At 3:00 a.m. on April 20, a make-up match for the 30th round of the Premier League will kick off, with Liverpool of the Reds sitting at home to face the Red Devils Manchester United. In the history of the Premier League, the double reds between the two teams have always been mars splashed, no less intense than the Merseyside derby and the North London derby. Nowadays, the two teams are competing for the championship and the other for the fourth, which is naturally another dragon and tiger fight.
In the first leg of the match between the two teams, Liverpool beat Manchester United 5-0 at Old Trafford, a game that Manchester United fans can't look back on. Today, Liverpool, who have experienced the winter window, have grown significantly, and while winning the League Cup, they have also reached the final of the FA Cup, and the Champions League and the Premier League have also retained the hope of winning the title, and are the only team in Europe's five major leagues that has the potential to become a quadruple crowner. In this home battle, Liverpool have only one goal, that is, to take all 3 points.
On the other hand, Manchester United, although last weekend's 3-2 victory over Norwich saw the hope of competing for four, but then they had to face Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea in a row, which can be described as walking on thin ice, and in this game, they were already at a disadvantage in strength and received a bad news. The twin sons of the number one star C Ronaldo died prematurely, and he will be absent from this game in grief, which is also to protect the private space of C Ronaldo and his family.
Ronaldo is United's top scorer, scoring 21 goals and delivering 3 assists in 34 games this season, including 15 goals and 3 assists in 26 Premier League games. In the last match with Norwich, C Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and single-handedly led the team to a valuable victory. With Martial on loan, Greenwood in prison, and Rashford in poor form, Ronaldo's scoring ability is a guarantee of whether United can reverse the top four.
However, this does not mean that Liverpool will easily win manchester United. First of all, without Ronaldo, Manchester United can unify their thinking and put up a defensive counterattack posture at Anfield to deal with Liverpool. After all, although C Ronaldo has super scoring ability, due to the decline in physical fitness, when he is on the field, Manchester United can not play a good high press, which is also the most important reason for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal before, he neither has the courage to take C Ronaldo, nor can he find a more suitable tactical play. Now that the big enemy is current, C Ronaldo is absent, and Lonnick has no choice but to play and defend, which may make Liverpool more headaches.
In addition, it must be mentioned that in this game, Manchester United is not only fighting for the fourth place, but also fighting for Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese superstar has been carrying Manchester United for most of the season, and now he has suffered the misfortune of his relatives leaving and cannot play, but can inspire the morale and courage of other Manchester United players. In other words, Liverpool may face a crowd of mourners in the early hours of tomorrow morning, and in this case, it is really not easy for them to win easily.