Chapter 832: Another Record

The evening was celebrated in a joyous atmosphere, under the watchful eye of Joel and Darcy, Edward did not cause any trouble or jokes, and Joel showed Jewish shrewdness and social skills, earning the respect of Manchester United stars such as Alex Ferguson, Gao Xiaodong and Wayne Rooney.

Now the old Glazer has been suffering from a stroke for a long time, although there is no bad news, but I don't know how long it can last, many people are full of worries about the future of Manchester United, because Manchester United is now a family business of Glazer, and the change of chairman has a great impact on the future of the team, but if Joel is shrewd and capable and knows how to play, Manchester United's future will be more intelligent, and if Edward's son is replaced as chairman, Manchester United is estimated to be over.

At the banquet, Gao Xiaodong is also one of the protagonists, Joel called him next to himself and Ferguson, Gao Xiaodong did not have more contact with Emma, to Gao Xiaodong's relief, he finally got Emma's personal phone, but to Gao Xiaodong's confusion, Glazer's daughter Darcy asked him for the phone number.

Gao Xiaodong is not a person who feels good about himself, he does not believe that Darcy fell in love with him at first sight, on the contrary, he even suspects that Darcy has other intentions.

However, Gao Xiaodong did not have time to think about this problem, because they will go to Aston Villa away in two days, and only by beating Aston Villa will Manchester United have a chance to challenge Arsenal's Premier League record of 14 consecutive wins, and Gao Xiaodong must now devote more energy to preparing for this game.

Aston Villa finished sixth last season by one point over Liverpool and qualified directly for the Europa League. They are the only team other than Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal to have finished in the top six of the league for three consecutive seasons.

Villa are in 10th place with 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in 12 league games this season, and their results are very consistent.

Facing Manchester United, who had just broken Tottenham's best start record, Villa manager Houllier was very low-key before the game, believing that Manchester United had grabbed the trophy with one hand and that only they could beat Manchester United, but Houllier also said that it was impossible for Manchester United to continue the winning streak on Villa, and he would not let such a thing happen in front of him.

Obviously, Houllier is not talking about the game before the game, nor is he bragging, they have attacking talent like Ashley Young, S. Petrov, Leo Koke, Downing/Abonlahor and Kalou, and although the stars are a little older, they have a lot of experience and can score against any tough opponent.

As the former coach of Liverpool, French coach Houllier once led the Reds to lift five trophies in 2001, and in the competition with Ferguson, the French did not fall behind. From 17 December 2000 to 22 January 2002, Houllier led Liverpool to five consecutive wins over Manchester United in four Premier League games and one Community Shield, and even in his final season in charge of Liverpool, Hollio's three points at Old Trafford and Murphy's winning penalty gave the Reds a 1-0 win over the Red Devils. After six and a half years, Houllier met Ferguson again, although Villa's strength is not as good as the Reds, but the French always have a way to face Ferguson, and it is not easy for Manchester United to win.

After Manchester United won 12 games in a row and broke Tottenham's 50-year shaky start, the players were already a little tired physically and mentally, while Villa were bent on breaking United's unbeaten streak and their fighting spirit was very high.

After the start of the game, Manchester United played very out of shape, there was no way to face Villa's defensive counterattack, Gao Xiaodong's long-range shot also lost its magic, and the two sides played to a 0:0 draw in the first half, but Villa hit the crossbar once.

After 65 minutes, Ferguson, who was very dissatisfied with the scene, replaced Berbatov, replaced Hernandez, replaced Park Ji-sung, and replaced Anderson, ready to start attacking.

However, at this time, Houllier also made a substitution and began to exert force, trying to steal one from Manchester United.

In the 71st minute of the game, Abonlaho shoveled a pass on the right side of the penalty area, Brown put down Ashley Young while defending, referee Dean whistled Brown and awarded a penalty, Ashley Young deceived Van der Sar and scored a goal, rewriting the score to 1:1.

Then Manchester United attacked, Villa played a defensive counterattack again, in the 74th minute, Villa broke the ball at the back, Ashley Young went straight to the left, Downing cut in diagonally and crossed in front of the goal, Albrighton outflanked and pushed the goal in the small penalty area to rewrite the score to 2-0.

On 74 minutes, the score was 2-0, a score that could have almost sealed the victory, and Albrighton ran wildly after the goal to celebrate his goal.

Then Manchester United also started to make a difference, and in the 81st minute, Fletcher passed the ball from the edge of the box, and Rooney's powerful shot from the right corner of the box sent the ball into the right corner of the goal, and Villa goalkeeper Friedel was there. Gao Xiaodong got rid of the ball and passed to the far post, and Vidic leaned over to score from close range to tie the score at 2:2.

Neither Villa nor United wanted to accept a draw, and after Vidic's goal, players from both sides began to storm and the game became very open.

Before Manchester United was inactive and powerless, now the two sides stabbed each other, for Manchester United is the favorite, after a mess of punches, Ferguson changed to the last place, teenager Macheda on the field, at the moment Manchester United has 3 strikers on the field.

Macheda, who came on as a substitute, was very lucky, in the second half of the injury time, Gao Xiaodong and Rooney were connected with two fat, Gao Xiaodong made a long pass to Rooney, Rooney turned his back to Macheda, Macheda used his speed to quickly step forward, and a cold shot at the edge of the penalty area pierced the fingers of Villa goalkeeper Friedel, and beat Aston Villa away, winning 13 consecutive games this season, only 1 game away from Arsenal's 14-game winning streak.

In the 14th round of the league, Manchester United hosted Wigan Athletic, Wigan Athletic is a relegation team, struggling in the relegation zone from the beginning of the league every year, but it can still be relegated every year, and it can be regarded as an outlier among the relegation teams.

The last game was too uncomfortable, although Ferguson did not criticize the players after the game, but the Manchester United players were ashamed, they are all stars worth tens of millions, but against a team like Villa, in the end, there were few opponents thanks to the second-team youngster Macheda.

This time against the relegation team, it was a crucial moment to tie Arsenal's winning streak, Manchester United's players were in much better shape, firmly controlling the situation on the field from the beginning of the game, and at the 20th minute of the game, Wigan Athletic captain Alcaraz was sent off for consecutive fouls on Gao Xiaodong.

The game was even more suspenseful, with Patrice Evra and Hernandez netting twice in the second half as United beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 to equal Arsenal's record of 14 consecutive wins.

In the Champions League in midweek, Manchester United will challenge Glasgow Rovers away, and with Gao Xiaodong's goal, Manchester United defeated Rangers 1-0 away and locked up the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule.

Back at home at the weekend, Manchester United faced another relegation team, Blackburn, Gao Xiaodong and Rooney were very, Gao Xiaodong was a big four, Rooney scored a hat-trick, and finally Manchester United bloodied Blackburn 7:1, breaking Arsenal's record of 14 league games and creating a new history.