After playing Wolfsburg, Pan Yi's team went straight north to Manchester to prepare for an away challenge against Manchester United.

The main reason why I didn't go back to London is that the interval between these two games is a little too little.

One is on September 17th, and the other is on September 19th, and it's almost like a day off after playing.

It will be a test for both teams with Champions League mandates, but it will be better for Manchester United.

Because Manchester United's Champions League fixture starts a little earlier, on 16 September, they will have an extra day off than Chelsea.

And they have played two games in a row at home, and they have avoided the rush of Chelsea.

Manchester United's opponent was not strong, against Belgium's Club Brugge, and in the end it was also easily won 4:0.

Of course, although United seemed to have the right time and place in this game, Van Gaal was very cautious as the manager.

Having been beaten twice against Chelsea last season, netting 13 goals in two games, Louis van Gaal's line-up today was a standard 4-2-3-1, which was to stand on the defensive side and play Chelsea's counter-attack.

The lone striker is Wayne Rooney, behind him is new signing Depay, as well as Belgian youngsters Janouza Yin and Mata, and the double midfielder is also new German stars Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin.

On the back line, from left to right, are Luke Shaw, Blind, Chris Smalling and Darmian.

The goalkeeper is injured due to David De Gea, and it is Argentina international Romero who plays today.

It's fair to say that the squad has changed a lot from last season's game against Chelsea.

But when the game started, Chelsea started the first half with a wave of attacking momentum that left United a little embarrassed.

The main thing is that the confidence of the Chelsea players is too much right now!

Pan Yi's instructions to the players are also to hope to break through Manchester United's goal as soon as possible, so as to seize the opportunity.

Seven minutes into the game, Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring for United, but there appeared to be a hairy offside on goal, and the referee whistled to disallow the goal after the linesman raised the flag.

Just two minutes later, Eden Hazard latched on to Van Dijk's long ball and cut inside the box to draw the attention of the defence before playing back to Harry Kane, who followed up with a left-footed effort that hit the post.

After that, Chelsea's attack was wave after wave.

Finally, in the 18th minute, a diagonal cross from seat B from the periphery was knocked on the left side of the penalty spot by Hazard, and Lukaku volleyed past Manchester United.

Rather than take the lead, Chelsea unleashed a more aggressive attack, forcing Manchester United's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to make a series of excellent saves.

Van Gaal also frowned, remembering the two miserable games last season, so he waved the flag and Manchester United retreated.

In particular, Juan Mata and Depay, two attacking wingers, also reverted to the full-back position, and the United formation became a purely defensive 4-4-1-1, which barely managed to hold their ground.

But just after the second-half whistle, Chelsea took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to launch an attack on Manchester United.

Marcos Alonso forced his way down the left and sent a long diagonal pass, Lukaku stepped forward quickly to get ahead of everyone and flicked his head over to Harry Kane on the right, who followed up and slotted home with ease.

Two to zero!

The two strikers scored one goal each.

At this point, the second half had just passed a minute!

Chelsea continued to bombard the Reds, creating chances incessantly, but the Reds were extremely tenacious.

It wasn't until 60 minutes before Chelsea began to recycle their formation.

The main reason is that Pan Yi saw that his players were indeed a little tired, and they couldn't maintain the full intensity of the pressing until the end, even if it was a substitution.

So let's slow down the pace first, so that the players don't consume too much stamina.

Although Chelsea's Carabao Cup opponents in five days will only be League One side Walsall, Pan Yi is aiming for all the titles this year, so he will not neglect any of the games and will put them all together.

It's just that in professional football games, sometimes one side is soft, and the other side will be hard, not to mention whether the opponent is a giant team like Manchester United, or a home game.

Under Louis van Gaal's command, Manchester United suddenly stood on their feet.

Dutch star Memphis Depay, in particular, has been a threat by roaming Rooney in ambush.

It was he who fired a long-range shot in the 71st minute that forced Courtois to make a diving save and also sounded the clarion call for Manchester United's counter-attack against Chelsea.

In the 75th minute, Depay shook the ball past Terry and passed straight into the penalty area, Rooney took the ball with his back, couldn't turn around, and knocked back, and midfielder "Little Pig" Schweinsteiger stepped in and shot angrily.

The shot was actually a bit off, but it happened to hit Van Dijk's leg and deflected into the Chelsea goal.

