I thought it was a strong and weak matchup, but I didn't expect Manchester United to be pressed by Derby County in the opening.

This was not expected by fans on both sides.

At Old Trafford, thousands of Derby County fans celebrated wildly!

It's so cool to be able to hold the top of the Premier League!

But even so, Mourinho on the sidelines of the pitch is not in a hurry.

Because apart from Nugent's header just now, Derby County's attack is not threatening.

Xia Xing retreated to protect in front of the penalty area, and Derby's shot could only be fired from outside the box, which had no effect.

When it comes to dealing with Championship teams, no one in the current Manchester United squad is more familiar with it than Xia Xing.

During his time at Leicester City, his first season in the Championship became a bug in the Championship.

At that time, Xia Xing's overall strength was far inferior to now.

And at this moment, the Golden Globe-level Xia Xing is an existence that Derby County can only hope for.

Defending solidly at the back, Xia Xing has been observing the situation of his opponents.

Now that the three-plate axe is over, Xia Xing has also found a way to deal with them.

"Actually, Derby County has a lot of weaknesses." Mourinho, who was on the sidelines, said to Perrin beside him.

Perrin nodded: "Yes, after all, it is a Championship team, and the opening momentum is quite strong, but the overall strength is far behind." ”

"I handed over the team's offensive and defensive control to Xia, how do you guess he will attack?"

"I guess he'll look for Sanchez."

"Haha, amazing! If I get out of class one day, you will be fine as Manchester United manager! ”

Mourinho handed over the team's offensive and defensive control to Xia Xing, which was what Mourinho told everyone when he was in the dressing room.

The players looked at Xia Xing with admiration.

It's not easy to get Jose Mourinho to say that.

You must know that the Portuguese have a strong desire to control, and they will not easily make a big deal.

Now that he can hand over the control of attack and defense to Xia Xing, this is enough to see the importance he attaches to Xia Xing.

For this game, this opponent, Mourinho is full of confidence.

Therefore, he hopes that Xia Xing can continue to improve his ability to read the competition and further enhance the overall situation.

In Mourinho's heart, the upper limit of Xia Xing has still not been reached, and there is still room for improvement!

Therefore, he is doing his best to help Xia Xing improve.

That's what this game is.

And Xia Xing did not live up to his expectations.

In the few attacks of Derby County just now, Xia Xing launched a quick counterattack.

Although the number of troops invested is not large, there are some threats.

Especially Sanchez in the front court, his personal ability has played a huge role.

Up front, his dribbling and ball control are at a crushing level.

However, because he has just recovered from injury at Arsenal, he looks a little conservative in the face of Derby's ferocious tackle.

But it doesn't matter, this kind of psychological recovery after the injury takes time, take your time.

So Xia Xing has fed Sanchez two good balls in a row.

Although there was no goal, Sanchez gave Xia Xing a thumbs up in the front.

Pass it beautifully!

It was only three days before the goal finally came.

In the 21st minute, Derby's onslaught slowed slightly.

Their physical strength has also reached the first stage of consumption, and it has been suspended for a while.

It was this change in rhythm that was caught by Xia Xing!

After a continuous pass in the backfield, suddenly accelerate and sprint along the middle!

Xia Xing has gone up!

As the organizational core of the team, his actions are the weather vane and command flag of the whole team!

Xia Xing sprinted with the ball, and his teammates around him quickly followed!

Derby's defence is in place immediately!

However, Xia Xing did not choose to go it alone!

Knock right to McTominay!

Wheat non-stop short pass!

Xia Xing quickly sprints to catch the ball!

Wonderful two-over-one match!

Pass to the left again and find Luke Shaw!

Luke Shaw also crosses diagonally forward!

Xia Xing threw off the defense again and stopped the ball steadily!

This time, he has reached the top of the arc of the penalty area!

Move to the left, dodge the angle, and kick up!

The two central defenders in the penalty area coincidentally defended with their feet!

But Xia Xing didn't shoot!

Instead, the feet are slanted!

The ball flew behind the two of them!

Straight to Sanchez at the back point!

It's almost facing an empty door!

This opportunity to feed to the mouth, Sanchez if he misses it again, it will be too much!

Kick up, push!

The ball is inserted into the near corner!

The ball is in!

1 to 0!

Manchester United open the scoring!

Wonderful goal!

Excitedly, Xia Xing rushed to Sanchez and hugged his new teammates tightly!

"Well done man!"

"Xia, it's better for you to pass, if I can't score this kind of ball again, it's too much......"

"Okay, I'll pass you a difficult one in a moment."

Xia Xing did what he said.

In the 34th minute of the game, Xia Xing broke the ball in the middle again.

This time he pretended to dribble the ball, and after attracting the defense, he suddenly made a long pass with a big foot!

The ball went through the entire halffield line of Derby County and went straight to Alexis Sanchez in front right!

Sanchez stops the ball steadily!

Faced with two defenders, he cut in, dodged the space and volleyed into the far corner!

The ball goes into the net!

2 to 0!

Alexis Sanchez scored twice!

Another brilliant goal!

It's all a reflection of Sanchez's personal skills!

The continuous onslaught has made Sanchez in better and better shape.

Mourinho on the sidelines nodded repeatedly: "I thought Sanchez would need some time to integrate into the team, but I didn't expect to find his form so quickly." ”

Perrin also applauded again and again: "Yes, Xia's passing is also exquisite, Sanchez has really met a good teammate." ”

"Man, if you know Xia, you know that Xia will definitely help Sanchez."

"Of course, he's a natural captain! Super nice star with Manchester United pedigree! ”

"Do you think Sanchez can score a hat-trick?"

"Absolutely!"

"So confident in him?"

"I have faith in Sanchez and even more confidence in Xia!"

Perlan's eyes lit up, staring at Xia Xing on the court.

A few minutes later, Xia Xin really lived up to Peilan's expectations.

With two goals in hand, Derby County is clearly in decline.

That's the temperament of the weak team.

Against Manchester United, they have no confidence to win.

After wielding the three-plate axe at the beginning, he has no heart now.

And Xia Xing is also boldly pressing at the moment, and he needs to continue to score opportunities.

He knows that Mourinho will most likely not let him play for too long, and maybe he will be replaced in midfield.

So now, he has to try to score more.

In the 45th minute of the first half, the fourth official raised his card and made two minutes of stoppage time.

At this moment, Xia Xing suddenly rushed into the penalty area with the ball!

Straight line dribbling, decisive and crisp!

Two defenders put tackles at the same time and tackled Xia Xing diagonally behind!

Although Xia Xing had already pulled the ball and dodged, he was still slipped to the instep by the opponent's spikes and fell to the ground in an instant.

But he got up right away, and it wasn't a big problem.

The referee decisively stopped the game!

Penalty kick!

Xia Xing held the ball and stuffed it directly into Sanchez's hands!

"Man, here's a hat-trick!"

Sanchez nodded vigorously!

Good!

Drop, back, run, volley!

The ball hits the net!

The ball is in!

3 to 0!

Manchester United are on the safe side!

Excitedly, Sanchez rushed to Xia Xing for the first time!

“xia！ Thank you! ”

Xia Xing was smiling, extremely excited about the wonderful performance of his new teammates!

"Welcome to Manchester, man!" (End of chapter)