Chapter 524: Away against Bayern Munich
Manchester United are like a car at full power, and no opponent can stop the Red Devils.
2:0 Arsenal, 2:1 Tottenham, 5:1 Newcastle United, 1:0 Manchester Cityγγγγγ
Manchester United's top spot in the Premier League table is hardly contested by any team.
On the scorer list, veteran lieutenant Liu Yun leads the way with 17 goals, followed by Qu Bai and Lewandowski with 11 goals each. No one doubts that Manchester United will successfully defend their league title this season.
Manchester United fans are now looking forward to Manchester United's rise to the top of Europe this season than in the domestic league.
In the second round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United challenged Bayern Munich away.
Hummels and Lewandowski are both Bayern veterans. This became one of the highlights of the game.
Compared with the championship rotation of the Premier League, in the Bundesliga, Bayern can be said to have absolute dominance. They have won six consecutive league titles.
Before going to Munich, Mourinho had a long conversation with Ibrahimovic. After Ibrahimovic's return, his fitness was much worse than before. Jose Mourinho wants Ibrahimovic to be a fixture, Manchester United's super-sub.
Mu Shuai said straight to the point: "Ibrahim, I've made a decision. In the future, you will be a super substitute in the front line. I hope you don't have emotions. β
Ibu laughed and said, "Chief, I know my physical condition. I can't get used to the whole game now. Being a substitute is my best choice! Rest assured, I will never have any emotions. I'm very optimistic about that kid. He has the potential to become a world-class winger. β
Ibrahimovic's attitude did not surprise Mourinho. He knows that Ibrahimovic is a reasonable player and definitely not a thorn.
Mourinho negotiated with Ibrahimovic and talked to Qu Bai specifically, telling him that in Manchester United's new attacking system, Qu Bai will play as the main starter.
This made Qu Bai a little flattered. He is a little lacking in confidence in his ability to be the absolute mainstay of Manchester United.
Mourinho encouraged Qu Bai and his 11 league goals speak for themselves. There's nothing you can't do, only what you want to do.
Nineteen-year-old Qu Bai became the first winger of Manchester United, allowing him to take a solid step on the road to becoming a superstar.
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Munich, Hilton.
The Hilton Hotel today welcomed a group of guests who are not welcome with the people of Munich - Bayern Munich's Champions League group stage opponents, Manchester United!
Manchester United had dinner in a restaurant, and the band in the restaurant played the Bayern anthem - "Always First". This happened when we played Juventus away in the Champions League semi-finals last year. Instead of being angry, the players were entertaining.
In the words of Captain Lieutenant Liu Yun: "This is an early adaptation to the atmosphere of the Allianz Arena." β
Manchester United finished their meal and got up to leave. The Germans, who were usually polite and rigorous, went so far as to boo them en masse.
Pogba held out his middle finger towards the Germans.
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At the pre-match press conference, Bayern coach Sagnol made a cruel statement: traitors will pay the price at the Allianz Arena, and we will take all three points at the Allianz Arena.
The traitors to whom Sagnol refers are none other than Hummels and Lewandowski.
When Ancelotti left class, Sagnol took over. This old man who was born and raised in Munich had irreconcilable contradictions with Hummel and Lewandowski. directly led to the departure of the two.
If Carlo Ancelotti doesn't leave class, Hummels and Robert Lewandowski won't leave Manchester United.
Sagnol's words in his pre-match press conference were clearly a reckoning affair.
How can the madman Mourinho suffer a loss on his tongue: Bayern Munich is a great team. Every player who walks out is outstanding. As for the traitors... In professional football, it is normal for players to move from club to club. Such an insult to Hummels and Lewandowski carefully aroused the fighting spirit of the two. Provocateurs will bring shame upon themselves.
Back at the Hilton, Mourinho immediately called the players for a meeting.
Mu Shuai firmly said to his disciples: "In this game, we have to fight for Lewandowski and Hummels!" We want Sagnol to know that forcing Lewandowski and Hummels away from the Allianz Stadium is the worst thing he has done in his life! β
The players had already seen the pre-match press conference live on the hotel's TV β seeing Sagnol's insults to Lewandowski and Hummels.
Everyone was indignant and said that they would help Lewandowski and Hummels teach the arrogant old man Munich a good lesson on the field.
Manchester United also have to face their veteran Anthony Martial in the game. At the beginning of the season, Barcelona showed great interest in Anthony Martial. However, poaching Lewandowski from Bayern, Bayern asked Martial to add money in exchange.
Anthony Martial originally wanted to transfer at Manchester United because he was overwhelmed by the aura of the old lieutenant and Lukaku and Ibrahimovic. Go to Barcelona, Barcelona's forward line has Messi and Suarez, two world-class strikers - not much better than at Manchester United.
Bayern offered to let Anthony Martial join, and Martial showed a desire for it. As a result, the transfer agreement was reached, Manchester United rejected Barcelona, and paid Bayern a transfer fee of 90 million euros plus Martial, in exchange for Lewandowski.
Anthony Martial has now grown into Manchester United's main striker, and his attacking combination with Muller and Franck Ribery helped Bayern sweep the Bundesliga in the first half of the season.
In the UEFA Champions League, there has never been a situation where four of the top five league titles have been won in a single group. Every game in the Group of Death counts. Offering a lesson to Bayern boss Sagnol for Hummels and Lewandowski is just a means for Mourinho to motivate his players. Taking the three points away from the Allianz Arena is Mourinho's real purpose.
The media in other European countries are very much looking forward to this Mars collision with the Earth.
Marca: One is the re-emerging hegemon of the Premier League, and the other is the old hegemon of the Bundesliga... What kind of sparks can burst out of the competition between the old and new overlords?
Milan Sport: Liu, Lewandowski, Qu vs Ribery, Thomas Muller, Martial, is the LLQ combination stronger, or the LMM combination is better? Tomorrow night, the Allianz Arena will give the answer.
"Team Newspaper": The group of death, the Anglo-German war is about to break out. The last thing that is lacking in this game is a variety of highlights.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, the United players had already fallen asleep.
Suddenly, tens of thousands of Bayern fans gathered around the Hilton Hotel. They were clearly trying to disrupt the sleep of the Manchester United players, and tens of thousands of people sang the Bayern anthem:
"It's been a long road, and we want to start from scratch,
The race is hard, and we share the weal and woe.
Victory is the only reward, Bayern Munich, always number one!
You can call us world champions, always number one, we are outstanding.
From start to finish, we are fully committed.
Seize the moment, the winner is king.
First place is our eternal goal! β