Chapter 191: The Sky Has Fallen

Jose Mourinho's message in the pre-match press conference for the 23rd round of the Premier League is undoubtedly that Manchester United will bring in reinforcements in this winter transfer window, so who will this new signing or these new signings be?

Just after the press conference, the Independent reporter posted on his personal social media that Manchester United had finalised the transfer of Mesut Ozil.

He wrote on Twitter: "Mesut Ozil will be part of Manchester United and now they are aiming for a real title rather than a top-four finish. Mourinho's keen insight will lead the team forward. ”

Mesut Ozil has scored four goals and provided five assists in 18 league appearances for Arsenal this season, helping the team to nine wins, four draws and five defeats.

Subsequently, the news about Ozil's transfer to Manchester United was completely detonated!

It is reported that Mkhitaryan will be part of Manchester United's deal to bring in Mesut Ozil.

In response, Sky Sports pundit Paul Mason said that Arsenal should try to sign Mkhitaryan if Ozil and Ozil leave, and such a deal is the only way for Arsenal to save face in the winter window.

'I think it's a good deal for Arsenal to sell Mesut Ozil to Manchester United and get Mkhitaryan. In my opinion, Mkhitaryan is one of the best players in the Premier League and he is just a little lacking in confidence at Manchester United right now. If Arsenal can let him play at the level he did at Dortmund, then it would be a good deal. Of course, in addition to Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, there are also a number of players whose contracts are expiring, and if Arsenal do not deal with the renewal soon, it will be difficult for Arsenal next season. “

According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United are in full swing for Mesut Ozil and are willing to offer the World Cup winner £300,000 a week, while Mesut Ozil's agent is also more inclined to make a lucrative offer from Jose Mourinho.

According to Sky Sport Italia, Manchester United are keen to bring in Mesut Ozil from Arsenal and the Red Devils are willing to trade Mkhitaryan for the Gunners' thigh and have already been in contact with the player's agent.

With so many sources, it must not be groundless for Ozil and Mkhitaryan to swap owners, but there has never been official confirmation, so that the outside world is still very uneasy.

Finally, Arsene Wenger gave a near-official confirmation at a press conference on Thursday local time, saying that the deal for Mesut Ozil is expected to be completed within 24 hours, but unfortunately nearly 40 hours later, Ozil's transfer has not been announced.

According to the Daily Mirror, Mesut Ozil will definitely not be able to play for Manchester United this weekend as he is in Arsenal's 19-man squad for this round of the league and is staying in a hotel with the team.

Of course, this does not mean that the deal will be cancelled, only postponed. The Daily Mail has revealed that Mkhitaryan has said goodbye to his team-mates on Manchester United's side.

According to the rules, if United sign Mesut Ozil before 24pm local time this Friday, the German can play for the Red Devils in this round of the Premier League.

However, it is already early Saturday morning local time in the UK, which means that Mesut Ozil will not be available for Manchester United until next weekend at the earliest.

Yesterday, Mesut Ozil continued to train with Arsenal. In training, Mesut Ozil was in a good mood.

Speaking at his press conference on Friday, Arsene Wenger said: "If Mesut Ozil is still an Arsenal player this weekend, he could be a league player. ”

Yesterday, Mourinho did not deny the imminent arrival of Mesut Ozil, but he also hinted that the deal could be delayed: "There is nothing new. Arsene Wenger has said everything that should be said, and I have nothing to hide. So far, Mesut Ozil is still an Arsenal player, while Mkhitaryan is still a Manchester United player. ”

British media "Daily Mirror" and "Daily Mail" released the latest news in the early hours of this morning, saying that Ozil received a phone call at around 19 pm local time on Friday night, and then he left the hotel where the gunman was staying.

As a result, Ozil, although he is in the squad, is likely not to play.

There is news that there is an update on Ozil's deal, otherwise he would not have left the hotel.

However, the news has yet to be confirmed.

A staff member of Arsenal TV uploaded a photo of himself and Ozil on social platforms, and he posted a long post expressing his reluctance to Ozil, with sincere words.

Subsequently, Ozil himself liked the image with a crying and sad expression.

Clearly, Mesut Ozil's behaviour meant he was really leaving the Gunners.

Arsene Wenger put Mesut Ozil in Arsenal's squad, but Mourinho did not include Mkhitaryan in United's squad.

