On New Year's Day on January 1, Manchester United's players were unable to be with their families and enjoy the warmth of family, as they fought Birmingham City at St Andrews' Stadium.

On the first day of 2011, which was also the first game of the new year, it was only natural that United wanted to get the new year off to a good start with a win.

On top of that, they have won 17 games in the league, which is the joint record holder for the longest winning streak in a Europa League with Inter Milan, and they only need one more win to claim glory and glory in Europe.

I came with a lot of anticipation, but the final result was a big disappointment.

In the game, Manchester United scored the first goal, but in the second half by the home team Birmingham through a counterattack to score a goal, and in the following time, although Manchester United attacked the tide, but never exceeded the score again, 1:1 The score was maintained until the end.

Van Bizhuang returned from suspension but did not start, coming off the bench in the 65th minute of the second half, and just two minutes after he came on, Birmingham City scored the equaliser.

Fan Bizhuang's performance was as good and positive as ever, but the continuous campaigns did make most of the players not in the best physical condition, and the spirit was also very tired, although everyone worked hard, but the final result was still disappointing.

Manchester United's frantic league winning streak has finally come to a halt.

The failure to continue the winning streak disappointed all Manchester United's supporters, and many media outlets who did not think much of it even made a big "big statement" after the game, saying that this would be the beginning of Manchester United's Waterloo.

Although there have been many criticisms and doubts, in fact, looking back on the past half season, Manchester United's performance has undoubtedly been phenomenal, not only with a dominant lead in the Premier League, but also the only team to maintain a clean win in Europe this season.

So, it is a pity that we have not been able to continue our winning streak and have missed the opportunity to set a new record for consecutive wins in the Europa League, but it is only a pity, there is no team in the world that wins forever, and Manchester United has been able to achieve such an impressive record in the past half season, which has satisfied everyone from the top to the bottom of the club.

Ferguson didn't have any resentment about the draw, he just said after the game that his team was somewhat sorry that he didn't win, but football is like that, no one wins forever, to win seventeen games in a row, his team is enough to make him proud.

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Manchester United's draw away from Birmingham City is one of the biggest upsets in this round of the Premier League, after all, with Manchester United's current winning streak, there is no sign of a tendency to stop.

But when you think about it, it makes sense. Again, there is no one in the football world who is a winning general, and the factors that can win a game not only depend on their own strength, but also on the weather, environment, etc., all kinds of objective factors have a great impact on the outcome of the game.

This season, the Red Devils have gone hand in hand on all four fronts, and their record can be described as extremely impressive, but because of this, they need to play a lot more games than many teams, which is a big test of fitness and energy. No matter how strong Manchester United's strength is, external objective factors are unfavorable, and it is impossible to win all the time.

To be able to equalise the longest winning streak in Europe is remarkable.

There is a lot of amazement that Birmingham can hold Manchester United to a draw in the lower half of the table, and there is also a sigh that the United will not be able to extend their winning streak, and of course, there are many media outlets who believe that this will be a turning point, and that this draw will turn the Reds from prosperity to decline after half a season of hot form.

There was not the slightest indignation within United at the outside world, and under Ferguson's reassurance, the players accepted the result despite not being able to continue winning and setting a new European winning streak - in fact, this is not bad, without the burden of winning all, the pressure on the players will be reduced a lot.

The most important point is that it is just a draw, which has no impact on the overall situation of the league, not to mention that Manchester United has also taken a point, even if it loses the game, or even several games in a row, it is not a heavy blow to Manchester United's position in the league standings - Manchester United has accumulated a point lead in half a season that has been won in the early stage, and even this gap has become so big that even the Shuzhi team chasing behind is desperate.

Therefore, even if the outside world is sorry or questioned, Manchester United is still the leader of the league, don't look at some media jumping and making fun, but the league boss is still Manchester United, and no one can take the first place in the league!

Of course, the United players are still holding their breath in their hearts, and they will have to prove that this draw is just a small wave in the sea, and United will soon be able to pick themselves up and set sail again.

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The Premier League's New Year's schedule is indeed dense and the tasks are heavy, and at this stage, there is almost no room for Premier League teams to rest and adjust, and it is even more common to have two games in a row.

