Arsenal, playing at home, is full of ambition, and Arsenal is determined to win the first leg; Arsenal must win the game at the Emirates Stadium, and the quarter-final against Bayern Munich was almost put in a desperate position because of the loss of home, and this time Arsenal will never put themselves in that extremely dangerous awkward place again.

The Gunners know how to deal with Manchester United, old rivals and they are familiar with each other, they are direct rivals in the league and potential opponents who have always had some connections in the Champions League. The clash between these two teams, who represent the highest level of the Premier League, is naturally the focus.

Arsenal is very familiar with Manchester United, and Manchester United is naturally very familiar with Arsenal; United also have the upper hand in the history of the two teams, and they know what tactics and style they need to play against Arsenal. Of course, the same is true for Arsenal, the current Gunners are not weak; In previous seasons, when Arsenal had not yet fully risen, Arsenal was basically at a disadvantage in the face of Manchester United; In addition to the lack of strength of the young baby army, it is more because of the tactical style.

Manchester United has no shortage of tough guys, although they also have jishu, but when facing Arsenal, they are full of toughness; When they don't give Arsenal room to play, when Arsenal's jishu has nowhere to play, it is not a problem for Arsenal to fall behind in the face of Manchester United's aggressive pressing.

It is this problem that the Gunners have to face now, they cannot be disrupted by Manchester United, Arsenal must be more tough and resilient; They will need to withstand the pressure from United in the game. They need to be tougher than Manchester United. Xiao Qing knows what kind of play can help the team better. Manchester United are not an easy opponent to beat. Xiao Qing needs to help the team find its rhythm at this time, and Xiao Qing needs to be a leader who can be trusted and relied on to lead the team to constantly impact Manchester United's defense.

To play Manchester United, it is necessary to limit Manchester United's wide attack; That's the case for Arsenal, but compared to anything else, once United start a sharp attack on the flanks, then Arsenal are a threat. Because Manchester United has a lot of experience flying on the wing, and because Arsenal's side defense and even air defense capabilities need to be improved. Once United are allowed to play the tactics they are familiar with, then Arsenal will be playing with their own shortcomings. Arsenal need to play on their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. Although Arsenal have a good record this season, although Arsenal have suppressed Manchester United in the league, they cannot be careless because Manchester United are really strong.

Just 30 seconds into the opening period, Giggs' pass was broken, and Xiao Qing's long-range shot from the counterattack after receiving the pass was won by Van der Sar. In the third minute, Rooney cut inside on the left side and shot into the top right corner near the corner of the left penalty area, and Szczesny flew to save the bottom line. In the fifth minute, Park Ji-sung shook Sagna and fired a powerful shot with his left rib foot, which Szczesny struggled to save. Hernandez's follow-up shot was blocked by Szczesny again.

Sure enough, United worked the flanks. They were confident of inflicting a huge blow on Arsenal at this time and they did a good job, and from the first five minutes of the game, they were really effective in attack, they threatened Arsenal on a number of occasions, and Arsenal only had one shot on the counter-attack.

Arsenal's quality is outstanding, but Manchester United are no slouch; Against a strong Arsenal side, although the Gunners have won the league title this season, Manchester United are not worried about this at all. Maybe Arsenal have been consistent and good throughout the season, but in a cup competition like this, United don't need to worry at all because they have the quality to play hard.

In the sixth minute, Valencia passed the ball, Hernandez fired a low left-footed shot from the left rib, and Szczesny saved the ball. In the seventh minute, Xiao Qing and Van Persie passed the ball in front of the field and shot from a distance was obtained by Van der Sar. In the ninth minute, Walcourt cut inside from the wing and fired a low right-footed shot wide.

Manchester United continued to play on the flanks, which also put a lot of defensive pressure on Arsenal; It is really not a simple matter for Arsenal to limit Manchester United's wide attack, which is very sharp, and they are extremely resolute in this game. Arsenal are under increasing pressure defensively, and once Manchester United make a statement on the wing, coupled with the terrifying impact of Fat Rooney in the box, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for Arsenal.

Both teams understand each other's weaknesses and strengths, and they are both able to find their opponents' weaknesses in the game and attack them strongly; This is not the time to pay attention to demeanor, find the opponent's shortcomings and immediately magnify them, this is the key to victory. Manchester United are doing very well now, they know Arsenal's shortcomings, and now they are indeed suppressing Arsenal to a great extent; The Gunners are now gradually becoming a little passive, although they have also had a few good attacks, but it can be seen that Arsenal have lost the initiative in the game as a whole.

