Beat Him to a Pulp!

When the distant whistle signaling that the referee had awarded the goal reached him, Yang Yang, standing near the center circle, felt a surge of anger well up inside him.

He knew Ferguson's psychological warfare had worked!

Under normal circumstances, Xabi Alonso and Mascherano would not have made such an obvious error, and Liverpool had been mentally prepared for Manchester United's opening assault. Yet Xabi Alonso had still fallen into the trap.

Yang Yang did not blame Xabi Alonso, because he knew the Spanish midfielder must be feeling terribly guilty right now.

The mind was impossible to fathom. Even Xabi Alonso himself had no way to control it completely.

Ferguson's psychological warfare was vicious and deadly. It struck straight at the heart, tearing away the layer of concealment outside Liverpool's dressing room and bluntly exposing the competition inside to the entire world.

Under normal circumstances, this would not have been a major issue. But if Liverpool lost to Manchester United tonight, the consequences would be disastrous. Xabi Alonso would be used as proof of Ferguson's claims because of this match. From then on, he would never be able to hold his head up again and might even fall into a prolonged slump before eventually leaving in a transfer.

The media would keep harping on the competition between Xabi Alonso and Gareth Barry.

More importantly, this was something that could not be clarified.

Could Liverpool really come out and say that Xabi Alonso was better than Gareth Barry? Or say the opposite?

And as long as this issue could not be properly resolved, Liverpool's originally harmonious and united dressing room would never know peace again.

Especially after losing to Manchester United.

Having thought of this, Yang Yang immediately reached out and tugged at the Captain Armband on his left arm.