As the first big upset in the knockout round of the Champions League this season, the news that the world's top giants Manchester United was unexpectedly eliminated by Porto naturally became the front page headline of the football section of major newspapers the day after the game, and it was very much written.

"Miscalculations, goalkeeper drops, injuries, all but the first goal was a terrible game for Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson's United lost not so much to Porto and Jose Mourinho as they lost to luck and to themselves. —The Times

"Despite the referee's miscalculation, the performance of Manchester United was unsatisfactory in any way from the perspective of the whole game. Most of the time, they have the advantage on the field, they lack a dazzling performance, without the invincible sharpness of the past, and the whole game seems boring, boring, and boring. —The Sun

"That damn Russian referee blew out at least one goal and a red card for Manchester United, and the level of enforcement throughout the game was as low as that of an amateur. By the way, and Howard. For that low-level slip of the hand, I had to wonder if he had deliberately buttered his gloves at half-time. - Manchester Evening News

"Manchester United are out, Porto are in progress. Our little translator seemed to be doing a good job. - World Sports Newspaper

'Ferguson had reason to be angry after the game, after all, the referee directly ruined their deserved victory, and although Manchester United did not perform perfectly and struggled throughout the game, it was fair to say that the victory should have belonged to Manchester United. - Marca

"Great lore! Great Porto!! The great Mourinho!! It's a great game that can make the whole of Portuguese football raise their eyebrows. - Porto Sport

"Stoppage time lore! This is a great victory for the will of Portuguese football!! - The Portuguese Telegraph

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In all these reports, whether it is sympathy for Manchester United, criticism and rebuke Manchester United, or high-minded criticism of Ferguson and Manchester United, there is one common denominator. That is, they all made Ferguson and Manchester United the stepping stones to the fame of Jose Mourinho and the Porto players.

Among them, Mourinho is undoubtedly the one who has benefited the most, much more than Deco, the core main players of Porto.

After the successful victories over Manchester United and Alex Ferguson, for him, both the outside world's evaluation of his coaching strength and his own commercial value have suddenly taken a huge leap and improved.

This is an improvement that is definitely bigger than the one he won the minor treble with Porto last season. After all, the current UEFA Cup title is no longer as important as before, and it cannot be compared with the current Champions League at all.

Realistically speaking, fans won't remember who won the UEFA Cup last season, but they will probably remember the dashing figure in the black coat who celebrated halfway across the pitch at Old Trafford.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Mourinho and Porto are in a beautiful period at this time.

However, all of this has nothing to do with the current Manchester United, Ferguson, including Li Lei. Aside from the physical fatigue of the game against Porto and the players who played on the game, Giggs and others, there was nothing else to do with it, at least that's what Ferguson asked of the United players in his first training session after the game.

Although I don't know if Giggs and they have really completely let go of this game against Porto, Li Lei has indeed done it completely anyway. Although I was really a little obsessed with this game at the beginning and couldn't let go, but in the end it was a game that I didn't play for a minute, and after learning from Ferguson on the night of the game that he had definitely replaced Howard as Manchester United's starting main goalkeeper, although I still remembered the feud between Porto and Mourinho, all my thoughts and energy were all put into this Manchester derby with Manchester City at once.

This is a debut that can't go wrong, and Li Lei doesn't want to make any mistakes. But personally, it's clear that the motivation from this fight is much more than the pressure.

A perfect Manchester derby win was the perfect gift to commemorate my first game as Manchester United's first-choice goalkeeper.

This is a slightly presumptuous idea. Because, at this moment, the person who confirmed in advance that this Manchester derby would be the perfect victory for Manchester United, I am afraid that the entire Manchester United team will be Li Lei himself.

Even Alex Ferguson, after seeing the overall fatigue and low morale of Manchester United's players, was a little negative about the prospects of this Manchester derby. Moreover, the vast majority of the outside world still hold the same view as the old manager, almost all of them believe that Manchester City will not easily let go of this great opportunity to beat Manchester United at home.

Manchester City manager Keegan and the City players are clearly thinking the same way.

Two days before the game, Keegan said bluntly: "The last time we played in the FA Cup, it was a rare chance for us to beat Manchester United, but we missed it due to a series of unexpected factors. This time, we will definitely not make the same mistake again. At Maine Road, we'll treat Manchester United well. ”

Since Li Lei wore the main vest to participate in the training session after the first training session after the Manchester United match with Porto, the news that Li Lei replaced Howard and officially became Manchester United's starting main goalkeeper has already spread throughout England at this moment.

Therefore, in addition to expressing his determination to win, the old coach who knew that Li Lei would definitely start in this game also deliberately named Li Lei in the final stage of the interview, saying: "In the FA Cup game, Manchester United's young Asian goalkeeper used improper means to let Anelka get a red card, and maliciously injured Joey (Barton), taking advantage of us. I and my players have that in mind. In this game, even for Joey, who has not yet returned to the team and is still recovering from a back injury, Maine Road Stadium will 'welcome' him well. ”

In addition to Keegan, Anelka's resentment towards Li Lei in the Manchester City team is undoubtedly the deepest. The French striker was blunt: "That FA Cup red card was just an accident and this time, I'm sure I won't be so reckless. Because, I'm going to have a whole game to that Asian goalkeeper. For this sake alone, no matter what provocation this time, I will endure it. ”

I don't know if it was Keegan and Anelka's interviews that took the lead and made the rest of the Manchester City players follow suit, or if they really wanted to get justice for Anelka and Joey Barton's experience in the FA Cup, anyway, in the following interviews with the rest of the Manchester City players, they all more or less deliberately mentioned the name Li Lei, and they all made a sense of wanting to eliminate harm for the people.

For a time, Li Lei simply became the public enemy of the whole Manchester City team.

And after these interviews were made public, the wave spread to the Manchester City fan community.

So, before the start of this game, when Li Lei followed his teammates into the stadium for the first time as Manchester United's starting main goalkeeper, he received such a "courtesy" from the Manchester City fans.

When the live DJ on Maine Road announced his name as if he had arrived at a funeral home and reported the name of the deceased, the entire Maine Road stadium suddenly booed and filled the entire stadium.

And I don't know if it's because the Maine Road Stadium is too small, anyway, Li Lei feels that the boos are particularly loud at this time, and it tortures the eardrums extraordinarily, reaching the point that people's ears can buzz.

Such a battle makes the average young player come, and maybe it is really intimidated by Manchester City fans.

But what they don't know is that Li Lei is good at this mouthful.

After the initial stunned, coming back to his senses, feeling the tingling taste of the eardrum constantly being tested by this boo, the corners of Li Lei's mouth bent freely, and he laughed.

He laughed happily under the shrill boos that came at him!

Very sincere!!

That's what you want!!