This is Manchester United's home turf.

No team can afford to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford, and the only team that qualifies to challenge Manchester United is a handful of teams.

Chelsea are one of them.

Chelsea's results this season are quite good, they are temporarily in the first place in the league, and they are definitely qualified to challenge Manchester United, if it is Chelsea who have won ten consecutive games, no one dares to say that they must be better than Manchester United, but the results of Chelsea in the past three rounds have made their state full of fog in the hearts of the media and fans, and no one can be sure of their state, just like no one can determine the outcome of this game.

The only thing that is certain is that Zhang Tiehan will definitely be able to play, which is not good news for Manchester United.

It's rare that when two big teams play, the center of media coverage becomes whether a player can play, because one or two big stars are nothing compared to the two teams, but Zhang Tiehan is definitely someone who deserves to be mentioned, because of his value, because of his important position at Chelsea, and because of his constant stream of goals in the league.

Zhang Tiehan's table can decide the outcome of the game, and few people will refute this sentence until now, because when Zhang Tiehan is good, he can always score several goals, which is simply a number that makes opponents desperate, even if the opponent is a giant like Manchester United.

However, Ferguson will not say anything about Zhang Tiehan, the relationship between Zhang Tiehan and Manchester United has been hyped into a rotten topic, this topic is really difficult to attract people, but at the same time, Ferguson does not like to comment on Zhang Tiehan in public, even if a reporter asks, he generally says, "He is very good", "difficult opponent" and other similar clichés.

But even if you don't talk about it, the media will also report on it.

Although Chelsea have not won two games in three rounds, the latter game was lost by Zhang Tiehan without playing. Chelsea fans have reason to believe that as long as Zhang Tiehan plays in that game, then the game will be won, and this is the confidence that fans have in Zhang Tiehan.

And the reason why Zhang Tiehan didn't play was because he had to prepare for this game with Manchester United.

Grant is preparing to consider following Mourinho's example and giving the squad players a proper rotation. After all, a set of main lineups can't eat all the games, the main players can't stand it, and other players will naturally be very dissatisfied if they don't have the opportunity to play, but obviously his rotation has just begun to have problems, and two of the three games without a win are proof, which is normal if it appears in other teams, and it is very abnormal to appear in Chelsea, which won all the first ten rounds of the league.

Thankfully, the media was busy reporting on the match between Manchester United and Chelsea, comparing the two teams, and no one was bothering to criticize Grant on the issue. Otherwise, the pressure on the Israelis will definitely become great.

Interestingly, at this very moment, the annual World Football Exhibition was held in Dubai, and as one of the important items of the conference, the ranking of the richest clubs in the world will be announced. In the end, Real Madrid, Manchester United and AC Milan occupied the top three of this year's rankings.

The ranking of the richest clubs in the world is based on the total revenue of each club in the 2004-2005 season published by Deloitte, one of the world's four largest accounting firms.

With 275.7 million euros, Real Madrid, Spain's "Galacticos", continues to be the "richest club", thanks to their superstar policy, of course. However, their achievements in football are not flattering, with Real Madrid being suppressed by Barcelona. To the dismay of all the fans who support Real Madrid.

Manchester United is in second place with 246.4 million euros, followed by Italian clubs in third and fourth place, AC Milan and Juventus respectively.

Chelsea are in seventh place, thanks to their last two years of good league results and the fame of the stars they have bought over the past two years, which has added some income to the club. Especially this season, the addition of Zhang Tiehan, Ballack and Shepchenko has created a large amount of extra income driven by Chelsea's stars.

However, considering that Manchester United has not achieved good results in the past two years, relying on the support of fans can have a higher income than Chelsea, and they basically do not have much investment in the transfer market. It is clear at a glance who wins and who loses between the two teams.

On the occasion of the war between Manchester United and Chelsea, the ranking of this football exhibition was announced, which is obviously not good for Chelsea, Chelsea's development to the present, relying almost on the large investment of the Russians, but the Russians cannot invest hundreds of millions of euros every year to strengthen the team, Manchester United is different, Manchester United is really full of heritage, their net income every year is more than 50 million euros, that is, if Manchester United Club is not for profit, they have enough money to invest in the transfer market every year, That's the essence of a club that normally runs, and Chelsea rely on Roman Abramovich's input.

A media reporter interviewed Chelsea CEO Kenyon Kenyon about this, and Kenyon said directly, "Yes, Manchester United have heritage, but they only represent the past, Chelsea represent the future. ”

As the tournament was about to begin, Kenyon announced that Chelsea would be internationally recognised as the world's number one club by 2014.

Manchester United are an obstacle that the Blues will have to overcome if they are to realise Chelsea's ambitions.

As the former CEO of Manchester United, Kenyon has a clear understanding of both clubs. He said Chelsea were clearly more 'motivated' than Manchester United, both as a club and as a brand, but Kenyon stressed that saying so was not a criticism of the Reds, but a true reflection of reality. He admits that league trophies from the past two seasons alone will not be enough to overtake the traditional power of English football.

