Wensheng's prediction was not wrong at all, Manchester United fell into the bottom from the beginning of the game, the attacking football of "madman" Bielsa really deserved its name, Athletic Bilbao did not defend their home stadium, on the contrary, they were very active in attacking, and have always maintained the pressure on Manchester United's backfield.

The United midfielder was completely out of control, and Athletic Bilbao had a lot of chances in the first half, but unfortunately they were not very lucky, and only scored one goal for United.

But even if there is only one goal like this, it will cost Manchester United his life.

According to the rules of the Europa League knockout round, in the current situation, United must score three goals in the second half to eliminate Athletic Bilbao, just think about how difficult it is!

"Ferguson is probably going to give up this game!" Wen Sheng said to Cheryl at half-time.

In the second half, the situation of Manchester United did not improve, the midfield was like tofu scum, and the players of Athletic Bilbao were able to beat several people in the midfield.

Ferguson made a substitution just over 50 minutes later, with Michael Carrick coming on for Paul Pogba and Smalling coming on for Rio Ferdinand, a move that was clearly reserved for the weekend against Crystal Palace.

Neither Ferdinand nor Carrick showed any superiority in this game, and Carrick, who was slow to move, exposed his weaknesses, the opponent's technical ability is good, and the passing and cutting are skillful, Carrick moves too slowly, is too easy to be penetrated by the opponent, and he does not provide enough protection for the defense at all.

Ferguson could cite poor form as a reason for substitutions, but who believes it?

The substitution did not change the situation in which United were at a disadvantage, and they soon conceded a second goal.

In other words, Athletic Bilbao's ability to grasp opportunities is not too good, and it is not impossible to be lucky to be 4:0, 5:0, they turned Manchester United's defense upside down and missed a lot of one-on-one chances in front of goal.

Manchester United's frequent problem is to let the opposing attacking pressure directly bear the defensive line, Evans was a little lacking in confidence, so he was under too much pressure, and the collapse was predictable.

The final result of the match was 2:1, with Athletic Bilbao beating Manchester United at home to achieve a double and successfully advance to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

Just looking at the scoreline, Manchester United didn't seem to be so bad, Rooney pulled one back for them at the end of the game, but a closer look at the process shows how embarrassed this United was today.

Possession was below and they managed just four shots on goal, while their defensive system allowed Athletic Bilbao to have 17 shots on goal.

The guests in the BBC live broadcast room were still summarizing Manchester United, and Wen Sheng turned off the TV, said a word to Cheryl, and hid in the study.

If he just wants to see Manchester United's jokes and accumulate material for Ferguson, Wen Sheng is really not so naïve, as he told Cheryl, the most important thing is that he wants to get to know Manchester United through this game and prepare for the weekend's league game.

Hiding in the study, Wen Sheng closed his eyes and reminisced about the game.

Manchester United have only had one problem since the beginning of the season, the midfield is too bad, and Scholes's return is only barely enough to make Manchester United's midfield a little better.

Some people say Manchester United are second in the league! The midfield is as bad as you say?

Wen Sheng smiled, whether Manchester United's midfield is bad or not is not to look at the league, but to look at the European situation.

They are more familiar with their league opponents and have the domineering blessing of Alex Ferguson, and many teams may have been sifting chaff on their legs when they see Manchester United.

But when it comes to Europe, it's completely different, the European opponents are not familiar with Manchester United, Manchester United is not familiar with them, and if you are lucky, you will only meet every year or two, and if you are unlucky, you may have a blank history.

In such a battlefield, Manchester United's domineering spirit is useless, the Champions League group line has not been released, and they have not played well in the two knockout rounds of the Europa League round of 32 and round of 16.

Such a European result is enough to explain their problem.

Ferguson also knows what his midfield problems are, which is why he is desperate to get De Bruyne.

This game touched Wen Sheng's defense line, which was the best choice for Manchester United at present, but under the strong impact of Athletic Bilbao, it was so unbearable, which really surprised Wen Sheng.

"It seems that they are not that strong either! What if we kept hitting them like this on the weekend?! Will it have the same effect?! Wen Sheng opened his eyes and wrote and drew on scratch paper.

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The next day is Friday, and there is still a day before the pre-match press conference, but this does not prevent Wen Sheng from having to open his mouth, but Ferguson is dead old man in the past, but now Wen Sheng has proud capital, in comparison, Crystal Palace is better than you Manchester United.

"Manchester United eliminated?! I'm not surprised at all! The Europa League is not that important and I think the league title could be their goal! Sir Alex Ferguson has the power to make such a choice! Wen Sheng deliberately connected with familiar reporters and commented on Manchester United's match against Athletic Bilbao.

"To be honest, I was a bit surprised by Manchester United's performance! They don't look like they're at their best and they've been inconsistent in the Champions League this season! Athletic Bilbao is a team that deserves to be respected! ”

"Anyway, now Manchester United are eliminated and it's a good thing for them! We were eliminated as well and now we are fair enough to work together for the league title! ”

In addition to Wen Sheng's sneering here, Ferguson's rebel Roy on the other side. Keane also opened his mouth, scolding Manchester United's players for having no motivation on the pitch and surrendering directly after falling behind by one goal, and of course the rebel also denounced Ferguson's misuse.

In the evening, Ferguson called Wensheng.

"Don't forget Manchester City, boy! Is it necessary for us to do this?! We're arguing here to profit that Italian?! ”

"Manchester City?! It's not me who should be afraid of Manchester City, it's you! Besides, you think I can forget what you said more than a week ago?! Sir Alex Ferguson, be a man, and most importantly, be kind! I'll serve you a big dish tomorrow! Don't thank me then! Wen Sheng replied to Ferguson with a smile.

Ferguson didn't know what the hell Wensheng was going to do, but it was certainly not a good thing, he never forbade the players to read the media and newspapers, but after this phone call, Ferguson issued a disappearance order to the whole team, and the team players were not allowed to touch electronic devices from Saturday until the end of the away game against Crystal Palace.

The fundamental purpose of the war of words is to disturb everyone's minds, Manchester United players have faced countless media soul torture in the past two days, must be sad, if Wen Sheng plays any tricks, Ferguson does not dare to guarantee that his players will not be tricked.