On 18 February, the 2018-19 FA Cup Round 5 was contested at Stamford Bridge, with Manchester United away at Chelsea.

There are only four days to go before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, so no matter how magical the "football player system" is, Dai Zhiwei will not be able to play today.

After all, if the doctor diagnosed the injury for at least 2 weeks, you will appear on the court in 4 days, this is not a slap in the face, this is going to be sent to the slices for study.

Mourinho simply did not let Dai Zhiwei come to London with the team, but arranged to rest at home.

Therefore, Dai Zhiwei was able to lie on his big sofa and drink milk and drink and eat fruit, while watching the live broadcast of the game, which was very comfortable.

In this game, Mourinho rotated as many as six players, with Anthony Martial, Olivier Giroud, Juan Mata, Victor Lindelof, Phil Jones and Romero in rotation.

The current Red Devils are also considered to be strong, and can come up with a number of first-class Premier League starting lineups, which is one of the prerequisites for them to still be able to play on four fronts.

Unlike Manchester United, Chelsea have been in decline this season.

New Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri's overhaul of the squad in his first season with the Blues was clearly not ideal: the poor performance of new signing Jorginho, the lack of form in the midfield after a fat lap over the holidays, and the weakening of N'Golo Kante's strongest interception role by moving him forward.

And the most unhappy thing for Blues fans is Maurizio Sarri's stubbornness - almost every game is a starting line-up, and you can even guess how to make a substitution; Players who have been out of form have been reused one after another, and Chelsea have often been in a situation where they have been suppressed against strong teams, so much so that they played a 6-0 defeat against Manchester City in their last league game.

After losing 0:6 to Manchester City, we have to face Manchester United, a more formidable enemy, and I don't know if Sarri is going to die?

Maurizio Sarri has a bright future ahead of him for an FA Cup quarter-final clash with Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku back in the starting line-up, with Antonio Rudiger, Marcos Alonso and N'Golo Kante rotating in the strongest possible line-up.

However, after the opening game, the Chelsea players did not show much fighting spirit to kill their opponents, but the Red Devils were full of passion, and they formed a number of dangerous attacks against the visitors.

In the 14th minute, Anthony Martial broke down the left and picked out a cross that Giroud fired wide from 12 yards past Rudiger's defence.

One minute later, United made a comeback when Nemanja Matic crossed diagonally and Victor Lindelof's header from the left side of the box was again parried by Kepa.

It wasn't until the 22nd minute that Chelsea made their first save for Sergio Romero – Herrera brought down Eden Hazard in front of the box, David Luiz's 25-yard free-kick was saved by Romero, and Pedro's shot from the right of the box was too wide for Sergio to parried again.

Romero, who made two consecutive saves, was also cheered by the Manchester United fans in the stadium!

Sergio Romero has been in excellent form this season due to the fact that United have played more domestic cup competitions – the FA Cup is now in the quarter-final against Chelsea and the League Cup has already reached the final.

Unable to squeeze out De Gea, Romero, who has been the main goalkeeper in Manchester United's domestic cup ties, has also been given more opportunities to play.

Speaking of which, the goalkeeper position is also the only position that Manchester United is currently second to none among major clubs today.

Although Dai Zhiwei is the first striker today, Giroud, Rashford and Anthony Martial are not at the same time, which still lowers the overall forward rating of the Red Devils.

Hazard, the centrepiece of the game, was so brilliant that it wasn't until the 28th minute that he latched on to Alonso's pass and cut inside to deliver his first shot of the game in front of the box – but it was so wide that Romero didn't even bother to make a save.

United took the lead in the 31st minute when Anthony Martial broke down the flank and crossed back, Kroos crossed diagonally from the left, and Herrera broke the deadlock with a header from the edge of the six-yard box before Alonso.

1:0！

Herrera: This is also the blossoming of the Iron Tree!

What made Sarri even more frustrating was that in this defence, the core of the team, Eden Hazard and Rashford were injured in a scramble, and they reluctantly continued to play after receiving treatment.

United doubled their lead in the 45th minute when it was Kroos' through ball that Marcus Rashford headed in from the right and Rudiger made a big mistake in front of goal, and Anthony Martial headed home ahead of Cesar Azpilicueta in front of the six-yard box.

