The last time they faced Arsenal at home, he opened the scoring for Manchester United, kicking off the Red Devils' crazy scoring performance; this time at the Emirates Stadium, his goal beat the Gunners, helping Manchester United escape the away game and take away the ball smoothly.
3 points; he scored in 3 consecutive games, setting a new career record; he performed actively throughout the game and made some achievements... Who is this? Manchester United No. 9 Li Yushi!
Once again starting the game and facing a strong opponent again, Li Yu showed a strong ability to win and continued his good luck in scoring.
Manchester United's No. 9, who is favored by Carlo Ancelotti, also proved with practical actions in this game that his efforts will eventually pay off: in the 27th minute, Li Yu, who did not get a good chance after the opening, got the ball in the counterattack and took great strides.
He dribbled the ball into Arsenal's penalty area, but unfortunately he shot hastily due to his unstable center of gravity and ultimately missed the target. This was one of the few opportunities he got in the first half.
In the second half, in the 64th minute, Li Yu took advantage of the opponent's mistake to get a chance to score a single goal. Under the interference of goalkeeper Szczesny, he managed to hit the goal. The moment the slowly rolling ball entered the goal, it was finally chased back by Mo Mo in time.
Tesak made a clearance; in the 67th minute, Mata's through ball in the middle of the frontcourt was accurate.
Li Yu was indeed found, but the latter received the ball shaky in the penalty area and lost a good opportunity; until the 81st minute of the game, Valencia posed a threat on the right, and his cross ball had already reached the position.
Li Yu could start calmly, and the latter scored with a volley with his right foot, completely sealing the victory for the team.
Scoring in three consecutive games is definitely not an accident. It at least proves that Li Yu has gradually found the feeling of scoring goals in his new position and assumed more responsibilities. Now Li Yu is more "stable".
"Sky Sports" gave Li Yu the second-highest 7 points in the game after the game. The local media "Manchester Evening News" even gave him the highest 8 points in the game, praising his "winning goal against a
The best reward for the afternoon’s hard work.”
At the same time, Manchester United's official website also pointed out that "Li Yu continues to start in important games for Manchester United. When Manchester United needs to score goals, he can always repay the team with an energetic performance."
Opta's post-match data also proves the excellence of Manchester United's new core: 4 shots in the game, 3 of which were on target, 1 goal scored, 1 clearance completed and 2 free kicks won.
It is not difficult to see that Manchester United's No. 9, as the core of the offense, is aiming his shooting more and more accurately, which can improve the efficiency of his goals to a certain extent. Former Manchester United legendary striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is a good one
Example: The reason why the Dutch are able to score goals on the field has a lot to do with their superb shooting skills and their attitude of never shooting casually.
This is Li Yu's 25th goal for Manchester United this season. It is almost certain that he will score three goals in the entire season.
It is particularly worth mentioning that Li Yu has a strong ability to fight tough battles and has scored goals against three strong teams this season. In the league 3-0 Tottenham at home, Li Yu took the lead and contributed one pass and one shot;
Defeating Arsenal 8-2, Li Yu once again opened the scoring for Manchester United; in this league game, Arsenal was 2-1 away, and Li Yu contributed a winning goal; in the FA Cup, they defeated Manchester City 3-2 away, and Li Yu scored a beautiful goal.
Manchester United coach Ancelotti also expressed his affirmation of his disciple after the game: "Our No. 9 is simply incredible. His speed and movement on the field are very good, he is always around the defenders, and he is always ready to score goals.
He was able to score four or five goals today, and he also had several good opportunities, but unfortunately he was not very lucky. But his goals are still crucial, and he has continued to score goals in the first team.
The momentum, for a young guy, he did really well."
Although they once equalized, Arsenal still lost to their old rival Manchester United with a score of 1-2. They were double beaten by Manchester United this season and were conceded 10 goals by the Red Devils in two games. The old grudge of 2-8 was not avenged, but
A new hatred has been added, but the technical statistics of the shot-on-target ratio of 3-6 and the ball possession rate of 48.7%-51.3% show that Arsenal cannot gain an advantage over Manchester United even at their home court. It is not unfair to be double-killed by their opponents.
