Chapter 64 - Entering the Dragon

In recent years, the match between Manchester United and Arsenal is even higher than the match between Manchester United and Liverpool.

Arsenal dominated the Premier League last season, and Manchester United fell for a season.

The encounter between the new king and the old king is destined to be a battle between dragons and tigers, and it is still unknown who will win.

It is impossible to look at this game through the eyes of normality. Arsenal are sitting on 49 unbeaten league games. Perhaps it is more appropriate for Manchester United to end them.

Before the game, Wenger was even a little ecstatic. He led the team here, and he even thought that Manchester United had gone from bad to worse, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

No wonder they think so. After all, for more than a year, no team can beat them at all. They are almost in a state of invincibility, and they have no opponents in the entire Premier League.

However, precisely because of this, the fighting spirit of the Manchester United players was even more inspired, and it also inspired the fighting spirit of the fans in the stands.

Their appearance immediately drew boos from Manchester United fans, especially when the voice names of Vieira and Keown were read, the harsh boos could break the stands.

"Hey, kill those bastards!"

"Shovel them down!"

The agitated Manchester United fans lay at the entrance of the player tunnel and shouted at the Manchester United players.

For every Manchester United fan, the battle against Arsenal last year is still vivid in his memory.

Arsenal's starting XI is terrific:

Goalkeeper: Lehmann;

Defenders: Lauren, Campbell, Toure, Ashley Cole;

Midfield: Ljungberg, Vieira, Gilberto, Pires.

Forwards: Bergkamp, ​​Henry;

There are Keown, Edu, Reyes, Wiltord on the bench...

This is the main lineup that they were invincible in the Premier League last season.

And Manchester United's side is actually not bad, except for captain Keane who cannot appear, the other main players have appeared.

Goalkeeper: Howard;

Defenders: Heinze, Sylvester, Ferdinand and Neville;

Midfield: Giggs, Scholes, Fletcher and Ronaldo;

Forwards: Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rooney.

Sitting on the bench are Dong Fangzhuo, Saha, Smith, Brown and so on.

But compared to Arsenal, it always feels that Manchester United is still a bit worse. In fact, many players still lack game experience. Although players like Rooney, Ronaldo, and Fletcher have made a small name, they still lack experience in big games.

However, this season has gone through the baptism of Chelsea and Liverpool, I believe their performance should not be bad.

Ferdinand became the captain of Manchester United. Without Keane, can they hold down the Arsenal gang? Especially the gangsters headed by Vieira.

Can a young Fletcher replace Keane?

Can the combination of Van Nistelrooy and Rooney kill a lot?

Old Trafford fans have a lot of questions.

Arsenal didn't have so many ideas.

Because they have gun king Henry, it means that the goal will not be too far away.

They have Pires and Ljungberg, and they can take off with two wings.

With Vieira, there is a guarantee of defense.

These are tempered after 49 unbeaten games.

What about Manchester United?

Still press them to fight!

Therefore, as soon as the game started, Arsenal's offense was full of momentum! Regardless of whether the opponent is Manchester United!

The mercury-laden attack flooded Manchester United's restricted area and quickly suppressed Manchester United's two wings. Ronaldo and Giggs had to retreat to defend, and there was no chance to attack at all.

Scholes wanted to control the rhythm, but he was far from enough alone. Fletcher completely exposed the disadvantages of being young and inexperienced.

Not everyone can afford this Arsenal team, even Manchester United has to weigh it.

Ljungberg and Pires blasted Neville and Heinze on both sides.

Neville is better, but Heinze is on the run.

Pires' speed is not very fast, but Heinze's superb foot skills made Heinze dizzy and completely at a loss.

Fortunately, he has been abused by Ronaldo in training, and he can still grit his teeth and persist without being completely thrown away by Pires.

Old Trafford was silent, and every Manchester United fan's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

Arsenal is really terrible!

Compared to last season, they seem to be more terrifying this season.

Fortunately, even with such horrible continuous attacks, the defense led by Ferdinand still hasn't allowed Arsenal to score.

But how long can this line of defense last? No one knows the answer.

During this period of time, no one thought about when Manchester United could score, but when Manchester United's goal was broken by Arsenal.

Gun King Henry, in front of Manchester United's big penalty area, cooperated with Bergkamp dazzlingly. His existence is like a silver gun piercing Manchester United's throat.

If it is stuck in the throat, the entire Manchester United defense line is quite passive and uncomfortable.

There is another Bergkamp wandering left and right. It seems that as long as there is the slightest carelessness, Manchester United's defense will collapse.

As a last resort, Manchester United's defensive actions gradually increased, and the referee Riley whistled very loosely.

Ferdinand was lucky, one of his fouls was let off by referee Riley, avoiding the embarrassment of returning to the player channel after 19 minutes.

For the Gunners, Gilberto's pass accurately found Ljungberg who was sprinting up. The Swede grabbed the ball before the Manchester United goalkeeper, but in the end the ball was cleared. But Riley behind him turned a blind eye, and he did not whistle for Manchester United's foul.

Gary Neville made a poor tackle on Bergkamp shortly afterwards, but Riley still didn't pocket the yellow card.

Regarding the poor penalty on the court, Wenger kept shaking his head on the sidelines to express his incomprehension, and even his steps became anxious.

Before the game, he also praised the FA for choosing a wise referee, but this was not the case after the game started.

Manchester United tmd is obviously enjoying the treatment of the home whistle! That's what he thought.

Immediately afterwards, Ronaldo made a breakthrough in the middle and was shoveled by Vieira. Clashes broke out between Ronaldo and Vieira immediately, and the two immediately head-to-head in the midfield, but neither side took a shot.

Riley was finally surrounded by players from both sides. But he is obviously very experienced and easily resolved the conflict between the two parties.

But this is only on the surface. In fact, the two teams are already undercurrents, and war can break out at any time.

Afterwards, Neville threw a throw-in from the right, but Ruud van Nistelrooy's stop was too strong. At this time, Ashley Cole immediately rushed up and the Dutchman accidentally kicked Cole's knee.

Grass!

On Arsenal's side, almost all Arsenal players scolded.

The smell of gunpowder between the two parties has escalated again!

As soon as Vieira yelled, he pulled his teammates and surrounded Ruud van Nistelrooy...

Finally found a chance to give Fanny some color!

The reaction of the Manchester United players was a little slow, and by the time they realized it, Van Nistelrooy had been tightly surrounded by Vieira and the others!

"Go up!"

Dong Fangzhuo couldn't stand it anymore, and really wanted to rush up from the bench. At this time, his teammates' performance was a bit piggy!

Got bullied by the Arsenal people!

I definitely can't go up, I can only do it in a hurry...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney are obviously not used to this kind of team battle. When Ruud van Nistelrooy was surrounded, they were the last to go up.

If it is Dong Fangzhuo?