Chapter 0439, fortunately, he is not my national team opponent......
On the sidelines, Van Dijk approached Xia Xing and wanted to exchange jerseys with him.
"Okay."
Xia Xing took off his jersey and handed it over.
"Man, you've been fantastic today, you're one of the best defenders I've ever played against, and I even have a hunch that you're going to be my worst enemy in the future."
Van Dijk shook his head, his face very serious: "Xia, you are the most talented star I have ever played against, there is no one. It's a hard time to defend, but it's also shown me that I'm still far from it and that I still need to improve. The next time we meet, I'll be sure to guard against you!"
"Okay, we'll see you next time, buddy!"
"See you next time!"
Looking at Van Dyck in the distance, Xia Xing's brows furrowed slightly.
What he just said was not a cliché, but it really felt like this.
After a few encounters with Van Dijk, he was already feeling a lot of pressure.
Although the current Xia Xing is definitely the world's top in terms of comprehensive strength, even so, it is very difficult to score goals in front of Van Dijk.
The two goals made Xia Xing do his best and leave no effort behind.
Now it's all the same, if Van Dijk is given some time to grow, or if he moves to some big clubs, then the Dutchman kid is limitless.
"Xia, here!"
Xia Xing looked back and saw his teammates calling for him.
The award ceremony is about to begin.
In the middle of Wembley Stadium, a stage has been improvised to receive the prize.
Many Manchester United players jumped on the podium with excitement to welcome their first title of the season.
But for many of United's veterans, the title is too insignificant.
Wayne Rooney, David De Gea, Ibrahimovic and other players, they've seen too many big scenes.
And Xia Xing won the honor of five crowns last season, which is extremely glorious.
However, for many Manchester United newcomers, this title is also very important.
Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard were all smiles and kissed the winner's medal.
Xia Xing was pushed to the center and lifted the trophy with Romero.
In fact, Xia Xing originally wanted to step back, after all, Rooney and Carrick were present.
But the captain and vice captain insisted on pushing him to the front desk.
"You won the EFL Cup this time, you have a first achievement!"
Xia Xing knew that he couldn't excuse himself, so he simply pulled Romero over.
The low-key teammate was smiling in the crowd.
Together, the two of them raised the trophy high!
Fireworks go up and applause erupts!
On this night, the flames of Manchester's celebrations burned all the way to London.
Then it sped back from London.
On this night, Manchester United is the champion!
Won an important game and the young, substitute players who started were well rested.
Three days later, Manchester United were back in the Premier League.
Round 27, home to Bournemouth.
In this game, Manchester United played with all the main force and attacked with all their might.
It is worth mentioning that Xia Xin was forced to rest by Mourinho.
Because in a few days, Manchester United will once again have the Europa League.
So Mourinho has to give Xia Xing, who has just done his best in the EFL Cup final, rest.
Although there was no summer trip in this Premier League game, Manchester United still ended with a big victory.
With a score of 6 to 0, it is general to chop melons and vegetables.
Xia Xing was not on the field, and Pogba returned to the playmaking position in midfield.
Against underdogs Bournemouth, Pogba was in excellent form.
Two passes and two shots helped the team to lead 4-0 in the first half.
Even Perrin on the sidelines of the pitch couldn't stop admiring: "If Pogba can show this level every game, then it will be a happy worry for us."
Mourinho smiled: "Pogba can do it
Attacking fulcrum, but he doesn't have the ability to play the core of the team, and his defensive playmaking ability is limited, so even if he plays well, Xia is still an indispensable number one for Manchester United."
In the second half, Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney also scored a goal each to extend the score to 6-0.
In the end, Manchester United won by six goals and continued their recent Premier League winning streak.
After this game, Manchester United still maintained a very strong lead.
With about ten rounds left in the league, Manchester United are largely stable as long as they don't make mistakes.
Next, their focus shifted again to face their Europa League opponents.
In the quarterfinals of the Europa League, Manchester United's opponent is Rostov-on-Don.
This opponent from the Russian Premier League is also good, although there are not too many big stars in the team, but the overall is excellent, and the players are generally tall, this is a team that is good at physical collision.
They lined up in a 5-4-1 formation with a clear defensive counter-attacking tactic.
The lone striker who started up front was Iranian youngster Azmoun, who joined the team last summer, and he is regarded as a promising star for his good headers and finishers.
In this game, they are also looking forward to Azmoun being able to explode and beat Manchester United.
But in the end, they couldn't stop United's onslaught.
At Old Trafford, they were beaten 3-0 by Manchester United.
Xia Xing's pass and shot helped the team take the lead in the first half.
Juan Mata came off the bench in the second half to seal the win.
3-0 at home, Manchester United has one foot on the threshold of the Europa League quarterfinals.
This weekend, the FA Cup quarter-finals are played again.
Manchester United play Tottenham at home.
In the 15th round of the league, Manchester United narrowly beat Tottenham 3-2.
But it was a different time than it is now.
Tottenham, in particular.
Now they have an up-and-down league standings and it will be difficult to secure a top-four finish.
So for Pochettino, the most important thing now is not an ethereal FA Cup, but the league.
So in this game, Tottenham sent out an almost full bench lineup.
Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Eriksen and other players were not all present.
Although United made a number of rotations today, it was clear that they were in better shape and quality.
The game ended with a long-range strike from Ander Herrera and a follow-up strike from Juan Mata, who beat Tottenham 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
That match will be played in April against the mighty Arsenal.
It's still early, and there are a lot of big games for Manchester United right now.
Three days later, in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals, Manchester United travelled to Russia to face Rostov-on-Don.
With a huge psychological advantage of 3-0 in the first leg, Manchester United played a solid game in this game.
In the end, they won 2-0 again, and the overall score of the two legs was 5-0!
It's Xia Xing's pass and shot again!
He dominated the game again!
After the game, the Manchester United players hugged and high-fived excitedly, and behind them were the lonely Rostov players.
Although they also expected this result, they really didn't expect to lose so easily.
The young Iranian striker Azmoun shook his head helplessly in front of reporters, but he said words of joy.
"Even though we lost, I suddenly felt a little lucky. Luckily, Xia is not my national team opponent......