I Am Really the Savior of the Red Devils

Chapter 120: Champions League knockout is about to begin

"I'm really the savior of the Red Devils (

After playing the Double Reds match, Manchester United finally got a one-week break. It wasn't until January 23 that Manchester United ushered in the next game. The 23rd round of the Premier League took place at Old Trafford to face the Saints Southampton.

Although Manchester United will usher in the second round of the League Cup semi-final with Manchester City next week, because Manchester United's advantage in the first leg is too great, Ye Su decided to send a substitute to play in the League Cup semi-final with Manchester City. Round matches, and played in this league with the main lineup.

However, Southampton, as the nerve-knife team in the Premier League this season, their results against the giants are still good. Previously, they played 6 games against the traditional semi-finals plus Manchester City and Leicester City, which has risen this season, and achieved 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Especially during the Christmas Devil schedule, they swept Arsenal 4:0, giving the Gunners the worst defeat of the season.

In this game, Manchester United suffered a hard fight at Old Trafford.

The two sides drew 0:0 in the first half, and even Manchester United were almost behind. At that time, Mane passed back and Tadic sent the top ball. Mane broke into the penalty area and stopped the ball and kicked the goal. Manchester United escaped.

Soon after the start of the second half, Manchester United lost their troops. In the 58th minute, Kyle Walker was injured by Southampton forward Shane Lang, and the team doctor made a substitution gesture to Ye Su. Ye Su cursed secretly, but had to make Valencia ready to play.

The game continued, but the score never changed. Until the 85th minute, the field still maintained a 0:0 tie.

Just when the fans thought Manchester United would usher in the first 0-0 game of the season, the visiting team broke Manchester United's goal in the 87th minute.

Ward Prouss took a free kick from the right, unguarded Austin headed from 7 yards, the ball flew into the lower right corner, Manchester United 0:1 behind. Austin scored for Southampton's debut.

Unwilling to fail, Manchester United immediately launched a full counterattack, but until the end of regular time 90 minutes, Manchester United still failed to equalize the score.

Because of Kyle Walker's injury treatment, coupled with more substitutions in the second half, this game has 5 minutes of stoppage time.

But until the 94th minute, Manchester United was still behind 0:1.

At the last moment of the game, Manchester United, who attacked with all strength, won a free kick in the front court.

De Bruyne came to take the free kick. He chose to take the high ball into the penalty area. Rooney headed it down, and Vardy shot from 14 yards from the goal to block the ball into the empty goal.

In the end, Vardy's countdown scored a perfect score, which finally made Manchester United lucky to grab a point.

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Four days later, Manchester United visited the Etihad Stadium. Despite losing 1:3, they still advanced to the League Cup final with a total score of 6:4. Harry Kane scored the only goal for Manchester United.

And Manchester United’s opponents in the League Cup finals have also been decided. Liverpool and Stoke City both won 1:0 away and tied again in injury time. In the final penalty shootout, Liverpool won 6:5.

Therefore, this season's League Cup final will be a double red club.

After 47 hours, Manchester United went to Derby County to usher in the fourth round of the FA Cup. As a result, they defeated their opponents 3:1 and advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup. Rooney, Kanter and Mata who came off the bench each made a contribution to Manchester United.

Entering the first game in February, Manchester United ushered in the 24th round of the Premier League match with Stoke City. For many years, it has been difficult for Stoke City to take any advantage from Manchester United at Old Trafford, and the nearly 12 visits to Old Trafford have all been defeated.

In the battle of Old Trafford, Sky City also suffered a defeat, and it was a terrible defeat.

In the 14th minute, Mata passed the ball and Luke Shaw made a pass from the left. Lingard, who was unguarded, leaned over and scored at 5 yards. Manchester United 1: 0 Stoke City.

After 9 minutes, Manchester United expanded the score. Manchester United counterattacked, Rooney transferred a long pass from the right. After the undefended Martial stopped the ball, he shot a powerful right foot from the left rib 14 yards of the penalty area and the ball flew into the upper right corner. Manchester United 2: 0 Stoke City.

In the 53rd minute, Mata scored the ball and Martial made a left-side pass from the penalty area. Rooney, who was unguarded, scored a goal with his right foot from 6 yards. Manchester United 3:0 Stoke City.

In the 83rd minute, Lingard passed the ball and Vardy took a shot from 8 yards on his left rib. The ball flew into Stoke's goal for the fourth time.

In the end, Manchester United won 4:0 and scored 64 points, and continued to lead the Premier League standings with a 15-point advantage.

