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Chapter 321 The Heated Double Red Gathering

From a technical standpoint, while the match was intense, it didn't showcase a high level of technical skill.

Players on both sides were frequently falling to the ground, committing fouls!
This is quite normal; after all, it's like enemies meeting, their eyes are naturally filled with hatred.

Even under such intense circumstances, neither side's overall defense collapsed.

This shows that Manchester United's current form is indeed very different.

Their players are now highly focused during the game.

There was none of the laziness and distraction that Mourinho displayed in his later years.

This prompted Manchester United legend Gary Neville, who was in the stands, to retort, "Who said this Manchester United team can't play well?"

“As long as they play seriously,” Carragher added from the sidelines.

The match is in its ninth minute!

The first cheers finally broke out at Old Trafford.

Herrera played a through ball from the edge of the penalty area, sending the ball to the right side of the box.

Lukaku received the ball on the flank and dribbled into the penalty area after changing direction.

"Lukaku!!!"

"Manchester United have launched an attack into Liverpool's penalty area!!"

Sky Sports commentator Kolo exclaimed in surprise from the stands.

The Manchester United fans in the stands cheered.

Lukaku has decent footwork and a very strong physique; in some ways, he could be considered a "mini-Yang" (a term used to describe someone with exceptional physical abilities).

He squeezed past Matip and found space to shoot.

Rashford, who was following up in the middle, reached out his hand, signaling Lukaku to pass him the ball.

But as a center...

When facing the goal.

The first choice is always to shoot!

Lukaku's eyes are now only on the goal.

But he was thinking of making some adjustments.

I wanted to dribble the ball more smoothly before shooting.

As a result, Van Dijk poked the ball away!

"What a pity! Lukaku's breakthrough was beautiful, but his final touch was a bit too slow."

In the CCTV studio, He Wei exclaimed in surprise, "That was close!! Manchester United suddenly stepped up their attack, and Liverpool's defense showed a weakness. Fortunately, Van Dijk made timely cover. If Lukaku had chosen to pass instead of shooting, the outcome would have been very different."

Although Lukaku didn't score, he gave Manchester United fans hope that they could find a way to win.

Liverpool's players didn't play conservatively and immediately launched an attack.

They quickly retaliated!
They also launched an attack on Manchester United's goal.

Robertson's long pass from the backcourt!
The sunlight was crowding Smalling's space.

English centre-back Chris Smalling is strong enough, but he's still no match for the sun.

The sunlight suddenly intensified, pushing Smalling aside and easily stopping the ball.

Smalling knew he couldn't compete with the sun in terms of combat.

So he resorted to some subtle tactics.

In the referee's blind spot.

He suddenly raised his knee and thrust it into the back of the sunlit knee.

Sunshine stumbled forward.

We almost conceded a goal.

However, he did not complain to the referee or give up the attack and fall to the ground to gain sympathy.

He has his own ways of dealing with his opponents' underhanded tactics.

Just as Smalling was bracing himself against the sun and feeling proud of his defense,

He suddenly felt a pain in his lower abdomen!
Just as Yang Guang bent down, he landed hard on Smolin's groin.
Iron Butt Impact!

This almost made Smalling break out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, it was pressing against my lower abdomen.

If it pushes down even a little, that's a man's vital spot.

Smalling raised the danger level of sunlight by one level again.

Although my lower abdomen is throbbing with pain, this is not the time to lie on the ground and complain to the referee—this tactic might work in other leagues, but this is the Premier League!
No one dared to let their guard down until the referee blew the whistle.

Just as Yang Guang was about to turn around, the sunlight began to shine.

As a result, Smalling immediately pressed against him, enduring the pain in his lower abdomen, and held on tightly.

Now it was Sunshine's turn to be surprised.

This guy is pretty resilient, huh?
Most defenders couldn't withstand that kind of blow.

Smalling actually managed to hold out for a bit.

This earned Yang Guang's respect to some extent.

Respect for one's opponent.

The best response is to give it your all.

He suddenly slammed his back against something.

Smalling was caught off guard and his nose bumped into Sunshine's back.

Now it's the nose's turn to suffer.
But before Smalling could cover his nose, he saw the sunlight bending down.

Damn it, they're coming again?

