From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 734 What comes and goes
Mourinho sees clearly that Liverpool has strong offensive firepower and solid defense. Such a team has no obvious weaknesses, so he must not hand over the initiative on the field to Liverpool.

A one-goal lead is not an insurmountable obstacle for a team like Liverpool. If Manchester United gives up the initiative and lets Liverpool go crazy, it will be enough to make them suffer. So Mourinho decisively arranged for Manchester United to deal with Liverpool in a more positive and proactive manner.

The team pressed hard throughout the match and counterattacked on the spot, not giving Liverpool too much time and space, and not allowing them the opportunity to organize an attack more calmly.

Especially with the Liverpool winger combination of Salah and Mane, Manchester United must be careful and not be careless.

Manchester United must respond to Liverpool's fierce offensive with a fierce offensive to intimidate Liverpool and make them hesitate and unable to attack with all their strength.

Mourinho didn't know that there is a saying in the East that one should give someone a taste of one's own medicine, but he knew that Klopp's team was famous in the football world for its quick counterattack after high-pressure defense. Whether it was Dortmund before or Liverpool now, high-pressure defense was Klopp's famous skill.

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Soon, Manchester United responded to Liverpool.

This was an assist from Luke Shaw, who sent a low cross near the baseline.

Harry Kane made a sliding shot in front of the goal, but he missed the ball. However, Koulibaly, who was defending Harry Kane, accidentally touched the ball, and the ball changed direction and flew towards the goal.

The ball was finally saved by Alisson.

Manchester United then organized a second attack. Bruno headed the ball in front of the goal, but the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar, which made Liverpool fans sweat.

Manchester United's attack scared the Liverpool players, and Alisson did not kick the ball out immediately, but stabilized it.

Faced with such an attack, even Liverpool found it difficult.

Mourinho was very happy. He applauded on the sidelines and signaled to the players, saying, "Well done, keep it up."

In the next ten minutes, Liverpool only had one shot, while Manchester United, who were on the offensive, had two shots. Mbappe's arc shot from outside the penalty area almost hit the dead corner, but fortunately Alisson saved the ball with his fingertips.

This shot almost broke through the goal guarded by Alisson, and also scared the commentator who supported Liverpool.

"Alisson made another top save. I want to take my hat off to Alisson. He has saved Liverpool's goal at least twice." The commentator who supports Liverpool said, "But shouldn't Liverpool's defense do better and not give Manchester United such threatening shooting opportunities."

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Manchester United's attack was fierce.

On the defensive end, Matip and Koulibaly faced tremendous pressure, which was related to the fact that they were still actively looking for goals and did not protect the defense enough.

While Manchester United's attack was fierce, their defense was also under the same attacking firepower from Liverpool.

Gundogan has the ball in midfield and Henderson is defending him.

Gundogan tried to dribble past Henderson, but the latter used his body to hold Gundogan back, preventing him from getting past.

At this moment, Arnold came up to help and put pressure on Gundogan from the side. Gundogan stumbled and lost the ball!
"Double team steals the ball!!!"

"Pretty!"

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There was cheers from Liverpool fans in the stands.

This was when Manchester United was attacking, but the ball was suddenly intercepted and Manchester United was hit by a quick counterattack by Liverpool.

Faced with Salah's speed, even Kante was a little embarrassed, forcing the French midfielder to commit a decisive foul.

The referee Skomina blew the whistle.

However, Liverpool did not suspend the game. Salah got up and took a quick free kick. He passed the ball to Arnold and continued to run forward.

Arnold passed the ball straight to Salah, who dribbled the ball all the way to the baseline, cut inside to pass Luke Shaw, and sent the ball in front of the goal.

Van Dijk was taken away by Thomas Wijnaldum, Firmino got ahead of Maguire and completed a sliding shot, and the ball flew up.

This time, facing such a close shot, De Gea was helpless and could only watch the football fly into the net behind him.

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"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"

"Firmino! Firmino! Firmino! He equalized for Liverpool with a golden shovel shot, one to one. Now the score is tied and both sides are back to the same starting line."

"It was a wonderful game, a wonderful goal, the back and forth attack between the two sides was very exciting. Liverpool equalized the score, so the game will be more exciting."

F**K!

Mourinho watched the Liverpool players celebrate and cursed unhappily. However, that was all, he was not too angry.

Mourinho did not expect to keep a clean sheet in today's game. It was difficult to stop Liverpool from scoring goals. However, the score was tied before the end of the first half, which really made Mourinho a little unwilling.