This defeat also caused Arsenal to suffer a three-game losing streak in the Premier League. This was the third time that Arsenal suffered a three-game losing streak in the Premier League during Wenger's tenure. The first two were in December 2005 and March to April 2007.
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After a lapse of five years, Arsenal once again suffered three consecutive defeats in the Premier League. In the past seven league rounds, they only achieved 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses (0-1 Manchester City, 2-1 Aston Villa).
,1-1 Wolves, 1-0 Queens Park Rangers, 1-2 Fulham, 2-3 Swansea, 1-2 Manchester United).
After 22 rounds of the Premier League this season, Arsenal's points are only 36 points, 5 points away from fourth-placed Chelsea, 10 points away from North London derby rivals Tottenham, 15 points away from Manchester United, and even further away from Manchester City at the top of the standings.
A difference of 18 points.
Now, a rather embarrassing reality lies before Arsenal - the Gunners are as many points behind Manchester City as they are ahead of Wolves, who are second to last in the standings.
Before this game, Arsenal captain Robin van Persie vowed: "Since I have played for Arsenal, I have never experienced such a defeat (2-8) before. It is really painful to lose with such a score.
But now that has become history. In football, you always get new opportunities to correct the past. For the spirit of the team and more importantly for the fans, we want to complete this task (beating Manchester United). We
The support of the fans will never be forgotten
What a great hold, even after that 2-8 they gave us the support and we wanted to make it up to them. We knew that to get the three points from this game we had to be at our best and Arsenal's
Everyone is focused on winning this game. As individuals, we have to perform very well, but also through tacit teamwork to defeat Manchester United. I will not give up on entering the Champions League, not at all, and hope that we can win the championship by defeating Manchester United.
Everyone proves it."
However, although Van Persie worked very hard and scored the equalizer, his wonderful goal was still in vain due to the overall strength of the team.
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger also targeted club chairman Hill Wood before this campaign: "From a financial point of view, not being able to qualify for the Champions League will indeed be a very serious blow; but we will be prepared every year to deal with not being able to participate in the Champions League, so this
It won’t be a disaster.”
"For me that would be (a disaster) because I want to compete with the best teams, we want to be in the top four and qualify for the Champions League, anything else is not good enough."
Arsenal has qualified for the Champions League for 14 consecutive seasons. However, after losing to Manchester United and suffering three consecutive losses, Arsenal is competing for fourth place this season and the hope of qualifying for the Champions League has become increasingly slim. Wenger also
He admitted after the game: "We are in a very difficult position after this game because we cannot afford to lose anymore."
However, how easy is it for Arsenal to avoid unnecessary points loss and overtake Chelsea?
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the thickness of Arsenal's lineup cannot be compared with Chelsea. They even replaced 18-year-old reserve team player Yennaris in this game against Manchester United; moreover, Chelsea, with its deep pockets, has signed England international Gary-
Cahill will come to strengthen the team's relative shortcomings in the central defender position, and may also further enhance the team's strength by investing in signings in the transfer market. In comparison, Arsenal's signings pale in comparison.
Already.
It is obvious that the team's lineup needs to be strengthened, but with only 10 days left in the winter transfer window, Wenger still did not make a signing announcement after losing to Manchester United. Instead, he said: "Flower."
Money is not the goal, buying good players is the real goal. We
We need our players to come back from injury. People don't realize that we have 10 players out (due to injuries). You can see that we still created a good performance in the second half of this game even though those injured players were unable to play.
It is very important to have the opportunity to return those injured."
This also seems to imply that Arsenal, which has pinned its hopes on the return of injured players, does not intend to invest money in signings.
The poor record and worrying prospects have renewed public opinion calling for Wenger to be fired.
Steven Howard, a well-known football expert in "The Sun", recently wrote an article pointing out that although dismissing Wenger is a sacrilege for this outstanding French coach, the reality is very cruel. Although Wenger can guide the ball on the field,
The team plays pleasing football and is also very visionary in the training of young players, but these alone are not enough. Due to years of no championships and a tight money transfer policy, Arsenal has now fallen into a situation where it cannot retain core players and cannot buy them.
A vicious cycle to good players.
