With another two-goal lead, United are in full swing.

With fifteen minutes to go, it will not be easy for Manchester City to turn it around.

Despite this, Pep Guardiola continued to adjust his formation in order to fight for the last hope.

However, with United's ferocious midfield defence, they struggled to deliver quality passes and shots.

Jose Mourinho replaces Mkhitaryan for Schneiderlin.

In this way, with the addition of Xia Xing and Fellaini, Manchester United directly discharged the back three formation.

In this case, it will be even more difficult for Manchester City to tear apart Manchester United's defence.

With Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney gone, United put an end to the attacking tempo once and for all.

In the last ten minutes, just hold on to the win.

Under Xia Xing's leadership, Manchester United let Manchester City players return one after another.

The referee's whistle blows, and the game is over!

4 to 2!

Manchester United beat Manchester City three times in a single season!

Two Premier League games, one EFL Cup!

This season, the skies are red in Manchester!

After this game, Mourinho made an exception to give the players an extra half-day off.

In fact, it is not surprising that there are more holidays, but in such a dense schedule, Mourinho rarely takes more holidays.

In particular, in three days' time, Manchester United will face an important final, the EFL Cup final.

Mourinho doesn't care.

Because he has already made plans, he will still be on the bench in the EFL Cup final three days later!

This decision has caused a lot of opposition within Manchester United's management and coaching staff.

You must know that Manchester United has not won the championship for a long time, although this championship is average, but it is better than nothing.... net

It would be a shame if you put a substitute on the pitch and you could lose the title.

Even assistant coach Perrin cautiously advised: "Although the opponent is not strong, I suggest that we should send the strongest team."

But Mourinho didn't.

He was stubborn and fielded an almost all-off bench.

Especially goalkeeper Romero, central defenders Marcos Rojo and Blind, midfielders Jesse Lingard and Herrera and other players.

Manchester United were able to reach the EFL Cup final and these players have gone through the whole process.

On the training ground, Jose Mourinho announced his starting line-up for the game in front of everyone.

Some of the players were surprised, some were puzzled, some were excited.

Looking at the whole team, Mourinho's expression was sincere.

"I've told you from day one this season that my focus is on the Europa League and the Premier League.

"After all, we don't have that big squad, we have a limited number of people, and we will encounter a lot of unpredictable problems in the busy schedule.

"So I don't want to be greedy, like the Europa League and the Premier League in a down-to-earth manner.

"But I'm glad you made it to the end of the EFL Cup!

"I'm so proud of you!

"Especially Romero, I have to praise you!

"Your performances in the EFL Cup and FA Cup are world-class!

"Argentina's No. 1 goalkeeper, well deserved!

"And Rojo, Blind, Herrera, Lingard,

"You're all doing great, I'm so happy with you!

"Every single one of you is an important part of Manchester United over the course of a long season!

"Manchester United have a rotation, but no supporting roles!

"The EFL Cup championship this time is something you have won with your own strength.

"I'm going to give you the chance to compete!

"In this game, I want to see you win trophies for Manchester United and for yourself!"

Jose Mourinho's words made many Manchester United players excited.

Especially those substitute players on weekdays, the warmth is rising.

This final

We will definitely go all out and fight bloodily!

On the evening of March 1, at Wembley Stadium, the EFL Cup final arrived as scheduled.

The two sides are Manchester United and Southampton.

Southampton have been in good form this season and are currently ninth in the league and have a good chance of earning a European spot.

In the case of the ups and downs of the powerhouses, Southampton relied on their stable performance and kept a low profile.

Especially in the EFL Cup, they passed the test, eliminated big giants such as Arsenal and Liverpool all the way to the final.

In the quarter-finals against Arsenal, they won 2-0.

In the semi-finals against Liverpool, they played two 1-0 scores.

With these three games, it's clear to see Southampton's excellent overall defensive quality.

They don't have a top-tier defender with a lot of big names, but they are overall and solid defensively.

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster, with a well-rounded technique, is good at saving shots from close range.

Centre-back Virgil van Dijk is a Dutchman who has only been with the club for just over a season, but has already established himself as a stalwart at the back.

Central defender Maya Yoshida is from Japan, he is 189c tall and is very good at heading over.

Hojbjerg, a young midfielder brought in from Bayern Munich last summer, is an all-round midfield for Southampton with excellent attacking and defensive skills.

Italian striker Gabbiabia, who just joined the team this winter, has first-class ball making ability and finishing ability.

Such a vibrant team is a force to be reckoned with in the Premier League.

At Wembley Stadium, the referee blows the whistle and the game begins!

As soon as the game started, Manchester United launched an onslaught!

Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial took turns on the flanks, with Jesse Lingard running in succession up front.

The position of the trio is not very fixed, because they are young and impactful, so the trio is extremely agile in their running.

Behind them, Herrera and Juan Mata also stepped forward quickly to assist.

Seeing the excited state of his teammates, Xia Xing even directly withdrew to the back position and defended with all his might.

In this case, Southampton was completely pressed into their own half.

However, they didn't care, because they were in a 4-5-1 formation in this game, and they retreated all the way.

Except for Gabidini on the front line as a counterattack point, the whole line retreated.

Manchester United's half-time attacking training began.

The combination between Lingard and Juan Mata, the two sprint through the middle!

Mata's final blow!

Goalkeeper Foster punches out!

The ball falls to Lingard, who volleys it over!

The ball is slightly out of the way!

United missed a good chance to score the opening goal!

Immediately afterward, Marcus Rashford got a great chance to break down the wing!

Straight past the wide defenders!

The opposing Dutch central defender Van Dijk made a tackle!

The ball is directly tackled!

Marcus Rashford missed the opportunity!

A few minutes later, the attack was launched from the right flank!

Herrera's pass broke through Southampton's halfway line!

Anthony Martial receives the ball and shoots from outside the box!

The ball bypassed goalkeeper Foster's ten fingers!

Van Dijk's goal-line tackle at the back point and the rescue was successful!

And in the 19th minute of the game, this time it was Xia Xing's free kick cross, and Manchester United competed for the top in the penalty area!

But the ball was still cleared out of the penalty area!

It's still Van Dijk!

The Southampton centre-backs were superb!