After Manchester United defeated Valencia 2-0 away in the second round of the Champions League group stage, all doubts and worries about Gao Xiaodong disappeared.

Previously, some people were worried that Manchester United had a debt of 80 million to buy Gao Xiaodong is not too risky, after all, Gao Xiaodong is only 20 years old, Ronaldo can sell so much money, he is 24 years old after all, very mature, and won the Golden Ball Award, Gao Xiaodong has only been bright for two seasons, and the 20-year-old young man has changed very much, in case the water falls, no one can afford this result.

There are even people who privately suspect that Ferguson has received benefits from Mendes, but because Gao Xiaodong has continued to shine after the transfer, no one dares to express such suspicions.

After Manchester United's double red club defeated Liverpool and Gao Xiaodong scored a hat trick, Gao Xiaodong's worries were less than half, and many people believed that as long as Gao Xiaodong was not repaired, he could be worth 40 million.

However, at that time, Manchester United was neatly staffed, and Gao Xiaodong also had a master-level midfielder Scholes by his side, Gao Xiaodong's function in the midfield was relatively single, either offensive or defensive, whether it was fans or the media, the understanding of Gao Xiaodong was not so clear.

In this match with Valencia, Scholes was rested, and Gao Xiaodong's role in Manchester United's midfield was fully revealed.

Organising, long passing, insertion, retreat to defend, wing assault, set-piece attack...... Gao Xiaodong didn't dare to say that he did better than Scholes, but he could do everything.

is such an all-round Gao Xiaodong, after two or three years, not to mention that all skills have been improved to the superstar level, even if half of them are raised to the superstar level, Gao Xiaodong can completely chase the Golden Globe Award.

After the suspicions and worries were removed, fans and the media immediately went to the other extreme, many people thought that with such Gao Xiaodong, Scholes, who did not have much defensive ability, could actually play as a substitute, and Gao Xiaodong with Fletcher, Hargreaves or Anderson, Manchester United's midfield would be stronger.

Some people even believe that the existence of Scholes, Giggs, and Neville has actually squeezed the playing time of young players and affected the renewal of Manchester United.

The media commentary did not have any impact on Ferguson, and Scholes was once again in midfield against Black Cat Sunderland, alongside Gao Xiaodong, Fletcher and Michael Carrick in midfield.

However, public opinion still had some influence on Scholes, and Ginger Tou frequently asked for the ball in the game, as if he wanted to prove that he was not old enough to retire.

Gao Xiaodong did not compete with Scholes for the ball, first, he understood that time was on his side, and Scholes had no possibility of surviving himself;

After 90 minutes, Gao Xiaodong, who was playing as a midfielder, did not touch a few shots, but completed all two goals of Manchester United, and one of them was assisted by Scholes for Gao Xiaodong.

After the game, Scholes, who proved that he was still young, felt that he was a little sorry for Gao Xiaodong, and he praised Gao Xiaodong to reporters, believing that it was Manchester United's 'Lampard', and he was very hopeful of competing for the league's top scorer.

Manager Alex Ferguson naturally couldn't help but give his old disciple a little face, he didn't mention the problem of Gao Xiaodong's lack of possession in the game, while praising Scholes's world-class performance, while praising Gao Xiaodong for playing smart, can score goals in any situation, and is the most attacking midfielder in Manchester United history.

However, the media did not give Scholes face, they thought that Scholes had too much possession of the ball and conceded many goals on the field, but fortunately Fletcher and Carrick behind him were his old friends and wiped his ass, if the opponent is a strong team like Barcelona and Chelsea, these few concedes may cause a goal to be conceded.

The media believes that now is the time for the young Gao Xiaodong to rise to the ball, Scholes should not occupy too much of the ball, even if he is on the field, he should give Gao Xiaodong a hand, instead of forcing the little brother bought by 80 million to play a point-grabbing shadow striker.

At the same time, fans and reporters criticized the starting striker Berbatov, thinking that the midfielder Gao Xiaodong, who was far away from the penalty area, had all the goals, but Berbatov did not score a single goal, mainly because Berbatov was too lazy, and if Berbatov was as diligent as Gao Xiaodong, he should have scored at least two goals.

In the eighth round, Manchester United faced promoted Masi Bromwich Albion, and due to the Champions League group stage in midweek, Paul Scholes was rested again, with Gao Xiaodong taking Nani, Carrick and Fletcher in midfield, and Berbatov and Hernandez in the forwards.

Due to Carrick, Fletcher, Berbatov and Gao Xiaodong's willingness to cooperate is not strong, Nani often burns his brain, Manchester United's midfield is not functional, and the game against the promoted horses is very awkward, and the two teams played 0:0 in the first half.

In the second half, Ferguson made substitutions, Park Ji-sung and Ryan Giggs came on to replace Carrick and Berbatov, and United's attack quickly became fluid, and finally with goals from Hernandez and Ryan Giggs, Manchester United beat West Rom 2-0 and won eight consecutive league games.

After this round of games, the media pointed out that Manchester United needs to establish a midfield with Gao Xiaodong as the core, and it turns out that Manchester United's midfield configuration is matched according to the characteristics of Scholes, and this configuration is not suitable for Gao Xiaodong.

Senior "Sky Sports" reporter Cottrier believes that Gao Xiaodong, who is worth 80 million, has been adapting to Manchester United's style of play and configuration when he comes to Manchester United.

Cottery believes that it is simply a tyrannical thing to let Gao Xiaodong, who is worth 80 million, adapt to other people, and now it is time for Ferguson to choose a good partner for Gao Xiaodong.

What the media said makes sense, but Ferguson can't say it, convincing the owner Glazer to buy Gao Xiaodong, he has done his best, Manchester United is now in debt, and he can't afford to buy players who can partner with Gao Xiaodong, and now he can only let Gao Xiaodong adapt to Manchester United, not Manchester United to adapt to Gao Xiaodong.

In the Champions League group stage against Bursa Burg in midweek, Wayne Rooney finally returned from injury, and he and Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, and Gao Xiaodong all appeared on the court, ready to win three consecutive Champions League games and lock up a promotion place.

The Turkish team has lost two consecutive games before, and this time it loses again, basically out of the game, 0708, the head coach of Bursa Fort led another Turkish team to play the Champions League, was bloodied by Liverpool 8:0, and now faces the powerful Manchester United away, Bursa Fort set up an iron bucket formation in their own half, to defend a point.

In the first half, Manchester United penetrated in the middle and crossed from the side, trying to break the turtle shell of Bursa Fort with a three-dimensional attack, but Manchester United's short-pass penetration ability could not even penetrate the formation of defensive counterattacks, and there was no way to do it.

After the futility of the first half, Ferguson recognized the reality and did not want to organize in the middle, that is, he frantically crossed from the wing and smashed the header in the middle, or took the ball in the middle and shot from a distance to try to have a goal.

It's hard to break the bucket formation, Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic are on the verge of becoming strikers, but they still can't help the Turks who defend hard.

However, Manchester United's luck is good, long-range shooters Gao Xiaodong, Scholes, Carrick repeatedly did not score from a long shot, in the 89th minute of the game, Nani, who has always liked to dribble, suddenly changed his temperament, and volleyed vigorously at the edge of the penalty area, as a result, the ball hit the defender and flew into the net, and finally Manchester United relied on Nani's goal, defeated Bursa Forborg 1:0 at home, won three consecutive Champions League group stages, and entered the round of 16 with one foot.

Wrapping up the Champions League, United will take on Stoke City this weekend, and if they can beat Stoke City on the road, they will equal Jose Mourinho's Chelsea's record of nine consecutive Premier League wins.