It failed to retain main players such as Ashley Cole, Adebayor, Clichy, Cesc Fabregas, and Nasri, and let Jose Enrique, Scott Dann, and Gary Ka
Strong reinforcements such as Hill are slipping away; if you cannot enter the top four this season, then someone like Van Persie
The ace who is loyal but eager to participate in the Champions League may also be poached by a team that can provide Champions League opportunities and higher salaries after the season. If that happens, Arsenal may even be excluded.
The ranks of the Premier League's top teams.
Wenger himself once said in an interview with "L'Equipe" that he will evaluate his coaching performance at the end of this season and decide whether to stay on based on it. According to "L'Equipe", many British media
"The interview pointed out that if Wenger fails to lead Arsenal to the top four in the Premier League standings at the end of this season, he may "resign" due to the pressure of public opinion and his own guilt.
In order to avoid this "disaster" from happening, Arsenal needs to seize the last period of the transfer window and use a wave of targeted and courageous consecutive signings to strengthen the team's lineup, just like they did after losing to Manchester United last time.
Only in this way can Arsenal have enough confidence and capital to launch a strong impact on the top four in the Premier League in the next 16 rounds.
Arsenal lost 1-2 to Manchester United in a crucial match. The media revealed that the Gunners players targeted one person after the game. He was the Russian player Ashavin, and his future at Arsenal has been cast a shadow.
"Daily Mirror" stated that after losing, Asavin became the "number one public enemy" in the locker room, and many players were dissatisfied with his attitude on the court. In the game against Manchester United, Asavin replaced teenager Chamberlain.
, but the thirty-year-old Russian Tsar can no longer find his former glory.
The newspaper said that in the locker room, the players stayed for a long time and discussed the reasons for the loss. Some people angrily criticized Ashavin's performance since the season and questioned the Russian's unwillingness to come back to defend. In addition,
Ashavin was also asked to speak less to the Russian media because some of his criticisms of Arsenal could often be fed back to the UK and leave an impression on the team.
In this locker room discussion, Robin van Persie and Srzezny were the two loudest people who spoke the loudest. In the end, the players expressed that they would work harder in the future and strive to get out of the trough.
The "Daily Mirror" said that Ashavin's decline this season is very obvious. Arsenal may consider selling him before the transfer window closes, and Zenit St. Petersburg is very interested in buying back Ashavin. In public, the owner
Coach Arsene Wenger has been supporting Ashavin and hopes that he will regain his form, but the newspaper said that the professor has gradually lost patience with the Russian.
Parlor, the former Arsenal midfielder, believes that there is a problem with Ashavin's attitude. Arsenal should give Chamberlain more opportunities and abandon the Russian. Parlor said: "I don't like Ashavin."
"During the game, Ashavin looked listless and didn't seem interested in playing football. I don't know if this is because he didn't get many opportunities or didn't play enough time. I don't know what the situation is like in the team, but the sooner Asavin leaves the team,
, the better for Arsenal, maybe the better for himself. He must feel frustrated now that he cannot play in the main team. Even if he gets opportunities on the court, he cannot grasp them. He was substituted against Manchester United and seemed to have no interest in the game.
I wouldn't have put him on, but I'm not the head coach."
"Chamberlain is very good and completely different. I met Henry after the game and he told me that Chamberlain is different. For Arsenal and England, he is a future talent that can be looked forward to."
The good news for Arsenal is that Henry and Arteta are about to return and can participate in Sunday's FA Cup match against Aston Villa. The two missed the game against Manchester United due to injuries, and Henry's injury is not harmful.
However, his physical fitness is not 100%, so Wenger decided to give him a rest. Arteta has a calf injury, but he should be able to play this weekend. In addition, full-backs Sagna and Gibbs are expected to resume training this week.
, but Wilshere still needs to continue to recuperate.
Manchester United's next league opponent, Stoke City, is a veritable "City in the Sky." The average height of the Stoke City team is 1.87 meters, making it the team with the highest average altitude in the Premier League. There are 9 players in the team that are this tall.
Reaching 190+, don’t forget the terrifying “Drap Grenade”.
In the context of the popularity of ground technology throughout Europe, Stoke City went in the opposite direction and engaged in "high-altitude bombing". It can definitely be said to be a strange flower in the European arena.
