Won against Roma on 11 May and returned to Manchester the next day.

Take a day off and adjust.

As a result, the Premier League match on May 14 will have to be rotated extensively.

But that's already in Mourinho's plans.

On the evening of 14 May, Manchester United visited London again to play Tottenham.

Manchester United have one game in hand, and this is the penultimate round of the league this season.

Tottenham, on the other hand, have only two rounds left.

They currently sit third in the table, far from the top two sides of Manchester United and Chelsea, and even the next two wins in a row will not be able to continue to improve; They are also seven league points ahead of Manchester City behind them, and they will not fall down the table even if they lose the next two consecutive games.

So the last two games Tottenham didn't really care, Pochettino aimed at training.

The same is true for Manchester United.

They were six points clear ahead of Chelsea ahead of this game, with a clear goal difference and a win in the next three games to claim the title.

So in this game immediately after the Europa League semi-finals, Mourinho also played as a full substitute, and even sent a lot of young players.

In this game, even Xia Xing sat on the bench and did not start.

The rest of the main players didn't even make the 18-man squad.

Despite this, Manchester United still played well.

In particular, the attack in the midfield was wave after wave, and the play was very positive.

However, Tottenham Hotspur did not give it for nothing, although they put on a number of substitutes, but they still maintained first-class performance.

They haven't played much all season and this game is cherished.

In the end, both sides failed to break the deadlock in a fierce confrontation, and the game ended 0-0.

For Tottenham, this is not a big deal, after all, it does not affect their ranking.

But for Manchester United, the scoreline was a bit depressing.

In the other game, Chelsea beat West Ham 2-1.

It wasn't as good as it could have been, but the result was satisfying for Blues fans.

With two games remaining, four points behind Manchester United, Chelsea still have a chance.

At the press conference, Conte faced reporters with confidence.

'We're going to give it our all and wait for Manchester United to make a mistake! We still have a chance to win the Premier League! ”

This made Mourinho a little unhappy.

"They have a chance? ! They don't have a chance for a long time! It never got a chance! ”

On the training ground, Mourinho had a serious expression.

"There are four games left until the end of the season,

"Two league games, an FA Cup final, a Europa League final,

"The event is very close, we have to grasp the time and allocate the physical energy reasonably.

'Tomorrow's Premier League game, we have to win!

"Gotta win!

"The last Premier League game can be practiced, and you can keep enough energy to deal with the next two finals.

"If we don't win tomorrow, then we will be under a lot of pressure in the last game!

"That's what I don't want to see,

"One accident at this stage can lead to a huge rout!

"I need you to give it your all,

"Gotta win!"

Mourinho was right.

Throughout the season, United have played solid and rarely made mistakes.

Staying ahead of the curve until now.

If there is an accident at this time, it will greatly affect the morale of the players, and may even lose money.

Many times, the multi-line championship and the failure of the particles are only in a moment.

Next, Manchester United have just four games left in the season.

On May 18, in the 28th round of the Premier League, Manchester United played Southampton away.

On May 21, in the final match of the 38th round of the English Premier League, Manchester United played Crystal Palace at home.

On 24 May, in the FA Cup final, Manchester United and Chelsea competed for the last domestic trophy of the season.

On May 28, in the Europa League final, Manchester United will face Ajax in a battle to the death.

In such a field, Manchester United is under a lot of pressure.

That's why Mourinho demanded that his players have to win this game against Southampton.

On the evening of 18 May, Manchester United visited St Mary's Stadium.

In this game, Manchester United played all the main players, and Mourinho played all the attacking cards in his hand.

Today is just one result for Manchester United – a win!

Only by winning this game will the Reds be able to cope with the next two cup finals without distractions.

This game is a make-up game, with the vast majority of Premier League teams left in the final round.

Therefore, before this game, the rankings of many teams have been basically set.

Southampton, for example, are set to finish ninth in the league this season and will not move forward or backward.

In fact, Southampton started the season in good form, and at one point they even hovered between sixth and seventh place.

However, as time went by, several big teams slowly woke up, especially Arsenal and Liverpool, which made Southampton completely lose their desire to look forward to European competition.

In the end, they could only finish ninth in the league this season.

This season they have a very good quality, and many players have great potential, so the whole team is in a bad mood as a result.

So even though the league standings have been decided, Southampton are still going all out today and fighting for glory.

Southampton lined up in a 4-5-1 formation for this game, focusing on defensive counter-attacks.

Manchester United, on the other hand, changed its previous style of playing steadily and attacked on all fronts.

In the 9th minute of the game, Manchester United got the first chance.

Ibrahimovic received a diagonal pass from Xia Xing outside the penalty area and jumped high to head the goal!

The ball is high!

It's not because of the accuracy of Ibrahimovic's header, it's because of the interference of the opponent!

Van Dijk!

At the moment of Xia Xing's pass, Van Dijk had already started.

He even grabbed the position before Ibrahimovic and made Ibrahimovic's header uncomfortable.

Virgil van Dijk was the backbone of Southampton's defence in this game, with his focus on Ibrahimovic.

And in the organization and defense of the defensive line, he also did a good job.

In the current Southampton squad, Van Dijk is a superstar.

In the 14th minute of the game, Pogba's long pass to the ground found Rooney in front, and Van Dijk took the lead and broke the ball with his foot!

Disrupted Manchester United's attack again!

This break is also very decisive and exciting!

In the opening half hour, Manchester United could not attack for a long time, and Van Dijk's defense was extremely solid.

Perrin on the pitch was stunned: "It's good that this guy is in Southampton, if he is in the camp of our direct rivals, then we are really in trouble." ”

Mourinho looked at Virgil van Dijk and looked forward to it: "This young man is really good, he is already on my list of alternative transfers for the new season, if he can come to Manchester United, it will be great. ”

Mourinho was looking forward to it at the moment, but after a few months, everything was completely out of his control......

(End of chapter)