Thomas Tuchel was in high spirits after the game.

Mourinho was finally asked a humiliating question by a Fleet Street reporter: If you can't turn the tables in the second leg, will you resign voluntarily?

Woodward's expression was gloomy as he left Old Trafford, clearly unhappy with United's failure to win at home to Paris Saint-Germain and the fact that two were sent off.

Morale in the dressing room was a bit low after the game, but Mourinho came back clapping his hands to cheer everyone up.

This time he didn't shake the pot, and even surprisingly admitted that the team performed well at home today!

To be fair, Manchester United are not doing badly.

Against an opponent like Paris Saint-Germain, are they ahead of their opponents in terms of hard power?

Not necessarily.

Moreover, the desire to win at home and establish an advantage also gave PSG the perfect environment to defend and counter-attack.

It's right in the middle.

The situation is not good, but there is hope.

Mourinho may have been mentally prepared for it, and the two knockout legs will inevitably be an ordeal, and it is impossible to fight easily.

Motivate the players and let everyone go home and have a good rest.

Even gave the team a day off.

The players are feeling better.

The anti-king Pogba was very depressed.

I can't go on the second round.

Plans to make waves at the Parc des Princes have been aborted.

When the players were ready to go home, Mourinho left Ye Yifeng in the dressing room.

Ye Yifeng, who was sitting in front of the closet, was dressed neatly, Mourinho sat next to him, and the magic bird, who looked more gray-haired and obviously a little older in 2019, let go of his pride or conceit.

He was open and honest to Ye Yifeng, and his words revealed a bit of powerlessness and struggle.

"Ye, we have come to a very difficult situation."

"I know."

Ye Yifeng nodded slightly.

"I saw your dedication in the game, you gave it your all, and you must be in a dilemma."

Ye Yifeng squeezed out a smile.

You can't blame your opponent for paying too much attention to him, right?

"The conundrum in front of me is that we don't have the defensive quality to defend against the counter-attack in a top-level engagement.

What position do you put in the team's offense?

In the forward position, you don't get enough support, Pogba is good, but he's not Pirlo, Modric, Iniesta.

In midfield, our striker's ability to take chances is a game of luck. ”

Ye Yifeng still nodded slightly.

During his three years at Atletico Madrid, Simeone always put defense first, and it was Atletico Madrid's strong team defensive ability that allowed him to brew endless possibilities in attack.

Manchester United?

There seems to be too many elements of a top team missing.

A tough defence, a solid and creative midfield, and a terrifying striker.

What is a headache for Mourinho is that Manchester United's defence can no longer be considered in these elements.

As for the midfielder and forward, only one can barely reach the top level, and the key depends on what position Ye Yifeng plays.

Whether it is given a top midfielder or a top striker, maybe Manchester United's overall quality will change qualitatively.

Pogba is set to suspend for the second leg, and Manchester United's hopes of going to the Parc des Princes to make a comeback have diminished considerably.

He turned his head to look at Ye Yifeng and asked, "What position do you think you can play to make this team stronger?" ”

Mourinho did not lose his judgment, but gave the choice to Ye Yifeng.

Because Ye Yifeng can play as a striker or as a midfielder, he can play anywhere.

Put him in different positions, Mourinho will develop different techniques and tactics.

But now he wanted to hear Ye Yifeng's thoughts.

If you just pursue goals and brush data, Ye Yifeng will undoubtedly choose a striker.

And his answer to Mourinho was unsurprising.

Midfielder.

Mourinho turned his head to stare at him and said in a deep voice: "Then let's see what happens." ”

The corners of Ye Yifeng's mouth rose slightly.

......

Ahead of the second leg of the Champions League last-16 tie, United have three Premier League games to play.

First up is the English derby!

Manchester United host Reds Liverpool.

With five points separating the two teams, this clash is considered a key battle for Manchester United to boost their title hopes.

But the timing was not good.

Manchester United and Liverpool have both just finished the Champions League.

Manchester United drew 3-3 at home to Paris Saint-Germain.

Liverpool played Bayern Munich at home for 90 minutes, and the cost was no small either.

When the Reds kicked off at Old Trafford, Jose Mourinho set up a 442 formation.

Goalkeeper: David De Gea.

Defenders: Ashley Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Luke Shaw.

Midfielders: Herrera, McTominay, Ye Yifeng, Pogba.

Forwards: Romelu Lukaku, Marcus Rashford.

Anthony Martial's injury has left the forward line short of man, but Mourinho opted for the latter when it came to the league title race and the Champions League comeback.

From the beginning of this game, Ye Yifeng was placed in the position of attacking midfielder.

It takes a honing process in terms of play.

Klopp did not dare to take it lightly and still responded with all his main forces.

Goalkeeper: Alisson.

Defenders: Milner, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson.

Midfielders: Wijnaldum, Henderson, Fabinho.

Forwards: Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Although the Reds are league leaders, they have also put on a defensive counter-attack posture on the road.

Jurgen Klopp's intentions are clear, and he would be content to get out of Old Trafford.

Although that could give City a chance to chase down the points.

