Old trafford.

Red Devils fans grimaced.

After a month of league play, after five rounds, United are nine points behind Millwall.

Manchester United's chances of winning the league title in the new season have dropped straight to freezing point.

As Manchester's media statistics have analysed: in all the seasons Millwall have led United by nine points, United have never made a comeback.

Although the new season has only been played for a month and there are more than 30 Premier League games left, there are infinite possibilities for the future, but many fans feel that the statistical analysis of the media makes sense.

Because Manchester United look like they have a lot of unanswered questions.

However, a home win over Millwall today would have narrowed the gap to six points, which would be a confidence-rekindling gap.

As a result, expectant fans came to the stadium to watch the game, and after the kick-off, Millwall's attacking momentum was like a basin of cold water poured over the fans' heads.

In addition to lamenting that the team did not take advantage of a few good opportunities, Aldridge also showed a look of worry in his eyes.

In those attacks, Millwall had one player who failed to be activated.

Who?

Kaka!

Keane is a top midfielder, with a shadow of defense and a high level of aggression in physical confrontation, Kaka can't find opportunities in attack, and the chances of half a goal are repeatedly forced by Keane to use his body to guide him to fail.

If Kaka can play to his strength, he can look for opportunities in those opportunities at Millwall to make a difference for the team.

In the final analysis, it is a matter of experience, Kaka still has room for improvement, as for whether Keane is entering his old age. That's not Aldrich's concern. Because there will be other top midfielders born in the same era. The top one must enter the giants, and Kaka will inevitably face it.

Just when the United fans were on the lookout, the Reds unleashed an exciting attack.

With Kaka frozen by Keane, Alonso's assist was widened, and when United counter-attacked in the 28th minute, Alonso returned to lose Paul Scholes.

Ryan Giggs went down the left and crossed the triangle and Scholes followed up with a long-range shot from outside the box!

Bout pounced on the ball. But he got rid of it!

The ball bouncing inside the box was spotted into the net by Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Thiago Silva was pale, losing his mark on Ruud van Nistelrooy in the moment Scholes fired from distance, as he was distracted by the outcome of Scholes' shot.

It was that moment of distraction when Ruud van Nidi ran into the six-yard box to score from the spot.

"Manchester United have scored! After the opening kick-off, Manchester United's counter-attack sent the ball into Millwall's goal, Bout saved, Ruud van Nistelrooy made a follow-up shot, and in this defense, Millwall's defenders did not stick to Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Silva was still young. Inexperience, if the marking of Vanney is relaxed. You're going to be punished! ”

Aldridge made a distinctive gesture towards Thiago Silva.

Thiago Silva's face looked much better when he saw it.

Aldridge used to tell him what defenders and defenders need to go through in their growth, and making mistakes is a necessary process, and there is no need to dwell on it.

That gesture was a reminder to him not to care.

Silva's face was fierce, he didn't want to care, but he had to care, but before he blamed himself, now he was a fighting spirit, he didn't want to live up to Aldrich's expectations and dedication to him.

To be able to play the main force in the world's No. 1 giants in recent years, it must be in the spotlight, and the outside world does not know how many people are envious, how heavy this trust is, not the parties themselves, and others can't understand it, Silva is not like Nesta who came to Millwall with a world-class reputation, he is a wild boy, a wild boy who almost didn't kick the ball!

When the outside world describes the trajectory of his career, almost all of them use descriptions similar to "getting rich overnight" or "flying on a branch and becoming a phoenix", mostly in a mocking and demeaning tone.

Silva doesn't care about the outside world, he only cares about how his manager treats him.

Once upon a time, I hoped that the leader would not give up on him.

Now, I hope that I will not lose the trust of my boss!

Millwall's long-standing confidence will not allow them to lose ground when they concede first.

The shape on the playing field is almost the same as it was before the score changed.

Xiao Luo also saw that Kaka was eaten to death by Keane today, so in the offensive routine, Xiao Luo took the initiative to take advantage of this.

He had a brief conversation with Kaka.

The idea is clear, if you can't play a threat with the ball, then use the threat off the ball to serve the team.

Kaka understands that he does not play well when receiving the ball and attacking with the ball, Keane's fierce general, people are not soft-hearted, don't say that the foot tackle, is to bump, as if they were all punched, if Kaka has not strengthened his body in Millwall in recent years, maybe he can be directly knocked away, the most headache for Kaka is Keane is thick and fine, defensive technical action and awareness are top, which makes him very uncomfortable.

In the 41st minute, Xiao Luo did not continue to develop the attack on the side after winning the ball on the left side of the front, he suddenly cut inside and walked to the middle, and at the same time Kaka ran directly to the forward line, Keane hesitated and chose to retreat to follow Kaka, for fear that Kaka would be like Nedved in the past and play offside and make the back line dizzy.

Keane withdrew and Paul Scholes came to press Ronaldo, who made a one-two with Alonso, and then moved to the middle of the box to deliver a hidden through ball.