'We're not overpowering Manchester United right now, they have a bigger fan base than we do, they have a bigger history than we do. But I think what makes us happy is that our fan base is growing faster than other football clubs and our revenue is growing very quickly. There are a lot of factors that go into this, but the key is the team's victory. ”

More trophies will be a key part of the measure of whether they are among the top international clubs.

But now that a Champions League trophy remains outside Chelsea's Hall of Fame, Kenyon is clearly aware of the importance of changing that.

'Not to underestimate the Premier League, but to be fair I think winning the Champions League is the biggest achievement a European club can achieve. It takes you into a completely different realm. Kenyon admits that United's past tradition has made Chelsea's small achievements unworthy of mention: "Chelsea is a place without spirit, so it's time for us to start over and start with our own legacy from now on." ”

Kenyon's voice was full of anticipation for the future, but when that reached United boss Alex Ferguson's ears. Immediately met with scorn from the Scots.

"We're shaking the mountains because of that, and they're intimidating us." The lord sarcastically said, "It's a good time to say this, isn't it?" But it definitely doesn't bother me. Remember, I know exactly who Pete is. ”

Kenyon had worked with Alex Ferguson for a long time before Abou lured him to Stamford Bridge with money.

'I don't really know the numbers, I don't know if we have 50 million fans or 500 million fans, but I do know that everywhere we go, we see people chasing our players in Manchester United shirts. And we got these supporters because we entertained them, and as for that, we're never going to change. ”

As the former duo of Kenyon and Ferguson spat at each other, various spit activities between Chelsea and Manchester United also began, first C-Ronaldo claimed that 'Manchester United is aiming for the treble this season', and the players' saliva naturally has players to deal with, and the representative sent by Chelsea is 'Monster' Drogba, said the Ivorian. "Beating Manchester United last season was my happiest moment." However, this sentence felt a little insufficient, but before Chelsea could make up for it, soon manager Alex Ferguson stepped in again, and he talked about Chelsea's recruitment in the summer.

'Ballack, Shevchenko and Ashley Cole are all very strong players, so it's a great game and two great teams, but we still have great chances ahead of us. In the first two seasons they were always nine or ten points ahead of us. It was very uncomfortable for us, even though we had a great performance at the end of last season, it was very late. But now it's getting better and if we win then we'll overtake them and become top of the league. ”

What the media noticed: Ferguson still didn't mention Zhang Tiehan, a reporter asked the reason, Ferguson shook his head and said, "I don't think he needs to say much, I would criticize any Chelsea player, but I can't criticize him." ”

It was a delight for the Chelsea to hear.

However, it is really a taboo topic for the two teams to talk about Zhang Tiehan, in fact, Chelsea's media fans are not willing to mention Zhang Tiehan in Manchester United, because Zhang Tiehan is from Manchester United's academy, and most of the players from Manchester United's academy have feelings for Manchester United, and they always talk about these Chen Guzi things, which will also have a certain impact on Chelsea, maybe Manchester United will say, "Your best players are also Manchester United", and then it will be difficult for Chelsea to say anything, unless Zhang Tiehan himself stands up and clarifies.

However, the pre-game media regretted the departure of Mourinho, which made Ferguson have no opponent in the war of words, and only Kenyan, who was forcibly pulled up, could wrestle with Ferguson, and the head coach Grant could not do it, maybe he was not a manager at the same level as Ferguson.

Soon Ferguson's disciple C-Ronaldo stepped up again, he bit 'imitated' the feeling of the madman Mourinho, and directly repeated Manchester United's 'treble' plan again, "Manchester United can win the treble this year, Chelsea? The opponents are in fourth place! ”

'The game against Chelsea at the weekend is very important and it is a good sign that United are now level with their opponents and we have not made the same mistakes as last season and put them far ahead. Now in the title race, Manchester United will not lose to them. ”

The above words are quite standard, but then Cristiano Ronaldo began to fire, and he believes that the elevation of the Manchester United and Chelsea game to such a level is all media hype, and in fact the Red Devils do not regard the Blues as their first opponent at all.

'There's a lot of competition between us and Chelsea, and that's been the case in every game [with the Blues] in the past. But Manchester United's passion against Chelsea cannot be compared to the three decisive matches: Manchester City derby, Manchester United vs Arsenal and Manchester United vs Liverpool. Maybe it's because Chelsea are doing well now, and Manchester United have always been at the top before. ”

C. Ronaldo also believes that Chelsea spent a lot of money to bring in Shevchenko and Ballack in the summer, but it didn't work out well. 'I don't think Chelsea this year is the same as last year. Cristiano Ronaldo said: "Sheva and Ballack spent so much money on them but their arrival didn't make a lot of difference for them, and now Chelsea have to play harder than ever to win. ”

In stark contrast to his low opinion of Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo has great respect for his compatriot and former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, suggesting that Mourinho's departure from the Blues represents the beginning of Chelsea's downfall.

