Chelsea's win over Liverpool coincided with another high-profile fixture, Manchester United's match against Arsenal at Old Trafford, which surprised everyone with a 1-0 win away from home.

The two sides have met eight league games in the past four seasons, and Manchester United are unbeaten with four wins and four draws.

Arsenal's last win at Old Trafford was on 8 May 2002, when Wiltord scored the only goal. In the history of the Premier League, Manchester United has the upper hand with 12 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses, especially at home 8 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, and on February 25, 2001, Manchester United beat Arsenal 6-1 at home. In the 154 all-time meetings in the top flight, Manchester United also have the upper hand with 63 wins, 37 draws and 54 defeats.

Don't talk about history, let's just say that this season, Manchester United has won three consecutive victories, and it is three consecutive big wins, and Arsenal's table can only be said to be very average, they did not show the temperament of the Premier League semi-finals, three league games, two draws and one loss, only got an embarrassing 2 points, the start of the two teams is simply one day and one place, there is no comparison, everyone thinks that Arsenal will lose to Manchester United away.

As a result, Arsenal won, and the win left the United speechless.

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In this game, Rooney released the ban and ushered in his 100th start in the Premier League, C-Ronaldo, who also made his 100th appearance, and Kuczzak, who made his first appearance, replaced the injured Ryan Giggs and the stomachache Van der Sar respectively, and Carrick was replaced by O'Shea on the bench.

Arsenal made their worst start to the Premier League season in 24 years with just two points from their first three Premier League games, with Thierry Henry still out injured, Arsene Wenger starting the game in place of the injured Robin van Persie with Ljungberg, and Theo Walcott and Baptista remaining on the bench.

In this way, Arsenal is a 451 formation, and no one could have imagined that this squad could win at Old Trafford, and Arsenal did. also let the old knight lose and have nothing to say.

Arsenal had two good chances, the first in the twelfth minute, when Hleb crossed from the right and Kuczzak, who was making his first Premier League appearance for Manchester United, came out to bring down Adebayor, and referee Bol awarded a penalty. A penalty is the best chance to score. As a result, Gilberto Silva's left foot on the penalty shot slipped slightly, and the ball shot with his right foot lacked angle and was judged by the Pole to save it calmly, and Gary Neville cleared the line first.

Arsenal, who missed a good chance, tried to fight again, but it was not easy to find the opportunity again, and their goal was frequently threatened by Manchester United, but in the 85th minute of full-time, Manchester United's iconic new star C-Ronaldo made a mistake while dribbling the ball, and he was directly tackled by Cesc Fabregas in front, and Fabregas, who has become more and more mature, broke the ball and passed straight to the left rib of the penalty area. Adebayo stabbed into the near corner from 12 yards out against the onrushing Kuczak.

It was also the only decisive goal of the game.

It may have been a stroke of providence given that Arsenal's league results were so tragic that they arrived at Old Trafford at this momentous moment.

Two years ago, the Gunners, who were in their prime, were ended by their opponents here, and their domineering spirit disappeared in an instant. Now, Arsene Wenger and his Gunners have met the Red Devils after falling into their worst start in 24 years. And this time the victory belonged to Arsenal, who were resurrected at Manchester United's home stadium.

In fact, the Frenchman was proud to snatch the three points from Manchester United before the game.

However, the Frenchman confirmed after the game that he was "terribly scared".

'I can always say to the players that you guys are good. But if there is no results and points to back it up, players will definitely have a certain subconscious to affect their state of mind. Arsenal have been ticked off the title list. There are even those who say Arsenal will play in the Championship next season. I think they came to conclusions too quickly, but at the same time, I'm not stupid enough to think that everything is okay and there is nothing in crisis for the team. In fact, I've seen a very good team suddenly become mediocre when the suspicion invades. ”

In the first three league games, 2 draws and 1 loss ranked fourth from the bottom, and soul killer Henry was unable to play due to injury. There are only two paths in the face of stress - burst or fall. The Gunners opted for the former, despite standing in front of them with the formidable Red Devils.

'In this environment, we have to do everything we can to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford and send the right signals to everyone. Arsene Wenger said.

With the win over Manchester United, Arsenal moved up from fourth to bottom in the table. They are ahead of title rivals Liverpool and local rivals Tottenham, but are eight points behind Portsmouth at the top of the table. However, Arsene Wenger believes the title race remains fierce.

