Old Trafford fell into a dead silence when Qin Xiong stepped past Carroll to shoot the ball into the net from a near-zero angle, and Gary Neville slid into the goal from the other side at full speed to try and clear the ball off the goal line.

Gary Neville still hooked the ball out of the net on his toes, but the ball was clearly a metre away from the goal line.

Mike Riley fingers in the middle circle, signaling that Arsenal's goal is valid!

Qin Xiong ran past the Manchester United goal, with open arms and a wild smile, he looked to the left, only to see Henry and Reyes running towards him, he stared at Henry, the two kept nodding, accompanied by the pace of running, as if it was a kind of rock rhythm.

Coming to the away team's fan stands, Qin Xiong still received the cheers and greetings of the Gunners fans with open arms.

At Old Trafford at the Theatre of Dreams, Qin Xiong scored!

Arsene Wenger clenched his fists on the sidelines and slammed a smug smile on his face.

Manchester United at this stage is obviously not the strongest Manchester United, but Arsenal is the strongest Arsenal, even if the personnel are not neat, but Wenger still believes that the team's strength is better than Manchester United!

Qin Xiong scored, Wenger was not surprised!

On the road of pursuing beautiful football, the biggest change in his technical and tactical transformation this season is Qin Xiong, and all his efforts and expectations have also been poured into Qin Xiong!

Maximize the offensive factor in Qin Xiong's body!

Let him burst out with a brighter light than in Ajax!

In Arsene Wenger's eyes, Arsenal's team configuration is the most perfect, and every player in attack is a team player, including central striker Thierry Henry. A perfect striker who can score at least 20 goals and provide at least 15 assists in a single season!

Qin Xiong can inject a stronger midfield and organization into Arsenal. What the team has given back to him is that the forward line can inspire him to be even more attacking!

"Arsenal have scored! No. 11 Qin Xiong scored a zero-angle goal! Oh, my God. At the position where he got up, there was only one trajectory from the angle of the goal, a trajectory that could make the football roll into the goal, and it was impossible to score even a little deviation from the left or right, but Qin Xiong's shot made the football roll on the most correct track! He opened the scoring for Arsenal! Could this be a harbinger of Arsenal's 10-game winning streak in the Premier League? ”

Ferguson was chewing gum in the coach's box, which resembled the stands, and his face was unusually stern.

In fact, the dugout at Old Trafford is a bit of a strange thing, as the dugout is not free-standing but connected to the stands. On the edge of the pitch, it's not uncommon to see a large number of fans next to or behind the head coach who comes here.

Ferguson wanted to get Qin Xiong, but he couldn't meet Qin Xiong's request.

Take a look at the system that Manchester United is now striving to build, double strikers, bilateral forwards, and two midfielders in the middle, how can Qin Xiong replace Scholes?

Ferguson's frustration actually stems from the comparison of players.

He gave the number 7 shirt to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was not very happy with his performance for more than a season.

At this time, after witnessing Qin Xiong's appearance, there is no need to compare the strength of the two players horizontally. There is no comparison, after all, it is a different type and role of players.

But the comparison is clear from the style of the ball.

At Old Trafford, many Red Devils fans are tired of Cristiano Ronaldo's relentless display of flamboyant performances.

Ferguson is also asking him to move from flashy to practical.

And what about Qin Xiong?

Contrary. It is based on practicality, and occasionally staged gorgeous performances at critical moments, and gorgeous serves practicality.

What's the point of cheating Ferdinand by pedaling his bike in the box, as he did in the penalty area, instead of endlessly showing off his skills at non-critical moments?

Manchester United fell behind at home, which only fueled the blood of the Red Devils.

The match became more brutal than before, and the confrontation went straight up.

Rooney was perfectly blocked by Vieira in the middle, and he began to take the initiative to pull the wing, and when he was moving on the wing, Lauren was tackled by Lauren to destroy the ball at his feet, and he could only do the work on the wing.

Ashley Cole was ready to instigate a counterattack after successfully freezing Cristiano Ronaldo's multi-sided dribble, but Vanney's behind-the-back tackle almost created a conflict between the two teams, and even Wenger rushed out of the coach's bench to lash out at the referees!

