host must win

Chapter 821
Because of the early exit in the League Cup, Manchester United unexpectedly ushered in a relaxed schedule after the end of the Christmas Devil's schedule. The game density of one game per week was basically maintained throughout January.For most teams, this is the norm, but for Manchester United, which has been fighting on multiple fronts, it is extremely rare.

After defeating Villa in two consecutive games, Manchester United ushered in an important game on January 1, visiting Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal, Manchester United's biggest competitor in the Premier League era, has performed poorly this season. After 23 league rounds, they only scored 40 points, ranking fourth in the league, a full 20 points behind Manchester United.

If you only look at the standings, this is completely the difference between the two teams.

However, in the face of old rival Wenger, Ferguson did not have any intention of underestimating, and the recent schedule is relatively easy, so Ferguson did not hesitate to discharge all the main players to play against Arsenal.

23 wins, 19 draws and 3 loss in 1 league games, 10 points ahead of Chelsea, the best in the Premier League; 58 goals scored, 2 goals ahead of No.15 Arsenal, also the most in the Premier League; 17 goals conceded, tied with Liverpool tied for the fewest in the Premier League.

Facing such a powerful Manchester United team with excellent offense and defense, the hearts of all Arsenal fans were raised in their throats, and they knew that the Gunners were in danger.

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When the game started, the situation of the game developed towards the worst situation imagined by Arsenal fans.Under the leadership of Yin Jun, the captain of the European Golden Globe Award for four consecutive times and the World Footballer of the Year for three consecutive times, Manchester United turned away at the Emirates Stadium and dominated the situation on the field.

However, Arsenal's defense this season is not too bad. They only conceded 23 goals in 21 games, and the average conceded goal is less than one goal per game.Relying on defense, Arsenal survived Manchester United's opening storm and gradually stabilized their position, playing back and forth with Manchester United.

With both sides strengthening their defense, the score of 0:0 was maintained until the intermission.

After the start of the second half of the game, the game was still played in a tug-of-war manner, and the two sides fought fiercely on the court.This kind of fast-paced game makes the fans fascinated and frightened at the same time.Worrying about your team falling behind without knowing what.

In the end, it was Manchester United who broke the deadlock on the field first.

In the 53rd minute, Yin Jun, Scholes and Carrick played a wonderful fast pass in the midfield, and then Yin Jun suddenly sent a precise wide-range transfer ball, finding Evra who was advancing from the left.

The French left-back received Yin Jun's pass without any defense, and dribbled the ball towards Arsenal's penalty area.When attracting defensive players to rush over, it was passed into the penalty area.

In Arsenal's penalty area, Kolo Toure and Ronaldo grabbed the spot. Although he grabbed the position, under the pressure of Ronaldo, his header clearance turned into a back kick, and then Rooney jumped to the top from the back point Head into the near corner.

1:0, Manchester United took the lead away.

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Arsenal, who fell behind, stepped up their offense, but facing Manchester United, who were waiting in full swing, their offense was weak and could not penetrate Manchester United's defense.

Wenger, who was in a desperate situation, began to make substitutions and adjustments, and replaced the two major attackers Van Persie and Baptista. This is obviously going to fight Manchester United.

Amidst the cheers of the home fans, Arsenal launched a crazy attack towards Manchester United's goal.Even with the strength of Manchester United, the defense seems very difficult.

Under such circumstances, Ferguson began to strengthen the defense.

In the 82nd minute of the game, Heinze replaced Yin Jun and brought Ferguson's order at the same time. Ronaldo and Giggs retreated. , Keep the 541:10 victory until the end.

But the next development of the game left the old man dumbfounded.

In the 83rd minute, Cesc Fabregas and Rosicky successfully returned from the right side of the front court. Rosicky made a cross and Henry missed the ball in the middle. Van Persie outflanked the goal from a small angle before Gary Neville from far and helped Arsenal equalize. score.

In the 3rd minute of stoppage time, the game was about to end.Arsenal pressed on across the board and made a desperate blow.Ebrahimovic kicked the wall with Rosicky from the right and made a cross. Henry scored with a header from 8 yards.

2:1, Arsenal reversed the game!
Such a result not only stunned Ferguson, but Yin Jun who returned to the bench was also dumbfounded, unable to believe that such a scene would really happen.

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This reversal won, making Arsenal the reverse king of the Premier League.Counting today, the Gunners fell behind 8 times but scored 14 points, ranking first in the Premier League.Catching up under adversity, Arsenal, which has always given people a sense of softness and gorgeousness, has injected tough guy elements.Based on this alone, Mourinho and his Chelsea should humbly ask Wenger for advice. The loss to Middlesbrough in the league let Villa go. If these lost points are counted, the gap between Chelsea and Manchester United will not be 10 points as much.

A day earlier, in another strong dialogue in this round of the Premier League, Benitez's Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-0 at home.So even though Manchester United lost to Arsenal, their advantage in the standings remains at 10 points.

In addition, after defeating Manchester United in a reversal, Arsenal remained unbeaten in the traditional semi-finals this season.In the league, Arsenal have 1 win, 1 draw with Manchester United, 1 win with Liverpool, and 1 draw with Chelsea. In addition, they have won twice at Anfield in the League Cup and the FA Cup. The Gunners have won 6 of the 4 Premier League giants this season. 2 flat successes.If the giants are ranked separately, Arsenal will replace Manchester United as the leader.

The loss caused Manchester United to suffer some criticism, especially Ferguson's substitution was the focus of criticism.In the case of Arsenal desperately attacking, it is no problem to strengthen the defense, but why is the most threatening Yin Jun replaced?

In the more than 80 minutes that Yin Jun was on the court, Manchester United was obviously stronger than Arsenal on the scene, and the score also maintained the lead.But as soon as he left the field, Manchester United conceded the ball.In the end, it was defeated by Henry and lost the opportunity to expand the points advantage to 13 points.

If Yin Jun is still on the field, Manchester United may have a different situation in the subsequent quick counterattacks, or even win an away game?
However, Manchester United was not too entangled in this defeat.Winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs, not to mention that Manchester United still maintains a 10-point advantage, so there is no need to panic.

On the last weekend of January, the fourth round of the FA Cup was in full swing, with Manchester United playing Portsmouth at home.

In the first half, Nemanja Vidic's header had crossed the goal line, but referee Riley ruled that the goal was not scored.Not long after the start of the second half, Yin Jun's goal was also misjudged for offside, but Yin Jun, who became more and more frustrated, scored twice immediately.

Although Portsmouth relied on Kanu at the last moment to refract teammate Mendes' shot into the net to get back a point, Manchester United still advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup at risk.

(End of this chapter)