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Chapter 372 Immortal confrontation!
If we summarize Manchester United's performance after the start of this season, everyone will undoubtedly regard the Champions League group match between Manchester United and Celtic as a watershed for Manchester United's performance.

Before the Champions League match against the Celtics, Manchester United had won four consecutive league games, showing a domineering spirit. Li Rui even scored 6 goals in the league, leading the scorer list. All of a sudden, The words surrounding Manchester United are all praises, and the media even directly shouted the slogan that Manchester United's goal this season is the Triple Crown.And seeing the absolute momentum Manchester United showed at the time, Manchester United fans definitely have hope and look forward to a lot.

However, in the Champions League group match with the Celtics, although Manchester United beat their opponents 3-0, Li Rui was suspended for the 'group brawl' that occurred during the match and the resulting suspension. 6 games, Carrick was suspended for 10 games, coupled with Cassano's serious injury and almost being reimbursed for the season, Manchester United suddenly fell into a trough.

And Manchester United also gave up the leader position. Although only 8 rounds have been played in the season, Manchester United is only 6 points behind Chelsea. The hope of winning the championship cannot be said to be so slim. However, according to Manchester United's recent performance, Many experts believe that Manchester United's prospect of defending the league title has suddenly become confusing.Because no one is sure how long this Manchester United team will last.

Although Li Rui is about to come back soon, Cristiano Ronaldo is injured again, and Carrick is still suspended for 4 games. Critics are not very optimistic about the situation of Manchester United after Li Rui's comeback. maintained a cautious attitude.

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As for Manchester United's opponent Liverpool in this game, the recent situation of their opponent Liverpool is not much better. Let's take a look at Liverpool's record this season——

In the first round of the league, Sheffield United 1-1 Liverpool; Benitez's team continued the tradition of a bad start to the league.

In the second round of the league, Liverpool 2:0 Newcastle;

In the third round of the league, Liverpool 2:1 West Ham United; Liverpool has won two consecutive victories, and the English media began to advocate the return of 'the most powerful Liverpool'.

In the fourth round of the league, Everton 3-0 Liverpool, the praise from the media is still in my ears, Moyes' Everton lost three goals in the 'Liverpool Derby', and the loss was very embarrassing.

Next, in the fifth round of the league, Liverpool lost 0:1 away to Chelsea. Then, in the sixth round, they beat Tottenham Hotspur 3:0 at home. In the seventh round, they lost 0:2 away to Bolton. , In the eighth round, Blackburn was tied 1:1 at home.

It can be said that, as the media said, this focus match between Liverpool and Manchester United is a standard duel between brothers and sisters. Whoever can beat the other side can temporarily get rid of the crisis, take a breath, and even start to become stronger from there. Not sure.

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However, according to the judgment of the gaming company before the game, they are still more optimistic about Liverpool, which is playing away games. Rui will be released in this game and come back. However, Manchester United still has a lot of injuries. Carrick is still in the suspension period. Cristiano Ronaldo is injured for a month and Cassano is basically reimbursed for the season. , Captain Gary Neville still has not been able to return from injury...

However, despite such and such situations, the duel between Manchester United and Liverpool is definitely still the theme of the Premier League. This red duel has unsurprisingly attracted the attention of all media.

The "Times" listed three highlights of the game before the game:
First, of course, the two teams that are not doing well recently, whoever can step on the opponent's corpse to win, continue to maintain the hope of winning the championship.In comparison, looking at the current standings, Manchester United is closer to the championship. Of course, considering that this is the ninth round of the league and the league is a long season, no one can say what the future holds. However, don't doubt the determination of the two teams to put each other under their feet.

Second, of course it is our Li Rui children's shoes. This young man who is about to turn 22 in three months can continue the hot state before the suspension and help Manchester United out of the recent trough?Manchester United has already announced the starting lineup for this game in advance. The Scottish old man, who has long been suffering from the weak attack of the striker, did not lay an ambush at all. He put Li Rui, who had just come back from the ban, in the starting lineup. Of course, Ferguson also There is absolutely no need to set off smoke bombs. Everyone on the planet knows that Manchester United's scoring ability is problematic. Li Rui is back and will definitely start.

Therefore, whether Li Rui can recover as soon as possible and become the one who dominates the game again is what the media are most concerned about.

The third is the duel between Ferguson and Benitez. The media generally believe that among the many coaches in the Premier League, Ferguson and Wenger cherish each other, and Mourinho is also a kind of appreciation for the younger generation. The relationship is extremely tense, it is Benitez.But the old Scottish man doesn't think so: "I never deliberately targeted him. I had a good relationship with him for a time. After the game, I went back to have a drink or something. Of course, you all know that the Manchester United manager and the Liverpool manager We can never be together in peace."

As the godfather of Manchester United, Ferguson is always very "excited" when facing Liverpool. This old Scottish man who once made a self-reported speech of "the greatest achievement in my life is to pull his X Liverpool off the throne" Obviously also attaches great importance to this collision with Liverpool, hoping to kill the 'thousand-year enemy' at home! !

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Any one of these three highlights is enough to arouse the madness of the box office at Old Trafford - the day before the start of the game, all the tickets have been sold out.Among them, the happiest is of course the owner of the season package.

The £30 ordinary ticket for this game has been sold for £120 on the black market, so there is still no market for it.

On October 2006, 10, Manchester United fans will carry banners, wear Manchester United scarves around their necks, and flock to Old Trafford Stadium holding the team flag.

Since the English League, the confrontation between Manchester United and Liverpool has been an immortal theme.

Even the Premier League official website said, "It's really great that such a game is Lee's comeback battle." '

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