After joining Manchester United this season, Drinkwater has gradually regained his form.

It's still not as good as it was at the top of Leicester City, but it's good.

With his versatility, he was given a rotation position under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

In addition to his personal efforts, there is also a tacit understanding between him and Xia Xing, which few people can compare.

This is also one of his strengths.

He has made 28 appearances this season, scoring seven goals and providing six assists.

That's a good result.

At least 10,000 times stronger than staying at Chelsea.

And at this moment, the tacit understanding between him and Xia Xing has once again achieved miraculous results.

Seeing that Xia Xing's attack was blocked, Drinkwater immediately wanted to go up and help.

And Xia Xingyi looked back at him, the two did not speak, but they had reached a consensus.

After Xia Xing received the ball, he pretended to assist left and right to help the fullbacks fight for offensive opportunities.

Then pretend to dribble forward to attract the defense.

The continuous midfield control has emptied Leicester City's central defense!

Create space and time for Drinkwater!

Xia Xing estimated the running time of his teammates, and without even looking behind him, he guessed that Drinkwater was in place!

A close pass to the ground to penetrate the opponent's midfield defense with precision!

Wonderful!

Drinkwater sprinted quickly to catch the ball, and at this point he was in front of him!

The opponent's 3-4-3 formation, the middle has been broken!

Three strikers run quickly and contain the opponent's three defenders!

Drinkwater continues to dribble the ball!

30 meters from the goal!

Evans no longer waits, strike fast!

Even at the risk of losing your position, you can't let your opponent go any further!

You must know that Xia Xing is also sprinting fast now, if he joins the attack group again, then the Leicester City goal will be even more dangerous!

Seeing Evans steal, Drinkwater adjusts his pace and makes a decision!

Kick up, shoot from distance!

Back in his time at Leicester City, he had a wonderful long-range shot!

It's just that after going to Chelsea, he rarely played.

After all, there are so many shooters in the team that he doesn't have the right to fire.

Not to mention that Chelsea didn't even get many opportunities to play in the later stages.

And now, he can shoot!

Before this game, Xia Xing had said it to him.

"If you have the chance, do it yourself! After all, you're familiar with Leicester's situation and Schmeichel's way of making saves, so you definitely have a high chance of shooting on target. Don't worry about mistakes, it's okay, I'm there! ”

Now Drinkwater doesn't care, facing Schmeichel's goal, he shoots with his feet!

This kick made Schmeichel on the opposite side feel extremely familiar and unfamiliar!

Familiar because he used to be at Leicester City's training base, he often saved Drinkwater's shots.

It's strange because the power, speed and angle of this shot seem to be different from before.

Stronger, faster, more accurate!

Schmeichel found that by the time Drinkwater had shot on goal, he had lost his best chance to make the jump.

He didn't expect Drinkwater to choose to shoot.

And it was this hesitation of less than a second that made him miss the best time to save!

Jump with all your might, save hard!

But the shot was too tricky, straight to the top right corner of the goal!

Precision!

Schmeichel felt as if he had pounced, and as if he hadn't!

A gust of wind flashed through your fingertips!

Then, it's time for the cheers!

Alas......

Schmeichel, who fell to the ground, sighed.

He knew that the ball was lost.

At this moment, the ball is already rolling in the net!

Manchester United have scored!

Drinkwater's brilliant long-range shot equalised!

1 to 1!

At the end of the first half, the two sides were back on the same page!

The excited Xia Xing was the first to rush to his friend and hugged him tightly!

"Man, I knew you could do it!"

"It's still your passing good, and you take away the opponent's defense in the middle, you are a big hero!"

"Stop flattering each other, keep fighting, we must win the game!"

"No problem!"

The visiting fans cheered and applauded excitedly, and the Manchester United players on the pitch hugged and celebrated.

Perrin on the sidelines of the pitch hugged Carrick hard: "You are indeed Manchester United's officially certified midfield master!" You guessed so right! ”

Carrick couldn't help but be overjoyed: "I knew that Xia must be in the middle of something!" His rhythm just now has obviously changed, this genius! ”

"You're all geniuses, hahahaha!"

At this point in the Leicester City penalty area, captain Morgan pulled up Schmeichel.

"Man, get up."

"Alas, it's a shame to lose the ball."

"It's not your fault, it's really a kick in the world."

"I didn't expect Drinkwater's shooting quality to improve again, so I'm really happy for him."

"Alas, if we weren't an opponent now, I'd definitely applaud him."

"We keep working hard and never give him another chance!"

Vardy, who slowly ran back from the front, also sighed in his heart.

The last time he played at Manchester United, Drinkwater wasn't in such good form and now it's impressive.

You're so nice, old friend.

After Manchester United's goal, both sides had another chance on goal, but neither was able to convert it into a goal.

In the end, the first half ended 1-1.

In the second half, both sides made a substitution.

For Manchester United, Juan Mata, who had been poor in the first half, was replaced, and Jesse Lingard, who was more athletic, was brought on.

It was a tactical substitution.

And Lescott's substitution is a passive substitution.

Right-back Justin had a minor injury before the game, and it was even worse in the first half, when he was replaced by Reuss.

Reus pulled Albrighton back and told him to play at right-back.

Then he was replaced by Matthew James in right midfield.

This substitution made Xia Xing and Drinkwater feel a little emotional.

James was a good friend of the two.

Especially Drinkwater.

When Leicester City was in the Championship, the trio of Drinkwater, James and Delaette had the best relationship.

All three came through the Manchester United Academy and had known each other before.

After joining Leicester City one after another, they partnered with each other and had an irreversible relationship.

But as Leicester City's strength continues to improve, the situation of the trio has also changed a lot.

Danny Drinkwater has always been a regular player, especially during Leicester's five-time title-winning season.

Eventually, he was spotted by Chelsea, left the team and joined Chelsea.

De la Aet has been an important rotation in the team, but in the summer of 2019, he chose to return to his native Belgium and join Antwerp, which can be regarded as an early return to his roots.

And Matthew James, who has been staying in Leicester City.

The strength of the team has increased dramatically over the years, and he has also been reduced from rotation to substitute.

But even so, he still chose to stay and stay in his beloved team.

When they met again before the game, seeing Xia Xing and Drinkwater, James was full of emotion...... (End of chapter)