I am the king of football

Chapter 491 Full Firepower
After defeating Bai Baihe, Manchester United won two consecutive victories in the next two league games. The players were in excellent form, and many substitute players got the chance to play and performed very well.

Against this background, it seemed natural for Manchester United to defeat Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage away game. The defending champions in their prime were almost unstoppable. Even at the opponent's home ground, with goals from Qin Hu and Hernandez, Manchester United won a perfect 2-0 victory. Their performance in the group stage remained impeccable.

After returning to the league, Manchester United will face another important game this month. Manchester United will face the challenging Arsenal at their home ground.

Wenger and Ferguson, the two old coaches, have been fighting for half their lives. Now Ferguson has announced that he will retire after the end of this season. Wenger can't help feeling sad, but apart from the sadness, these are the last two chances for Wenger, who has lost more than he won against Manchester United in all these years as a coach, to defeat Ferguson.

Compared with the wealthy Manchester United, Arsenal, which is still paying off its debts, has a very cost-effective lineup now. They introduced a group of players in the summer window in pursuit of cost-effectiveness. The team's current lineup can only be said to be unsatisfactory.

On the day of the game, the Gunners' lineup was led by French striker Giroud, followed by three midfielders: Cazorla, Rosicky and Ramsey, and Flamini and Arteta in the defensive midfielder position.

On the defensive line, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny and Gibbs form a back four, with Szczesny as goalkeeper.

Such a lineup is naturally dominated by midfield, which is very consistent with Wenger's football philosophy. The team quickly played passing and controlling at Old Trafford. Under the command of midfield violinist Rosicky, a series of pleasing attacks were staged on the court.

Facing his old rival, Ferguson made very stable arrangements. The team also deployed a 4231 formation, but their tactical intention was not to control the ball and advance but to defend and counterattack.

The vast majority of ball possession was ceded to Arsenal. After 3 minutes of the first half, the possession ratio between the two sides reached 7-, but Manchester United was leading in effective offense.

They were leading their opponents with four shots, four of which threatened the goal, while the Gunners had only two effective shots, and the only shot on target was a header by Giroud.

Obviously, Manchester United, who did not engage in passing and controlling the ball, did a very good job on defense. Their constant collisions and interference made it difficult for the Gunners to play their pleasing passing and controlling tactics.

When the game reached the 40th minute, Manchester United launched a fatal counterattack. Maguire intercepted the ball from Giroud on the back line, and then kicked the ball to Carrick who was in his own midfield.

Arsenal's defensive midfielder Arteta quickly rushed towards Carrick, but it was obvious that the opponent was not the last link in Manchester United's possession of the ball, and the ball was kicked out immediately afterwards.

Qin Hu, who was running at full speed, received the ball behind another defender of the opponent, Flamini, and then the next second, before the Gunners' defender could rush over, the big center kicked the ball under his feet.

"Super explosive shot! Qin Hu! He scored again in the game!"

The signature War God shot hit the target again. After scoring the goal, Qin Hu stood in place with his hands open. Cheers from the entire stadium rang out instantly, and everyone began to cheer for the king of this stadium.

"1-0, ball possession does not represent the outcome of the game. Ferguson's defensive counterattack tactics worked first and the pressure came to the Gunners."

Zhan Junji's voice rang out at Old Trafford. Manchester United's lead also boosted the morale of the fans at the scene. No one wanted to be a turtle all the time. The team played defensive counterattacks for such a long time just to achieve this effect. Since there was not much time left in the first half, the Gunners had to enter the locker room with a score of 0-1 at halftime.

Wenger's face was not good. For him, the fact that the team's passing and control were very smooth but they couldn't score a goal could only be attributed to the fact that the opponent had made a good defensive response. Whether it was the team's midfield commander Rosicky or the striker Giroud, there would be Manchester United defensive players around to interfere at critical moments.

Such a layout was undoubtedly something that his old rival Ferguson could have done, and Wenger had to think about making some adjustments in the second half.

After the half-time break, the battle for the second half started again. Arsenal's adjustment was very simple, which was to push the team's two wingers forward and play 4123 directly. However, for Wenger's players, such an adjustment did not affect their ability to control the ball.

The ball was still being passed smoothly on the field, and Manchester United players still couldn't touch the ball. Although they were not in a hurry because they were leading by one goal, the feeling was very bad.

Then, the accident happened in the 60th minute of the game. Rosicky suddenly attacked in the middle and used a stunning Marseille turn to pass Fellaini and Fletcher who were surrounding him. Then when Maguire chose to rush towards him, the player directly sent a lob pass.

The ball fell straight into the penalty area from outside the penalty area. Giroud did not disappoint the Arsenal fans and headed the ball into the goal under the pressure of Phil Jones.

1-1, Arsenal equalized the score away from home.

The opponent's equalizer dealt a big blow to Manchester United, because their defensive execution in the second half was even better than in the first half. They only gave Arsenal one chance since the beginning of the second half, but the opponent scored.

When the game started again, both sides paid more attention to their opponents. As Manchester United's top offensive player, Qin Hu was also subject to extremely tight defense.

The stalemate between the two sides continued for another twenty minutes, during which time Wenger and Ferguson both made substitutions, and the Red Devils also replaced the game's winner - Hernandez.

In the 85th minute of the game, when Carrick's long shot was blocked by Mertesacker and Qin Hu's follow-up shot was blocked by Cech with both hands, the figure of Little Pea appeared silently in front of the falling ball.

With a simple push, the ball rolled into the unguarded goal. Manchester United's super substitute once again demonstrated his magic.

1-2, in the end both North London giants lost to Manchester United with such a score. Although the Gunners and Bai Baihe seem to be at the same level based on the data, only the fans who watched the game and the Red Devils players who fought with them in real life know who has stronger strength.

Of course, none of this matters. Once again, Manchester United ended November with a perfect record and their winning streak was further extended. In the Premier League rankings, Manchester United, ranked first, seemed to have a fire burning on their heads. They were already at full power and unstoppable.

Time has entered December, and the Club World Cup is getting closer and closer.

(End of this chapter)