Chapter 320: Injured
The game lasted half an hour, and the score was still 1-0.
However, as the game progressed, the confrontation between the two sides became more and more intense, and the referee had already shown two yellow cards, one for Chelsea striker Diego Costa and one for Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera.
At this time, Chelsea's left winger Eden Hazard cut inside with the ball on the wing, and when the Manchester United players were defending him, he suddenly got up and passed the ball to Costa, who was defended by Bailly, and pushed it with his feet!
The ball rolled on the ground towards the goal, but in the face of this ball, De Gea played bravely, and the whole person fell to the ground to make a save, and the ball was shot out by him.
It was Manchester United's left wing-back Darmian who grabbed the ball and took advantage of the fact that there was no one around him, adjusted the angle, and passed it to Pogba in front.
At this time, it is the rhythm of Manchester United's attack!
After Pogba got the ball, he ran two steps with the ball, and then passed the ball with one foot and found Shen Peng!
As soon as Shen Peng got the ball, the Chelsea players were like big enemies, and Moses immediately came over.
Shen Peng's foot feint move, and he was about to break through from the sideline.
Moses believed it and stretched out his foot directly to block, but Shen Peng buckled the ball with his left foot, buckled the ball back, and then directly got up again!
Just like last time, Shen Peng passed the ball again!
But the ball wasn't passed to Ibrahimovic in the crowd, but to Lingard on the other side!
Since Chelsea's defensive center of gravity is in the middle and on the right, Lingard is unguarded at this time, he stopped the ball, observed the position, suddenly got up, and curled the ball straight into the far corner of the goal!
Two to zero!
The goal also sent Old Trafford completely boiling.
At the start of the season, Manchester United have yet to be turned over at 2-0, so that means they have largely won this game.
Some fans on the sidelines have already begun to imagine the scene of the team winning the championship.
Since Alex Ferguson's retirement, Manchester United finally have a chance to win the Premier League title again!
Of course, the biggest contributor to winning the championship this season is the black-haired and yellow-skinned kid running on the field.
In this game, although Shen Peng has not scored yet, it can be seen that Chelsea has been a little unbalanced because of the defense of Shen Peng, which also creates opportunities for Ibrahimovic and Lingard's goals.
I don't know who started it, and the names of "Kung Fu Boy" and Shen Peng slowly sounded on the field again.
Shen Peng felt the enthusiasm of the fans and waved his hand.
Now, he can finally try to shoot from distance.
Conte also waved his hand at this time, this season is the best time for them to win the title, they have been leading before, and if they lose to Manchester United at this time, it will have an impact on their morale in the following games.
Chelsea are a strong team after all, and the players have quickly adapted and started to stabilize the situation, while also having the opportunity to try attacking again.
At the end of the first half, the two teams were still 2-0.
Shen Peng has also been looking for opportunities to try long-range shots, but there have been no good opportunities.
In addition to the reaction, the top goalkeeper also has anticipation and positioning.
For example, Buffon, he didn't make many world-class saves, but it didn't affect him to become the world's top goalkeeper, because he had a good prediction and stood in position in advance, so many times he only needed a slight movement to block the opponent's shot.
And now Courtois is the same, his position makes Shen Peng feel a little impeccable.
By half-time, the fans on the sidelines gave the players a round of applause – and the fans were clearly happy with their performance.
After the start of the second half, the two sides continued to engage in a fierce confrontation.
However, in the 57th minute, something happened that all Manchester United fans did not want to see.
Ibrahimovic was kicked in the shin when he was scrambling with Luiz in the middle, and he fell to the ground, apparently hurting a lot.
Fans in front of the TV can also see from the replay that Ibrahimovic's calf was slightly deformed by a kick from Luis.
The fans on the sidelines stopped doing it and immediately booed, hoping that the referee would punish the "murderer".
However, in the end, referee Madeley showed Luis a yellow card after weighing it up.
The result certainly did not please the United fans and Mourinho, who continued to put pressure on the referee and Mourinho went to the fourth official.
However, that result is unlikely to change, and Mourinho is holding back his temper and ready to make a substitution - if he is sent off to the stands at this time, the game will be dangerous, and if this game is lost to Chelsea, Manchester United's title this year will be lost.
In desperation, he had to replace Ibrahimovic with Rashford, allowing the youngster to temporarily play the central striker position.
After the substitution, the game continued, but Mourinho was thinking about what to do next.
Ibrahimovic has scored 16 goals in the league so far, the most of any player in the team other than Shen Peng, so Ibrahimovic's injury is undoubtedly a huge blow to Manchester United.
Now there are no other players in the Manchester United team who are good at playing center forwards, as soon as Ibrahimovic is injured, for some weak teams, with Shen Peng's ability, he can still maintain suppression, but when facing a strong team, if he is short of a genuine center forward, the opponent can free up more defensive forces to defend Shen Peng, and then Manchester United's attack will be greatly reduced.
And, so far this season, there are already three injuries in the United squad, in addition to Ibrahimovic and previously injured Eric Bailly, Ashley Young has also been injured and will not be able to play again this season.
Three people have been seriously injured, which is very bad news for Manchester United.
If one is not dealt with, the season is likely to be empty.
Given Ibrahimovic's age and his current form, it is likely that he will not renew his contract next season, so Mourinho will have to consider bringing in a centre-forward this summer.
Just as he was thinking, the situation on the field changed abruptly.
Nemanja Matic was before Rashford could get the ball out when he suddenly stepped up and broke the ball off before he played it to Pedro.
Pedro was on the right side, in the "Shen Peng corridor", so he didn't dare to stick to the ball at all, and after looking at the position of his teammates, he didn't directly make a long pass and found Costa who was cutting forward.
Since it was Manchester United who were attacking, the players were all in a bit of a forward position, and when Costa got the ball, there were only Rojo and Bailly around him.
In the face of the two guards, Costa calmly picked up, and the ball rolled forward, and he immediately followed up and stabbed it!
The ball rolled into the bottom right corner of the net, and because the range of the goal was so wide and Costa's shot angled was good, De Gea could only watch the ball roll into the net even if he made the first save.
Two to one.
Chelsea pulled a point back less than 20 minutes into the second half.