2:0, the home team bloodlessly killed Watford.

2:1, narrowly defeated West Ham United away.

Manchester United were unbeaten ahead of Christmas, and they had finally climbed to third place in the table.

Chelsea first, Manchester City second, Manchester United third, and Liverpool fell to fourth place after losing a game.

Everything may be known on Christmas Eve.

"Man, are you ready?" Dong Fangzhuo @Ronaldo on Twitter.

"Hopefully you're still in the mood for turkey."

Ronaldo quickly responded to Dong Fangzhuo, "Do you mean Manchester United turkey?" I think it must be delicious. ”

"I like to eat Chelsea turkey."

……

With only three days left for these two teams, there is hardly any time to adjust, and it is a battle of kings, and it may not be so bad for Chelsea to lose, after all, they are four points ahead of Manchester United, and if they lose, they are still one point ahead of Manchester United, but they may be overtaken by Manchester City, and if they draw, they are still at the top of the table.

So there's not a lot of pressure on Chelsea, but Manchester United can't afford to lose, and if they're going to win the title, they'll have to win all the way.

Both teams are preparing intensively, and because of the intensive competition, many players on both sides have fallen due to injuries, Manchester United, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, Ashley Young are lying down, it is estimated that they will have to rest for several weeks, Chelsea, Check, Falcao, Nathan, Kennedy...... You can make up a starting lineup.

However, injuries are not an excuse, they are the last ones, and the goal of both sides is to win. Managers Jose Mourinho and Alex Ferguson will not be waiting for a draw either, and only by beating their opponents will they be able to take the initiative in the title race.

In the Carrington training base, the hardest training in the past few days is not the old captain Dong Fangzhuo, but Januzaj, after returning to Manchester, Januzaj has not even been in the squad, Ferguson seems to have forgotten him, he has to redouble his efforts to win Ferguson's trust.

"Adnan, what's wrong?"

"He's playing with his life."

"He's in a hurry because he can't play." Rashford is glad he didn't go out with Januzaj that day, otherwise he would have ended up like this.

"Did you hear about it, he was listed by the club."

"It's useless to work hard now." Anthony Martial sighed, secretly glad that he had just signed a five-year contract with Manchester United, otherwise he would have felt a little dangerous.

"Not necessarily, maybe the boss is in a good mood and takes him down." Rashford still doesn't believe that Ferguson will give up Januzaj, Januzaj is one of the important members of Ferguson's future team, to be honest, Januzaj played a lot of games last season and performed well, there is no reason to sell Januzaj, unless Ferguson can't stand Januzaj's character and way of doing things.

"Man,"

"I think the leader is killing chickens and monkeys, and doing it for us to see. Staying at Manchester United, it's really going to change attitudes. Last time, the captain said at the dinner that Manchester United could do without anyone, even him. This is obviously a signal. Manchester United can sell any player. ”

"Yes, we're going to make a change. What have we to win for Manchester United, and I wonder if we can start tomorrow? The leader did not announce the starting list. ”

'We just can't start, we have to be ready on the bench, we're not kids anymore.' Rashford looked up at the stars and was hungry for the game, 'We need to take over the old guys, this is our best chance to get in the position. Seriously, we're not young anymore, look at Mbappe, that guy is Manchester United's favorite kid, even I'm a little jealous. ”

Mbappe.

When it comes to Mbappe, Martial admires both men from the same club and before the season he was France's best future. But now, the French people seem to be on the verge of forgetting about him, as he has rarely been seen in games due to injury, while Kylian Mbappe has taken the opportunity to leap forward at a rocket-fast pace, leaving him far behind, and it looks like he will win the European Golden Boy award next year.

But it doesn't matter, the important thing is that he has already secured a main position at Manchester United, and he is still a substitute! Even the national team has begun to call him. Originally entering the national team was one of the proudest things for Martial, because he was young enough, but in front of Mbappe, he was nothing, and now, he is very worried about whether he will be able to participate in next year's European Championship, if Mbappe is selected, he may not be able to go......

