The first of four consecutive away games in the League Cup is an away game against Scunthorpe!
This is the first time the two sides have met in history. Ferguson chose to fly to Spain to watch the next Champions League opponent Valencia, and assistant coach McFerran temporarily directed the game. Manchester United rotated all 11 starting players, including Hernandez, Owen and Ma
Cheddar formed the striker trident, and Ferdinand, who recovered from illness, and new aid Smallin teamed up as central defenders. New aid Bibby entered the bench for the first time.
Manchester United used their entire second-tier lineup to defeat Scunthorpe 5:2!
In Manchester United's 5-2 League Cup victory over Scunthorpe, England forward Owen scored two goals. He expressed the hope that Ferguson can give him more opportunities in the future.
Owen not only started this game, but also played the entire game. Unfortunately, Ferguson went to watch the La Liga match against Valencia, the opponent in the Champions League group stage, and did not see Owen's performance live. However, scoring two goals still gave the England forward a great deal.
of confidence.
"In Scunthorpe, we played well, and it's nice to see some strong teams eliminated," Owen said. "There are a lot of players who need to start the first game of the season. Some have just returned from injury, and some have not done much.
Playing in the league helps a lot.”
"We have now entered a stage. The Champions League and League Cup have started, as well as the league. I am sure that I will play more games."
Regarding Irving's performance, Manchester United assistant coach Perrin, who was in charge of the scene, praised him. "Irving performed outstandingly. He showed that he is an absolutely top shooter. He contributed in all aspects tonight and ran a lot."
In this game, Manchester United's new winger Bibby also got the opportunity to come on as a substitute. This was his first appearance in the first team. Although he did not have much time to perform, it also gave the 20-year-old Portuguese a lot of confidence.
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"I will become an excellent player for Manchester United," Bibby said. "Coach Ferguson told me that he is very satisfied with me and hopes that I will train more and start to enter the first team. I don't know when I will be able to play again."
, it depends on the coach’s arrangement.”
Ferguson is not only here to observe the next opponent, but also has another task, which is to observe people!
Although Manchester United's main goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is old and strong, and has repeatedly contributed excellent performances, finding a suitable successor for him has become Ferguson's top priority. According to Spanish media reports, Manchester United coach Ferguson flew to Spain this week, but he
Not to go on vacation to relax, but to take a closer look at Atletico Madrid's talented goalkeeper De Gea.
Atletico Madrid drew with Valencia 1:1 in this round of the league, and Ferguson watched the performance of his favorite in the stands. Although Valencia is Manchester United's upcoming opponent in the Champions League, Sir Alex Ferguson's move
It can be regarded as spying on military intelligence, but the Spanish media does not think so. "AS" believes that the real purpose of Ferguson's trip is to inspect Atletico Madrid's 19-year-old talented goalkeeper De Gea. "AS" also believes that
They made an analysis of this inference because Ferguson rarely went abroad to inspect future opponents' games. This task was completed by his assistants. Another point was that the person who accompanied Ferguson to Spain was Manchester United's goalkeeper coach.
The British media also gave the same report. Manchester United's main goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar will be 40 years old next month. Finding a suitable successor for him is what Manchester United is currently doing.
The La Liga has been played for 4 rounds. As the main goalkeeper of Atletico Madrid, De Gea has played in all 4 games. He has left a deep impression on people with his outstanding performance.
In the first four rounds of La Liga, De Gea topped the goalkeeper saves list with 21 saves and a success rate of 84.0%. In the third round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid lost 1-2 to the defending champion
Champion Barcelona, but after the game even his opponents gave him praise. Barcelona coach Guardiola was full of praise for De Gea's performance, "He is an excellent goalkeeper and stopped many attacks. We should have
A big win 5 to 1.”
De Gea was born in November 1990. He joined Atletico Madrid when he was 10 years old. Last season, he used his superhuman strength to occupy Atletico Madrid's main goalkeeper position and helped Atletico Madrid win the Europa League championship.
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In the European Super Cup at the end of last month, De Gea once again became the absolute contributor to Atletico Madrid winning the cup. It was he who saved Milito's penalty in the final stage of the game and single-handedly killed the Triple Crown winner Inter Milan.