'Jose Mourinho is a great manager. Also a good Portuguese, I can't speak ill of him. I'd rather wait and see what happens to Chelsea and maybe their Premier League run to a halt. ”

C-Ronaldo's remarks are really a bit arrogant.

So soon Chelsea stood up and refuted, which must be refuted, and Manchester United must not be allowed to be arrogant before the game, no matter what the game is, it will be a great loss for Chelsea.

This time it was Zhang Tiehan who stood up to wrestle with Cristiano Ronaldo, who had barely said anything before, because he didn't really want to say anything before the Chelsea and Manchester United game. After all, he is from the Manchester United Academy, and many fans regard him as half a Manchester United, for the sake of image, Camille also advised him not to participate in the war of words, and to silently express himself in the game.

However, seeing C-Ronaldo so arrogant, Zhang Tiehan also felt that he had to come forward to suppress this annoying guy in an interview.

He spoke straight about the way he beat Manchester United.

'The start was important and we watched the game for Manchester United. They always play high-pressure football at the start and have a fast tempo. Zhang Tiehan said. We have to start well and try to show ourselves because if we do that we have the quality to beat any team. ”

'I have confidence in the team, I believe I can beat anybody and we have to have that confidence as a team.

Zhang Tiehan rarely talked about the specific method of the game. This surprised the media interviewed, but instead he aimed at Cristiano Ronaldo, "It's hard for me to understand that guy keeps talking about the treble, I think even if Manchester United can win the treble, it has nothing to do with him." I've watched Manchester United play and his role in the game, a lot of people can replace him, like Arjen Robben, it's very good, Robben is much better than him. ”

"If he wants to win the treble, he still expects Manchester United's team-mates to be better, but if Manchester United wants to win the treble, they still have to pass us first, I believe that the victory will belong to us, and the Champions League is also something we have to fight for, so maybe we can consider giving the Carabao Cup to Manchester United."

This is pure mockery.

Then the two began to spit on each other-

C-Ronaldo was obviously very annoyed by Zhang Tiehan's words, and he immediately responded, "Who does he think he is?" ”

Zhang Tiehan shrugged, "I scored twice as many goals in the league as him, and several times as many goals in the Champions League."

'Just because he scored a lot of goals doesn't mean Chelsea can win, it's a team sport. C-Ronaldo Road.

Zhang Tiehan smiled, "Did you see it?" He found that he couldn't speak on the table, so he immediately changed the subject, he is this kind of person, so they don't have to rely on him to win, he will only fall a few times in the game, indeed, that brings United points that they should not have. ”

This is a fake fall that satirizes C-Ronaldo's 'regular' exaggerated movements.

Zhang Tiehan also reminded the referee to be careful of C-Ronaldo's fake fall, and gave the referee association a preventive shot in advance, after all, the referees of the Premier League are 'biased' towards Manchester United in the game is already a problem that everyone knows, although no one points it out on the surface, but everyone knows it behind the scenes.

Obviously, Zhang Tiehan's words have an effect, with his current fame and influence in English football, even the referees association has to pay attention to it, just before the game started, the press officer of the referees association has stood up and declared, "We will definitely pay attention to any situation in the game, and the judgment will be based on the principle of fairness." ”

In the mutual spraying of Zhang Tiehan and C-Ronaldo, various media exclaimed, "Now the game is interesting." ”

At the same time, it was the day of the game, and Manchester was full of the atmosphere of big battles, with many Manchester United fans wearing Manchester United shirts taking to the streets, slowly converging towards Old Trafford to support Manchester United with actions.

In the square in front of Old Trafford, there was a huge crowd of fans, and when the Chelsea buses drove in, they even needed police to maintain order before they could enter Old Trafford.

The United fans did everything they could to taunt Chelsea, and a few even broke into the bus and unfurled banners saying 'Get out of Manchester', a hostile sentiment that made everyone at Chelsea feel like they were away from home.

But even so, when Zhang Tiehan opened the window and looked outside, there were many Manchester United fans waving at him, which was like seeing a favorite star, which was very strange before the big battle between the two teams, but there are still a large number of Manchester United fans who support Zhang Tiehan, after all, he is from Manchester United's academy, even if he is an opponent now.

This kind of differential treatment makes the rest of the Chelsea players very angry, but who makes them not from the Manchester United Academy.

After entering Old Trafford, the two sides began pre-match preparations, and in the pre-match press conference, Ferguson expressed confidence in the victory, while Grant also declared that the team was confident of victory, although the Israeli's words did not hold much in the minds of the media.

Soon after the warm-up and preparation in the locker room, the players of both teams stood in the players' tunnel near the game, without any communication with each other, they all looked at each other with their eyes, and under the whistle of the referee, the two sides entered the court.

There was an immediate cheer from the stadium!

Most of the cheers were given to the United players, who only occupied a handful of stands on one side, but everyone was prepared for the atmosphere at Old Trafford, and soon both sides were in their positions on the pitch and the referee's whistle was blowing. (To be continued......)