At half-time, Jose Mourinho used up his first substitution.

He replaced Mkhitaryan with Marcus Rashford.

This time it wasn't for tactical or physical reasons, it was all due to Mkhitaryan's poor performance.

Mkhitaryan has been in poor form since returning from injury.

In these two games, he not only failed to play his previous peak form, but even often made low-level mistakes on the field, affecting Manchester United's attack.

In the first half, he almost put United in trouble at the back because of one goal he conceded.

In the end, Xia Xing retreated at high speed and overturned the opponent, only to stop Chelsea's counterattack.

However, he also received a yellow card for this.

Mourinho on the sidelines of the pitch was in a cold sweat.

Although Xia Xing's action just now was very crisp, it was a tackle with an oblique side.

Even if you touch the ball, if the referee thinks it is a dangerous move, it is not impossible to give a red card.

Xia acted for the benefit of the team and sacrificed himself, which is beyond reproach.

But Mkhitaryan's condition was too bad.

If it weren't for him, United wouldn't be in such trouble.

He was simply replaced in the second half.

Mkhitaryan, who was substituted, was not in a high mood and did not communicate much with Mourinho.

He also knew that he was not in good shape, and he was also angry and blamed himself.

In the second half, the two sides were still fighting in the midfield.

In the 71st minute of the game, Hazard sprinted with the ball in the penalty area, and decisively returned the pass near the bottom line!

Morata catches the ball and it's empty in front of him!

Push with ease!

The ball is wide of the goal!

Manchester United escaped!

It's definitely a must-score opportunity, good luck for Manchester United!

Alvaro Morata kicked the turf hard and he heard the sighs of the Chelsea fans in the stands and the sporadic boos.

But so what?

He wasn't in good shape today.

The two sides used up three substitutions, and the score was still 0-0.

It wasn't until the 85th minute of the game that the situation on the pitch finally changed.

Xia Xing took the ball in the middle, suddenly wrote to the side, and then suddenly rushed to the middle with the ball!

This change of rhythm has disrupted Chelsea's defensive arrangement!

Kanter's astute snatch!

Xia Xing sped up and dodged him!

In the face of Kante, who has excellent defensive ability, excellent physical fitness, and excellent running ability, Xia Xing's biggest advantage is speed!

Shake off Kante with speed and speed up the sprint!

29 meters away from the goal, Xia Xing shot with his feet!

Ball towards the top right corner of the goal!

Courtois struggled to make a save, but still couldn't touch the ball!

The ball is in!

1 to 0!

Manchester United finally broke the deadlock!

It was a stunning goal!

Manchester United's captain Xia Xing has once again become the key man of the game!

The visiting fans cheered excitedly in the stands!

Brilliant goal, important goal!

Compared to Mourinho's excited celebration, Conte's frantic roar is more conspicuous.

On the sidelines, Conte yelled at his players.

"Cheer up! Don't kick like a! ”

The spirit of the Chelsea players on the pitch has taken a toll and the decline is evident.

Only N'Golo Kante and a few other players were still running desperately for an equaliser.

But where is it so easy?

In the final minute of stoppage time, the referee's whistle blew as Alvaro Morata's limp shot was punched away by De Gea.

It's over!

In this hand-to-hand battle dominated by a duel in the middle, the tenacious Manchester United had the last laugh!

Although it was only a narrow 1-0 victory, Manchester United still got the three points!

This season's winning streak continues!

On the pitchside, Mourinho and Conte didn't communicate at all.

Now that the contradiction between the two has been completely made public, there is no need to give face.

Although the relationship between the respective coaches is average, the players on both sides still have a good relationship.

On the court, Xia Xing chatted with Kante.

In this game, Kante was in charge of keeping an eye on Xia Xing, and this arrangement is actually quite interesting.

Because both of them are in the position of the midfielder, there are not many opportunities to match.

But even so, Conte still let Kante follow Xia Xing.

And such tactics have worked wonders.

"Man, you've tormented me in this game, and your defensive level has risen again. To be fair, you're definitely the number one midfielder in the world in international football today. ”

"Let's not talk about whether you are worthy or not, now if you want to compete for the position of the world's No. 1 midfielder, the first thing to consider is whether you are a midfielder. There is no competition for which position you are in. ”

"Where is that exaggerated."

"I'm fair too. Not only did you dominate the defence in this game, but you also scored the only goal and your overall quality went up again. ”

The two chatted and praised each other, but it was full of sincere praise.

Kante was just about to take off his jersey, but Xia Xing stopped him directly.

"Wait."

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

"I'm sorry, I can't swap jerseys with you today."

"Why?"

"Because of the guy on the bench, I'm going to go to him."

"Oh, got it, okay."

'At Chelsea, you brothers take care of each other.

"Don't worry, I've always been like this, but...... Alas, I can't say. ”

Kante didn't say anything further, but Xia Xing also understood what was going on.

Walking to the pitchside, Xia Xing came to the Chelsea bench.

In fact, this is a rather inappropriate behavior.

As the winning hero of the away team, the Chelsea general must have been very unhappy with Xia Xing.

It is easy to walk through it like this, and it can easily be seen as a provocation.

But Xia Xing looked calm and walked straight to a player sitting on the bench.

"Danny."

“xia？”

The player sitting on the bench is none other than Xia Xing's good friend at Leicester City, Danny Drinkwater.

Drinkwater didn't get a chance to play throughout the game.

When Conte ran out of three substitutions, Drinkwater sat back in his chair in frustration, staring at the sky with vacant eyes, not knowing what to think again.

Even when Xia walked over, he didn't pay attention.

At this point, the Chelsea bench was largely empty and everyone was ready to leave.

Xia Xing simply sat down next to Drinkwater and gently patted his brother's shoulder.

Drinkwater sighed and said nothing.

The two just sat and looked at the turf at Stamford Bridge.

After a long time, Drinkwater suddenly said: "How nice it was when we played together at Leicester City. ”

Xia Xing nodded: "Yes, how good, at that time, we didn't have any pressure, we just rushed forward." ”

Drinkwater sighed softly, "It was the best time of my life, the best. ”

Xia Xing exhaled lightly, wanting to say something, but still didn't say it.

Finally, he took off his shirt and handed it to Drinkwater.

Drinkwater stood up, took off his jersey and put it in Xia Xing's hand, then slowly walked to the players' tunnel and disappeared into the blue.

Xia Xing looked at his back, and his gaze couldn't be withdrawn for a long time.

Brother, take care...... (End of chapter)