"Arsenal have three key players missing out for this game, which will affect their fighting ability at home.

Arsenal started 451.

Goalkeeper: Almunia.

Defenders: Lauren, Nishioka, Campbell, Ashley Cole.

Midfielders: Ljungberg, Vieira, Qin Xiong, Flamini, Pire.

Striker: Thierry Henry.

Manchester United started the same 451.

Goalkeeper: Carroll.

Defenders: Neville, Ferdinand, Silvestre, Heinze.

Midfielders: Ryan Giggs, Fletcher, Scholes, Keane, Ronaldo.

Striker: Wayne Rooney.

Well, the game is about to begin, let's enjoy the battle at the top of Arsenal vs Manchester United! ”

Although Arsenal did not play two more midfielders with conflicting styles, Flamini was not strong enough to handle such a summit battle.

Therefore, Qin Xiong was not in a hurry to attack after the opening, and passed the ball to Flamini more to let him adapt to the atmosphere and pressure of the game.

Manchester United, on the other hand, were a little more conservative on the road, with their front-line players Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo swapping places for this game.

In the last meeting, Ronaldo played on the right side, and Giggs was of course on the left side of his best, and in this game, Ferguson let the more experienced Giggs play on the right side in order to avoid the recurrence of Ronaldo being restricted by Ashley Cole.

When Qin Xiong thought that Flamini was fully in shape, he began to attack the United defence.

In the tug-of-war between attack and defense, Qin Xiong was able to leave Scholes behind in the starting position, and he would face the sniping of Keane and Fletcher in the middle.

11th minute of the game. Qin Xiong strode forward. Forced a decisive breakthrough between Keane and Fletcher. Fletcher was blown up by him with speed!

But just as he passed Fletcher, Keane ferociously knocked Qin Xiong to the ground.

Qin Xiong rolled on the ground, which was a self-protection move after he lost his center of gravity.

The referee blew the whistle for a foul on Keane.

Kean walked to Qin Xiong's side angrily, and after Qin Xiong stood up, Kean pointed to the place just past the middle line with his hand, and said to Qin Xiong coldly: "Stay behind that line, dare to step on that line, I will let you die a miserable death!" ”

Qin Xiong walked away with an expressionless face. Keane's threats he couldn't afford to ignore.

However, of course, he will not be afraid in his heart, and the reason why he forced a breakthrough is to test the defensive strategy and individual ability of Manchester United's double midfielder.

He didn't play Keane or Fletcher in the last game.

It's hard to say that Keane will target Qin Xiong with a black foot, replace Vieira, and maybe give the opponent a dismount and then verbally threaten a few words.

That is to make the opponent fearful, retreat, cowardly!

Qin Xiong understood Keane's purpose, so he was even less afraid.

Arsenal are more fluid up front than Manchester United, and they are fighting in Highbury, where they have home advantage.

Keane's technical abilities have not decreased. But his physical condition has declined significantly, with age and injuries struggling. So that the Red Devils captain may not have much problem blocking Qin Xiong in a small area, but when Qin Xiong takes the initiative to avoid him and has a larger range of activities, Keane wants to appear at key points in the midfield every time to contain Qin Xiong, which is obviously unlikely.

When Vieira also cut in decisively when attacking, Keane's confrontation with Vieira became apparent.

Vieira also consciously provoked Keane and faced each other face to face!

The fiery confrontation between these two midfielders is a microcosm of an era in the Premier League, and is the epitome of the battle between Arsenal and Manchester United.

In the 17th minute of the game, Qin Xiong went head to head with Vieira in the front court, Vieira dribbled forward and backward and passed the ball to Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong faced Vieira on the side of Fletcher, raised his right foot to pass the ball to Vieira, Fletcher did not dare to grab lightly, but his attention was obviously shifting to Vieira, he was worried that Vieira would move forward from between him and Keane.

Qin Xiong's right foot shook in front of the football and then passed the ball behind him with his heel!

Fletcher was suddenly caught off guard, Qin Xiong immediately stepped forward from him, and he was able to shake off his opponent with the first second's explosion!

The competition on the football field is all about racing against time!

Pire received Qin Xiong's heel pass on the left side and kicked the ball directly, and after making a two-to-one with Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong went to the ball to face the Manchester United back line!

Keane didn't expect Fletcher to get rid of it after being deceived by Qin Xiong so lightly.

