This made Liverpool fans happier than beating the Red Devils Manchester United! Liverpool players ran over to celebrate with Gu Ran.
Everton players all had sad faces.
The game continues.
There were more and more fouls due to physical contact between the two sides, making it difficult to play a smooth offense. Both sides interrupted the game many times due to fouls.
This situation is actually more beneficial to Liverpool because Liverpool is very good at positional defense.
Everton attacked fiercely but could not find any chance.
In the 39th minute, Coutinho broke through on the left and passed the ball diagonally to Suarez. Facing the defense interception of Everton defenders, Suarez turned back and passed the ball. Gu Ran happened to penetrate the top of the arc and shot the ball directly! The ball went straight into the near corner of the goal!
Gu Ran scored twice!
The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium immediately changed to Liverpool 2:0 Everton! The Liverpool fans at the scene went crazy! The entire Anfield Stadium was about to explode with excitement!
During the 7 minutes of injury time in the first half, Everton never gave up the attack. They wanted to score as many goals as possible before the end of the first half, so that they would have a chance to equalize the score or beat Liverpool in the second half.
However, Liverpool's positional defense is really not something that Everton's offense can break through.
In the injury time, Everton had few shooting opportunities. Instead, Gu Ran seized the opportunity to counterattack and sent two consecutive and fatal through balls.
Unfortunately, Sturridge and Suarez failed to seize the opportunity. Their two shots, one missed the crossbar and the other hit the post.
If these two goals could be scored, Liverpool could really celebrate with champagne at halftime.
After the first half, players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms to rest.
The two sides changed sides in the second half.
Everton seemed a bit impatient and their defensive moves became more and more aggressive.
In the 71st minute, Gu Ran dribbled the ball from the top of the arc and used his body to eat up Everton's entire defense line. After breaking into the penalty area, Gu Ran was tripped by Everton's defender! The referee blew the whistle decisively, gave Everton's defender a red card, and awarded Liverpool a penalty kick! This penalty kick also made the Liverpool fans at the scene very satisfied!
In the technical area, Mourinho highly praised the referee's keen eyes!
Everton players surrounded the referee and made various complaints.
However, in order to maintain his dignity, the referee refused to change the decision.
Everton had one player sent off! Gu Ran stood at the penalty spot.
Gu Ran glared at the Everton goalkeeper with murderous intent, then volleyed the ball into the upper right corner with the outside of his foot! The Everton goalkeeper made a misjudgment!
The ball went in! Gu Ran completed a hat trick! The score on the big screen at Anfield was immediately changed to Liverpool 3: Everton 0! Anfield was boiling! With a 3-goal lead and Everton having one player sent off, Liverpool was basically in a safe position to win.
But Mourinho was still very cautious and loudly reminded the players in the tactical area to pay attention to the defense on both wings.
In the 84th minute, Coutinho's breakthrough ball on the left was shoveled out of the baseline, and Liverpool got a corner kick opportunity.
Gerrard kicked the ball in front of the goal. Gu Ran forced a jump under the siege and bombed from a high trajectory!
The ball went in! Gu Ran scored four goals! The score on the big screen at Anfield was immediately changed to Liverpool 4:0 Everton! Everton was almost beaten by Gu Ran alone! And that's not the end!
Just two minutes later, Gu Ran made a wonderful through pass while running at high speed in the middle of the road. Suarez came in from the back row and forced his way through the double-team of two central defenders and shot into the near corner in the small penalty area!
The ball went in! The score on the big screen at Anfield was changed to Liverpool 5:0 Everton! Liverpool fans cried with joy!
The game ended with Liverpool fans singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" in unison, and the score was fixed at 5:0!
Liverpool completely destroyed their city rivals! After the game, the fan organization and the club board praised the team's performance.
The entire Liverpool team has reached an unprecedented state! Every Liverpool player believes that under the leadership of Mourinho and Gu Ran, they will surely win all the fruits of victory!
After the game with Everton, Mourinho only gave the main players half a day off.
