In the ensuing corner kick opportunity, Ozil's corner kick was passed to the back post, Sun Xiang grabbed the landing point in the crowd, but he failed to exert his strength, and was firmly held by De Gea.

It was the twentieth minute of the game and Arsenal continued to put pressure on Manchester United's goal.

Probably affected by the return of cold air, there was always a feeling that United's players were missing on the pitch, and their fans cheered loudly for their home team from the stands, hoping they could regain their sense of ownership.

But the offense didn't come, but the defense was expected again. That was just two minutes later.

Mustafi won the ball at the back and dribbled forward, he did not take the midfield, but distributed the ball near the midfield to Cazorla in front of him, and next to him, Monreal cut forward at high speed, Cazorla dribbled the ball and distributed it out.

Ashley Young turned his head and ran towards Monreal, his bottom was also very deep, and he didn't dare to take it lightly.

Before he could get to his feet, Monreal passed the ball back.

Ashley Young turned around and found himself in the area behind him once again open in defense.

This is the epitome of the opening defense!

I went up by myself, and I thought that there would be teammates behind me to come and defend together, but as soon as I turned around, reality gave me a blow to the head. He still can't figure out whether he misunderstood the tactical concept or his teammates were simply watching the show.

Helpless, he had no choice but to bury his head in defense. Nobody defends me.

Diligence in the eyes of the outside world is the reason why he has been able to establish himself at this age in the current Manchester United team.

Cazorla ran to the penalty area with the ball and suddenly split horizontally, and Sun Xiang, who should have appeared on the left side, appeared on the right side like a ghost. So his sudden appearance caused a little panic at the back of Manchester United.

Sun Xiang took this opportunity to approach the middle directly from the right.

"Guard against him, don't give the Chinese a chance!" De Gea roared, and at the same time his energy was highly concentrated, he knew that Sun Xiang had a long-range shot.

Nemanja Matic scrambled up from Sun's left side and Victor Lindelof came out of the box to block his inside-in pass, and the two men worked together to make a "closed defence".

Just when Nemanja Matic's right foot was about to meet the ball, Sun Xiang quickly flicked the ball inside with his left foot, and then blocked Lindelof with his right foot, and gently pushed forward, and the whole person also drilled through the gap between the two people.

"Croquettes! Oh my God, such a small space! Martin Taylor was shocked, "It was like I saw Iniesta playing on the field. ”

In fact, there is also a bit of luck in this pass. Lindelof watched Matic stretch out his foot, he thought that he had formed a closed defense, and this time the ball would be broken, so he took his foot back. But if he continued with what he had just done, Sun Xiang would not have a chance to get through.

After completing the light pass, Sun Xiang looked up and observed that there was a large gap in front of Monreal in front of him. He struck with the arch of his foot and a well-concealed pass tore through United's last defence.

Monreal was also coincidentally unbooked, he had been looking for a through ball after passing to Cazorla, but he had already run into the box and still didn't wait for the ball to pass. Just when he waved his hand helplessly, he saw Sun Xiang suddenly approaching his side from the right, so he hurriedly entered the waiting mode.

And Manchester United's backline seems to be attracted by Sun Xiang's breakthrough, and even missed himself. After Sun Xiang passed Nemanja Matic and Victor Lindelof, Monreal was ready to wave for the ball, which had already been passed.

He was overjoyed, this was a great opportunity!

Manchester United's defenders turned to look behind them, they really forgot about the position.

However, it was already too late, and Monreal was already on his feet when De Gea attacked.

His left-footed shot grazed the left-hand post and De Gea couldn't do anything about it.

With twenty-three minutes played, Arsenal unsurprisingly took the lead.

'Sun's brilliant passes, his passing is brilliant and he's getting more mature now.

'A star player needs this kind of exciting pass, but it also requires courage and the preparation to be scolded for conceding a goal. Alan Smith agreed.

'Monreal is also very good at shooting, the defender has scored four goals in half a season and can be used as a striker.

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"Damn it!"

Manchester United's top brass sat in a special private room at Old Trafford and scolded angrily.

"This is the worst defense I've ever seen! They're just a bunch of soft eggs! ”

"Go back and tell Jose that if the team continues like this, someone has to leave!"

The words of the high-level made every subordinate present tremble a little, and they vaguely felt that a storm was about to happen.

They focused their realisation on Jose Mourinho in the pitch and anger was written all over the Portuguese's face.

He knows what it means to concede a goal and he knows what the reason for it is. After talking about the defense over and over again, in the end it was still leaked.

"Matic! Tell them that if you don't play well, give me all the down! What a shame! ”

Mourinho has always had a good relationship with Matic in the Manchester United team, and Matic was a thunderous mainstay in Mourinho's squad during Chelsea's 14-title season. United then bought Jose Mourinho from Chelsea, and Nemanja Matic moved to Manchester after winning his second title in three years with Antonio Conte.

In the early days of his arrival, Nemanja Matic was affected by the fans for a period of time, and as the core of the defence, he should be replaced by someone else to reduce the pressure on the defence. However, at this time, Mourinho gave the greatest support to his disciples, and he continued to put Matic in the team's starting line-up. Nemanja Matic has also worked hard to regain his form and repay the trust the manager has placed in him.

Nemanja Matic's interception and sweeping role in midfield was also evident in this game, and he occasionally went back to help the defensively weaker Rashford defend, sometimes falling back into his own half as a gate. In a Manchester United team that is riddled with holes at the back, he is still so consistent.

"Scott, the defense puts more pressure on them, it can't be like this anymore!" Nemanja Matic passed Mourinho's thoughts to his team-mates.

Speaking of Scott McTominay, the 22-year-old England midfielder was once too small to get a chance to play.

But from 2014 to the beginning of 2016, he grew 25 centimeters in 18 months, and at the same time, his sudden increase in height also brought trouble. Nutrition can't keep up.

Bone and muscle diseases followed, and he missed a lot of games because of injuries. However, Manchester United still chose to support the home-produced youngster, and the club offered him a one-year contract extension during his most difficult time.

Since then, he has made his mark in the first team and has established himself this season. Although it is not a quasi-main force, it is an important member of the rotation.

The young McTominay nodded, and before the start of the game, Mourinho had given himself a difficult task, which was to limit the opponent's No. 4 player, Sun Xiang.