"There was nothing new in the half, the excitement in the half, and the gun battle that ended last night was definitely the most expensive football game so far this season. In addition to the outstanding performances of players such as De Gea and Mkhitaryan, the competition between Li Moody and Mourinho, two top managers of the old and new generations, is also a feast for the eyes. Judging from the experience, the Manchester United manager only dominated in just a few minutes, while the new Arsenal manager remained calm and relaxed for most of the time, and the final score of 2-2 may not be able to compare the superiority of the two people, but from the evaluation of the public after the game, we seem to feel the cruelty of the replacement of the old and the new in football. —Daily Mail

'A new Premier League opening streak has not yet been made, with a hugely surprising Arsenal side ending their insane winning streak of two-and-a-half months before the start of the season at Old Trafford last night, but in terms of the quality of the game alone, they played a game to be proud of on their rivals' turf. Although there was some element of luck in the second goal, throughout the matchup, Coach Lee and his team were indeed the better side, and the advantage was still very obvious. So they can return to London from Manchester with their heads held high, and the applause of the 6,000 Gunners fans who accompanied the team is the greatest recognition of this team. —The Guardian

'A draw with the league leaders should have been an acceptable result. But because the game was played at Old Trafford, the opponent was Arsenal, and especially the process of the game was so ugly, which was absolutely intolerable to the Red Devils supporters, so the boos on and off the pitch last night continued for a long time after the game. Over the past two seasons, we've heard too many calls from fans about getting rid of the team's current manager, and we don't know if the most special one will survive this time. - Manchester Evening News

"Although he didn't make new history, Coach Lee, who had only been in charge for three and a half months, wrote a legend on the British Isles, enough to revive the passion that had been almost extinguished by the long-disappointed gunslingers. Last night's Gunners showed everyone a bright future for this team, especially when they were down 2-1, and those Arsenal players who were previously thought to be unable to play against the wind played their best form so far this season. There is reason to believe that the Gunners are not too far off to return to the top, and most likely this season, which is a blessing for the whole world of football. - Metro Newspaper

There was no suspense, and the headlines on the front pages of the major British media newspapers published early the next morning were all about the game. (PS: Of course, strictly speaking, it should be the last page headline.) Because the vast majority of British mainstream media use the form of double front pages, the front page on the front when selling is mostly important news about current affairs and people's livelihood, but the "front page" on the last page is basically sports news. ）

However, the focus varies, but in general the Gunners are mostly praised, but neither the authoritative media such as The Times nor the Daily Telegraph, which has a huge influence among the elite, have been able to steal the most attention from perhaps the world's most famous "lace tabloid", The Sun.

Because the newspaper belonging to the Murdoch Group has a big revelation that Manchester United will most likely make a decision to terminate Mourinho's contract within two days.

As we all know, the British tabloids led by The Sun are basically entertainment gossip news, and most of the news related to sports is extremely unserious, such as the private life of players off the field. Even the published transfer news has little credibility, all of them are some catch-ups, even imaginary content, and no one really believes it, just to have fun.

Sometimes, however, they become reliable once in a while, and when they use a very conclusive tone rather than ambiguous words, readers should be aware that most of the time, such stories will come true.

As a result, less than 20 hours after the end of the gun demon battle, rumors of Mu Shuai's dismissal have spread throughout the world football world. Soon after, Manchester United's official website issued an official announcement confirming the news, and Jose Mourinho, who has been in charge of the Red Devils for more than four seasons since the summer of 2016, received a letter of dismissal from the club's board of directors that evening. In order to terminate the remaining 20 months of the contract early, Manchester United paid more than £18 million in liquidated damages to the Portuguese manager, which can be described as a major hemorrhage.

In a short period of time, the relevant news and comments have formed a dominant effect in the entire football circle, and if you don't talk about this aspect when communicating with others, then the identification of pseudo-fans is likely to be inescapable.

No, after finishing Tuesday's training assignment and leaving the Kearney training base to join his wife and daughter at a newly opened Chinese restaurant in central London, Li Mudi was blocked by a group of reporters at the gate, trying to ask for comments on Mourinho's dismissal.

Because it was a lesson after fighting him, Mu Niao became another victim on Li Mudi's "coach killer" list, and the outside world naturally hopes to get some evaluation of his defeated generals from the mouth of the current Gunners coach who "killed" all over Spain, Italy and Britain, which is a complete gimmick!

However, Li Mudi did not say much about the former world No. 1 football coach who did not like him much, but was full of respect for him, but only expressed his regrets and blessings. This is in stark contrast to the attitude of many other players and even the head coach, and has become a handle for disrespecting seniors in the eyes of some bad media.

Fortunately, on Thursday afternoon, photos of two people sharing afternoon tea together in a café in Manchester broke out on the Internet, showing that the relationship between the two parties is still relatively close in private. When Mu Shuai went out shopping that night, he also said that he and Li Mudi met during their time at Real Madrid and became good friends, which can be regarded as a relief for the latter, who has been criticized by black fans in the past two days.

As a party to this incident, the Gunners boss has no intention of paying attention to the disturbances from the sidelines, because he is worried about the future of the team's schedule.