Mourinho said: "Mkhitaryan is not in the squad, but he is in good form, he trains very well and is no different from others. ”

Unlike the melon-eating masses in the outside world, Dai Zhiwei, who is an important player of Manchester United, has long been sure that Mkhitaryan is leaving the team and joining Arsenal.

During yesterday's lunch, Mkhitaryan said goodbye to the Manchester United players and staff one by one, and the scene made Dai Zhiwei feel a little sad, and Mkhitaryan also left tears, very reluctant.

Mkhitaryan has always been very popular in the Manchester United squad and has a good relationship with Tai Zhiwei, who also knows that he does not want to leave like this, he wants to continue playing at Manchester United, but he understands that he can get more opportunities at Arsenal.

That's the brutality of competitive sports.

And Dai Zhiwei learned from Carrick that Mkhitaryan had already agreed with Arsenal on personal treatment, and it was only a matter of time before he joined.

Just before the 23rd round of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Stoke City, Manchester United finally officially announced that German star Mesut Ozil has officially joined the team and signed a contract with the team until 2022.

Almost at the same time, Arsenal also officially announced the arrival of Mkhitaryan in the team, according to British media reports, he and Mesut Ozil swapped clubs, and there was no transfer fee involved.

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On the field, Dai Zhiwei received a pass from his teammates near the center circle, Zouma held him behind him and did not let him turn around, although he was much taller than Dai Zhiwei in height, and weighed 10 kg more than Dai Zhiwei, but it was still difficult to carry Dai Zhiwei.

Dai Zhiwei made a half-turn with ease, then handed the ball to Anthony Martial and ran forward on his own.

It was the 23rd round of Premier League clash between Manchester United and Stoke City at Old Trafford, with only Dai Zhiwei, Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Luke Shaw and Smalling continuing to start, with Juan Mata rotating back into the starting line-up.

Manchester United were confident of their victory over Stoke City, but the light snow after the opening kick-off affected their performance.

Fortunately, after 20 minutes of the game, the light snow gradually stopped, and Manchester United began to exert force in front of the home fans, especially Dai Zhiwei, once he got the ball in the front court, he staged a good show of shooting in the penalty area many times, which was a great threat, but unfortunately he was always unlucky, except for hitting the goal frame once, the rest of the shots were either slid past the goal, or blocked by the goalkeeper.

However, their attacks have put Stoke City's goal in jeopardy.

This time the Red Devils' attack, Stoke City's defense is very solid, Manchester United's fast attack still failed to play, Martial had to pass the ball back to Pogba 30 meters away from the goal, Pogba observed the situation in the penalty area, after flashing the interception of Stoke City's back, suddenly a big foot, directly hoisted the ball to Stoke City's penalty area!

Dai Zhiwei, who had already run to the penalty area, pressed his back against Zouma, and then jumped high with his back to the goal.

"Don't think you're going to get the ball! Brat! Zouma shouted unconvinced, he has been playing in England for many years, why is he not as famous as the lucky boy in front of him?

Is it because I'm black?

Just because I'm hurt?

Zuma complained in his heart, and jumped up close to Dai Zhiwei.

After jumping up, Zouma did the same trick, but this time he did not elbow Dai Zhiwei as he had done in the previous match, but put his left palm on Dai Zhiwei's back.

Because the two jumped almost at the same time, and their bodies were tightly attached, the referee couldn't see his action clearly.

Dai Zhiwei, who was in the air, was pushed forward by him like this, and when Zuma was happy in his heart, he suddenly felt that his stomach was elbowed by Dai Zhiwei's arm.

"Compared with small actions, I am not afraid of anyone trained by the Super League!" After Dai Zhiwei elbowed Kurt Zouma, he barely completed the header with the power of this elbow.

The ball that was pushed down by Dai Zhiwei flew to the gap between the Stoke City defender and the goalkeeper, and Anthony Martial was the first to come out of the crowd and directly kicked the ball before the ball landed!

In the face of such a close-range volley, the goalkeeper of Stoke City had no power to return to the sky, and before he could even make a save, the ball hit the net!

Gooooooooooooooal!

1:0!

In the 31st minute, Dai Zhiwei assisted Anthony Martial to score a goal!

This goal is really rare for Anthony Martial, who has been in average form recently, and after the goal, he also rushed up and hugged Dai Zhiwei who gave him the assist.