2：0！

Anthony Martial's form has been up and down this season after winning the Hercules Cup with France last summer and is currently underwhelmed by Marcus Rashford, but the club's hierarchy such as Woodward still have expectations for him.

Maurizio Sarri made his first change of the game at half-time, with Gonzalo Higuain, who came on loan for the winter, coming on as a substitute for Romelu Lukaku.

The not-so-young "Little Smoking Gun" made a contribution as soon as he came on the pitch, and in the 46th minute he sent a powerful shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it was unfortunately blocked by Lindelof sideways.

The Reds then came close to killing the game on the counter-attack, when Marcus Rashford beat Azpilicueta on the counter-attack, but David Luiz's final cross was intercepted by David Luiz.

Manchester United players surrounded the referee for a penalty appeal, which was denied by the referee.

Slow motion also proved the referee made the right decision, with Marcus Rashford's pass on Azpilicueta's shoulder, not his arm.

Seeing that the team was winless in attack, Sarri could only replace Pedro with Willian again, and Ross Barkley replaced Kovacic in the hope of saving the slump.

Chelsea then created two dangerous attacks.

In the 71st minute, Cesar Azpilicueta passed the ball and Hazard's shot from the right side of the box was blocked by Herrera and went over the crossbar.

In the 74th minute, Ross Barkley broke through and was brought down by Nemanja Matic to win a free-kick from 25 yards, but Willian's free-kick went straight high and missed the last chance to score.

Subsequently, Olivier Giroud and Juan Mata were replaced by Marouane Fellaini and Andreas Pereira on the Manchester United side, and the Red Devils also began to slow down the tempo, tighten control and start "grinding foreigners" at the request of Mourinho.

Chelsea didn't give the Reds any chance to counter-attack before Manchester United's counter-attacking tactics – or rather, the Blues didn't attack at all, and United naturally didn't have the prerequisites for a quick counter-attack.

Seeing that the Chelsea players did not care about the outcome of the game, the game had only entered the 80th minute, and many Chelsea fans had already left the stadium disappointed early.

It's okay to be unskilled, but the scary thing is that there is no determination to fight in these Chelsea players.

In the end, Manchester United comfortably beat Chelsea to reach the last eight of the FA Cup despite Tai Chi Wai being unavailable, and their next opponent is a Premier League top game against Liverpool four days later, when Tai Chi Wai has a good chance of returning from injury......

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"Dai Zhiwei, it seems that he hit a hatcher just now, and he seems to be about to fall asleep?" Lineker asked, after the camera swept over the United bench.

"Hehe, if it's me, I'll sleep too." It was Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand who replied, "Liverpool didn't come up with a winning ** at all in this game, and the game was too dull." ”

"Hehe, then your Manchester United are not playing well." Red Army legend Carragher replied, "I haven't seen a few teams that play defensive counter-attacks at home. ”

Today, Sky Sports invited to broadcast the highlight of the 27th round of the Premier League - Manchester United sat at home against Liverpool The guests are Ferdinand and Carragher, the two have been "pinching" after the live broadcast, which can be regarded as a continuation of the grievances on the field.

This match was a complete tragedy for both Manchester United and Liverpool!

Because Dai Zhiwei has just returned from injury, Mourinho did not put him in the starting list for the sake of insurance in this game, but was on the bench at any time.

United's front three were lined up with Olivier Giroud, Juan Mata and Marcus Rashford, with Kroos leading the way in midfield and Scott McTominay replacing Nemanja Matic.

For Liverpool, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane continued to play together, with Jordan Henderson in midfield and Fabinho and Wijnaldum in support.

Without Dai Zhiwei, Mourinho's tactic in this game was to defend and counterattack, but just 20 seconds into the opening period, Ashley Young made a mistake in the backfield pass, De Gea blocked the ball with his hand in the penalty area, and Liverpool got an indirect free kick in the box.

Seeing this scene, Mourinho was so angry that he almost jumped.

Fortunately, Milner's indirect free-kick from inside the box was then blocked by the wall.

Then, the game went into its normal rhythm.

First, in the 7th minute, Ashley Young passed the ball from the right, and Rashford's long-range shot was blocked by Alisson.

