After Wijnaldum stole the ball, he didn't get up but chose a faster way to advance, pushing the ball to Coutinho, who was ready to receive!

Coutinho dribbled the ball forward, with a large open space in front of him, and Liverpool's midfielders and forwards began sprinting forward.

Coutinho's overall strength was definitely at the star level.

In Klopp's mind, he was the core of Liverpool at the time and one of the hopes for Liverpool's rise. Unfortunately, he wasn't willing to give Liverpool and Klopp a chance, hoping to quickly gain huge attention and achievements.

He could have become a legend like Gerrard at Liverpool.

Unfortunately, he took the wrong path. After a flash of brilliance, he gradually faded into the crowd, and even lost his position in strong teams.

This was Zhao Gang's knowledge of Coutinho's future. The current Coutinho was still Liverpool's sharpest midfield core.

Liverpool's forwards, Firmino and Mane, quickly moved to screen for Coutinho and create space.

Would Coutinho still have this kind of treatment five years later? Mane and Firmino's qualifications and achievements wouldn't even allow him a second glance.

After Coutinho's series of dribbles, he suddenly passed the ball. Firmino, who had run into position, was tightly marked by Stones and couldn't turn around.

So, Firmino immediately passed the ball back out of the penalty area.

Coutinho received the ball at the edge of the penalty area. Zhao Gang had already run back and was about to assist in the defense.

Coutinho suddenly took a powerful shot!

This characteristic was so similar to Zhao Gang.

Almost without adjustment, he unleashed a powerful shot on the incoming ball.

Like an arrow piercing the clouds, with thousands of troops ready to meet!

The football went straight for the upper corner. Bravo jumped up but couldn't touch the ball.

Bravo's performance at Manchester City had never met Guardiola's expectations.

His form was much worse than when he was at Barcelona.

Bravo became Manchester City's new backdrop.

*Whoosh*, the football hit the back of the net!

1:0!

Liverpool, playing at Anfield, took the lead, scoring in the ninth minute!

Anfield erupted into madness.

A red sea, a sea of people!

Coutinho rushed off the field, and in his excitement, almost took off his jersey, but Firmino, who had run out with him, managed to press his hand down.

Brother, it's only been nine minutes! If something unexpected happens later and you get a yellow card, you'll be out of the game!

"Keep going!"

"Beat Manchester City!"

"Score another one, score another one!"

Tens of thousands of fans roared madly. In the stands, fans wearing red jerseys saw Firmino stop Coutinho from taking off his jersey to celebrate. These fans directly took off their jerseys and waved them in their hands, chanting Coutinho's name. They firmly believed that Coutinho would create new glories with them at Liverpool.

You'll Never Walk Alone!

"Coutinho! Scores the first goal! Liverpool! Takes the lead!" Zhan Lu passionately commentated. As a Liverpool fan, he was genuinely happy at this moment.

"Wijnaldum with a very beautiful interception, Coutinho dribbles all the way, finds Firmino!

Jade-faced Gentleman, Firmino! Assists Coutinho with a long-range shot!

Congratulations to Liverpool, leading Manchester City 1:0 at home!"

Manchester City's fans were silent.

They couldn't quite believe it.

After playing against Chelsea, Manchester City had several consecutive league matches where they made their opponents run for their lives, and their offense and defense were becoming more and more coordinated.

They conceded a goal so quickly?

Wasn't this Manchester City's specialty?

But that was the reality. The score wouldn't lie. After a somewhat unsuccessful attack shortly after the start of the game, Liverpool's first shot resulted in a goal.

This was very, very bad news for Manchester City.

Liverpool's sudden high press proved that they had a very good understanding of Manchester City's tactics, and their counterattacks were also extremely simple and efficient, capable of quickly creating shots that threatened the goal.

Manchester City had never gained much advantage at Anfield, and this time they suffered a head-on blow right from the start. It seemed that the scales of victory were beginning to tip towards Liverpool.

Seeing the goal, Klopp on the sidelines was already excitedly grinning, jumping and waving his hands madly. In terms of passion and temperament, no other coach in football could compare to him.

Guardiola roared at the players on the field, "Mark your men! Mark your men!"

"Where's the subtlety and speed of the passing!"

"You're just passing it so openly?"

"How fatal is a mistake in this position?"