'We're not a transition team. Arsenal are a big club and our goal is to win the title. There is a lot of potential in the squad and I am confident that the quality and results of the players tonight will help the team as a whole. ”

The Arsenal players were also full of momentum after the game, and despite their poor start to the league season, the win over Manchester United at Old Trafford was definitely a morale booster, and Bam Adebayor, who scored the winning goal, said after the game that confidence returned, "I scored my first goal of the new season, it was so important. I didn't have any distractions in my head, all my attention was on the game and I was very happy to contribute a goal to the team. We've been waiting for this win and now everyone is happy and the confidence is back. We proved that Arsenal are a good team. ”

Spaniard Cesc Fabregas picked up the best champagne of the game after the game, and it was his tackles and passes that set up Bam Adebayor for the only goal of the game.

"It's really a big win. We know it's going to be difficult to win at Old Trafford, the opposition is strong and the confidence is high. I want to congratulate the whole team, we played really well and worked hard. Now let's enjoy the happy moment and hope that every weekend in the future will be like tonight. ”

Arsenal all seemed happy, and in response, Manchester United were naturally unhappy.

Fortunately, Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson is still gracious, and after the game he said that Arsenal won reasonably, and Manchester United lost reasonably, "Arsenal deserved this victory, I can't deny it." However, United had a few chances, especially in the first half, when we created a couple of good chances but were not enough to win the game. ”

Some reporters questioned the old Jazz with the number of jù, and Arsenal surpassed Manchester United in the number of main attacking points, including the number of shots on goal. Passing success rate, possession time and accuracy of passing in front of the field, the old jazz said, "I don't think Manchester United are completely suppressed by Arsenal, but in the last 25 minutes, Arsenal are stronger than us. ”

But the old knight is by no means a person who admits defeat lightly. He began to find reasons for the defeat, "We just went through the Champions League qualifiers, we had a big game against the Scots, whether it was the love or the course of the game, it was a real England-Scotland game, the whole game was played in a fast pace. There is no doubt that this is a reason [for tonight's loss]. Tonight, in the second half we lost momentum and the strikers couldn't get the ball, which was a sign of fatigue. After 45 minutes Manchester United's table xiàn disappointed me. Especially in the last 20 minutes, we should play more as a team. I'm also disappointed with the result, I don't think it's bad, of course we can do better. ”

But the media reporters blamed the failure on the players who made mistakes.

For example, Cristiano Ronaldo.

C-Ronaldo was cut off with the ball in the final stage of the game, and finally the guide defense conceded the goal, he was the biggest reason for that goal, everyone saw it that way, because C-Ronaldo made a clear mistake at that time. He should have passed the ball earlier, but the old man was still very protective.

'The reason he conceded the ball was because he always wanted to win against the opposition. C-Ronaldo is the kind of person who has a strong sense of winning. He's the type we need, he's an emotional player who can change the game. Unfortunately he lost the ball and the other players couldn't intercept it. This kind of thing is commonplace in football, and any player can concede a goal. ”

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Chelsea don't care how Ferguson protects his shortcomings. The most important thing for them is that Manchester United have lost, which is really good news.

At a time when Liverpool and Arsenal are all showing bad results, Manchester United loses again, and they are at the top of the league table. They were much happier without Manchester United tied for first place, and it was another great news after the win over Liverpool, the victory, the defeat of their biggest rivals, and the two pieces of good news added together to make many Chelsea players smile happily.

They couldn't hide their joy when they faced the media.

Of course, when interviewed by reporters, they will also say against their will, "Manchester United has nothing to do with us, we just need to play our own game." "As a result, the media immediately reported that 'the Chelsea players are very professional', but what they didn't know was that the professional player, Chelsea's Frank Lampard, bought a few bottles of champagne to take to the team's training ground that afternoon and shared it with everyone, in the name of 'celebrating the team's victory', but in reality, everyone was talking about 'Manchester United lost'.

It's a bit of schadenfreude.

But schadenfreude is a normal mentality as an opponent, chasing victory, chasing the first place, it is very important to do a good job yourself, and it is also very important for the opponent to make mistakes, if Manchester United breaks out strongly this season and wins in a row, even if Chelsea's table is very good, it cannot guarantee that they will not make mistakes, and then there is a gap between the two teams, so Chelsea cannot win the first place in the league, so it is also quite important for the opponent to make mistakes.

