At the King Power Stadium, the United players were feeling the pressure.

Leicester City have a tough style of play, and this game is even more distinctive.

Because of the Vichai crash, Leicester City soldiers are still holding back their energy to fulfill the legacy of their previous boss.

They had a poor start to the season and Wichai has encouraged them countless times to get back into the Champions League.

And now, they have to fight for Vichai!

Also for themselves!

Against the defending champions Manchester United, they were unconservative and launched an onslaught from the start!

In the 22nd minute of the game, Maddison combined with Harvey Barnes in the middle.

Both men dribble well and are explosive.

The continuous passing and receiving of the ball in the midfield and backfield of Manchester United even made Xia Xing feel that the defense was difficult.

These two young men are good!

Xia Xing was sandwiched between the two as much as possible, preventing them from playing a better match.

However, the ultimate goal of the two of them was not to pair up in the box, but to pass the ball to Vardy!

Quick ball, Vardy was successful in an offside position!

He took the ball and rushed into the box!

No extra action, kick and volley into the far corner!

De Gea couldn't defend and could only watch the ball go into the net!

1 to 0!

Leicester City scored first!

This is a wonderful combination of the Blue Foxes' front trident!

However, Manchester United also have good attacking power.

In the 37th minute of the game, Xia Xing broke the ball in the backfield and knocked it to Pogba.

Pogba broke through with the ball, but had no choice but to hand the ball to Xia Xing next to him again, and then sprinted quickly.

Just when Leicester City's attention was on Pogba who was inserting forward, Xia Xing suddenly passed!

Didn't look for Pogba, but passed to Ashley Young, who flanked forward on the left!

When Xia Xing cut inside to receive the ball and cooperate with Pogba, Ashley Young had already sprinted quickly from behind him and entered the opponent's penalty area!

Xia Xing's pass tore through the opponent's defense and accurately found Ashley Young, who was inserted forward!

Ashley Young receives the ball in the box and shoots decisively!

The ball hits the net!

1 to 1!

Manchester United equalis!

The two sides are back on the same starting line!

The first half ended in a draw.

In the second half, the United defence was once again in a hurry.

Leicester City's frequent fast attacks have made Manchester United's defense very difficult.

Left-back Ben Chilwell stepped forward frequently and created a number of good chances.

His crosses were dangerous and Vardy and Barnes scrambled on a number of occasions.

They are short of a high striker in this game, and if there is a Giroud-type high point up front, it is estimated that United have conceded again.

However, they didn't have to wait long for their second goal.

In the 66th minute, Ben Chilwell passed on the left and was brought down by Nemanja Matic to get a free-kick.

The ball was handed to Ben Chilwell.

Leicester City have a number of free-kick takers in their squad right now, but even so, the young Ben Chilwell still has a place in the table.

He looked at his teammates in the box, calmed down, and made a precise pass!

Maguire leaps high and heads home!

The ball smashes into the corner!

Leicester City scored another goal!

2 to 1!

They see the hope of three points!

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's brow furrowed on the pitch.

The team's attack power in this game is not good.

Pogba and Anthony Martial, in particular, have seen a marked dip in form, which is completely different from the devastating scene of last month.

After much thought, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made a substitution.

Anthony Martial was replaced and Jesse Lingard was brought on.

However, he still put Pogba on the pitch.

He is well aware of Pogba's technical and character traits, and if he were substituted at such a time, he would definitely be unhappy and the harmonious atmosphere he created within the team would be gone.

It is more important to stabilize the mood of the players than to make a gambling adjustment.

However, taking advantage of a dead-ball opportunity, Solskjaer called Xia Xing and Pogba over.

"You guys switch positions in a moment, Pogba you drop back a little bit and give the opponent some changes in attack."

"Okay." Xia Xing said.

Pogba nodded.

Although he didn't want to retreat a little, his physical strength had dropped a lot, and he really didn't have much physical strength to sprint forward frequently.

Hmph, I'll give you face, I guess this game is no longer playing!

In recent times, the issue of the team's attacking core has been very sensitive.

Any team has only one and only one playmaker, and that's a must.

Even if it is a dual-core team, there is a distinction between primary and secondary.

And at Manchester United, Xia Xing is naturally the well-deserved core of the organization.

Whether it is technical ability, honorary status, mental attributes, and team prestige, they are all worthy of the position of the core of the organization.

And he is the captain and a two-time Ballon d'Or winner, and is known by fans as a superstar who is about to end or has ended the Mero era.

But this obvious problem has not been easy to solve at Manchester United.

The former coach Jose Mourinho simply announced Xia Xing's tactical status, and even gave him enough freedom on the field.

Because of this, Pogba was dissatisfied, which was also one of the contradictions between the two.

Now Solskjaer is here and he is doing his best to appease the team's 'Mr. Billion'.

He is well aware that the club's management is interested in Pogba, mainly because of his value.

If Pogba has a problem, it proves that there is a problem with United's transfer strategy, and then it will be troublesome.

It has a great influence on management.

So Pogba has to be given more chances.

In the tactical arrangement, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer proposed a dual-core strategy.

Xia Xing and Pogba coordinated to organize the attack, and if anyone was frozen by the other party, the other person could take over the organization.

That sounds good, but it's terrible to implement.

In the game, Pogba is usually played in the middle, either at the back or up front.

But no matter what position he is, he likes to get forward with the ball, he likes to be involved in the attack, and he doesn't like to defend back.

This has left United with defensive difficulties from time to time.

Because of this situation, Nemanja Matic, Herrera and other teams are very dissatisfied with Pogba.

But so what?

The management is shrouded, and Pogba is unscrupulous.

Faced with the team's defensive dilemma, Xia Xing had to retreat from time to time and simply give up offensive authority.

In doing so, there are pros and cons for Manchester United.

The advantage is obvious, that is, when Pogba is in good form, he has the ability to lead the team to victory.

And with a back like Xia Xing to escort him, he even relaxed his attack in the frontcourt.

The downside is also obvious, Pogba lacks the ability to solve problems on his own when the team encounters offensive obstacles.

He doesn't have Xia Xing's stable shooting ability, nor does he have Xia Xing's super speed and breakthrough ability.

Therefore, when encountering the opponent's dense defense, Pogba is prone to dumb fire.

Anyway, United haven't faced too strong an enemy during this time, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's so-called "dual-core" tactics have not encountered much challenge...... (End of chapter)