Although the opening winning streak was ended by Manchester United's draw, nine wins and one draw were still the best performance in Premier League history after the first 10 rounds, and the three teams tied with each other (Chelsea in 2005-06, Manchester City in 20011-12 and Manchester City in 2017-18) all went on to win the league title, which should have been a good omen.

However, this year's Gunners have encountered a strong opponent who has completed the Premier League three consecutive championships!

After beating Newcastle United last weekend, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City also improved their instant record to eight wins and two draws, and are one of only two Premier League teams to remain unbeaten this season, with only two points separating the leaders.

Although the Blues have not been satisfied with her supporters in the Champions League, there is no doubt that the squad with huge money invested every season is the best luxury division in the whole of world football. This, with their group of top-class centre-backs that have blinded countless people, can leave all doubters speechless.

Even if the veteran captain, Belgian Kompany, has faded out of the squad and is likely to return to his parent club Anderlecht next summer; The Argentine defender Otamendi also went to the San Siro last summer, but Guardiola still has excellent central defenders such as Stones, Laporte and Mangala in their prime, and at the same time spent a lot of money to bring in Matthijs Deligott and Cesar Montes (born in 1997 in the Mexican defensive tower, with a potential value of 169 in the F system) Such talented young talents as high as 169 in the F system, I really envy the Arsenal manager.

And the midfield configuration of the blue moon is also star-studded, and the routine of contemporary top stars with potential new stars is called a skillful play by Guardiola, which makes people wonder if the Spanish coach is also a veteran of the football manager game.

On paper, few other Premier League teams can compete with it, even if Arsenal, who have led the table for six consecutive rounds, are no exception.

For his first season in the British Isles, Li Mudi, who has been cultivated by the F system and has enough self-confidence, has set a goal for himself, that is, to try his best to win the League Cup and FA Cup, and the Europa League is subject to the situation, as for the league, securing the Champions League is the initial positioning.

But he really didn't expect that the Arsenal team, which was very weak in the hands of Emery, would burst out of its own 95 energy so quickly under his own tutelage, and rushed all the way to the league leader.

But now that this is the case, shouldn't the team's focus shift in the future? Li Mudi used the last two weeks to carefully sort out the team's future schedule and estimate how much potential can be tapped, and finally came to a different conclusion: the league is still promising!

Of course, the premise is to strategically give up one, or even all, of several cup competitions, otherwise with the depth of the Gunners' current squad, there is no possibility of all-out attack.

In terms of the importance of championship honours, the Premier League is clearly second only to the Champions League, or the title that some people see as equal to the Champions League, because that is the essence of the team, and almost all the teams that survive in the country's professional football scene (especially in the top four leagues) basically hold this view.

Looking at the situation when the English team won the Champions League, it was not that it had already established an absolute hegemony in the domestic league (such as Manchester United in 1999, although it won the championship by only one point advantage over Arsenal in the Premier League that year, but at that time, the Red Devils were at the peak of five crowns in six years, and they had enough strength to fight on three fronts, and finally achieved the great treble; When they reached the top of Europe in 2008, it was also another period of three consecutive Premier League titles), that is, the league lost the possibility of fighting for a good place early, and simply fought for the Champions League (such as Chelsea in 2012, which only finished sixth in the Premier League), otherwise the strong teams really rarely showed momentum in this world's top club competition.

There are different theories about the reasons for this, but the main one is the effect of bonuses. Thanks to the fact that the commercial value of the Premier League has been developed to the sky, the Premier League's points and team bonuses have far surpassed the Champions League, which has always been regarded as a gold mine by other countries. According to the financial report released in 2016, the Premier League's broadcast rights revenue is actually more than the three major leagues of the Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga combined, if not evenly distributed, but even the Premier League's vice-president can get a share of nearly 100 million pounds, which is much higher than the 80 million euros that Champions League champion Real Madrid received from UEFA. Considering the stakes, it's not hard to understand the team's trade-offs.

Secondly, England is not a large country, but there are quite a few teams, if you count all the teams registered in the FA, there are not 8,000 and it is not too much. In London alone, there are more than 100 football clubs, 13 of which are professional, spread across the top four divisions from the Premier League to League Two (only one club called Hampton-Richmond is competing in the sixth tier), and you can imagine the fierceness of the competition among fans in the region.

While winning the Champions League is a great thing, the prerequisite for the team's survival is the support of more local fans, so what could be more important than doing well in the domestic league that everyone sees on a daily basis?

In the face of Tottenham Hotspur, which has been improving its results and many internationals, and Chelsea, which once completely opened up the situation with the gold dollar market and still retains a strong fighting force, Arsenal's influence in the English capital during the professorship era has been seriously declining in recent years, and there are three local teams behind West Ham United, Fulham and Crystal Palace, and a large number of London clubs such as Queens Park Rangers in the Championship waiting to re-emerge. The arsenal that has been eating the old book is really under pressure!

In this case, in order for the club to obtain better resources in the future (including income, fan support, attraction to players, etc.), Li Mudi made the decision to strive for the league championship after careful thinking about the continuous time.

He then urgently presented his latest idea to the club's hierarchy and secured the support of his owner and the vast majority of the management, so in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup in midweek, an Arsenal side was spotted without a regular squad.

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