“…… Manchester United have struggled since the start of the season. The Nets are inseparable from the impact of the ban and injuries they have suffered, and now, for Ferguson, the hardest days are behind us. ”

Cristiano Ronaldo has returned from injury, and now, the Chinese have also recovered from injury, he is in the squad for this game, although it is not yet known whether Yang Fan will start, but, anyway, the 35 million pound gentleman is back on the pitch, which is great news for Manchester United. ”

Before the game, Coach Strachan named a few Manchester United players, all of whom he considered to be extremely threatening, but, surprisingly, Strachan didn't seem to be too worried about Yang Fan. The reason he gave was that the Chinese had just recovered from his injury, and his condition was definitely difficult to guarantee. ”

"Haha, I've heard about this too, maybe Strachan's words have some truth, but I think Yang Fan will be very unhappy when he hears it. If he gets a chance to play in this game, he will definitely show Strachan how good he is. Mortensen said with a smile, although he only commented on one game of Yang Fan, but these days, the English media have been reporting the story of the Chinese star, and he also learned about the personality of the Manchester United No. 9, this is not the kind of honest child who swallows his anger.

'Celtic are in good form in the Premier League, of course, it's the Champions League, they're against Manchester United, it's Old Trafford, it's not that easy for Celtic to take away a satisfactory result from here. Well,—— dear viewers, welcome to the group stage of Group E on matchday 2 of the 2008/2009 UEFA Champions League, where Manchester United host Celtic! I'm John Mortenson, and next to me is—"

"I'm your old friend Gary Lineker. Lineker continued.

"Gary, the game is about to start, what do you think of today's game?"

"In fact, Manchester United must not be careless in this game, Celtic is not the kind of opponent to deal with, don't forget, Manchester United once also in the group stage and Celtic in a group, that time they were not able to win this opponent at home, lost to Celtic away, that defeat directly led to Manchester United did not qualify from the group stage. Don't forget, Strachan's side are always scrappy when they face Manchester United. ”

"Because of his feud with Sir Alex Ferguson?" Mortenson said with a smile.

"That's right. Lineker also smiled, "Strachan is definitely dreaming of winning against Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United. ”

"Okay, let's talk about Strachan and Yang Fan's story. "Yang Fan said that he wants to score in the game, do you think he can do it?"

"Did he say that?" Lineker asked rhetorically, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud when he said this.

That's right, Yang Fan didn't directly threaten to score a goal to give Strachan a good look, but everyone could hear the tone when he answered the reporter's question.

"I'm looking forward to Yang Fan's performance. "According to the information we have, this Chinese is very vindictive. He's going to be desperate in this fight. ”

With an hour to go before the start of the game, the two men on Sky TV's live broadcast were already busy.

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Forty-five minutes before the start of the game, the stands at Old Trafford were almost full of fans, and from a distance, there was a wave of red in the stands!

The game has not yet started, however, the fans in the stands are not idle.

Manchester United fans are singing loudly, using all sorts of songs they have composed to mock and mock their opponents today, Celtic!

Manchester United and Celtic are not mortal enemies, or it can be said that this should be more of a sarcasm and curse from the English against the Scots!

There is a very interesting dialogue in the biographical film "The Flyingsan" (released in 2006). Scottish cyclist Grammie O'Burley was with him and said, "You Englishmen are crazy. Alberly glared at him: "Call me an Englishman again, and you will know what madness is."

The other party was taken aback by Auberly's angry look, and he was a little surprised: "You see, I am Bavarian, but I am proud to be called a German. Why do you Scots and England always fight each other?"

Whether British, Ukish, or Scots, the uncertainty of the name of the country shows the uncertainty of identity. Of the four United Kingdom of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, Scotland is clearly the most interesting sample.

During Cromwell's time, England conquered Scotland and Ireland. So, so to speak, the relationship between the English and the Scots, as well as the Irish, is that of the conqueror and the vanquished. Especially the English and the upright Scottish, there seems to be no friendship between the two, and now they are two peoples, two cultures, and even mortal enemies, although they are one country!

This hostile relationship is also reflected on the football field!

The two teams can be called the earliest pair of "sworn enemies" in the history of international football. In 1872, nine years after the FA invented modern football, Scotland drew 0-0 with England in Glasgow, the first ever international football match. Since then, the 146-year-old football feud between the two captains has begun.

Although England and Scotland are both in the UK territory, the two places have their own football associations, and the two teams also participate in international competitions such as the European Championships and the World Cup independently.

When Scotland called England, it used the word "old enemy". However, as in the case of conquest and conquest in history, Scotland is no match for England on the football pitch and is always on the side of humiliation.

On June 4, 1977, when Scotland beat England 2-1 away, a frenzied crowd of away fans poured into the stadium, digging up the turf at Wembley Stadium and climbing up the goal, breaking the crossbar, in order to express the "resentment" of the defeat that had accumulated in their hearts for many years.

