Gary Neville truly lives up to his reputation as a player cultivated by Ferguson; his psychological warfare tactics are expertly applied.

Liverpool also needs to respond, but this response cannot come from current players. If any Liverpool player or coach responds to Gary Neville's nonsense, they'll be walking right into his trap. No matter what Liverpool says, the other side will always find a point of entry to continue the discussion.

Even if you expend a great deal of effort to prove that Gary Neville is also talking nonsense, you’ll have wasted too much energy on the matter. And the result is meaningless.

Therefore, the person to respond to Manchester United cannot be a current Liverpool player, but rather a club legend.

For example… Dalglish would be perfect for this.

Although his time coaching Liverpool ended with a disagreement with the current Liverpool management, he is, after all, the “King” of Liverpool. Before such a game, he must stand up for Liverpool. After all, his love is for Liverpool, which is separate from the Liverpool executives.

Dalglish stood up to attract the firepower for Liverpool, acting as Liverpool’s shield.

"Liverpool has hidden problems? Ha, Gary, if you know something, feel free to say it. Liverpool has nothing to hide. But I bet you can't say anything, because you don't know anything at all!"

Old ginger is still spicy!

With just this simple sentence, Gary Neville was left speechless.

Because Gary Neville really couldn’t say the truth. He was just talking nonsense; what evidence did he have? He knew nothing...

Dalglish wanted him to state one, two, three, four, but of course he couldn’t.

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Trash talk is very normal in football matches; it is a kind of psychological warfare. But if the trash talk goes too far, it will overshadow the main event. If everyone focuses on the trash talk and forgets the game itself, and even the players and coaches on both sides ignore this point, then things could get troublesome.

Normal trash talk should be like an aperitif before a grand meal, making people look forward to the main course with anticipation, rather than serving a big bowl of greasy braised pork right away, making everyone feel sick, so that no matter how delicious the following dishes are, they have no appetite.

The trash talk before this game was just right. Gary Neville started the war first, and then Dalglish made a perfect response. Gary Neville’s side also stopped talking. Continuing the argument was possible, with everyone competing to see who had the toughest mouth and thickest skin. But that would be meaningless and would turn into a farce.

So Gary Neville also shut up. At this point, everyone's attention naturally returned from the trash talk to the game itself.

With one day left, this England National Derby is highly anticipated – will Liverpool prove with practical actions that there are actually no hidden problems within them? Or will Manchester United use a victory to prove that a "time bomb" is indeed buried within Liverpool?

The aperitif has been enjoyed; now let's serve the main course! The diners can't wait!

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There's no need to say more about the game between Liverpool and Manchester United; the games between these two teams have too many stories.

On the day of the match, Anfield Stadium was packed, with various flags cursing Manchester United fluttering in the stands.

The on-site radio DJ was leading the Liverpool fans in shouting: "If you hate Manchester United, stand up!!"

In the shouts, everyone stood up from their seats.

"If you hate Manchester United, wave your hands!"

Everyone waved their arms.

"If you hate Manchester United, stomp your feet!"

The entire Anfield Stadium was shaking, as if there was an earthquake.

Everyone could feel the fervent atmosphere of Anfield Stadium, which would create considerable trouble for the opponent in the game.

But their opponents were not to be trifled with either.

No matter how the Liverpool fans and the on-site DJ provoked them, the Manchester United fans held up paper models of the Premier League championship trophy, with the words: "Thank you, Liverpool!"

This slogan was very popular among Manchester United fans after Manchester United won the championship last season. Some clever merchants even made Manchester United's championship commemorative t-shirts, printed with silhouettes of all the top league championship trophies that Manchester United had won, with the largest Premier League championship trophy in the center, with the words "Thank you, Liverpool" written on it. It is said that this t-shirt sold very well, and counterfeit products quickly appeared in China.

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The fans of both sides had already hyped up the atmosphere to a fever pitch, and everyone was waiting for the protagonists to appear.

When the players from both sides walked out of the tunnel onto the pitch, the on-site announcer began to loudly introduce the home team's players.

Each Liverpool player received a louder cheer than in previous ordinary games.

This was a way for the home fans to put pressure on the visiting team.

Chen Hero and Gerrard were the players who received the loudest and most cheers from the entire team.

They were the people on whom the Liverpool fans placed their hopes.

When it came time to introduce the Manchester United players, the boos from Anfield never stopped. But the Manchester United players looked very calm – they had experienced such scenes many times before.

And last season when they played Liverpool at home, the Manchester United fans treated the Liverpool players the same way. So no one needed to be too pretentious, as if being booed and scolded by the fans was something terrible.

Since it was an away game, and the opponent was a bitter enemy, they had to be prepared for this.

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Since Liverpool captain Gerrard won the coin toss before the game, Manchester United got the kickoff.

Braving the deafening boos from Anfield Stadium, Rooney kicked the football out, and the battle between the Red Devils and the Reds began!

Because it was an away game, Manchester United's strategy was to defend and counterattack.

First, don't concede a goal. Then try to score.

The result of conceding a goal first in an away game could be disastrous. Ferguson was experienced and knew what this meant. As long as he didn't let Liverpool score in the first half, Manchester United would be much closer to victory.

But the problem was... would Liverpool allow Manchester United to get their wish?

Martin O'Neill's blitzkrieg tactics had not actually been made public. Perhaps someone had pointed out that all of Liverpool's tactics were based on scoring first. But no one had formed a systematic tactical theory.

