Chapter 1030: Two Goals
Manchester United's match against promoted Blackpool was the final match to decide the league title and was the equivalent of a final.
This game is a game for Manchester United, as long as they don't lose, they will secure the league title.
With Blackpool's form and strength, unless luck goes against the sky and the referee helps, the chances of Manchester United losing are slim.
However, United's goal in this game is not just to win, he must also ensure that the main players are not injured.
Blackpool's relegation requires three points, and with Chelsea likely to pay to encourage Blackpool to win, the game is sure to get very intense in this situation, with the brutality and enforcement of the Premier League, and the chances of players getting injured are not small.
Blackpool are barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, they will not worry about injury, after the league, they can rest for a month or two, but Manchester United cannot, a week after playing Blackpool, they will usher in Barcelona's Champions League final, if the main players have an injury at this time, it will have a big impact on their strength.
Of course, even if Manchester United plays substitute players, its strength is stronger than Blackpool, but after a hard season, Manchester United will never dare to play Blackpool on the bench at this time.
Manchester United have to be in the mainstay to secure the league title while also winning at the lowest possible cost, and those are the two goals that United need to achieve in this game.
Blackpool are not strong, and if it were just an ordinary league game, the attendance at Old Trafford would not exceed 50,000.
But this is a championship game, and with this title, Manchester United can overtake Liverpool and become the undisputed boss of English football, and can also realize Ferguson's dream of kicking Liverpool off the throne.
Although Old Trafford has a capacity of 76,000 people, it cannot meet the demands of Manchester United fans around the world, and at least 20,000 fans did not buy tickets on the day of the game.
With more than 20,000 fans roaming around Old Trafford and in Manchester's pubs, putting a lot of pressure on the city's policing, and the government's fears of Manchester winning or losing the title have left fans emotional, the police department deployed hundreds of officers on the day of the game to ensure that the game runs safely and smoothly.
The interior of Old Trafford was also heavily guarded, with twice as many security guards as usual, staring at the stands with their backs to the pitch, not daring to slack off.
On the pitch, Manchester United players and Blackpool's players are warming up.
It was a very important game for both United and Blackpool, with players from both sides taking their warm-up very seriously and trying to get into the game as quickly as possible.
Commentators from several countries came to the commentary seat, and He Hui, the commentator from Huaguo, was also there.
The game has not yet started, and He Hui first introduced the background of the game.
"For Manchester United, today's game is very special, if they win, they will overtake Liverpool, and for Xiaodong, it will also mean a lot.
Xiao Dong has played well on all three fronts this season, but so far, he has not won any decent honors for Manchester United, and a single FA Cup title is not worthy of Xiao Dong's value, at least to win the league title, Xiao Dong will not be criticized by fans and reporters at the end of this season.
Blackpool are not a strong team, but their attacking power is quite good, Manchester United can't be careless, they are going to be beaten crazy by Blackpool, and the consequences are unimaginable......
Now let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both sides, let's take a look at Blackpool's starting XI: goalkeeper: 21-Gilks, defenders: 5-Odley, 15-Baptiste, 6-Evatt, 3-Kleay, forwards: 4-Southern, 11-Walhan, 26-Charlie Adam, forwards: 12-Taylor Fletcher, 39-Campbell, 42-Pongchion...... It's a 433 attacking formation and it looks like Blackpool are really intent on creating a miracle at Old Trafford today......
Next, let's take a look at Manchester United's starting XI: Manchester United: Goalkeeper: 1-Van der Sar
Defenders: 21-Rafael, 5-Ferdinand, 15-Vidic, 3-Evra
Defenders: 24-Fletcher, 10-Gao Xiaodong, 18-Scholes
Forwards: 17-Nani, 9-Berbatov, 7-Rooney
This is also a 433 formation, center Berbatov started the game, and Hernandez, who has been starting recently, sat on the bench, it seems that today's Manchester United also put the attack first, and did not care about the forward's pressing and defense, otherwise Berbatov would not start......
In a corner of the stands, Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola wore a hat and a pair of large sunglasses stuck in his face, watching the warm-up activities of Manchester United's players.
There is only a week to go before the Champions League final, Manchester United's last league game has to be fought hard, but Barcelona has won the championship two rounds in advance, and the coach and players have regarded the league as a training match to prepare for Manchester United, so Guardiola handed over the command of the game to assistant coach Vilanova and ran to Manchester to observe the enemy.
Pep Guardiola was also happy to see Manchester United in good spirits, knowing that he should be able to see a real Manchester United today, which will help Barcelona a lot in their preparations.
Since the end of the Champions League semi-finals, Guardiola has been studying Manchester United, this team is definitely Barcelona's big enemy, three years ago, it was Manchester United who eliminated Barcelona 1:0, shattering Barcelona's dream of winning the treble, this hatred, Guardiola has always been in his heart, and now, the opportunity has finally arrived.
In the VIP box, Glazer's son Everram and Joel and Edward are all here, and United are about to win the league title, and they must come and celebrate with the players and fans to show the presence of the Glazer family.
After the warm-up, the starters from both sides returned to the dressing room for the time being, with only the substitutes remaining on the pitch.
In the dressing room, Ferguson gave a brief mobilization to the players.
“…… Boys, the game is about to start, it's our last league game of the season, we've been fighting for the league title for a season, everyone has worked hard, but it's not time to rest, I want everyone to stick around and play the last two games......
Our task today is simple, it's not about winning, it's not about winning beautiful or not, and the fans today are certainly not thinking about that, they are just worried about whether Manchester United will capsize in the gutter......
…… We have a Champions League final in a week, it is the finale of the whole Europe, I hope everyone performs well, the players in the Champions League final, I will refer to everyone's performance today, of course, don't get hurt, pay attention to protect yourself, it's better to score early, score more, if you can score more than two goals, I guess Blackpool will accept their fate......"