Starting with saving Manchester United

Chapter 88 Transformation into the Red Demon

"Bayern receive the ball at the bottom of the center circle in their own half."

"Boateng passed it to Dante, then passed it back to Boateng."

"Lahm, Schweinsteiger, and then the ball was passed back to Boateng."

"It should be said that Manchester United's defense was very successful tonight."

"Especially in the middle, they basically left Bayern with very few gaps."

"Bayern had no choice but to bring Boateng forward."

"After crossing the halfway line, send a long pass to the left wing to find Ribery."

"Valencia was very focused, managed to block the position in time, and headed the ball back."

"Bayern applied pressing pressure in the attacking third."

"Carrick clears the ball."

"Alaba was also pressing high up the pitch for Manchester United."

"Bayern won the ball and launched a counter-attack immediately."

"Manchester United's defense retreated very quickly."

"No chance, Ribery passes back."

"Dante comes up to receive the ball and then passes it to Tony Cross."

"Tony Kroos controlled the ball on the left side of the center circle and made a long cross-court pass to the right wing."

"Manchester United's left flank is wide open."

"Rafinha comes up and chests the ball down."

Manchester United's defenders couldn't have been too slow to react.

Ashley Young immediately rushed in front of Rafinia, blocking his path forward.

At the same time, Robben, within the 30-meter zone, quickly cut diagonally across the sideline from the flanks, looking behind Ashley Young.

Robben's run forced Smalling to keep up.

Just then, before Ashley Young could get close, Rafinha flicked the ball up with his right foot, sending a diagonal pass over the top towards the right side of the penalty area.

That's exactly the zone Smalling was defending.

Schweinsteiger made a rapid forward run, controlled the ball with his chest, and then dribbled it into the right side of Manchester United's penalty area.

The sudden change caused an immediate, silent gasp from the entire Old Trafford stadium.

All Manchester United fans were taken aback.

At this critical moment, a red figure was seen closely following Schweinsteiger.

It was initially lagging behind, but quickly overtook and caught up with the pig.

Especially when Schweinsteiger dribbled into the penalty area and adjusted his pace to shoot, the number 23 player had already caught up with Schweinsteiger and blocked him with a diving block, sliding out of the box.

Schweinsteiger's shot was powerfully driven back, and the ball struck Cleverley solidly, bouncing off course and going out of play.

Clever Li then lay completely prone on the grass.

That was a hard hit!

It was only at this moment that Manchester United fans at Old Trafford collectively exclaimed in relief.

"Ashley!"

Yang Fan, who was standing in front of the home team's coaching bench, rushed to the sidelines excitedly and shouted loudly.

"What's wrong with you? Keep a close eye on them!"

"Damn it, are you spacing out?"

Ashley Young, looking apologetic, raised his hand towards the furious head coach on the sidelines.

He wasn't distracted; he was just watching Rafinha as he continued to move forward. Unexpectedly, Rafinha seized the opportunity and made a diagonal pass.

Damn it!

Those bastards at Bayern are just as the coach said!

Tony Cross's long lateral pass was so fast and so accurate!

Fortunately, Cleverley tracked back in time and caught up with Schweinsteiger, otherwise—

With that thought in mind, Ashley Young turned and looked towards the penalty area.

Cleverley was pulled up from the ground by Vidic, his face still showing signs of pain.

It's obvious that the little pig's shot was really powerful and hurt a lot!

"Cheer up, everyone!"

Yang Fan clapped enthusiastically.

"Ashley, keep a close eye on your target. If you miss him again, you'll be sorry!"

Ashley Young nodded emphatically.

At this moment, he felt no resentment towards Yang Fan, but rather admiration.

If Yang Fan hadn't reminded us, if he hadn't brought it up during halftime so the team could have made a contingency plan, we probably would have already conceded a goal.

Not only Ashley Young thought this way, but most of the Manchester United players on the pitch also shared the same sentiment.

