Chapter 1021: Battle of Farewell
On match day, unlike every Gunners in history, Old Trafford had a special atmosphere.
Even the West Stand, where the Red Devils diehards gathered, put up a large slogan -
"There is only one Arsène in the world!"
Before the start of the game, the old lord Ferguson appeared on the field with the magic bird and the professor, and Ferguson personally gave the souvenir to the professor, and the magic bird also sent sincere hugs and blessings.
There was applause from the home bench, and Li Liang and everyone knew that this would be the last time Professor Arsene Wenger visited Old Trafford as Arsenal manager.
Li Liang felt more and more that his fate was incomparably wonderful-
I started to like football, although I didn't have any actual combat ability at that time, but I deeply liked Arsenal with Henry, Bergkamp, Pires and even Fabregas, Rosicky, Hleb and Van Persie and Nasri.
I was also deeply influenced by Arsenal's beautiful style of play that emphasizes ground passing.
When he came to England for the first time for a trial, Li Liang, who was invited by seven clubs, was actually looking forward to Arsenal, to be precise, the call of the professor.
He even secretly decided that if he could get the opportunity to join his beloved Arsenal, he would not hesitate to go out on loan immediately.
What happened then was completely off his own, and the final result of a series of events was sitting on the bench in front of Manchester United, and welcoming the last game against the professor's Arsenal.
The session like the professor's tribute ended soon and the competition was about to begin.
In the studio of Seven Star Sports, Tang Meng and Lu Yue were introducing the relevant situation of the game.
Tang Meng said: "Everyone knows that the biggest attraction of this game is undoubtedly Arsenal's old coach Arsène Wenger.
But in addition to feelings, from a competitive point of view, this game is also of great significance.
Manchester United are now one point clear of Manchester City at the top of the table, with three league games to play.
Manchester City, on the other hand, beat West Ham United 4-1 away in the game just ended, and now have a game in hand to temporarily extend the lead to four points. β
Lu Yue continued: "Yes, if Manchester United wants to win the league title, they must first ensure that they must win these three games, and then they must hope that Manchester City will lose points!"
But 72 hours after today's game against Arsenal, United will face a do-or-die battle at Camp Nou.
With a silver lining to the league title on the one hand and the only chance to qualify for the Champions League final on the other, Manchester United are under tremendous pressure! β
Tang Meng said: "Manchester City only have league games left, they have already won the League Cup, and there are two more games to win one more title.
In this way, Manchester City, who have no other scruples, only need to prepare for the remaining two league games, and they will face a situation that is definitely not limited by Manchester United.
Including the FA Cup, it seems that United still have a chance to become the 'treble', but the fitness and injury crisis have left the Reds with little respite from the third-tier battle. β
In the picture, the players of both sides have been prepared, and the referee blows the whistle and the game begins.
The United players quickly launched an attack on the Gunners' half with the advantage of their home field, and the starting thigh was quite eye-catching against their former club, creating a succession of killings against their former team-mates.
Li Liang and Eevee sat together, and they were all concerned about one thing like everyone else-
The little monster who finally passed the test returned to the starting lineup for this game, and from the situation after the opening, the Belgian center's running and confrontation have returned to close to the level before the injury.
Ibu said happily: "Very good!
It looks like Rui (Faria) expected that Romelu will play at least 60 minutes. β
The home fans began to cheer on the Red Devils with loud singing, and the visitors gradually settled their ground.
The Gunners' veteran Red Devils veteran Mkhitaryan and his old partner in the Bundesliga, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who joined in the winter window, continued to seek cooperation, and the latter's speed Manchester United's defense did not dare to be careless, and Manchester United's overall formation was forced back.
Tang Meng said: "We all know that Arsenal are now in a desperate race for the top four in the league, and the only chance to qualify for next season's Champions League is to win the Europa League as their current opponents did last season.
In the first leg of the Europa League semi-final, they were held to a draw by Atletico Madrid after a poor performance at the Emirates Stadium, so in a sense, the Gunners are under no less pressure than Manchester United! β
Lu Yue also agreed: "So today the professor has put out a substitute-based lineup, and there are several young players on the field who don't usually play.
The professor also had to do it, and it seems that they are going to give up this league and go all out to prepare for the second leg in Madrid in 4 days! β
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Li Liang's voice was full of anxiety: "Zeratan, the atmosphere is not right!"
It's very dangerous for us to play like this! β
Ibrahimovic looked equally grim: "The young people at Arsenal have relaxed and we are getting more nervous! β
Magic Bird and Faria kept shouting, they were equally feeling the pressure.
Tang Meng was a little surprised: "This Arsenal is getting better and better?!"
In addition to the surprise of Li Liang, Mourinho's starting lineup today has basically lined up the main force in every position, and there seems to be no way to face the substitutes led by Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan! β
Lu Yue laughed: "In fact, in such a key competition, you are often barefoot and really not afraid of wearing shoes!"
Compared to the current Manchester United players and even Mourinho, they are very entangled -
If you go all out to fight for Arsenal, then the decisive battle at Camp Nou will definitely be affected.
- But if you retain your strength in this game, you may really capsize at home! β
The singing from the stands grew louder and louder, and the fans also felt the subtle change in the situation.
"Hell, we couldn't score against Arsenal's second team?"
"This state is not Barcelona's opponent at all!"
Xiao Yu, who was sitting in the stands, clearly heard the complaints of the fans around him.
In the 31st minute, screams suddenly erupted in the stands -
Pogba's cross in his own half was touched by Xhaka, and Mkhitaryan got the ball into the arc of the penalty area and fired a decisive right-footed low shot!
The ball passed between Lindelof's legs and De Gea didn't react in time as the view was blocked, and the ball leaped into the bottom left corner of the net like an arrow off the string!
Arsenal leads 1-0!
Mkhitaryan raised his hands in the air after the goal without any celebration, and the attacker who left United in a discouraged way showed his respect for his former club.
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