The referee's whistle sounded, and Manchester United's onslaught came to an end temporarily.
With four goals in hand, Manchester United is stable.
Alan Shearer in the live broadcast room kept praising him.
"These 45 minutes belong to Pogba!
"With three shots and one pass, he played the most exciting 45 minutes since joining Manchester United!
"In this game, even the brilliance of Pogba was overshadowed!
"It is indeed a genius that Manchester United spent 105 million euros to bring in. He is extraordinary!"
Carragher next to him was also speechless: "If Manchester United really allows Xia and Pogba to perform at their top form at the same time, then the future of this team will be really terrible..."
Approval from a mortal enemy is the greatest approval.
With four goals in hand, Mourinho made continuous substitution adjustments in the second half.
Xia Xing and Pogba were both substituted.
After all, Manchester United leads Chelsea by a huge score, so a draw is irrelevant.
Passed Emre Can's kick to steal the ball!
For example, Coutinho is a talented winger who is called "the third man behind Melo" by countless Red Army fans.
Manchester United retreated and the Brazilian midfielder began to show off his power.
Mourinho shook his head seriously: "Liverpool has just won three consecutive league games and returned to fourth place. They are in excellent condition. It is not the right idea to go head-to-head with them at this time. We avoid their edge.
Facing the situation with an attitude of seeking equality will only make Liverpool more anxious. When the time comes, we can seize the opportunity to counterattack. Don't be greedy for ball possession data, it is useless!"
Are you pressing the whole court?
Okay, we will arrange the bus soon.
At this time, Xia Xing faces the right front and is ready to pass the ball!
This substitution made Klopp wary.
Let's see who among us can outlast the other.
This "forward-defensive" style of play often makes opponents very uncomfortable.
But even so, there was nothing he could do.
What's left is to improve the efficiency of counterattack, strive to attack quickly after stealing the ball, and catch the opponent by surprise.
So even if you take risks in this game, you must attack hard!
After Coutinho's shot was blocked by De Gea, Manchester United's counterattack finally came again.
Center forward Firmino also frequently dropped back to receive the ball, helping Sturridge, Lallana, Wijnaldum and other players create opportunities.
Both of them had a shot each, but neither scored.
"We are already leading by four goals. Let other players find their form in the second half."
Even if all the youth team players appear in the second round, it doesn't matter.
Occasionally Xia Xing's big-footed kick would find Rooney and Ibrahimovic, allowing the two to seek scoring opportunities with their excellent personal skills.
Because comparing the two teams, Liverpool needs to win more.
What looks like a 4-2-3-1 formation has actually become a 6-3-1 formation.
In this game, De Gea made high passes and low blocks, trying to keep the goal.
With competition so fierce in the Premier League now, it is not easy to achieve such results.
The ball flew straight to the left!
Rashford is moving forward quickly!
Although his position is not as advanced as Martial, he is faster!
For the current Liverpool, it is not that they do not have good offensive players who can control the ball.
Xia Xing and Pogba frequently retreated to participate in defense, and the overall formation was pressed very deep.
Although the two geniuses still had unfinished ideas, they didn't say anything.
Manchester United wants to fight back!
Xia Xing received the ball in the midfield, and faced Emre Can's pressing, he calmly moved forward!
In the second half, he changed sides and fought again, but he still asked the whole team to retreat to defend.
Although it seemed like it was just a move to give the ball away, Xia Xing had already observed the position of his teammates in advance!
At this time, Rashford and Martial are both accelerating!
Martial's position is further forward and his chances are better!
Starting from Firmino on the striker to goalkeeper Mignolet, everyone worked hard to press forward, making it difficult for the opponent to effectively play the ball.
For the team coached by Mourinho, this full-court pressing tactic is difficult to deal with, but it is not unsolvable.
What Mourinho is most concerned about now is not such a domestic cup match, but the following double red meeting.
After a six-goal victory and a huge score in this game, Manchester United has reached the EFL Cup final ahead of schedule.
Liverpool's ability to have such strength is inseparable from their full-court pressing tactics.
Time passed by minute by second, and the game had reached the 80th minute.
In the end, Manchester United scored two more goals in the second half, expanding the score to 6-0.
So far this season, Liverpool has been in good form.
That's what Mourinho said, and that's what he arranged.
Continuous dribbling from the side and shooting!
Facing Liverpool led by Klopp, Mourinho did not dare to take it lightly.
At this moment, Rashford rushed over!
And sprint diagonally, heading straight for the penalty area!
His body blocked Klein's return route!
The ball was received steadily and the offside was successfully countered!
The ball goes straight into the foot of the far post!
Even though they have won before, it does not mean that they are stronger than Liverpool.
In the first half, Manchester United defeated Liverpool 4-3. Xia Xing's three consecutive passes helped captain Rooney score a hat trick.
In this way, the ball is given up and Liverpool has the ball.
Although it failed to shake Manchester United's leading position and Chelsea's second position, it was firmly ranked in the top six with Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham, and has remained in the Champions League.
The English genius took a shot from the penalty area!
Liverpool's defense immediately accelerated towards left back Milner's side to help defend!
But Xia Xing did not pass to the right!
He supported the lawn with his left foot, drew a small semicircle with his right foot on the ground, and twisted his body forcefully!
This is also the final outcome of this game.
Facing Manchester United today, they used such a magic weapon again.
Center Matip quickly makes up the defense!
But his speed is not as fast as Rashford who is already charging!
This is the core thinking of Klopp's tactics.
During the halftime break, Pogba asked Mourinho: "Coach, can't we press appropriately to counterattack? Or control the ball more."
Even though Mourinho is confident, he must be cautious.
And it has been accelerated to the extreme!
Liverpool right back Klein did not expect Xia Xing's pass, he was half a beat late!
Facing Liverpool's fierce attack, Manchester United did not concede a goal in the first half and tried their best to keep a clean sheet.
Mourinho just replaced veterans Rooney and Ibrahimovic, and young Rashford and Martial came on.
Because Liverpool is very strong, because Klopp is very strong.
Liverpool has just climbed to fourth place in the league. If they fail to win this game, Arsenal will come from behind and return to the top four.
Sure enough, even with Xia Xing, Pogba, Rooney, Ibrahimovic and many other offensive players on the court in this game, Mourinho still kept going.
Inserted into an absolute blind spot!
Mignolet is at his wits end!
"The ball went in!
"Bravo!
"This shot was so decisive that Liverpool's defense was useless!
"At the last moment of the game, Manchester United finally broke the deadlock!
"1 to 0!" (End of this chapter)
This chapter has been completed!