One by one, the way everyone looked at the head coach on the sidelines changed!

Even Mike Phelan and Steve Lund, who were standing behind Yang Fan, all looked on incredulously.

Yang Fan actually predicted it correctly!

Tony Kroos' long pass was truly impressive!

Outrageous!

Most importantly, his insight is incredibly sharp!

Is this what genius is?

Toni Kroos will take the corner kick for Bayern again.

But Phil Jones headed the ball away at the near post.

Carrick, positioned outside the box, kicked the ball forward, sending it into Bayern's half.

However, Bayern Munich still had possession of the ball.

Boateng and Dante were passing the ball back and forth near the bottom of the center circle in their own half.

After passing the ball back and forth for a while, they realized they still had no chance, so they tried to make a long pass to the frontcourt, hoping that Mandzukic would drop back to receive it.

But this time it didn't go well.

Carrick got there first, chested the ball down, and immediately turned and passed it back to goalkeeper De Gea.

The Spaniard controlled the ball inside the penalty area and, before Mandzukic could get close, launched another long pass into the attacking third.

Fellaini got to the loose ball, controlled it with his chest, and then passed it to Carrick.

Carrick didn't stop the ball; instead, he met Fellaini's pass with a lobbed pass behind the defense.

The ball flew over everyone's heads and landed behind Bayern's defense.

"A beautiful behind-the-back pass."

"Two against two!"

"Manchester United's chance!"

"Van Persie and Rooney, Boateng and Dante."

"Look at this attack."

Manchester United's pace was ultimately too slow.

If Real Madrid had been the ones launching this attack, they would most likely have won.

But neither Van Persie nor Rooney ultimately possessed an absolute speed advantage.

Dante cleared the ball ahead of Rooney with a single kick, sending it towards Manchester United's left flank.

But the ball hasn't gone out of bounds yet.

Ram chased after them as fast as he could.

Cleverley on Manchester United's side is also making a rapid forward run.

This is a 50/50 chance.

Neither of them showed any fear, and they both chased after the ball.

Lahm arrived first because he was in his own half of the field.

Just as Ram was about to kick to clear the way, Cleverley threw himself off balance, leaving a long trail on the grass.

The clearance hit Cleverley solidly again, but instead of flying towards Manchester United's half, it bounced towards the left side of Bayern's penalty area.

Cleverley slid all the way out of the left sideline and almost crashed into the GG sign on the sidelines.

But he immediately jumped up and lunged at top speed toward the byline outside Bayern's penalty area.

Schweinsteiger arrived just in time and stopped the ball first.

Robben quickly came over to assist.

But Cleverley made a very aggressive save, startling Schweinsteiger who, without thinking, hastily cleared the ball away.

The rescue team didn't fly very far.

On the left side outside Bayern's 30-meter zone, Fellaini used his body to firmly pin Lahm down, and as the ball fell, his chest...

After controlling the ball, he passed it to Ashley Young.

After passing the ball, Fellaini used his imposing physique to block Lahm, preventing the Bayern captain from immediately marking Ashley Young.

Manchester United players understood perfectly, controlling the ball with their right foot, cutting inside, and immediately accelerating.

After taking just two steps, Ashley Young seized the opportunity and delivered a diagonal pass over the top with his right foot.

The ball curved out in an arc, but instead of heading for Van Persie who was sprinting towards the near post, it landed at the far post behind Bayern's defense, near the right corner of the six-yard box.

Rooney quickly darted out from behind Dante, but instead of jumping, he headed forward as Ashley Young's diagonal pass came down.

The football flew towards the left side of the goal at extremely high speed.

No matter how quick Neuer's reactions were or how strong his saves were, the German goalkeeper, standing near the right post, was unable to save the header heading towards the left side of the goal in time.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"In the 53rd minute of the second half, Manchester United scored again!"

"Rooney! Rooney! Rooney!!!"

"A cross from Ashley Young, Rooney at the far post, headed the ball into the net!"

