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Chapter 456: Old man, I’ve heard this kind of booing too...

Arsenal played with all their main players, as did Manchester United.

Especially after just finishing the summer trip to Burnley, he still started.

This made Wenger shake his head and sigh again.

What a pity, what a pity.

If he had been more ruthless and determined, maybe Xia Xing would be wearing an Arsenal jersey against Manchester United now.

But what you miss is just missed, and there is no point in regretting it.

Seizing the moment is the best choice.

In Arsenal's formation, even if there is no such outstanding talent as Xia Xing, there is still a lot of potential in the team.

This game must be won!
Players from both sides finished their warm-up, accepted instructions from their respective coaches in the locker room, and ran onto the court.

The referee blows the whistle and the game begins!
Arsenal took the lead and they tried to find scoring opportunities from the start.

Continuous passes in the midfield, the ball suddenly inserted diagonally into the far end of the penalty area!
Welbeck keeps up with the push!

The ball goes slightly wide!

Arsenal missed a chance to score!
Despite this, this also made the Manchester United soldiers break out in a cold sweat.

This is just the beginning...

If Welbeck's shooting wasn't of a substandard quality, Manchester United might have conceded the goal in the opening game.

Mourinho on the sidelines was also a little dissatisfied. He shouted to the players to hold on.

Xia Xing on the court also retreated appropriately.

He could see that Arsenal was very aggressive today.

For Manchester United, which is good at fast breaks, it is more beneficial for them if their opponents press out.

Therefore, Xia Xing retreated and organized defense.

If you want to take advantage of the psychological advantage of a fast break, you must ensure that you don't concede the ball.

Once the score falls behind, Manchester United players will inevitably become anxious, which will inevitably affect the quality of the counterattack.

Therefore, in the opening stage, Manchester United took the lead in defending and then waited for opportunities to attack.

But Arsenal didn't care.

They deployed a three-back formation for this game, but they didn't care about Manchester United's fast break.

They plan to use wonderful passing and control to make Manchester United's fast break impossible!

Arsenal's forward configuration was extremely high in this game. Center forward Giroud was in charge and put a big nail in the Manchester United penalty area.

Needless to say, Sanchez is Arsenal's absolute top figure, good at passing and shooting, and can also organize.

Although Welbeck's footwork is worse, his impact is excellent, his body and speed are great, and he has a great tactical effect.

Therefore, during the opening period, Arsenal's striker was very active.

The basis for the forward's activity is the passing support from the midfield and backfield.

Arsenal's midfield configuration today is very targeted.

Ramsey, Xhaka, and Chamberlain are all excellent passing players, and each of them can be of great use in passing and control tactics.

The three of them also have the ability to attack the goal with one kick and can shoot forward at any time.

Although Walcott on the wing is not as fast as before, he is still faster than most on the court. Coupled with his improved breakthrough skills, the offense on the wing is more threatening.

During the beginning of the game, Arsenal's midfield and frontcourt cooperated tacitly, and were often able to make multiple consecutive passes.

If it weren't for Xia Xing's midfielder organizing defense, Manchester United might be in danger.

Ramsey's long-range shot just came out of the door, shocking De Gea.

This shot has great power and angle, it’s really good...

Arsenal's attack was vigorous, but they never scored.

This made Wenger on the sidelines a little anxious.

The more this happened, the more regretful he looked at Xia Xing.

The two attacks just now, if it weren't for Xia Xing's precise blocking defense, might have passed into the penalty area and might have resulted in a goal.

In the 20th minute of the game, Sanchez took a shot from outside the penalty area and the ball slid out.This was Arsenal's fifth shot at goal in the opening game, and all ended in vain.

Manchester United has been brewing, waiting for opportunities.

Finally, they waited.

In the 37th minute of the game, Arsenal made a wing attack.

Right back Bellerin sprinted with the ball, trying to use his speed to tear apart the wing defense.

But unfortunately, he met Xia Xing, who was equally fast.

Xia Xing organized defense throughout the game, which caused Arsenal players to ignore his speed.

Bellerin sprinted quickly, followed by Xia Xing!

The two are equally fast without the ball, but Bellerin advances with the ball!

Xia Xing takes action!

The ball is broken!
Bellerin stumbled, and so did Arsenal!
Xia Xing stole the ball and without hesitation, made a long pass!

The ball flies to the far end of the goal!

Mkhitaryan rushed into the penalty area and volleyed back before the baseline!

Ibrahimovic shovels in front of the goal!

The ball crashed into the net!

1 is better than 0!

Manchester United scored first!
Wenger, who was on the sidelines of the pitch, punched the guardrail of the coaching bench hard!
Of all the Premier League coaches, no one understands Mourinho better than him.

It would be so painful to give his team a one-goal lead.

Sure enough, after the goal, Mourinho made the team's midfield line retract appropriately, and the defensive counterattack became more determined.

In the end, Manchester United temporarily led 1-0 in the first half.

During the halftime break, Mourinho looked at the players seriously: "Guys, I think I need to explain. We scored a goal, which is great. I am very happy. You did a good job. But then I also ask you to hold on tight. Arsenal have no hope this season, and only the FA Cup stage is left, so their desire to win is even stronger. In this case, they are more eager to win, and they will be more eager to win. It’s easy to make mistakes, so we defend solidly, wait for them to make mistakes, and beat them hard!”

Xia Xing nodded.

Wait for work with ease.

This tactic is quite sound.

Especially now when players' physical fitness is seriously declining in the latter part of the season, reducing the frequency of full-court press can allow players to conserve their physical strength.

This kind of tactical arrangement is very convenient, and it's okay.

The second half, indeed.

Manchester United retreated across the board and Arsenal continued to attack, but to no avail.

Three offensive players were replaced in a row, and the formation became 3-3-4.

But even so, under Xia Xing's defensive organization, Arsenal's onslaught was interrupted continuously.

Not only that, Manchester United's occasional counterattacks are very effective and the threat is not small.

If it weren't for some bad luck, I'm afraid the score would have been expanded long ago.

Wenger on the sidelines was even a little anxious.

In the 87th minute of the game, Manchester United once again played a wonderful fast break.

Xia Xing organized the defense in the midfield, double-teamed and stole the ball, and the ball fell at the feet of right back Valencia.

Valencia passed the ball diagonally to the middle and handed it to Lingard who retreated to receive the ball!
Lingard stopped the ball, turned around, and sprinted!
A low shot from the edge of the penalty area!
The ball hits the net!

2 is better than 0!

Manchester United extend their lead!

The excited Manchester United fans shouted loudly and applauded thunderously!

At this time, Arsenal fans were booing!
This boo even suppressed the applause and cheers of Manchester United!
At this time on the sidelines of the court, Mourinho sighed softly.

Man, I've heard that booing too...

(End of this chapter)