Because the referee didn't award a foul on Vanney!

Reyes has been in a state of flux.

He thought he could handle the game and regained some confidence, but after trying it he was taught by Gary Neville to hold his head up, and so on and so on, a vicious circle was formed, and he was about to lose all confidence in the game, becoming invisible, and he could not see any positive effect on Arsenal.

After Qin Xiong scored the goal, he was "taken care of" by Manchester United players with more attention.

Manchester United players can see the clues, Henry has been out of form since the one-on-one ball was broken by Rio Ferdinand, Bergkamp actually played very average from the beginning of the game, and Arsenal's most active player is Qin Xiong, and his teammates are willing to create opportunities for him.

With the support of Patrick Vieira and Ashley Cole in the back, and the entire offensive cover in front, limiting Qin Xiong has become a link that cannot be ignored in Manchester United's defense.

In the 40th minute of the game, Qin Xiong received a pass from Ljungberg and was just about to dribble forward, Scholes shoveled him to the ground from behind diagonally, fortunately Scholes rushed to the ball, so Scholes's foot kicked Qin Xiong's calf where the shin guard was protected, and after Qin Xiong fell to the ground, Scholes got up and took the initiative to apologize.

Ginger Head's defensive ability is actually very strong, but there is one weakness that is too obvious.

He doesn't know how to tackle!

The tackle is not just a casual kick, the key is how to choose the timing, obviously Scholes seems to be a natural and acquired layman in this tackle technique!

Qin Xiong accepted Scholes's apology, he was pulled up by Scholes and made a motion to stand in place, and when Scholes just turned around and ran back, Scholes suddenly looked stunned.

He didn't see that behind him, Qin Xiong was standing calmly, but he suddenly kicked the ball out.

Free kicks!

Not only Scholes, but other Manchester United players also didn't expect Qin Xiong to stand on the spot, seemingly waiting for his teammates to run, but suddenly took a free kick in the next second.

Teammates running position?

Sometimes a threatening attack only requires one player to run!

Henry!

In fact, it was Heng Li who first started from the left side of the penalty area diagonally in front of the right front, and Qin Xiong did not hesitate to send out a straight plug after noticing!

Brilliant fit!

Manchester United was caught off guard.

Phil Neville subconsciously reached out to intercept the fast-rolling football, but he staggered and slipped to the ground, and Sylvestre was once again preempted by Henry for the running line.

This time, Henry took the ball and took a step forward to the right side of the penalty area, and then shot with his feet!

"Carol has done a meritorious service! Carroll saved Henry's shot, the ball was too positive, Henry's shot felt a little bad today, but it was a pity that this wonderful free kick was coordinated, who would have thought that under the heavy siege of Manchester United players, Henry's running position and Qin Xiong's pass could be linked? Without looking at the replay, we simply can't confirm whether that passing line actually exists. ”

Henry's expression was a little helpless after missing this opportunity, and he turned around and extended a thumbs up to Qin Xiong.

Qin Xiong's expression was indifferent, he turned around and trotted away from the backcourt, with the experience of Ajax honing, his understanding of the technical and tactical system is already very strong.

The reason why Wenger needs him is that he hopes that Arsenal's attack will not only be based on good midfield organization, but also want the attack to be layered.

He echoes Thierry Henry's back and forth, and is also an important synergy that tears apart the opposition's defence.

If the opponent focuses on restricting Henry, Henry will cover for Qin Xiong, and if Qin Xiong is targeted by the opponent, then he will give full play to his talent as a playmaker, deliver cannonballs to Henry, and add other teammates to make the threat value of each attack point of Arsenal's offensive system constantly change, and play a multi-point burst that cannot be completely limited by the opponent's explosive power!

The first half was over and Arsenal walked into the dressing room with a 1-0 lead.

Arsene Wenger walked up as the referee left the pitch and protested to Mike Riley about all the controversial decisions that had taken place in the first half.

At least he thinks Ruud van Nistelrooy deserves a yellow card for that dangerous foul, and if he were harsh, the red card would not be too much, and the slightly exaggerated performance of Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo was winning a favorable penalty. (To be continued......)