Chapter 802: An Unexpected Debut

Bayi was still cheering at the top of his throat, and finally Li Liang covered his mouth and pressed him on the chair before he gave up.

McTomia and the others were all congratulating Li Liang, and Martial on the side laughed and said, "Lee, what Eric (Bayi) said is true!" ”

Li Liang replied helplessly: "Anthony, it's just a substitute list among the 18 people!" ”

Lukaku turned his head and smiled: "Lee, I have a hunch that you will definitely be able to play in the game the day after tomorrow!" ”

Faria, with a serious expression, walked in, and everyone fell silent.

The Portuguese began to set up an away game against Swansea City.

In the tactical arrangement, he mentioned that Li Liang will be Mkhitaryan's replacement in the game: "Lee, please be ready to play, of course, if everything goes well!" ”

The next day, the whole team arrived in Swansea, the second largest city in Wales.

Swansea literally translates to a beautiful name - Swan Sea, because of everything that happened in Cardiff, Li Liang was full of affection for Wales.

The people of the city were equally impressed by Li Liang, who became almost the most popular among local fans along the way.

On the day of the game, Li Liang, who warmed up with his teammates, was much more relaxed, at least he now has a group of young players led by McTomia as fans.

He looked at the overall ratings of their opponents, and at least in numerical terms, Swansea were far from even West Ham United.

And what he noticed the most was that the eyes of the Swansea players all seemed to wander, and it didn't look like a group preparing for the game.

Li Liang's hunch was very correct, the two sides could still go back and forth at the beginning of the game, and Swansea's forward line even created a lot of pressure on De Gea.

The huge difference in strength between the two sides was not reflected in the score in time, and the Swansea players, who seemed to be resolutely defending the counterattack, were getting better and better, and Li Liang on the bench even doubted everything he had observed before.

Even Jose Mourinho became more and more restless on the sidelines, shouting and roaring almost all the time in the command area, desperately signaling his players to move, move and play their way.

He couldn't help but be a little worried, and it looked like the game was going towards the pace that the home team had hoped for.

It wasn't until the 45th minute that the deadlock was unexpectedly broken.

United were awarded a corner from the left just before half-time, which was converted by Juan Mata.

The Spanish midfielder kicked a powerful corner kick in a big arc, and Pogba rose from the ground under the cover of his teammates!

The header flew towards the goal, and former Arsenal goalkeeper Poland Fabianski couldn't react, the ball hit the crossbar and then slammed down on the goal line -

A red figure suddenly stretched out from the white clothes of the home team, and Manchester United central defender Bailly stood out and stretched out his foot to "step" the ball into the goal! 0:1!

Jose Mourinho was finally relieved by the ball, and he roared on the touchline.

Li Liang and the other substitutes stayed on the pitch to warm up, and the main players returned to the visiting dressing room with a one-goal lead, and Mourinho and his assistants kept motivating the players.

Seeing Anthony Martial, Herrera and Marouane Fellaini called back to the dressing room, Li Liang realised that he might not be able to make the debut.

Although there were some disappointments, the team saw the hope of a second consecutive victory.

At the beginning of the second half, the Swansea players launched a fierce counterattack, but Li Liang noticed that that kind of loose eyes appeared in the eyes of more and more Swansea players.

Even without the stats, the whole stadium could still see that United were firmly in control of the situation.

The midfield of Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata and Mkhitaryan completely overpowered, but Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku missed several chances, causing the magic birds on the sidelines to beat their chests.

Li Liang calmly observed the situation on the field, Swansea's defense was already in danger, and neither the individual ability of the players nor the overall defensive organization could compete with Manchester United.

It seems that United's lack of attack is more due to their own problems.

To his surprise, Mourinho has always been dissatisfied with Mkhitaryan, who runs smartly up front and has amazing performances from time to time, and he has been yelling at the Armenians for a long time.

Li Liang gradually saw the doorway, Mkhitaryan is undoubtedly a rare talent up front, and his breakthroughs and passes on counter-attacks and fast advances are very lethal.

However, after the tempo slowed down, the opposing Dutch midfielder Fir, with his strong physique, formed a great pressure on the Armenian's play.

Li Liang finally understood that Mkhitaryan could not provide stable support to his teammates in the front court in positional battles, and could easily be "driven" outside the threat area by the opponent.

Fortunately, under the tight defense of the Red Devils at the back, Swansea were unable to launch a counter-attack, and the game was always in the hands of the visitors.

In the 71st minute, Jose Mourinho first replaced teenager Marcus Rashford with Anthony Martial.

After seeing that the effect of the adjustment was not obvious, Mourinho immediately made a decisive adjustment in the 77th minute, replacing Mata with the big man Fellaini, and at the same time setting up the players on the field to start recovering the lead that was ready to defend the next goal.

United's recovery of all three lines seemed to give the home side the illusion that Swansea immediately pressed all over the line in an attempt to salvage the defeat with a desperate attack.

After the counterattack space in the front court expanded sharply, Li Liang, who was regretting that he might not be able to make his debut, finally saw the great power of Mkhitaryan in the counterattack.

In the 80th minute, Nemanja Matic broke the ball at the back and quickly passed to the front, and the ball finally fell to Mkhitaryan on the right side of the penalty area.

He decisively sent a diagonal pass into the penalty area, and Lukaku, who ran accurately, received an easy push near the penalty spot, 0:2! The Red Devils extend their lead!

Li Liang saw that Swansea's players were on the verge of collapse.

Less than two minutes later, United hit the back again!

In the 82nd minute, Mkhitaryan made a comeback, he drove the ball down the right side and cut in again decisively, and sent a delicate pass almost exactly the same as just before for the second time -

Pogba strode behind the defender and directly faced Fabianski, "Mr. 100 million" easily picked up the goal, 0:3! Manchester United sealed the win in two minutes!

While the players on the field were celebrating wildly, Mourinho strode to the bench, and he stretched out his hand to Li Liang -

In the 85th minute, Li Liang finally ushered in his unexpected first appearance in the Premier League!

He thought that the team needed to strengthen the defense at the end of the game, and it would be difficult for him to play, but he didn't expect everything to change dramatically in 2 minutes!

A large number of home team fans in the stands have already gotten up and left the stadium early, and Li Liang's appearance still caused a small sensation.

Mkhita greeted the United fans in the stands with his hands raised in high spirits, a rewarding substitution that the Armenian clearly enjoyed.

After Li Liang came on the field, he found that the Swansea players had no intention of resisting, and soon Fair stopped the ball in front of him and made a mistake, and Li Liang got the ball near the center line on the right side and immediately advanced quickly.

The Swansea backfield was empty, Li Liang had already observed the running position of his teammates, and he cut directly inside and waited for a while and sent a direct pass-

Anthony Martial received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and burst in calmly, and Fabianski easily pushed it into the far corner!

In the 91st minute, Anthony Martial scored the icing on the cake for the fourth goal!

The excited French striker frantically ran to Li Liang and hugged him tightly!

Faria and the other assistant coaches were all smiling, and Mourinho stood on the sidelines, still expressionless.

The game ended with Manchester United winning two consecutive games by four goals and continuing to hold the top spot in the standings.

Li Liang made his league debut and received his first assist statistic in the new league.