Courtois is also helpless to concede such a goal with a bit of luck.

The score also came to 1:2.

Two minutes later, Chelsea went on the attack again with Harry Kane providing the assist and Romelu Lukaku had a one-on-one chance to shoot too little and it was denied by goalkeeper Sergio Romero.

Lu Yuanwai was finally happy.

But happiness comes at a price.

Manchester United, on the other hand, created another good opportunity to play as a team in the 81st minute.

Juan Mata and Depay made a series of passes from the edge of the box, and Depay finally passed the ball into the box, and Rooney stopped the ball and turned to shoot back into the Chelsea goal.

Two to two!

After that, no matter how Chelsea attacked, they were never able to break through the Manchester United goal.

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suffered the first draw of the new season, but Pan Yi's mood was not affected.

'Our opponents were effective in attack tonight, they only had four shots on goal, two on target, and they scored two goals. We created 25 chances on goal, including one suspected offside and two hit the post. It can be said that we performed better, but we were a little bit unlucky not to win. ”

Pan Yi also praised Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero by name, believing that the Argentine main goalkeeper played at a high level in today's game.

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'I've seen him perform at the 2014 World Cup and obviously he was in good shape today. It's good to be honest that we can score two goals against a goalkeeper like that. ”

At the same time, Pan Yi also expressed his understanding of Lukaku's missed opportunity.

'There's never been a striker who can guarantee that he will score a single goal, so I'm not going to ask Lukaku or Harry Kane or Kylian Mbappe to that standard, it's not fair to them.

'They're smart players who know how to reflect on their mistakes in the game and improve on them and play better and better.

"Romelu Lukaku was the Premier League Golden Boot last season and is still in first place this season, so it would be too ignorant to erase his exploits just because he didn't score once."

This is Pan Yi, who said in an interview with reporters that his players are mainly encouraged and will not spray people easily.

Of course, when you get back to the dressing room or training ground, you still spray when you should spray......

And this draw is a joy for Van Gaal.

It doesn't matter what scene it has the advantage or not, what the number of shots on goal and the ball possession rate, not losing is the king!

After all, this Chelsea team under the leadership of Pan Yi is Manchester United's number one sufferer!

Last season was not only as simple as a double kill, a 0:5, a 0:8, which can definitely be described as "shame".

But today, Manchester United drew with Chelsea!

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Manchester United can stand up from now on!

And after six rounds, Manchester United is now not left behind, and can still be ranked fourth behind Chelsea, Manchester City and Lyicester City.

This is also to make the Red Devils full of confidence.

Van Gaal even threatened that Chelsea this season is not invincible, and Manchester United has a chance to complete the counterattack and even win the Premier League championship!

He also said that the defeat to Swansea in the fourth round was just a surprise, and now that his team is strong, it is impossible to lose again against such a mid-to-lower team!

But no one expected that as soon as the front foot made a bold statement, Van Gaal was slapped in the face with the back foot......

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On the evening of September 24, Yorkshire, Busham Crescent Stadium.

In the third round of the League Cup, York City hosted Manchester United.

York City have continued to perform well in the Carabao Cup this season.

In the first round, they drew League One side Bradford (not Brentford) and advanced on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

In the second round, York City's opponent was the English Premier League side Swansea, and the two sides fought until the 90th minute, but York City was beaten in injury time by defender Yoon Hart's header to enter the third round.

Then, they drew Manchester United.

York City vs. Manchester United, this is actually a "territorial battle".

Why?

If you talk about the "Rose Derby" to a Premier League fan, he must know that it refers to the match between Leeds United and Manchester United.

In fact, the two teams are bitter enemies, and their feud can even be traced back to the War of the Roses between the Lancasters and the Yorks.

At that time Manchester belonged to Lancashire and Leeds to Yorkshire.

Later, during the Industrial Revolution, cotton was abundant in Manchester, and wool was abundant in Leeds, and the two sides became more enmity.

The two teams have become a continuation of the cultural genes of the two cities, inheriting this hatred.

Therefore, every time Manchester United meets Leeds United, it is full of gunpowder.

So here comes the question, the Yorks? Yorktown? Doesn't that sound like a more direct legacy?

Yes, in fact, those historical hatreds between Leeds United and Manchester United are also valid for York City.

