Chapter 0008 - Perfect Debut (Ask for Collection)
As it turns out, Rashford has surprised Van Gaal with much more than that.
After the restart, the battered Midtjylland were in shock, the players were completely out of shape, and every time they got the ball, they were quickly robbed by the excited Manchester United players.
In the 77th minute, Manchester United won a free kick at the back, Blind drove forward, Rashford received the ball on the left side of the field, but because the ball was a little big, Rashford did not stop well, and lost the ball under the pressure of the opposing defender.
However, Rashford immediately launched a counter-attack, forcing the opposition defender to kick forward, only to fall to the feet of Manchester United left-back Riley.
Riley immediately passed the ball forward, and Depay, who was in the passing lane, deliberately missed and shook off the opposition's defense. Mata in front received the ball and it was passed to Marcus Rashford on the wing.
Marcus Rashford broke through with the ball and, after attracting the opposition's attention, suddenly passed forward to Depay in the middle, and he quickly stepped forward.
Depay spotted Marcus Rashford in front of him and, after receiving the pass, picked up the ball and got past the opposition defence.
Nice wall-to-wall fit!
Fans on the sidelines cheered.
However, Rashford, who stepped forward, could not receive the ball because the opposing centre-back, after noticing the situation, quickly leaned over and cleared the ball with a big foot.
However, the ball was intercepted by Manchester United's left-back Riley before it came to the penalty area, and he touched the ball to the forward centre-back Blind.
Blind advanced with the ball and, after being intercepted by an opposition defender, passed to Juan Mata next to him.
Mata's poor position to receive the ball, coupled with the close defence of the opposing players, made him uncomfortable with the ball. After staggering two steps, he saw Depay who was in the open state on the left and immediately passed the ball.
When Juan Mata was seen passing the ball to Depay, Rashford stepped forward.
As soon as he entered the penalty line, he saw Depay on the left side of the ball with his feet.
Rashford immediately stopped his forward move and took advantage of the forward momentum to leap high.
If it had been another Rashford, or even Marcus Rashford at the start of the game, he would probably not have been able to get the ball on the ball. Even if he hits it, I'm afraid he won't be able to top a high-quality goal, because at that time, he couldn't bounce 54, which is not outstanding.
In fact, it was also the same, Rashford in the previous life, this goal was hit by him and did not score.
But the current Rashford is not the previous Rashford, after soul fusion, not only has his bouncing talent been greatly improved, but the current bouncing ability has also been increased to 65, which is already a good data.
Depay's passing has both speed and power, so even if Rashford's header is average, even if it is improved to 65 after soul fusion, it is still miserable compared to the header ability of a top center forward who is often in his early 90s. However, when he comfortably hit the ball, he only needed to shake his head lightly and pushed the ball into the corner of the upper right corner of the goal.
Hat-trick!
Manchester United took a 4-1 lead in the game, while the big score took a 5-3 lead.
It can be said that this is a goal that really seals the game!
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As Rashford fell, he saw his header fly into the back of the net.
So, after landing on the ground, despite his stumbling steps, he got up and rushed to the corner flag area, celebrating wildly.
Rashford shouted like crazy as he flapped the corner flag.
If anyone next to me can understand Chinese, I'm afraid I'll go crazy.
Because what Rashford is saying at the moment is exactly "Rashford, I said I would do better than you in my previous life, and I did what I said!" ”
However, at the moment, there was no one next to him who could understand Chinese, and Rashford was punching and kicking the diagonal flag with his head down, and no one could see his mouth shape clearly, only knowing what the kid was grunting.
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At the moment when Rashford scored, all the players on the field were a little confused: what is the situation with Nima, this (that) kid has scored again?
However, United's players soon came to their senses and rushed to Rashford to celebrate with him.
The team has completely sealed the win, and they can rest assured.
On the bench, manager Louis van Gaal and assistant coach Ryan Giggs were both stunned, and they were also shocked by Rashford's performance.
Marcus Rashford had been overjoyed when he scored twice to give United an aggregate two-legged lead, but the surprise wasn't over yet, just three minutes later, the kid was on the back of the net again, and for the third time in the game.
Nima, do you want to be so ruthless?!
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And the whole of Old Trafford is already a sea of joy at the moment. Fans know very well that Manchester United, who have already led by two goals on aggregate, have sealed the win.
The commentators on the bench were equally excited, and as professionals, they knew all too well what Rashford's goal meant.
He scored a hat-trick on his debut, becoming only the second player in United's more than 100-year history to do so, the last and only one to do so in the club's current captain, Wayne Rooney.
Twelve years ago, Wayne Rooney, who had just joined Manchester United at a sky-high price, made his Manchester United debut less than a month before his 19th birthday.
It was Manchester United's home game against Fenerbahce in the Champions League group stage, and Wayne Rooney, wearing the number eight shirt, made his debut and partnered Ruud van Nistelrooy up front, scoring a hat-trick in 36 minutes, making him the youngest player to wear a hat-trick in Champions League history.
In particular, Rashford's celebration of punching and kicking the corner flag after scoring this goal was interpreted by many commentators as Rashford's tribute to the old captain.
After all, the Runina boxer is well known, and his boxing celebration can also be described as his exclusive celebration.
The live broadcast has already focused on Wayne Rooney, who is sitting in the box, and he is now recovering from an injury, so this game can only be watched from the sidelines.
Rooney in the camera is clapping desperately and smiling.
Obviously, the Manchester United captain is also very happy to have such an impressive little brother in the team.
Manchester United are in an extremely difficult period right now, and he himself is injured and wants to help the team, but he is not enough.
He was worried about the team's results, but he didn't expect such an amazing little brother as Rashford to appear.