On 12 February 2004, at Old Trafford, a scene unfolding all pre-match predictions unfolded. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！ Oh God, unbelievable! Myburgh takes the lead at Old Trafford! Unbelievable! Unbelievable!! Just five minutes into the game, United were trailing at their home turf, something anyone could have expected before the game. You must know that in the previous League Cup, Manchester United eliminated Myburgh, which played with a huge aggregate score of 5:0, with a full substitute lineup. But who would have thought?! Who would have thought?!! Just a week later, Myburgh, who were also in full force, took the lead against Manchester United at Old Trafford! We don't know exactly what happened in that short week, but one thing is certain, and that is that Manchester United are in big trouble! Ferguson is in big trouble!! ......”

While the commentators were roaring passionately over the goal that no one expected, the entire Old Trafford stadium fell into a dead silence, and Myburgh scored against Manchester United in just five minutes of the game to take the lead, a plot that no one could have imagined, and everyone was stunned.

Among them, naturally including Li Lei who sat on the bench. At this moment, even if he had always shown a cold face, he showed a rare expression of stunned surprise, and he couldn't believe what was happening in front of him, and he couldn't believe that he still had this crow's mouth curse skill.

Although from the pre-game training preparation, he saw Howard's impatience and restlessness, and then in his heart he had a little uneasy intuition and premonition about the prospect of this home game against Myburgh. But after he thought about it rationally and seriously, he felt that he was really too worried.

This is a team that has not had a good idea of what they could do with United's full bench not long ago, and no matter how you think about it, you can't imagine why they can pull off an upset. Even if Howard's form is bad, there should be no problems with the main lineup of Manchester United on the field at this moment.

This was the judgment that reason told Li Lei, and he believed it. But what was happening in front of him at the moment slapped Li Lei hard, grabbed him by the collar and told him that his pre-match uneasiness and intuition were correct.

That's not right, it's not just the Yankees, it's the whole team.

Looking at the Myburgh players who were celebrating wildly on the pitch with expressions that I hadn't thought of, and McLaren hugging and celebrating with his coaching staff on the sidelines, Li Lei's expression was unprecedentedly solemn.

In his opinion, Howard's attack, although it was too aggressive and risky, was by no means a completely wrong choice in the face of Myburgh's sudden one-shot opportunity. Moreover, there were no major problems or loopholes in his technical action to block the angle of the shot, and although it was a little embarrassing to let the Myburgh striker hit him under the crotch in the end, Howard himself did not need to take much responsibility for the goal.

Li Lei knew that the problem was mainly with the other 10 Manchester United players on the field, but he couldn't see what the problem was. He could feel the sluggishness and weakness of the United players on the pitch, but in his eyes, whether it was spraying and interspersing, or chasing back Keane, they didn't do anything obvious on the pitch, and there didn't seem to be any problems at all.

In short, there must be a reason, but it is beyond his ability to explain.

However, the boss must know about it...... Looking at the gray-haired back of Ferguson, who was angrily yelling at the players on the sidelines, Li Lei could only hope that this old man could turn the tide, anyway, he, the substitute sitting on the sidelines, couldn't do anything.

However, the situation did not develop as Li Lei expected, and before Ferguson could turn the tide, Myburgh looked like they were about to beat Manchester United to death in the first half.

Although United equalised in the 22nd minute of the first half with Paul Scholes' powerful volley from outside the penalty area, it didn't take a moment for the United fans to rejoice, and just three minutes later, Myburgh stabbed the Reds in the heart. In a corner, the suddenly unmarked Myburgh centre-back in the box came to the goal with a beautiful powerful header and once again broke Howard's ten fingers.

All of a sudden, the entire Old Trafford stadium fell silent again. At this moment, everyone understood that the Manchester United on the field at this time was not a normal Manchester United, and this game was destined to become another tough battle for Manchester United.

But even with such psychological preparation, when Myburgh used a beautiful and smooth counterattack at the end of the first half to extend the lead on the field, all the people who watched the game still hid their surprise and looked dumbfounded.

For the first time this season, perhaps for the first time this season, the entire Old Trafford stadium has been plunged into this dead silence, a dead silence!

At this moment, Li Lei on the bench was also completely speechless, looking at Keane who was angrily yelling at his teammates on the field, not knowing what was going on.

Instead, he shuddered involuntarily. Because he saw Ferguson's over-clenched and slightly trembling fists on the sidelines, he knew that a violent storm in the dressing room at half-time was inevitable.

"Toot!"

When the referee on duty blew the whistle for the end of half-time, no one could not fail to be shocked by the numbers displayed on the scoreboard at Old Trafford, 1:3, with the home team Manchester United in front and the away team Myburgh behind, it was definitely a first-half score that shocked anyone's eyes.

"Can you believe it?! Who would have believed that Myburgh, who had just been eliminated by Manchester United's substitute team with a score of 5:0, actually sent Manchester United's main lineup a 3:1 in just one first half time at Old Trafford just a week later, which is simply a plot that God did not expect! Looking at the smiling faces of the Myburgh players, looking at their surprised smiles, they certainly did not expect that they would end the first half with such a score lead when they came to Manchester again with apprehension and uneasiness. Looking at the Manchester United players with their heads bowed and expressionless faces, roaring and roaring, I can already imagine how Sir Alex Ferguson will use his 'hair dryer' to teach them a hard lesson over the next 15 minutes. Either way, the second half of this game must be more exciting......"

And the fact is indeed as the commentator ridiculed, when the Manchester United players walked into the dressing room, Ferguson slammed the door, so that all the Manchester United players in the dressing room were instantly silent, even Li Lei, the substitutes who did not play. As for what followed, it was naturally the roar and baptism of the maximum wind of Ferguson's world-famous "hair dryer".

"Shit! You shit!! What qualifies you to wear this great jersey?! What qualifies to be a starting player for Manchester United?!! What qualifies you to get those high wages?!!! What the fuck do you have to be careless and despise fans?!!!! It was the great substitutes of Manchester United who beat them, not you shit!! Shit !! ......”

Ferguson did not hesitate to point out the reasons why United's main players played so badly in the first half, and it was very simple to say that he was careless.

This also made Li Lei, who was honestly lowering his head at the moment and being a good baby, finally solved the questions that plagued him throughout the first half in his heart, and his heart was instantly clear, and all the questions were answered.

It's just that his mood didn't get any better, because he was still worried about the second half.

Even if United's main players give their all in the second half, will they be able to recover from a two-goal deficit or even win at the hands of Myburgh, who have a high morale due to the prospect of victory?

To be honest, Li Lei has no bottom in his heart about this issue. He knows very well that Myburgh is not a fish belly team in the relegation zone after all, and its strength is also considered to be the middle level of the Premier League, and it has never been the object of Manchester United that Manchester United can rub and flatten at will, let alone when the opponent's morale is high and the hope of winning is greatly increased.

Although he hasn't played in the Premier League for long, that doesn't mean that Li Lei doesn't know how strong the motivation of other teams in the Premier League is to beat Manchester United. It is said that the gun shoots the first bird, then Manchester United, the Premier League dominant team, is undoubtedly the first bird in the Premier League, which is not even comparable to Arsenal in its current heyday.

Although the game is not over yet, Li Lei already has an extremely bad premonition in his heart.

Manchester United's game is really hanging!

And big trouble is coming!!