Chapter 407: Countdown to Winning the Championship in Advance
Liu Yun was half-lying on the hospital bed, and Isabella sat beside him.
In front of Liu Yun were a series of famous British football newspapers such as "The Times" and "The Guardian".
Without exception, the front-page headlines of the major newspapers were covering the match between Manchester United and Barcelona.
The Times: Manchester United Wonder Day! Liu, the No. 46 old lieutenant from Huaguo, is the one who created miracles! He is Manchester United's greatest giant since Bobby Charlton!
The Guardian: Old lieutenant, tough guy who can do miracles! A hat-trick and two assists almost single-handedly sent Manchester United to the last four of the Champions League.
The Telegraph: The 1986 World Cup was Maradona's one-man World Cup. This season's Champions League is also the Champions League for the old lieutenant alone!
Daily Mail: Woodward should be rejoicing, Mourinho should be rejoicing! If they had brought in big-name strikers like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at the start of the season, instead of the old lieutenants of Coventry, a fourth-tier team, Manchester United would never have achieved so much this season!
"Daily News": Manchester United, the only Premier League seed in the Champions League quarterfinals! The only Premier League seed in the Champions League semi-finals! The reason why Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, and Chelsea stopped in the round of 16 is simply because they lack the soul of the team, the spiritual leader, like an old lieutenant!
Liu Yun is not interested in these fleshy high hats of major newspapers. He flipped through the newspapers, looking for the status of Messi's injury and whether UEFA had imposed additional penalties on team-mate Bailly after the game.
Finally, Liu Yun found the news he wanted to know.
Messi has a thigh muscle strain. Fortunately, the injury is not very serious, and Barcelona officials have announced that Messi will rest for two weeks and miss the next two La Liga games and one Copa del Rey match.
UEFA was punished by a four-match suspension for a malicious foul in the Champions League quarter-finals and a four-match suspension for the domestic league and Champions League.
Valverde crashed into the referee and was suspended for three games.
And one more important piece of news. The draw for the Champions League semi-finals will take place in a week's time.
Liu Yun stared at the ceiling and thought: Whether Real Madrid, Bayern, or Juventus are the next opponents, the intensity of the semifinals will not be inferior to the "European Derby" against Barcelona.
Isabella asked Liu Yun, "Hey, honey, what are you thinking?" β
Liu Yun replied: "I was thinking about the next Champions League semi-final. β
Isabella said: "You only care about the Champions League lately, you should also care about our daughter!" She has already achieved 5 A's in six A-level exams, and with 4 more A's, she has a good chance of progressing to Imperial College London, her favourite school. β
After hearing this, Liu Yun said proudly: "Don't look at this guy at home. Exams don't drop the chain. β
Isabella asked strangely, "Liu, what do you mean by dropping the chain?" β
Liu Yun replied: "Think about what it would be like if you rode a bicycle and the chain fell off?" It's a Chinese slang. β
At this time, Ms. Nightingale, the director of the hospital, walked in with Liu Yun's attending doctor and Manchester United's team doctor: "Liu, you can be discharged!" Just recuperate at home! β
Liu Yun was overjoyed, he was bored in the hospital for the past two days.
The Champions League has advanced to the semi-finals, the Premier League, and Manchester United has ushered in the league championship battle!
After the victory over Liverpool in the 30th round, Manchester United has climbed to 82 points, a full 24 points ahead of second-placed Manchester City!!
In the 31st round of the away challenge to West Ham United, as long as Manchester United draws, you can lift the league championship trophy in 7 rounds in advance!
You must know that the record of winning the Premier League in advance was set by Manchester United during the Ferguson period. 20002001 season, Manchester United won the title five rounds ahead of schedule!
Manchester United are almost 100 per cent capable of breaking the record they set more than a decade ago!
As Jose Mourinho said in a recent interview with the media: "The season has come to an end. Now what Manchester United have to do is to break one record after another! β
Even The Sun, which has always been known for its poisonous tongue, has to admit that breaking the Ferguson era's record of winning the title ahead of schedule is just around the corner, and the Manchester United dynasty seems to be really back!
Liu Yun has not recovered from his injury and plans to watch live TV at home to witness the moment when his teammates win the Premier League title.
But two days before the start of the game, Liu Yun suddenly received a call from Yi Bu: "Old lieutenant, come to the training base!" You're in the squad for the game against West Ham! β
Liu Yun was suspicious: "Yibu, are you playing some prank?" How is this possible? The doctor told me to recuperate for a month, and it was only four or five days, so how could the boss let me play again? β
Mourinho's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Ibrahimovic didn't lie to you!" I put you on the big list! Let's come to the training base. I'll explain it to you face to face! β
The bodyguard Dadania drove and sent Liu Yun to the training base.
He got out of the car and came to the training ground on crutches, only to find that the training ground was empty. It looks like the teammates should be watching the footage in the conference room.
Liu Yun came to the conference room. Sure enough, Mourinho was leading a group of disciples to watch the video of the West Ham United game.
Mourinho closed the big screen and applauded: "Look, our hero is coming!" β
A group of Manchester United superstars stood up and applauded the old lieutenant.
Liu Yun asked Mourinho: "Boss, why did you put me in the squad against West Ham United?" I think even without me on crutches, we could have beaten West Ham to win the title seven games ahead of schedule. β
Mourinho shook his head: "No! Liu! I'll get you on the bench in the last minute of the game! I won't let Manchester United's biggest contributor this season miss out on our title race! β
"That's right!"
"How can the battle for the championship be without the old lieutenant!"
"The old lieutenant is not on the field, we would rather win the championship a few rounds later!"
Liu Yun was a little moved in his heart. Mourinho was too thoughtful. Coming off the bench in the last minute of the game would not worsen his injury and allow him to be on the field for the title game.
A day later, Liu Yun came to London with the team. Take on West Ham United, one of the seven sisters in London.
West Ham United are currently third from bottom and fighting for relegation, they will not allow Manchester United to take three points at home easily, and will definitely fight to the death.
Inside the Oasis Hotel, London. Manchester United's players looked relaxed. Their self-confidence comes from their own strength.
Manchester United this season has become a super team that has won the Premier League. Against West Ham United, who are third from bottom, a win is no problem.
Pogba, Lukaku and others play billiards in the Oasis Hotel lounge. Liu Yun and Yi Bu chatted on the side.
Ibrahimovic said: "Against Crystal Palace, against the Reds, and in this game, you're missing three league games. The 45 league goals have also remained unchanged for three rounds. It's not a good thing for you to challenge Dean for 60 goals in the English top flight. β
Liu Yun took a sip of lemonade: "It's too sour!" How could Isabella recommend me to drink this kind of thing. Yes, she's pregnant and likes sour things. Oh, league goals? I don't care. Being able to win four championships with the team is the biggest gain of my season! β