On the evening of April 16, the FA Cup semi-final ushered in the "second leg of the world derby" between The Reds Liverpool and the Blue Moon Manchester City, after all, the two teams had just met in the Premier League last week, and that game finally ended in a draw.
However, the plot of the game did not happen as football fans expected, and the Reds had already played a one-sided advantage in the first half, with a full three-goal lead enough to announce the end of the game in advance.
Although the Blue Moon scored one goal each in the opening and final stages of the second half, it was too late and City had to pay for their poor performance in the first half and was eventually eliminated by Liverpool. Previously, the media repeatedly expressed the strength and capital of Manchester City's multi-line combat, but they did not expect that the real strength was actually Liverpool.
In the last Champions League game against Atletico Madrid, many of City's main players were injured, De Bruyne and others are important main players of Manchester City in the Champions League and league, in order to play in the next semi-final against Real Madrid, this FA Cup game Manchester City had to arrange a broken lineup.
The Reds' Liverpool promotion in the Champions League is undoubtedly easier, so the paper strength of the squad they sent out in this game is higher than that of Manchester City.
Although the win is against Manchester City, we can not deny the strength of the Red Army today, after these two matches with Manchester City, in fact, we can really abandon the stereotype of the former Red Army's unskilled midfielder, after all, these two encounters, Liverpool can ride on the face of Manchester City to control the ball, and played a higher possession rate than Manchester City.
In the past, this was very abnormal, Guardiola's team control is a consistent feature, and why did liverpool have the opportunity to seize control? Don't forget that liverpool in these two seasons have a heavyweight midfielder: Thiago, the midfield core from Spain.
Before Thiago joined, Liverpool's midfield can be said to be only the existence of sappers, after Thiago joined, the Reds have a reliable offensive core, the opportunities created for the front line have multiplied, and Thiago's running ability is also very strong, not the kind of old-fashioned classic front, Liverpool can enhance the ability of the three-line connection without changing the original running style, and the overall strength of nature will be greatly improved.
Perhaps no one will guess that Liverpool is the team with more depth of the squad, and De Bruyne's strength may be more prominent than Thiago, but unfortunately the player's fragile physique cannot be ignored. Both matches are over, but perhaps in the Champions League, the two top teams will be able to meet again in the final.