Xiao Qing and his teammates were speechless, especially looking at the young Alaba with a look of self-blame and guilt, although the Gunners were not very happy in their hearts, but at this time it was obviously not the time to blame the young Alaba at this time, what the Gunners needed was to relieve pressure on Alaba at this time, and they needed to ensure that the young defender did not lose confidence. The game has only just begun, and if the team's main left-back has lost confidence at this time, then it will be the biggest problem for Arsenal.

Perhaps Alaba made the right choice, because Arsenal have been suppressed by Manchester United, and what they need is a respite for Arsenal, and getting the ball may be good for Arsenal. It's just that the young Alaba doesn't have much experience, and he didn't notice the position of the attacking player in the game, so it's a pity that Arsenal was speechless by Manchester United, and the current Gunners have fallen into a more passive situation in this peak battle. Maybe Alaba can learn some lessons now, the most important thing for a defensive player is to be a good choice, he still has a lot to learn on the court; It's good to have talent, but you can't lack experience.

After more than 20 minutes of the opening game, they fell behind in the scoreline, and the pace of the game was completely controlled by Manchester United, which was really a big blow for Arsenal, and for the Gunners, they also need to bear more pressure now. Xiao Qing definitely did not expect Arsenal to completely lose control of the game, it seems that the Gunners still overestimate their attacking power, and they also underestimated Manchester United's attacking ability. It has to be said that the absolute victory of four wins and one draw against Manchester United last season has inevitably made the Gunners a little proud. And now. Arsenal have learned their lesson; Last season's victory was just a thing of the past. This does not mean that Manchester United are defenseless against Arsenal, and it does not mean that Arsenal will always be in the winner's position.

The Gunners are now down behind, and a vengeful United are also demoralised after the goal; Arsenal inflicted endless humiliation on Manchester United last season, and now is the perfect time for Manchester United to get revenge. Arsenal has been completely passive since the beginning, lacking midfield interceptions, and Manchester United is also on the offensive; Now with that in the run, there's no reason why United shouldn't try harder to score goals at this time.

It's a league game and a win over Arsenal is really important for Manchester United; It's not just Manchester United's revenge fight. It's also a game for them to come back on a strong comeback, a game that can give United more recognition. Although Manchester United are a top team, the defeat to Arsenal last season has led some to believe that the Reds are not competitive enough; Despite their summer reinforcements, there are still those who feel that United will struggle to become a true title contender.

Now Manchester United will have to fight to beat Arsenal, who have achieved great results in the past two seasons, and they will return the humiliation that Arsenal have brought them in this game. It's only 1-0, and the vengeful Manchester United are far from being able to meet the current scoreline, and they want to do better. Now is also the best time for Manchester United to get revenge, as Arsenal are now in a weakened state.

A win over Arsenal would mean Manchester United's third win in a row. They will have a beautiful start to the new season to challenge for the league title; This is an incomparably beautiful opportunity for Manchester United, if they win against Arsenal. They were also able to throw Arsenal six points away at the start of the new season, which is really a big gap for a team aspiring to compete for the title, and Manchester United are confident that if the six-point advantage is in hand, they will not give Arsenal a chance to make amends.

In the 24th minute of the game, Rooney made a long pass from the midfield, and Smalling fired a low right-footed shot from the right rib into the far corner. Manchester United continued their attacking prowess and they were looking to extend their lead and seal the win at this point.

As for Arsenal, they obviously can't accept such a result, they have been suppressed for a long time, and now Arsenal needs to play a certain attack, at least they can't let Manchester United continue to attack their own defense so recklessly. Arsenal need to play their own attacking game and they need to make United fearful.

Arsenal finally showed the confidence and strength of their defending champions, after being suppressed for a long time, Arsenal also broke out strongly, and they finally played a certain offensive threat, they were putting hard pressure on Manchester United, so that Manchester United had to prepare more seriously and carefully in the game.

