What he didn't know was that after he publicly announced that he was going to come to Old Trafford to watch the game, Old Trafford was prepared.

Lin Quan had just appeared outside the Old Trafford stadium, and before he had even entered, he had already been discovered.

It is equivalent to saying that he was under the gaze of the other party the whole time, so naturally there was nowhere to hide.

Seeing that Lin Quan really appeared in the stands, De Blau, who was about to enter the field to warm up, was very happy in his heart, he waved his hand in the direction where Lin Quan was, and said hello to the other party.

Lin Quan also waved his hand to De Bruyne, but there were too many people in the stands, and De Bruyne might not be able to see it.

Half an hour later, the game began.

This match is the highlight of this round of Premier League matches, so it was specially arranged to be played separately on the last day.

Manchester United and Chelsea have both undergone changes to their managers this summer.

Chelsea have reinstated former boss Munirio, while United have opted for Toffee manager David Moyes.

In terms of fame, Mourinho is clearly much bigger than Moyes.

So even though Chelsea are playing away from home, the pre-match belief is that Chelsea have the advantage.

For David Moyes, a win in this game would allow him to get through a difficult early period at Manchester United, and he can use the prestige of the victory over a strong opponent to start revising and even reforming the team.

However, if he loses this game, his future at Manchester United may become bleak, and it is not even ruled out that he will be swept away after the end of the season.

Therefore, Moyes was very conservative in this game.

He has no intention of playing against Chelsea, but instead opts for a conservative squad to secure the draw.

It's best if you can win, but if you can't win, a draw is acceptable.

Jose Mourinho is a master of psychological warfare and he had already seen Moyes' mentality before the game.

He declared it a joy to meet United early in the second round of the league, especially after Alex Ferguson's retirement.

This is to disparage David Moyes, arguing that his United cannot be compared to Alex Ferguson's Manchester United.

If Alex Ferguson were still in charge of Manchester United, Mourinho would not dare to say such a thing, no matter how arrogant he is.

However, Mourinho is not just playing psychological warfare, he actually told the truth:

'I'll admit David Moyes is a good manager and his performances at Everton are admirable, but Manchester United are a very different team and his experience in small and medium-sized teams doesn't necessarily help him, it hurts him.

Jose Mourinho is not optimistic that David Moyes will be able to take over the squad of former Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson, and this is both a true thought in his heart and part of the psychological warfare before the game.

By constantly mentioning Ferguson, he made the outside world compare Moyes and Ferguson, so that he would live in the shadow of Ferguson for the rest of his life.

I have to say that this trick is still very vicious!

Moyes did not publicly respond to Mourinho's words, but it was clear that he was concerned about the pre-match remarks of the Magic Bird.

In this game, Moyes wore a suit and tie, and stood meticulously on the sidelines, standing and directing the game throughout the game.

Judging by his seriousness, he takes this match very seriously.

Mourinho's line-up for this game was interesting, as he did not choose Romelu Lukaku, Fernando Torres and Demba Ba.

Instead, Schurrle was used as a single arrow, and Hazard, who was nicknamed the second Messi by fans, was used as a pseudo-center, offering a 451 striker.

As soon as this lineup came out, Lin Quan in the stands was stunned for a moment.

Both Barcelona and the Spanish national team are using this lineup, the single arrow in the Barcelona team is Messi, and the single arrow in the Spanish national team is Lin Quan himself.

So the question is, is Mourinho imitating Barça, or is he imitating the Spanish national team?

Not only did Lin Quan not understand Mourinho's lineup, but Moyes on the opposite side was also surprised when he saw the opponent's arrangement.

Isn't Mourinho's best at counter-attacking?

He put out such a lineup, does he want to play the kind of possession play that Barcelona and the Spanish national team have?

That's not right!

Is Chelsea's midfield as luxurious as Barcelona and Spain?

Can you support him to play pass control?

Besides, did he Mourinho play passing?

He's not Pep Guardiola!

Seeing the surprised expression of his opponent, Mourinho felt a little proud.

He went to Serie A to learn the small triangle defense of Serie A, and he went to La Liga, so naturally he couldn't learn nothing.

