Arsene Wenger was well prepared for this semi-final, and most importantly, he was sure that Ferguson would not play as much as he could, after all, four days later was the second leg of the Champions League against Marseille, which was the main battlefield for Manchester United.

That's why Arsene Wenger's side attacked aggressively from the start. As he expected, a number of Manchester United's main players sat on the bench in this game, and the only disappointment for Wenger was that arrowheads such as Van Bizhuang, Wayne Rooney and Kaka still started.

However, Wenger does not care, he does not deny the excellence of these stars, but in his football philosophy, football is always a team sport, and the strength of the whole is the real strength, perhaps these stars can bring a lot of trouble to their team's defense at some stage, but as long as his team as a whole can suppress the opponent, then Arsenal's hope of winning will undoubtedly be greater.

Arsene Wenger's mind is to take advantage of Arsenal's skilful and fluent passing of football, and strive to be able to score first - Manchester United did not play with a full squad, this is Arsenal's chance, as long as they can take the advantage first, then it is not impossible to knock Manchester United out.

In the more than ten minutes after the start of the game, the script was indeed carried out as Wenger expected, Arsenal actively launched an attack, and soon occupied a lot of the upper hand on the field, while Manchester United was obviously a little caught off guard, failed to organize an effective counterattack, and was temporarily suppressed by the visitors.

However, the situation soon changed, and the goal continued to be threatened, and the United gradually came to their senses, while the defensive solidity was also shown, the strong central midfield also showed its power, and the home team gradually pulled back the disadvantage, and the scene began to maintain a balance.

This disappointed Arsene Wenger, whose best chance to score was missed, and Arsenal had little advantage against Manchester United.

This is also the most frustrating part of Wenger at the moment, his tactical arrangement is not a problem, but the execution of the players often do not meet his expectations, many times, Arsenal have a clear advantage, but in the goal link is slow to achieve, so that the game is deadlocked. And the more deadlocked, the more prone to all kinds of accidents, these seasons, Arsenal because of this, I don't know how many points should not be lost.

To put it bluntly, because of the construction of new stadiums and the repayment of loans, Arsenal sells captains and main players every year, and the strength of the team is irrepressibly weakened.

Even if Arsene Wenger is known for discovering and developing young talents, it is inevitable to pay tuition fees for these young players to really grow.

It's like this game, in the past half an hour, Arsenal still have the upper hand in general, and created many chances to score, but the opportunity is there, but it has never been seized, and his players are always a little frizzy in the final shot.

Van Persie was above par, but his shooting luck today was clearly mediocre and he didn't take advantage of the scoring opportunity either.

Therefore, Wenger is very envious of his old rival Ferguson who can have many star disciples, Rooney, Kaka, Carrick...... These guys are very consistent in their performances, and they have always performed well in their respective positions, and there are very few cases where their form fluctuates too much.

Of course, as for Fan Bizhuang, it is even more envious and jealous, can shoot and pass not to mention, the state is always stable, and there are strong mental attributes, Wenger believes that if Fan Bizhuang is under his command, I am afraid that Arsenal's road to revival will be smoother. And not like now, with only a group of veterans and recruits, struggling.

Arsene Wenger lamented that when his team missed the best chance to score, the situation on the pitch took a new turn.

United, who had been tepid, suddenly picked up the tempo of the attack, passing three passes and two backwards through the midfield, and finally Scholes sent the ball in front of the box with a precise overhead shot.

A red figure flew by, raised his foot, and the man and the ball entered the penalty area at the same time!

Wenger's pupils couldn't help but constrict, and he was sighing in his heart why there was no player like Fan Bizhuang under his command, and the next moment, someone else's "Fan Bizhuang" immediately rushed out and gave him a blow!

on the field.

Fan Bizhuang entered the penalty area like lightning, and the ball was smashed with a very fast pace, flashing past the central defender Vermaelen who was lying in front of him, and without the slightest hesitation, he got up directly, and the football went straight to the upper right corner of the goal like a cannonball.

With such a close distance and such a powerful shot, Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia did not react at all, only felt a strong wind blowing around him, and when he turned back, the football had already rushed into the goal!

1:0！

Manchester United broke the deadlock and scored first!

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！ GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！ The goal went in, and it was the ...... Fan! He opened the scoring for Manchester United, 1:0, Manchester United lead! ”

'Manchester United had a bit of a bad start but they persevered and withstood Arsenal's attack. Manchester United, who were relieved, soon showed the strong strength of the league leaders, and their fast attack easily tore through the Gunners' defense! ”

"Manchester United have been a formidable and formidable force this season, even if it's only a half-main force, it's still enough to destroy any enemy defence!"

