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They returned to Manchester for two days of rest, where they were beaten in midweek against their Champions League fourth-round opponents, Dynamo Kiev.

In the third round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United beat their opponents 4-2 on the road. Now back at home, the three points are a must.

Yu Liang, who played one pass and one shot against Arsenal at the weekend, won the starting opportunity again.

Even though it is now November and the weather in Manchester is starting to get cooler, Yu Liang can still feel a heat wave coming towards him as he walks into the pitch behind his teammates.

It's the passion expressed by the fans.

"Yu Liang!"

When Yu Liang walked into the stadium, more than 70,000 fans in the stadium, led by the DJ of the stadium, shouted Yu Liang's name and gave warm applause. Yu Liang's applause was the warmest among Manchester United's 11 starters, which shows Yu Liang's status in the minds of Manchester United fans. Yu Liang, who was excited, immediately raised his hands and applauded to greet the fans.

"The players from both sides entered, and I didn't expect Yu Liang to get such warm applause, which shows that he has successfully conquered the Old Trafford stadium."

"Yes! It's safe to say that he has been successful at Manchester United! But he is only 21 years old, and it is impossible to predict what kind of height he will develop in the future! ”

"Well, it is reported that Yu Liang of the 2007 Golden Boy Award was shortlisted for the 40-person list! If he can win this award, he will be the first person in Chinese football! ”

The commentator of global sports, you and I are talking in the studio, and the fans in front of the TV are very excited.

"Golden Boy Award, is it really fake?"

Some fans who didn't believe it immediately went online to Baidu, and related news immediately popped up.

Major European media such as Germany's Bild, France's team newspaper and Italy's Turin Sports newspaper have reported on the Golden Boy Award, and announced the list of 40 finalists, and Yu Liang's name is prominently listed.

"Really, really, not only Yu Liang was shortlisted, Messi, Aguero, Fabregas, they were all shortlisted."

But why is such a major news not reported in China?

Fans were puzzled.

You must know that the Chinese football environment is average, and there are not many players playing overseas. As long as there is the slightest movement on the side of overseas players, the domestic media will report it vigorously. What's more, what about the big news that Yu Liang was shortlisted for the Golden Boy Award?

It's not too late to know, at least now they have a new expectation in their hearts.

"Okay, the game is on, there is a big change in the starting XI from last weekend's league game!"

With five games in November, three league games and two Champions League games, the task is not particularly heavy.

But November is followed by a season-heavy Christmas Devils fixture, with six league games to play throughout the month of December, plus a Champions League game for a total of seven games, an average of four games per day. And there are two weeks of international breaks before the Devils schedule. As a big international player, Manchester United will definitely be greatly affected by the time.

So in November, Ferguson made a rotation plan to give the main players a full rest. Therefore, in such a match against Dynamo Kyiv, he made a large number of rotations.

The first is the unchanged backline, with two direct substitutions in the starting line-up, Brown and Rio Ferdinand sitting in the stands with their exemption cards high, and youngsters Simpson and Pique coming in to make their Champions League debuts. In midfield, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs sat on the bench, and the injured Fletcher also made his Champions League debut this season, partnering Yu Liang in the middle, while Portugal's wingers Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani were separated. Up front, King Dong sat in the stands, with Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney starting together.

Looking at the starting 11, looking at Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, King Dong and O'Shea in the stands, and Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick, Hargreaves, Saha and Anderson on the bench, people felt the strength of Manchester United.

How can such a powerful bench thickness not be intimidating?

Not to mention Gary Neville and Silvestre, who are still on the injury list, and once they return from injury, United will be even stronger.

Once the game began, against Dynamo Kiev, the mighty Manchester United quickly dominated the game.

Under Yu Liang's tandem organization, Manchester United's attacks hit the defense of Dynamo Kyiv in a very orderly manner again and again.

For Dynamo Kyiv, the fragile defensive line can hold up for as long as it can, and less loss is better than winning.

However, under Manchester United's super attack, Dynamo Kyiv's fragile defense did not last long. In the 17th minute, Yu Liang made a direct pass in the front field, which directly penetrated the defense of Dynamo Kyiv and assisted Rooney, who broke into the penalty area, to score. At 1-0, Manchester United took the lead.

Wayne Rooney's goal did not shake the will of the Dynamo Kyiv men, who still held back in a stubborn defence.

Perhaps they want to hold on to that slight disadvantage, and their stubborn will has caused a lot of problems for United's attack.

After scoring the first goal, United struggled to get a chance in the open game.

It wasn't until the 31st minute that Ronaldo created a free kick in front of the field, and only then did he take the opportunity to assist the teenager Pique to score with a header and expand the score to 2-0.

Having conceded two goals in a row, Dynamo Kyiv's mentality of defending was a little shaken.

Taking advantage of the unstable heart of the Dynamo Kiev army, Manchester United scored another goal, Tevez made a steal in front of the field and Rooney made a one-two combination to burst into the penalty area and volleyed into the goal, 3-0.

Tevez's goal essentially declared the second half into garbage time, and the crowd cheered.

But soon the Dynamo Kyiv counter-attacked, warning Manchester United that they were not here for tourism. Their striker Rotan received the ball in front of the field, shook off a defender and burst into the box, and in the face of Pique's successive changes of direction, he dodged the gap and fired into the side-netting. It was their only shot of the first half, and although it didn't go in, it was a dangerous one.

It was a pity that the United players did not take this shot from Dynamo Kyiv to heart, and in their eyes the 3-0 scoreline had already sent the second half into garbage time.

After the rematch, the players of the Manchester United team began to slacken. At this time, the Dynamo Kyiv team, which made adjustments, began to strengthen the offensive, and the completely opened Dynamo Kyiv soon threatened the door of Manchester United.

Rincón, who came on as a substitute, received a pass from his teammates in the front, and after continuous horizontal dribbling, he suddenly used a cold arrow, and the ball crossed an arc and flew directly towards the far end, and was blocked by a flying pounce from Kuczak, who had just come on as a substitute, to block the ball out of the bottom line.

The ensuing corner failed to threaten Kuczak's goal.

Dynamo Kyiv made a comeback a few minutes later when their fellow striker, Milevsky, received the ball in the box and turned past Vidic to shoot into Kuczak's arms.

Dynamo Kyiv scored two consecutive attacks, which made Ferguson, who was sitting on the bench, unable to hang his face.

Just as he stood up and was about to walk to the sidelines to give the players a heads-up, someone on the pitch had already set an example.

Yu Liang, who received the ball near the center circle, faced the defenders of Dynamo Kyiv and directly chose to break through.

Yu Liang's behavior really expressed his dissatisfaction with the current situation on the field, after the breakthrough was successful, Yu Liang and Nani on the wing made a one-two, and after coming to the 30-meter area, Yu Liang directly kicked up and shot high over the crossbar.

"Don't let them shoot so easily! We need to attack, attack, attack! ”

After the shot was fruitless, Yu Liang waved his fist and shouted in the field.

Ferguson, who saw this scene, smiled and returned to the bench and sat down.

In the shouts of Yu Liang, the Manchester United players once again tensed their nerves and threw themselves into the game.

In the face of serious Manchester United, Dynamo Kyiv did not even have the strength to parry.

In the 71st minute, Rooney received a cross from Nani and pushed it into the net, 4-0.

In the 88th minute, Ronaldo received a direct pass from Evra on the left side of the penalty area, shook off the defender, and hit the ball into the lower right corner, 5-0.

Manchester United comfortably beat visiting Dynamo Kyiv to become the first team to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League. (To be continued.) )