Chapter 100: An Insurmountable Benchmark!

After scoring his 200th goal for Manchester United, Shaq didn't slow down in his footsteps, which was just the first step in a long march for him, and it really didn't mean much for a man who was determined to score 1,000 goals in his career and surpass Pele.

In fact, among Pele's 1284 goals, the number of goals in official matches is only 765, and the number of goals in amateur matches, friendly matches, invitational matches, etc. adds up to 519, but now Shaq is comparing his goals with Pele's 1284, which naturally seems to be far from the goal, he himself has not told anyone, and no one has reminded him of this, in fact, if Shaq's official game goals can reach 800, he has surpassed Pele, but ...... Shaq didn't care about that, either.

Three days after the match against Marseille, United hosted Norwich City, opponents in the thirteenth round of the league, and then the home fans at Old Trafford went crazy again because the game was ...... Manchester United, playing at home, slaughtered Norwich City struggling in the relegation zone with a score of 7-0.

And most importantly, all seven goals came from ...... Sark!

Shaq has completed a hat trick in the first half, and in the second half it is because of his physical advantage, he can still maintain more than 90% of the state when others are tired, plus Norwich City itself is a weak relegation team that can no longer be weak, Shaq directly completed the "big four" in the second half, scoring 7 goals in 90 minutes!

Although this is not the first time Shaq has done so this season, and he has scored eight goals before, the United fans are still addicted to it, and they have more enthusiasm and confidence in their team because of Shaq's performance.

Manchester United's ticket prices have increased again this season. The average ticket price for each game has reached £40, and the average price of a season ticket has reached £750, but with such an expensive price, Manchester United's home attendance is still horribly high, even with the expansion of Old Trafford's capacity, it is still full, and even the season ticket holders have reached 55,600. The season ticket revenue alone is more than 47 million pounds, and the ticket revenue for the whole year will exceed 90 million pounds!

The fans are so enthusiastic, naturally thanks to Simon? Grayson's insistence on playing attacking football and leading his team to back-to-back victories, as well as the attraction of stars such as Shaq, Gareth Bale, Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata, Ganso and many others, the 'Red Devils' now have a much more appeal than they did in the Ferguson era.

Club CEO Ed? Woodward is also in high spirits, and he doesn't care about any situation on the team, and all the power of the team is given to Simon? Grayson, and certainly the smartest and smartest thing to do, doesn't have to worry about the team's record anymore. Just keep an eye on how the club is doing.

Manchester United's revenue of 420 million pounds last season is already the highest revenue record for the club, but because of the 90 million pounds loan to the bank every season, plus the expenditure in the transfer market, so there was a loss last season, and this season is only less than halfway, Manchester United has set a record revenue of 315 million pounds, according to the estimates of the finance department. This season, Manchester United have been able to make a profit without reducing their transfer spending, increasing their players' salary spending, and continuing to repay their loans. Have to say Ed? Woodward played a big part in that.

The club is in stable condition and the fans are crazy about it, so there will be no problems with the team's record.

On 9 December, Manchester United travelled to play Everton away, perhaps because of the desire to score seven goals in the previous game, or because they were planning to win the next Club World Cup. Although Shaq played the full 90 minutes this time, and United beat Everton 3-0, he rarely failed to score, but only played his tactical role in attack and provided an assist.

Shaq didn't score in one game. This is big news for journalists, head coach Simon? Grayson supported his disciple in the post-game press conference: "Didn't score? No, no, no, you're all wrong, Shaq just doesn't want to score, if he wants to score, he can do it, I think he's preparing for the Club World Cup now. ”

Simon? Grayson is so tough, reporters are helpless, now "Brutal Simon" is not the Simon who led the "Young Guard" to stage the "Leeds Miracle", now he is the world's top coach, and it is no longer for reporters to manipulate at will.

And Simon? Grayson's words were not without purpose, as a week later, United beat Saudi Arabia Asiri 5-0 in Saudi Arabia, with Shaq scoring a hat-trick in the game.

