The ball went in! Gu Ran scored with a long shot!

Joe Hart was stunned! The score on the big screen at the Etihad Stadium immediately changed to Manchester City 0:1 Liverpool! The big screen also repeatedly played Gu Ran's sudden long shot in slow motion, as well as a close-up of Joe Hart's face at the time!

Joe Hart wanted to climb up the pole and smash the big screen.

The game continued and players from both sides engaged in a fierce and exciting confrontation in the midfield.

In the 27th minute, Liverpool got a chance. Coutinho took the ball on the left and broke through quickly. He used his personal ability to pass two people and broke through Manchester City's left side. Manchester City's defenders had to move away to support the left, while Gu Ran took the opportunity to go straight into the penalty area from the top of the arc.

Gu Ran was so fast that by the time the Manchester City defenders reacted and wanted to return to defend closely, Coutinho had already passed the ball to the middle. Facing Joe Hart's brave attack, Gu Ran passed Joe Hart with a pendulum pass and shot hard at the empty goal! The ball went in! Gu Ran scored twice!

The score on the big screen at the Etihad Stadium changed to Manchester City 0:2 Liverpool! The host's camera once again gave a close-up of Joe Hart's face.

Joe Hart was going mad.

The game continues.

In the 43rd minute, Liverpool's midfield coordination made a mistake and Manchester City finally seized the opportunity. Yaya Toure forcibly intercepted Sterling and then made a quick pass to David Silva.

After David Silva got the ball, he moved to the wing away from Gu Ran while waiting for Balotelli and Aguero to move.

It is obvious that Balotelli's position is not good, Aguero's position is better.

But the problem is that Gu Ran is right near Aguero.

Once Aguero gets the ball, he will definitely have no chance to shoot. Even if he has a chance, he will be suppressed by Gu Ran, causing the shot to miss.

David Silva is smart enough to do the opposite.

David Silva seized the opportunity and made a long diagonal pass to Balotelli.

Balotelli could obviously take the ball with his back to the goal and shoot, but this shooting action is too easy for Balotelli, who never scores easy goals.

So, Balotelli made a cross-legged shot to the near corner! Liverpool goalkeeper Reina had never expected that Balotelli could still play such a difficult move at this time. By the time Reina reacted, the ball had already brushed the post and shot into the net at a small angle.

The ball went in! The score on the big screen at the Etihad Stadium immediately changed to Manchester City 1:2 Liverpool, and Manchester City still had the suspense of winning.

At the end of the first half, players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms to rest and adjust.

After the halftime break, the two sides changed sides and started the second half.

Although Liverpool only has half of its main lineup, the gap in strength between the main players and substitutes is not particularly large. Therefore, even with half of its main lineup, Liverpool's defense is very solid.

Manchester City was obsessed with winning, so they attacked recklessly and regardless of their physical strength at the beginning of the second half, but they never got any chance.

In the 68th minute, Manchester City began to have physical problems as they were unable to break through the attack.

Gu Ran retreated in the middle, using his physical advantage to steal the ball from David Silva, and then made a quick breakthrough and wall cooperation with Sterling.

Gu Ran's speed and Sterling's speed are simply a perfect match. Manchester City's defense, which is at a disadvantage in physical fitness, can't defend against either Gu Ran or Sterling at all, let alone the two of them cooperating in passing the ball against the wall.

After Gu Ran got the ball again, he passed it directly to Sturridge. Sturridge stopped the ball, paused for a moment, and then shot into the far corner.

Joe Hart made a beautiful diving dive but missed the ball.

Liverpool scored another goal, and the score on the big screen at the Etihad Stadium was immediately changed to Manchester City 1:3 Liverpool.

Manchester City is not completely without chance.

In the 77th minute of the game, Liverpool's newly-substituted Downing made a mistake when receiving the ball. David Silva picked up the ball very flexibly and passed it directly to the empty space in Liverpool's penalty area. Aguero quickly got forward and shot the goal.

Reina was powerless! The score on the big screen at the Etihad Stadium immediately changed to Manchester City 2:3 Liverpool.

Manchester City continued to maintain the suspense of the game.

