Liverpool's draw by Birmingham at home is definitely an upset, and the upset is even more cold than Porto away and Portsmouth away. With Birmingham's strength, there is no possibility of getting points at Anfield at all, but football is so magical, an impossible draw actually happened.

In the last focus game of the seventh round, Chelsea, who lacked Mourinho, naturally lost to Manchester United, who was Ferguson. In the 11 matches between Mourinho and Ferguson, Mourinho achieved a good result of 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. Ferguson's only win was in November 2005, with Fletcher's strange goal, 1-0 home victory over the Blues. After Mourinho left, Ferguson immediately found the feeling of winning.

After winning this game, Manchester United has won four consecutive victories, only one point less than Liverpool in terms of points, and the same points as Arsenal, both surpassing Chelsea with one game less.

In the seventh round of the Premier League, Chelsea was not the only loser, and Liverpool's point-leading advantage was also eroded, but the biggest loser was Chelsea.

Although Liverpool is in poor form, after this round, they will welcome their greatest scorer Chen Yu. With Chen Yu, it is difficult for Liverpool to capsize again, and their potential is still very obvious. After Chelsea left, assistant coach Israeli Grant had no ability to control the Blues superstars at all, and the prospects were slim. Even if Abram immediately found Mourinho for the second place, it would be impossible to play a dominant game. It can be said that the Blues' dream of today's championship was definitely shattered.

After the game, Sky Sports believed that Grant was far inferior to Mourinho in the selection of players and the arrangement of troops. As an assistant coach, he was actually more suitable to go to a small club to exercise, rather than being the head coach of a wealthy family. Such pressure was not something that a novice like him could bear, nor was it what he should bear.

The Times believes that the first seven rounds of the Premier League are a stage. At this stage, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal made mistakes one after another, and all missed the opportunity to get rid of their opponents. In the end, the league is still in the semi-finals, and no one can get rid of their competitors. However, compared with the other three giants with stable management and coaching levels, Chelsea's risk of falling behind is very high, unless Chelsea's head coach Grant can play at a level close to Mourinho.

After the seventh round of the league, although there is no Champions League match in the middle of the week, the Premier League giants continue to have a tough schedule of double matches for a week, and they will continue to fight in the League Cup.

The League Cup is not valued by the giants, but it is definitely not enough to give up easily, because the league and the Champions League are not only fierce in competition, but also have a lot of luck. Don’t give up the League Cup and other idle events now, so that if the league and the Champions League are eliminated, you won’t get nothing in the end. Being able to win a cup championship at that time will be a highlight of the season, at least it can block the mouths of some fans.

Liverpool and Arsenal have strong opponents in the third round of the League Cup. Arsenal wants to play against the Magpies, while Liverpool's opponent is Reading, both Premier League teams, while Manchester United and Chelsea play against the Championship teams Coventry and Hul City. If Liverpool and Arsenal need a main lineup in the next round, then Manchester United and Chelsea can solve the problem by sending a second team.

For events like the League Cup, even if the opponent is a Premier League team, Liverpool will not take it too seriously. However, because of the three consecutive draws before, Liverpool can no longer bear a game of unbeatable victory. Benitez also performed very cautiously in this League Cup. Although he did not send all the main players to play, he was half the main players. Chen Yu also sat on the bench to press the team. Once the situation was unfavorable, Benitez planned to let Chen Yu go up and break the deadlock.

Liverpool and Reading have only met 4 times in history, and the first three matches were all played last season. Liverpool maintained a record of winning. Coincidence was that both sides also encountered the third round of the League Cup last season, and Liverpool won 4-3 at home to eliminate Reading. In this game, both coaches of the team made large-scale adjustments to the lineup. Reading's Koper made 8 adjustments to the starting lineup, while Benitez was even better. The transformation of the starting lineup reached as many as 9 players. Avelo and Benayon made their first appearance in the League Cup in the Reds' jersey. Aurelio won the first starter this season, and three young men, Itangjie, Lucas and Leto, made their debut in the Reds' team.

Just 2 minutes into the game, Kuyt was knocked down by Bikei when he dribbled into the penalty area. However, the Cameroonian took the lead and there was no dispute over the foul. Kuyt was slightly injured after being tackled and needed simple treatment before entering the game. After that, the game was in a stalemate. Reading still had a slight advantage in the scene, but both sides did not shoot within 10 minutes. In the 21st minute, Halls made a cross from the right, and Lita headed the ball from 6 meters to the earth and was slightly confiscated by Yi Tangjie. In the 23rd minute, Benayon suddenly intercepted the ball from the right and dunked Bikei beautifully, rubbed the ball at the bottom of the penalty area at 17 meters. This was also the first League Cup goal scored by the Israeli international after joining Liverpool.

