Chapter Ninety-Three: The Battle of Manchester United

If you want to say that the army is at Old Trafford, the most exciting and complicated mood is Pereira.

Pereira is currently a big player in the Granada squad, but he is actually owned by Manchester United. In other words, Pereira is actually still a Manchester United man at the moment.

Two years later, back at Old Trafford, Pereira was truly thrilled and complicated. He was happy to be on this coveted meadow again, but he also felt mixed emotions that he was not part of the Manchester United team.

"How is it?, aren't you happy to be back here?" Yan Feng patted Pereira's shoulder and asked with a smile.

"yes. Unexpectedly, it has been almost two years since the last time I played here. Pereira said with a complicated expression.

"Manchester United still have your ownership, but you can't let go after two days of play. Yan Feng said with a smile. They're here to get used to the venue, and it's going to be two days away.

"Of course, I'm still part of the Granada team and I'm going to give it my all, no matter who the opponent is. Pereira said seriously.

"I believe in you. Yan Feng nodded.

"It's just that I'm feeling a little complicated right now. It's been two years, and I guess everyone at Manchester United has forgotten about me, right?" said Pereira.

Yan Feng just patted Pereira's shoulder again and didn't say anything more.

A lot of the time, fans are forgetful. Pereira didn't play at Manchester United, otherwise he wouldn't have been loaned to Granada, and he was on loan for two years. Two years is enough time.

Thinking of this, Yan Feng couldn't feel at ease. Because he thought of Xander. If Pereira performs well this time, he is likely to be called back by Manchester United. Moreover, it is said that Pereira's loan period has also arrived. It's hard to say whether Pereira will stay next season.

Speaking of this, Yan Feng didn't know whether to let Pereira perform better or let him perform badly.

No matter what Yan Feng thought, the game was held as scheduled, and Pereira was still put into the starting lineup by Pirlo.

But on the day of the game, to Yan Feng's surprise, Manchester United fans did not forget Pereira.

"Pereira, welcome home!"

Manchester United fans went so far as to pull up such banners directly in the stands and chant his name from time to time during the pre-match warm-up.

Seeing Pereira moved to tears, Yan Feng was happy for the other party at the same time, and at the same time, a sense of crisis also floated in his heart. It seems that Pereira has also gradually become famous with the rise of the Granada team. Manchester United fans remembered him again.

For Yan Feng, Pereira is loved by the fans of the parent team, and this is only a crisis that will appear after this season. And the biggest crisis in front of him is from the opponent of the game - Manchester United.

Today's Manchester United team makes Yan Feng feel unfamiliar. During the handshake session, Yan Feng found that many opponents were meeting him for the first time. But it is not a stranger, but a hot star in football in recent years.

The opponent team does not have Ibrahimovic from the last meeting, and Rooney, who has always been one of the symbols of Manchester United. This time, the man at the top of the United team is no longer the aging Ibrahimovic, but the younger and stronger Romelu Lukaku.

The man at the top was replaced by Romelu Lukaku, which is just one of the changes in the Manchester United team, but the bigger change is this time, the formation of the Manchester United team. At Old Trafford, Manchester United have 4,231 instead of 433 as they did last time in Granada.

"That's Mourinho's style. Fortunately, he hasn't been embarrassed enough to make a 541 formation. Looking at the other party's lineup, Yan Feng sighed.

In the last meeting, the Granada team was able to defeat Manchester United at home, in fact, Yan Feng felt very lucky after the game. Because that one, it wasn't Mourinho who was in charge. The man who was actually in command was actually Muñerio's assistant, and on that occasion, Manchester United did not send all the main players except for the strikers.

And this time, before the kick started, Yan Feng predicted that this game would not be so easy.

It wasn't until the game blew under the referee's whistle that Yan Feng really felt what the real Red Devils were. And it's the Red Devils who play at Old Trafford.