At first, he and Mbappe had a good relationship, but now they are getting more and more distant, and the competitive relationship has made them very delicate.

"Alas,"

"He's in good health."

"Even the captain is making the ball for him."

Rashford shook his head, "But we also have to get the chance to play with the captain first, we have to get through the first hurdle, if we can't even get past that hurdle, we have to wait on the bench for our chance." ”

Compared to Anthony Martial, Rashford is sober enough.

……

※※※※

On 24 December, a strong wind blew in Manchester, followed by heavy snow and a thick coat of snow at Old Trafford, but it still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the fans on both sides.

Three hours before the game, Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho attended a press conference.

Compared with previous years, there was a lot less controversy at the meeting, but it was a little warm, and the two coaches sympathized with each other. Dong Fangzhuo and Ronaldo, who also attended the press conference, were still discussing the issue of 'turkey', and there was no smell of gunpowder at all, but it seemed like they were preparing to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas together.

Both sides also announced their starting lineups early.

Manchester United (4231):

Goalkeeper: David De Gea

Defenders: Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Luke Shaw

Defenders: Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin

Midfielders: Mata, Dong Fangzhuo, Di Maria

Striker: Kylian Mbappe

Chelsea (4231):

Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois

Defenders: Branislav Ivanovic, Zouma, Cahill, Cesar Azpilicueta

Defenders: Nemanja Matic, Mikel

Midfielders: Willian, Oscar, Hazard

Striker: Cristiano Ronaldo

The same formation, but Dong Fangzhuo plays the front midfield, Ronaldo plays the striker, and there are good helpers around him, Dong Fangzhuo has Di Maria and Mata around him, Ronaldo has Hazard and Oscar around him, and so on.

Ferguson opted for an experienced veteran, with only Kylian Mbappe starting and becoming the only knife up front. As Marcus Rashford has said, the gap is widening, and while they are already at the top of the young player pyramid, Mbappe is at the top of the top.

The race was then delayed for two hours due to snow.

Although it was Christmas Eve, the Old Trafford fans did not leave, still waiting for the game to start. Chelsea fans from afar are also cowering in the stands, and even Manchester United fans are not retreating, and they have no reason to retreat. A game about the league championship pattern, even if you die, you have to die here......

C**, who was bored in the away locker room, ran to the home locker room, although in this Manchester United, he didn't know many people, but he knew Dong Fangzhuo and Di Maria enough, the three of them played cards together in the locker room, and they still played the landlord that Dong Fangzhuo taught them when they were in Real Madrid.

The rest of the Manchester United teammates were stunned, did this look like the eve of the big game? Cristiano Ronaldo came to the dressing room to play cards!

Ronaldo's cards are good, and he has won many times as a landlord.

"Hehe, it looks like I'll be lucky later." Ronaldo also associated luck with the game.

"Don't think too much about it, playing cards can make you win, but you have to ask my teammates around me if they say yes." Dong Fangzhuo scoffed, "Don't be in a hurry to leave when you lose, I'll invite you to eat turkey." Your family has brought it all, right? After the game, I'll pick you up and come to my place. ”

"Wait and see, I'm afraid you'll be angry and won't entertain us."

"Look who's crying."

……

Even Schweinsteiger looked confused, playing football for decades, and seeing this scene for the first time, he took out his mobile phone, took a picture of the three people, and then put it on Twitter, and accompanied it with text - have you ever seen such a warm scene?

As a result, the game had not yet started, and the news of Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo heated up first.

Manchester United and Chelsea fans who had been waiting for a long time on the pitch were in good spirits, with the central figures on both sides playing cards in the dressing room?

"Omega, I can't imagine that."

"It's so warm."

"It shows that they have a great friendship."

"It's hard to imagine the scene of the bayonet being red after the game starts for a while, the picture is too discordant......"