But he may not be confident that he will be able to take Old Trafford.

After all, I still have a deep fear of that man.

What kept him nervous was that the man didn't play as a striker today.

The Reds wanted to fight back and shrank at the back.

The Red Devils did not dare to speed up and patiently organized the offensive.

After 10 minutes of calm play, Ye Yifeng began to risk through balls to Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford with the support of Pogba and Herrera in midfield.

Although the success rate is not high, he is trying frequently.

Such a style of play would allow the United midfielder to drop back and form a line of interception to contain Liverpool's rapid counter-attacks in attack, regardless of the outcome.

Van Dijk and Joel Matip defused the danger one after another.

Marcus Rashford is in good form, while Romelu Lukaku has seen a dip.

Liverpool's midfield was suppressed and Robertson on the wing was restrained, with Trent Alexander-Arnold on the bench today as Klopp feared that Ye Yifeng would blow up their right-hand defence.

Hence the choice to start James Milner.

As a result, Liverpool's counterattack became a South American style, and the forward line was left to fend for itself, rushing, cooperating, creating, and finishing, all of which were completed by Firmino, Mane, and Salah.

Manchester United were still very well controlled, and the defence did not experience major risks.

At the end of the half, the two teams exchanged scores.

In the second half, Ye Yifeng continued to frequently feed the two strikers with threatening balls.

The effect is getting worse and worse.

Because the success rate was low before.

Manchester United seem to be trying to repeatedly attack the Liverpool penalty area in the mixed chances!

As long as you hit it once, you will be satisfied.

However, Liverpool's defence produced a performance that Mourinho envied.

Virgil van Dijk is also the most consistent man in the Premier League.

So Ye Yifeng began to drive his teammates in the midfield line to bombard with long-range shots in turn!

His own form is still not back to the top.

Since returning from the Asian Cup, this is the third game, the team's internal and external troubles, under the influence of multiple factors, he must first lead the team to find a rhythm that the whole team can run freely.

After 70 minutes, both teams battled for each other.

Yellow cards are flying all over the place.

I don't want to lose.

Ye Yifeng opened a new wave of prize pools.

Adebayo in the 07-08 season made him a little tangled.

When he returned to reality, he restrained himself and did not stand directly on the front line, and at the beginning of the last 10 minutes of the game, he rushed into the penalty area from time to time to grab points.

The effect is average.

He didn't leave the middle to go to the side.

I'm worried that I won't be able to hold Liverpool's midfield after leaving the middle!

The final 90 minutes were over.

The two teams drew 0:0.

Even though Manchester United had the upper hand, Liverpool came out of Old Trafford with a solid defence.

Fleet Street sounded the death knell for Manchester United after the game: the Red Devils withdrew from the title race!

There are also media spearheads pointing at Ye Yifeng: The Red Devils supergiant will bury Manchester United's efforts all season in the Asian Cup!

The media can be irresponsible and have no moral bottom line to criticize Ye Yifeng's behavior of taking honor for the country's war.

But even if there are people in the Manchester United team who dare to think so, they dare not say it.

Manchester City beat Everton in this round.

In the standings, Liverpool are one point ahead of Manchester City and five points ahead of Manchester United.

The 28th round of the midweek league starts fast.

Away to Crystal Palace, Manchester United continued the same style of play against Liverpool, but made personnel changes.

Pogba rests and Nemanja Matic starts the line-up.

Romelu Lukaku was on the bench up front, and the 17-year-old made his Premier League debut.

In the final round of the Champions League group stage at the end of last year, Mason Greenwood made his professional debut under Jose Mourinho, albeit after only playing three minutes as a substitute.

Standing in the tunnel ahead of today's start, Greenwood looked visibly nervous.

Ye Yifeng took the initiative to smile at him: "In my career debut, my brain was almost always blank. ”

Greenwood grinned: "I won't believe your nonsense, you want to say that you are overwhelmed on the pitch, right?"

And then what? He led the team to a comeback on his career debut.

That's the truth. ”

Ye Yifeng laughed.

It turns out that the master of Aoki Hall knows his history very well.

Even he almost forgot about his debut at Penafiel.

Palace are still battling relegation, but the situation does not make them feel at risk and they are some distance from the relegation zone.

Manchester United took the initiative to press the opponent from the start, and Ye Yifeng continued to take risks and deliver threatening balls frequently.

Mesozoic star Marcus Rashford and the new generation of British star Greenwood took turns attacking the two ribs of the penalty area of the water attack.

Crystal Palace are not Liverpool and they need more force to fill the space in the box.

This gives United more space to move around on the edge of the penalty area.

Herrera and McTominay fired from distance in quick succession, leaving the Palace defence struggling both inside and out.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Ye Yifeng, who had been playing the ball, suddenly received Herrera's pass on the penalty line, Greenwood ran inside to form a containment, and Ye Yifeng adjusted the ball and shot out with a strong shot.

The football flies straight above the near corner of the goal, straight to the dead corner!

Manchester United took the lead away from home.

Ye Yifeng felt that after a few games of alternating strength and weakness, his state was not far from the peak!