest price, but he didn't expect that the game would be so unsatisfactory at the beginning.

Benitez looked at Keane on the sidelines. Keane was looking at the stadium coldly without saying a word. Keane was one of the founders of Manchester United dynasty. His hatred for Liverpool has penetrated deep into his soul. Even if he retired to coach Sunderland, he would definitely fight against Liverpool.

Although Benitez knew that winning requires patience, he did not want to drag the goal to the second half. At that time, he was afraid that Sunderland would have some ideas that he should not have. Now Benitez wants to strangle Sunderland's ambitions to death in the first half.

After 20 minutes, Benitez gave a rush order to the Liverpool players.

As Liverpool strengthened its offensive, Sunderland gradually couldn't resist it. They retreated step by step and finally had to deal with Liverpool in their own half.

Although Liverpool Sunderland suppressed it in the half, the most threatening attack came from Sunderland.

In the 30th minute of the game, Sunderland counterattacked, forward Chopra made a straight pass, Sunderland midfielder Stokes counterattacked quickly and shot hard near the corner of the penalty area.

Liverpool goalkeeper Reina flew to save but failed to touch the ball, and the ball flew from Reina's ribs to the far corner.

Sunderland was about to score, but at this time, he quickly returned to defense and cleared the ball with a slip-on tackle on the goal line.

Liverpool were startled by Sunderland, but they were not afraid, but continued to strengthen their offensive and were determined to break through Sunderland's goal in the first half.

The game passed minute by minute, and soon the first half reached 40 minutes, but Liverpool still did not break through the Sunderland goal. At this time, the morale of Sunderland fans gradually increased. They sang the song "Only One Keane" to cheer for their players.

However, Liverpool is experienced and has not scored for so long. They are not impatient. They are still attacking with a stern attack, slowly slapping Sunderland's fighting spirit and looking for Sunderland's flaws.

Seeing that Liverpool could never break through Sunderland's goal, the reporter's camera kept pointing at Chen Yu, and Liverpool fans kept shouting that Liverpool entered.

In the 42nd minute of the game, Liverpool's patience finally paid off. Alonso made a long pass, forward Wallenn headed the ball back, Sissoko followed up and shot, the ball flew straight to the lower right corner of the goal, Sunderland's goalkeeper Gordon could not react and could only watch the ball fly from his hand to the goal net.

After scoring the goal, Liverpool's offensive became even stronger. In the last few minutes, Liverpool's header at seven meters away was the most threatening, but it was saved by Sunderland goalkeeper.

After the break, Sunderland strengthened his offensive and tried to equalize the score. Liverpool was also looking for an opportunity to lock in the victory. Both sides had offense and defense and had opportunities to score goals, but no one turned the opportunity into goals.

A one-to-zero score is unsafe after all. Thinking of Sunderland's performance in the last minute of the opening game, Liverpool's players were even more unable to calm down. They replaced three forwards in the 65th minute to strengthen the offensive and tried to score the second goal. However, Liverpool was hit again in the 75th minute. Their central defender Carragher collided with goalkeeper Renner while clearing, injured his ribs and had to be replaced by Riser.

After injured two central defenders in a row, Liverpool had to use Aberro Ah to play as a central defender, which was a big blow to Liverpool's morale. Later, Liverpool's defense was unstable and the offense was weak, and Sunderland gradually controlled the game.

Eighty minutes later, Liverpool fans spent the 9 most terrifying minutes of the new season. Sunderland was in full force with cheering from the fans of the court, threatening Liverpool's goal continuously. If Reina hadn't performed bravely, Sunderland might have equalized the score long ago.

However, Sunderland is just a newly promoted team after all, and they cannot suppress Liverpool for as long as Chelsea. In the 89th minute of the game, Liverpool made a quick counterattack, Pennant, Babel and Worenin made a beautiful cooperation, and finally Worenin pushed the ball into the penalty area and scored, locking the score at 2:0.

Benitez was very dissatisfied with the newly promoted team's game. After the game, Benitez said that Liverpool must play more efficiently, otherwise the game will be more difficult to play.

Although the game against Sunderland was not so easy, the result was still very good. The most worrying thing between Benitez and Liverpool fans was that they injured two central defenders in this game that should have been easily won. Hepia had a broken nose and Carragher's rib. When Chen Yu had three games to return, Liverpool immediately faced the crisis of the central defender again.

The absence of Hypia and Carragher is even more troublesome than Chen Yu's absence. Because Chen Yu is absent, Liverpool still has three strikers, but since Liverpool just sold the young substitute central defender Paletta, the only regular central defenders who have first-team appearance experience in the team are only Hypia, Agel and Carragher. Now both Hypia and Carragher are injured, Benitez has to arrange for Aberoa and others to play as a guest center back.

Judging from the game against Sunderland, the forward line is not sharp enough. If the defense is unstable now, Liverpool's subsequent game will not be optimistic.

Liverpool played very hard on the away game, and the subsequent match between Chelsea and Portsmouth was also not easy. Portsmouth played even better than Chelsea who played at home, and they also created more shooting opportunities. However, Portsmouth was not lucky and the forwards were not able to seize opportunities, which eventually allowed Chelsea to save the 1-0 victory.

After the game, Mourinho had to admit that Portsmouth played better and Chelsea won more by luck. However, Mourinho also believed that the result was the most important at this time, and being able to bite Liverpool would be very beneficial to the subsequent games.

The match between Arsenal and Manchester City, which started at the same time as Mourinho, is the focus of this round. Manchester City, which ranked first, just defeated Manchester United in the last round. Although this game was a away game, Manchester City still hopes to defeat Arsenal and maintain the top spot, because after Liverpool won, the points have reached 10 points. If Manchester City loses, they will be squeezed into the second place.

After three consecutive wins, Manchester City was a little too proud of himself and did not take Arsenal, who was the leader of the id, to heart. He also played offensive football away from home. As a result, Arsenal used a quick counterattack to successfully attack in the 80th minute, lost away, and also handed over the top position to Liverpool.

Facing the first defeat of this season, Manchester City coach Eriksson was very regretful. He believed that this game should actually be a draw, so that better results may be obtained. The eagerness to win made Manchester City fail.

Manchester United's final appearance in the semi-finals is Tottenham Hotspur, who is expected to challenge the semi-finals. With three old opponents winning one after another, Manchester United, which has been unable to win in three rounds, is under tremendous pressure.

Manchester United lost in the last round, but fortunately Chelsea and Liverpool were tied, so Manchester United was not widened. In this round, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal all won. If Manchester United cannot defeat Tottenham at home, they may really withdraw from the championship group in the first round.

Under pressure, Manchester United showed a strong foundation of a giant. In the absence of Ronaldo and Rooney, they launched wave after wave of attacks against Tottenham at home. Although they were hit by Tottenham several times, Manchester United still did not retreat at all. They continued to launch offensives after 75 minutes. In the end, Manchester United's efforts were rewarded. In the 80th minute, Nani shot from outside the penalty area and bounced on the crossbar to score the goal net. Manchester United also defeated the invading Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 with this goal and won the first victory since the start of the game.

This is the first time that the top four in the Premier League have won all the top four, but the scores of the top four are not big, only Liverpool's opponent is the weakest, with the score being 2:0, Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal all narrowly win by 1 goal.
Chapter completed!