He was stunned for a moment, but then Yang Guang suddenly turned around and dribbled the ball.

Smalling quickly lowered his shoulder and rammed into the sunlight, seemingly trying to block it away with his body.

However, the sunlight suddenly stopped.

Smolin stumbled, having lost his support.

Then, he could only watch helplessly as the sun slammed the ball past him.

"Yang! He's broken through!!"

"pretty!!!"

Amidst gasps of surprise.

Sunlight swept past Smalling.

Manchester United is not just Smalling!

Just when Yang Guang thought he had broken past Smalling and could shoot after taking two more steps forward,

McTominay charged at him from the side with a football-like tackle!
Both of them fell to the ground!

This attack naturally failed as well.

"Wow!!! McTominay's move!!!"

"This foul will likely earn him a yellow card!!!"

Even in a match like the Manchester derby, such an action would definitely warrant a yellow card.

Even a red card.

Of course, referee Atkins didn't want the game to be disrupted by a red card—in such an important match, a red card early on would affect the excitement of the game.

"Yellow card! Referee Atkins went easy on her!"

"I fucking!!"

Sunshine was tackled to the ground by his opponent using a rugby tackle, and even if he weighed 50 kilograms more, he would probably have had a hard time maintaining his balance.

Of course.

It knocked over the sunlight.

McTominay isn't having an easy time either.

Although he deliberately bumped into the person, it felt like he had hit a rock. His whole body felt like it was going to fall apart.

Sunshine shook his shoulders and stood up.

He glanced sideways at McTominay, who was lying on the ground panting for a long time.

This Scotsman was quite determined and successfully stopped his own advance.

Otherwise, if I had taken another step forward, I would have been able to shoot!

However, this position isn't too bad right now!

Directly facing the goal!

Although the distance was a bit far, about thirty-five meters.

Yang picked up the ball and placed it in the penalty area designated by referee Atkins. He carefully spun the ball to find the air valve, then rubbed the grass to make it smoother. He then firmly planted his left foot on the area where he would step to avoid slipping, and then began to measure his steps backward.

Liverpool's players were used to it.

These days, free kicks from this distance are basically all taken by Sunshine.

Everyone knows how incredible his shot is; if it hits within the goal area, the goalkeeper is in a real bind.

"Sunny is now taking all of Liverpool's direct free kicks, and it looks like he's going to take a shot on this one too."

"This distance is still a bit too far, a full 35 meters from the goal. It seems too difficult to score a direct free kick from this distance."

The other Liverpool players didn't come over either; everyone knew it was a Sunshine team playing, so there was no need for them to fake runs or anything.

De Gea carefully arranged a four-person human wall.

Sunlight observed the human wall, then looked at De Gea's position. Thirty-five meters was indeed quite a distance.
Keeping the ball within the goal frame is extremely difficult.

Of course, there's no guarantee that sunlight will get in.

However, his shot is powerful enough that as long as the ball is within the goal frame, even if the angle is slightly straight, De Gea will have a hard time making a save.

After placing the balls in the correct positions.

Sunshine turned to look at the referee.

The referee waited until both sides were ready before blowing the whistle.

Then, Yang Guang turned his head to look at the goal and began his run-up.

His speed started slowly, then gradually increased.

The speed reaches its maximum only when the foot takes the final step.

Driven by the momentum of the sprint, his right foot spun around.

The pointed instep lashed out like a whip across the lower half of the soccer ball, right where the air vent had been positioned by the sunlight.

Bang!
The football flew up in response.

The moment I saw the way the player was kicking the ball in the sunlight, and the trajectory of the ball in flight...

Solskjaer's pupils contracted on the sidelines!
Before Sunshine took the free throw, his eyelids started twitching, and a bad feeling was hanging over him.

So much so that Manchester United's interim manager hypnotized himself: the probability of scoring from this distance is too low!
Low probability doesn't mean you can't get in!

Especially with such a fast ball speed!!

Klopp's eyes lit up when Yang Guang took that shot!
An extremely fast elevator ball!
Such a ball
Once it successfully hits the target area.

It's practically unsolvable!
The football barely spun in the air.

It drifted a bit after landing, and the ball was also very fast.

This will make it extremely difficult for the goalkeeper to make the save!
The football cleared the wall of players.