Of course, the "Three Lions" are more often proud. In 1961, they swept their opponents 9-3 to claim their biggest ever victory over Scotland.

In addition, at the 1996 European Championships in England, the "bad boy" Gascoigne's classic volley after a lob was "dedicated" to the opponent of the game at the time, Scotland.

So, given this animosity between the English and the Scots, it is all too normal for such an unfriendly thing to happen between Manchester United fans and Celtic fans in this game.

Although this match was by no means a focal point, the Manchester police paid special attention. The level of security for the game is comparable to that of Manchester United and Liverpool, bitter rivals.

Fans on both sides were insulting each other louder, with some of the drunk fans trying to throw old punches at their opponents, and the Manchester police were afraid that there would be clashes and bloodshed before the game. They set up two rows of wide blank zones between the two teams of grandstand squares.

In the middle of this empty space, two rows of riot police, heavily armed, wearing steel helmets, armed with tempered glass shields, batons, and some with tear gas guns, stood in the middle of the blank area, staring warily at the fans with blushing faces and thick necks.

At the slightest hint of possible conflict, they will act immediately.

In the press gallery at Old Trafford, Chinese reporters watched the scene and exclaimed, "It's hard to imagine that such a scene could happen between fans of one country." ”

"Well, if the Scots heard you, they wouldn't rest up, and they wouldn't think they were like the English. ”

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With thirty minutes to go, the attention of the tense fans in the stands was finally distracted.

This is when the players from both sides come out to warm up.

The fans in the stands finally stopped attacking each other. Everyone's attention shifted to cheering for the players who were supporting their team.

"Look, Yang Fan. ”

"He looks like he's in good shape. ”

Chinese reporters shouted happily.

After Yang Fan received Tevez's pass, he straightened his chest slightly, unloaded the football well, and then directly volleyed the football into the net. Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar barely reacted to the goal and gave Yang Fan a thumbs up.

Yang Fan is also very satisfied, he feels good, although this will be his first game after returning from injury, but he feels that he does not have the rusty feeling after being away from the court!

On the contrary, he could urgently feel the heartfelt joy of his feet in close contact with the spirit of football.

When his feet were on the turf, he felt that his heart was so steady, and his body was full of strength!

\Book\

Eager to fight!

Hungry to score!

Hungry for victory!

This stadium, this football, this game, it's been a long time!

Yang Fan took a deep breath. The feeling of the arena is awesome!

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After a brief warm-up, the players ran back to the dressing room.

There was a thin streak of rain outside, and the players were damp. Assistant coach Mike Phelan shouted at the players to get a hot shower.

After changing into a dry jersey and everyone quieting down, Ferguson had to make the final moves on his players.

The tactics board has been scratched up in a mess, but there is no need for anyone to look at what is written on it, because all the tactics have been said many times, and they are all in their heads.

"Lads. Ferguson looked at the players who had changed their jerseys and sat in their respective positions, and said, "Last season, we were European champions!

Speaking of which, he stopped to look at his players, and sure enough, all the veteran players who participated in that game had a look of memory on their faces, and their eyes were full of excitement and pride!

And players like Yang Fan, who have just joined the team, are also excited, the Champions League champion! This can be said to be one of the highest glory pursued by every player with a dream!

In fact, in the summer transfer market, Manchester United released a number of players, including Saha and Pique, but only brought in one player! That person is Yang Fan, who spent 35 million pounds on Manchester United's club.

"Look at each other's faces...... This is a memory of your pride!This is your pride!" Ferguson shook his finger, "Yang, do you particularly envy them?!" he said suddenly.

"That's right. Yang Fan replied loudly.

"Good. Ferguson smiled, "Those who haven't won that championship, those who want to win that championship, those who have won the championship, sue me, are you satisfied with this?

"Of course not!" shouted in unison.

"Sue me, who is the champion of Europe!Who is the king of Europe?!"

Everyone in the locker room shouted in unison: "We!!"

"After the restructuring of the Champions League, no team has been able to successfully defend the title, and now, there is such an opportunity in front of you, tell me, who can set this record! Who can defend the title! Who can stand on the top of Europe again!"

"I-we!!" almost all of them got up from their seats, craned their necks and roared like hungry wolves.

"So, boys, go and fight, I have only one request for this game-" Ferguson held up a finger, "Victory!

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The Champions League match between Manchester United and Celtic was broadcast live on CCTV.

Thanks to the developed media reports, in just one day, Chinese fans now know that Celtics' head coach Strachan 'despises Yang Fan', and also know the war of words between Yang Fan and Celtic head coach Strachan.

In particular, the domestic media described Strachan as an arrogant and impolite coach, vividly described the Scotsman's contemptuous demeanor towards Yang Fan, and even specifically mentioned that Strachan deliberately yawned when mentioning Yang Fan.

If people are sleepy, they will yawn, which is human nature, and it is not enough evidence that Strachan despises Yang Fan. However, when the media says so, readers and fans naturally think so. They don't have a good idea of Strachan right now.

