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On December 15, Manchester United was tied with Crystal Palace away from home.

On December 18, Manchester United visited West Brom again and ushered in the seventeenth round of the Premier League.

Manchester United will play with all their main players in this game, and Mourinho hopes that the team can win the last game before Christmas.

Ibrahimovic, Rooney, Xia Xing, Pogba, Carrick and other main players all appeared on the field, and the tactical arrangements remained almost unchanged.

The only adjustment is the arrangement between Xia Xing and Pogba.

Before the game, Mourinho talked to Xia Xing alone.

"Xia, you were a little off-line in the last game. What happened? Do you need to rest and adjust?"

"Coach, I'm fine. Maybe I was a little tired a while ago, and the rush to award the Golden Globe Awards has affected my physical fitness. I'm fine."

"Well, that's good. But I still hope you can use these two games to adjust. The opponents in these league rounds are not strong. I hope you can lean back and play in the midfielder position for a few games. What do you think about letting Pogba play the offensive role?”

"Everything depends on the coach's arrangements."

The state of the last game was a bit poor, and Xia Xing knew it very well.

Mourinho's adjustment this time was reasonable, and Xia Xing didn't think much about it.

After all, he also assisted Pogba at the beginning of the league.

After all, Pogba is also a world-class midfielder, and his organizational skills are also top-notch.

Throughout the season, the two have alternated support, which is no problem.

After all, when he was at Leicester City, he also assisted Drinkwater in several games.

no problem!

Seeing that Xia Xing agreed, Mourinho nodded secretly.

Okay, that’s it!

Facing West Brom away from home, Manchester United launched a fierce attack.

In fact, Mourinho hopes that the team can stabilize and ensure defense before pursuing goals.

However, with Xia Xing sitting in the backcourt, the defense is stable enough.

Pogba is very active in the frontcourt and frequently reaches the opponent's penalty area.

Continuous firing put great pressure on West Brom.

However, Pogba's long shot did not help Manchester United score.

Instead, because of too many shots, his teammates were deprived of the opportunity to fire.

The first half ended 0-0.

In the second half, the game changed sides and accepted Mourinho's instructions. Pogba began to pass the ball more.

However, under the tight defense of West Brom players, Manchester United has never been able to successfully score.

In the end, the game ended 0-0.

Manchester United drew another game.

When interviewed by the media, Mourinho looked calm.

"The opponent's defense did well today, and our players also performed well, but we just lacked some luck."

Although Mourinho said this, many media people were a little confused.

Is it really just a lack of luck?

Manchester United's offensive line was in really bad shape in this game.

Asked again, Mourinho still said the same thing.

Fortunately, Manchester United still leads the Premier League by a large margin, and no one cares too much about Manchester United's two consecutive draws.

A week later, on December 26, Manchester United ushered in the eighteenth round of the Premier League and faced Sunderland at home.

Mourinho still lined up the entire main lineup for this game. After all, after a week of rest, everyone is in good physical condition for this game.

But unfortunately, Manchester United still failed to win this game.

A huge 0-0 scoreboard made Old Trafford extremely frustrated.

The Manchester United players did a good job in this game, and the attack in the midfield and frontcourt was still very fierce.

Multiple shots are very threatening and are only one step away from hitting the net.

However, facing Sunderland goalkeeper Pickford, Manchester United's attacking group was misfired.

The 22-year-old talented goalkeeper from Sunderland's youth training used his excellent saves to keep the goal.

In the end, Sunderland took home a draw away from home.

They are very satisfied to get a point at the top of the league.

But Manchester United players were also in a bad mood.

Especially Pogba, who was very active in this game, was very unhappy when faced with reporters' questioning.

"Pickford was simply too exaggerated in this game! I even wonder if there is something wrong with him?"

As soon as this sentence was spoken, it immediately caused a huge adverse reaction.

What is the problem?

Does it mean Pickford took contraband?

Although Pogba didn't say it explicitly, that's what he meant.

Sunderland publicly protested, and Pickford directly presented the results of his post-match urine test to the media.

The Manchester United club spokesman also stood up and explained that Pogba didn't mean that. He was just expressing his disbelief at Pickford's heroic performance. He just had poor English skills.

Although this explanation is not entirely convincing, it makes sense.

After all, Pogba didn't say anything was wrong.

But because of this incident, Manchester United severely criticized Pogba within the team!

Even a direct fine of 100,000 euros!

"You almost got the club into big trouble!"

Losing and losing. Although Pogba felt unhappy, he could only admit it.

After all, if the club hadn't helped him out, perhaps the follow-up to this matter would have been more troublesome.

However, it is worth mentioning that Mourinho did not stand up and make any comments before and after this incident.

He neither helped Pogba speak, nor criticized Pogba from the club's perspective.

It seemed like these things had nothing to do with him.

Five days later, in the 19th round of the Premier League, Manchester United faced Middlesbrough at home.

It was also a mid-to-lower-level team with poor strength.

Mourinho's lineup in this game was the same as in the previous games, with Xia Xing pulling back to defend and Pogba attacking.

Unlike the 0-0 in the previous two games, Manchester United scored in this game.

However, they still failed to win.

Ibrahimovic opened the scoring shortly after the start of the game.

This time, Xia Xing made a pass on the left, attracting the defense and creating an opportunity for Ashley Young to advance.

Ashley Young broke through to the bottom line and made a cross, and Ibrahimovic poked the ball into the net in the penalty area.

1-0!

Manchester United scored the first goal!

In the 33rd minute of the game, this time it was Mkhitaryan and Rooney who cooperated, and finally the Manchester United captain made the final decision on the penalty area line!

2-0!

With two goals in hand, Manchester United fans finally saw the hope of winning!

But they didn't expect the situation to change suddenly in the second half.

The game just started, Middlesbrough right winger Traore suddenly went crazy!

Sprinting quickly on the right, this time using speed to bypass Xia Xing's defense!

Just now Pogba made a forward attack, leaving a gap in the middle. Xia Xing was organizing defense in the middle, and he had no time to assist!

Traore accelerated again, squeezing Ashley Young with his strong body like a buffalo!

In the penalty area, he kicked and shot!

The ball hit the net!

2 to 1!

Middlesbrough scored a goal back!

In the 79th minute of the game, taking advantage of a counterattack opportunity, Middlesbrough striker Negredo received the ball and poked it into the net in the penalty area!

2 to 2!

Middlesbrough equalized the score!

And this score remained until the end!

Manchester United once again reluctantly accepted a draw!

At this moment, there was even some booing at Old Trafford!

The fans were very dissatisfied with the team's recent performance!

At this moment, in the VIP room above the stadium, a man in a suit with a sullen face, his mobile phone rang, and he received a new message.

"How about this kind of game and result?"