So it could be said that O'Neill's set of things was actually still unknown.

After all, the new season had only started for a month and a half. Not counting this derby, Liverpool had only played four games.

Perhaps everyone thought that Liverpool's ability to always score first was just good luck.

But this was true for the vast majority of people. Some people have a keen sense of smell and insight. They can find what they need from many complicated traps.

Although Liverpool had only played four games, Ferguson had smelled danger in them.

Especially in the game between Liverpool and Real Madrid. Facing Mourinho's Real Madrid, why did Liverpool insist on attacking? There was no intention of defending at all.

What was the reason?

It was just to score first.

How important it was to score first, not to mention a world-class coach like Ferguson, even an ordinary fan was very clear about this.

The side that scores first has the initiative!

So the focus of this game was on whether to let Liverpool score first.

Manchester United must not let Liverpool score first.

But this concept has two interpretations. One is not to concede a goal first, and the other is to let us score first.

Ferguson chose the first one.

Because he felt that the difficulty of scoring first in an away game was too great, and perhaps it would come at a high price. What if you let the opponent score first before you score?

Taking the initiative to attack in pursuit of goals meant a huge risk.

Ferguson planned to be cautious and focus on stability.

Defend to the death!

At least don't concede a goal first in the first half. Make adjustments during the half-time break – this second half is no longer within the scope of "not letting the opponent score first." Even if the opponent scores, you can go for broke and equalize the score.

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Liverpool was facing a Manchester United team that was defending to the death.

This made the neutral fans and commentators very dissatisfied, because what they had expected was a fierce game, a wonderful all-out attack, or even a classic showdown that could go down in history.

But from the first ten minutes of the game, they couldn't see any signs of this.

Except for organizing an attack using the kickoff, all Manchester United players consciously shrunk back into their own half, and Rooney, the center forward at the front, had to often retreat to the back half.

When Liverpool attacked, they had to face a full eleven Manchester United players and the solid defense they formed.

"Ferguson is getting more and more cowardly as he gets older! Where did the old Sir who dared to attack Barcelona go?" Some neutral fans couldn't help but complain after seeing this scene.

But these people were not the target that Ferguson needed to consider. Their opinions were never within the scope of consideration of this Manchester United helmsman.

As long as he could win this game, he didn't care whether he played well or not.

Because the current Manchester United team really doesn't have the qualifications to pursue playing well or not. Although they are still the Premier League champions and the overlords, their competitiveness in the Champions League is declining, because the lineup of this Manchester United team is far from being "strong."

With only Rooney, a world-class star in his prime, they are much inferior compared to any previous Manchester United team.

The current Manchester United, as long as they can continue to suppress Liverpool in the number of championships, they are the most successful team in England.

The seventy-year-old Sir Alex Ferguson has now completed his biggest goal – to bring the damn Liverpool down. Now what he has to do is to guard this victory.

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The scene was temporarily deadlocked.

At this time, everyone turned their attention to the tallest guy on the field.

He is a person who can always create miracles.

Maybe breaking Manchester United's death defense is not a miracle, but he is a guy who will not let you down, isn't he?

The stands at Anfield Stadium temporarily stopped their ruthless booing of the Manchester United players. They found that this approach was useless.

They began to choose a more effective method.

"Hero! Hero! Where is our hero?!"

Tom, the leader of the Red Giants in the stands, was shouting loudly through a megaphone.

The other members of the Red Giants cooperated very well and shouted: "He's there! He's there!" While shouting, they pointed to Chen Hero on the field.

In fact, this was just an ordinary way for fans to cheer for their favorite players.

However, the next action caused huge cheers throughout Anfield.

In full view of the public, Chen Hero slowly raised his right hand. His five fingers stretched out, and then in the next second, he clenched his palm into a fist!

Tom in the stands was stunned for a moment – he was also surprised by Chen Hero's action, but he quickly reacted, and he shouted: "He heard it! Our hero heard our call! Guys!!"

He roared, and his eyes suddenly became a little moist. It is a tradition for fans to shout a player's name in the stands. But a player made such a clear response. It suddenly made him feel that what he did was right, and the effort was meaningful...

He really is a hero! Only a hero would respond to us so directly!

While Tom was filled with emotion, a huge cheer burst out from the crowd around him.

"Hero! Hero!!"

This wave of cheers quickly spread from the Centenary Stand throughout the stands of Anfield Stadium.

For a time, there was only this sound in the sky above Anfield Stadium.

"Hero! Hero! Hero! Hero!!!"

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"Hero made a move! He raised his arm high, obviously he also heard the calls from the stands! When his team needs their hero the most, the hero steps forward! The hero will never let people down, because he is – Hero!!!!!"

In the roaring voice of Liverpool's old commentator, the Liverpool fans in front of the TV also waved their fists excitedly, shouting Chen Hero's name hysterically.

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Martin O'Neill saw Chen Hero's action on the sidelines, and he slammed his fist into his palm.

When we are facing the opponent's iron barrel formation, but have not been able to find a way to break it for a long time, the person who should stand up the most has stood up.

The morale of the army... is stable!

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"Hero has issued a challenge to Manchester United! The hero, who was unexpectedly silent and low-key before the game, has finally done what he should do, and what everyone hopes he will do!"

"This is a hero, this is a hero! This is just a hero! Only a hero can do such a thing! He responded to the fans' calls for him in the stands, he told his supporters, don't worry! I'm here! Listen to the cheers of Anfield! Manchester United, are you ready?"