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In the 22nd round of the league, a focus battle was fought at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal lost 1:2 to Manchester United at home.

Valencia broke the deadlock for Manchester United in stoppage time in the first half. Arsenal captain Robin van Persie equalized in the 71st minute, and Manchester United star Welbeck scored a lore for Arsenal in the 81st minute.

Wenger commented on the game after the game: "We played very hard in the first half, we were a little nervous, because we have lost two games in a row, so we played under heavy pressure today. In the second half we once Had a chance to win the game but we had a defensive error and conceded the second goal, but we played a good second half and at 1-1 it looked like we could win the game."

Arsenal have suffered a three-game losing streak in the Premier League and are five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea in the standings. Wenger said: "We are in a very difficult position after this game because we can't play again. Tolerated defeat. But we can also see a lot of positives from this game. The way we responded in the second half was quite positive."

Wenger added: "I feel the referee is generally fair. We played our level in the second half and unfortunately we didn't get rewarded with points. But we need to keep that spirit and keep working hard. Contest."

The highlight moment of Arsenal's whole game was the 18-year-old teenager Chamberlain assisted Van Persie to equalize the score in the 71st minute, but only 3 minutes later Wenger replaced the outstanding Chamberlain with Arshavin. Wenger made a strange substitution this time The adjustment drew boos from 6 Arsenal fans in the stands of the Emirates Stadium. Many Arsenal fans even chanted "you don't know what you're doing" against Wenger. Captain van Persie also showed dissatisfaction and blurted out shouting This kind of treatment is really rare for the beloved Wenger.

Regarding this substitution, Wenger explained: "Chamberlain's calf began to have an overdraft reaction. He was sick this week. He has paid a lot, and he has not yet adapted to that intensity."

Regarding the reaction of the fans, Wenger said: "I don't need you to approve of this decision, but you should be able to understand this decision. I have made thousands of substitutions over the years and the fans don't always approve of me. Substitution. I make a decision, and I stand by my decision."

Wenger added: "An 18-year-old kid making his first Premier League start and a captain of his country's national team questioning that? Let's be serious. People pay for tickets. , they have the right to express their emotions, we have to deal with that situation, we can't give orders to the fans, but that doesn't mean the fans are right. We just lost the game, but I stand by my substitution Decision. I've been a coach for 30 years, I've made 50000 substitutions and I have to justify each substitution to you? I defend my decision. I don't have to explain to you every substitution."

As for the calls of many Arsenal fans to invest in winter signings, Wenger said: "Spending money is not the goal, buying good players is the real goal. We need our players to come back from injury. People don't Realizing we had 10 players out. You could see we created good chances in the second half of the game with those injured players out and it was important to have those injured players back."

Arsenal, which had no Champions League mission this season, also performed poorly in the UEFA Cup. They were eliminated in the group stage. The team's extensive injuries were an important reason for the Gunners' progress, but the fans could not understand that the club did not The practice of being willing to spend a lot of money to introduce stars.

When the "Sun" interviewed Gunners fans on the street, many people said that Wenger is no longer suitable for the Gunners. Wenger's coaching strategy and team building model are no longer in line with the survival rules of top European football clubs.

"Since winning the Champions League in 2006, we felt that Wenger didn't know what he was doing. Selling Qin Xiong was a watershed. Before that, there were actually signs that Vieira's departure was the beginning of all disasters. , Now we don’t know how long it will take for Arsenal to return to the championship. Before the start of each season, we are still willing to trust Wenger blindly, but after two or three months, we found out that we were cheated. The rhetoric never materialized, and then we went through the season in struggle and pain."

The voices of Arsenal fans sound sad, but for other Premier League championship teams, the Gunners' sinking is always a good thing, because there is one less championship opponent.

After 22 rounds, the polarization of the top groups in the standings has become more serious.

Manchester City has 51 points, 1 goal difference ahead of Liverpool.

Liverpool 51 points.

Manchester United 50 points.

Chelsea 41 points.

Arsenal 36 points.

For other teams, it is possible to take a break temporarily, but not for Liverpool!

In the next ten days, the Red Army will play two local cup games.

On January 1, Manchester City visited Anfield.

The second round of the League Cup semi-final came as scheduled.

In the last round at the Etihad Stadium, Liverpool established a 2:0 lead. Four days later, Liverpool will face Manchester United in the FA Cup. Overcoming obstacles and going forward bravely, trying to keep the team from overloading.

In the second round of the game at Anfield, Koeman's lineup was mainly steel defense.

At Anfield, Mancini lost his mind when he saw Liverpool's starting lineup.

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Goalkeeper: Reina.

Defenders: Carragher, Skrtel, Thiago Silva, Agger.

Midfielders: Tiotte, Mascherano, Cabaye, Lucas.

Forwards: Dirk, Suarez.

Including Luis Suarez and Kevin Dirk down the front line to defend, Liverpool disrupted the game with a frenzied sweeping, muscular rampage at home.

Manchester City is completely under-prepared, or their team's operation is not smooth enough without Yaya Toure.

In the 90-minute fierce battle, Liverpool contained the offensive of Manchester City with a steel defense, and played a simple and rough offensive in several fast breaks and counterattacks. Suarez scored twice and defeated Manchester City again at home 2:0 .

League Cup semi-final home and away two rounds, Liverpool double beat Manchester City!

With a total score of 4:0, we will advance to the League Cup final!

In the other semi-final, Cardiff City defeated Crystal Palace 1-0 at home. After the game entered overtime, Cardiff City beat Crystal Palace in overtime and will join Liverpool in the League Cup final this season!

Looking forward to the League Cup final one month later, Fleet Street wrote in the article: Liverpool is expected to taste the taste of winning the championship in February! (to be continued~^~)