Yang Fan is Manchester United's transfer king, the European Golden Boot, the two-time Bundesliga Golden Boot, and the summer transfer market.

Chinese fans don't know much about Strachan, especially young fans, who the Scotsman is.

Therefore, before the game started, Liu Jianhong was introducing Strachan to the fans and teaching them illiteracy. I'm afraid that Strachan couldn't have imagined that he would suddenly 'quickly become popular' in distant China

Strachan's excellent performance at Aberdeen caught the eye of Manchester United, who also wanted to leave Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen and moved to Manchester United. In his first season at Manchester United, Strachan continued to shine, leading the Reds to the FA Cup final against Liverpool. Liverpool were the best team in the world in 1985, they won not only the English league but also the European Cup Winners' Cup, and coach Kendall had ambitions to win the FA Cup and become a treble. The game was extremely tough, but the eventual winner was Manchester United, who won 1-0 in the extra round. Strachan's England road is off to a flying start. It is precisely because of the influence of players such as Strachan and Whiteside who are both skilled and conscious, that Manchester United has gradually become a team that attaches importance to technique and pays attention to coordination. In this respect, Strachan is a leader in Manchester United's technological transformation. However, due to the ban of English clubs from European competitions during this period, he also lost the opportunity to perform on the European stage. ”

"It's not just the club that's a big hit, but also in the national team. At the 1982 World Cup, Scotland were in a group with strong rivals Brazil and the Soviet Union, with the likes of Zico, Falcao and Socrates, while the Soviet Union had the European Ballon d'Or Blokhin and Dasayev, although Scotland ended up in third place on goal difference less than the Soviet Union. However, it is clear that this is not because Scotland is too weak, but because Brazil and the Soviet Union are too strong, and Scotland, which is deep in the group of death, is out of luck. However, the 1982 Scotland team was definitely the best Scotland team in history. ”

In the 1986 World Cup, the unlucky Scottish team was divided into the group of death, with Denmark, the hottest team in Europe at the time, West Germany, the world runner-up, and Uruguay, a South American powerhouse. Without Dalglish, Scotland are less powerful than they were four years ago, and they still haven't made it to the second round. Still, Strachan's performance was so good that in the match against West Germany, when he broke down the flank and scored a brilliant goal past two defenders, the footage of a group of tall team-mates kissing the diminutive Strachan one by one will remain in the fans' memories for a long time. ”

"After the World Cup, but when Strachan returned to the club, bad news awaited him, and Aberdeen's coach Alex Ferguson also came to Manchester United...... He and Alex Ferguson were incompatible, with Strachan being sold to Leeds United by Manchester United, and the Scottish star's soaring presence at Elland Road has been praised and missed by Leeds United fans to this day......

At this time, Duan Xuan suddenly shouted loudly, "The players from both sides have played! They have played! Yang Fan, who had returned from injury, did not appear in the starting list for this game, and Ferguson arranged for him to sit on the bench. And Cristiano Ronaldo started this game!"

Seeing that Yang Fan did not start the game, whether it was Liu Jianhong or Duan Xuan and the Chinese fans in front of the TV were a little disappointed, although they had guessed that it was unlikely that Yang Fan would start the first game after returning from injury, but when they really saw this result, it was still difficult to hide their disappointment.

It was a fast-paced game and Manchester United's goals came quickly.

In the 3rd minute, Manchester United took a corner kick, and the ball fell to the feet of Tevez in the small penalty area, the latter's shot was blocked by the opponent with his body, Cristiano Ronaldo won the ball at the top of the arc of the penalty area, he pulled the ball and turned around, and it was a cold shot!

The ball bounced in front of the goal, and then drilled into the net from the crotch of Celtic's Polish goalkeeper Borucci, 1-0!

Manchester United got off to a dream start.

"Cristiano Ronaldo! Manchester United scored! Cristiano Ronaldo scored! Manchester United took a 1-0 lead, it was Ronaldo's first goal of the season! He has been adjusting since he returned from injury, and finally scored in the third game after recovering from injury! Manchester United got off to a dream start. ”

The stands at Old Trafford erupted in loud cheers.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the goal, was also extremely excited, and he ran wild to celebrate.

Everyone thought Manchester United, who had made a dream start, would make this game easy.

However, no one expected Celtic to be tenacious, and they quickly seized a chance to equalize.

Celtic were awarded a corner in the ninth minute of the game, and Shunsuke Nakamura took a corner and McDonald scored with a header to equalize the score.

Manchester United had some bad luck and were equalised shortly after scoring. And that's not all, just two minutes later, Wayne Rooney was injured after a scramble with Barry Robson and couldn't continue the game. Had to leave the field due to injury.

The camera immediately gave to the sidelines.

Then a scene that made all the Chinese fans cheer appeared, and Yang Fan was called up by the coach to warm up on the bench of Manchester United!

Yang Fan is going to replace the injured Rooney, and he is going to play!

More than 10 minutes into the first half, Yang Fan will make his debut in the Champions League!