Cheered on by tens of thousands of fans at Old Trafford, Manchester United launched an attack on Granada as soon as they came up. And it's a fast-paced, ferocious attack.

Just the first strike from Manchester United, there was a terrifying danger in front of Granada's goal.

And the person who caused everything was Lukaku, who Yan Feng saw for the first time. Lukaku, who was younger than Ibrahimovic last time, had more energy and strength, and both Ingason and Lumban's flanks were forced to open the way and finish with the physicality of a beast.

If it weren't for goalkeeper Ochoa's good position, Lukaku's strike would have been successful.

"Romelu Lukaku, Romelu Lukaku~~~" The Red Devils fans cheered.

The first attack didn't go in, but it was a very good start for United.

However, when it comes to Granada, that's bad news. This is the Red Devils Manchester United's dismount.

"This guy is much more difficult than Ibrahim. That physical strength is estimated that only Yan can withstand it. Longban, who had palpitations, said to Yan Feng.

"Be careful. After all, Lukaku is much younger than Ibrahimovic. The impact is incomparable. Yan Feng reminded.

Looking at Lukaku's size, Yan Feng felt that even if he came to defend himself, he would be tired enough. Moreover, he needs to support the waist of the Granada team, and he cannot retreat to the defender position.

After a slap from Manchester United, the whole Granada squad became cautious. However, they have already experienced the tempering of super teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, and they have not lost confidence in the game.

As long as the game is not over, the deer will not be the dead hand.

It was Granada's turn to control the ball. They patiently and aggressively attacked Manchester United's position. But then, they felt the horror of the Red Devils Manchester United under the command of Mourinho himself.

Manchester United defended with a tough and unflinching defense that allowed Granada's first attack to be finished without even finishing the shot.

In the first leg, the Granada team fell behind across the board.

And then the second round, the truth is that it can't be said to be the second round. Because when Manchester United had the ball again, the attack was wave after wave, and it continued to attack several times, allowing the Granada team to barely escape.

It was only three minutes before Granada really got on the ball again.

At this time, a haze rose in the hearts of the whole Granada team. Manchester United's attack put more pressure on them than Real Madrid.

Romelu Lukaku, Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini formed an attacking formation, which was not inferior to Real Madrid's trident in terms of attacking ability. Moreover, the Manchester United attacking team led by Lukaku has a stronger attacking ability than the Real Madrid team. Real Madrid's forward line is a sharp sword, while Manchester United's forward line is a hammer. Even if the Granada team is wearing heavy armor, it can take a beat, although it is not dead, but it is injured internally.

In the midfield, with the addition of Nemanja Matic, Manchester United's waist has also hardened. Pogba, the heart of their midfield, has been fully activated and can constantly feed the likes of Romelu Lukaku.

The ball shifted to Granada's side, and Manchester United did not rush to attack the front court, but slowly retreated, blocking layer by layer. By the time Granada pushed the ball through midfield, United had set up a tight defensive position at the back.

Granada had a chance to attack, but they were faced with Mourinho in a defensive position. If they want to attack Manchester United, all Granada can do is play hard. Without a strong centre-forward like Romelu Lukaku, Granada will struggle to threaten Manchester United's goal.

Granada struggled to threaten United's goal, but when they had the chance, they launched a swift counter-attack. And the threat of a counterattack is very great.

When the game went on for twenty minutes, Yan Feng had to sigh: "This is Mourinho's Red Devils." Nima, this defense is not inferior to ours at all. ”

You know, the Granada team has always relied on defense to eat. Defending is their master's skill. Nowadays, the opponent's defense is not inferior to them at all. This made them doubt that they could break down Manchester United's goal.

Twenty minutes of play was just a microcosm of the first half of the game. In the next 20 minutes of the game, the situation of the two sides on the field did not change much. Even Pirlo's constant command on the sidelines and constant adjustments to his tactics didn't help.

