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On the second day after Leicester City lost 0-1 to Manchester United, Leicester City's official website released the news publicly.

Coach Ranieri was officially fired!

This news was expected by everyone, and it made countless fans sigh.

Last season, Leicester City stood at the top of Europe, and countless fans were looking forward to the birth of a new force.

But unexpectedly, the reason why miracles are called miracles is that the probability of occurrence is extremely small.

It only took one summer for many main players of Leicester City to pass away.

In the new season, they have returned to the ranks of relegation teams.

Ranieri's resignation is regrettable, but also reasonable.

On the third day after the game, that is, the day after Ranieri was fired, Xia Xing made a special visit.

At Ranieri's home in Leicester, the two had a dinner alone.

Because of his resignation, Ranieri had asked his family to leave with most of the luggage and returned to his home in Italy.

He stayed temporarily just to deal with follow-up matters.

Xia Xing visited as soon as he had a break and made a dinner with the existing ingredients.

Ranieri praised the food highly: "Xia, I have said long ago that if you don't become a player, you will definitely become a world-class chef!"

Xia Xing joked: "Can you also win the 'Golden Chef Award'?"

"Absolutely no problem!"

"Haha!"

Both laughed.

After laughing, Ranieri sighed softly.

"What a pity, I thought I could stay in Leicester City for a few years, but I didn't expect to leave so soon."

"I'm so sorry..."

"Xia, I tell you seriously again, don't say that in the future. I was fired for many reasons, and it has nothing to do with you."

"But..."

"Don't say but, Xia, I'm really happy that you can come to see me today. It's the honor of my career to have the honor of bringing out a Golden Ball winner."

"Old coach..."

Looking at the smiling Ranieri, Xia Xing was still a little sad.

He knew better than anyone how much Ranieri loved Leicester City and how much he wanted to stay.

But many things are not controlled by personal will.

So, when you are together, cherish it.

That night, Xia Xing stayed at Ranieri's house and talked until late.

Listening to Ranieri's enthusiastic talk about the happy past year, even Xia Xing was very happy.

More than a year of coaching career at Leicester City has become Ranieri's best memory.

Of course, so is Xia Xing.

That blue time was extremely beautiful.

The next morning, I drove back to Manchester and started a day of training.

At this time, Xia Xing got the latest news.

After Ranieri was dismissed, Leicester City temporarily appointed assistant coach Shakespeare to take over the team.

I thought this would be an excessive choice, but I didn't expect that after Shakespeare took office, he immediately ushered in three consecutive Premier League victories!

The league ranking also rose five places in a row, jumping out of the relegation zone!

Changing coaches is like changing knives, which is vividly reflected in Leicester City.

The fans quickly got rid of the frustration when Ranieri was dismissed, and they were very excited!

There have always been new people laughing, and no one has listened to the old people crying.

But this is all later.

Ranieri left, but everyone's life has to go on.

After a small win over Leicester City on February 6, Manchester United once again ushered in the 25th round of the Premier League on February 11.

Home game against Watford.

Xia Xing, once a great enemy in the English Championship, is no longer in his eyes.

Facing Watford, Manchester United won the game 3-0 smoothly.

You know, Mourinho replaced most of the main players in this game.

But as long as Xia Xing is on the field, Manchester United has enough confidence.

Three goals, Xia Xing shot one and passed two, once again dominated the lead and became the absolute star of the game.

After this game, Manchester United's lead was expanded to 10 points again.

Back to double digits.

Mourinho was full of joy, and he could completely focus on facing the Europa League opponents next.

On February 17, Old Trafford Stadium ushered in the event again.

The recent league, domestic cup and Europa League have all been held at Old Trafford Stadium.

Manchester United fans are having a feast for the eyes.

Manchester United's opponent Saint-Etienne is a team from Ligue 1.

Last season, they made it to this season's European competition with their excellent overall performance.

Although it is only the Europa League, it also has a good exposure rate and economic improvement for this Ligue 1 team.

Especially after successfully qualifying from the Europa League group stage, their new advertising endorsements, ticket revenue, and winning bonuses have accumulated to nearly 20 million.

This is a considerable number.

And this quarter-final is also very good for them.

Because the opponent is Manchester United, the home tickets for the second round have already been sold out.

It is the luck of ordinary teams to have a strong traffic level giant as an opponent.

If they can advance on the corpse of Manchester United, they can continue to increase their income, and advertising endorsements will also rise.

So they are ready to go against Manchester United in this game.

At Old Trafford, their primary goal is not to lose.

As long as the suspense is kept until the second round, the broadcast share will also increase a lot.

And after returning to the home court, the chances of winning are even greater.

So the Saint-Etienne players fought hard in this game.

For the honor of the team and for the generous winning bonus, they fought hard!

Manchester United made a rotation in the last game, and almost all the main players played in this game.

Facing this opponent with weak strength but excellent team spirit, Manchester United did not hold back at the start!

In the third minute of the game, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Xia Xing and pushed the ball into the dead corner in the penalty area!

Saint-Etienne goalkeeper Ruffier fell to the ground to save the goal!

Five minutes later, Rooney received a straight pass from Xia Xing and shot from outside the penalty area!

The ball was powerful!

Ruffier punched the ball out again!

Two consecutive wonderful saves made the Saint-Etienne fans in the stands excited.

But soon, they were no longer happy.

Manchester United scored!

As the saying goes, once again, twice, but not three times.

In the 15th minute of the game, Xia Xing received the ball on the left.

After two consecutive attempts, Xia Xing failed to score. This time, he decided to do it himself!

He received the ball on the left and suddenly sprinted with the ball!

A change in speed made the Saint-Etienne players unable to recover!

This is the power of the core of the organization!

Seize the opportunity and quickly change the rhythm and speed of the game!

Change direction twice in a row and pass two defenders!

Close to the goal!

Another sideways pass and speed up!

Arrived in front of the penalty area!

Kick and shoot!

The ball hit the net!

This time, Saint-Etienne goalkeeper Ruffier failed to save the ball!

1-0!

Manchester United opened the scoring and scored the first goal!