Star card system.

Today, facing Leicester City who were in excellent form, Pogba failed to fire.

He basically failed to assume the important role of the playmaker in the frontcourt, missed many opportunities, and consumed too many opportunities with his wild shots.

Now that Solskjaer has asked Xia Xing to come up and Pogba comes back, he hopes to change this situation.

And soon, his adjustments paid off.

Manchester United's equalizing goal just now was Xia Xing's wonderful pass, which helped Ashley Young beat the enemy with one strike.

Now that Xia Xing is in a forward position, he has more opportunities to threaten his opponents.

Especially facing his old club, Xia Xing has more experience.

After adjusting the positions of the two, Solskjaer soon regretted it.

What he regretted was - why he didn't adjust earlier!

After Xia Xing pressed forward, he posed a huge threat to Leicester City!

He dribbled the ball alone many times and got rid of the double teams of two or three players around him!

Whether it's the final shot or the pass, they are all very threatening.

It is precisely because of this offensive suppression that Leicester City's midfield line retreated quickly and did not dare to press forward aggressively.

Because of this, Leicester City also has more opportunities to breathe.

Attack against attack, Xia Xing helped the team's defense to the maximum extent even if he was not in a defensive position.

The performance is quite good.

Coupled with Lingard, who has just come on as a substitute, he has abundant physical fitness and excellent running ability. He is a very good wingman for Xia Xing, assisting Xia Xing in his offense.

There is also Rashford on the striker. He had almost no decent cooperation with Pogba just now, but after Xia Xing moved forward, he gave him a lot of space.

After receiving the ball twice in a row, he ran out of the gap and shot wonderfully. If it weren't for Schmeichel's world-class performance, Leicester City would have been equalized long ago.

But the goal came quickly.

In the 78th minute of the game, Xia Xing pulled out from the left wing and shook off the defense.

It seemed like he was going to continue to break through along the left side.

But unexpectedly, after Xia Xing attracted the defense, he directly chose a long pass!

The ball comes from the left and goes straight to the right side of the penalty area!

Lingard quickly moved forward, raised his right foot high, and caught the ball!

The ball bounced slightly, and he shot with his left foot!

The shooting angle is not that precise, but the distance is close and the power is sufficient!

Schmeichel was never able to deliver a brilliant save this time!

The ball hit the net!

"2-2!

"Manchester United finally equalized the score!

“What a wonderful shot!

“The blast was so powerful that Schmeichel was unable to do anything!

“Excellent!

"Solskjaer's adjustment is very crucial!

"Xia's position is further forward, which poses a greater threat to Leicester City.

“Not only does it help relieve pressure on defensive players,

"At the same time, it also gives more space to the forward teammates.

"Just now he pretended to dribble the ball from the wing.

"It suddenly attracted three defensive players to move.

"This created an excellent opportunity for Lingard.

"Manchester United equalized the score,

"They still have hope of winning this game!"

There is indeed hope and there is no problem at all.

In the following period, the game came to Manchester United time.

There were still more than ten minutes left before the end of the game. Manchester United attacked with all their strength. During this period, Leicester City's physical fitness declined significantly and they were in decline.

Lingard and Rashford were very active, rushing left and right in the frontcourt with Xia Xing, with great momentum.

Coupled with the comprehensive sweep of Xia Xing behind them, the team is moving forward even more.

Schmeichel's several consecutive saves were world-class performances.

Otherwise Manchester United would have been ahead.

It wasn't until the 89th minute of the game that Manchester United got another good opportunity.

This time it was Xia Xing who passed by on the left side. He quickly pulled sideways and suddenly accelerated and sprinted along the middle!

One change completely disrupted Leicester City's rhythm!

The two defensive midfielders Ndidi and Mendy were all passed!

Center defender Evans rushed up quickly and knocked Xia Xing sideways!

The referee's whistle sounded, foul!

There is no doubt about this foul!

Yellow card! Evans didn't make any excuses. He knew exactly what consequences his actions would bring.

But there was no way, he couldn't let Xia Xing rush over.

It has broken through the midfield line. If it takes a few steps forward, it can be shot directly.

Xia Xing's shooting power was much stronger than Lingard's shot just now.

Although it was a tactical foul, it was not malicious.

Evans reached out and pulled Xia Xing up from the ground, and patted Xia Xing's shoulder in a friendly manner.

As a player who came out of Manchester United's youth academy, Evans still loves this talented junior of Manchester United very much.

"Are you OK?"

"I'm fine, your defense is key."

"I can't help it. Who told you to be so fierce?"

This position is about 30 meters away from the goal, slightly to the left.

The threat is not small.

If possible, Evans would not want to give Manchester United a free kick in this position.

He got instructions from the head coach before the game.

You know, Xia Xing's free kick scoring rate ranks among the top three in Europe.

Moreover, most of the goals scored are important equalizers or go-ahead goals, and they often appear in important knockout matches and finals.

Quite scary!

But this time there is no way, Xia Xing must be brought down, otherwise it will be more dangerous.

At this time, Xia Xing stood in front of the ball without any supporting teammates around him.

After all, everyone knows that this ball must be handled by Xia Xing, so there is no need to do this kind of meaningless cover.

The teammates are all in the penalty area, and the running looks chaotic, but in fact it is orderly.

Pull the opponent's defensive formation.

Goalkeeper Schmeichel paid close attention to the offensive players in front of him, but he was very confident.

Xia Xing will definitely choose to kick it himself!

absolute!

Perhaps among all the teammates he has worked with, Schmeichel is the goalkeeper who knows Xia Xing best.

none of them.

Even later at Manchester United, Xia Xing's free kick level was already superb.

When he was at Leicester City, Xia Xing would pull Schmeichel to practice with him from time to time.

He watched Xia Xing try various free kick moves little by little, and watched him become a free kick master in three years.

So Schmeichel knew very well that letting Xia Xing take the ball himself was definitely more threatening than passing the ball.

He stood still, ready to make a mobile save.

Standing in front of the ball, Xia Xing retreated slowly.

He looked at the time card and saw that it was already 89 minutes.

Two minutes of added time.

This ball is crucial.

Manchester United has recovered during this period and has a good chance of returning to the top four at the end of the season.

Every game and every point is important.

Whether this goal can become a winning goal depends on this moment!

The referee's whistle sounded and Xia Xing retreated slowly.

Looking at his teammates running in the penalty area and looking at Schmeichel with firm eyes, he also had firm eyes.

Run-up, one step, two steps, three steps...

Kick off and volley!

There was no choice of angle for this shot, but full force!

Power MAX!

The ball hit the net! (End of chapter)