Manchester United will face their strongest opponents in Group C in the second round of the Champions League group stage, Valencia.

In the summer transfer, the Bats sold Villa, Silva, Zhidzic, and Marchena, which were plagued by financial crises, and these four people were almost the main offensive firepower and defensive pillars of Valencia, Villa scored 21 goals, the league's best homegrown goalscorer, Silva scored 8 goals, and Serbian high school striker Zikic also scored 4 goals, and more than 50% of the team's goals were completed by the three.

In terms of transfers, Valencia only bought Getafe striker Soldado and Mallorca striker Aduris, which are not much different from Villa and Silva in terms of data alone, but the strength of the two is completely incomparable with the players sold.

However, what is surprising is that after 5 rounds of La Liga, the bats are at the top of the standings with 4 wins and 1 draw, 1 point more than Barcelona and 2 points more than Real Madrid, which is enough to prove that Valencia coach Unai Emery is not an idle person in coaching the team.

Valencia is not weak, and the record against Manchester United and Premier League teams is also very good, in history, Manchester United and Valencia have met 6 times, the two sides have 1 win, 1 loss and 4 draws, and no one can help the other. In terms of the overall record against English teams, Valencia have 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats, have only lost once at home to Chelsea, and are unbeaten against other teams.

Facing such an opponent, after the next day's training, there was bad news from Manchester United, Rooney was out due to injury.

In the game with Bolton, Rooney started the game and scored a goal, but Rooney's condition was not good, and he was kicked in the ankle by the opponent in the game, in the game, Rooney did not feel anything, but the next day during training, Rooney felt pain, after the team doctor examination, it was found that Rooney's injured left foot was the old injury when he fought with Bayern last season, Rooney's injury has not healed, and he was kicked again in the game, and the strong Lu Xiaopang couldn't hold on.

Rooney was injured and the in-form Pea Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov were injured, but Scholes was very tired after consecutive starts, and he was not in good shape in training on the second day, and his running was weak.

In fact, this is also an old problem of Manchester United, the bosses of the 92 class are old, but the newcomers have not come up, and Ferguson can only let the bigwigs continue to play the main team.

Now that Paul Scholes is physically tired and in poor form in training, Ferguson can only be prepared for Gao Xiaodong to lead Manchester United to a strong opponent alone.

With Wayne Rooney's injury and Paul Scholes fatigue, it's a great time for United's substitutes.

Anderson and Carrick, who have returned from injury, Park Ji-sung and Fletcher, who have been on the bench for the new season, and striker Macheda and veteran Owen are all eager to replace Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes.

In the evening, Anderson came to the hotel where Gao Xiaodong lived.

Anderson is a former European golden boy, before the injury, he was like the current Gao Xiaodong, he can attack and defend well, if it weren't for the serious injuries he and Hargreaves were seriously injured, I dare not say whether they can return to their original state, and Ferguson may not have made up his mind to buy Gao Xiaodong.

Anderson and Gao Xiaodong are both Mendes' clients, and the two and Nani are also core members of the Portuguese Gang, and now that Scholes may have to take a truce, Anderson feels that the opportunity has come, and he hopes that Gao Xiaodong can play more with him on the third day of training.

With Gao Xiaodong's status in Manchester United, if Anderson and Gao Xiaodong can have tacit cooperation, they will definitely be able to make Ferguson look up when he arranges for the game.

Anderson was very straightforward, and directly told Gao Xiaodong what he thought, hoping to get Gao Xiaodong's help.

Gao Xiaodong naturally hopes that Anderson and Nani can play, and it is best to become the main force, so that his status at Manchester United will be higher, so he is naturally full of promises.

Anderson left happily, as soon as he walked on the front foot, Park Ji-sung came in on the back foot, the Korean star had the same idea as Anderson, but Park Ji-sung was more reserved, he brought Gao Xiaodong an old ginseng, and also brought a recipe for frog soup, but he just didn't ask Gao Xiaodong for help.

Park Ji-sung is now moving closer to Gao Xiaodong, and Gao Xiaodong also hopes to have his own supporters outside Mendes' people, he took the initiative to tell Park Ji-sung that in the game with Valencia, he must be the core of the attack, Nani is the breakthrough player, and there are two positions in the midfield, in the face of an opponent like Valencia, Ferguson may take into account the defensive ability of these two positions.

Gao Xiaodong's words are clear, he and Nani are the main attackers, and the remaining two positions must be defended, whoever has a better defense will have the hope of playing in the game against Valencia.

Park Ji-sung understood and knew that he didn't need to have any good performance in the offense tomorrow, as long as he did a good job in defense, the starters didn't dare to say that the substitute should have a chance, so he happily went home.

The training session on the day before the trip to Spain was particularly intense, with United's main players and substitutes fighting hard in earnest, no less than a full-fledged Carabao Cup match.

In the end, Anderson and Park Ji-sung, who were taken care of by Gao Xiaodong, were included in the squad, but they did not get the chance to start, and it was Fletcher who started with Gao Xiaodong.

Fletcher is strong, more senior, and Ferguson's hometown, Scholes is resting, he is the first candidate, and both Anderson and Park Ji-sung have to step aside.

However, Anderson and Park Ji-sung are not disappointed, because Ryan Giggs has played a lot of games in recent times, although he is in the starting line-up, it is estimated that he will play half time, and they will have a lot of time to play.

After announcing the starting lineup, the players left separately, and Ferguson kept Gao Xiaodong.

"Xiaodong, it's very difficult to go to Valencia away from home, I really don't want you to take on the burden of attacking alone, but Paul is too tired, and if you don't let him rest, I'm afraid there will be injuries, Carrick has just recovered from an injury and can't play in a game like this, so it's up to you. ”

Ferguson is telling the truth, he is very conservative about Gao Xiaodong's cultivation, and he has been worried about pulling out the seedlings to help grow, and try to let Scholes take Gao Xiaodong as much as possible, so that there is nothing bad about playing, Scholes can also share some of Gao Xiaodong's saliva, but Gao Xiaodong is young and has good physical strength, and there is no problem with the double game a week, but Scholes can't stand it, and Ferguson can only let Scholes take turns to rest.

Gao Xiaodong is actually very eager to lead the team alone, although Scholes can share the saliva with him when he fails, but he also shares part of the honor when he succeeds, Gao Xiaodong came to Manchester United for a transfer fee, he still hopes to have his own masterpiece of leading the team, rather than relying on the assistance and promotion of the old-timers to win.

"BOSS, you let Paul rest, I will definitely lead Manchester United on. Gao Xiaodong said confidently.

Ferguson was pleased with Gao's confidence, which a young man should have, but he warned: "You are the heart of Manchester United's attack, you have been outstanding in the first six league games and a Champions League game, and Valencia will definitely be closely watching you." ”

Gao Xiaodong disagreed, and said: "Don't worry, the stars who can be stared at are not stars, even if Valencia sends people to follow me every step of the way, I will definitely be able to use other methods to help the team." ”

Ferguson nodded slightly, saying: "Yes, this is a challenge and an opportunity, Scholes is 35 years old after all, he could retire at any time, if you can achieve good results this time, I believe you will soon become the new core of Manchester United's front line." ”

"Thank you coach for your trust, I will definitely not disappoint you. ”

For more than a month, Gao Xiaodong has made a lot of new teammates in order to consolidate his position in the locker room, but the status of the players in the locker room ultimately depends on the performance on the field.

Ferguson talked to Gao Xiaodong for more than ten minutes, and then left the Laurie Hotel.

PS: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival and family reunion.