Manchester United legend

Chapter 108 Stepping on the opponent's corpse

The 35th round of the Premier League is Liverpool's home game against Manchester United. This is a focus of the top two teams. This battle will also determine the points of the two teams and the situation of winning the championship.

Before this game, Manchester United played 33 rounds and accumulated 66 points, temporarily ranking first in the standings.

Liverpool played 34 rounds with 64 points, and Arsenal also played 34 rounds with 64 points. They played against Coventry on the same day.

The league has come to a dialogue between the strong and the strong to finally tell the truth!

Before the game, the local fans of Liverpool and the media in the whole of the UK had great enthusiasm.

Liverpool fans, no, including Arsenal fans hope that the Red Army can beat Manchester United - and even the FA may hope that the suspense of the league title will be revealed later.

Once Liverpool beat Manchester United, they can overtake Manchester United with 67 points and overwhelm their opponents to become the temporary leader. At the same time, Arsenal also have a great chance to win Coventry, which also means that the Gunners may also surpass Manchester United.

Although Manchester United played one less game, there will be opponents like Newcastle in the following games. It is hard to say that they will not lose points. Once Manchester United loses points, the situation will greatly benefit Liverpool and Arsenal!

Therefore, for Liverpool and Arsenal, this will be the most critical battle to determine the championship!
It is especially important for Liverpool, because if the Red Army can beat Manchester United, then they will jump to the top of the list. As long as they win all the next three rounds, they will have a great chance to win the league championship.

It has to be mentioned that the venue of the game is Liverpool's Anfield Stadium - the home ground guarded by the spirit of the Red Army and countless feats in history, and the home ground where Liverpool fans support and cheer wildly.

The Red Army has always played better at this home court and has stronger mental attributes.

The cheering of the fans and the provocation of the visiting team also made this place a hard bone in the eyes of the Premier League teams.

Before the official game, the shouts and cheers of Liverpool fans resounded throughout the stadium, "We will tear you apart, you will all die!", "We will send you to the grave, don't worry we won't shed a single tear!", "Can't there be too many rotten eggs? We have everything!"

Ferguson has long been familiar with the arrogance of Liverpool fans. He said at the pre-match mobilization meeting, "Let's let the Liverpool fans know who is the real strong. You can't win by shouting alone. How can we talk about the championship!"

Ferguson said in the locker room, "Although we still hold a make-up match, I order you to put all redundant thoughts behind you. What we need now is to forget everything and go all out to win this life-and-death battle!"

Ferguson sent 11 of his strongest players. In order to enhance the thickness and experience of the defense, Pallister, who has been criticized this season, was able to be entrusted by Ferguson as a central defender.

No one knows how much such a risk will eventually pay off for Ferguson and Manchester United in the game!
Challenging opponents in a terrifying away game, Ferguson still had the courage to win. He even sent a very aggressive trident combination of Cantona, Cole and Scholes.

The game was very intense from the very beginning, every inch of grass on the field became a battleground between the two sides, Manchester United in white was a little passive, but Liverpool did not really create a good chance in front of the goal, they just suppressed the ball as much as possible in the half-court area that was biased towards Manchester United.

Manchester United's well-prepared cross-center header attack strategy before the league has received miraculous results: Ferguson focused on corner kicks and header attacks in response to Liverpool's many low-level mistakes in high-altitude ball defense this season.

The one who shined in the game was Pallister, who has been criticized this season.The old defender has become Manchester United's Achilles' heel many times because of his poor form and slow speed, and has been repeatedly beaten by his opponents.

Moreover, Pallister has not scored a goal all season, and his offensive contribution is almost non-existent.

But in this game, Pallister was a completely different person. Not only was he solid in defense and commanded well, but he was also like a magic weapon descended from heaven on the offensive end, scoring two wonderful headers at once!

Just like Bruce scored two goals in the first season of the Premier League and made great contributions to Manchester United's reversal of their opponents and finally won the championship. Manchester United's central defenders always have a great tradition of scoring goals at critical moments!

The game was fierce and hot from the very beginning, and Manchester United's midfield gradually took control of the advantage. The midfield jointly covered by Jost and Butt became a minefield that Liverpool could hardly cross, and Manchester United's offensive firepower supported by the midfield frequently threatened the opponent.

In the 13th minute, Manchester United won a corner kick. Beckham sent a strong rotation and an extremely obvious arc kick from the right, and it landed precisely near the penalty spot in the penalty area. Pallister jumped high in the crowd, and a powerful head shake broke through James' ten fingers. Manchester United led 1-0!

The backward situation made Liverpool fight back frantically. The Red Army also used a corner kick tactic to cooperate with Barnes in front of the 5-yard goal. Liverpool equalized the score in 19 minutes.

At this time, the game did not enter the track of the Red Army's dominance as Liverpool fans hoped. On the contrary, Manchester United further controlled the scene. Their tougher oppression and siege made it difficult for Liverpool players to perform.

Soon, Manchester United won another corner kick. Beckham made a strong arc rotation ball on the left. James performed bravely this time.

And just as James was still in shock, Beckham served another corner kick, this time it was Pallister again!
Manchester United's central defender completely dominated the high-altitude advantage in the opponent's penalty area. Not only that, but the opponent made another big mistake and relaxed his follow-up and marking.

Pallister was able to jump up easily, and a tricky header flicked, breaking James' gate again.

It's not over yet, Liverpool once again paid the price for their poor defense of high-altitude balls in the second half.

Gary Neville's high-altitude cross was like a weird parabola, which actually went over the defensive position of James and the central defender - James couldn't even jump up to reach the ball - Liverpool's goalkeeper made a low-level and ridiculous mistake.

In the end, Liverpool, who opened the gate wide, was defeated by Manchester United 1-3.

Throughout the game, Liverpool fans found that it wasn't just themselves calling and shouting, not just singing, but the opposing fans were even more excited.

Manchester United's loyal fans who came to Anfield with the team happily congratulated the team for gaining the advantage, taking the lead again, and finally expanding the advantage to seal the victory.

Even the singing and yelling of tens of thousands of people could not quiet the thousands of Manchester United fans. The Red Devils fans sang in the away game: "Don't you believe that we won the league championship in Merseyside? You are the best witnesses. Now please congratulate us on our enthronement at Anfield!"

Not only that, they even displayed a huge slogan in a black belly, "We not only beat you, we also want to be crowned here!"

As it turns out, they did!

Manchester United won away, while another opponent, Arsenal, suffered extremely bad luck. They were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Coventry.

After this campaign, Manchester United led Arsenal by 4 points and Liverpool by 5 points, playing one less game and occupying the biggest advantage in the championship battle.

Although the ensuing game was not flat, the opponents gave up their efforts earlier than Manchester United.

Perhaps in the hearts of Arsenal and Liverpool, it is impossible to catch up with that league hegemony with only 3 games.

Therefore, after this championship match, there is actually no suspense about the ownership of the championship.

(End of this chapter)