Because three days later, there will be another important Premier League match, when Liverpool will challenge Chelsea away.
The competition begins on December 29th.
Chelsea has been eliminated from the Champions League, so in today's Premier League game, Chelsea will do their best to win.
However, facing the Liverpool team with Gu Ran, Chelsea's offense and defense were severely tested and hit.
At the beginning of the game, Chelsea was able to launch an offensive with the home advantage. In the 2nd minute, Chelsea made a quick attack from the wing and made a cross. The young Hazard quickly cut in to receive the ball and shot. Fortunately, Van Dijk stretched his legs in time to block Hazard's shot. Chelsea's first wave of attack did not benefit from this.
After this wave, Chelsea wanted to repeat the same trick and continue to use the cooperation between Lampard and Hazard to launch a fast break, but Gu Ran retreated and, together with Gerrard, strictly restricted Lampard's passing and forward runs.
Hazard was also targeted by right-back Van Dijk on the left.
In the 17th minute, Gu Ran made a wonderful pass to Coutinho on the left. Coutinho dribbled the ball into the edge of the penalty area and passed the ball in front of the goal. Gu Ran quickly inserted and jumped up to bomb the ball from the air - the ball went in!
Cech sighed as he looked at the ball!
The score on the big screen at Stamford Bridge was immediately changed to Chelsea 0:1 Liverpool! The Liverpool fans who came from afar to support the game decorated the Stamford Bridge into a red territory with the red flags in their hands.
In the 42nd minute, Hazard took the ball in the frontcourt and moved to the left. Torres broke through the defense in front of the goal without the ball, but Hazard's passing route was discovered by Van Dijk. After Van Dijk intercepted the ball, he passed it directly to Gerrard who was sitting in the defensive midfielder.
Gerrard then passed the ball to Coutinho on the left, while Gu Ran sprinted towards Liverpool's penalty area with all his strength.
Coutinho passed the ball while running, Gu Ran stopped the ball with his thigh, and then fired a long shot from outside the penalty area! Cech jumped up to intercept, but it was already half a beat too late.
The football shot into the net!
The score on the big screen at Stamford Bridge was changed to Chelsea 0:2 Liverpool! As the first half drew to a close, Liverpool had absolute control.
Both sides had a good chance in injury time, but unfortunately neither side was able to seize it.
At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was fixed at 0:2.
In the second half, Chelsea still wanted to rely on Hazard to create opportunities, while on Chelsea's bench, the young De Bruyne was sitting on the bench.
In the 65th minute of the game, Gu Ran used his body and speed to take down three Chelsea defenders and then sent a precise pass into the penalty area. Suarez made a high-speed run and broke through Terry's defense. With Terry's full defense, he shot directly!
Liverpool's attack continues!
In the 75th minute, Gu Ran used his body and speed to attack Chelsea's midfield again. After breaking through, he passed the ball to Sturridge, who rushed straight into Chelsea's penalty area. Mikel stepped forward to defend Sturridge, and Sturridge fell directly! The referee blew the whistle!
Mikel looked wronged! Sturridge covered his face and refused to communicate with his old teammate who had played with him in Southampton.
The referee showed Mikel a yellow card and awarded Liverpool a penalty.
Gu Ran gave the penalty opportunity to captain Gerrard.
Gerrard confidently walked to the penalty spot, faced Cech and kicked the ball decisively. Cech leaned sideways to save the ball, but it was just a little bit short!
The ball went in! Gerrard was leading Liverpool to another victory! The score on the big screen at Stamford Bridge was immediately changed to Chelsea 0:4 Liverpool! The game wasn't over yet! In the 90th minute, Gu Ran broke through Chelsea's defensive blockade with great energy and passed the ball diagonally to Coutinho who was in the empty space on the left side of the penalty area. Coutinho dribbled the ball to the bottom and shot at almost zero degrees!
The ball went in! This goal was very beautiful! Coutinho himself was very satisfied!
The score on the big screen at Stamford Bridge was changed to Chelsea 0:5 Liverpool! Chelsea was completely ravaged by Liverpool!
