With a goal in hand, Manchester United still gave it their all.

Next, Xia Xing, Marcus Rashford and Ibrahimovic scored another goal each.

In the end, the game was fixed at 4-0.

Good result, Mourinho is satisfied.

A few days later, Old Trafford welcomed the final opponent of the summer warm-up game.

Sampdoria.

The strength of this opponent is not bad, the team does not have too big stars, but the team is very strong.

Solid defence is their biggest characteristic.

This is the main reason why Mourinho chose them as an opponent.

The opponent's 4-5-1 formation is solid.

This will be the main dilemma for Manchester United in the new season.

After all, they are too popular now, and if they want to go further, they will inevitably face the stubborn defense of their opponents.

It's going to be completely different from last season.

United did have some trouble in this game.

I tried my best in the first half, but we still couldn't score.

This made Mourinho frown on the sidelines.

Serie A teams are not easy to play......

As a former Inter Milan manager, Jose Mourinho knows the Italian team's defensive ability very well.

Even if the league is at the bottom, no one dares to underestimate the defensive strength in the five major leagues.

In the second half, Mourinho still replaced most of the main players.

Especially in the midfield, players such as Romelu Lukaku, Marcus Rashford, and Jesse Lingard all appeared.

And the arrival of these young players has brought a great impact to the opponent.

At the beginning of the second half, Lukaku leaned on his opponent, received a pass from the midfielder, and half-turned and volleyed!

The ball hits the net!

1 to 0!

Manchester United scored first!

This shot is powerful!

From holding the ball to protecting the ball to finally shooting, Lukaku showed the backbone of a great centre-forward!

Five minutes later, it was Xia Xing's cross from the left wing, and Lukaku headed back in the box!

The ball falls into the net!

2 to 0!

Two goals, nothing short of spectacular!

Mourinho on the sidelines nodded in satisfaction.

In fact, in his heart, he wanted Morata more.

Romelu Lukaku is his second choice.

Because he thinks Morata is smarter, Lukaku is sometimes silly......

However, as they spent more time together, Mourinho found Lukaku to be very good.

Although this guy is not smart, the tactical execution is still good.

The Muhammad team attaches great importance to the tactical execution of the players.

What's more, as long as there are smart people in the team, Lukaku only needs to be responsible for scoring goals, and he doesn't need to use his brain too much.

Then, Manchester United got another chance.

Romelu Lukaku takes the ball up front, attracts the defence and passes diagonally.

Marcus Rashford sprints fast!

Anti-offside success!

Push in the box!

Roll the ball into the net!

3 to 0!

Manchester United scored another goal!

This time the fast attack is crisp and sharp!

Especially Rashford's quick forward insertion, which directly tore apart the opponent's defense!

Seeing that the team is in good shape, Mourinho is completely down-to-earth.

He simply replaced Xia Xing and put Carrick in charge of the midfield playmaking.

However, shortly after Xia Xing came off the field, Manchester United conceded a goal.

Carrick's passing is fine, but in the midfield position, his running ability is no longer good.

The counter-attack was so fast that Carrick couldn't keep up and watched as the opposing striker pushed into the net.

3-1, Sampdoria pulled a goal back.

In the coming period, United continued to attack, but Sampdoria also created plenty of chances.

Seeing Xia Xing go down, he slammed into Manchester United's left wing.

With less central support, Luke Shaw defended strugglingly, holding on and not conceding more goals against United.

Seeing the opponent playing continuously on the left side of the team, Perrin was speechless: "The current Manchester United, it's really not good without xia......"

Mourinho also nodded: "Yes, Xia is the team's blade to destroy the city, and he is the backbone of the team's backfield defense, he is the most indispensable member of the team." ”

Perrin: "You have to train Pogba well, let him strive for a more comprehensive technique, even if it is not as close as Xia. ”

Jose Mourinho: "It's difficult, but we have to. ”

In the end, Manchester United won the opponent 3-1 in this game, and the soldiers were bloodless.

The game was played on 3 August, and Mourinho gave his players two days off after the game to get a good rest.

The new season is just around the corner.

On 13 August, Manchester United will play their first Premier League game of the new season against West Ham.

However, this is only Manchester United's first Premier League game, not the first official game of the new season.

On 6 August and 10 August, Manchester United have two more important games to play.

On 6 August, Manchester United will face Chelsea in the Community Shield.

On August 10, in the UEFA Super Cup, Manchester United will be the winner of last season's Europa League against Real Madrid, the winner of last season's Champions League.

Mourinho is very important for these two games.

The UEFA Super Cup is an important stage for the championship of the Cup, and the importance of a game is self-evident.

The Community Shield is also important, and Mourinho wants it too.

Years ago, there were a lot of interesting spells in the Premier League.

For example, the coach of the month of the month will be unlucky for the next month.

Another example is that if you win the Community Shield, you will definitely lose the championship that season.

But as time went on, the spells wore off.

So this Community Shield, this dessert before the start of the Premier League, everyone is still very interested in winning it.

After all, it represents a good start to the new season.

Wembley Stadium on the evening of 6 August.

Manchester United vs Chelsea.

The Community Shield is played against last season's Premier League champions and FA Cup winners.

If the two champions are the same team, then the other team will be the Premier League runners-up instead.

So, it was the turn of the Premier League runners-up Chelsea for this game.

Manchester United were in excellent form last season and Chelsea were doing quite well.

If it weren't for Manchester United's supernatural performance, then Chelsea would also have a good chance of competing for the title.

But unfortunately, Conte, who is in good form, meets Mourinho, who is in better form.

This pair of former gods made friends, and they also formed a grudge because of the-for-tat between the two sides.

Even when they met on the sidelines, they only touched their hands lightly, and they didn't even count as shaking hands, and they quickly turned around and left.

At the pre-match press conference, the two sides had already sparked.

Antonio Conte: "Last season we had a great team and we deserved to win the Premier League! It's just that there was some trouble, such as a little bad luck. But it doesn't matter, we'll be able to get back on the field this season anyway! This season's Premier League title must belong to Chelsea! ”

Compared with Mourinho's arrogance, Conte's wildness is also obvious to all.

But at the press conference, Mourinho was the master.

'How many times did we win against Chelsea last season? Leagues and cups combined, 3 or 4 times, right? I don't really remember either, I'm used to winning anyway. This season, the title naturally belongs to Manchester United. This title is not only the Premier League title, but even the Community Shield winner is among them! ”

(End of chapter)