Football King Bale

As one of the two focus matches of this round, the second leg of the double-red match between Manchester United and Liverpool is the penultimate kick-off in this round of the Premier League. The last game of this round is Arsenal's game against Blue Moon Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium.

This game was just over three days away from the first leg of the League Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Swansea.

But the slightly better news for Manchester United is that they will continue to sit at Old Trafford for this game and do not have to travel back and forth between home and away games.

Sunday, January 13th.

Old Trafford Stadium put up a sold-out sign early, and all the tickets reserved at major ticket windows on the match day were sold out early in the morning.

Although Liverpool has declined significantly in recent years, as Manchester United's mortal enemy, this game still received great attention, and the tickets were sold out.

In this game, Manchester United almost fielded its strongest lineup. Except for Rooney who took a rest due to slight knee discomfort, Bell, Robin van Persie and others made their debut.

In the end, Manchester United's starting lineup was goalkeeper De Gea, the back four was Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra, the midfield three was Carrick, Modric and Sneijder, and the forwards were Welbeck, The combination of Robin van Persie and Bale.

As for Liverpool, both Enrique and Kelly were exempted from the competition, and the young player Wisdom was allowed to start at right back. The newly signed Sturridge entered the squad; Downing ushered in the 300th league game of his career. At the same time, Skrtel also played a total of 200 games during his time at Liverpool.

Liverpool's starting lineup is also 433, goalkeeper Reina, the four backs are Wisdom, Skrtel, Agger and Johnson, the three midfielders are Gerrard, Lucas and Joe Allen, and the three forwards It's Downing, Suarez and Sterling.

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After the start of the first half, Manchester United had a slight advantage in possession time, but Liverpool's tight defense in the backcourt did not give the home team a chance to kick off in the first 8 minutes.

In the 10th minute, Reina made a mistake in kicking the ball and was intercepted by Bell, and Manchester United counterattacked.

After Bell passed the ball to Modric, he quickly ran forward along the left wing without the ball.

At the same time, Modric took a touch and passed the ball to Sneijder. Sneijder immediately distributed the ball to the left, in the direction of Bell's progress.

Bell smoothly controlled Sneijder's pass as he advanced. After passing a defender, Skrtel suddenly rushed out from the diagonal and even dribbled Bell down, destroying the football at the same time. Out of the sideline.

Bell glanced at Skrtel. This guy put the shovel decisively, which made him a little unprepared.

Two minutes later, Van Persie received a pass from Bell and shot with his right foot from the front of the penalty area. It bounced after being blocked by Skrtel. The speed of the ball was greatly reduced, and Liverpool Reina easily controlled the ball.

After the 16th minute, Sneijder made a diagonal pass and sent the football into the penalty area, and was cleared again by Skrtel's header.

The Slovak centre-back performed very well today.

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After several rounds of back and forth, Manchester United slowly gained some advantages.

"Manchester United continued their frontcourt press. When Downing took the ball, Bell quickly followed him. Under pressure from Bell, Downing made a pass error. His forward pass resulted in a pass. Kante The ball was cut off and the ball was now in Manchester United's side, and the Liverpool players quickly got back to defend."

"Kante passed the ball to Evra, and Evra passed the ball to Bale."

"It's Bale who has the ball now. He takes the ball and goes forward along the left."

"Downing stepped forward to press, and Bell passed the football to Modric. Modric dribbled the ball forward. When Bell was trapped, Modric took on the important task of dribbling the ball forward. The Croatian international's control The ball is very stable.”

"Modric advanced very quickly, and he brought the ball to the front of the Liverpool penalty area. Modric distributed the ball to the wing, and now the ball came to Evra's feet.

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Evra looked up and saw that Van Persie and Skrtel were blocking each other in the penalty area. The position was not good.

This is not a good time to cross.

Smashing the ball with his left foot, Evra made an emergency stop and controlled the ball with his left foot. With a fake move of sprinting forward, Evra shook off the defense of Liverpool youngster Wisdom, and then quickly passed the football diagonally to Bell, who was tucked in the ribs of the penalty area.

Stepping on the ball, pulling back, and heeling, Bell made no extra moves to get the ball. With a series of smooth movements, he knocked the football to Sneijder's feet.

After passing the ball, Bell quickly opened his position and cut into Liverpool's penalty area.

And when he passed by Downing, Sneijder poked the ball with his toe and pushed the football directly to Bell's feet.

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"Wonderful! Manchester United's cooperation was great!"

In front of the Liverpool penalty area, Bell and Sneijder passed the ball continuously, coupled with Bell's exquisite movement, they suddenly created a gap in the opponent's defense.

