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The captain chosen by heaven.

This is Mourinho's new evaluation of Xia Xing now.

In fact, at the beginning of the season, Mourinho asked Xia Xing to serve as the third captain, which was partly due to personal preference.

Mourinho had two considerations.

On the one hand, Xia Xing was the third captain in Leicester City, and he could not do anything wrong if he agreed to join Manchester United.

On the other hand, Xia Xing was very strong and had the temperament of a champion, and Mourinho hoped that he could become the future flag of Manchester United.

At that time, Mourinho even thought that if Xia Xing was not popular enough and his position was unstable, he could even come forward to support him.

But as time went by, these ideas disappeared.

Because Xia Xing proved his strength!

The frequent wonderful passes made Xia Xing the favorite midfielder teammate of the offensive players.

And the frequent retreat to participate in defense made Xia Xing the most trusted partner of the defensive players.

Not to mention Xia Xing's personal charm, humility, low-key, hard work, which made him the favorite of his teammates.

Today, Xia Xing continued to cast spells, which made Pogba admire him very much.

During the halftime break, Mourinho saw that Pogba was not in a good mood.

But he didn't have a good way, and it was not appropriate to comfort him now.

Xia Xing's penalty kick completely moved the French midfielder.

Pogba's assist just now also proved his sincere gratitude to Xia Xing.

It was simple, and he moved a teammate who had a great competitive relationship with him.

This kid is really amazing!

He is really a captain seedling chosen by heaven!

If possible, I really hope this kid can retire at Manchester United!

If so, I wonder how many championships and honors he can bring to Manchester United?

It's great to think about it!

But then again, if possible, I also hope to stay in Manchester United for a long time.

Just like Sir Alex Ferguson.

How great.

On the court, Manchester United players hugged excitedly and enjoyed the joy of scoring.

Mourinho on the sidelines of the court was distracted easily, thinking about the future of the club and himself.

In the last ten minutes, Manchester United's attack was still fierce.

But in the end, they failed to change the score again.

The score of 6-0 made Manchester United laugh in the end.

West Ham, who wanted to win points by surprise, was beaten by Manchester United in the end and left the field in frustration.

After winning West Ham on January 3, Manchester United finally ended the four-game winning streak and regained the domineering feeling of the top of the league.

In the next period of time, Manchester United will once again face three fronts.

The Premier League, League Cup and FA Cup will be held alternately, and Manchester United will once again enter the intensive competition stage.

On January 7, the FA Cup officially started, and Manchester United played away against the Championship team Reading in the third round.

On January 11, in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals, Manchester United's opponent was Hull City, and the first game was an away game.

On January 16, in the 21st round of the Premier League, Manchester United once again ushered in a home double red meeting.

On January 21, in the 22nd round of the Premier League, Manchester United played away against Stoke City.

On January 27, the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals, away to Hull City.

Twenty days, five games, an average of one game every four days.

Although it is also very dense, compared with the intensive games of one game every three days before and after Christmas, there is still a little time to breathe.

Despite this, Mourinho still has to carefully consider the team's lineup rotation.

According to his thoughts at the beginning of the season, domestic cup competitions are not very important, and they are all young players and substitutes.

Even if the League Cup has entered the semi-finals, Mourinho still considers it this way.

Not to mention the upcoming FA Cup.

Only four days away from defeating West Ham, Mourinho still let the main players rest and play as substitutes against Reading.

But Xia Xing is an exception.

"Coach, I still want to play!"

"You have been very hard recently, take a good rest."

"I really want to play, and I'm fine!"

"I can't do anything about you..."

In the end, Mourinho and Xia Xing agreed.

Xia Xing started the first half and would be substituted at halftime regardless of the team's situation.

If the team leads by a large margin, Mourinho would even consider substituting Xia Xing in advance.

Although Xia Xing still had objections, he had to agree.

Looking at the energetic Xia Xing, Mourinho suddenly felt a little sorry.

He didn't feel sorry for Xia Xing, but for Pogba.

If Pogba had better physical fitness, Mourinho actually wanted him to start.

In this domestic cup stage, give Pogba more opportunities to play as the core of the organization.

It's just right to practice, anyway, winning or losing is not that critical, far worse than the league and Europa League.

But after the game against West Ham, Pogba's physical fitness has declined seriously. If he is forced to play in this game, then the next series of games will be affected.

So, Mourinho's idea is good, but he can only give up in the end.

In this game, Xia Xing started with the captain's armband.

Facing Reading, Xia Xing is more familiar than all Manchester United teammates.

After all, this opponent was Leicester City's arch-enemy in the Championship, and they once fought hard for the chance to be promoted to the Premier League.

Now, with the passage of time, Reading is still in the Championship, but Xia Xing is no longer the young man who just started in the Championship.

As soon as the game started, Xia Xing made a long diagonal pass, accurately tearing through the defense!

Rashford ran quickly and got a single shot!

Rushed into the penalty area and pushed the ball into the far corner!

The ball went into the net!

1 to 0!

Manchester United broke the deadlock at the start!

This goal happened in the 5th minute of the game. The opponent Reading had not found the feeling of the game yet and lost the ball.

Next, their iron bucket defense strategy was also a bit entangled.

After all, they lost the ball first, what should they do next?

First, keep steady and don't lose the ball, or rush up and try to equalize as soon as possible?

Reading players were hesitating, and Xia Xing helped them make a choice.

In the 11th minute of the game, Xia Xing made another long-distance pass.

This time the ball flew from the left side of the center line to the front right of the penalty area!

Lingard quickly followed up and shot from outside the penalty area!

The ball hit the net!

2 to 0!

Manchester United expanded their lead!

After losing two goals, Reading no longer hesitated!

What are you waiting for?

Attack quickly!

Next, Reading started a fierce attack.

Not to mention, their high-speed tactics in the English Championship really made Manchester United's defense suffer a lot.

There was even no attacking opportunity for ten minutes.

But soon, Manchester United's attack came back.

In the 28th minute of the game, Xia Xing suddenly kicked the ball in the middle and cut off Reading's attack!

Sprint with the ball!

Crash two midfield defenders and use speed to rush a central defender!

There's a chance!

Just when the goalkeeper attacked, Xia Xing suddenly knocked horizontally!

Lingard inserted from the back and pushed the ball into the net!

3-0!

Manchester United scored another goal!

Less than 30 minutes into the game, Manchester United locked the victory under the leadership of Xia Xing!

Xia Xing performed an assist hat trick!

Mourinho on the sidelines laughed and applauded.

This guy played against the English Championship team, which was simply a dimensionality reduction blow!