Chapter 63 Old Hatred and New Hatred

Cristiano Ronaldo did bring about changes, but to Ferguson's dismay, Van Nistelrooy just didn't call Ronaldo, and putting Rooney in the left winger position was a bit wasteful.

Rooney is also a forward, and his threat will definitely be reduced if he goes to the wing, but his passing, breakthrough and vision are all good.

Even if the formation changes, he also wants Ruud Van Nistelrooy to start.

Could it be possible to let Dong start?

If he wants to win Arsenal, he must be more thoughtful.

But until Wenger attended the press conference on the day of the game, he hadn't decided on the starting lineup. Maybe Arsenal put too much pressure on him, and he was a little worried about gains and losses.

The passionate collision between Manchester United and Arsenal is definitely the most attractive game for fans.

In the 2004-05 season, as the Gunners coach, Wenger visited Old Trafford for the 10th time. Facing the swarming reporters, Wenger said: "Football is not war. Since I got involved in this sport, it has always been about War and fighting. Ball, that's not how it's played."

Although Wenger's team is not tough enough in the face of a difficult domestic league, leading the Gunners to a 49-game unbeaten league game can still give Wenger enough praise.

After winning his third Premier League trophy in a perfect way, Wenger and his Gunners looked unstoppable. In the new season, they still look like they can "fly and domineeringly" in the Premier League.

Before this game, the Gunners, who scored 29 goals, were at the top of the league table. Manchester United was only ranked fourth in the league. .

Although a coach named Mourinho landed in England strongly at this time, at this historical point, Arsenal still seems to be the ruler of the Premier League.

As for Manchester United, their wounds are still aching. This kind of pain is not physical, but about the honor of the team. It all comes from the game that happened at Old Trafford in September 2003" war".

In that game, the Red Devils and the Gunners were at a stalemate. At the end of the 90-minute game, Ruud van Nistelrooy missed a penalty kick and Keown yelled at the Dutchman, which triggered a head-on conflict between the players on the field.

Although a total of 4 Gunners players were fined for this (the total number of suspensions for 4 people reached 9 games) and Arsenal received a fine of 175,000 pounds, this does not make the Gunners feel ashamed.

on the contrary,

The toughness of the Gunners players against Manchester United made him proud. The professor also said that for the team he led to watch, such bad behavior for "5 seconds" is actually not common.

Wenger has his own reasons, because even with that "disgraceful" past, Wenger's team was still the winner of the league's fair play last season.

That left Ferguson furious, who accused Arsenal and the FA of some sort of back-and-forth deal ahead of a disciplinary hearing. But what was unexpected was that Sir Alex's remarks did not lead to him being charged...

Now, Wenger has started to cause trouble again, pulling out what happened last season.

Wenger continued to the media: "Of course, I will not repeat what happened last season (referring to 2003) with my players. We need to focus on football as much as possible."

"We also need a better referee and obviously the FA have taken that into consideration."

Wenger is putting pressure on the referee.

In the clash between Manchester United and Arsenal in 2003, the referee was Stephen Bennett, but a year later, the referee was replaced by Mike Riley, who had enforced the European Cup in 2004.

In order to find a referee who satisfies both teams, the FA always waste a lot of brain cells.

The chairman of the referee committee described Riley like this: "He is very calm, and when necessary, his penalty is very firm, and he will not have too much penalty. You want the referee in the game to be like the conductor of the band,

Hold the baton in your hand and control the rhythm of the band's performance. "

It seems that this referee is not bad.

But can he really control the game? You won't know until you start playing.

But Manchester United is ready to go, aiming to overthrow the Gunners' dominance in the Premier League, and Manchester United and Ferguson do not follow Wenger's set.

Ferguson told a news conference afterwards: "They acted like the whole world would be timid, like everyone would admire their beautiful football. But sorry, please leave me out, we have a mission to stop them. "

"Want to rely on the referee? Put pressure on the referee? I'm going to hehe..."

"If Roy Keane hadn't been unable to play because of the virus, he would have played against Vieira and Keown."

Ferguson's words were full of provocation, "Ferdinand will take over the captain's armband and lead Manchester United to beat Arsenal!"

After that, Ferguson announced the team's starting lineup. In the end, because Keane was infected with the virus, he was unable to change to 433. Considering that Fletcher could not replace Keane's role in the middle of the midfield, he could only choose the safer 442 to strengthen the thickness of the midfield.

On the forward line, he still chose Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rooney, while Dong Fangzhuo sat on the bench.

But before the start of the game, Manchester United's local fans began to "rebel". Because the day when the Glazer family took control of Manchester United was getting closer, the American tycoon already owned 28.1% of Manchester United's shares at that time.

As a result, more than 1,000 Manchester United fans appeared at the stadium, holding signs that read "(Manchester United is) not for sale" to protest.

"Isn't it crazy? Bringing protests to the stadium, where do you put the interests of the team?" Ferguson was puzzled by the behavior of the fans. He hoped that the fans could focus on the game instead of off the field.

There was no expression on Ferguson's face as he walked over to shake Wenger's hand.

Of course, Wenger's face is always a bitter melon look, thin face covered with wrinkles.

Will history repeat itself?

Dong Fangzhuo sat on the bench, full of expectations. Arsenal's 49 unbeaten games are too classic, and Manchester United will end their unbeaten record.

Of course, Manchester United's players are under a lot of pressure.

If you lose this game, the consequences will be disastrous.

No one can lose to Arsenal! Before coming out of the locker room, Captain Keane specially cheered everyone up.

He also deliberately found Fletcher and told him to play more aggressively, because Fletcher played in his position.

At this moment, Keane is already sitting in the stands, cheering for the team like ordinary fans.

Even if he is not on the field, he still wears the No. 16 jersey!

Although he didn't start the game, Dong Fangzhuo's heartbeat also accelerated unconsciously. From the moment his teammates stepped onto the turf, he was already fighting with his teammates!

go ahead! Manchester United!