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At 0:00 on February 8th, Beijing time, at 0:00 on the first day of the lunar calendar, when thousands of families celebrated the Spring Festival, the Premier League ushered in a focus game: in the 25th round of the league, the Red Devils Manchester United visited Stamford Bridge and challenged the Blues. Chelsea.

Since Mourinho left Chelsea in December, the Blues' record has improved. In the past 8 Premier League games, Hiddink led the Blues to 3 wins and 5 draws to remain unbeaten, and the league ranking has steadily risen to No. 13 in the Premier League, far away from the relegation zone.

In the first focus game of this round, Blue Moon Manchester City is not low at the Etihad Stadium in 1:3 and the Blue Foxes are not low to Leicester City. After 25 rounds and multiple Premier League matches, Manchester City is 18 behind Manchester United. There is basically no hope of catching up with rivals in the same city.

In the case of more than one game, Leicester City narrowed the point difference with Manchester United to 12 points, continuing to retain a glimmer of hope of winning.

Of course, once Manchester United beat Chelsea away, the difference between Leicester City and Manchester United remains at 15 points.

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Because it is the Lunar New Year, Stamford Bridge Stadium is also full of New Year's breath. There are slogans about the Spring Festival blessings everywhere on the sidelines.

As China's economy has developed faster and faster in recent years, its economic strength has become stronger and stronger, and its voice in the international community has also increased. There are more and more Chinese elements in the Premier League.

Of course, the existence of Ye Su is also a factor.

However, Ye Su also knows that as China grows stronger, for example, as it touches the interests of the established Western capitalist empires headed by the United States, the trend of the West towards China will become more and more obvious and intense.

After all, there are no eternal friends in this world, only eternal interests. When the Chinese touch the core interests of these people, the Westerners will eventually show their wolfishness and fangs.

Of course, Ye Su didn't want to pay attention to these. On the one hand, he is just a football coach, not an expert on international issues. He only needs to coach Manchester United, and at the same time actively show to those Westerners who really love peace and want to know the Chinese, that China is now objective and true.

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At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s defensive counterattack tactics made the opening game a bit dull.

The first threatening shot by the two teams did not arrive until the 17th minute of the game. Martial shot with a right foot from the left side of the frontcourt and Courtois jumped up with his right hand to lift the ball out of the baseline.

When the game progressed to the 25th minute, a scene of controversy occurred on the court. William took a left corner kick and Diego Costa rushed to the far corner. Costa angrily complained to the referee that Manchester United defended him for a foul, and referee Oliver ignored it.

The slow motion shows that although the Costa defensive Maguire had physical contact with him, it is difficult to determine that Maguire fouled, especially in the penalty area. If Maguire is really fouled, based on the action scale of both sides in the penalty area in the Premier League game, then penalty kicks will definitely fly in the sky.

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Chelsea almost took the lead in the 32nd minute of the first half. Chelsea played a wonderful cooperation. Oscar sent a direct pass. Diego Costa shot diagonally with his right foot 13 meters from the right rib of the penalty area, and the ball went slightly out of the far post.

In the 33rd minute, Matic and Aspilicueta played in cooperation, and Oscar's left foot on the left side of the penalty area shot above the crossbar.

Chelsea made continuous threats. William swayed Valencia on the right and made a low pass with his right foot. Oscar and Aspilicueta tried to tackle the ball and failed to touch the ball.

In the second half, Manchester United took the lead in the offensive.

In the 50th minute, Rooney received a pass from De Bruyne and shot with his right foot 25 meters from the goal. The ball went straight to the dead corner of the goal. Courtois showed the true strength of a world-class goalkeeper, flying to save the ball. Then Martial dribbled across Ivanovic on the left, and shot with his right foot from 15 meters away from the far corner.

After 4 minutes, Lingard shot a long shot with arcing, speed and strength from a distance of 20 meters from the goal, but the ball was again turned away by Courtois.

However, Chelsea quickly suffered a blow. In the 55th minute, Zuma struggling to head the ball while landing was unstable, sprained her right knee and ankle, and stretched into the field to carry the French defender away.

In the 61st minute, Manchester United broke the deadlock. Ashley Young made a low pass from the left, and Rooney made the ball before the ball. After Lingard stopped the ball, he turned and shot with his right foot while losing his balance. The ball rubbed the post into the net. Rao is the brave performance of Courtois in this game, and he is also helpless against Lingard's sudden shot.

Manchester United lead Chelsea 1:0!

