Football: The strongest post-zero generation

The rules of the draw for the quarter-finals say that there will be no meeting with the league teams, no teams from the top teams in each group, and no teams from the same group, so Liverpool's next opponent can only be the second place in the other seven groups.

However, Liverpool had bad news, captain Jordan Henderson found a calf muscle strain during a routine post-match check-up, and Mane was out for at least two weeks, and Mane also suffered an ankle injury.

What worries Klopp even more is that striker Salah has shoulder discomfort, and there are three players in the midfield who will not be able to play in the next round.

However, fortunately, in the next round, Liverpool's opponent is Fulham, the team currently at the bottom of the Premier League, and Liverpool is still playing at home.

Liverpool has won all four games in recent years, and the two sides have met 26 times in the history of the Premier League, with Liverpool having the upper hand with 16 wins and 46 losses, including 8 wins and 41 losses at home, so Liverpool has an absolute advantage psychologically.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Klopp confirmed the line-up for the game, and the backfield was the same as the Champions League group stage line-up, with Alisson still in the goal, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk and Robertson all the main defenders.

In front of them were the midfielders Fabinho and Wijnaldum, with Milner, Shaqiri and Li Qing up front, with Roberto Firmino playing as the lone arrow.

Because the game between Liverpool and Fulham was played at 12 o'clock at noon, and the games of Chelsea, Arsenal and other teams were played later, Liverpool's game became the focus of countless people's eyes.

Liverpool had already made their best start to the Premier League, winning 11 games in a row, breaking the records of Bayern Munich and Roma, but Paris Saint-Germain beat Marseille and Lille in quick succession to extend their winning streak to 12.

And Paris Saint-Germain will visit Monaco in the evening, and with Monaco's recent decline, everyone thinks that Paris Saint-Germain's thirteen consecutive wins will not be a problem.

Therefore, with Klopp's mind, this round of matches against Fulham must be won, so as to create enough pressure on the opponents chasing behind him, and at the same time continue to set new records.

However, Fulham showed tenacious fighting spirit in the game, and even played against Liverpool in the game.

However, in the end, Liverpool was superior, Li Qing broke the deadlock in the 40th minute of the first half, the opponent scored an offside goal, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson took the opportunity to kick off quickly, Arnold sent a precise through pass, Li Qing received the ball and burst into the penalty area with a low shot.

The whole process, from the opponent's offside position to Li Qing's goal, Liverpool's blitzkrieg this time took less than ten seconds.

At half-time, the coaches of the home and away teams did not make any personnel changes, and Liverpool continued to extend the score in the 60th minute, Robertson received Li Qing's tactical corner cross, and the unguarded Shaqiri volleyed in to extend the score to 2-0.

Then Klopp saw that the situation was decided, Na replaced Li Qing, Keita replaced Wijnaldum, and Sturridge replaced Firmino, and began to slow down the pace of the game.

In the end, Fulham had no intention of fighting again, and Liverpool extended their winning streak to 12 games at home in their own home stadium.

In the whole game, although Liverpool's captain Henderson, Mane and Salah in the forward trident were absent from the game, but under the leadership of Li Qing, the whole team was still suppressed by the opponent.

Throughout the game, Liverpool controlled the ball at their feet and shot far more than their opponents, and if it weren't for Fulham goalkeeper Rico's brave play and five saves, Liverpool would definitely be able to sweep the opponent by a big score.

However, Liverpool and Li Qing continued to lead the Premier League standings with their almost invincible performances in this game, giving considerable pressure to the opponents who were chasing behind them.

In the following game, Chelsea drew at home to Everton, with Alvaro Morata and Eden Hazard both missing out on chances, but Chelsea remain at the top of the table.

In the afternoon of the same day, at 4 p.m. local time in England, Manchester City competed with the city's rival Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium.

The two teams have met 42 times in the history of the Premier League, and Manchester United has a certain advantage in terms of data, both home and away.

But today's Manchester United is no longer the Ferguson era, the all-powerful team, Manchester United in almost all positions, can not be compared with the city's rivals.

But in the end, it was a battle in the same city, both sides wanted to win the game, from the beginning of the game, the confrontation between the players of the home and away teams was very fierce, after many trials, Manchester City's Bernardo passed back from afar, and Silva scored with a cold arrow in the small penalty area.

Manchester United, who conceded a goal first, became more fierce against their opponents, while Manchester City tried to control the game through passes.

Although United tried to equalize, they did not make too many mistakes, and in the 48th minute of the second half, Jesse Lingard was tackled in midfield, and after Aguero and Mahrez collided with the wall, they burst into the net in the small box to extend the score.

It was only then that Jose Mourinho brought on the little monster Lukaku, although the little monster made a penalty on the field, and Manchester United moved back to the city from Anthony Martial's penalty.

But in the final moments of the game, it was Bernardo who posed a lethal threat to Manchester United on the pitch, and his pass allowed the newly introduced Gundogan to successfully counter offside, stopping the ball on the edge of the six-yard box and calmly pushing the ball into the goal, killing the final suspense of the game.

In the end, Pep Guardiola came out on top, beating Jose Mourinho's Manchester United 3-1 and not falling behind on the way to catch up with Liverpool.

At the same time, in the other game, Arsenal sat at home, and the main team was out to face Wolves.

But everyone didn't expect that the powerful Arsenal was beaten by the visiting Wolves to score the first goal, and if it wasn't for Mkhitaryan's equalizer at the end of the second half, Arsenal would almost capsize on their home turf.

Falling off the chain at their own home stadium, Arsenal's inconsistent performance has made the fans very disappointed.

As a result, only Pep Guardiola's Manchester City can put a little pressure on Jurgen Klopp's team, and several other teams have begun to show fatigue.

In this situation, the international break has once again arrived, and all the leading stars of the team have been called up to play in their respective national teams.

With Jordan Henderson injured, Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate has brought in Liverpool's Li Qing, Lallana, Gomez and Mill.

Get ready for the upcoming friendly against Costa Rica, as well as the UEFA Nations League, home to Croatia. _

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