Hope of counterattack. Atletico Madrid fans also compared their idol with Manchester United's great goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, calling him "Van de Gea".
De Gea's outstanding performance was naturally noticed by the national team coach Del Bosque. Although he failed to enter Spain's 23-man roster for the World Cup in South Africa, Del Bosque, who selected him into the 30-man preparation list, knew that Spain's goalkeeper position has been
Don't worry about the future.
However, Atletico Madrid will not let their gold go to others. They have already priced De Gea at 25 million euros. Ferguson will have to work hard to get this talented goalkeeper.
After watching the game and watching the people, the old man rushed back to the UK to direct the next round of the Premier League away game against Bolton Wanderers.
Manchester United has only lost 1 game in the past 15 games between the two sides, which is also Manchester United's only defeat at the Reebok Stadium in the Premier League. There have been 22 historical encounters between the two sides in the Premier League. Manchester United has the upper hand with 15 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, including 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 away game.
Loss. There have been 117 historical encounters between the two sides, and Manchester United has the upper hand with 51 wins, 24 draws and 42 losses. Ferguson continued to maintain the starting lineup that defeated Liverpool in the league last week, but Ferdinand, who returned in midweek, did not even enter the bench. Bolton goalkeeper Jaaskelainen returned from suspension
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Bolton made a perfect start in the 6th minute. Kevin Davis' cross was cleared. Li Qinglong's shot from outside the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Evra and missed the left post. Then Martin Petrov took a corner kick.
Knight, who was unguarded, blocked the shot with the outside of his foot from the edge of the small penalty area. The ball hit the inside of the right post and then entered the net.
Manchester United equalized the score in the 23rd minute. Rooney passed the ball, and Nani started from the midfield and broke through 45 yards to get rid of the two people. The Portuguese faced the two defenders in the arc of the penalty area and decisively kicked the ball into the lower left corner.
The Portuguese winger's performance has become more and more eye-catching recently, and Rooney's pass also indicates that Manchester United's No. 10 is gradually recovering.
1:1!
Li Yu has always been closely guarded by his opponents, but his containment effect is also great. When Bolton's defense is in panic, he is always the first to look for Manchester United's No. 9, so that other Manchester United players have more opportunities.
Bolton's almost hand-to-hand defense temporarily restricted Li Yu's performance in the first half!
At the beginning of the second half, the first team to take the lead was Bolton Wanderers, the home team playing at the Reebok Stadium!
Bolton took the lead again in the 67th minute. Nani's corner kick was cleared. Martin Petrov made a precise diagonal pass. Li Qinglong and Elmand made consecutive diagonal passes. Martin Petrov passed Park Ji-sung on the left side of the penalty area.
The shot hit Fletcher and deflected into the near corner, 2-1.
Manchester United, who are good at counterattacks, were counterattacked by Bolton. Ferguson's defense has now become so fragile!
There is no other way, Manchester United can only continue to attack.
Fletcher was replaced by Owen, and Manchester United formed a trident attack.
Manchester United equalized the score again in the 74th minute. Park Ji-sung won a free kick on the right. Nani passed into the penalty area. Owen's header from 10 yards was missed. The ball hit the inside of the left post and entered the net. This is his first goal since February.
First league goal, 2-2.
Irving responded to all doubts with a goal. Just look at his crazy goal celebration and you will know how long he has been waiting for this moment!
It has to be said that Li Yu's involvement was actually the key to the goal. Manchester United's No. 9 took away two tall defensive players, which gave Owen an opportunity.
In the next game, Bolton players fought fiercely throughout the game. In the 80th minute, signs of physical exhaustion appeared. The defensive pressure on Manchester United's No. 9 was finally reduced, and Li Yu's key role was about to be played again.
In the 85th minute, Li Yu received a cross pass from Scholes. For most of the game, Li Yu kept passing the ball to his teammates, which was creating opportunities for his teammates.
Ricketts and Holden, who were defending Li Yu, naturally thought that Manchester United's No. 9 would pass the ball.
