host must win

Chapter 223 Returning to the top of the points list
Arsenal paid the price of two red cards, plus some luck, and finally drew with Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Although the game is over, the follow-up of this game has just begun to brew.

In an interview with Sky TV after the game, Wenger bluntly claimed that Ruud van Nistelrooy had acted fraudulently during the conflict.

The professor said: "Yes, I don't think Van Nistelrooy is being honest, he's a great player, but his style... he's always... always trying to dive, and he always likes to cause conflict. He Looks like a nice lad, but doesn't always have the right style on the pitch."

"If you try to convince me that Keown is the devil and Ruud van Nistelrooy is the angel then obviously you won't succeed because I think Ruud van Nistelrooy is a very provocative player and I would say every player at Arsenal thinks so. "

"(Arsenal's) players reacted to Ruud van Nistelrooy not because of the penalty he missed, but more because of his overall style of play in the game."

"If Vieira had to go, then Van Nistelrooy should have been sent off. Vieira shouldn't have reacted like that, but that was the surface, not the root of the problem."

"Keown told me he went for the ball, they both went for the ball, I think it was a sloppy penalty," Wenger said of Forlan's penalty.

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After hearing Wenger's comments, Ferguson responded immediately. While hitting back at the opponent, he also ridiculed Arsenal's poor record of red and yellow cards.

"I heard what Wenger said, and what he said made me very disappointed. I don't want to talk about Arsenal's poor court discipline record here, that is their own business." Ferguson said.

Ferguson was referring to the 7 red cards Arsenal have received since Arsene Wenger's seven years in charge, the most of any Premier League team in that period, a poor record often cited as evidence of the Gunners' poor style of play .

"I can defend Ruud van Nistelrooy, his reaction was understandable. Vieira stretched his foot and kicked him, so he turned to the referee and asked 'what the hell is he doing'. His (Vieira) overreaction Too bad, Luther (Fanny) didn't dive, the referee had no choice but to draw a red card, and there was no room for change."

After the game, there was a conflict between several Arsenal players besieging Van Nistelrooy. Ferguson pushed the matter to the FA. He said: "As for what happened after the game, I think the FA will investigate. In a crazy game, I think my players behaved very well."

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Yin Jun also accepted interviews after the game, including British media and domestic media.Yin Jun said: "I understand the reaction of the Arsenal players. This is like a dog that has lost a battle. It will definitely bark after running far to show that it has been wronged."

"Perhaps, in Vieira's view, Ruud should stand there obediently and be kicked by him twice without making a sound, so that he can be satisfied. But what I want to say is that in the fierce confrontation of the Premier League, the physical strength of the players The contact is a very common thing, and Arsenal is no more innocent than any team for the small actions behind it."

When Yin Jun said this, he lifted up his jersey, revealing his back full of bruises, which were the masterpieces of Arsenal players.

In this game, as the core of Manchester United's offense and the brain on the field, Yin Jun is the focus of the Arsenal players. Almost every time he confronts the Arsenal players, he will be served by the Arsenal players' small actions.

Not only that, but he was also fouled 8 times by Arsenal players, which was the most fouled among all 24 players on the field.The Arsenal players were fouled 17 times, far exceeding Manchester United's 7 fouls. Nearly half of the fouls were used on Yin Jun.

And the result of so many small actions and fouls is the scene he showed to reporters at this moment. This is the result of Arsenal players fouling him.

Some Chinese journalists couldn't help but feel distressed for Yin Jun when they saw the blue and purple marks on Yin Jun's back.

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While the media was still hyping the hot match between Manchester United and Arsenal, the Manchester United team had already boarded a plane and flew to Southampton on the south coast of England.

英国当地时间9月24日晚上7点45分，曼联在圣玛丽球场挑战圣徒南安普顿，这是英超第4轮的补赛。

In the 5 league rounds that have been played, Southampton has 2 wins and 3 draws. They are one of the 4 undefeated teams. With only 9 points, their ranking in the Premier League is not ideal. They are temporarily ranked at 2 wins and 3 draws After Portsmouth, which lost 1, they ranked 8th.

Just had a fierce battle with Arsenal, and Manchester United, who had only rested for 3 days, was obviously not in the best condition, and then they were stubbornly blocked by Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium.

Manchester United took the lead in the 43rd minute of the first half. Ryan Giggs quickly dribbled the ball straight to the left of the penalty area. Forlan shot powerfully from 18 yards. Jones blocked the ball.

Just when Manchester United thought they could take away three points and leave St. Mary's Stadium, Saints striker Beatty stepped forward.

In the 88th minute, Southampton blackmailed a right corner kick. Manchester United goalkeeper Howard made a mistake. Beatty easily scored with a 2-yard ball in front of the goal, rewriting the score to 1:1.And this is also the final score of the game.

After failing to win Arsenal, Manchester United was once again tied by Southampton, ushering in two consecutive draws after four consecutive victories.

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In the case of 6 rounds of the same match, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal all had 4 wins and 2 draws. Manchester United had a goal difference of 12 goals, Chelsea with more than 9 goals, and Arsenal with 8 goals. Return to the top of the standings.

Despite this, the Manchester United people are still unhappy, mainly because these two games made the Manchester United people feel a little aggrieved.Especially this match against Southampton made the Manchester United people feel a fire in their hearts.

Look at the time the ball stayed in the air throughout the game and you can estimate how depressed Manchester United's big names who like to control the ball are.

The Southampton team may be the only "air force" in England at the moment. Their retro British traditional style of play just caught Manchester United's weakness.Beatty "jumped" with Manchester United's defenders again and again during the game, which made O'Shea and Sylvester feel extremely uncomfortable.And the quick-response Manchester United goalkeeper Howard's biggest weakness is catching high balls. Most of the responsibility for the fatal loss of the ball can be attributed to his misjudgment when he hit a corner kick.

For Beatty, who caused countless troubles for himself, Ferguson admitted after the game that it is not the specialty of Manchester United defenders to defend him in the air.

"Obviously Southampton are not a good team to play against," Ferguson said. "Beatty is one of those traditional English centre-forwards who always give you trouble. He is strong in the air and that goal showed it. Problem. Instead of jumping up for the top, he seemed to come down from above and smash the ball in."

(End of this chapter)