"There are full-backs on both sides to support you, you don't need to look for Zhao all the time!"

Guardiola didn't realize that the defenders' habit of looking for Zhao Gang was not only because Zhao Gang's passing was sharp and his ball control skills were strong, but also because Guardiola would always tell the players to find Zhao Gang!

Of course, he didn't say it directly, but he would often praise Zhao Gang for his good passing, dribbling, and shooting, letting all the defenders know that passing to Zhao Gang wouldn't be wrong.

The Dragon Country fans, seeing this goal, were already cursing madly, some irrationally.

"Fernando is such an idiot, why pass the ball like that!"

"A substitute is a substitute. Gundogan would never pass the ball like that, so trash!"

These fans vented their anger wildly, but most fans were still very rational.

"Fernando's defense is very good. You can't blame him for this ball. Wijnaldum is too clever, pretending not to care, but he was secretly watching Zhao Gang the whole time!"

"Yeah, Liverpool's players didn't double-team Zhao Gang. Looking at it, they were probably preparing to sneak attack, and it was quite successful!"

"Liverpool is awesome, Liverpool is the champion!"

"Liverpool is invincible!"

Whether they were real Liverpool fans or some trolls trying to get attention, they were constantly typing on the screen, cheering.

"I'm also a Liverpool fan, and I also hope Liverpool wins, but those shouting Liverpool is the champion, Liverpool is invincible are definitely fake."

"These idiots are attracting hate for our team! What are Liverpool contending for the championship with? Strong when facing the strong, weak when facing the weak, 50-50 against anyone. What championship can they win?"

"Manchester City, hurry up and cheer up, score a goal! Counterattack, attack! Fight Liverpool! Liverpool likes pressing and attacking the most, their defense has a lot of loopholes too. Zhao Gang's pass can easily tear apart Liverpool's defense, right?

Aguero, Sterling, charge forward!

De Bruyne, move!"

The Dragon Country Manchester City and Zhao Gang fans were anxious and almost jumping out of their seats.

What's going on? Conceded a goal in nine minutes.

Show the sharp offense from before, give Liverpool a 7:1!

"Manchester United fans are here, Zhao Gang, kick the Scousers to death! Manchester City, go!"

"Manchester United, don't come out and embarrass yourselves. You were thrashed 6:2 by Manchester City before, Zhao Gang scored four goals alone, kicking Manchester United's asses. You still have the nerve to expect Zhao Gang to avenge Manchester United? Where's your pride?"

Manchester City restarted the game from the center circle. Zhao Gang thought Liverpool would shrink back a little, since they had scored a goal.

But Liverpool showed no sign of retreating. They were going to go head-to-head with Manchester City.

Liverpool's mad-dog style of play consumes a lot of stamina in the long league, and problems are more likely to occur later.

But the league wasn't even halfway over yet, and they were prepared to play their lives out in this game. Their stamina would definitely be enough.

This game was indeed likely to turn out as most people expected, with a high score.

After Zhao Gang got the ball, Manchester City's players moved forward while observing.

Lallana once again came to harass Zhao Gang, using his body.

And his defensive movements were very big. When Zhao Gang was about to get past him, Lallana directly reached out to pull him, and also tripped him with his feet, knocking Zhao Gang to the ground.

No yellow card, but Lallana was warned by the referee.

The players had a rough understanding of the referee's standard for fouls.

In fact, Lallana's action was also a test. This was something almost every team would do at the beginning of the game.

Experienced defenders would foul the opposing player with the ball to determine the referee's standard for fouls in the game, so that all the players would have a baseline in their minds.

Usually, Gundogan did this kind of work for Manchester City. His tackling ability wasn't very good, but his control of foul actions was very precise.

Lallana's several fouls on Zhao Gang made the players understand.

The referee's tolerance for fouls was very high. He seemed to be very encouraging of physical contact.

So, in the following period, there were no goals, no surgical passes, and no very successful dribbling scenes on the field, but the audience was already filled with excitement.

Physical confrontations were everywhere. Zhao Gang was like a tank, barging with the ball, sending Lallana tumbling three times in a row.

Lallana's physical condition was very good, but he couldn't compete with Zhao Gang's maxed-out physical confrontation.

Anfield's fans went wild, shouting like crazy.

