On April 20, in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals, Manchester United hosted Anderlecht.

In the last leg of the match between the two teams, Manchester United won 4-0 away, so in this game, Manchester United has the advantage of being at home, and Anderlecht can only theoretically advance.

This game is also Rashford's first game as a starting center forward, before Ibrahimovic was rested, Rooney also played as a center forward, but now at the end of the season, Manchester United has more games, so Rooney's physical fitness can no longer keep up, can only play as a substitute.

In this game, Shen Peng and Rashford also tried to cooperate according to the previous training - this game had a four-point advantage, so Manchester United also used it to practice.

However, now that the silver partner seed has only been used for a few days, the tacit understanding between the two has not yet been fully formed, and Rashford has just arrived in this position, so the cooperation between the two is still a little rusty.

However, Mourinho's eyes lit up on the sidelines.

From his perspective as a coach, it can be seen that Shen Peng and Rashford are making very fast progress! Originally, he expected that it might take about a month to achieve the effect, but the two of them achieved it in a few days!

Many times the cooperation between the two is very creative, but they are slightly lacking in accuracy, such as sometimes Rashford makes a clever return pass, which may be a little off the direction and strength, which makes Shen Peng very uncomfortable receiving the ball; And if this ball is grasped a little better, it is likely to form a goal!

This also made him more determined to this idea, if Rashford, a player from Manchester United's academy, is the main centre-forward, it will be good for the club and him!

And Shen Peng and Rashford are very young, if they can really cooperate, then as long as they stay in the club, in the next ten years, Manchester United's forward line will not have to worry!

At the same time, he has a clear plan for next season.

Now it seems that Shen Peng and Rashford have no problem coping with the rest of the league, so they don't have to think about buying strikers for the time being in the summer.

In this case, the extra budget can be considered to strengthen the back, and there are still some problems in Manchester United's defence.

So he's thinking about a summer transfer.

As for the competition?

Now that Manchester United is 2-0 ahead, 6-0 on aggregate, and is still pressing the opposite side, does he still need to care about the game?

In the end, Manchester United won 3-0 at home and eliminated Anderlecht 7-0 on aggregate to advance to the next round.

In fact, in this game, Manchester United scored three goals in the first half, and could have scored more goals, but after leading 7-0 on aggregate, they played relaxed, not so intense, after all, they all won, it is better to save more energy for the following leagues, and there is no sense of accomplishment in brushing data in the Europa League.

After reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League, United have shown a strong competitiveness on both fronts.

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After this game, Mbappe found Shen Peng again, of course, it was still a video call.

"Hah...... You're doing well! That kid's name is Rashford! It feels okay, with 70% of my strength! ”

Shen Peng was dumbfounded, and Mbappe would only say such things in front of him.

"You are looking for me today, don't you just want to talk about this?"

"Of course not. You should have watched our Champions League game! ”

"Look, you're my future competitor, can I still not watch it? You eliminated Borussia Dortmund 1-1 away, 2-1 at home, 3-2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals. ”

Shen Peng said that he also watched the two semifinals, and I have to say that now Mbappe's performance is becoming more and more like a superstar.

"You have to work hard, don't win the Champions League this year, you can't even win the Europa League."

"You have to worry about yourselves first, your semi-final opponent is Real Madrid, they are the defending champions last year."

Shen Peng said that in the just-concluded Champions League semi-final draw, Paris Saint-Germain was drawn to Real Madrid, home first and then away, while the other two teams, Juventus vs. Atletico Madrid, were away first and then home.

"In contrast, I'm more afraid of Juventus." Mbappe's voice came, "They have only scored one goal each by Sevilla and Lyon in the group stage, and they have not conceded a goal in the knockout stage, this defense is too strong!" ”

"Are you scared?" Shen Peng joked.

"Who said that!" Mbappe was stunned when he heard this, "I just think that if we meet them again in the final, we have a higher probability of winning!" ”

Then, the two chatted for a while before ending the call.

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On April 23, in the 34th round of the Premier League, Manchester United challenged Burnley away.

On Manchester United's side, it is still Shen Peng and Rashford who partner on the left center and Lingard on the right.

In this game, Shen Peng and Rashford's cooperation was more tacit than in the last Europa League game, although there were still some small mistakes, but it did not affect the overall situation, and in the end, with an assist from Shen Peng, the team won by one goal.

After this game, many media outlets also spotted Manchester United's tactics.

In the previous Europa League, because Manchester United was already excellent, it may be that he was trying the lineup, but in this Premier League, everyone can see that Mourinho intends to let Shen Peng and Rashford reproduce the golden combination of Shen Peng and Mbappe during the Dortmund treble!

"The golden combination of the front line is back! Marcus Rashford partnered with Shen Peng and scored a goal to help Manchester United win over Burnley! ”

"Manchester United Stars! Can Shen Peng and Larashford reproduce the golden combination of two years ago? ”

"Mourinho's ambition! As long as these two can work together, Manchester United will have no worries for the next ten years! ”

All sorts of new eye-catching news came out at once.

Everyone at Manchester United doesn't care about the outside world.

Mourinho also looks like he doesn't care about himself, even what the media can see, his opponents can naturally see it, but once the combination of Shen Peng and Rashford is formed, it is not something that can be prevented if you want to, so it doesn't matter if others know it or not.

Now, in the league table, Manchester United are two points ahead of Chelsea because this round of Chelsea games has not yet started, but their opponents are Southampton, and with Chelsea's quality, it will not be difficult to overcome their opponents.

Of course, Manchester United and Chelsea have exactly as many games left, so as long as United keep winning all of their remaining games, they can guarantee themselves the title without having to look at the faces of the other teams.

Next, Manchester United will hold a postponed 26th round of Premier League matches with Manchester City, which is a tough battle for Manchester United and a litmus test of Shen Peng's current cooperation with Rashford.