His recovery seemed to be inadequate, and Qin Xiong was obviously faster than him in terms of speed, even with a football in his hand.

Ferdinand was as steady as a mountain, he didn't rush to grab it, he always kept an eye on Henry's movement.

Qin Xiong, who had a resolute eye, made a lateral dribbling change in front of the penalty area, and his cadence was fast to ensure the combination of man and ball, and then looked for the best angle to shoot.

It only takes three steps to dribble from the left side in front of the box to the right, and the fourth step can't be stepped out because Keane will be sniping him there!

Qin Xiong looked at the empty air and suddenly cast a cold arrow, and shot out with an inward spin arc ball.

The football passed Silvestre's side, and the United players turned their heads to look at it, and broke out in a cold sweat.

Qin Xiong's inward rotation arc shot to the far post, and the ball with an obvious arc was still a little bit worse, and finally flew out of the bottom line when it went around the goal.

"Arsenal almost opened the scoring by Qin Xiong! Fletcher looked nervous, and he was beaten by Qin Xiong's one-two with Pire, which was also a test of Fletcher. ”

A minute later, Ryan Giggs gave Rooney a chance to create a chance with a cross from the right, and Rooney headed in front of Nishioka, but it was too high for Almunia to confiscate the ball.

Objectively speaking, as the core figure of Manchester United's next-generation construction, Rooney's performance this season is more stable and eye-catching than Ronaldo, but Ferguson has always been full of confidence in Ronaldo, after all, he personally handed over Manchester United's traditional and legendary No. 7 shirt to Ronaldo.

Two minutes later, Manchester United successfully defended Pire's inside cut on the left and instigated a quick counterattack, Scholes, who gave Vieira a headache, got rid of the blockade, and after receiving Heinze's pass, he successfully broke through laterally in front of Flamini, he suddenly sent a through ball on the right side of the penalty area, Ronaldo cut into the box from the left, and the explosive Portuguese genius stabbed the ball towards the goal before Lauren cleared it, but unfortunately the shot was missed!

Manchester United's match against Arsenal has never been without passion and attacking intensity.

Vieira has a very strong sense of confrontation with Keane in this game, but the captain is not going to compete with Keane, the two have been fighting for so many years, and they have already downplayed individual wins and defeats, and leading the team to win is the king!

When defending, Keane is very passive, he can't let Vieira go, and Vieira takes the initiative to step forward, and the purpose is also clear at a glance: release Qin Xiong!

He's there to keep Keane in check.

In the 26th minute of the game, Ashley Cole passed a half-high ball to Qin Xiong from the backfield.

Qin Xiong received the ball with his back, and Fletcher stepped forward to press close to him with a little nervousness.

While Qin Xiong leaned on the opponent with his body to fight, the football bounced to the ground and was unloaded by him with his chest.

When the football was about to fall under his feet, Fletcher planned to steal directly, and when he just bypassed Qin Xiong to seize the position, he saw that Qin Xiong's right foot did not swing very much, but he suddenly used the surface of his foot to provoke the falling football!

The football rose into the air again, and flew behind Qin Xiong's head, bypassing his head!

At the same time, Qin Xiong bypassed Fletcher's side to complete the turn!

One forward, the other turned around, and the moment they passed by one after the other, Fletcher was in a cold sweat, and Qin Xiong had a cold expression, and his eyes bloomed with surging battle intent!

Qin Xiong picked the ball past Fletcher with his back and then unloaded the ball with his right foot again in the face of the falling football in the air, the football seemed to be glued to his foot, and the weight was light, and it was extremely elegant!

He dribbled forward and sent a threatening pass.

With his pass, United were caught off guard and in the next two seconds, Heinze didn't keep up with Ljungberg when he cut into the box!

Qin Xiong's threatening pass is diagonally over the top straight stopper!

Ljungberg cut into the penalty area and jumped to the bottom line to complete the header ferry!

Arsenal's attack was fast and aggressive, and it was too late for the Manchester United defenders to turn around and chase back!

Ljungberg cut in quickly, how could Henry in the middle just look still?

The football was ferried to the front of the penalty area by Ljungberg's header, and Henry volleyed directly without waiting for the ball to land!

Carroll made a hasty save, but pounced in the opposite direction of the ball's flight, he went to save the far corner, but the ball flew straight into the near corner of the goal! (To be continued......)