……

In fact, it's not just Dong Fangzhuo and Ronaldo, Mourinho went to Ferguson's lounge to sit, two hours is not a very short time, Mourinho's skin is also relatively thick, Ferguson even secretly took out red wine to entertain Mourinho, and the two of them drank two glasses......

At 18:30, the game started as expected, which was delayed for two hours. When Ferguson and Mourinho came out of the tunnel, their faces were flushed more than usual, fortunately the cold winter did not see anything, but when they sat in the dugout, the smell of alcohol came out, and Giggs smelled Ferguson's wine, but he did not take anything......

Lineker, a BBC commentator, finally picked up his spirits and touched his belly, looking hungry.

"Damn the game, missed time to eat."

"How much is the restaurant going to lose? It's not a good time to snow, but think about waking up tomorrow morning with Christmas presents, so let's enjoy the next game. ”

"Manchester City have already won Southampton away from home, Messi solved the problem alone, two goals gave Southampton fans a taste of defeat at home, this Christmas Eve was not happy at all, the team did not help their owners snipe Manchester City."

'Liverpool and Arsenal have also triumphed, and now all eyes are on Old Trafford. The players on both sides have now played, and it is estimated that they have warmed up enough in the locker room, Ronaldo and Dong are playing cards in the locker room, and the cards they play seem to be called fighting landlords? It's a game Chinese played......"

'Players from both sides are playing now.

Because of the cold weather, both sides appeared in long-sleeved jerseys, and after the two sides went through the motions politely, they immediately started the fight. At 18:45, the game officially began.

Beep –

In just 1 minute of the opening, Dong Fangzhuo was tragic. He took the ball to attack in the middle, trying to break through Ivanovic's defense, but Ivanovic stretched out his claws and directly grabbed Dong Fangzhuo's right sleeve, and the referee immediately gave Ivanovic a yellow card.

"Hey, do you want my sleeve? After the game, I'll send you two. Dong Fangzhuo was not angry and started a joke with Ivanovic.

Ivanovic shrugged, "If you don't mind, I still want a little Nene!" ”

……

In the BBC live broadcast room, Rheinkar became excited.

"Whew~"

"The scene is good, and the warm scene disappears in an instant."

"That's what we want to see!"

"King Dong has changed his shirt after the game, and Chelsea are so big or too little now."

Just as Dong Fangzhuo was changing into his jersey, countless screams came from the stands, which came from the stands on Chelsea's side.

"Ronaldo,"

"Ronaldo,"

"Ronaldo!"

As soon as Dong Fangzhuo pulled down the neckline, he saw Hazard in the middle to the right, Oscar rushed forward with the ball on the right, and Ronaldo sprinted quickly on the left, and Chelsea actually played a quick counterattack.

Just now, Manchester United opened a set-piece, but Schweinsteiger did not play the ball well, the ball was pushed out by Branislavic himself, and Chelsea played a quick counter-attack.

Oscar dribbled to the back of Manchester United, and then drove a half-high ball, Smalling and Jones did not touch the ball, and Ronaldo pushed the ball directly into the bottom right corner of the goal with his right foot at the far end! Despite De Gea's quick response, the ball flew under his armpit into the back of the net.

“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”

“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”

“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”

"Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldo!"

'1-0, less than three minutes into the game, Ronaldo opened the scoring for Chelsea and they took a 1-0 lead at Old Trafford, a dream start!'

Wardfack? Dong Fangzhuo said a foul word in his heart, he really couldn't accept this bad start. It's only been less than a minute since the United are behind.

Ronaldo, Falk Squid! He also scolded Cristiano Ronaldo......

The difficulty of the game increased instantly. You can't make that kid happy with turkey tonight!

After the goal, Ronaldo excitedly rushed under the stands of the Chelsea fans, then raised his right arm, then opened his mouth and nibbled on his own arm.

"Oh, Ronaldo is eating his own arm, it's obvious that he's eating a turkey."

"This is Chi Guoguo provoking Manchester United and King Dong Ha,"

"Now Manchester United are a fragrant turkey, haha!"