The 2023/24 season continues with Europe's top five leagues continuing and the Premier League entering a break, but the FA Cup continues, with Jurgen Klopp, who has just announced his departure at the end of the season, to take on Championship side Norwich at Anfield. Manchester United, on the other hand, are away to Newport County, a lower-division team. In Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain hosted Brest, and Mbappe's stay is still the focus of fans' attention. Each team has joys and sorrows, a few joys and some sorrows.
Liverpool 5-2 Norwich
Liverpool bottomed out after the upgrade of the squad this season, playing at the same time in all four lines, and the top of the Europa League group advanced to the knockout round of 16, and the Premier League led by 5 points and is the favorite to win the championship. In the Carabao Cup, Liverpool reach the final and will face Chelsea for the title. However, during the critical period of Liverpool's comprehensive title race, manager Klopp officially announced that he would leave at the end of the season, giving the reason that he was exhausted and could no longer continue to lead Liverpool forward.
Jurgen Klopp's resignation is a huge blow to Liverpool's players, especially now that they are in the most critical part of the season. Liverpool are unbeaten in nine consecutive matches in all competitions. The game was Klopp's first appearance at Anfield since announcing his resignation, and the Reds fans in attendance unfurled slogans in Klopp's honor.
In the game, in the first half, the first starter McConnell assisted Jones to score, Gibson scored with his back to equalize, Nunez scored a solo goal, and in the second half, Jota & Van Dijk scored two more goals, Sainz scored a goal after being blown out of the world! Hrafenberg scored another goal in stoppage time. In the end, Liverpool defeated Norwich 5-2 to advance to the last 16 of the FA Cup, and the opponent in the 1/8 final will be the winner of Watford vs Southampton.
Newport County 2-4 Manchester United
Manchester United's recent form is average, losing 5 of the last 10 games in all competitions, the Champions League group is bottom, setting a record of shame, in the Premier League, Manchester United has only won one of the last 5 rounds, ranking 8th in the league, 11 points behind the Champions League zone, and the prospect of fighting for the top four is not optimistic. Boss Ten Hag is under tremendous pressure, with Ten Hag in danger of being sacked at any time due to the INEOS Group's acquisition of a 25% stake in Manchester United, taking over the full control of the football business, poaching a new CEO from Manchester City, and the determination to reform is so strong.
In the game, B Fei and Menou scored in the first half, Anthony assisted for the first time of the season, breaking the embarrassment of 0 goals and 0 assists, and Anthony scored his first goal of the season in the second half, breaking the 30-game goal drought across the season, and Hojlen locked up the win. Manchester United beat Newport County 4-2 to reach the round of 16, with the Reds facing the winner between Nottingham Forest and Bristol City in the next round.
Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Brest
Entering 2024, Paris Saint-Germain won 4 consecutive victories in all competitions, scoring 11 goals and conceding 2 goals. Mbappe's contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires this summer, and until the winter transfer period is closed, Mbappe's departure will remain the focus of fans' attention. Since Mbappe did not renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, all clubs can now negotiate with Mbappe to join, but due to Mbappe's non-disclosure agreement with Paris Saint-Germain, Mbappe does not want to affect PSG's championship prospects before the end of the season.
In the game, in the first half, Balcola assisted Asensio to score, Muani made a contribution, Paris Saint-Germain temporarily 2-0 Brest; in the second half, Brest scored two goals in a row to equalize the score, Balcola was sent off in stoppage time, and finally Paris 2-2 Brest, 6 points advantage to lead the standings.