"Wow, Zhao Gang's physical fitness, that's Lallana! This collision! The referee doesn't blow the whistle, he just doesn't care, can they just collide as they please?"

When Lallana was dribbling the ball, Zhao Gang charged head-on. The two tangled for a moment, and Zhao Gang kicked the ball away, sending Lallana tumbling to the ground.

Milner quickly rushed over to get the ball and was about to look for a teammate or dribble past when Zhao Gang rushed over with a fierce look, sliding in from the side and kicking the ball out of bounds, directly knocking Milner down!

Zhao Gang's defense wasn't very good, but he still knew how to knock people down.

He consecutively knocked down Lallana and Milner in the midfield.

Anfield's fans were howling and screaming, their faces red. What was this supposed to be?

Wasn't this a provocation?

When had Anfield ever been afraid of this?

Go on, charge on, fight!

Kill him!

Instantly, Liverpool's players surrounded him. This wouldn't do!

A nineteen-year-old kid being so arrogant at Anfield?

Lallana charged the most fiercely. He had been knocked down by Zhao Gang the most times, and he was holding his breath!

Zhao Gang stood there alone, surrounded by a group of Liverpool players. Lallana's face was twisted, and he roared furiously, ready to butt heads with Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang smirked. This kid didn't know the fine traditions of Dragon Country football.

They might not be good at scoring goals, but they were the best at fighting.

He wasn't even going to throw a punch, just glaring and trying to butt heads. Who was he going to scare?

Originally, a fight wouldn't have broken out like this. Lallana would at most dare to bump into Zhao Gang, and the other Liverpool players, although they charged fiercely, wouldn't dare to throw a punch or even push.

They were more interested in showing Zhao Gang their power, scaring Zhao Gang, the young punk.

But then…

Aguero arrived at the scene like a whirlwind, stepping on wheels of fire, and pushed Lallana over!

Lallana had come to show off his power, but he was the first to suffer a loss. How could he stand it?

The other Liverpool players were even more furious and started pushing and shoving.

Manchester City's players were very spread out, but they finally arrived at this time and immediately collided with each other.

De Bruyne, who used to like breaking up fights and telling his teammates to calm down, acted abnormally this time, directly joining the fray. Although he was behind his Manchester City teammates, he squeezed in desperately, pushing with all his might.

With a thud, he pushed Emre Can over. Losing his balance, he fell down as well.

Zhao Gang was blocked by his teammates at the back. Seeing this situation, he couldn't just stand by and watch. He rushed up in a flash.

In the past, when Aguero was fighting, Zhao Gang would grab him and throw him to the back. This time, Zhao Gang also went up to push, and Aguero was having a blast.

Was the Argentinian boxing champion just a name?

He might not be tall, but his fists were big enough.

Everyone else was just pushing, but he was actually punching Lallana in the chest.

He was punching and pushing at the same time. The two of them directly broke through Liverpool's human wall and charged to the back.

The referee rushed over and immediately tried to stop the two teams. Seeing that Aguero and Lallana were about to put on a boxing match, he gave up on this side and rushed over, desperately pulling the two apart.

The linesmen were standing between the two teams, and even the fourth official rushed over.

Guardiola and Klopp were also anxious. They quickly entered the field and tried to separate the two teams. This kind of fighting would lead to everyone being sent off!

And there might be additional suspensions afterward!

That wouldn't do!

At this time, the players on the bench also went over. Seeing that the situation was serious, they had to separate them quickly.

The security guards on the sidelines also ran over!

No one had expected that Zhao Gang's tackle would lead to such a large-scale and terrible conflict.

Liverpool's players never expected a fight.

This was Anfield, their home ground. They definitely couldn't suffer a loss.

They went over to give Zhao Gang a warning. They knew that the two sides would most likely clash, exchange some trash talk, and then push each other a few times.

And then it would be over.

But then, Aguero and Lallana started fighting directly. Manchester City didn't have anyone trying to break it up, they were all there to fight!

How could Liverpool tolerate this?

The two teams were finally separated under the combined efforts of the referee, linesmen, fourth official, security guards, and substitutes.

Guardiola and Klopp were finally out of shape, exhausted from breaking up the fight, standing on the side, slightly panting.

Aguero and Lallana were separated, and the referee stood between them.

This was going to be a big deal!