Villa ran diagonally past Ferdinand and poked the ball forward when he touched it.

Sylvester hastily intercepted and kicked Villa!

If you let Villa pass, it's a half-single knife!

At the same time as Villa fell in the box, the referee blew the whistle to interrupt the game and pointed to the penalty spot in the Manchester United penalty area!

Disgruntled, Ferguson rushed out of the dugout and chattered at the fourth official, but that didn't change the referee's decision.

Aldridge tilted his head slightly to look at the United penalty area, and since he led LinkedIn Gran to the World Cup title, Millwall has rarely complained about the referee's decision in England. It doesn't mean that the referee takes care of them. It's just business. But if there's one tendency, it's Millwall's game, where the penalty scale will be a bit stricter than the usual standard.

Fans joked that there are two types of Premier League games, one is the Premier League game with fierce confrontation with loose penalty scales, and the other is the Millwall game where the referee is aware of everything.

Any team that takes a rough foul will almost encounter Millwall, and the whole team will be burdened with yellow cards, and there are not a few red cards.

The Premier League's penalty scale is loose. This is well known.

In games where only Millwall is involved, the referee will be very harsh.

Ferguson was in charge of England six or seven years before Aldridge, and he built his prestige even earlier.

However, in the past decade, Aldridge's prestige and contribution to England have made a clear gap between the two in the "invisible energy" of English football.

Penalty kick.

Millwall's penalty taker was Ronaldo.

Facing goalkeeper Carroll, Ronaldo was not affected by the noise made by the home fans in the slightest, swinging his leg and making a feint when shooting, so that goalkeeper Carroll mistakenly thought that Ronaldo would kick the ball in the direction he was used to. Right-footed shots, usually on the left side of the goal. Xiao Luo easily pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal, the ball speed was not fast, and it seemed that he was calm and calm when shooting.

'Ronaldinho scored the penalty and equalised for Millwall! United were unable to bring the lead into the dressing room. ”

At the end of the first half, the score was 1:1.

Aldridge was thoughtful on the way back to the locker room.

He had a failure in scheduling a starter today.

Kaka.

It's not that Kaka can't play, but in the ideal state before the game, he wants Kakato Guò to start to sharpen his ability to resist pressure, and now, maybe let Nedved start, consume Keane in the confrontation, and in the second half, the physical Kaka will play again, and the impact will be stronger.

In fact, Nedved and Kaka can start whoever starts, but starting from the assumption of the new main force, Kaka is the future of Millwall, let Nedved to consume, Kaka to explode, may be better for Kaka's growth.

In the second half, Manchester United fought aggressively and defended tenaciously to protect the goal.

In the 60th minute, Aldridge replaced Kaka and brought Nedved on.

Nedved also needed a short period of time to get into the game.

In the 64th minute, Ronaldo crossed at an angle of 45 degrees from the side, and Nedved entered the penalty area to beat Silvestre's header, but unfortunately the ball was deflected.

Aldridge looked indifferent on the sidelines, he wants to win this game, even if it is a visit to Old Trafford, he will win it!

After another 3 minutes, he made a second substitution, De Rossi came off and Larsson came on!

Millwall's formation is similar to 442, but not exactly, extremely committed to attack!

Ferguson's pupils shrank, and he didn't expect Aldridge to play his cards according to common sense, and he was so eager to win!

Although Aldridge's posture on the sidelines looked calm, as if he was in the world.

Manchester United couldn't connect in the middle, so he removed a midfielder to gamble with the opposition.

Larsson played as a double centre-forward with Villa after coming on the pitch, and Ronaldo was also a winger, but Ronaldo's position was slightly withdrawn and became a wing-midfielder, parallel to Nedved behind the striker.

United launched a dangerous attack in the 73rd minute, but Wayne Rooney was intercepted by Nesta as he was about to shoot in the box.

There was a sigh in the stands, and Manchester United fans felt extremely sorry.

Millwall's attack is more aggressive, and there are more players up front.

In the 82nd minute, Cristiano Ronaldo made a cross from the right side, and he did not go to the goal, but at the top of the arc outside the penalty area.

The strong pressure of Larsson and Villa made Manchester United's defenders dare not rush out, Ronaldo passed the ball back, Keane was a beat slower, too staring at Nedved and missed the ball landing point, Nedved did not touch the ball, Scholes was shaken by Keane, he thought Keane would clear the ball at the landing point, but Keane did not!

After the ball bounced off the top of the box, it flew past a metre in front of Scholes and immediately flew back again.

Ronaldo didn't stop the ball and gently cushioned the ball to Nedved who rushed forward, and after Keane missed the landing point, he turned his head to look in the direction of the ball and lost Nedved.

Nedved doesn't stop the ball in the penalty area and swings his leg and volleys directly!

Rumble!

Carroll couldn't get back into the air, and the ball grazed Rio Ferdinand's head and into the top left corner of the goal!

The Lions slay the Red Devils! (To be continued......)