Three days later, United eliminated Independiente Argentina's Al Ahly on penalties 8-0, with Shaq adding two more goals and two assists.

With 5 goals and 2 assists in two games, Shaq proved that his form was completely fine, and he also helped the team easily win the Club World Cup, creating a miracle of "seven crowns"!

Simon, who led the team to win the "Seven Crowns"? Grayson was very excited, and he opened his mouth with a rare big mouth: "Winning this Club World Cup is very important to me, we have achieved the miracle of 'seven crowns', this is the first time in the history of world football!" Barcelona were a sensation when they won the 'Six Crowns' and now we are in a higher position than them! Some people may say that we don't have a high enough level in the English League Cup, but it also adds to the number of games played by our English team, which will make the team more physically exhausted and a burden on our results in other competitions. So anyway, we won all the trophies in a more difficult situation than Barcelona and we scored more goals, which I think is enough to prove that this Manchester United team is stronger than the Barcelona team we were back in! ”

Simon? Grayson's words still caused a lot of controversy, those Barcelona fans still think that the "Universe Team" created by Guardiola is stronger, but Manchester United supporters use facts as a powerful weapon, completely overwhelming La Masia in terms of public opinion, and even major European media have made a summary, and the final conclusion is that Manchester United is really stronger.

The strength of the "Red Devils" is not only reflected in the number of championships, but also their performance last season was indeed better than the original Barcelona, only counting the league, FA Cup, Champions League, Community Shield, European Super Cup, Club World Cup, these six competitions, Manchester United has also won more games, scored more goals, and they have also broken a number of team and individual records, how can they be weaker than the "Universe Team" that has become history!?

Last season, Leeds United missed the UEFA Super Cup because of Van Gaal, and finally only won a "six crowns", this season Manchester United immediately completed the "seven crowns", which is also the highest height that the English team can reach, and as the first "seven crowns" in world football, Manchester United is bound to leave a strong mark in the history of football.

Manchester United won the Club World Cup 8-0, breaking the record for the largest score in the Club World Cup, and also became the team with the most goals in a single season in the Club World Cup with 13 goals.

After the game, Shaq was also named the best player in the Club World Cup, and together with last season's European Golden Boot and UEFA Player of the Year, Shaq added another point to his selection of the best player in the world.

After returning to Manchester from Saudi Arabia, Manchester United only had one day off on the 20th, and then after two days of training on the 21st and 22nd, they left for London on the 23rd, this time they will face Jose Mourinho's "Blues" at Stamford Bridge, this League Cup quarter-final match, which will determine how many titles Manchester United can win this season.

Jose Mourinho and his team have been preparing at Stamford Bridge early, and now Manchester United is dominating in the Premier League, and the defending league title this season is almost a foregone conclusion.

The league is running out of chances, and the League Cup and FA Cup will be the best chance for teams to break United's monopoly, and all teams are hoping that United will make a mistake in this one-game format.

Jose Mourinho and his disciples did their best this time around, pushing their counter-attacking power to the fullest at Stamford Bridge, and in the first 20 minutes of the game, the well-prepared Chelsea at home even had a slight advantage on the pitch, surpassing United in terms of shots on goal and possession.

But...... After all, Manchester United has an imbalance called "BUG"!

On 24 minutes, a header intercepted by Krisetig gave Shaq a chance to take a solo shot, and despite Ilorrie's close involvement, Shaq was able to dribble the ball into the bottom right corner of the net with the outside of his right foot after running to the left side of the Chelsea penalty area...... At 1-0, Manchester United took the lead.

Although Chelsea stepped up their defence against Shaq, Rivero headed home from a corner on 34 minutes to make it 2-0 and the next 60 minutes were unable to produce any more goals.

In the end, Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-0 away and reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. Grayson and Shaq don't want to face an opponent...... Leeds United, but that's three weeks away and there's no need to think about it now. (To be continued......)