Manchester United have played twice a week for two weeks in a row, and this week is no different.

Four days after the game against Birmingham, United returned to Old Trafford to host Stoke City, nicknamed 'City in the Sky'.

Stoke City have had a decent run this season, currently sitting ninth in the table and still in contention for a place in Europe next season.

Originally, the match with Manchester United was not in Stoke City's plan to grab points, but at this time, Manchester United had just stopped the crazy winning streak, and there was a lot of singing and declining voices, which made Stoke City seem to see an opportunity to get points at Old Trafford.

As a result, Stoke City changed their defensive style of play and played very aggressively in the game.

The result is obvious, Manchester United, whose winning streak was terminated, happened to have no place to scatter, and Stoke City came up to try to grab food, and Manchester United naturally beat Sky City without mercy.

The final score of the game was 4:1, Rooney, Owen, Kaka, and Scholes each scored a goal, and Van Bizhuang returned to the starting line-up for this game, but did not score, but provided two assists.

Shortly after the end of the winning streak, United immediately secured the situation with another hearty big win and proved that they were unaffected by the draws they were held to at home last time out, and that they are still the unbeatable giants in the league.

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Four days later, on 9 January, the FA Cup was played again. Manchester United host Liverpool to challenge.

This is the second meeting between two teams with a "feud" this season, and the "Double Red Club" is absolutely fierce and hot at any time, even if both teams do not play the main force in this game, but it is still sparkling.

Altercations, altercations, pushing, fouls, yellow cards...... There was no shortage of these "essential" things, and there was also a massive verbal altercation between the two teams in the second half, as Hernandez tackled Gerrard to the ground during a scramble up front, and the two sides became entangled.

In the end, the referee sent Hernandez a red card for a malicious foul, and the Liverpool side failed to take advantage of it, Danish midfielder Poulsen stepped up for his teammates and reached out to push down Scholes who came over to persuade - since he did it, there was nothing to say, and the referee gave Paulsen a ruby God of War card after sending off Hernandez.

The two sides are still on the same running line in terms of numbers, of course, Liverpool's side is a little depressed, originally they should have the advantage of playing one more person, but because of Paulson's lack of calmness, such an advantage was handed away.

In the end, the result of the game was 1-0, and with the veteran Owen's goal in the 72nd minute of the second half, Manchester United beat Liverpool 1-0 at home and continued to advance to the next round of the FA Cup.

The veteran's form has been extremely hot in recent rounds, scoring goals in almost every game, extremely efficient, and the Old Trafford fans also sent Owen thunderous applause and cheers, in contrast to the tidal wave of boos and shouts from less than a thousand Liverpool fans.

After all, Owen became famous in Liverpool, when Owen went to Real Madrid despite the club's retention and transfer, he had already broken the heart of the KOP goal, and after switching to Liverpool's sworn rival Manchester United, this sadness turned into anger and hatred, especially Owen also eliminated Liverpool with a goal, and the KOPs naturally couldn't accept it, "Judas!" "Judas!" The sound was incessant, and the debris thrown from the stands was like a torrential rain.

However, the anger and complaints of the KOPs were naturally not taken to heart by the home fans, and it was they who won the victory, which was their moment of cheering, and the more angry the opponents shouted, the more they proved their unwillingness and "humility".

In this game, Fan Bizhuang and Kaka and many other main players did not play, the continuous campaign brought great pressure to the team, the FA Cup competition did not have much weight in Ferguson's heart, and he continued to play if he could advance, and it didn't matter if he couldn't advance, so he took this opportunity to let most of the main players take a rotational break.

Fan Bizhuang and others watched the whole game on the bench, and when the victory whistle blew, everyone got up and rushed into the stadium, hugging and celebrating warmly.

Regardless of whether this event is chicken or not, it is undoubtedly a pleasure to be able to step on the corpse of a mortal enemy and continue to move forward!

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After the FA Cup tie with Liverpool, the Premier League finally ushered in a short period of recuperation. There will be about ten days to rest the 20 teams in the Premier League. The next round of the league will be played again on the 18th.

Ferguson gave his players two days off, and he took Nemanja Vidic and Van Bizhuang on an overnight flight to Zurich, Switzerland.

This year's Golden Globe Awards ceremony is just around the corner!