In Moyes' first year in charge of Manchester United, Manchester United's record was still good.

But the key does not lie with Moyes, but with the fact that Manchester United has just entered the post-Ferguson era. Manchester United's selection of players, tactics, and locker room atmosphere all continue Ferguson's style. This is also the wealth that Ferguson left to Manchester United.

Therefore, Manchester United's record this season is second only to Liverpool, ranking second in the Premier League.

Before the encounter with Liverpool, Manchester United had won six consecutive Premier League games, and they also qualified as the first in the Champions League group stage.

It can be said that judging from recent results, Manchester United and Liverpool are still evenly matched.

Today's Red Devils derby also attracted a large number of media reporters from home and abroad.

Manchester United's lineup today also continued the main lineup of the Ferguson era, and they adopted a 4231 formation at the start.

The goalkeeper is De Gea, the four defenders are Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, the two defensive midfielders are Cleverley and Carrick, the left winger is Ashley Young, the right winger is Valencia, the attacking midfielder/shadow striker is Rooney, and the center forward is Van Persie.

As for Liverpool, they also sent out all their main players today and started with their usual 433 formation.

The goalkeeper is Reina, and the four defenders are Van Dijk, Carragher, Agger, and Enrique - Van Dijk has been highly recognized by Mourinho due to his outstanding performance in previous key games, and he has more and more opportunities to start.

The three midfielders are Henderson, Gerrard and Coutinho.

Among them, Henderson and Gerrard are more inclined to defend, intercept and organize, while Coutinho is more inclined to break through.

The left winger is Suarez, the right winger is Sturridge, and the center forward is Gu Ran.

Gu Ran is a recognized B2B center forward. When attacking, he is the arrow shot out by Liverpool; when defending, he is the sickle pulled back by Liverpool.

In today's game, if Manchester United wants to win at Anfield, they must find a way to restrain Gu Ran.

But what Ferguson couldn't do, it will be even more difficult for Moyes to do.

Not long after the start of the game, Manchester United took the lead in launching a deadly attack. Valencia on the right received the pass from Carrick and quickly broke through the left side of Liverpool defended by Coutinho. Rooney and Van Persie both flanked in place!

However, Valencia did not pass the ball, but chose to force a shot while being closely guarded.

As a result, the football hit the post and was immediately confiscated by goalkeeper Reina.

Manchester United missed a great scoring opportunity.

In the 14th minute of the game, Liverpool got a chance to counterattack.

The interception cooperation between Hendry and Gerrard caused Ashley Young to make a mistake in his dribbling and the ball was sent to Gerrard's feet.

Ashley Young fell to the ground without waiting for Gerrard to pass the ball and raised his hand to appeal to the referee.

The referee ignored Professor Yang.

Gerrard easily passed the ball to Gu Ran who had already penetrated into the top of Manchester United's penalty area.

After Gu Ran stopped the ball perfectly, facing the closed defense of Vidic and Ferdinand, he dribbled the ball patiently, and with a Matthews shoulder drop and a pendulum pass, Vidic and Ferdinand left the door wide open.

Gu Ran immediately took the opportunity to pass the ball to the empty area on the left side of the penalty area.

Coutinho came from the back row and shot the ball. Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea reacted very quickly, stretched out his hand to block Coutinho's powerful shot.

However, when Coutinho shot, Gu Ran shook off Vidic and Ferdinand, accurately predicted the second point of the ball, and jumped up to bomb directly! De Gea was incapable of power!

Liverpool took the lead! The score on the big screen at Anfield was immediately changed to Liverpool 1:0 Manchester United!

The main lens of the camera kept giving close-ups of Gu Ran.

Gu Ran is now treated like a superstar! The game continues.

In the 33rd minute, Rooney got the ball in the backcourt and made a long pass to Van Persie who was fighting alone in the front. After Van Persie got the ball, he volleyed directly outside the penalty area!

Reina was unable to react and could only watch the ball with regret! Manchester United tied the score to 1:1 with Van Persie's goal!