Then it began to fall!
In De Gea's eyes, all he saw was the ball flying over the wall and then suddenly falling!
The ball was moving incredibly fast; it suddenly appeared right in front of him!
He instinctively reached out to his right, but the football, as if to scare him, seemed to veer off course and flew into the goal from his left!
"Unbelievable! Unbelievable!"

"A direct free kick from 35 meters out! Wow!! Beautiful! A world-class goal! A world-class goal!! A world-class goal!!!"

"That was incredible! An incredible elevator ball!"

The commotion at Old Trafford abruptly ceased the moment the ball flew into the goal.

Until one second later.

Then all sorts of voices suddenly burst forth.

Solskjaer stared wide-eyed.

A look of disbelief.

De Gea knelt on the goal line, staring blankly at the ball flying into the net.
"The ball is in!"

"Goal! Goal!"

He Wei immediately slammed his fist on the table and shouted.

"Beautiful! Beautiful! 1-0!! Liverpool have scored first!! This Manchester derby is going to be exciting!"

"Manchester United have conceded a goal! Their unbeaten run after changing managers may be ended by Liverpool!"

"Sunshine! More sunshine!"

On the commentary box at Old Trafford!

All the commentators cheered.

"A free kick of genius! A goal of genius! A ray of genius!"

"That goal was absolutely beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!"

Courtside.

Klopp jumped up and cheered.

at the same time.

In the away team's stands.

Liverpool fans also cheered.

"Long live Yang!!"

They shouted the name of the sun.

A frantic, desperate scream.

"1:0!"

"In the twelfth minute, a stunning long-range goal by Yang gave Liverpool the lead away from home!"

"That was an amazing goal."

“Wonderful!”

The Manchester United players were stunned.

McTominay put his hands behind his head.

Smalling looked completely bewildered.

Pogba opened his mouth.

Everyone was taken aback by the goal and didn't know what to do.

When Liverpool's players finished celebrating and returned to their own half amid boos from the crowd, the stands were filled with boos from Manchester United fans.

However, this did not affect the mood of the Liverpool players, and they got off to a good start.

Manchester United were already positioned in the center circle, ready to kick off.

The television broadcast gave the Manchester United players several close-up shots.

It seems they have recovered from the blow of conceding the goal.

But what is the actual situation?
No one can tell.

Solskjaer quickly pulled Pogba aside and explained the upcoming tactics.

For Manchester United

They fell behind at home.

What to do next is obvious.

They're about to launch a fierce attack!

Manchester United after the change of manager.

It seems like my luck has improved a lot.

In fact.

After they conceded the goal.

Liverpool pressed forward aggressively, putting Manchester United's defense in a very difficult position.

However, De Gea made several crucial saves, thwarting Liverpool's continuous attacks.

at last.

Manchester United got a chance to counter-attack.

Rashford launched a high-speed attack along the wing.

This Manchester United "crown prince," who was once relegated to the bench by Mourinho, is now bursting with energy.

He was determined to prove himself.

Rashford, moving at lightning speed, dribbled to the edge of the penalty area and glanced up at the box.

Then suddenly, he flicked his foot with the outside of his foot.
The ball was passed along the edge of the penalty area.

Following closely behind was Manchester United's number 6.

"Pogba!!!"

Amidst gasps of surprise.

Pogba met the ball and curled a shot with his right foot!

The football soared into the air.

It flies towards the goal.

Alisson lunged to save her, but it was too late.

"Pogba! Beautiful!! Wow! That shot! So beautiful!"

Manchester United have equalized!

"Pogba has scored!"

"A right-footed curler into the top corner, Alisson had no chance to make a save!"

"After trailing for 10 minutes, Manchester United have equalized!"

"Solskjaer's Manchester United is indeed in excellent form!"

The commentators cheered loudly.

The atmosphere at Old Trafford was incredibly enthusiastic.

After scoring, Pogba started performing his inexplicable dance.

Inside the CCTV studio.

He Wei was a little worried.

"Manchester United played very tenaciously and quickly equalized. This is their home ground, which is not good news for Liverpool. Manchester United's morale must be very high right now."

his words.

This has caused some Liverpool fans watching on television to start to worry.

(End of this chapter)