Leeds United and Yorktown are both part of Yorkshire, and it takes about half an hour to drive between the two cities.

It's just that because the gap between York City and Manchester United is so big, no one will treat them as a pair of mortal enemies.

In fact, it is needless to say that York City, even Sheffield Wednesday, which is a little more famous than them, Sheffield United, including Bradford who they beat in the first round of the League Cup, these are all Yorkshire teams, but they don't actually have a presence.

The reason is very simple, just like in the Dragon Country, the sworn enemy relationship between Guoan and Shenhua is also related to some grievances between the two cities, but Shenhua will not regard the BJ Polytechnic University football team as a sworn enemy.

The level must be about the same in order to fight the enemy.

It is precisely because of this that Yorkshire's representative has always been the strongest and best-performing Leeds United, and their meeting with Manchester United can be called the "Rose Derby".

Of course, this situation is still quite unpleasant in the eyes of die-hard fans in York City.

I don't represent Yorkshire with a team with the name "York"?

But the fans can't help it, who makes the team weak?

Although there is also a relatively large gap in the strength between Leeds United and Manchester United, they are perennial Premier League teams, even if they are sometimes relegated, they will only reach the Championship, and occasionally fall to League One will quickly kill.

Historically, Leeds United have won the English top flight, the FA Cup, and even reached the final of the European Champions Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup, which is enough to attract many Yorkshires to their fans.

And York City, when they arrived in League One, was already a blast, and League Two, and even the fifth and sixth divisions were where they often stayed......

Let's talk about last season, I was almost relegated to the fifth division of the national league.

Of course, fortunately, there are now all kinds of signs that the world's No. 1 head coach Pan Yi seems to have become the new owner of the club!

Although there has been no official announcement, the arrival of Scaloni and Valentina, as well as the signing of many cheap players, seem to confirm that many media reports are true.

Including the sponsorship contracts of some commercial companies, if it weren't for Pan Yi's golden signboard, why would he be in Yorktown?

There is also a real hammer, that is, Pan Yi himself often runs to York City.

No, after York City did not win in three consecutive rounds, Pan Yi went to the club to have an in-depth exchange with head coach Scaloni, and then the team immediately bought high school striker Baker, and the tactics immediately became the traditional 4-4-2 and began to play high.

The change had an immediate effect, with York City beating Stevenage away in the seventh round of League Two and Calisle United in the eighth round to make it two wins in a row.

In the standings, York City also quickly rose to joint second place, with Portsmouth and Plymouth with 16 points, which is one point behind the first-place Lai Dun East.

It also gave hope to all York City fans.

They are convinced that this team is the favourites for promotion this season.

They also believe that under the leadership of Pan Yi's boss, League One will never be the end of York City.

It was in this situation that York City drew Manchester United in the League Cup.

Isn't this a good chance to prove that you are United's sworn enemies?

Let's not forget, York City only reached the third round after they eliminated Swansea in the second round of the Carabao Cup, and the only defeat for United in the Premier League this season was Swansea......

This is also to double the confidence of the whole York City.

As a result, the entire Bootsham Crescent Stadium was packed, and nearly 10,000 York City fans poured into the stadium to cheer on the team.

It's fair to say that the whole of Yorkshire is cheering for this game and cheering for Yorktown!

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Van Gaal could never have imagined that he would be greeted at the Bootsham Crescent in York City.

In this game, he basically played in a rotating lineup, after all, in his eyes, a fish belly force like York City really doesn't need to play with the main force.

Young players such as Cameron Jackson, Paddy McNair, Anthony Martial and others have been given the opportunity to play, and the starting goalkeeper has been replaced by 22-year-old Sam Johnstone.

Of course, there are still stars such as Carrick, Valencia, Juan Mata, and Rooney in the Manchester United team, and on paper they are still much stronger than a group of "old, weak, sick and disabled" in York City.

But only three minutes into the opening game, York City opened with a wave of attacks.

Joe Partington on the left and Gary Fletcher combined and then it was straight into a cross that Baker leaped high to find the back of the net with a powerful header that was cut through Johnstone's goal.

York City leads 1-0 at home!

It looked like a somewhat unexpected goal that left York City fans ecstatic.

And this time the celebration wasn't even over yet, with York City scoring again.

In the fourth minute, York City broke down the flanks and created corners.

