The sound of "explosion" seemed to sound in his ears, and Lin Sen was a little helpless.

He couldn't stop Scholes' goal, and naturally he couldn't stop the eruption at Old Trafford, let alone the celebration of the old Scottish man not far away, and he just felt a little regretful. If he could beat Manchester United three times in a season, then he could have become a god in the hearts of Manchester City fans, but now, he is just one step away from God because the real God has stopped him.

Frankly, a draw at the Theatre of Dreams is a perfectly acceptable ending, and while City are now more hungry for three points than ever, after all, Chelsea have already lost on the road, and even if it is a draw, Manchester City still extend their lead over Chelsea, and now, the gap is three points, and, thanks to the crazy goals in the first two games, Manchester City have also extended their goal difference advantage over Chelsea by four.

Manchester United's celebration ended with the referee's whistle blowing.

There was another round of applause at Old Trafford, where Linson could accept a draw, Manchester United could also accept a draw, especially in the final moments, with City's eight-game winning streak ending at their hands and their rivals slowing down their pace, which was not the best result, but it was not the worst result either.

Linson stood up from the dugout, expecting to hear some gossip given how close he was to the United fans. But no, the United fans were focused on the players who were slowly walking back to the players' tunnel, and did not pay much attention to him, an unwelcome guest.

Linson slowly walked down from the stands, patted Robben and Kompany on the shoulders as they walked off the field, and then walked to Ferguson on the other side.

The old gentleman was in a good mood.

Lin Sen could see it.

It's not a win, but a last-minute goal, as a beneficiary, always makes people feel good.

Lin Sen walked over and shook Ferguson's hand. Originally, he thought that it was the same as before, and this was all there was to it, but when he turned around and was about to walk away, the old lord suddenly said, "Have a drink?" ”

Lin Sen couldn't believe his ears a little.

He knows that English football has always had a tradition of both managers having a drink after a match, but this tradition is now effectively extinct, at least Linson has not met anyone who has invited him for a drink this season, and of course, this does not rule out that he is a new face. But Linson knows that some old-school coaches have always maintained this habit, such as Alex Ferguson. About this tradition. There are countless famous coaches who have been guests of Ferguson's seat, the most famous is Mourinho, who has a good personal relationship with Ferguson, and Ferguson even ridiculed Mourinho for this, saying that the wine he gave was paint remover.

However, Lin Sen never thought that he would be Ferguson's guest, not because he did not invite Ferguson to have a drink last time at the City Stadium, but because the relationship between the two teams is really special, such as Wenger and Mourinho, although they are Ferguson's opponents. But it's just a competition on the pitch, but Manchester City is different, both teams, on and off the pitch are enemies.

But now. Ferguson was the first to invite.

Lin Sen was stunned for a moment, he was even a little unsure if he needed to turn back, because if Ferguson's words were not said to himself, then his turning back would undoubtedly be very embarrassing. But if Ferguson's words are to himself, then, he will not look back. It will undoubtedly be very rude.

Embarrassed? Or is it politeness? Lin Sen chose the latter.

Because embarrassment is a momentary thing, but being rude will permanently become your own label.

Fortunately, when Lin Sen turned around, Ferguson's eyes were not on others, but on him.

Lin Sen was suddenly a little flattered.

Ferguson is known to have a "drink" after the game, but in reality, not many people are qualified to be Ferguson's guests. It's not about looking down on you, it's about when the other person invites you, it means that you have won the other person's approval, or in other words, the other person acknowledges that you are an opponent.

There are not many people who can become Ferguson's opponents, and Lin Sen certainly will not exclude himself from becoming one of them.

So his answer was, why not-

A draw is not the end of the world.

Although United lost their theoretical title hopes because of the draw, Ferguson praised his team in his post-match press conference and praised the team's spirit of never giving up. And Linson, like Alex Ferguson, only praised his own team and never said anything about his opponents. He also laughed at the goal conceded at the end of the day because City had scored too many goals in the last two games.