They were wrong. Li Yu wanted to go it alone this time. He saw the right moment and sent the football away with a flick of his ankle.
Ricketts and Holden looked at each other in surprise, and felt a red figure passing between them.
Yes, they were shocked. They thought they had completed the task well, but they didn't expect that Manchester United's 9 points were still as fast as the opening game.
"lee...lee!" Jaasklainen roared suddenly!
After Li Yu got rid of the ball, he shot angrily!
With a muffled bang, he shot the football toward the goal along with the grass clippings!
This time it's within the door frame!
Jaaskelainen jumped to the left, and then slapped the football away with both hands!
"What a great save!"
However, a beautiful save could not save Bolton. After Jaaskelainen encountered the football, he did not completely change the trajectory of the football. The ball still scored!
3:2!
Li Yu's world wave helped Manchester United take the lead again.
Ferguson quickly made a substitution decision, replacing Lee Ok with Park Ji-sung, and Rooney was also replaced by Macheda.
Even replacing two people was suspected of delaying time, and the fans at Reebok Stadium also expressed their dissatisfaction with boos.
Soon, after 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the final whistle.
3:2!
Manchester United achieved the final victory in two consecutive away games!
This past weekend can definitely be called a black weekend for the giants in European football. The 10 giant teams in Europe only achieved 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses this weekend, with a winning rate of only 30%.
%. And last season's La Liga champion Barcelona and Serie A giant AC Milan. Finally, Manchester United narrowly defeated and became the only three lucky ones this weekend.
After falling behind twice, Manchester United relied on Li Yu's winning goal to defeat the relegation team Bolton Wanderers in the away game; defending champion Chelsea lost 0-1 to Manchester City in the away game; Arsenal unexpectedly lost 2-3 at home.
The newly promoted West Bromwich Albion were so angry after the game that Wenger couldn't even recognize that this was his team; Liverpool relied on Gerrard's savior to draw with Sunderland, a mid-to-lower team at home; Real Madrid was away from home
They were tied by the newly promoted Levante team; Inter Milan was defeated by Roma striker Vucinic at the last moment and failed to score even a point; Bayern was defeated 2-1 by the unknown Mainz at home.
Seven of the top ten teams in Europe failed to score all three points this weekend, with only 3 draws and 4 losses! The remaining three giants that won this weekend were Barcelona and AC Milan. Barcelona lost 3 to 3 in the away game.
1 defeated Athletic Bilbao, which had one man sent off early; Milan defeated the visiting Genoa team 1-0 at home with Ibrahimovic's goal.
Rich families collectively encountered a black weekend, which has only happened once in the past two years.
On the weekend of August 29-September 1, 2008, first Manchester United lost 1-2 to Zenit St. Petersburg in the European Super Cup; then, Mourinho's Inter Milan drew 1-1 with Sampdoria away from home.
1; Subsequently, Chelsea was forced 1-1 by Tottenham at home in the Premier League; AC Milan lost 1-2 at home to newly promoted Bologna; Liverpool had a goalless draw with Aston Villa away from home, and the main forward
Torres also unfortunately suffered a thigh injury... An even colder upset is yet to come. Barcelona lost 0-1 to newly promoted Numancia in the first round of La Liga away from home; Juventus drew 1-1 away from Fiorentina; the upset continued, with Real Madrid losing 1-0 away from home.
They lost to Deportivo La Coruna 2-2, and even powerful teams that were not considered giants like Werder Bremen and Roma suffered either draws or losses.
The only two lucky ones are Bayern and Arsenal. The former beat Hertha Berlin 4-1 with home advantage; and the latter also beat Newcastle 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
If that weekend two years ago was because it coincided with the first round of Serie A and La Liga, the top teams were slow to enter the state, and Manchester United was distracted by playing in the European Super Cup, resulting in this result (10 giants, 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses)
If you can still understand, then this weekend, when the league has started several rounds, the giants collectively staged black humor (10 giants have 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses), and the factors of the Champions League must be mentioned.