But Manchester United fans were not happy for long. In the 40th minute, Coutinho made a quick breakthrough on the left and made a cross to the penalty area. Gu Ran used his body to take on Vidic and Ferdinand, and made a forced shovel shot, shoveling the ball into the near corner of the goal! De Gea was helpless! The ball went in!

The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium immediately changed to Liverpool 2:1 Manchester United.

During the injury time of the first half, Liverpool got a free kick opportunity 40 meters in the frontcourt. Gerrard consciously gave the penalty kick to Gu Ran. Gu Ran did not disappoint Gerrard, with a classic and unstoppable crescent-shaped scimitar and a deadly elevator ball, changing the score to Liverpool 3:1 Manchester United.

At the end of the first half, the score was temporarily fixed at Liverpool 3:1 Manchester United.

After the halftime break, players from both teams came on the field and changed sides to continue the game.

Facing Liverpool's shrinking defense, Moyes really had no better solution and could only rely entirely on long passes and Van Persie's ability to receive the ball and shoot from long range in the frontcourt.

Van Persie did have a few great one-on-one shots in the second half, but unfortunately he missed.

In the 67th minute of the game, thanks to Ashley Young's superb diving skills, Manchester United won a free kick more than 30 meters away near the left rib.

Rooney will take the free kick.

Rooney's force was very strong and the ball was very fast, but unfortunately, the angle of the ball was not maintained and it went slightly over the crossbar.

The game continues.

In the 75th minute, Liverpool took the ball and counterattacked while Manchester United's physical strength was declining.

Henderson kicked a high ball through the right and passed the ball to Sturridge.

Sturridge was double-teamed by two defenders, but he used his physical advantage to turn around and protect the ball, then knocked the ball back to Gu Ran who had penetrated into the top of the penalty area.

Gu Ran didn't stop the ball and volleyed it directly! De Gea jumped high to block it, but it was too late! The football volleyed into the net!

The ball went in! The score on the big screen at Anfield was immediately changed to Liverpool 4:1 Manchester United.

At this point in the game, Liverpool had already secured victory.

Mourinho also replaced the players with substitutes to feel the atmosphere of the competition.

However, Manchester United knew they couldn't win, but they still didn't give up.

In the injury time of the game, Carrick assisted Rooney, who scored a stunning long shot, changing the score to Liverpool 4:2 Manchester United.

After the game, Liverpool continued to lead the Premier League standings, while Manchester United continued to maintain second place in the standings.

The victory in the Manchester derby also made Liverpool fans ecstatic and they celebrated all night.

On December 15, the Premier League match day, Liverpool faced Wigan Athletic at home.

In the end, Lallana and Chamberlain each scored a goal, and Downing missed the chance to score again. Liverpool easily defeated Wigan Athletic with a score of 2:0.

On December 20, in the last round of the Champions League Group D, Liverpool faced Klopp's Dortmund at home.

This game actually has no meaning, but out of respect for the event and Klopp, Mourinho still sent out most of the main lineup.

In the end, Liverpool won with a score of 5:2.

Gu Ran scored two goals and provided a hat-trick of assists, while Coutinho, Suarez and Gerrard each scored a goal.

After this round of matches, all the Champions League group stage matches will be over.

In Group A, Paris Saint-Germain came first, Porto came second, and Dynamo Kyiv qualified for the Europa League.

In Group B, Schalke 04 ranked first, Arsenal ranked second, and Olympiacos qualified for the Europa League.

In Group C, Malaga came first, AC Milan came second, and Zenit qualified for the Europa League.

In Group D, Liverpool ranked first, Real Madrid ranked second, and Dortmund qualified for the Europa League.

In Group E, Juventus ranked first, Shakhtar Donetsk ranked second, and Chelsea unexpectedly ranked third and entered the Europa League.

In Group F, Bayern Munich ranked first, Valencia ranked second, and Lille qualified for the Europa League.

In Group G, Barcelona ranked first, Celtic ranked second, and Southampton ranked third, qualifying for the Europa League - this is also a consolation for Southampton fans.

In Group H, Manchester United came first, Galatasaray came second, and Braga qualified for the Europa League.

Among all the top teams, Manchester United drew the best lot in the group stage and secured the top spot in the group without any effort.

