Chapter 217 Redemption
At the end of the first half, Manchester United failed to score and Liverpool failed to expand the score.

1:0
The two sides entered the intermission.

Ferguson came down from the stands and hurried back to the visiting dressing room, the only time he could adjust the team.

The Manchester United players returned to the dressing room, where Ferguson was already waiting.

After the players arrived, Ferguson's deployment began.

"Boys, today is a bad day for us, we have come to Anfield, the most difficult place to win in the Premier League."

"However, this is just an objective fact, we have to accept it, and there is nothing to complain about."

"Does it mean that the Liverpool team at Anfield is invincible? I don't think so. What we need to do now is to overcome objective reasons and play to the level we should have."

"There is no reason for failure. If we fail, people will not listen to the reason for our failure. They will only remember that we lost at Anfield. They will only remember Liverpool's unbeaten record of 55 games."

"This game, for us, is a difficult game. If you don't work hard, I will see if you dare to go back to the locker room. If you don't believe me, you can try."

Next, Ferguson adjusted his game tactics for the second half.

From the analysis of the game in the first half, Ferguson believes that Liverpool's defense is impenetrable, and it is not easy to score goals.

Therefore, the main method of offense in the second half is still based on long-range shots, and in terms of defense, Manchester United's good defensive counterattack is the main method.

As for the formation, the double forwards in the first half did not play a very good role. Since the offense is dominated by long-range shots, there is no need to use a double forward lineup.

Therefore, Ferguson decided to remove Carlos Tevez from the forward line, replace him with Nani, and play a 4-5-1 formation. Ronaldo is still on the left, and Park Yisheng is still on the right.

The main reason why Ferguson decided to remove Tevez was that Tevez had almost no performance in the last few games.

This may have a lot to do with his imminent departure from Manchester United. Many things outside the stadium will affect the player's performance on the field.

It is basically a certainty for Tevez to leave Manchester United in the middle of this season, that is, the winter transfer period. The conditions offered by the Manchester City club are too tempting.

Everyone is realistic, and Tevez will not let a higher annual salary go. Ferguson will face the situation that Tevez will leave sooner or later.

Regarding Ronaldo's bad shooting behavior in the first half, Ferguson didn't say a word, he just told Park Yisheng to perform well.

For Benitez of the Liverpool team, one goal is not enough to win. In this game against Manchester United, he not only wants to achieve 55 unbeaten home games, but also wins 11 consecutive rounds this season.

Therefore, during the intermission, Benitez and the Liverpool players emphasized that they must strengthen their offense while ensuring defense, and must win the game against Manchester United.

This seems to be just a season series game, but it is directly related to the competition for the Premier League title this season.

In the Premier League this season, so far, Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea have maintained a complete victory. Whoever loses a game will fall behind. Benitez does not want to be the one who falls behind.

In the second half, Ferguson was still sitting in the stands of the Anfield stadium, and Manchester United's assistant coach proposed a substitution.

Nani replaces Carlos Tevez.

After Nani came on the field, Ronaldo and Park Yisheng became trailing wingers, and Giggs, Carrick and Nani formed a three-back midfielder.

In the second half, Manchester United's midfield kicked off. After Carlos Tevez left the field, Rooney and Ronaldo opened the midfield.

Rooney flicked the ball, Ronaldo directly passed the ball back to central defender David Shevchenko, and the second half of the game officially started.

David Shevchenko handed the ball to Ferdinand, another centre-back, and United started their attack from the back.

The ball came to the feet of midfielder Carrick, Carrick passed to Nani laterally, and Nani continued to pass laterally to Ronaldo on the left.

Cristiano Ronaldo stopped the ball from the side, he didn't move, and Alonso who defended him didn't move either, so the enemy didn't move and I didn't move. In fact, Alonso was still afraid of Ronaldo taking the ball and breaking through. Early positioning can be effective. Prevent Ronaldo's wing breakthrough.

After Ronaldo took the ball two steps forward, he passed it laterally to Nani, and then quickly inserted it to the side.

Nani and Ronaldo had a wall-hitting cooperation on the wing, and he continued to hit the ball to Ronaldo on the wing.

Ronaldo was followed by Alonso. He cut inside the moment he touched the ball. After cutting inside, he adjusted two steps and directly chose a long shot.

Long shot!

Another long shot!

It's Ronaldo again!
Just when everyone didn't believe that Ronaldo could score, Ronaldo hit a high-quality shot.

C Rolla shot with a bow, powerful and heavy, accompanied by a slight arc, the ball was very fast, and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal.

Liverpool goalkeeper Reina secretly thought something was wrong, and tried his best to fly to block the ball, but he failed.

The ball flew into the goal.

The ball is in.

Manchester United scored.

The second half had just begun, and Manchester United scored.

After scoring the goal, Ronaldo ran around the pitch, followed by Manchester United players who celebrated the goal together.

Sporadic whistles sounded at Anfield Stadium, and more than half of the fans were still immersed in the loss of conceding a goal, forgetting the whistle in their hands.

Facing the ridicule of the fans at Anfield, Ronaldo also responded to the Liverpool fans with a roar, and also announced that he was back in form, which was also a way for him to release pressure.

Ronaldo scored a goal like a world wave and completed self-salvation, which surprised all those who were not optimistic about him.

Veteran Giggs ran to the sidelines, put his arms around Ronaldo's neck, and underestimated in a low voice, telling Ronaldo not to fight hard with the fans at Anfield. His first yellow card was caused by the roaring fans.

1:1
Manchester United equalized in the away game, which made Benitez very unhappy. He stood on the sidelines of the field and gestured to Liverpool midfielder Gerrard to come over.

Taking advantage of Ronaldo's celebration time, Benitez talked with Gerrard for a long time on the sidelines, meaning to tell Gerrard that he was extremely dissatisfied with the performance of the four midfielders on the field.

Benitez told Gerrard that Manchester United can't make every shot easy, we have to do something.

In fact, Benitez is still somewhat dissatisfied with Liverpool's defense.

Facing Benitez's words, Gerrard nodded again and again. He is not only the captain of the Liverpool team on the field, but also the core of the Liverpool team's midfield. He has a heavy responsibility.

What is the core of the midfield is actually like the head coach on the field. The whole team needs his scheduling to play better.

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