Pressing Manchester United

With more than twenty minutes to go before kickoff, Anfield was already packed to the rafters.

In the stands, tens of thousands of red-and-white scarves were held high, merging into a surging sea of red.

The song "You'll Never Walk Alone" echoed through the stadium, its overwhelming roar shaking everyone's eardrums.

The sunlight was just right, spilling golden light across the pitch and making the grass shimmer.

In the players' tunnel, both teams had already lined up to enter the field. At the front was today's referee, Atkinson, followed by Liverpool in red shirts and Manchester United in retro black shirts with white zigzag patterns.

"Welcome, everyone, to the live broadcast. This is the headline clash of the eighth round of the 2017–18 Premier League season, Liverpool at home against Manchester United."

In a studio across the ocean, Zhan Jun's familiar voice rang out.

"From the broadcast footage, we can see that Anfield is completely full today."

"Hehe... this is the Northwest Derby! England's national derby, the first true clash of titans this season."

"That's right!"

"Let's first take a look at the starting lineups."

"Liverpool have lined up in a 4-3-3 formation."

"In goal is number 1, Alisson."

"From left to right in defense are number 26 Robertson, number 4 Van Dijk, number 32 Matip, and number 66 Arnold."

"In midfield are number 8 Rodri, number 14 Henderson, and number 16 Naby Keita."

"Up front, number 19 Mane is on the left, number 11 Salah is on the right, and number 10 Chen Anno is through the middle."

"For Manchester United, Mourinho has deployed his usual 4-2-3-1 formation."

"In goal is once again number 1, De Gea."

"In defense are number 36 Darmian, number 4 Phil Jones, number 12 Smalling, and number 25 Valencia."

"Because Pogba was injured during