The day after returning to Manchester Citystein, the team didn't have the usual holiday.

Li Liang was still the first to rush to the AON center to start training, and to his surprise, he saw Mourinho's car in the parking lot, and there were no luxury cars for the players, and then the cars of Faria and other assistant coaches.

After Willy set up the car, he said to Li Liang mysteriously: "They told me that something big happened in the dressing room at Stamford Bridge yesterday!" ”

Li Liang was a little upset, after all, the taste of losing made no one feel good.

When he got the chance to start before, Mourinho had a frank one-on-one chat with Li Liang.

Li Liang still remembers that the magic bird said at that time: "...... Lee, I'm afraid it's going to be hard for us to maintain the current system.

When Paul [Pogba] is on the pitch, everyone plays a different kind of football, and if you play as a number 10 like Henrik, the tactical requirements for each position are completely different! ”

Li Liang questioned: "Jose, I am still a little different from Henrik, he is faster and prefers to fight back.

I can take the ball and reorganize, I can go straight to the 30 metre area, and I can drop back to the midfield if I need to! ”

Li Liang always remembered the expression and words of the magic bird at that time: "...... No, no, Lee, it's Paul's job......

Of course I need you to be involved in the overall defense of the whole team, and on that basis I hope you can attack like Henrik!

England has a very long season and there is no winter break, so I don't need two no.6s [Pogba's number], but I need two players who can play as a number 10......

Mourinho, meanwhile, had a solemn atmosphere in his office.

Faria said with difficulty: "If that's the case, I think it's really a little unfair to Lee.

He's proven himself better than Henrik for where he is –

No, I think he can do more, he can bring more traits to us! ”

"Of course I know that!" Mourinho said categorically: "But how can we completely rebuild our system at this time, when the season is almost one-thirds played, at the end of the Champions League group stage?

Yes, maybe we'll be like Monaco last season, maybe we'll get nothing!

Everybody, let's not forget that we are Manchester United, one of the best clubs in the world, and this season is our best chance! ”

……

Manchester United's stars arrived at the base to start training and everyone was summoned to the dressing room.

Everyone noted that Mkhitaryan's seat was always empty, all the items remained untouched, and the Armenian never appeared.

Paul Pogba was in front of everyone, and Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard, among several other players, stepped forward to greet them.

Pogba, who had been training in the reserves, had a smile on his face: "Brothers, I'm back!" ”

Jose Mourinho and his assistants entered the dressing room and everyone fell silent.

After the defeat to Chelsea, to everyone's surprise, Mkhitaryan got into a heated argument with Jose Mourinho in the dressing room!

The Magic Bird then harshly criticized Mkhitaryan in his post-match press conference, and the Armenian has not been shown up until now.

The magic bird broke the silence: "Gentlemen, our work must continue.

There are two international breaks, and when training is over, a few of us will be back home for a while, and the rest will continue to work here with me and Rui.

And also...... From today, Henrik will no longer be training with the first team, he will practice with the reserve team and play! ”

Everyone was shocked, Li Liang was particularly surprised, yesterday's various controversies at the press conference, as well as various speculations from the outside world, as well as the details of the locker room dispute disclosed by The Sun, he already had a premonition of what would happen, but he didn't expect it to be like this!

He didn't expect at all, just like the analysis on the Internet, and Willy's speculation in the morning, that Mourinho really made the decision to abandon Mkhitaryan!

By the time he returned to the locker room the next day, Mkhitaryan's belongings had all been removed.

In the past two weeks of training, Pogba returned to the main lineup, and the magic bird arranged Li Liang to return to the right position.

Li Liang didn't think there was anything special about this, even if he saw several Henry, Gerrard and other England celebrities on the Internet writing articles analyzing that Manchester United is still facing a severe test of reshaping the offensive system after giving up Mkhitaryan and Pogba returning from injury.

The new position was not too much of a problem for Li Liang, and the magic bird appeared on the sidelines of the training ground several times to replace Faria's command.

On the first day after all his teammates returned to the team, Magic Bird once again called Li Liang to his office.

He told Li Liang bluntly: "Li, you still need to change.

You've proven yourself completely, and you're still very efficient even on the wings, but there's an important question –

After Paul comes back, I need you to play less on the ball and more on your runs, and focus more on being off the ball! ”

On November 18, Li Liang and his teammates were warming up at the Old Tford Stadium as the 12th round of the league home against Newcastle United was about to begin.

There was a sudden agitation in the stands, and Li Liang and his teammates turned to the big screen, which showed the results of other games played in the same round of the league.

Manchester City won 2-0 away at Leicester City and have won a staggering 34 points from 12 games to remain at the top of the table.

Chelsea's 4-0 win at West Bromwich Albion moved them up to second place with a 25-point lead over Manchester United with a game in hand.

Liverpool beat Southampton 3-0 at home, while the Reds and Arsenal both picked up 22 points from a 2-0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby.

With the addition of Tottenham Hotspur on 23 points, Manchester United are in a state of back-to-back defeat at the top of the table.

Henry and Carragher appear in the commentary booth at the Theater of Dreams, and Henry begins to give a background to the game: "......

It was Paul Pogba's first start since leaving the injury squad and we should take a good look at how United will address their attacking problems after leaving Henrik Mkhitaryan out of the squad for good. ”

Carragher continued: "Paul is certainly the kind of player who deserves everything for the coach to gamble everything on him, but we have already seen that Manchester United's new No.7 Lee should be a player of the same grade!"

There are few teams in Europe who have returned Lee to the right like Manchester United, who has proven himself in the number 10 position.

Of course, I can understand Jose, at this time, it is undoubtedly the safest choice to continue the style of play that the team has been playing for more than a season.

Thierry, if it were you, would you risk it for Lee? ”

Henry smiled wryly: "I'm looking forward to seeing Manchester United do this, but reason tells me that Jose, one of the most successful managers in the world, may not have the best choice for him, but it must be the best for the current Manchester United team." ”