I am the king of football

Chapter 247 Silently Bowing
When the two teams finished training and returned to the locker room, time began to pass rapidly. The Old Trafford field controller kept leading his fans to shout loudly to suppress the noisy Gunners expeditionary force.

This is Old Trafford. Only Manchester United is destined to enjoy the home treatment and receive the cheers of the fans. This is also their advantage.

"Don't forget whose doorstep this is. Rush out, defeat them, and leave the victory behind!!!"

"Understood, Boss!"

In the locker room, Ferguson also shouted loudly and issued a final mobilization. The Red Devils players were all excited and they immediately stood up and strode into the player tunnel.

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"Okay, both teams followed the referee team out of the player tunnel. Oh, Van Persie took the initiative to walk over and hug Wenger. It was really unexpected. The story of this master and apprentice can be said to be the most regrettable thing in recent football years."

Compared to some rude and direct fans, the emotions in Wenger and Van Persie's eyes were more complicated. After the two looked at each other, these complicated emotions finally turned into a bitter smile.

"Have a good kick."

"Um……"

Patting Van Persie on the shoulder, Wenger watched him, wearing a red jersey, walk into the opposite line. The next moment, the old coach with a bitter face turned around and walked towards his current disciples.

I can't bear to see you turning your back to me. Please don't be too nostalgic when you leave.

From then on, they were just rivals.

"The captains of the two teams have finished the captain's rock-paper-scissors game. Manchester United will kick off the first half. Qin Hu has received the ball and has come to the starting line-up with Van Persie."

Nothing could stop the start of the game. As the two teams in red home jerseys and yellow away jerseys took their positions, the referee checked the time for the last time.

“Sh ...

The whistle sounded and the game officially began.

"Okay, Qin Hu kicked the ball. Manchester United used the classic 442 formation in this game. Their starting players are..."

At the start of the first half, Carrick, who was responsible for controlling the rhythm in the midfield, did not launch an attack rashly. He kept passing the ball to mobilize his teammates and faced the first wave of attack from the opponent's striker Giroud.

Soon, the midfield and frontcourt of the two teams were mixed together.

"The Gunners used a 451 formation in this game. It is clear that Wenger is still a little bit afraid of Ferguson's Manchester United, who are now ranked first in the league."

As Manchester United's starting lineup was announced, Zhan Jun quickly began to announce the starting lineup for the visiting team. It can be said that the Gunners played with all their best players in this game.

"Giroud is the lone striker, and the five midfielders behind him are Cazorla, Wilshere, Ramsey, Arteta and Podolski, who are the core players in the frontcourt of the Gunners."

In addition to the six players in the frontcourt, on the back line, Sagna, Vermaelen, Mertesacker and Santos are also the defender combination with the fewest goals conceded by Arsenal this season.

After all, Van Persie alone is enough to make Wenger wary, not to mention the young talent like Qin Hu who is now far ahead in the league's scorer list.

In the goalkeeper position, the main goalkeeper Szczesny was injured before this round of games, and the second goalkeeper Mannone got the chance to start. When all the starting lineups of the Gunners were announced, the progress on the field had come to the first attack launched by Manchester United.

"Carrick passed the ball to Ashley Young who was running fast. Facing Cazorla's pressure, he passed the ball sideways. Cleverley received the ball and passed it to the front left. Qin Hu! He took the ball and half turned to pass past Ramsey who was caught off guard!"

Qin Hu admitted that the power unleashed by the person he had just passed was also quite astonishing, but this did not affect the fact that he had already found the direction for the ball in the next second.

When Ramsey, who was caught off guard and tried to grab Qin Hu, the ball had already been kicked to the front right by the opponent.

"Just pass the ball! The ball passes in front of Vermaelen, and Van Persie! He rushes forward and appears in front of the ball and shoots directly!!!"

"Oh!"

This was the third minute of the game. When Mertesacker's outstretched left leg failed to touch the ball, Van Persie got a perfect chance to shoot. He kicked out with his left foot and the ball flew into the air the next moment.

"Straight to the upper left corner of the goal! This is a shot from an absolute blind spot~ The ball goes in! Goes in! Goes in!"

At this moment, even if the Gunners' main goalkeeper Szczesny was standing in front of the goal, he would definitely not be able to save this ball.

When Mannone, who was standing there with a confused look on his face, heard the referee blow the whistle for the goal, the second goalkeeper was desperate. The game had just started for three minutes, and the goal he was guarding had already lost the ball...

"boom!!!"

The next moment, there was a huge cheer at Old Trafford. No one expected that the goal in this heavyweight match would come so quickly.

"Robin! Robin! Robin!"

As if to deliberately stimulate the Arsenal fans present, the Red Devils fans in the entire stadium began to shout Van Persie's name loudly. Seeing the score change from 0-0 to 1-0, all Manchester United fans were excited.

There was only one person who was walking back silently on the field. He did not dare to look up at the faces of the Arsenal fans in the stands, nor did he look at the faces of his former teammates who passed by. He just raised his head and glanced at Wenger who was standing in the visiting team's coaching area, then lowered his head silently.

"1-0, who could have thought that the game would develop like this? Just three minutes into the game, Van Persie received a pass from Qin Hu and scored directly. His shooting skills are still so superb."

Zhan Jun spoke after calming down his excitement. Looking at Van Persie on the court, how could he not see the player's mood?

"But he chose not to celebrate. His past experience as an Arsenal player made him not want to hurt the feelings of the Gunners fans after scoring against his old club."

On the court, Qin Hu took the initiative to run to Van Persie and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him. Such a goal was indeed a bit cruel to the player himself.

When the noise in the stands died down and the two teams returned to the field, some of the Gunners' veteran players no longer looked at Van Persie with hostility because he did not celebrate.

Now, what Arsenal needs to do is to equalize the game as soon as possible. They cannot hope that an old player can pass the ball without scoring. They have to rely on themselves if they want to win.

"Okay, the game started again. Manchester United scored a goal in a flash, but there was still plenty of time. Being one goal behind should not be a big deal for Arsenal. They started to control the ball!"

The game is on again, and the battle has just begun.

Chapter 2 is here! Thank you all for your support!!! It is true that Van Persie did not celebrate his goal when he first met the Gunners; it is also true that he chose to slide on his knees after scoring a goal when he met his old club again after being attacked and insulted by extreme Gunners fans; it can only be said that people are complicated, and feelings will keep changing, nothing will last forever~
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