In the 26th minute of the game, the Arsenal midfield, which had high hopes, was also active, and these midfield attackers finally showed good form; Arshavin cut through, Theo Walcott cut in to attract the defender and crossed, Van Persie was pulled down by Evans when he followed, and the referee awarded a penalty and showed a yellow card.

Arsenal's attacking prowess began to explode, and this attack also caused a stir at Old Trafford, Arsenal's potential in attack is just too good, and if the Gunners take their chances, they can play a good attack and they can create huge chances in the game. Now that's it, Robin van Persie created a penalty that Arsenal might be able to change the tide of the game.

Xiao Qing didn't have to ask for this penalty, this was a penalty created by Van Persie, and Van Persie's penalty shooting ability was also very good, Xiao Qing didn't need to fight for this penalty at all. Xiao Qing was ready, watching Van Persie standing twelve yards in front of the goal, watching Manchester United's young goalkeeper David De Gea look like a big enemy, Xiao Qing was already ready to celebrate. Arsenal really needed that goal, a goal that would equalise and make Arsenal less passive.

When the referee's whistle blew, Van Persie, who was running a few steps, had a good rhythm and chose to push the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal, but Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea judged the direction of Van Persie's shot, and he struggled to block Van Persie's penalty!

Watching the young De Gea shouting excitedly, listening to the crazy cheers that erupted from the Old Trafford stadium, Xiao Qing was speechless to the extreme; This penalty was saved to deal a fatal blow to Arsenal's morale, and now Manchester United's morale is completely bursting at this time, and for Arsenal, who are controlled by the whole game, they really have nothing to say now, and they have now completely put the initiative of the game in the hands of Manchester United.

Arsenal are now completely passive, they were under enough pressure on the defensive end, and now they have missed the best chance to equalize, which is definitely the most fatal blow to Arsenal's morale; Although Arsenal has achieved enough excellent results in the past two seasons, although the Gunners are more mature and experienced on the field, but this penalty was saved, it is difficult for Arsenal to get out of the trough quickly, and it must be admitted that the penalty is saved is a very demoralizing thing, not to mention that this is still a peak duel with Manchester United.

First, Vermaelen brought down Ashley Young who broke through in front of the penalty area and received a yellow card, and then Rooney broke through to attract the defense and then dialed the ball to change direction, and Ashley Young, who was inserted, took the ball and did it back, Rooney's clean top fox shot with his feet; Although Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny struggled to point the ball off the crossbar, such a high-quality shot still made Arsenal terrified, and no one can guarantee that Szczesny will continue to play with such courage in the next save.

In the first half, Arsenal went 0-1 down by one goal, and the Arsenal players also returned to the away dressing room with some frustration and depression; Although the atmosphere at Old Trafford is unusually hot at the moment, it is even more ironic for Arsenal. The Gunners were overwhelmed by Manchester United in the first half, and if United had been more capable of taking their chances, it might have been more than just a goal down for Arsenal. And Van Persie missed the penalty and Arsenal missed the most important opportunity to equalise, which was also a big blow for Arsenal.

Xiao Qing and his teammates are really tired, this period of intensive games makes the Gunners not have much chance to rest, although the new season has just started not long ago, but such intensive games still make the Arsenal players a little tired; The most important thing is that Arsenal were controlled at every turn in this game, which made the Gunners feel even more tired. The first half of the game was an absolute disaster for Arsenal, it was the biggest blow to Arsenal and the root cause of the players' frustration.

Arsenal has not been smooth in the new season, although they finally won the UEFA Super Cup and won the title, everyone thought that Arsenal would recover at this time, but now it seems that this is not the case at all, Arsenal's sluggish performance continues, at least in the league, Arsenal's performance is very unsatisfactory. Having lost a lot against Liverpool and now facing Manchester United again, Arsenal are likely to continue their sluggish performances.

This is something that Arsenal absolutely cannot accept, they have fallen behind in the league at the beginning of the new season, they cannot continue such a sluggish performance, they cannot fall into complete passivity at the beginning of the league title race!

Arsenal had to break out in the second half, they can't continue this slump, they need to be at their best, they need to be at their best! (To be continued......)