Against Stoke City, who play a simple and rough style, the more experienced Lindegaard may be a better choice than the thin De Gea, but it can be said that you are afraid of what comes. Lindegaard is in
The injury left the field during training, which means that De Gea will face a series of tests from Stoke City tonight.
According to reports from the "Daily Mail", "Daily Telegraph", "The Sun" and other British media, Lindegaard injured his ankle during training and screamed on the spot. The Manchester United team doctor was worried about Lindegaard's injury.
After reaching the ankle ligament, they put a protective boot on the Dane's right foot, and Lindegaard returned home from the Carrington training base with the support of crutches.
No matter how reluctant De Gea is to face Stoke City, he must replace Lindegaard to guard the goal for Manchester United tonight. The latter may even miss Manchester United's consecutive Premier League devilish schedules against Chelsea and Liverpool due to injury. The young
Whether the Spaniard can get over his poor performance and overcome his own demons will be a highlight of this game.
In Manchester United's 1-2 loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup, the Red Army developed a novel corner kick tactic to target De Gea's weakness in handling high-altitude balls. Carroll, Skrtel, and Martin Kelly
De Gea puts up a line in front of him at rugby match
The human wall that can only be seen in the center blocked the Spaniard's attack route, allowing Agger to easily header the goal. After the game, De Gea was criticized by the media and has been criticizing Ferguson's emphasis on young people.
Former captain Roy Keane
Severely criticized the Red Devils' top bidder De Gea in the last summer transfer window. He even believed that Manchester United is likely to lose to the goalkeeper this season: "De Gea looks a bit nervous. If you have a timid goalkeeper, then
He will affect the whole team
The performance of the team. You can think back to the days when Manchester United had Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar, they were the key to the team winning the league title. Joe Hart looks to be exerting a favorable influence on Manchester City, and the goalkeeper may be the deciding factor between the two.
That’s the difference between a good team and a good team.”
Since Manchester United's humiliating 2-3 loss to Blackburn at home on New Year's Eve, De Gea has been replaced by Ancelotti in the starting lineup. This is a big blow to the young man's self-confidence, but he has always been good at cultivating him.
Ancelotti, a young player, still chose to give De Gea a chance in the focus battle with Liverpool, although De Gea did not give his best performance.
But Ancelotti still supported the Spaniard. He said in an interview with the Mirror: "We all know that De Gea has little experience in the Premier League and he is slowly adapting. De Gea is only 21 years old.
For him, we have to take a longer view. In recent games, we need more experienced goalkeepers, so I chose to start Lindegaard."
Now that the Dane is injured and unable to play, Anshuai can only support De Gea unconditionally. In the previous confrontation between the two teams, De Gea performed very well and helped Manchester United get 1 point in the away game. Maybe in the first round
His performance can give him some confidence. Manchester United is no longer allowed to make any mistakes in the process of chasing the leader Manchester City, especially in the goalkeeper position. It is no exaggeration to say that Manchester United's game against Stoke City will be
This is De Gea's redemption game.
However, the opponent Stoke City did not intend to give up this good opportunity to score points in the away game. Shawcross, who has played for the Manchester United youth training camp for 6 years, said in an interview with the Mirror: "Visiting to Old Trafford
, we are just unknown, but we hope to strive for 1 point. Our record against Manchester United (7 games, 6 losses and 1 draw) is not good, but we once drew with Liverpool away from home, and I hope we can also do it at Old Trafford.
Can do this.”
Facing fierce opponents, the Red Devils need to be ready to meet the challenge. Lindegaard's injury has increased the injury list of Manchester United's first team to 12 people. The only good news is that Ferdinand can already play. According to "Mirror"
"Revealed that Ferdinand's back injury has just recovered. He sat on the bench in the game against Liverpool and is likely to make his debut in tonight's game.
The winter transfer window is about to close. Although the team is currently full of injuries, Manchester United is still unable to make a move in the transfer market. The renewal of midfield star Ravel Morrison, who had previously caused transfer rumors,
There is still no progress in contract negotiations. According to the "Daily Mail" report, Allardyce, the head coach of the English Championship team West Ham United, is very keen to sign Morrison, and West Ham United is trying to persuade Manchester United to release him.