However, less than 2 minutes after Manchester City scored this goal, Gu Ran received a cross from Van Dijk in the center circle. Facing Yaya Toure who rushed to intercept, Gu Ran used his body to block it, knocked Yaya Toure away and drove straight into the goal. When he was 45 meters away from the goal, Gu Ran took another long shot! Another shot from Hart! Joe Hart was scared! He was guarding against Gu Ran's long shot, but... he really couldn't defend it!

Gu Ran's long shot was too sudden, and it was extremely fast, powerful, and at an extremely tricky angle! When Joe Hart jumped, the ball had already poured into the goal from over his head! Gu Ran completed another hat trick! The score on the big screen at the Etihad Stadium was rewritten as Manchester City 2:4 Liverpool! Facing Liverpool's positional contraction and defensive tactics, Manchester City had little chance of overtaking the score, and even equalizing the score was probably a luxury.

In the 85th minute, Liverpool got a chance to counterattack. Gu Ran passed the ball to Coutinho on the left, and then he accelerated and ran towards the center position.

Coutinho brought the ball all the way to the edge of the penalty area, used his personal ability to shake off the defending players, cut into the penalty area, and then after attracting the interception of two central defenders, he passed the ball to Gu Ran with his back.

Gu Ran immediately volleyed the ball!

The ball went in! Scoring a goal was so easy! The score on the big screen at the Etihad Stadium immediately changed to Manchester City 2:5 Liverpool! Manchester City, at their home ground, was beaten by Liverpool, who only had half of their starting lineup, despite giving it their all!

After scoring four goals in a row, Gu Ran took the initiative to hug Coutinho to celebrate.

The score of 2:5 remained until the end of the game.

In the end, Liverpool won a big victory over Manchester City away from home and won the battle for the top of the Premier League standings.

Liverpool also continues to lead the Premier League standings this season with an absolute lead.

After this game, head coach Mourinho also gave the main players two days off to recuperate.

On November 27, the Premier League battle resumed, with Liverpool facing Stoke City at home.

Stoke City's performance this season has been lackluster, so Mourinho basically sent out a full substitute lineup and let the main players rest.

In the end, Liverpool, with an all-substitute lineup, beat Stoke City 3-0 with a goal and an assist from Chamberlain, a goal from Sterling and a goal from Lallana.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Tang Ning, who started the game, got many shooting opportunities, and even had a one-on-one opportunity, but unfortunately, Tang Ning was never able to score a goal.

After this game, Liverpool continued to lead the Premier League standings with an impressive record.

On November 30th, in the Premier League match, Liverpool faced Birmingham City at home.

In this game, the team was led by old captain Gerrard. Although Gu Ran was included in the roster, he only sat on the bench at the beginning.

Liverpool played very actively in the first half, and the combination of Sturridge and Sterling also scored a goal for Liverpool.

In the second half, Sturridge received a cross from Gerrard and raised his foot to the extreme, causing a handball foul by the opponent's defender. Liverpool got a penalty kick and Gerrard scored in one fell swoop, changing the score to 2:0.

This score continued until the end of the game.

Gu Ran sat on the bench for the entire game and did not get a chance to play.

If Gu Ran had played, Birmingham City would have been beaten to a pulp at the last moment.

In this game, even though Gu Ran did not appear on the field, the Anfield stadium still sang the song "There is a handsome and elegant Oriental man named Gu Ran" in unison.

Three days later, on December 3, the League Cup quarter-finals began.

Liverpool will host Blackburn Rovers, another Premier League team, at home.

In the Premier League, Blackburn is a weak team, but the League Cup is a knockout match, and the top teams are also very nervous. If they are not careful, they will be eliminated by the weak teams. Therefore, in today's game, Mourinho did not hesitate to send out all the main players.

The result is naturally imaginable.

Liverpool, who mainly played defense, completely controlled the game. Liverpool's attacks came wave after wave. In the first half, Gu Ran scored three goals and made two assists. Liverpool led 5:0.

In the second half, Liverpool tried to play conservatively, but still scored two more goals. Gu Ran also completed a hat trick of four goals and assists again.