In the 14th minute, Park Ji-sung went straight to the goal, Hernandez successfully countered offside, and the Mexican shot from a tight angle less than 10 yards on the left rib, and Szczesny struggled to save. Arsenal escaped with the excellent performance of their young goalkeeper, but Manchester United continued to expand Arsenal's shortcomings, and they were under increasing defensive pressure on the wings at this time, and Manchester United completely made the wide attack active at this time.

The shouts at the Emirates Stadium came and went, and the Arsenal fans were full of confidence in the team, and they believed that the team would definitely be able to achieve a victory for Zuihou; Arsenal have just won the league and Arsenal have been on an exceptionally good run throughout the season and there is no reason for them to lose at this time, and there is no reason for them to lose to losers Manchester United. It's just that it doesn't look like that at all right now, with Arsenal's excellent performances putting Arsenal under pressure and Arsenal simply not being able to limit United's lively wide attacking presence right now.

Xiao Qing also felt powerless at this time, maybe he could retreat some, but Manchester United is more of a side attack, if Xiao Qing once retreats, then it is likely to cause inability to appear in the attack position in time; Xiao Qing knows his duty, he needs to step up at this time, he needs to help the team open up the situation on the offensive end. Now that the team does not have a comprehensive retraction defense, Xiao Qing naturally does not need to take on the defensive task; Xiao Qing now needs to step up at any time, and once the team finds an opportunity, then Xiao Qing needs to help the team use a ferocious and somewhat threatening attack to suppress Manchester United.

Manchester United pressed aggressively, and Arsenal put more and more pressure on the defensive end; Although the current Arsenal defensive players are still trying to support, Arsenal's defense has been shaky; Arsenal were originally full of confidence to move forward past Manchester United in the semi-finals, but now it seems that Arsenal were robbed of the initiative by Manchester United at the beginning of the game, and Arsenal are now becoming more and more passive.

In the 21st minute, Mertesacker made a mistake in clearing the ball with a header and put the ball on Hernandez, Valencia sent a short pass, Hernandez fired a low left-footed shot from the heart of the box and went just wide of the right post, and Arsenal escaped again. The shouts at the Emirates Stadium had just subsided, but Manchester United were attacking again; In the 26th minute, Wayne Rooney crossed the ball diagonally from the right, and Hernandez cut in from the right rib and fired a low shot into the far corner. A minute later, Manchester United full-back Fabio crossed from the right, Nemanja Vidic picked up the ball at the back post and then crossed, Giggs headed in from the right rib, and Arsenal once again relied on young goalkeeper Szczesny to save the ball from the rescue.

The trend of this game was completely unexpected by Arsenal, and the Gunners did not expect such a ferocious attack from Manchester United to completely suppress them; The Gunners thought they would have the upper hand in this game, but now it doesn't look like that at all, and they are extremely passive against Manchester United, and Arsenal simply can't get more attacking opportunities in this game.

Xiao Qing is very troubled, although the combination of him and Van Persie is definitely the top and most luxurious forward configuration, they are naturally quite sure to be able to break through any team's goal; It's just that Xiao Qing and Van Persie can't get the ball now, and Arsenal doesn't have any chances at all in attack now, so such a luxurious combination has become empty talk. What's more, the current Arsenal has completely lost the opportunity to organize the attack, and Manchester United will not give Arsenal the opportunity to adjust at all, which will only make Arsenal more and more passive.

Arsenal have to make changes and they need to fight back; If Manchester United are allowed to maintain a high-intensity attack like this, then even if goalkeeper Szczesny performs well, it is only a matter of time before the goal is breached. It's unacceptable for Arsenal to concede in the first leg, and once they give Manchester United away goals, then the game will be difficult to play; Arsenal have had enough of the first leg against Bayern Munich and are now in need of a lesson to learn that they cannot put themselves in danger again.

Arsenal began to make more adjustments, first Alexander Song pulled down Rooney who counterattacked and received a yellow card, which was very good to disrupt the rhythm of Manchester United; Arsenal, who then broke the ball, was not in a hurry to counterattack quickly, and with their skillful possession, Arsenal began to slowly suppress the rhythm of the game; Slowing down the pace of the game and letting possession take more control of the ball at their feet would be a good option for Arsenal, at least to improve Arsenal's passive situation a little. (To be continued......)