"Welcome to watch the 8th round of the 2018-19 Premier League season brought to you by PP Sports, the match between Liverpool and Manchester City..."
On October 7, Liverpool faced the challenge of Manchester City at Anfield Stadium.
This powerful dialogue is the last game in the 8th round of the Premier League, and it is also the only focus battle in this round of the league.
At 16:25 London time, players from both sides took the field under the leadership of referee Atkinson.
The starting lineups of both sides also appeared on the live broadcast screen in a timely manner.
Liverpool:(433)
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Defenders: Gomez, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson
Midfielder: Mo Yang, Henderson, Chamberlain
Forwards: Salah, Firmino, Mane
"On Liverpool's side, the lineup has not been rotated as much as the media speculated before the game."
"Arnold was rotated in the defense, and Gomez appeared at the right back position with an obvious intention to strengthen defense. Lovren, who performed well in the national team, also got the opportunity to start for the first time this season!"
"In terms of midfield, the media has been speculating before the game whether Mo Yang, who suffered a concussion from an elbow in the last game, will play. Now we don't have to guess. Liverpool cannot play without Mo Yang."
"And on the front line, there are still three heroes of the Red Arrows, and Klopp still has no rotation!"
"It's time to change. Firmino is fine, but Mane and Salah are two tough men who can't handle it, especially Mane. His style of play is very energy-consuming!" Zhan Jun said
"Lo," Zhang Lu answered with a smile.
Manchester City:(433)
Forwards: Sterling, Aguero, Bai Lele
Midfielder: Silva, Fernandenho, De Bruyne
Defenders: Mendy, Laporta, Stones, Walker
Goalkeeper: Ederson
"On Manchester City's side, the rotation range is also not large. Compared with the lineup of Barcelona and Pisa in mid-week, there are only four personnel changes in this game."
"Lele also got the chance to start!"
"In the midweek match between Manchester City and Barcelona, due to Messi's explosion, Manchester City and Liverpool also suffered a defeat! Barcelona gave up 4 goals at home. It can be said that the defeat was even worse than Liverpool, so now
It’s hard to say whether Manchester City will be affected.”
As soon as Zhan Jun finished speaking, the referee Atkinson blew the whistle for the game.
On the field, Manchester City, which attacked from left to right, directly passed the ball back to the backcourt after kicking off.
On Liverpool's side, they pressed forward in a swarm and executed a high-position press. Every player seemed very active and seemed to be in very good condition. They completely lost the wilting look they had in Naples, Italy.
Seeing this scene, the more than 40,000 Liverpool fans at the scene suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Just three days have passed since the away game against Naples, and the fans are still deeply impressed. They are really afraid that the team will continue to slump.
In a long season, it is not scary to encounter a trough. What is scary is that after the team enters the trough, it keeps lingering in it and cannot break out. This is the most terrible thing.
Now, including the League Cup game, Liverpool has lost three consecutive games, which makes Red Army fans collectively worried about the team's situation.
In the fiercely competitive Premier League competition, especially the brutal championship competition, there is basically not enough time for you to slowly adjust your state.
Once the team's competitive status continues to be sluggish and they lose two or three games, it means that there is a high probability that they will miss the championship. This is the cruelty of the Premier League.
As for Manchester City, Guardiola's tactics also exceeded everyone's expectations.
Guardiola's starting lineup was 433, but the actual position of the players was 4231, and the formation was very obvious.
Obviously, Guardiola does not dare to compete with Klopp at Anfield.
On the field, although the game only started for just two minutes, the offensive and defensive transition rhythm of both sides was very fast. Liverpool and Manchester City had each completed an exciting attack.
In the 58th second of the game, Van Dijk, who was in the center circle of his own half, received a cross from Lovren on the right. He turned around and took a few steps towards the left half.
After Silva got to the center line to press him, he suddenly spiked the ball and knocked Henderson back inside the center circle.
Henderson gave the ball to the right, turned around, and grabbed the ball ahead of Silva to make a long pass.
The ball was like a cruise missile, hitting Manchester City's right rib area directly.
At the same time, Salah and Mendy rushed into the rib area side by side.
But Mendy, who was stuck inside, was in a better position and quickly took off to head the ball and make a clearance.
But his clearance ball happened to go to the feet of Mo Yang, who was following behind Salah.
Fernandinho, who also returned to the rib area, leaned towards the sideline when he saw Mo Yang taking the ball. Out of caution, he did not follow him out.
At this time, Gomez also came up and drilled directly into the rib area, which immediately made Fernandinho even more afraid to move.
