The order of players who take free-kicks has been a bit chaotic this season, with the exception of Dai Zhiwei as the undisputed first free-kick taker, Ashley Young, Paul Pogba, Juan Mata and Marcus Rashford will occasionally compete for the team's second-place free-kick taker.

Fortunately, Dai Zhiwei's position as the first free taker is solid enough, and he will only give up the opportunity to take the free kick if the position is too far away and the possibility of a direct free kick being scored is very small.

This cannot be said that he is selfish, but because no one in football today is better than him in free kick scoring ability!

This time it was Paul Pogba standing in front of the ball, watching Roma put on a wall and posing in what he thought was cool.

When the referee blew the whistle, Pogba began to run, and when he saw a powerful free kick pass, he just dangled a shot, tricked the Roman wall into jumping, and then made a straight pass to Dai Zhiwei, who ran to the left side of the penalty area.

"Bang!"

Dai Zhiwei faced the football directly with a powerful volley with his left foot, at this time there were many people in the penalty area, and when the Roma goalkeeper Alison could not see the trajectory of the football clearly, Dai Zhiwei's heavy artillery bombardment had already entered the net, and even spun on the net for a while before falling back on the lawn.

2:0！

Alison knelt on the ground in a daze and looked at his teammates, his face full of innocence, grievance, helplessness, frustration, in short, a complicated expression.

"Paul, you're such a genius!" Dai Zhiwei yelled at Pogba.

"You're too!" Pogba was equally unkind.

The free-kick cooperation between the two is naturally not original, but a tribute to the predecessors of football.

Widely regarded as the most classic free-kick combination in the history of the World Cup, Argentina played against England in the 1998 World Cup. Lopes won a free-kick and Barty seemed to be on the verge of shooting hard, but the god of war's flickering was just a cover for his team-mates. With England's wall dissolved, Veron nudged the ball from the edge into the box, and the long-dormant Zanetti turned to send the ball into the Seaman goal.

The classic cooperation in a classic game, without any mud and water, in one go, this free kick cooperation is called "god level"!

Compared with the cooperation of Veron and Zanetti, Pogba and Dai Zhiwei's goals are not as elegant as their predecessors, but whether it is the speed of passing or the strength of the shot, it is more exciting!

At this time, only 20 minutes have passed the game, and Manchester United have already led Roma with Dai Zhiwei's brace and two goals.

At this time, everyone recalled Manchester United's performance in the first leg of the quarter-final against Bayern Munich.

Could it be another massacre?

The game restarted, and the two-goal lead Manchester United temporarily withdrew their attacking fists, and the live broadcast of the game finally appeared in the footage of Roma pressing the Red Devils' onslaught.

At this time, Bailly proved that he can compete for the Premier League's number one centre-back.

Because of Dai Zhiwei's arrival in the team during the Villarreal era, Bailly got rid of the isolation of the previous life at Manchester United, and under a series of victories, he has become more and more confident, and has left his previous life at the same time far behind.

Lindelof also belongs to the same situation, because Dai Zhiwei's continuous goals, so that Manchester United's occasional goals will rarely lead to the team's defeat, and the outside world rarely uses a magnifying glass to focus on the problems of the Red Devils' backline, so in the case of a great reduction in pressure, Lindelof is also playing better and better.

Of course, Bailly and Victor Lindelof are not very secure in their main positions, as Mourinho sometimes feels that they are too short – even though they are 188cm and 187cm tall respectively.

Therefore, in many Premier League games, Mourinho will still let the 194cm Smalling start and play the whole game.

Under the pressure of this intra-team competition, Bailly fought for every ball on the pitch without the slightest hesitation, and his tackling style was as desperate as ever.

In a half-and-half scramble, Bailly desperately slid a vicious tackle, and the Roma player subconsciously jumped up to avoid his tackle.

There was a round of applause at Old Trafford, and there was no team that fans wouldn't love the kind of player who was willing to work hard for the team!

It's just that sometimes Bailly will occasionally go off the line.

Even Sky Sports' commentators are full of praise for the fact that the veteran Bailly is still reliable.

Spurred on by Eric Bailly's impressive performance, United soon showed their sharp and deadly fangs once again.

Dai Zhiwei retreated to answer, and Pogba handed the ball to him.

