In a hard-fought confrontation, Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1.

Xia Xing's pass and shot once again became the cornerstone of the team's victory.

The picture of Xia Xing and Lingard celebrating the victory after the game became the brightest picture of this round of Premier League matches.

In the picture, Lingard took the initiative to half-squat down, put Xia Xing's foot on his knee, and wiped his sneakers for him.

It's a great deal!

Countless stars have been loved by their teammates.

Maradona, Zidane, Ronaldo, Baggio......

These well-known names were all once the stars that teammates trusted and loved so much.

And at this moment, Xia Xing's influence in the Manchester United team has increased again!

Rise to fame!

When interviewed by reporters, Mourinho hugged Xia Xing and joked without scruples: "Now when we eat in the club every day, Xia doesn't move his chopsticks, and no one moves his mouth first." ”

Xia Xing's face was black: "Boss, don't make trouble......"

Mourinho laughs!

This scene has made countless TV media play it repeatedly as this week's football column tidbits.

"Madman" Mourinho has never been so fond of any player.

Even Drogba, Sneijder, and Terry don't have that kind of treatment.

Now the summer trip is simply the tip of the heart of the Portuguese.

Manchester United are rising step by step, the results are excellent, and Mourinho is also very face-saving.

After a win over Tottenham on 28 October, United travelled again to prepare for the fourth round of the Champions League group stage.

This time, their destination is Portugal, at the José Alvalad Stadium.

On the stadium's bus, several young United players were chatting.

Rashford asked curiously: "Do you think the coach has a lot of prestige here?" ”

Lingard thought for a moment: "It should be good, after all, he used to be an assistant coach here. But certainly not as tall as Porto, who is the godfather of Porto. ”

Rashford shook his head: "You underestimate him, here, he will definitely surpass Porto's. ”

Lingard was puzzled: "Why do you say that? ”

Rashford pointed to the top of the pitch: "What do you think this pitch is called?" Jose xxxx Stadium, isn't this just to commemorate him? ”

Hearing this, Lindelof smiled: "Man, you're too funny, aren't you, this José Alvarad, the founder of Sporting Portugal, is here to honor him. Not our manager, Jose Mourinho. ”

Hearing this, Mourinho in the front row glanced back.

Lindelof changed his words in an instant: "But! Our coaches still have a lot of history here! Even if the name of the stadium has nothing to do with him now, it will have something to do with him sooner or later in the future! ”

Rooney, the captain next to him, punched him: "When did you speak so slippery?" Don't call you 'Iceman' in the future, call it 'Oilman'. ”

"Hahahaha!"

The players laughed, and the atmosphere in the bus was relaxed, without any tension about the imminent big game.

In fact, it is true, where there is a big battle imminent, it is obviously just an ordinary Champions League group stage.

Because now Manchester United are still at the top of the group, and they even have one game less.

In the match that ended yesterday, Besiktas played Borussia Dortmund.

Besiktas once again had a brilliant performance in this game.

In a ferocious confrontation battle, Besiktas tore Dortmund's attack apart with his excellent scramble.

In the end, the game ended 0-0.

With one game to go, Besiktas is still one point ahead of Borussia Dortmund.

With two rounds remaining in the Champions League group stage, they have a good chance of qualifying.

Manchester United, who played a day late, visited the José Alvalad Stadium to face Sporting de Portugal.

Against a strong Manchester United, Sporting has no idea of winning.

In the last game, they were expecting a miracle, but in the end, the 1-6 defeat made them realize the reality.

They know very well that they still can't win this game.

But even so, they still had commendable courage and directly discharged a 4-3-3 formation!

They're going to play against Manchester United!

Such a move made Mourinho awe-inspired!

Even if you know that the chances of winning are slim, you still have the courage to attack!

This is the Portuguese spirit!

When Portugal became the hegemon of the sea, it had such a momentum not to admit defeat.

In this game, Sporting Portugal played with all the main forces, and launched a fierce attack at the beginning!

Manchester United, on the other hand, defended solidly and held on to the opening kicker.

No. 8 B Fee is still the absolute heart of the midfield.

Behind the three strikers, a steady stream of shells was delivered.

Diagonal long pass to find Dost, Dost header hits the goal!

Straight to Gerson Martins, who rushed into the box and slotted away!

Knock to Bruno Cesar, Cesar shoots from distance!

Ten minutes into the game, Sporting had three shots on goal, two of which were within the woodwork.

However, De Gea defended steadily, making high and low blocks and not giving his opponent any chances.

It wasn't until the 14th minute of the game that Sporting's onslaught was suddenly interrupted.

Striker Gerson Martins broke through with the ball and was directly resisted by Xia Xing with his body!

Now Xia Xing's defense is more three-dimensional, not only pursuing technical breakthroughs, but also using physical and speed advantages.

Resist your opponent and accelerate your sprint with the ball!

Portugal Sporting after the air defense!

Xia Xing shook off the right-back Pizzini who grabbed it, and in the face of the pressure of the central defender Pinto, he cut inward decisively!

Shoot with your right foot!

The ball goes straight into the net!

1 to 0!

Manchester United scored first!

After Sporting Portugal's onslaught failed, Manchester United scored a goal with a counter-attack!

And that's just the beginning!

Four minutes later, it was another breakthrough from Xia Xing, creating a good opportunity for his teammates!

Diagonal pass into the penalty area!

Lukaku catches the ball and shoots low!

The ball goes straight into the far corner!

2 to 0!

Manchester United scored another goal!

In five minutes, United scored twice in a row and showed great control at the José Alvalad Stadium!

Two goals behind, but Sporting did not rout, on the contrary, they still attacked with all their might!

Anyway, it's lagging behind, so it's just a gamble!

In the 27th minute of the game, B Fei took the ball in the middle.

This time his pass bypassed United's central midfield defence and found Bruno Cesar in front of him!

Cesar rushed into the box with the ball and forced his foot to volley far away!

De Gea made a save, but the ball was too fast to be stopped!

The ball is in!

2 to 1!

Sporting Portugal pulled a goal back!

José Alvalad's stadium bursts of applause!

Even if they can't win this game, they still have to see the fighting spirit of the team!

Cesar, who scored the goal, rushed to B Fee and hugged the core of the midfield tightly!

The teammates also gathered around, and everyone waved their fists to boost each other's morale!

This scene made Mourinho on the side of the pitch feel enthusiastic!

What a good team!

Excellent!

(End of chapter)