Seeing that Firmino in the middle and back of Manchester City's penalty area was not in place yet, Mo Yang did not take a kick, and then let Sterling who came back block him.
"Yang, here!"
Outside the upper right corner of the penalty area, Gomez was unguarded and the rib area was also empty. He raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Mo Yang glanced at Gomez from the corner of his eyes, but didn't tell him. If it was Arnold, he would have given it to him.
But Gomez, let's forget it. This guy is not very reliable if he is allowed to pass from the wing and pass in. He also cuts inside and hits the goal, so he should go to bed early!
The next second, Mo Yang, who was in front of the flagpole at the sideline corner, turned sideways and raised his leg.
Seeing that Mo Yang's body was tilted sharply and his legs were raised high, Sterling, without doubting that he was there, quickly raised his legs forward to block the attack.
As a result, the ball given by Mo Yang, who moved very widely, was a ground ball.
The ball flew past Sterling's crotch and went straight to Mendy behind Sterling.
But Mo Yang's ball was so fast and sudden enough that Mendy was caught off guard and could only watch the ball pass under his crotch again.
A pass passed through the two lines of defense of Manchester City, which immediately made the fans at the scene excited, and the singing was instantly louder.
Salah, who was in front of the top corner of the small penalty area, saw the ball coming. He immediately pressed against Laporta who kept pushing him like a male dog in heat, and stopped the ball accurately with his right foot.
Although Salah protected the ball, he was unable to turn around and was staggered forward.
At this time, Mendy and Fernandinho on the sideline of the penalty area turned around and quickly surrounded Salah, and De Bruyne in the middle of the penalty area also leaned over.
Seeing that he was about to be surrounded by these four people, Salah suddenly used the action of bending down and staggering forward to poke the ball towards Mo Yang outside the penalty area.
Mendy stretched out his foot to intercept, but the ball was too fast and he only had time to touch it with his toe.
The ball changed its line and ran between Moyang and Silva inside and outside the rib area.
Mo Yang and Silva started at the same time, but Mo Yang was closer.
The moment he touched the ball, Mo Yang used two Marseilles to spin around and just bypassed Silva, who was rushing over and his eyes were widened in shock.
After completing his turn, he took off his feet and shot into the far corner of the goal without saying a word.
Suddenly a dazzling rainbow crossed the Manchester City penalty area and the ball went straight to the far top corner of the goal.
Ederson dived sideways in front of the goal, but he missed too far.
With a clang, the ball hit the post and rebounded, Ederson narrowly escaped death.
Seeing Mo Yang's shot being rejected by the goalpost, the fans at the scene seemed to have been hit hard in their hearts, and collectively let out a 'bluff'.
In front of the goal, Ederson, who had quickly climbed up, quickly kicked the ball towards the center circle to clear the ball before Mane came up.
In the arc of the center circle, Aguero was the first to remove the ball, then resisted Lovren who came up, and then grabbed the ball before Henderson rushed back in front of him, and quickly transferred the ball to his own side. go out.
"De Bruyne, charge up, very fast!
!”
“Manchester City’s counterattack!
"Zhan Jun exclaimed!
The transition between offense and defense was so fast that countless fans were dizzy and felt that the blood in their bodies was boiling rapidly.
On the right wing of Manchester City, De Bruyne rushed after receiving the ball. In just two or three seconds, he had already crossed the center line and entered the Liverpool half. Robertson in front of him was running back while looking back at De Bruyne. Laune.
Seeing De Bruyne suddenly slow down, Robertson knew that the ball was about to be released!
The next second, as soon as Robertson slowed down, De Bruyne started to kick.
The ball passed behind Robertson's heels, drew a beautiful arc on the lawn, and turned towards the top of the arc in the middle.
In the middle, Bai Lele was racing so fast that it hurt your teeth.
Van Dyke ran towards death, but was still thrown away.
On the penalty arc, the ball passed by Bai Lele and De Bruyne met.
Seeing Alisson charging forward with great momentum, Bai Lele did not choose to push the ball, but chose to take the shot very coquettishly.
But since Alisson dared to rush out, he was obviously prepared.
The moment Bai Lele took off, Alisson, who had made a judgment in advance, quickly jumped back and took off. With a flick of his fingertips, the flight path of the ball was obviously a lot higher. After falling lightly, it hit the crossbar with a clang and jumped out of the baseline.
"fool!
!
"
Seeing this thrilling scene, everyone on the scene once again let out a short exclamation.