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Chelsea has his reasons for not losing in the league after Hiddink took over. Although the coach's team performance is still unstable, the players' fighting spirit is very strong. After falling behind, they quickly launched a fierce counterattack to Manchester United's goal.

In the 69th minute, Ivan made a volley with his left foot at 10 meters. De Gea also showed the superior strength of his world-class goalkeeper, flying the ball out with his right hand.

In the 72nd minute, Hazard passed the ball and Fabregas made a strong shot with his right foot 6 meters from the right rib of the penalty area. De Gea reacted very quickly and blocked the ball with both hands again.

Chelsea's counterattack became more and more fierce, and Manchester United defended the backcourt under the command of Ye Su, and did not give Chelsea any real chance to score.

With the referee Oliver blowing the whistle of the end of the game after the end of the 3-minute stoppage time, the result of the game was settled: Manchester United defeated the Blues Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

This is not only Manchester United's double play against Chelsea this season, but also an end to Hiddink's 10 unbeaten matches in all competitions after taking over Chelsea. Manchester United has ushered in a three-game winning streak in all competitions.

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A week later, the Premier League reopened.

Although there was a one-week break in the middle, Ye Su still only sent a bench to play in this game. Because just next Tuesday night, Manchester United will be a guest in Turin, Italy, ushering in the first-leg knockout round of the Champions League with the old woman Juventus.

And Manchester United's opponent black cat Sunderland, this season is still deep in the relegation zone.

In the last round of the Premier League, they stubbornly drew with Liverpool 2:2. In the last 4 rounds of the league, they had 2 draws and 2 losses without a win. In the Premier League standings, Sunderland only accumulates 20 points and temporarily ranks second from the bottom, and the relegation situation is very serious.

The strong pressure of relegation gave the black cats a strong fighting force at home.

At the beginning of the game, in the 3rd minute, Kyle Walker, who had just returned from injury, knocked down Van Anholt, Sunderland got a set kick from the left side of the front court, Hazri passed a free kick to the penalty area, and the ball was refracted directly. Into the lower right corner of the Manchester United goal, De Gea could not make a save. Sunderland led Manchester United 1-0 at home!

Manchester United's offense is also quite threatening. In the 5th minute of the game, they almost equalized the score. Lingard made a straight pass from the left, Mata put in a straight, Harry Kane put in a shot, unexpectedly missed the perfect opportunity to tie the score.

2 minutes later, Mata obliquely passed behind the opponent, Kony fell to the ground and tackled the ball and almost caused an own own. The black cats at the Stadium of Light were frightened.

In the 10th minute, Catmore stole the ball at the edge of the penalty area. Defoe broke free from the opponent's defender and shot but did not hit the goal~www.wuxiahere.com~ In the 14th minute, Kirchhoff was injured and Sunderland was forced to leave. Make substitution adjustments and replace Rodwell.

The rhythm of the game in the first half went on very fast, the black cat played with Manchester United in the cheering of the home fans, threatening Manchester United's goal many times. Fortunately, De Gea's performance was fairly stable, and he did not miss the second ball.

And, in the first half of the game to the end, Manchester United also evened the score. In the 39th minute, Martial dribbled the ball from the left to cross the penalty area. Rooney did it back. Mata hit the goal but Mannone slammed it. Martial quickly followed up with a small angle fill shot into the empty goal!

Manchester United 1: 1 Sunderland, equalized the score.

The easy side fought again. In the 47th minute, Hazri’s cross was cleared by Carrick’s header. Catmore picked the penalty area again. Maguire’s header returned almost sent an own assist. Fortunately, De Gea attacked. Confiscated the ball.

In the 49th minute, Sunderland had a free kick on the right and the ball drove into the penalty area. Rooney subconsciously blocked the ball out of the baseline with Rooney's header. Hazri then sent a corner kick. O'Shea's header missed the goal.

Because things happened so quickly, everyone didn't notice Rooney's problem in this defense, only the slow-motion playback was clear.

In the 60th minute of the game, Sunderland made a steal in midfield and Mvira sent a straight pass. Ndoye plugged in to form a single-handed opportunity. After breaking through the far corner, De Gea stretched his right foot to block the ball from the baseline.

In the 82nd minute, Hazli's corner kick was sent to the back point. Kony suddenly made a header and rushed to the top. De Gea made a save, but when he fell to the ground, his back slammed the ball into his gate!

Sunderland regained the lead 2:1.

In the end, Sunderland maintained the 2:1 score to the end and scored a valuable 3 points. And Manchester United has eaten their second defeat in the league this season.

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