The Old Trafford stadium erupted in cheers, with Ferguson clapping excitedly on the sidelines before pacing leisurely back to the dugout.

At the beginning, Arsenal's strong attack against the opponent still worried him, but as the team gradually stabilized its position, and Fan Bizhuang's goal at this moment, he was immediately reassured. Arsenal are no longer the invincible Gunners they once were, and Manchester United are not the same United they once were – one is on the wane, the other is stronger, and it turns out that the two teams that once divided the Premier League are now gradually widening the gap.

Van Bizhuang and his teammates ran on the field to celebrate, and on the other side, Wenger, who was watching this scene, looked quite helpless, he could arrange, he had arranged, what he could, he did everything, but when he had the upper hand first, he couldn't score, and Manchester United immediately took the lead as soon as he slowed down.

Is this the most direct gap between the two teams right now?

Wenger's eyes were a little gloomy, but they quickly retracted, and the old Frenchman was not willing to admit that his team had dropped the chain in the competition with Ferguson, and his hands clenched into fists, Wenger yelled at the disciples in the field.

"Steady! Don't be discouraged! There's still time, we still have a chance! ”

……

Wenger's encouragement has restored a lot of fighting spirit to his players, think about it, after all, Arsenal is also a traditional giant in the Premier League, even if they sell captains and main players every year, but their strength is still good, even Manchester United, which has not tasted defeat this season, they can also break their wrists. It's just a goal behind, and Arsenal have the ability to chase it back.

Just as the Arsenal players were regrouping and ready to launch a counter-attack against adversity, no one expected that just two minutes after the last goal, Manchester United would once again break through the Arsenal goal.

Arsenal originally wanted to stabilize the rhythm through passing, after all, just conceded the goal, the team will inevitably be a little messy, at this time the blind counterattack is not wise, the most rational way is to stabilize the defense first, only no longer concede the ball, in order to talk about the back of the counterattack.

This is a common practice in a mature team, but what the Arsenal players did not expect was that Manchester United's midfielders ran and scrambled very aggressively, and fiercely surrounded them, which made Arsenal have a rare passing error. And this kind of mistake in the backfield is extremely fatal.

The young England central midfielder Wilshere faced Carrick's menacing snatch and chose to pass the ball back, but the pass was too strong, which made the fullback Klich have to get up to chase, but Fan Bizhuang accelerated at the same time, and even came first, poked the ball away first, and then did not stick to the ball, and knocked the football back to the middle with a pass.

Kaka, who followed up, received the football, which immediately caused panic in the Arsenal defence. The Brazilian superstar raised his foot to shoot, but he secretly pushed the ball diagonally into the penalty area, Rooney successfully countered offside, faced the goalkeeper with a single knife, and nudged with a kick, and the football fell into the net again, and the score became 2:0.

The Old Trafford stadium was once again burst into applause and cheers.

Even before the end of the first half, the team had a two-goal lead, which was already a huge advantage, and if there were no surprises, it was almost a foregone conclusion that United would be in the FA Cup final this season.

Ferguson got up from the dugout, raised his fist and cheered twice, clapped his hands, and sat down again.

He didn't have much emotional ups and downs, and in his opinion, it was no longer necessary, and in this match, he will once again beat his old rival Arsene Wenger.

Wenger on the other side, but his face was iron-blue. He knows very well what a heavy blow it is for the team to concede two goals in two minutes, especially if the second goal is caused by his own mispassing, which is even more unacceptable and frustrating.

Wenger wanted to shout out loud or roar angrily on the sidelines, but his long-standing temperament and demeanor prevented him from doing so, especially when he saw his disciples hanging their heads on the field, Wenger's fists clenched tightly again, but finally turned into a helpless sigh, and then he couldn't sit down.

Manchester United had a golden generation of 92, with Ruud van Nistelrooy, while Arsenal had Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, and Petit...... The two teams are inseparable, evenly matched.

And now, Manchester United have Van Bizhuang, Kaka, Rooney...... And his Arsenal has no players to compete with......

"Is it really time for Manchester United to dominate the Premier League?"

Arsene Wenger raised his head to look at his breezy old opponent not far away, and at the enthusiastic and excited Manchester United players, and finally lowered his head weakly.