The Spanish national team has no striker, and he is very satisfied.

There is no such thing as a striker, not only Barcelona can play, but other teams can also play.

Before Lin Quan joined the Spanish national team, Spain did not have his own Messi in the frontcourt, so he didn't rely on a group of midfielders to play the world?

And this season, his midfield lineup is not weak, and there is also a Hazard who is good at breaking through attacks in the front.

It's completely possible to wrestle with the Spanish national team without Lin Quan, and it's not a hand to beat Manchester United?

After the start of the game, Oscar, Schurrle, De Bruyne, Hazard and others were very active.

Although Chelsea did not play a pleasing pass-and-possession football, they blossomed more and put a lot of pressure on Manchester United in attack.

In particular, the two wings have frequently created crises for Manchester United and made Manchester United's defense on the wings precarious.

In the 10th minute of the first half, Rio Ferdinand's cross from the wing was met by Chelsea's Oscar after a mistake in the box.

It was a great chance, but De Gea reacted quickly to keep out Oscar's powerful shot and kept United out of the way.

The United fans in attendance applauded David De Gea, who have tried a lot of things in goalkeeping since Edwin van der Sar's departure.

In the end, only David De Gea won the hearts of the Red Devils fans, and the Spaniard's performance was worthy of the fans' trust.

Seeing this save, Lin Quan also gave applause to his teammate De Gea of the national team.

But while applauding, he couldn't help but think in his heart:

Oscar's shot just now was a little hasty, and it might have been better if he had adjusted a little bit and played again.

The situation on the pitch is not completely one-sided, Manchester United also have attack.

In the 23rd minute of the game, after Van Persie broke through the front of the penalty area, he hit the goal from a small angle, but the angle of the ball was not well controlled and hit directly into the side netting, failing to form a threat.

Robin van Persie continued his impressive streak at Arsenal when he arrived at United, where he was the Reds' top scorer last season and also defended his Premier League top scorer title.

But in this game, Van Persie seems to be out of shape, and several shots on goal are substandard, and it is difficult to link him with the general Fan Da who blocked and killed under Ferguson last season.

Van Persie's form is not good, Rooney is in good form.

In the 28th minute, Cleverley passed the ball, Rooney squeezed away the defender in the penalty area, shook off the gap and pushed into the far corner.

The angle was tricky and the quality of the shot was high, but Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech was not a vegetarian.

He made a quick save and blocked the ball just as it rolled to the goal line.

Two chances were missed in a row, and Manchester United fans at Old Trafford were frustrated.

However, the team's attack picked up during this time, and they gave the players a round of applause.

The applause was also a recognition of David Moyes, and if he can lead his side to win this game, the applause of the Red Devils fans will certainly be even more enthusiastic.

Lin Quan remembered that the two sides were tied in this game, so he didn't pay much attention to the attacks of both sides in the game.

He paid more attention to the performance of his friend Kevin De Bruyne on the pitch than the scoreline.

In the first 30 minutes, De Bruyne was not bad.

A couple of passes up front were crucial and created plenty of chances for his team-mates.

But after Manchester United launched a counter-attack, De Bruyne's performance gradually lost a bit.

In the 32nd minute, De Bruyne was fouled defensively and received a yellow card.

After receiving a yellow card, he did not dare to make moves defensively, which made his defensive role on the field seriously decline.

And Manchester United also grasped this and found a breakthrough from him on several occasions and launched attacks from here.

This made Mourinho on the sidelines very dissatisfied, and asked De Bruyne to play harder and defend more resolutely.

Seeing this, Lin Quan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

De Bruyne was not very defensively capable and could not be used as a sapper.

It would be a waste of his attacking talent to play him in the centre, he should play up front and let him attack on top is the right way to use it.

If this continues, Mourinho will definitely drop De Bruyne in the second half.

And replacing De Bruyne early in two consecutive games will certainly greatly reduce his tactical value in Mourinho's heart.

For most of the next season, De Bruyne is likely to be on the bench.

At the end of the first half, the two teams were tied 0-0, and neither team scored the opponent's goal.