Blackburn Rovers was also completely crushed by Liverpool.

Liverpool also successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the League Cup.

On December 6, the long-dormant Europa League group stage resumed, with Liverpool facing Ajax at home.

In Group D, the super death group, Liverpool now has 10 points and can theoretically qualify. In addition to the game with Ajax, there is another game against Dortmund, and the game against Dortmund is also Liverpool's home game.

The whole situation is very favorable for Liverpool.

Today's opponent Ajax has no chance of qualifying and can only act as a troublemaker.

Even so, Mourinho did not let his guard down and still sent out Liverpool's strongest lineup.

The two sides played very closely at the beginning. Ajax obviously wanted to win a game, especially to beat the top Liverpool, so that even if they were eliminated in the end, they would still have a proud face.

Liverpool was prepared for this. Facing Ajax's fierce attacks and high pressure at the start of the game, Liverpool played calmly, waiting for Ajax to make a mistake.

In the 37th minute, Van Dijk made a contribution by closely marking and positioning. Ajax made a passing error in the frontcourt attack. After Henderson picked up the ball, he immediately made a short pass to Gerrard who came over to support. After getting the ball, Gerrard immediately passed it to Coutinho on the left. Coutinho immediately accelerated and dribbled along the left side, while Gu Ran quickly moved forward to the position where the center should be.

Coutinho used his personal skills to shake off the defender who was pressing him and passed the ball directly into the empty space in the penalty area.

Gu Ran ghosted in from the back, and under the double-team of two central defenders, he kicked the ball into the near corner from a small angle! The ball went in! Liverpool took the lead! The score on the big screen at Anfield was immediately changed to Liverpool 1:0 Ajax!

This goal made Ajax's efforts for nearly a whole half of the game come to nothing. What was more fatal was that Ajax's mentality had collapsed and they didn't want to take action against Liverpool at all.

Ajax, having lost their fighting spirit, quickly collapsed, while Liverpool completely controlled the tempo of the game.

In the injury time of the first half, Gu Ran passed the ball directly to Suarez, who volleyed the ball sideways, changing the score to Liverpool 2:0 Ajax.

At the end of the first half, players from both teams returned to their respective locker rooms to rest.

In the second half, both sides came on the court again and changed sides to fight again.

The second half of the game was basically one-sided. Gu Ran kept passing the ball in the middle, and Liverpool continued to attack Ajax.

However, Ajax, who switched to full defense, did not give Liverpool too many opportunities.

It was not until the 92nd minute before the injury time that Suarez dribbled the ball in the penalty area and then passed it straight to the front point, and then he made a shot from the back row, and Liverpool changed the score to 3:0.

This score was also frozen at the end of the game.

After this round of games, Ajax lost all five games, completely defeated.

In another match, Real Madrid won a narrow victory over Dortmund away from home with a 1-goal advantage.

Liverpool has 4 wins and 1 draw, with 13 points, which means that even if Liverpool loses in the last round of the group stage and Real Madrid wins 3 points, Liverpool can qualify hand in hand with Real Madrid.

Even if Dortmund can beat Liverpool, they will not be able to catch up with Real Madrid's 10 points.

Therefore, there is no suspense at all about the qualification of this super death group. Liverpool and Real Madrid can enter the knockout stage, while Dortmund can go to the Europa League to show off their power.

After the game, Mourinho gave the main players a three-day vacation to allow them to recover.

In the Premier League match on December 9, Liverpool challenged Wolves away, and Mourinho also fielded all the main players.

In the end, the combination of Sturridge and Sterling shined and defeated Wolves with a score of 2:0.

On December 12, the highlight of the Premier League is here - Liverpool will play at home against Manchester United, which is ranked second in the Premier League standings.

The Manchester United team at this time was already in the post-Ferguson era. Ferguson retired from the position of head coach of the Red Devils because of his inability to sign Gu Ran to Manchester United and due to his own physical reasons, as well as the reasons of the blood-sucking chaebol that could not be explained publicly to outsiders.

The new coach Ferguson recommended to Manchester United was his fellow countryman, former Everton head coach, Moyes.

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