Then, in the 16th minute, Salah's long-range shot from the edge of the box went straight high.

However, just as Mourinho sat down, the situation on the field gave him another heavy blow.

In the 19th minute, Herrera fell to the ground without the ball and could not hold on, suspected of a thigh strain, and Mourinho could only replace him with teenager Pereira.

But Mourinho's nightmare isn't over.

Just six minutes later, Juan Mata also suffered a suspected muscle strain in the scramble, and the team doctor asked for another substitution after a brief diagnosis.

The second!

Jose Mourinho had to replace Juan Mata with Jesse Lingard, who had completed a hasty warm-up.

Seeing the gloom on Mourinho's face, Klopp on the other side was in a particularly comfortable mood.

However, look up, who can the heavens spare?

In the 31st minute, Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino injured his ankle in a scramble, and this time it was replaced by the Liverpool team doctor who made a gesture that he could not continue the game.

At this moment, Mourinho was not the only one crying on the sidelines.

Just when everyone thought that the first half of the game was going to be so peaceful, in the first half of injury time, Lingard, who had just come on as a substitute for less than 20 minutes, suddenly stopped in an acceleration and fell on the turf.

The third!

Originally, Mourinho planned to use this last substitution for Dai Zhiwei, who returned from injury, but heard from the team doctor that Lingard would be out for at least a month due to a recurrence of an old hamstring injury.

Recurrence of an old injury?

Hearing this answer, Mourinho felt a chill in his mind.

Although, after a review before, Dai Zhiwei has met the requirements for the game, but wasn't Lingard also diagnosed by the team doctor to be able to play?

It doesn't matter if Lingard is reimbursed this season, but if Dai Zhiwei also has a recurrence of his old injury, not to mention that he has been out of action for more than a month like Lingard, even if he is out for two weeks, he can ask for Mourinho's own life.

"Dai, come back."

Dai Zhiwei was still warming up with his teammates on the sidelines, but was called back by the assistant coach within a few minutes.

Mourinho thought twice and replaced the injured Lingard with Suso.

Even if this battle is the top battle in the Premier League, he can't risk Dai Zhiwei's health.

In this game, he is not ready to take all three points, just want a draw.

The main thing is that this game is so wicked!

So far, Manchester United have used up 3 substitutions in the first half, and all because of injuries!

"Dai, your injury isn't quite suitable for this kind of confrontational game." After replacing Suso, Mourinho also deliberately returned to the bench to explain to Dai Zhiwei, although he believed that the other party's professional quality could understand him, but he didn't want the two to be estranged because of such a little thing, "Moreover, the final on the weekend requires you to play the whole game." ”

"José, I understand, I should thank you." Dai Zhiwei patted Mourinho on the shoulder and said.

To be able to let the unruly Mourinho explain to himself, he is very satisfied.

What's more, the other party still thinks about his own health.

One cannot fail to know what is good or bad.

What's more, with Manchester United heading to the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City at the weekend, Pep Guardiola's Blues are a tougher opponent than Jurgen Klopp's Reds.

After the second half, Liverpool, who were facing an all-out defense, did not play well, the direction of attack could not be adjusted according to the situation on the field, the whole team played poorly, there were many passing and receiving errors, and the substitutes did not stimulate the attacking potential.

In the end, Manchester United drew 0-0 at home with Liverpool, who are second in the standings.

David De Gea also kept his 100th clean sheet in the Premier League. He is the 15th goalkeeper to achieve this feat and the seventh goalkeeper to do so for a single club.

Although United did not win this game, they were forced to use all three substitutions in the first half due to injury, and Dai Zhiwei was unable to play to draw Liverpool, which was equivalent to a victory in itself.

Lie down to win, this is how Dai Zhiwei felt after two injuries.

When Ronaldo won the European Cup in 2016, he should have been so comfortable!

It's really a rare teammate to be powerful!

After this campaign, Manchester United has 69 points with 21 wins and 6 draws, Liverpool is second with 67 points, and Manchester City is third with 66 points, even the gap between Manchester City and Manchester United is only one game apart.

The race for the Premier League title is already in full swing.

I want to talk about "Green Wings" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~