Old Trafford, friendlies. Manchester United Reserves vs Sao Paulo Youth.

Although it was a friendly match at the reserve team level, the Dream Theater still had a sparse audience of three or four thousand today.

The Premier League reserves have all competitions and first-team competitions at the same time. This year, Manchester United's development squad have performed well in three of the most important competitions. Liverpool Senior Cup finish in the semi-finals. The Youth League won the title and the FA Youth Cup was runners-up.

Although the reserve league is far less enjoyable to watch than the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League, there are still some die-hard fans who flock to the stadium to watch the game every time the reserve league is played.

Today is just a friendly at reserve level, not a regular reserve league match. Normally, in such a game, there are at most hundreds of young players' relatives and friends in the stands. Three or four thousand people can come today, mainly because there is a big attraction in this game. That is, the club's new star Qu Bai, who has been loaned to satellite club Antwerp, will make his debut.

The head coach of the reserve team, Bart, said to the media some time ago: Qu's 100-meter sprint without the ball is comparable to that of Bale when he was 20 years old.

This sentence alone made Manchester United fans full of curiosity about Qu Bai.

In addition, Qu Bai won the best newcomer in the league, and he also has the two halos of "the old lieutenant's striker partner when he played for Coventry" and "the boyfriend of the little princess of Manchester United". It's so easy to see the Chinese youngster's performance with their own eyes, how can Manchester United's die-hard fans let go of this opportunity?

Liu Yun and Jose Mourinho sat in the stands. Many fans around them gathered around them to take photos with them before kick-off and asked for autographs. Liu Yun and Mu Shuai met the fans' requirements one by one.

Mu Shuai was holding a large bucket of popcorn in his hand.

He wasn't interested in coming today. I can't bear to have Bart repeatedly recommend several defenders in his reserve squad yesterday. He can't refute Bart's face. So I had to come to Old Trafford with popcorn in my hand in the mindset of watching a movie.

The referee blows the whistle and the game begins.

Sao Paulo FC is a long-established powerhouse in Brazil. São Paulo's youth team has produced world-class stars such as Kaka and Júnior. Their strength should not be underestimated.

In Bart's view, the protagonists of this game are the defenders of the reserve team. He simply discharged the defensive counterattack formation of 541. 5 defenders at a time, you can choose from Mu Shuai. There's always someone who can be a first-team back-up for Manchester United, right?

Who would have thought that the single arrow Qu Bai became the protagonist of this game!

Just six minutes into the game, United's reserve No.16 centre-back intercepted in his own half and played a long ball behind Sao Paulo.

The long pass behind him gave Qu Bai a chance to show his speed!

Hurry up and start Maqubai! Got rid of the defender who was guarding him at a high speed. Then he drove straight in, and directly used his speed to form a single knife!

Facing the goalkeeper, he calmly buckled, shot, and the ball went in, 1:0! Qu Bo scored the first goal of the game!

"Yay~" Three or four thousand Manchester United diehard fans were boiling.

Bart glanced triumphantly at Mourinho in the stands.

Bart's original intention was: See, Mourinho, my No. 16 boy intercepted just now, and the long pass assisted in one go. Whether it's the interception ability, or the awareness on the field, the passing footwork is top-notch!

Who would have thought that Mu Shuai was only interested in Qu Bai, who scored goals.

Mu Shuai put down the popcorn in his hand and dragged his chin: "Interesting, Qu Bai is really interesting as a player." In addition to his fast speed, he is also calm and commensurate with his age when facing the goalkeeper. ”

Liu Yun heard Mu Shuai praise his little brother of Huaguo, and he was still very proud in his heart.

A fan behind him patted Liu Yun on the shoulder: "Hey, old lieutenant, only such an excellent young man is worthy of our little princess of Manchester United." ”

Liu Yun didn't know how to answer the fan's words for a while, so he had to reply: "Thank you." ”

São Paulo's youth team is also not vegetarian. In the 18th minute, they played a wonderful little combination in the penalty area. In the end, it was their 10th that made the final decision.