The next schedule is a two-round knockout round.

The 16 qualifying teams will be divided into two groups, the first and second place in the group, and then randomly drawn to compete for the 8 qualifying places.

The lucky draw ceremony will be held live tomorrow.

On the day the game ended, Mourinho gave the players a day off.

The next day, everyone gathered in front of the TV waiting for the draw results.

In the end, Valencia drew Paris Saint-Germain, Celtic drew Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk drew Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid drew Manchester United, Arsenal drew Bayern Munich, Porto drew Malaga, Galatasaray drew Schalke 04, and AC Milan drew Liverpool.

Such a lottery result really makes some people happy while others sad.

Juventus is very happy, Barcelona is very happy, Porto is very happy, and Schalke 04 is also very happy.

However, the matches between Real Madrid and Manchester United, Arsenal and Bayern Munich, and AC Milan and Liverpool can be said to be the Champions League finals in advance.

These six teams all have the potential to win the Champions League, but three of these six teams with championship potential will inevitably be eliminated.

After knowing that their opponent in the Champions League knockout round was AC Milan, Liverpool also added a lot of targeted exercises during training.

On December 23, the Premier League match day, Liverpool challenged Burnsley away.

Gu Ran took a rest at home, and Gerrard led the substitutes to a 2:2 draw with Burnsley.

Although the game ended in a draw, it had no impact on Liverpool's ranking in the Premier League table, and both Van Dijk and Sterling scored in the game.

Therefore, such a score is acceptable to both Mourinho and Liverpool fans.

On December 26, the Premier League match day, Liverpool challenged Everton away.

This is also a battle between mortal enemies in the same city! Everyone in Liverpool attaches great importance to this game.

It can be said that Liverpool would rather lose the next three games and must win this game.

After the game started, Liverpool players seemed full of energy.

In the 6th minute, Liverpool got a very good opportunity in the frontcourt - Gu Ran intercepted the pass from Everton's midfielder in the frontcourt, and then directly passed the ball to Coutinho, who immediately dribbled the ball into Everton's penalty area.

Unfortunately, Coutinho was tripped by an Everton defender in the penalty area before he could shoot or pass the ball. Coutinho sat on the ground and asked the referee for a penalty, but the referee did not award Coutinho a penalty. Instead, he showed Coutinho a yellow card and warned Coutinho not to dive.

Liverpool players surrounded the referee to argue, and head coach Mourinho also cursed at the referee.

Fortunately, this time, the referee seemed to know that he was in the wrong, so he did not run over to show Mourinho a red card.

Mourinho kept cursing.

Fortunately, the assistant coach hugged Mourinho, which helped to control Mourinho's mental state.

The game resumed after a long delay.

The referee did not change the decision and Liverpool did not get a penalty.

Liverpool's players were filled with anger, and the physical confrontations between the two teams became more and more intense, with both sides walking on the red line of fouls.

In the 15th minute, Gu Ran took the ball in the middle and Everton's defensive midfielder made a rude and fatal sliding tackle from behind.

Gu Ran was immediately tackled to the ground, and Gerrard and others immediately ran over. As the captain, Gerrard directly locked the throat of the opposing midfielder! The players on both sides were on edge, and it seemed that a fight was about to break out.

Gu Ran jumped up easily, with blood all over his legs, and took the lead in breaking up the fight.

Everton fans were all stunned.

Liverpool fans were roaring with excitement.

In the end, the referee gave Everton's defender a yellow card, also gave Gerrard a yellow card for choking, and awarded Liverpool a free kick about 40 meters away from the goal.

Liverpool players rushed onto the field to disinfect and treat Gu Ran's bleeding calf.

Gu Ran had suffered this kind of injury many times, but with the protection of his iron body, this kind of skin injury would basically heal without waiting until the end of the game, without even leaving a scar.

After cleaning and bandaging the wound, Gu Ran stood at the free throw spot in high spirits.

For the 40-meter free kick, among the entire Liverpool team, only Gu Ran was confident that he could score directly.

Gu Ran glanced at the wall of people, then burst into a sprint, a crescent-shaped scimitar kick and a fatal elevator shot! ...

(End of this chapter)