The score was 0:5 until the end of the game.
The Red Army fans sang and danced, using their songs to mock Chelsea's uselessness.
After the game, Mourinho also gave the main players two days off.
On January 2, Premier League, Liverpool faced Blackburn at home.
Mourinho only recalled captain Gerrard, who led the entire substitute lineup.
In the end, Liverpool defeated Blackburn Rovers 4:0.
Gerrard scored twice, Lallana and Chamberlain each scored a goal, while Downing still did not score.
On January 5, the third round of the FA Cup kicked off with Liverpool facing Millwall at home.
Millwall is a Championship team, and their record this season is very poor, ranking only 13th among Championship teams.
In this match, Mourinho only fielded half of the main players and still let the ace core player Gu Ran take a rest to allow Gu Ran to recover his physical strength and protect Gu Ran's safety.
In the end, Liverpool defeated the tenacious Millwall with a score of 3:0.
Gerrard scored a penalty, and Coutinho and Lallana each scored a goal.
On January 8, the Premier League match day, Liverpool challenged Tottenham Hotspur away.
In this game, Mourinho still fielded half of the main players, and Gu Ran, who had rested for two rounds, also appeared on the bench.
The two sides played very closely in the first half. Tottenham Hotspur took the lead with Bale's attack on the left and a shot by young Kane.
In the second half, Tottenham Hotspur's attack on the left side was still very fierce.
In the 70th minute of the game, Mourinho decisively replaced Gu Ran.
After Gu Ran came on the field, Liverpool immediately became energized, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and launched a crazy counterattack against Tottenham Hotspur.
Gu Ran used his superb physical strength to break through the defense of the Tottenham team and passed the ball directly to Suarez's feet. Suarez attracted the attention of the Tottenham players and then made a triangle pass to the empty space at the top of the arc. Gu Ran rushed over and tacitly shot the ball from the outside! The Tottenham goalkeeper had no time to react!
Gu Ran scored a goal as soon as he came on the field!
The score on the big screen at White Hart Lane was immediately changed to Tottenham Hotspur 1:1 Liverpool.
Tottenham Hotspur strengthened their defense on Gu Ran, and the young Kane also tried to retreat from the center position and defend Gu Ran closely.
However, Gu Ran's physique and speed are simply not something that the young Kane and Tottenham Hotspur's defense can limit.
In the 81st minute of the game, Gu Ran's dribbling breakthrough caused Tottenham to commit a foul.
The referee awarded a free kick.
Gu Ran took the penalty kick, with an unstoppable long-range curved knife and a deadly elevator, which went directly into the net!
Liverpool completed the reversal!
The score on the big screen at White Hart Lane was immediately changed to Tottenham 1:2 Liverpool! This score remained until the end of the game.
After halftime, Gu Ran felt like he hadn't even sweated much.
On January 12, the Premier League match day, Liverpool faced the Black Cats Sunderland at home.
In this game, Mourinho sent out all the main players - this is not because Sunderland is difficult to deal with, but because Liverpool's next game is the first round of the League Cup semi-finals. Mourinho must ensure that all the main players can warm up in advance and get into a real competitive state.
The unlucky Sunderland was used as a training ground by Liverpool.
In the end, Liverpool easily defeated the Black Cats Sunderland 7:0 at their home ground.
Gu Ran completed a hat-trick of assists and four goals, while Gerrard, Sturridge and Sterling all scored goals.
On January 15, the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals began! Liverpool once again faced their city rivals Everton at home!
This match also attracted countless Liverpool fans and Toffees fans to the scene, and the ticket prices have been raised to more than 10 times by scalpers.
Everton fans want to see the Toffees take revenge! Liverpool fans definitely don't mind beating their city rivals again at their home ground.
Before the game started, fans from both sides who couldn't buy tickets started fighting outside Anfield.
Fortunately, Liverpool had implemented very adequate security measures for this match and they arrested drunk people immediately when they saw them causing trouble.
The fight outside the court was soon settled.
The game begins.
...(End of this chapter)