In the second half, Mourinho really made personnel adjustments.

Fifteen minutes into the second half, he brought on Kevin De Bruyne and replaced him with Fernando Torres.

De Bruyne was in a very low mood when he was substituted.

His friends came to watch him play, but he was so bad on the pitch that he was replaced by the manager shortly after the start of the second half.

This made De Blau depressed and confused, he was one of the team's twin stars when he was at Werder Bremen, and he took on most of the responsibility of organizing the attack in the front field.

But at Chelsea, he doesn't have as much of the ball and Jose Mourinho's side aren't the kind of team that looks for possession.

As a result, De Bruyne gradually became a little lost.

He clearly felt that he was a little out of tune with Chelsea's tactical system, but because Mourinho was a world-class manager.

So he is more looking for problems in himself, and trying to change himself to integrate into the team.

But two months passed, and all his efforts were in vain.

It was clear from the manager's serious expression that he was very unhappy with himself.

This is a little unsettling for De Bruyne, who doesn't know if he has a future at Chelsea.

Seeing De Bruyne's heavy mood, Lin Quan also felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

But he can't help for the time being, and even if he convinces City to make a move, it will not be until the winter break.

Moreover, it is difficult to say whether Chelsea are willing to sell people.

After all, no one wants to strengthen the strength of the league's direct competitors!

……

The game on the field continued, and in the 62nd minute, there was a very controversial scene on the field:

Frank Lampard, the heart of Chelsea's midfield, kept out a shot from a United player in the box.

However, referee Atkinson did not blow for a penalty, much to the displeasure of Manchester United's players and fans.

They chased the referee for an explanation, and Atkinson explained that it was an unintentional handball that did not constitute a foul, so he refused to award a penalty.

Naturally, this explanation was not accepted by the United players, with replays on the big screen clearly showing that Frank Lampard was consciously raising his hand to block the direction of the football.

It wasn't an unconscious handball as the referee thought, so it was clearly a penalty according to normal enforcement criteria.

After seeing the replay on the big screen, boos and shouts of black whistles resounded throughout Old Trafford.

Nine minutes later, a Chelsea player was brought down in the United penalty area and the referee did not award a penalty.

This made the Chelsea side very unhappy, and Mourinho put on a very exaggerated performance on the sidelines, and was almost sent to the stands by the referee.

In the end, the game ended at full-time, neither side could break through the opponent's goal, and the two teams shook hands with a score of 0:0.

It has to be said that this score is very favorable for Manchester City and other giants.

This is tantamount to saying that Manchester United and Chelsea are two points behind the other giants at the beginning of the new season!

Of course, Manchester United fans were unhappy with the result of this game.

This has also made Moyes' future at Manchester United less secure.

Because Lin Quan was surrounded by Red Devils fans, he did not have any intense actions during the whole game, and watched the whole game quietly.

Anyway, he is not a fan of both sides, and he naturally can't get excited when he comes to watch the game with a neutral and objective attitude.

In this game, the two teams were suspected of playing tacit ball.

Although it looks like the score of 0:0 is a lose-lose situation.

But in fact, a careful analysis shows that this result is acceptable to both teams.

Drawing away to Manchester United, Chelsea will definitely accept the point.

And David Moyes's position at Manchester United is not yet secure, and it is not easy to repel a strong team like Chelsea, and he can accept a point.

For other giants, this result is naturally in favor of raising both hands.

As a result, it turned into a situation that was acceptable to all parties, and only the Red Devils fans were injured.

After watching the game, Lin Quan and head coach Manuel Pellegrini rushed to Monaco to participate in the draw for the group stage of the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League.

This is Lin Quan's first time participating in the Champions League and Manchester City's third Champions League trip.

Manchester City had fallen twice in a row in the Champions League group stage, making them almost a laughing stock in European football.

So this year, after Manchester City introduced a large number of players such as Lin Quan, they are determined to qualify for the Champions League group stage.

In any case, they can't afford to fall in the group stage again.

If this is still in the group stage, then Boss Mansour's more than a billion will be spent in vain!

(End of chapter)