Chapter 480: The LLL Combo made a stunning debut
United's new players are all in place. The team began to prepare for the Community Shield, the most important warm-up match of the pre-season.
The Community Shield is an annual competition hosted by the FA between the Premier League champions and the FA Cup winners. Manchester United have won the double this season. Manchester City, who are second in the league, will face Manchester United for the Community Shield trophy.
The Community Shield is a single-match, single-match format. Although the gold content cannot be compared with the league, FA Cup and League Cup, it can attract the attention of various media every year. The reason for this is that the date of the match is close to the opening game of the league.
The Community Shield is usually played before the start of a new season. At this time, last season's league champions have generally completed their recruitment. The Community Shield is the first official match for a new signing.
Wembley Stadium for the weekend. Community Shield, Manchester United vs Manchester City.
40,000 Mancunians have taken over Wembley Stadium. Half of them are Manchester United fans and the other half are Manchester City fans.
This year's Community Shield is also a Manchester derby.
Before the start of the game, Sky TV's big-mouthed Dunphy said: "Manchester United starting line-up: goalkeeper De Gea, strikers Liu Yun, Lukaku, Lewandowski. Marcus Rashford up front. Nemanja Matic partnered Pogba in the back two. Two centre-backs Hummels and Eric Bailly, right wing-back Bellerin, left wing-back Felipe... The three strong recruits in the back line and the Polish Lewandowski all started the game. I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of surprises Manchester United's new squad will bring us. ”
Fat Bob agreed: "Although Manchester United's current lineup, although I dare not say that it is more luxurious than Real Madrid and Barcelona, it is also a top squad in Europe." Can Lewandowski fill the position left by Ibrahimovic's departure? Can last season's weak backline be reborn? We'll see. ”
With the referee's whistle, the game began.
No one could have imagined that the Manchester derby, the contest between the Premier League champions and runners-up last season, would turn into a massacre!
Just five minutes into the game, United had a chance.
Romelu Lukaku crosses the ball to Liu Yun in the box from the wing. Liu Yun has already faced Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson after shaking Kompany. With Liu Yun's shooting skills, this goal is already a must-score.
However, Liu Yun didn't shoot! He saw Lewandowski, unmarked on the right.
Liu Yun selflessly used the back foot to smooth the ball to Lewandowski. Lewandowski shoots at the ball and the ball goes in! 1:0! This is Lewandowski's first goal in an official match after joining Manchester United!
The big-mouthed Dunphy said: "It seems that the old lieutenant is interested in helping Lewandowski win the first goal of an official game after joining Manchester United. The position where the old lieutenant was just now was completely capable of shooting. And with his marksmanship, it's a must-score. Giving the must-score to his teammates, the old lieutenant showed his selfless spirit! It seems that after LIL swept the UK last season, this season, Manchester United has ushered in a sharp LLL again. The trio will surely shine in the Premier League and Champions League! ”
On the field, Lewandowski gratefully rushed to the old lieutenant Liu Yun and hugged Liu Yun! He knew in his heart that the ball just now was deliberately fed to him by his captain!
Before Lewandowski came to Manchester United, he was worried about whether he would get along with his new team-mates. Does it take a long time to get buy-in from your new teammates?
After coming to Manchester United, Lewandowski realized that this was not a problem at all.
As soon as Lewandow, Hummels, Felipe, and Bellerin arrived in Manchester, Liu Yunquan convened a team gathering as the captain. The meeting place was Liu Yun's seaside villa. Everyone ate the Huaguo dumplings cooked by Liu Yun himself. Lewandow found that the people in the United dressing room were more like a family than the intrigues in the Bayern dressing room.
Now, the old lieutenant took the initiative to feed himself cakes, so that he could complete the first goal of the main game after joining Manchester United, which made Lewandowski even more grateful!
"Thank you, old lieutenant!"
In the dressing room of the European professional league, only players who have a very good relationship with each other are nicknamed each other. When Lewandowski first arrived at Manchester United, he always called Liu Yun "captain".
Now, he has changed his tune and, like other Manchester United players, has called Liu Yun "Old Lieutenant." ”
"Well shot, Lewandowski!" Liu Yun praised his teammates.
In the Community Shield, Manchester City's civil war, Manchester United took the lead in the opening five minutes.
Just 10 minutes later, United were again threatening in the City penalty area.
Liu Yun took the ball in the middle and stuffed the ball straight to Lewandowski. Lewandowski got the ball under close pressure from Otamendi. After getting the ball, Lewandowski has the option to shoot. Instead, he distributed the ball to Romelu Lukaku, who was plugged in on the right, like an altruistic old lieutenant.
Romelu Lukaku shoots the ball straight into the top right corner of the Manchester City goal! The ball is in! 2:0!
The United fans cheered.
The big-mouthed Dunphy exclaimed: "Lewandowski made his debut in the main game after joining Manchester United, and he scored a goal and an assist in just 15 minutes!" It seems that Lewandowski is more than capable of replacing the retired Ibrahimovic! ”
Fat Bob agreed, "Yes! Lewandowski has the ability to replace Ibrahimovic! You know, he is a striker who scored 5 goals in 9 minutes in the Bundesliga! The attack power of the LLL combination will definitely not be weaker than LIL! The White Eagles from Poland will definitely fly at Old Trafford with the old lieutenant and Lukaku! ”
Conceded two goals in the opening 15 minutes, which made Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola furious. Is it true that the gap between runners-up and champions last season will be that big?
If Pep Guardiola asks Mourinho such a question. Mourinho will surely shrug his shoulders helplessly and tell him: "I'm so embarrassed, it's really that big!" ”
In the next game, Manchester United can be described as crazy.
In the 23rd minute, Liu Yun connected De Bruyne, Kyle Walker, and Kompany and shot from outside the penalty area. The ball hits the crossbar.
In the 28th minute, Manchester United won a corner. Liu Yun took a corner kick to the back post, Lewandowski jumped to the top, and the ball went straight to the left side of the Manchester City goal. Thankfully, Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson reacted quickly and saved the ball.
In the 35th minute, Manchester United made a comeback! Romelu Lukaku broke through John Stones on the flank and crossed the middle of the pitch when he brought the ball to near the baseline. Liu Yun volleyed into the air, and the ball went into the net! 3:0! Each of the three members of LLL scored a goal!
After scoring the goal, Liu Yun grabbed Lewandowski and gestured towards Lukaku. Lukaku understood and ran over.
The three of them sat side by side, bent down slightly, and pointed to the jersey number behind them!
No. 46 Liu Yun, No. 10 Lewandowski, No. 9 Lukaku. Manchester United's new attacking combination makes a stunning debut! The Premier League, the Champions League, and the triple L combination are coming!