A meeting between sworn enemies, the post-match press conference was so harmonious, which is obviously not what the media wants to see, but they also know that this is actually because of the result of this game, if the game is decided, the post-match press conference will be a little more lively, such as the last battle between the two sides, but now the result is a draw. A draw is not the result that both sides want, but it is the only outcome that is acceptable to both sides.

Having said that, due to the Manchester derby and Chelsea's match against Tottenham, this should have had a huge impact on the title race, but now, none of the top four teams have won, and Manchester City, who have only one point, have become the biggest winners in this round, because they still extended their lead after all.

After attending the press conference, Lin Sen walked into Ferguson's office with curiosity.

Although Lin Sen has not seen the introduction of Ferguson's office, the introduction of others is obviously different from walking into this office in person.

This office may be the end of many English coaches' dreams, and the furnishings are not complicated, and can be divided into office areas and reception areas. With the position of Lin Sen standing, the left side can overlook the entire stadium, and the office area in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows should be the office area, a desk, two chairs, two huge noteboards, there are a lot of books piled up on the desk, and on the noteboard, there are a lot of papers with words on them, Lin Sen has no doubt that the content on these papers will be related to his own team. Compared with the slightly "cluttered" office area, the reception area is much more orderly. Sofas, wine coolers, TVs, you name it.

As the owner of Ferguson walked to the wine cabinet, Lin Sen had already finished looking at the entire office, and then, like everyone who walked into this office, his eyes finally rested on the pictures on the wall. Nowhere is the most familiar of these photographs than the almost half-walled "Manhattan Worker": suspended from 800 feet of steel beams a few inches wide, a group of unpretentious construction workers sit calmly to share lunch with the goal of building a 70-story skyscraper.

On such a picture, you can find so many commendable things, trust, collaboration, self-confidence, solidarity...... It's easy to see why Ferguson liked the picture, as he told former Manchester United goalkeeper Butters: "This is Manchester United."

"It cost me fifty pounds." With a bottle of red wine and two goblets in hand, Ferguson walked over to the couch and sat down. Apparently it was not uncommon for Lin Sen to be interested in this photograph, as it had become a common practice for almost everyone who walked into their office for the first time.

"I don't have that luck." Lin Sen took his eyes back from the photo at this time and shook his head.

"Yes." Ferguson handed Lin Sen a glass of red wine and smiled meaningfully.

"I hope so." Lin Sen smiled and took the red wine, and then the two raised their glasses together.

"What do you think of this wine?" After drinking, Ferguson looked at Lin Sen and asked with a smile.

“…… Uh, good? ”

Lin Sen has to admit that he doesn't have too deep research on red wine, red wine is always related to taste, and even the steps of drinking are strictly particular, Lin Sen knows this, but if you want to say that you can judge the year and origin of the wine by taking a sip of wine, Lin Sen will never reach this realm. Moreover, Lin Sen didn't think that Ferguson invited him here today to discuss wine culture with him, so he replied half-jokingly.

"Haha, you don't have to hesitate so much." Ferguson laughed, "Do you know who gave this bottle of wine?" Jose Mourinho. ”

Lin Sen was a little surprised, but he couldn't help but smile, because he knew the rumor, so he said, "I'm pretty sure it's not paint stripper." Sir. ”

"Haha." Ferguson still laughed, "It's just a joke, Mourinho is a funny guy and he won't mind." ”

"I believe it." Lin Sen nodded and smiled.

"Do you know why I chose this bottle? Forest. ”

"Because of this game?"

"No, no, no......" Ferguson shook his head, "it's just a normal game. I chose this bottle because you are the youngest head coach I have ever invited, Lin. And you give me a really similar feeling to Jose, that guy was a lot more arrogant than you in his first season in England, but he was a very special guy, he made me suffer a lot that season, but off the pitch we became good friends and I liked his candor. By the way, I remember the last coaching session, you were with him? ”

"Yes." Lin Sen nodded, "I played him once when I was in Spain, well, just a warm-up match. ”

"The result?" Ferguson seems to be interested.

"Two to two." Lin Sen shrugged his shoulders and said.

"It's a good score." Ferguson smiled and asked again, intentionally or unintentionally, "At that time, Mendes was already your agent?" (To be continued......)