"2 to 0!"

"This is Manchester United!"

"After a very bad, very disappointing season, Manchester United have shown unprecedented resilience and once again demonstrated their tenacity!"

"So far, Bayern has maintained 8% possession. They have firmly controlled the ball, the game, and the advantage."

"But Manchester United did not give up."

"We saw Cleverley make two desperate tackles, just now blocking Schweinsteiger's shot."

"And this time, he stole the ball from Lahm's feet, forcing Schweinsteiger to make a hasty clearance."

"This is the spirit of the Red Devils!"

The moment Rooney scored, he was so excited that he rushed off the pitch, ran over the "GG" sign, and ran to the Manchester United fans on the sidelines, roaring and shouting without restraint.

The entire Old Trafford stadium was filled with the cheers of Manchester United fans.

In the stands, countless fans cheered and chanted Rooney's name.

Yang Fan stood on the court and felt the roar that was like a vast ocean.

Mike Phelan and Steve Lund couldn't wait any longer and chased after him, hugging him from both sides.

But he calmed down instead.

too difficult!

It's so hard!

But—it was so awesome!

Rooney's goal was a huge blow to Bayern.

It is visibly large.

Trailing by two goals, Guardiola roared angrily on the sidelines, but Bayern were unable to mount any effective attacks.

In the 61st minute of the match, an extremely unsportsmanlike incident occurred on the field, demonstrating the change in the Bayern players' mentality.

Manchester United were pressing high up the pitch when Cleverley received the ball and was about to initiate an attack when Schweinsteiger pounced on him without hesitation.

At number twenty-one, he immediately delivered a scissor kick.

He didn't manage to tackle the ball, but he managed to bring Cleverley to the ground.

This was a very impulsive act.

The referee immediately blew his whistle.

When Schweinsteiger tried to help Cleverley up, Rooney angrily shoved him aside.

The whole stadium was booing the little pig.

The referee issued a yellow card.

Guardiola immediately made a substitution.

Moreover, two players were substituted in succession.

Thomas Müller replaced Rafinha.

Götze replaced Schweinsteiger.

After the substitution, Lahm returned to the right-back position.

Bayern's formation change is somewhat similar to a 4-1-3-2 formation.

This is a signal that Guardiola is strengthening his attacking play in the frontcourt.

Yang Fan did not make any adjustments, but indicated that the team needed to stabilize their position, especially by strengthening their defense.

Bayern Munich had 8% possession, but they were unable to break through Manchester United's defense.

No matter how Yang Fan adjusts, this is all he can do.

However, after Bayern made a substitution, Yang Fan signaled to Van Persie to harass Toni Kroos.

Manchester United started with a solid defense.

In the stands, Manchester United fans could feel the players' determination.

75,000 fans cheered, sang, and encouraged the players non-stop.

Yang Fan's first substitution came in the 76th minute.

Fletcher replaced Cleverley.

This young midfielder really gave it his all.

He collapsed on the field with cramps just before leaving the game.

When Cleverley left the field, the Manchester United fans in the stadium gave him a tremendous round of applause.

Perhaps, Clever Li is not the most eye-catching player on the field, but his diligence, hard work and fighting spirit are evident to everyone.

Such a diligent player is impossible to dislike.

Especially tonight's game, where Manchester United are leading their opponents 2-0.

Despite making several substitutions, Bayern Munich maintained control of the game but struggled to break through Manchester United's defense.

They primarily create threats through long-range fire.

The most threatening attack came in the 81st minute when Robben received a pass from Götze, controlled the ball to evade the defense, and then played a through ball into the penalty area.

Ribery, understanding perfectly, made a forward run and passed the ball across the middle.

But Mandzukic was hampered by Vidic and his follow-up was a half-step slower.

For this, Mandzukic pushed Vidic and was shown a yellow card by the referee.

Bayern Munich players are getting increasingly anxious!

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