As the game continued, Manchester United's attacking momentum after taking the lead was rising higher and higher, and Dai Zhiwei's advantage was very obvious in front of the Stoke City defence, whether it was dribbling or long-range shots from outside the box.

However, in the 44th minute of the game, an unexpected change occurred on the field!

David De Gea took the goal-kick and Nemanja Matic and Irish Derby jumped up at the same time. Nemanja Matic scrambled the ball to Dai Zhiwei in front of him.

Dai Zhiwei received the ball, bounced the football away with a knock on his knee, and then started quickly.

When Dai Zhiwei ran with the ball, Stoke City's Fletcher came out from the side and shoveled directly towards Dai Zhiwei.

Even though he just wanted to shovel the ball, and although he might have been trying to keep his foot on the ground, his strength still shoveled Dai Zhiwei away at high speed.

Dai Zhiwei felt that someone was rushing over, and hurriedly kicked the football away, ready to accelerate and control it, but he didn't expect the tackle to be rushing towards him, and he couldn't dodge his calf directly by Fletcher's right foot, and suddenly lost his center of gravity, and at the same time, there was extreme pain in the calf of his right leg, and it seemed that the whole body of the stimulation was out of breath, and he rolled and fell to the ground.

Imagine how painful it is for an adult male in the process of dribbling at high speed to make a 360-degree turn in the air after being tackled?

It can also be seen how much Dai Zhiwei was hit, you must know that not everyone will "dive" professionally.

"What the hell are you ......" Manchester United captain Valencia was the first to rush to Dai Zhiwei and Fletcher's side, but after seeing the perpetrators, he held back and did not curse.

Because, the perpetrator is Fletcher, a standard Manchester United family.

Fletcher was a member of United's senior squad from 2003/04 to a move away in February 2015 for 12 and a half seasons with the Red Devils, including vice-captain in 2014/15.

It is almost impossible to say that Fletcher wants to kill Dai Zhiwei and thus affect Manchester United to win the title.

Fletcher had already stood up, but Dai Zhiwei seemed to be lying on the ground with his right foot that had been hit in some pain.

Fletcher hurriedly stepped forward, half-squatting in the city, his expression seemed to be as depressed as if he was injured, anxiously looked down at Dai Zhiwei's injury, and asked, "How is it?" Where does it hurt? Is it a calf? ”

After taking a look at Dai Zhiwei's injured part, Fletcher hurriedly waved to the team doctor on the sidelines, "Damn, come up!" ”

Mourinho also stood up on the sidelines, staring at Dai Zhiwei on the field, who looked a little serious just now, hoping that Dai Zhiwei would not be injured in this not too important game.

After getting permission from the referee, Manchester United's medical staff quickly rushed onto the field, squeezed through the surrounding crowd and walked to Dai Zhiwei's side, and after a brief examination, asked: "How do you feel?" Does this foot hurt? ”

Dai Zhiwei was a little better, and Fang Cai felt like his right leg was directly broken, but it was still extremely painful, so he could only grin his teeth and say, "It hurts a lot, I don't dare to exert myself." ”

The team doctor checked it again, and quickly made a gesture to Mourinho on the sidelines, indicating that Dai Zhiwei could no longer continue to play and quickly made a substitution.

Marcus Rashford hastily took off his coat at Mourinho's instructions and prepared to replace Dai Zhiwei.

At this time, the electronic screen in the live broadcast room was doing a slow-motion replay - Fletcher's right toe hung on Dai Zhiwei's calf bone, but the strength of the calf alone was obviously not enough to fully support the power of Fletcher's tackle, and Dai Zhiwei's right leg was instantly folded into a shocking arc.

Whew!

“……”

Fans who saw this scene couldn't help but exclaim in unison!

Even people who don't understand medical skills at all see such a scene, and they know that Dai Zhiwei's right leg is likely to be fractured!

No matter where he is, a calf fracture is definitely a serious injury, and if it is really diagnosed as a fracture, I'm afraid he will have to be reimbursed this season!

At the thought of Dai Zhiwei's early reimbursement, all Manchester United supporters only felt like the sky was falling!

Without Dai Zhiwei, Manchester United is not to say that it is competing for the championship, and it is precarious to be able to keep the top four seats!