Seeing Bell get the ball in the threatening zone, Skrtel rushed over immediately. But at this moment, Van Persie behind him suddenly retreated. Without thinking, Bell pushed lightly with his left foot, and the football immediately came to Van Persie's feet.

Van Persie resisted Agger, another Liverpool defender behind him, and turned around to hit the goal.

Skrtel immediately came to block, but Van Persie knocked the ball back to Bell.

Seeing the football pass behind him, Skrtel knew something was wrong. He immediately fell to the ground and made a sliding tackle without hesitation, blocking his entire body between Bell and the goal.

Facing the football passed by Robin van Persie, Bale turned his back to resist the close Gerrard. Without making any adjustments, he immediately knocked the football with his back heel towards the Liverpool goal.

Gerrard obviously did not expect Bell to use such a shooting method. He watched helplessly as Bell completed the shooting action.

Because Bell chose to hit the goal immediately, Skrtel could not stop the football no matter how fast he returned to defense. The ball passed the Slovak center back's defense and headed straight for the Liverpool goal.

Liverpool goalkeeper Reina simply did not expect the football to attack the goal in such a way. At the goal line, he just had time to squat down and stretch his legs before he saw the football pass in front of him and cross the goal line.

"GOOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLL..."

"Bell!!!"

"It's wonderful! It's wonderful!"

"Perfect heel! Bale used a genius to score the ball into the Liverpool goal! This is simply unbelievable!"

"The moment the football came, Bale did not hesitate to use his heel to send the football into the Liverpool net. Even if Skrtel returned to the defense with all his strength, even if Reina stretched his legs to block, he could not stop the goal! "

"Bale used an unconventional shooting method to shatter Liverpool's defense!"

"Perfect! Wonderful! Exciting!"

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In the south stand of Old Trafford, all the commentators in the media dugout stood up.

And the entire Old Trafford Stadium was completely boiling at this moment.

This is the first Premier League goal for the Red Devils and Manchester United at the Theater of Dreams in the new year!

In the new year, facing a team like rival Liverpool and scoring such a beautiful goal, Manchester United fans are going crazy with joy!

"Bell!"

The fans stretched out their arms and shouted the name of the hero of the goal.

Manchester United 1:0 Liverpool!

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After that, Liverpool still could not stop an effective attack.

In the 27th minute, Bell's left rib went straight into the arc of the penalty area, and Van Persie shot with his left foot from 17 meters.

In the 30th minute, Bell injured his left knee after a collision with Skrtel. Fortunately, because of the super defensive protection, the pain was severe at the time, but it was not serious and he soon returned to the court to play.

Hodgson and Mourinho sat side by side in the stands, and Schmeichel was also watching the game.

This time Mourinho came to Old Trafford to watch the game, not to inquire about the enemy's situation, because in the Champions League quarter-finals, Manchester United was not divided with Real Madrid.

According to outside reports, Mourinho's situation at the Bernabeu is very bad and he is likely to leave the Bernabeu after the end of the season. Manchester United is undoubtedly one of Mourinho's next choices. After all, Ferguson is 72 years old.

If Manchester United can usher in three consecutive Premier League and Champions League titles this season, then choosing to retreat at such a glorious moment will also be a good choice for Ferguson.

Thirty minutes after the game, the two sides fought more and more intensely on the court. Both sides formed some threatening shots, but neither could change the score on the field.

In the 33rd minute, Welbeck's left-foot shot from an angle in the penalty area was blocked by Agger. 2 minutes later, Welbeck took a pass from Sneijder and shot high from the left side of the penalty area again.

In the 36th minute, Suarez received a throw-in from Glen Johnson and leaned on Ferdinand to volley away.

In the 41st minute, Bell made a pass and Joe Allen's header was poorly positioned. Sneijder directly volleyed slightly wide of the right post.

In the 44th minute, Rafael staggered from the right and made a pass. Van Persie's heel shot was blocked by Skrtel in front of the goal line. Modric directly bumped into Reina when he shot, causing the Liverpool goalkeeper to fall to the ground injured.

Reina's injury almost led to a violent conflict on the field. The somewhat over-excited Liverpool players believed that Modric did it intentionally. They believed that in such a situation, Modric should take the initiative to dodge.

But such an idea is too wishful thinking. When faced with an excellent scoring opportunity, no offensive player will give up on his own initiative!

In stoppage time, Lucas directly tackled Bell and was given a yellow card. This almost led to a conflict on the court. The Brazilian's foul was obviously directed at Bell, not the ball.

In the first half of the game, Manchester United led Liverpool 1:0 into the half-time break.