In the second round of the Champions League group stage next week, Inter Milan will face their nemesis Werder Bremen at home, Manchester United will challenge La Liga leader Valencia away from home, and Chelsea will face Marseille, the new Ligue 1 champion, at home. For these three giants, this round is to establish their prospects for qualifying.
key rounds.
Therefore, you cannot be careless when facing a strong opponent. Tottenham, which ranked fourth in the Premier League last season, lost 0-1 to West Ham, the vice-president, in an away game this time. It was also due to the distraction of the Champions League. Relatively speaking,
The domestic league season is long, and temporary gains and losses cannot determine the final record of the season.
Almost all the giants focus on the Champions League, and Manchester United is lucky enough to get 3 points!
Next, the Manchester United players will rush to Spain without stopping.
Li Yu was naturally the target of the Spanish media's pursuit in the expedition team.
Judging from the current hot scoring status of Manchester United No. 9, the Spanish media has regarded Li Yu as the key player in this game.
If Manchester United wants to score points against Valencia, it depends on Li Yu's performance.
In this regard, Li Yu seemed relatively modest. When asked by the media, he did not take all the goals on himself. The team as a whole is the key. Without the support of other players, he would not have scored so many goals.
Goal, Manchester United is stronger overall.
It was well said, but it sounded a bit like an official statement.
Spain's "Marca" took a different approach and gave the Spanish team a warning. They summarized the position and method of each of Li Yu's goals in the new season.
However, "Marca" itself also discovered a problem. Li Yu's scoring methods in the new season are too rich. Manchester United's No. 9 can score in any position with his head and kick.
Soon, all the media in Spain that supported Real Madrid had a different tone, taking Manchester United No. 9 to counter Barcelona's strength in La Liga. If Ronaldo and Li Yu were added, Barcelona would not be Real Madrid's opponent at all.
Li Yu is associated with transfer rumors wherever he goes, but he is not the only one in the Manchester United squad.
It seems that Rooney's condition will continue to be depressed, but "People" revealed the real reason for his "abnormal" performance today.
The newspaper said that Jenny, the leading heroine of Rooney's "prostitute scandal", will go to the Reebok Stadium to watch Manchester United's game. Of course, strictly speaking, she is here for Rooney. Maybe it is to be in front of her old love.
Showing his "ability" again may be to silence the British media and use his performance to calm the storm as soon as possible. Rooney, who wanted to score goals and make contributions in this game, collapsed due to excessive pressure, and Li Yu
Differently, Rooney was eventually replaced in a "humiliating" way.
Later, the "News of the World" gave further news that in order to completely prevent Rooney's "sex scandal" from happening to other players, head coach Ferguson has even strictly prohibited his players from participating in parties and banquets of any significance.
The newspaper said that even Christmas celebrations will be cancelled.
"Players are always busy traveling through the streets of the city in their spare time, going to various bars and nightclubs. Now Ferguson has closed the door. The Christmas activities were originally colorful, but now everyone can only go back to the
It’s a holiday at home,” an internal official revealed.
In such an embarrassing situation within the team, Rooney, as the team's number one superstar, looks very much like his "senior brother" Beckham before moving to Real Madrid. However, this time, it was the Spanish striker who invited the England striker.
Another giant: Barcelona. “Barcelona executives are paying close attention to
Pay attention to Rooney's movements and his difficult situation in England." An internal Barcelona official revealed to the Mirror: "Of course, the transfer will not take place immediately, but if Rooney's problems in the team intensify, he
If I consider changing the environment, we will show enough sincerity."
It was previously reported that Rooney had just rejected Manchester United's offer of a contract extension with a weekly salary of 140,000 pounds. Now as the aftermath of the prostitution incident continues to spread, coupled with his own sluggish state, perhaps Rooney has really moved.
Thoughts of running away.
However, Barcelona already has Villa who is in full swing, and there are talents like Pedro on the bench at any time. There is no need to spend huge sums of money to acquire this Manchester United top player. As for Ferguson, he will not
Easily let go of the popular local king Rooney, who is only 24 years old and in his prime.
A Champions League away game can also spawn all kinds of rumors out of thin air.
