"With Rio Ferdinand suspended for eight months, the Red Devils and England are in a defensive crisis. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" - The Times

"Is it stupid, or is it fair, the FA cut off the national team's arm. Leo said goodbye to Portugal in advance. - The Mirror

"Eriksen urgently met with FA officials to discuss Rio Ferdinand's suspension, and the Swede expressed his indignation and incomprehension at the suspension of the team's main centre-back Rio Ferdinand for eight months." - Daily Mail

"FIG's pressure on FIFA worked, but the England national team became the most direct victim." - London Evening News

"This is persecution, this is the FA's persecution of us. Damn it! 8 months?! The heads of the FA officials are full of!! - Manchester Evening News

'Ferguson and Manchester United are in big trouble, and before the halfway point of the season, the team's defensive leaders announced the retirement of the season, and Manchester United's prospects for the season were clouded. - The Sun

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In his room, looking at the eye-catching front page headlines of the major newspapers on the table in front of him, Li Lei's expression was a little solemn. If it had been before, he might have been glad that someone and something could give him a little attention and make him a little more relaxed, but it was not bad news in this way, in such a way.

Now he has begun to think more and more as a member of the Manchester United collective, no more than when he first arrived at the Carrington base, only thinking about playing in the main team and making a lot of money.

Thinking of the irreparable impact of Rio Dinand's ban on Manchester United, Li Lei couldn't help but have a headache, it was not a matter of a few games, but the fact that he could not play for the entire second half of the season. When Rio Ferdinand began to be busy with hearings and had no intention of playing again, the ability of the centre-back duo of Wiesblaw and Silvestre was the most direct experience of goalkeeper Li Lei.

Expecting the centre-backs to shoulder the burden of Manchester United's defence in the second half of the season, Li Lei is not optimistic.

I guess the old man is also having a headache at the moment. When he thought of the lights in Ferguson's study that had not been extinguished these past few nights, he couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart, but he couldn't do anything about it. At this level, there is a limit to what Li Lei can do as a player.

The only thing he can do to help Ferguson is probably to train and step up when Ferguson and United need his help.

"Brother, what's wrong with Grandpa Ferguson these days, his face is so ugly?" Li Lei's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by his sister Li Xin'er, who walked into his room.

"It's fine, it's just a few minor issues." After Li Lei came back to his senses, he immediately smiled as if nothing had happened. He didn't want his sister to be upset about these things that had nothing to do with her, Li Xin'er didn't like football, and she didn't pay attention to it on weekdays, she only knew that this was the profession that Ferguson and he was engaged in, but when things involved Ferguson, a kind old man who was already regarded as a relative, things were different.

"Is this person important to you?" Li Xin'er glared at Li Lei with disgust, complained about his perfunctory, and continued to ask. Although she doesn't like football, she still knows a little about being around Li Lei and Ferguson on weekdays.

In addition, Ferdinand's matter is so big that almost the whole of England and even Europe is discussing it, and Ferguson's face is so ugly these days, the atmosphere at home is inevitably a little dull and depressing, how could this smart little girl not notice it at all.

"It's okay, my brother will try to help him." Li Lei still didn't elaborate, not wanting Li Xin'er to be distracted by this matter.

Looking at Li Lei's firm and resolute eyes, although Li Xin'er was still a little depressed in her heart, she pouted her cute cherry lips, but she didn't ask again after all. Over the years, she has relied on her brother for her life, and she and her brother have formed a silent and deep tacit understanding.

When her brother showed this kind of look to herself, she knew that her brother would definitely do it, and in her eyes, Li Lei was omnipotent.

"Whew~"

After seeing Li Xin'er out of the room, Li Lei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although Li Xin'er is now a big girl, he still wants her to be happy like she did when she was a child, and she doesn't have to be sad or sad about any troubles and difficulties.

As for helping Alex Ferguson and Manchester United, whether it was public or private, that was what he should have done.

The key question is how to help, and Li Lei's answer after thinking about it is - the doorman.

With Rio Ferdinand suspended, there is no doubt that United's defensive system has been hit hard and lacking. Counting on Howard or Brown to prop up United's defense in the second half of the season is not much to look forward to.

Now he just hopes that before he can play the goalkeeper style with basic proficiency in the official game, Howard can hold out a little longer and not collapse too early in the middle of the season.

Thinking of this, Li Lei couldn't help but smile bitterly. Originally, he hoped that Howard could make more mistakes as soon as possible, so that he could take the opportunity to take the position of Manchester United's starting main goalkeeper early. But now, he's hoping that Howard can last longer, which is kind of funny.

After shaking his head and getting rid of these complicated thoughts and emotions, Li Lei took the remote control beside him and made the originally suspended picture on the TV screen move again. He knew that, compared to what he had thought before, his first problem at the moment was the team on the TV screen - Arsenal.

The quarter-finals of the English League Cup are just around the corner, and Manchester United are facing Arsenal, now the top team in the Premier League table. In the past, a defeat to Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup would not have had much impact on Manchester United, but now the situation is different.

Manchester United's predicament now is very similar to that of the Community Shield before the season, the same is in the midst of a storm of public opinion, the same is unanimously disfavored by the outside world, and the same is the most important moment when the team needs to come up with a victory with enough gold content to boost the morale of the whole team, and the opponent happens to be Manchester United's old rival in the Premier League - Arsenal.

The only difference is that it was because of David Beckham's departure and now because of Rio Ferdinand's suspension.

Although in the first leg of the Community Shield and the league, Li Lei's gate successfully withstood Arsenal's fierce firepower and kept his body intact. But that doesn't mean that Lee Lei will be careless because of this, knowing that apart from the home defeat to Manchester United this season, Arsenal have maintained a terrifying unbeaten record in the Premier League so far.

From this, you can see how terrifying the state and strength of this Arsenal team are this season. This is a time when Manchester United, which is in the midst of a period of rebuilding and has had many ups and downs, cannot compare, and this is a time when the Red Devils are officially in a slump and fall into a trough.

However, the victory of the quarterfinals of the League Cup is crucial for Manchester United, and Li Lei knows very well that once he loses, the public opinion environment in which the whole Manchester United team is located may become even worse. And the low morale of the whole team due to Rio Ferdinand's ban is bound to become more serious.

If Lee wants to help Alex Ferguson and Manchester United, winning this Carabao Cup battle with Manchester United is his top priority at the moment.

Judging by the current situation, it is, of course, very difficult to do this.

However, Li Lei is very confident. In other words, it is more appropriate to describe it with the word not afraid.

His previous experience of living in the slums has developed his extremely tenacious character, and the more difficult the environment, the more fearful and high-spirited he is.

It's the same at this moment, he's not afraid of heaven and earth, how can he be afraid of Arsenal.

He watched the video of the Arsenal match attentively and with burning eyes.

In his eyes, what was burning, hot and hot was his high fighting spirit!

Fighting Spirit!!