In the 25th minute, Kuyt got rid of Bikei's front of the penalty area and turned around and shot a little too far. In the 28th minute, Shaurie took a corner kick from the right and was pushed out by Sissoko. Conway shot with his left foot from the far corner from 17 meters on the left. Itangjie failed to save because of the blocking of Reading players in front of him. The ball went straight into the lower right corner of the goal. The referee Atkinson scored a penalty. In the first half, the two teams entered the half-time break with a 1-1 tie.

Although the score was a draw, Reading actually had the upper hand in the scene, which made Benitez unable to calm down. The previous three consecutive draws were unable to take the lead in the first half, and the opponent's confidence increased significantly in the second half before he was tied. This time, Benitez decided to use his killer move. He sent Chen Yu to the court at the beginning of the second half and replaced Kuyt, who was slightly injured, to rest.

Chen Yu's effect on the court was immediately effective. In the 48th minute, Leto intercepted the ball from the left side of the midfield and made a straight pass. Chen Yu resisted Dubery's close-fitting defense from 13 meters and shot the lead with his right foot.

In the 63rd minute, the tenacious Reading equalized again. Shaurie took a corner kick from the right side, and Yi Tangjie hit the ball. After Halls' shot from 10 meters was blocked, he shot with his right foot to help the team equalize the score for the second time.

However, Chen Yu did not let the Liverpool wait too long. In the 72nd minute, Benayon passed the ball to the left. Riser, who came on the bench, broke through on the left and passed it back. Chen Yu scored twice with his right foot 12 meters away from the left.

In the 80th minute, Gerald, who had just come on the bench, made a pass in the first half. Chen Yu successfully swept past Federic and easily pushed the ball to complete his personal hat trick, which also expanded the score to 4:2.

Benitez then replaced Chen Yu and asked Vorenin to warm up.

Due to the two draws, Reading also lost confidence in winning. In the end, Liverpool easily defeated Reading 4-2 away to advance to the fourth round. With this victory, Liverpool finally broke the misfortune of three consecutive draws and returned to the track of victory.

Arsenal, who played at the same time as Liverpool, also sent a substitute and the second team to play, but facing Newcastle, which is almost all the main players, Arsenal's youngsters easily won and entered the fourth round of the League Cup.

Although Chelsea is coached by an assistant coach and the emotions of the players in the team are not stable, it is still easy to play a championship team like Hul City, and it is easy to advance to the fourth round.

Everyone originally thought that Manchester United, who is in full form, would definitely pass the championship as easily as the other three giants, but no one expected that Manchester United would fall at the feet of the English Championship team Coventry at their doorstep.

Manchester United has always had a poor record in the League Cup, winning only two championships in 46 years. Last season, he played as a defending champion. He barely eliminated Krue in overtime in the third round to advance, and lost to the bottom team of the Championship in the fourth round, Sosend United was eliminated.

But Manchester United is in good shape now. The four young men, Pique, Anderson, Eagles and Oriental Zhuo, are also very talented genius boys. Although they have not cooperated well with a few substitutes and several main players, they will not be able to beat even a Championship team.

There were 74,055 fans on the scene, including 10,000 of Coventry's fans, and the rest were Manchester United fans. So many fans were there, so I would never have thought that Manchester United would not be able to beat Coventry. At the doorstep of his own home, even if the old Lord wanted to train, he would probably not have thought that he would lose. Before the game, Ferguson had mobilized the team participating in the League Cup. Ferguson said that when Charlton was young, although he could not play in the game, he encouraged himself almost every day: "Believe in yourself, Bobby, you will get a chance." In Ferguson's opinion, Charlton's words are of great help to young people today, "The truth is the same. First of all, be confident in yourself. When the opportunity comes, you must seize it."

But the result was so cruel. The young man from Manchester United didn't seize any opportunity. Instead, a Malta from Coventry named Miffsud seized the opportunity. He scored two goals to get Manchester United, causing 10,000 Coventry fans to shout long live, and made more than 60,000 Red Devils fans curse in unison.

After the game, Ferguson could not hide his disappointment. Of course, he was not disappointed with the exit of the League Cup. Manchester United currently does not have the ability to fight on multiple fronts. First of all, many main players in the team are in the recovery period of recuperation or just returning. The condition cannot be guaranteed. Neville and Hargreeves are missing from the midfield and backcourt. Solskjaer's sudden retirement also disrupted the plan of Sir Jordan. Therefore, the exit of the League Cup is not the end of the world, but it has helped Ferguson. He does not have to worry about this extra useless event, which is conducive to allowing veterans such as Giggs to maintain physical fitness and form in the league. What disappoints Ferguson is the performance of the young people. After the game, Ferguson hinted that the new players only have the opportunity to reserve team, and the league still has to test the support of the veterans in the future. If the young people can't stand up, he has no choice.
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