From a corner, Baker pressed ahead of Blind for the first header, but Carrick kept the ball out on the line, but Gary Fletcher missed from close range to find the back of the net again.

Two to zero!

The whole stadium went crazy!

All York City fans couldn't believe what was in front of them.

York City, as an English League Two team, actually beat the Premier League giants in the opening game, and also broke through Manchester United's goal twice???

Even if Manchester United didn't do their best, even if Louis van Gaal had a lot of young players at the back, it was Manchester United!

Manchester United players, no matter how young they are, are also Manchester United's first team!

Isn't that much better than the veterans who have been terminated from York City, and the young striker Baker, who is only a thousand dollars a week?

And that's exactly what happened.

They were quick to react as well.

In the 20th minute, Carrick sent in a through ball that Rooney quickly cut in, received the ball and flicked it one-on-one past defender Miles Edison and then goalkeeper Konrad Logan before slotting the ball into the empty net to pull one back for United.

Two to one!

Before the end of the first half, Anthony Martial, who had not yet become the director of the football electronics factory, suddenly entered the left side of the penalty area with the ball, shook three players in a row and scored with a low shot, 2-2!

The two sides are tied!

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After the restart-up in the second half, United began to firmly control the game.

The midfield of Carrick, Juan Mata and Herrera is still very controlling compared to York City.

But York City were also extremely tenacious, defensively solid, quick on the counter-attack, and didn't send a high-flying ball to the ground at all, feeling like they were fighting a war of attrition with Manchester United.

York City struggled to get chances and were frequently threatened by Manchester United, but the York City goalkeeper and the post worked hard to keep the goal intact.

The two sides were always deadlocked, and the second half was never able to change the scoreline.

It wasn't until the last minute of stoppage time that United began to lay siege to York City.

After all, even if it is a draw, it is difficult for them to accept, the opponent is just a League Two team!

If you are dragged to the penalty shoot-out, it is difficult to say.

And as a lot of rotation players, the Carabao Cup is a rare opportunity to play.

If you only play one game, you will have fewer opportunities to play in the future, and your status in the eyes of the manager will also decrease.

However, Valencia's cross was intercepted by York City, who launched a counter-attack.

Their counterattack is also very simple, that is, Bigfoot finds the only striker who stays in the frontcourt, Baker!

After Baker stopped the ball on his chest, he saw Manchester United goalkeeper Johnstone standing a little too far forward, and he didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground!

The ball made a wonderful arc and flew straight towards the United goal.

Johnstone struggled to roll towards goal, but couldn't stop the ball from falling right over the top of the net onto the underside of the crossbar, just behind the goal line.

The ball is in!

Before the referee's whistle blew, Baker was already excitedly rushing off the pitch and towards his fans.

The frantic screams of Yorktown fans were heard throughout the stadium.

Even the whole city seemed to be crazy about this goal.

3：2！

York City beat Manchester United!

The live TV footage also firmly locked Van Gaal on the sidelines.

The Manchester United boss was also shocked.

Obviously, he didn't expect his team to be scored again by York City in stoppage time.

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3-2, York City defeated Manchester United at home, breaking out a big upset!

You know, before the game, when the draw results came out, everyone concluded that York City's Carabao Cup road had come to an end.

Even if Manchester United play on the bench, even if Louis van Gaal pushes young players, it is still Manchester United.

Such a Manchester United is not the strongest, but it is not something that League Two teams can play against.

But now, York City has won!

Popular!

This is definitely a big upset!

As soon as the game ended, the whole of English football was already fried.

Van Gaal seems to be more ashamed than York City's equally upset win over Chelsea last season.

Because of the original game, York City took advantage of the "geographical advantage" and finally won by penalty kicks;

Today, however, Manchester United lost in a real way, and there was no excuse at all.

Major newspapers and media also reported on the game at length:

The Real Giant Killer? After knocking out Chelsea last season, York City knocked out Manchester United again"

"Van Gaal just struggled to draw Pan Yi, but was immediately slapped by Pan Yi's lover"

"Will Yorktown be the representative of Yorkshire? Leeds United have been dormant in the Championship for many years, and the last time they met Manchester United was four years ago, and they lost by three goals.

"It's a real hammer, York City is definitely Pan Yi's team, otherwise it wouldn't be so energetic as soon as he kicked Manchester United!" 》

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