When he looked at the gates of Rome again, his eyes flashed with madness.

Unable to break the ball at the first time, De Rossi watched Dai Zhiwei's movements cautiously, beware of his sudden start.

But pay attention, on the pitch people are often overwhelmed, such as this time -

Dai Zhiwei suddenly started to break through to the right, and De Rossi carefully turned sideways and did not follow him to shift his focus.

As De Rossi expected, Dai Zhiwei changed to break to the left again, and this time the Roma captain quickly made a tackle to Dai Zhiwei.

However, Dai Zhiwei changed direction more than once, and he easily changed direction again to return to the right, shaking De Rossi straight to the ground.

Right-angle prosthesis!

Dai Zhiwei's fast and consistent movements made all Manchester United fans excited, although the Old Trafford stadium has been accustomed to his coquettish passing again and again, but still not the slightest boredom, the decibels above the stadium instantly rose, everyone is cheering for Dai Zhiwei!

"Am I old?" De Rossi's mind was filled with this question the moment he fell.

The world's three major spare tires - Prince Charles, De Rossi, Italy's No. 2 goalkeeper.

De Rossi, who has just officially taken over the Roma captain's armband this season, finally feels his old age at the feet of young Dai Zhiwei......

After successfully shaking off De Rossi, Dai Zhiwei continued to dribble straight into the Roma penalty area, and Anthony Martial once again pulled away to the left, opening up space for his attacking partner.

Seeing the situation, Dai Zhiwei calmly rushed into the Roma penalty area from the right side, and Roma defender Fazio hurriedly stepped forward to defend.

Dai Zhiwei was about to knock the ball horizontally to Anthony Martial on the other side, but he pulled the ball between Fazio's legs with a flick at his feet, and his body flashed dexterously, and he came out of Fazio's block.

Roma goalkeeper Alison is one of the top ten goalkeepers in today's football, and as early as the moment Fazio was passed by Dai Zhiwei, he had already abandoned the door and made the most correct choice at the moment.

But Dai Zhiwei is not the kind of brainless striker who is not the goalkeeper who will die after a single knife, and in the blink of an eye when he saw Alison rushing out, he poked his toes and easily hit the ball into the far corner of Alison.

The ball rolled under Alison's fallen armpit again, and then went straight into the net!

3:0！

Hat-trick!

Dai Zhiwei scored his third goal of the game and scored a hat-trick, and the third goal took only 18 minutes from the first goal!

The whole stadium at Old Trafford chanted "Dai Zhiwei", and all the Manchester United fans chanted the man's name in unison!

Dai Zhiwei rushed to the side of the court with a faint smile on his face, and then made a blowgun to celebrate - only this time, the barrel of his gun was made up of three fingers!

"What do you think of Dai Zhiwei?"

Today's guests are Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand and England legend Michael Owen, who are now discussing Dai Zhiwei and his three goals.

"Very good player, not inferior to any striker in football today!" Owen laughed.

"Will he be the new 'king' of Manchester United? You know, there are already English media who have referred to Dai Zhiwei as the prince of Old Trafford, who do you think he is more like? The moderator continued.

"Dai Zhiwei has his own characteristics, this guy likes to pull out of the penalty area, throw the opponent away and then enter the penalty area, to win more space for himself, the little guy's dribbling and shooting ability is very good, and the feeling in front of the goal is even more top-notch! Oh, and by the way, the header is not bad! At my peak, I might not be able to prevent him one-on-one. Ferdinand analyzed.

"So, I'm optimistic about him." Ferdinand finally gave his own affirmative answer.

In Ferdinand's eloquent conversation, the first half of the game gradually came to an end.

Roma were completely stunned by Manchester United, or rather, by Dai Zhiwei's hat-trick.

The dignified Serie A giants actually began to shrink back when they were 3 goals behind, and Manchester United also accepted the situation that the opponent gave up possession with a smile.

However, in the face of Roma's Italian defense, Manchester United did not have much of a good solution, and the Red Devils, who had already led by three goals, also had the intention of taking it when they saw it, so the two teams returned to the dressing room in midfield with a score of 3:0.

"How do you think the second half will be played?" Rio Ferdinand started his second-half tactical prediction at half-time.

