Manchester United defeated Queens Park Rangers 3-1 at home. McGee broke the deadlock, and Evans, Fletcher and Hernandez scored 3 goals to help Manchester United reverse the league for the sixth time this season.
Manchester United won its 6th game in the past 7 rounds, temporarily surpassing Manchester City by 2 points and returning to the top of the list. Queens Park Rangers, who have not won so far this season, suffered 3 consecutive losses and continued to be at the bottom.
As a Manchester United fan, you will never forget Darren Fletcher. In 10 seasons with the Red Devils, he has not been identified as the absolute main player in a season. He has played nearly 200 league games and has yet to score 20 goals.
But his never-extinguishing fire of fighting spirit, long-term patience and persistence after encountering misfortune in life deeply moved every fan who cared about his fate.
When he retired from the game last season due to ulcerative colitis in December, almost everyone thought that Fletcher would retire and bid farewell to Manchester United and Scotland. But in the new season, the tough man not only did not take off his shirt, but instead used a game to
A wonderful match inspired too many fans to applaud him, and now Fletcher scored another goal in his first league game of the season, scoring again in his life after 368 days!
Goals are very common for English midfielders like Fletcher, and they are also the most violent ones: a high-jumping header that hits hard, and it is a fierce headbutt between two equally tall opponent defenders.
, the most outrageous way on the football field and the most exciting way for fans to have adrenaline surge.
After scoring the goal, Fletcher ran to the side of the field as fast as possible, raised his arms and pointed at the fans. We all heard him roaring: Old Trafford, I will not leave, I will continue.
Goal!
Such a scene, you can't help but think of the most exciting game in the past 20 years selected by the Premier League official: Manchester United defeated Manchester City 4-3 on September 20, 2009. The then super striker Fletcher scored twice to equalize the score.
All with headers, Sugar
It seems that the Lan people's iron head is used to overturn the opponent at important moments! Fletcher's eyes seemed to be a little wet after scoring. After all, he had been waiting for this day for too long. More than 70,000 spectators at the scene were excited.
Standing ovation, some fans were even moved to tears!
Remember his last goal before this one?
Against Benfica on November 22, 2011, Fletcher scored a goal with two consecutive shots. However, because the opponent Pablo Aimar scored another goal in the shortest time and finally equalized, it seemed of little significance in retrospect.
.And only today's go-ahead goal, which helped the team finally seal the victory, would make both him and the fans give the loudest cheers in their hearts! Weleback (welcome back) is what fans on Twitter are saying now.
Letcher's most used words.
Once upon a time, the club had already let Fletcher, who was on long-term medical leave, serve as the reserve team coach. Although it was temporary, it was obviously paving the way for the veteran's future life. However, the Edinburgh tough guy never gave up, "I know that always.
One day I will come back. I am only 28 years old and I have never thought about retiring." The vow he made a few months ago still echoed in his ears. Fletcher, who still looks a little thin now, finally announced his goal with a goal.
A triumphant official return.
After the game, Fletcher regained his composure and said: "The biggest significance of this goal is to help our team take the lead. This is the most exciting thing. It is nothing special for me personally. Of course I can come back and
It's good to score goals, but it's necessary to be in a winning team."
Ancelotti was full of praise for the indomitable warrior. He said: "I think everyone will be happy to see Darren's performance. It has been a long road back for him and that's what I am.
I used him twice in one week for the first time in the season, and he didn't let the team suffer a second defeat. Although I will rearrange the lineup against West Ham in midweek, he made a good enough contribution today."
Yes, Fletcher, who has enough physical strength to play consecutive games, has shown with his actions that this season, from being a substitute in the Champions League, to being the main player in the League Cup, and now starting in the league today, he relies on his true ability, not just on scoring goals.
Audience. In today's game, as a defensive midfielder, his running and physical confrontation were no different from those of the previous year. He also made 3 successful interceptions in different forms and 2 successful clearances, especially the data of all 5 successful aerial challenges.
, has shown that Fletcher's ability to defend the defensive midfielder has not diminished.
In the past, Fletcher, like O'Shea, was a jack-of-all-trades who filled in wherever the team was short of players. Now, he has gradually been transformed from a right-winger into a defensive midfielder. It only took him six games this season to become a defensive midfielder.
Having reaffirmed his status, with players like this around, Ancelotti's ease of using troops on multiple fronts will obviously be greatly enhanced.
Fletcher has currently played more than 300 regular-season games (308 games) with Manchester United, and is approaching 200 league games (198 games). There is no doubt that when his league appearances reach 200 games, he will be greeted by,
There will be thunderous applause and sincere praise like today.
It was Li Yu who provided the assist for Fletcher. Manchester United's No. 9 is becoming more and more fond of instigating attacks.