With that mentality, Chelsea are united.

They could only celebrate after training and liven up the atmosphere, and soon the next game was the first round of the Champions League, with Chelsea facing Werder Bremen from Germany.

Since bringing in top goalscorer Klose on a sky-high contract in 2004, Bremen have once again become a regular in the Bundesliga and have reached the last 16 of the European Cup for two consecutive seasons.

This has allowed Werder Bremen to gradually step from a Bundesliga powerhouse into the ranks of Europe's new giants.

You know, Real Madrid's Champions League record is no more than that.

The team's beautiful offensive football play and high broadcast ratings also attracted the favor of the financially strong sponsor B-WIN and signed a contract with Bremen, the super popularity and attention brought by the star Klose and the consequent strong financial resources, Bremen introduced the German main central defender Mertesacker, the Brazilian talented midfielder Diego, the European Championship champion Greece's number one center Charlistias, Paraguay international striker Valdés, Sweden international striker Rosenberg, the old German international Frijns, etc., Bremen's development is also growing.

Head coach Schaaf and manager Alofs said emotionally: "Klose is the one who made Bremen officially enter the European elite football map!" ”

Last season's Werder Bremen were second in the league, so they are in the Champions League again.

Many people say that in Group A, Werder Bremen is a team that is very likely to compete with Chelsea and Barcelona for a place in the qualifiers, so this match between Chelsea and Werder Bremen has still attracted a lot of attention, and many media reporters have come to the scene to do interviews to understand the strength of Werder Bremen.

Yes, it's knowing Werder Bremen, not Chelsea.

The current Chelsea and Barcelona teams have long been analyzed by the media, as for what Chelsea will have at home, the media is naturally concerned, but Chelsea's win is not big news, losing is big news, those neutral media may be more expecting Chelsea's table is not good, if Chelsea's table is very good, and they win the game smoothly, they have nothing to report, after the game, it is to talk about Zhang Tiehan's table, that's all.

There is a lot that Werder Bremen can talk about, especially the German media that comes with the team, they are all concerned about Werder Bremen's performance in the Champions League, and they also care about the team's stars, especially Klose's appearance.

Speaking ahead of the game, Werder Bremen boss Schaaf expressed his team's fighting spirit: "I hope it will be a victory. I said to everybody [Werder Bremen players], you have to work hard and otherwise we won't be able to win the Champions League in the first two seasons because we have Chelsea and Barcelona in the group, which are the two best teams in the world right now, but everybody thinks there are still chances and I'm happy to see them think that way, which means we have chances, yes, if we don't give up, we have chances. ”

As it sounds, Schaaf's mind seems bright.

But maybe he thought too well.

When the game started, Schaff had no idea of expecting a victory, because Chelsea scored in the opening two minutes, it was the cooperation of Zhang Tiehan and Frank Lampard, Werder Bremen will not let Zhang Tiehan go to the table, they borrowed from the last Liverpool defensive style, and built a very solid defense in front of the penalty area, this kind of defense does give Zhang Tiehan a headache, but he is not alone, he has teammates.

As a result, Zhang Tiehan did not rush to the penalty area at all, but dribbled the ball to the wing, found a gap, and hoisted the ball into the box, and Lampard stepped in to score the ball with his head.

When the ball flew into the goal, the Chelsea fans reveled.

Schaaf's eyes also flashed with helplessness, and at the same time, the media gave praise to Zhang Tiehan, although it was Lampard's goal, but Zhang Tiehan's pass was the most wonderful, this accurate long ball reminded them of David Beckham, also on the right side, the same long-distance arc long pass.

But in reality, this goal has nothing to do with David Beckham.

Although Zhang Tiehan is good at shooting vigorously, his passing is also quite good, let him kick again, maybe he can't play such an accurate pass, and it won't be too bad after all, this kick can be regarded as catching up with the skill, allowing him to play a wonderful pass, but this is also his good footwork skills, otherwise, he can't kick this kind of ball anyway.

After the goal, the whole Chelsea team was happy.

With a two-minute lead, it's a much better game. (To be continued......)