Manchester United's attack was too heavy, they defended too hard. Granada's current strength is not enough to change that.

At Old Trafford, Granada were on the back foot from the start and that continued until the end of the first half.

Falling down, it's not fatal. The most lethal was that towards the end of the first half, Lukaku took advantage of a header to blast away Ochoa's goal.

With a disadvantage of being one goal behind, the Granada team walked into the dressing room.

Losing is not a problem for the Granada team that has qualified from the group. What they want to fight for is a draw at least.

With only a minimum of one point and a prayer for another match in the same group, Fenerbahce cannot win against Luhansk Dawn. Granada will be able to qualify.

Back in the dressing room, Pirlo naturally did his best to turn around in the second half. But in the face of a Manchester United team like that in the first half, he couldn't think of any good countermeasures. This is due to the strength of both sides.

Pirlo couldn't think of a good way, so he had to ask everyone to figure it out together. However, the objectivity of the strength gap makes it impossible for everyone to think of a good way.

In desperation, Yan Feng could only propose to Pirlo. Changing the team's on-field formation to 541 and resolutely defending and counterattacking, he will act as a scavenger, defend as a free man defender to limit Lukaku, and attack with all his might when counterattacking. If the counter-attack is unsuccessful and becomes a tackle, then the main purpose is to directly use set-piece tactics.

Yan Feng's proposal, although it was different from the normal situation that the backward side needed to fight back with all its might, Pirlo finally agreed. The reason is that Manchester United is very strong defensively under the tutelage of Mourinho, and it is too difficult to break down their defense. Moreover, with Mourinho's shamelessness, it is possible to directly put a bus for you in the second half.

In this way, after the start of the second half, the Granada team did not attack because they were behind. Rather, it's surprisingly predominantly steady. This was somewhat surprising to the Manchester United side.

And there is nothing wrong with Granada's approach to strengthening their defense. Because, Mourinho, who has a lot of cards in his hand to play, is not shameless this time, and he is still the tactics of the first half.

Yan Feng moved back and faced Lukaku directly. With his strength not to lose to Lukaku, and with the speed at which he did not lose to Bale, Lukaku was limited for the first time in this game.

With Romelu Lukaku contained, it was difficult for Manchester United's hammer attacks to be unleashed. Manchester United pose a much less dangerous threat to Granada than they did in the first half.

Only if you can withstand the opponent's attack can you really launch a counterattack. After that, the Granada team's counterattack really strengthened.

The Granada team's counterattack was very fierce, but with Matic Matic's Manchester United team, it was very fierce at the waist. This forced Granada's quick counter-attack to be interrupted several times.

Nevertheless, from the perspective of the situation, the Granada team is gradually recovering from the disadvantage on the field. Everything is moving in a good direction.

But at this time, the Granada team was hit hard again.

Just when Yan Feng was stalking Lukaku, Rashford, another sharp knife of Manchester United, suddenly became powerful. He fired a sudden inward shot from around 10 yards out in the box that blasted the Granada goal.

2:0. The situation of the Granada team suddenly became extremely bad.

At this point, the Granada team had no choice. They must now go out and give it their all.

The Granada team then automatically changed the formation to 433 and began a decisive counterattack.

But at this time, Mourinho's unique style came again, and he directly adjusted the formation of Manchester United to 451 to strengthen the defense.

In this way, the Granada team has nothing to do with Manchester United. The Granada team, who fought with all their might, attacked wildly for ten minutes, but all of them were in vain.

However, at this time, one of the Granada team stepped up. This is Pereira.

Pereira was resolute in an attack, and he really let him get through. Then, as he approached the penalty area, he suddenly cut inside and hit the goal. The ball arced through the crowd of defenders and into the far corner.

2:1. Pereira's sudden outburst gave hope to the Granada team.

But after conceding a goal, Manchester United was not provoked to fight back. Instead, it went a step further and changed the formation to 541.

"Super, put the bus!"