"There is no doubt that Rome will have to take it." Owen judged conclusively: "This is the dignity and face of the Serie A giants, if the situation of 0:3 down is still stubborn, then waiting for them to go back will inevitably be a monstrous wave of rebuke, rather than that, it is better to give it a go, and maybe even equalize in 90 minutes like Liverpool did in the 2005 Champions League final." ”

As if to test Ferdinand's words, Roma began to attack like mad dogs as soon as the second half began.

And, it didn't take long to pay off.

In the 47th minute, Roma organized an attack on the right side, and Nainggolan made a long pass into the penalty area.

Lindelof's header was headed over the top by a large lead, and Dzeko chested off the ball in the box to face De Gea and calmly push it into the net.

3：1！

Roma pulled a goal back just three minutes after the start of the second half, which gave a lot of confidence to the Roma players on the pitch.

For the first time, a thought came to their minds: maybe the game could really be brought back?

But just after the Roma players and coaches had a glimmer of hope of recovering the score, in less than 300 seconds, Dai Zhiwei once again touched the cold water to extinguish their wishful thinking.

Manchester United's attack, Ozil took the ball with his back in the middle, stabilized the ball under his feet, and skillfully collided with Dai Zhiwei to cooperate with the wall, and the tacit understanding between the two broke through the defense of Roma in the middle in an instant.

On the green field, some players have played football for more than ten years and have not called, but some teammates have only played one or two games and become golden partners, and this situation is Ozil and Dai Zhiwei.

The Roma defenders didn't expect them to be broken down so easily, and when Dai Zhiwei picked up the ball at the top of the box, the Roma defenders missed him, the most terrifying killer of the day.

Dai Zhiwei calmly aimed at the goal, and the straight line rolled out of the arch of his foot directly into the dead end, an absolute dead end!

"Whoa, whoa!" Once again, the Old Trafford stadium erupted in frantic cheers.

The moment the goal was scored, the United fan jumped out of his seat like a wave rolling high.

“Yeah！”

Just after Roma recovered a goal, Dai Zhiwei immediately returned the color, and the Old Trafford stadium immediately erupted in cheers, and Manchester United fans excitedly raised their arms to celebrate the equaliser.

“Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal！”

The host in the broadcast room also shouted excitedly: "Less than 5 minutes after Roma's goal, Manchester United once again extended the lead to 3 goals, and it was Dai Zhiwei who scored!" He calmly doubled the lead for United again with an extremely precise shot from the edge of the box! ”

Ferdinand also shouted excitedly: "It's so beautiful! Dai Zhiwei has completed his 'senior year' in this game, and this is his fourth goal! It seems that this season's Champions League Golden Boot will be in his pocket again, will this make the strikers of other teams feel depressed? ”

Unlike Rio Ferdinand's ecstasy, Owen, another guest who was invited, frowned, not as excited as Roma had just scored.

And the reason why Owen is an England legend is precisely because of this - Liverpool fans spit on him because he joined Manchester United, but United fans also don't like his frequent actions against the Red Devils for no reason.

Dai rushed to the stands excitedly, waving his arms vigorously at the United fans in celebration of his goal.

This time, he can no longer calmly "blow the gun", because it is rare to score 4 goals in a game in his career.

Standing in front of the goal, Alisson looked at the Arabic numeral "7" on the red jersey, and he was really scared.

Looking at the joyful scene on the field, Mourinho shook his head with a smile, and his expression was still a hint of pride: "I am in really good shape today, it seems that this little guy will be asked to bring his girlfriend to the scene to watch the game in the future!" ”

The assistant coach couldn't help but sigh: "He does have unparalleled ability, but no one expected that his foot wind would be so smooth today, and it is also under your tactics that his energy can fully burst out!" ”

Mourinho laughed and said: "Are you slapping my ass? ”

"What do you say?" The assistant coach smiled and patted Mourinho on the shoulder.

United's bench was jubilant, but Olivier Giroud and Marcus Rashford's expressions were much more exciting, both of whom had fantasized about being saviors at Old Trafford, only to watch Tai perform again and again from here.

However, the two are not dissatisfied, because as top players, they both know how far they are from each other.

It's like the gap between Hao Cannon and Ronaldo.

(End of chapter)