Bart, who was in the coach's box, was furious, and he cursed loudly on the field: "! It's just a leak! Nick, did you spend the night at your girlfriend's house last night?! ”

Mourinho in the stands was eating popcorn and said to Liu Yun: "See." That's why I don't call up reserve defenders for the first team. In that goal just now, if the left wing-back No. 13 had been a little faster, the Sao Paulo winger would not have been able to break through and would not have been able to pass the ball in. If the number 4 of the central defender does not miss the number 10 of Sao Paulo, the number 10 of Sao Paulo will not have a chance to shoot! I've told Bart countless times that I've seen the footage of these defenders in the reserves. They simply don't have the quality to be a substitute in the Premier League. Bart just doesn't believe it, and he always likes to talk about things in Class 92. You know, Class 92 is a group of geniuses! The brothers Ryan Giggs, Barth, Scholes, David Beckham and Neville all have their own characteristics. How can the current reserves be compared with the 92 class? ”

Mu Shuai complained to Bart. Liu Yun did not comment. He has a very good relationship with Mu Shuai and Bart. He now wants to be a typical Chinese good man.

Sao Paulo's morale was boosted after the equaliser. Their offensive was even better. In the 30th minute, Sao Paulo's strong attack came to fruition again. Their no.10 dribbled past three United defenders in the middle of the pitch and got up in the box to find the ball in the net. 2：1！ Sao Paulo overtook the score.

Bart was furious in the dugout. I wanted the defenders to show their faces in front of Mourinho, but this time it's good, the ass leaked out!

Mu Shuai was a little gloating: "Did you see Liu?" I reckon if you play, it's like a knife cutting butter past the entire reserve line with ease. Bart should have nothing to say to me now. ”

For the remaining 15 minutes of the first half, neither team was scoreless.

During the break, Liu Yun and Mourinho continued to pose for a full 15 minutes with the enthusiastic fans.

A fan once commented on Twitter: "The old lieutenant is the most temperamental, people-friendly superstar Manchester United has ever seen. This is true.

At the start of the second half, Bart replaced a defender and replaced a striker, adjusting the lineup to 442. Anyway, today's plan to show the defenders has been dashed. He didn't want to lose to the visiting São Paulo youth team on his home turf.

After Manchester United switched to 442, the scene suddenly looked much better. Several attacks have been well played.

In the 63rd minute, Manchester United launched a counterattack after breaking the ball at the back. After getting the ball from the midfield, Qu Bai ran all the way towards the Sao Paulo goal.

Qu Bai smashed the ball and changed direction and passed the first Sao Paulo player. Passing the second Sao Paulo player through the crotch。。。。。

Mu Shuai muttered: "Pass, boy, pass, boy!"

However, Qu Bai never passed. It wasn't until he advanced to the edge of the penalty area and was caught by the opposition duo that he passed the ball to his number nine teammate on the right.

Manchester United's No. 9 received the ball and scored the goal, 2:2, and the two teams were tied.

Mu Shuai said to Liu Yun: "I love this nineteen-year-old young man to death!" Refusing to sell him to Schalke 04 was a wise choice! However, although his ball just now formed an assist, it was still passed late. Old lieutenant, if it were you, when would you choose to pass the ball? ”

Liu Yun replied: "At a distance of 35 meters, I will give the ball to the left winger. There was a big gap in front of our left winger. ”

Mu Shuai nodded: "This is the gap between superstars and young rookies!" Good awareness requires the accumulation of experience in important competitions. However, compared with players of the same age, Qu's comprehensive strength is already very good. Damn, if it weren't for his labor certification issue, it wouldn't have been solved for the time being. I really want to recruit him into the team. Coming off the bench in a non-important game in the Carabao Cup or the Premier League and gaining experience will be of great use in the future! ”

The rest of the game was a bit dull. Finally, with the referee's whistle, the game ended. Manchester United Reserves drew 2-2 with Sao Paulo Youth.

Qu Bai scored one goal and one assist. The good performance made a deep impression on Mourinho.

At the end of the game, Mu Shuai and Liu Yun walked down the stands and came to the coach's seat.

Bart shrugged helplessly at Mu Shuai: "I wanted to show my face in front of you, but I accidentally leaked my buttocks." ”

Mourinho smiled and said: "Don't say that about Bart! Today there are a few people in the reserve team, which is still remarkable! For example, the song! With his current form, he can fully impact the top scorer in the Belgian League this season! If it weren't for the labor certification, I would have called him on the bench a long time ago! ”

(Today's fourth watch, at least two more.) To tell the truth, during the transition period, I can only rely on explosives to retain book friends. ）