It would be great if we could go into the half-time break with a one-goal lead.

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Even Mourinho himself did not expect that his wish might come true in a minute.

Manchester United kicked off from the center circle. Harry Kane kicked the ball to Bruno and then ran forward.

Normally, Bruno should pass the ball back to his teammates behind him. No one expected Bruno to dribble the ball forward. The Manchester United captain first passed two people, then stumbled and knocked the ball to Harry Kane in front of him without losing it.

Harry Kane, who received the ball with his back to the goal, knocked the ball behind him. Bruno rushed into the penalty area and was tackled to the ground by Matip just after receiving the ball...

beep!
The referee Skomina blew the whistle...

"Down he went, Bruno fell in the Liverpool penalty area."

"Matip was indicating that he had not committed a foul."

"The referee Skomina's whistle blew and he pointed to the penalty spot! Penalty! Penalty! At the end of the first half, Skomina whistled for a penalty because he thought Matip fouled Bruno in the penalty area."

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Skomina's decision caused strong dissatisfaction from Liverpool.

Liverpool captain Henderson appealed to Skomina, saying it was not a penalty and Matip did not touch Bruno at all.

Matip shook his hands repeatedly and complained bitterly: "I didn't touch that guy!"

Manchester United ignored Liverpool's behavior and were celebrating the penalty.

At this time, there was no need for Manchester United players to intervene in the argument between Liverpool players and the referee. Otherwise, the situation would only escalate and make the referee dissatisfied with Manchester United players.

Yes, when this situation occurs, the party that has benefited should not join in the fun, and the referee does not need their support and assistance. The referee has unique law enforcement power on the court. He hates conflicts and does not need players to protect him. As long as you behave yourself and don't cause trouble, that's all.

What's more, there is now a video referee team who will give the most reasonable judgment.

Sure enough, facing the pressure from Liverpool players, Skomina's attitude was firm and he insisted that it was a penalty.

"Okay, guys, I can see clearly, this is a penalty," Skomina said to Henderson, "Please ask your teammates to disperse!"

"You are showing favoritism..." Mane roared angrily.

Henderson quickly pulled Mane away, but it was too late. Skomina heard what Mane said and showed a yellow card to the emotional Senegalese.

Seeing this, Henderson could only signal his teammates to leave. He could see that the referee was already furious, and continuing to argue would only make the situation worse.

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"Mane received a yellow card for protesting. After the start of the game today, Mane was in good shape and was very active. He is definitely the one in Liverpool who most wants to win the Champions League." He Wei said.

"Mane, how should I put it, it's time for him to win the championship. Of course, it's not easy to win the championship today. Manchester United has a penalty kick now. If this penalty kick is scored, Manchester United will take the lead again." Zhang Lu said.

VAR replay showed that after Bruno received the pass from Harry Kane in the penalty area, Matip came to defend, and the somewhat impatient Brazilian defender's outstretched right leg did touch Bruno's supporting foot, which was a foul.

There was indeed a foul and there was nothing wrong with the penalty.

Bruno is Manchester United's first penalty taker, and what's more, this penalty was created by himself, so he picked up the football without any hesitation and walked towards the penalty spot.

Mbappe glanced at Bruno, feeling a little envious. He also wanted to take the penalty, but he did not ask Bruno for it.

Although Mbappe is proud and conceited, he is not a fool and will not cause trouble with the team boss.

Another point is that Bruno's right to take penalty kicks was not only appointed by Mourinho, but also won by Bruno with his unquestionable penalty success rate.

Bruno's penalty success rate is so terrifying that it has 100% success rate, which has convinced everyone!

Bruno has never missed a penalty in his career since he was awarded his first penalty in the Champions League group match between Udinese and Ludogorets on September 2014, 9.

So far, Bruno has extended his record of consecutive penalty kicks to a terrifying 34 goals.

Today's penalty will be Bruno's 35th penalty!
The penalty kick technique is impeccable, the power and angle are controlled very well: the volley from the lower left and the push from the lower right, basically all aimed at the inside corner of the side net, the goalkeeper has no way to save it!

Occasionally there would be a high-quality shot, and the goalkeeper would have no time to save it.

Bruno's penalty kicks have an astonishing 100% success rate in all competitions.

It is a pity that Bruno is not the first penalty taker of the Portugal national team, because this privilege belongs to the captain of the Portugal national team, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is also a powerful penalty taker with a very high penalty success rate!
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