Star card system.

Manchester United are one goal ahead and they are in great form.

Especially Xia Xing.

This has been the case since Leicester City. As long as he plays against Manchester City, he will be in high spirits.

Even playing against Liverpool was not so exciting.

After contributing an assist, Xia Xing became even more excited.

Whenever he gets the chance, he attacks down the left flank.

And Manchester City still can't hold on.

This is really annoying.

If the number of defenders is increased, Xia Xing simply stops rushing forward and chooses to pass the ball.

Manchester City's midfield and backfield are also very dangerous because of the reduced number of people. After all, the rest of Manchester United are not vegetarians.

If there were fewer people defending Xia Xing, then Xia Xing would simply rush all the way to the penalty area.

Whether competing for speed, body, or technique, Xia Xing is at the top level.

It's really difficult to defend this kind of wide player...

In the 32nd minute of the game, Xia Xing once again got the ball on the left side.

This time he didn't choose to sprint, but made a long pass!
This time he didn't even pass halftime before he took the shot directly!

The ball goes straight to the right of the goal!

Rooney appeared exactly there at this time!
Looking at the ball falling from the air, Rooney really wanted to kick it.

But forget it, I can’t keep up the pace...

But despite this, Rooney still used all his strength to accelerate and sprint into place.

Stop the ball with your chest and shoot from outside the penalty area!
The ball passed through the defensive player and inserted into the upper right corner of the goal!

The ball is in!
2 is better than 0!

Another goal for Manchester United!
Manchester United led by two goals in the first half and were in good form.

In the second half, the game changed sides and Manchester City started with a strong attack.

But they failed to attack by force.

Xia Xing retreated and tried his best to block.

In the second half, both sides changed many players, and even the tactics changed a lot.

Manchester City still used pass and control in the first half, but turned into a concise fast break in the second half.

Manchester United had a strong fast break in the first half and focused more on defensive counterattacks in the second half.

Mourinho needs to let the players have more run-in.

Especially between several new players and veteran players.

The 2-0 score remained unchanged until the 86th minute of the game.

The young Rashford created a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt, and the ball was still handed to Xia Xing.

It is worth mentioning that all players except Xia Xing came off the field in the second half of this game.

In Mourinho's mind, anyone can be rotated, but Xia Xing is an exception.

As long as it is a game that must be won, Xia Xing must be allowed to appear.

He is the guarantee for the team to win and win the championship.

Without him, Manchester United would be a completely different team.

For example, in this second half, Xia Xing has retreated with all his strength and handed over the organizational rights to Pogba.

But even so, Pogba still failed to help the team score.

Even if the opponent is strong, it proves that Pogba is not the kind of key player who can make the final decision.

At this time, Xia Xing stood up.

Rashford handed the ball to Xia Xing, and Xia Xing did his part.

Place it at the penalty spot and slowly back away.

Run up, shoot!
The ball bypassed the wall and hit the upper right corner of the goal!

The ball is in!
3 is better than 0!

Manchester United scored another goal and completely sealed the victory!

The entire Manchester United fans applauded thunderously!

Mourinho was all smiles on the sidelines.

It’s great that my top star is in such good shape!

In the end, Manchester United defeated their rivals in the same city with three goals in this game and won a derby victory outside of England.Although this game has nothing to do with the final championship, Manchester United fans are still in a good mood.

Even if it's a friendly match, I'm happy to beat Manchester City!

Three games, one win, one draw and one loss, Manchester United ended their final journey.

In the end, Barcelona won the trivial Friendship Cup, beating Real Madrid.

The winner, Barcelona, ​​got a nice-looking trophy. The loser, Real Madrid, didn't care and continued to participate in commercial activities in the United States to make money. Other teams were also running around with sponsors.

But this has nothing to do with Manchester United.

Mourinho forcefully rejected the management's business activity suggestions and quickly returned home.

Being able to come to the United States to participate in such a friendly match is already a great honor, so why not stay?
impossible!
Manchester United only needs to do one thing now, which is to continue training and improve their condition.

After winning against Manchester City, Manchester United's overall state has improved significantly.

Next, we return to Manchester. Manchester United has two friendly matches before the start of the new season.

English Championship team Derby County, Serie A powerhouse Sampdoria.

The choices of both teams are very distinctive.

One has a tenacious style and the other has a solid defense.

After returning to England, Manchester United played Derby County for the first time.

This opponent is familiar to Manchester United.

They have a good relationship with Derby County and often loan youth team players there for training.

Derby County are also happy to do so.

Xia Xing is even more familiar with this opponent.

During their time at Leicester City, they often played against each other and were even one of their biggest rivals for the Premier League.

Their biggest characteristic is their fierce playing style and tenacious style.

And this is also a common characteristic of English Championship teams.

Before this game, Mourinho did not tell the other team leader to protect the players.

While it's important to protect players, it's also important to get them into real game shape early.

Therefore, in the game against Derby County, Manchester United players clearly felt the pressure from their opponents.

Although the opponent is obviously not Manchester United, regardless of technology or tactics, it still makes the Manchester United players play awkwardly.

Even against Real Madrid and Barcelona before, they didn't have such a difficult time.

No matter how powerful the previous opponents were, they were just treated as friendly matches and there was no strong confrontation.

But today is different.

When Pogba was knocked down by his opponent's flying tackle, the Manchester United players woke up instantly.

This is the real game!

Next, Manchester United players began to really take the game seriously.

It is taken as seriously as an official Premier League game, and there are many more physical confrontations.

Xia Xing squeezed away the opponent's dribbler and used his strong body to suppress the opponent's offense.

Matic jumped high, knocked away the opponent's top player, and made a clearance in midfield.

Phil Jones in front of the goal blocked the ball with his face, and he deserved the nickname "Desperate Saburo".

The condition of Manchester United's players has improved rapidly and they are getting better.

In the 31st minute of the game, Manchester United finally scored a goal.

This is after Xia Xing stole the ball on the left, he dribbled past a defensive player and made a decisive cross!

Pogba in the middle appeared accurately in front of the ball!
Recalling the embarrassment of being knocked down by the opponent just now, Pogba is still unhappy.

Without hesitation, kick and shoot!
The ball hits the net!

The ball is in!
1 is better than 0!

Pogba was very excited when he scored the goal, and his teammates were also very happy.

Everyone hugged together to celebrate the goal.

Mourinho nodded secretly on the sidelines.

They have entered the official game state and do not regard today's game as just a training or warm-up.

This expectation of scoring goals and winning is slowly coming back.

good! (End of chapter)