Before the ninth round of the 2016-2017 Premier League season, Manchester United were at the top of the league table with an unbeaten record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 20 points, Arsenal were second with 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat with 19 points, and Tottenham Hotspur were third with 5 wins, 3 draws and 18 points.

Blue moon Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool all have 5 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats and 16 points, but Manchester City are fourth on goal difference, Chelsea and Liverpool are fifth or sixth, and Everton, who were fortunate enough to be in the top spot, are seventh.

Since there are still relatively few rounds at the beginning of the season, the point difference is not very large, and the result of any game will affect the ranking after the end of this round.

Chelsea’s home game against Manchester United was the focus of the league match, and the Premier League match was scheduled in the same way as Liverpool’s home game against Manchester United, both in the final league game of the round.

Obviously, such an arrangement is very beneficial for Manchester United, who finish the Europa League group stage on Thursday.

Of course, this is more beneficial for Chelsea, who finish the Champions League group stage on Tuesday…

Compared to Manchester United, who had three days off, Chelsea players had five days off.

However, Manchester United fans are not worried about the Chelsea players waiting for the rest, and Jose Mourinho made a big change to the squad in the Europa League group stage three days ago, apparently in preparation for the next red and blue battle.

The red and blue games are not as hot as the double red club or the Manchester derby, but there is no doubt about the excitement, Mourinho and Conte are in charge of their respective clubs this summer, Mourinho is Chelsea’s predecessor, Conte is the current, the head-to-head confrontation between the two, there is no need to deliberately hype, there will be a lot of media to use this gimmick.

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At Carrington’s training base, Manchester United’s players have boosted confidence with two consecutive 4-1 wins, confident in the next red and blue clash at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea’s players were worried during the preparations, including Conte, Van Carrey contributed 10 goals in seven games, scored hat-tricks against Manchester City and Liverpool, and also had four assists, and his total personal contribution was only one less than Chelsea’s entire team in eight league matches.

With such an efficient goalscorer, Chelsea players are worried, especially defensively.

French player N’Golo Kante played Van Carrey in the World Cup qualifiers, except for a brief advantage at the beginning, and the subsequent game time was almost hanged, he does not know if Van Carrey will face again will be very powerful, but he will definitely be very uncomfortable.

Given Van Carrey’s breakout ability and perverted scoring ability, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte decided to hold on first and wait for his chance against Manchester United at home.

He knows that attacking is not a characteristic of Mourinho, and handing over the initiative to the other side may cause Manchester United to take the initiative to make mistakes!

Manchester United’s ability to beat Liverpool by a big margin away from home was entirely due to an efficient and quick counter-attack.

The initiative of the game is handed over to Manchester United, which is the winning weapon for winning at home!

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The day before the start of the red-blue match, Bournemouth and Tottenham were 0-0 in the 90th minute, Manchester United with 20 points were still at the top of the league, and Arsenal, who had a high probability of temporarily topping the league again, were very uncompetitive, and the two sides of the league in Middlesbrough exchanged white rolls.

With Manchester United on 15 goal difference, far five more than Arsenal, the top spot remains solid.

Interestingly, Manchester City, who should have taken the opportunity to chase points, capsized in the gutter like Tottenham and Arsenal, drawing 1-1 with Southampton.

Three of the top six teams dropped points, and Liverpool, who lost 4-1 at home to Manchester United in the last round, did not disappoint their fans, beating West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at home thanks to goals from Mane and Philippe Coutinho.

Before the red-blue battle between Chelsea and Manchester United has begun, the gap in the Premier League’s top 6 points has become very delicate.

Because of this, for Chelsea and Manchester United, this red and blue battle is not to be missed.

If United win the game, the points advantage will be extended to three points, and if Chelsea take all three points at home, the gap to the top of the table will be only one point.

At 4pm local British time, Chelsea’s starting line-up for a red and blue game at home to Manchester United made headlines in major sports media.

Chelsea’s official formation is 343, goalkeeper Courtois, three centre-backs Cahill, David Luiz and Cesar Azpilicueta, midfielders Marcos Alonso, Nemanja Matic, Kante and Moses, and forwards Hazard, Diego Costa and Pedro.

Manchester United are still in the usual 4231 formation, goalkeeper David De Gea, defenders Blind, Smalling and Valencia, Fellaini partner Herrera in the back, Van Carrey who has been in hot form recently appeared on the starting left wing, Pogba in the front, Marcus Rashford on the right, and veteran Ibrahimovic who won the opportunity to rest in the Europa League continues to serve as Manchester United’s sharp knife.

With an hour to go, the 42,000-strong Stamford Bridge stadium is packed, with every fan excited and waiting for the game.

Van Carrey is United’s most scorer this season and has naturally been the target of booing and abuse from Chelsea fans.

Listening to the rushing noise, Van Carrey snorted coldly, turned his back to the main stand, and silently drew a circle for Chelsea in his heart: “You guys want to finish!” ”

Fast forward to five minutes before the start of the game, and the live guide was given to the players tunnel at Stamford Bridge, with both starters lining up to play, and substitutes heading straight onto the pitch.

Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge are still nostalgic, and many fans hold up signs and posters welcoming Mourinho home, which also makes Mourinho feel very pleased to come to this stadium.

Van Carrey put on his hat in the last round, and the close-up was frozen for a full ten seconds, and New England Sports commentator Jin said to Kailang: “This picture tells us that the player who decides the winner of this game is likely to be Van Carrey!” With 10 goals and 4 assists from the bench in 7 league games, 6 starts and 1 substitute, only 1 less than Chelsea’s total goals in the first eight league rounds, how can such an excellent striker not be noticed? ”

The red-blue battle is crucial, and the Premier League has sent out the referee Michael Oliver, an elite referee who has focused on training, and with his whistle, the final league game of the ninth round of the 2016-2017 Premier League season has been announced.

“Beep~”

Chelsea, who had the advantage of the kick-off, started with a cautious start, with Eden Hazard passing the ball directly back to Nemanja Matic in the centre, who in turn handed it to centre-back Cahill and the formation was pulled apart.

Manchester United’s opening strategy was mainly steady, but once the football crossed the halfway line, the midfielders immediately pressed and the tentative attacking Chelsea returned the football to the back.

Twenty-eight seconds later, Marcos Alonso made a long pass from the left side of the back, and unexpectedly, Manchester United central defender Smalling and goalkeeper De Gea had a misunderstanding at the top of the arc of the big penalty area, and Pedro who inserted it shrewdly grabbed the football, dangled past De Gea, and scored an empty goal.

No one expected that leaders Manchester United would concede a goal less than a minute into the game…

The time displayed on the scoreboard is only 31 seconds.

Home team Chelsea get off to a fantastic start!


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