In the next round against West Ham, Li Yu did the same thing, but this time it was Van Persie who benefited.
If outstanding Dutch forwards such as Bergkamp, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Hasselbaink have used their performances to build a classic in the Premier League, then there is no doubt that Robin van Persie is the one who inherits this classic in this world-Nine
When Robin van Persie first entered the Premier League and joined Arsenal two years ago, he was regarded as the natural successor of "Ice Prince" Bergkamp; when "General Van Persie" who has gradually matured this season switched to Manchester United, he was regarded as the natural successor of "Ice Prince" Bergkamp.
He took Fanny's gun.
In Manchester United's home game against West Ham today, Van Persie used the moment when he scored the only goal of the game to pay tribute to Bergkamp and Ruud van Nistelrooy.
After the referee blew the opening whistle for the first half, Manchester United, who took the first kick, immediately launched an attack. After continuous passes in the midfield, Manchester United No. 9 Li Yu suddenly passed the ball straight to Robin van Persie at the front of the penalty area, and just before
At this time, the Dutchman, who had his back to West Ham's defense, made an action that made all the spectators applaud: he flicked the ball, then quickly turned around and suddenly broke through the defender who was marking him!
This back-up pass is easily reminiscent of the classic created by Bergkamp against Newcastle 10 years ago. In today's game, Van Persie also converted the beautiful pass into a goal——
After completing the pass, he quickly took a shot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball hit the West Ham defender and deflected, creating a strange parabola, just bypassing West Ham goalkeeper Jaaskelainen and flying into the door.
It is worth mentioning that the moment the ball hit the net, the game only lasted 31 seconds. Among all the goals scored in the Premier League this season, no other goal came faster than this goal!
In fact, the 31 seconds tied the record for the fastest goal scored by Manchester United in the Premier League for more than ten years in this century, and it was Van Persie's double senior in Manchester United and the Dutch team Ruud Ruud van Nistelrooy who set this record - the 2001-02 season.
Van Nistelrooy once scored a goal against Southampton in the 31st second of the game!
Although this goal is fast, it can only be regarded as the fastest in this century. You must know that in a Premier League match between Manchester United and Southampton in 1995, Giggs scored in the first 15 seconds, creating the fastest goal in the history of Manchester United in the Premier League.
's goal.
From this point of view, even though he is a new arrival, Van Persie is already well versed in Manchester United's tradition of "quick decisions". And the entire process of his adaptation to Manchester United can definitely be regarded as "quick decisions". Ruud van Nistelrooy, who had just joined Manchester United that year, has already
He is regarded as a model of plug-and-play, and as his junior, Van Persie's performance in his first season at Manchester United has been outstanding enough so far.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, who had just joined Manchester United that year, has been regarded as a model of plug-and-play, and as his junior, Van Persie's performance in his first season at Manchester United has even been a bit better than the old one - and after all, Ruud van Nistelrooy
He is a pure shooter. In Van Nistelrooy's first season with Manchester United, he scored 11 goals in the first 14 Premier League games and gave no assists. However, as an all-round striker, Van Persie
He will often play for his teammates. In his 14 Premier League appearances this season, in addition to scoring 9 goals, Van Persie also sent 4 assists in the Premier League this season, which means that he has a total of 14 games.
Made 13 goals, more than Ruud van Nistelrooy's 11!
In a recent interview with the Mirror, Van Nistelrooy also expressed his belief that Van Persie will achieve great success at Manchester United: "Van Persie is currently proving himself. He has made a difference in the results of many games. I think he has adapted well at Manchester United.
Very good, if he can keep performing like this all season, then I think Manchester United can win the Premier League trophy. I played with him in the national team and I knew his quality at that time. Robin van Persie still has
There is room for improvement, but I am happy to see his current performance. He has integrated into Manchester United's tactical system. He is everywhere and completes the final blow very well, which makes him special."
It is worth noting that Van Persie highly praised his strike partner, "Lee is a very talented player. He can do many things you can't think of in the game. When I arrived at the new club, he gave me the greatest help.
Please don’t question him anymore. When a goal is needed, he is more capable than anyone else in ending the game!"
The two Manchester United strikers complement each other, which is definitely a good thing.
Facts have proved that the good cooperation between the two also allows Manchester United to perform good shows again and again!
It's Van Persie again! His winning goal rewritten the score to 4-3, allowing the Red Devils to escape the goal battle with Reading and lead the standings with a 3-point advantage. More importantly, it was exactly
It was LVP's goal that allowed Manchester United to trample their rivals in the same city and welcome next weekend's Manchester Derby as the leader.
Before the game, head coach Carlo Ancelotti said that Van Persie is Manchester United's number one star, and the original "hero" Li Yu must get used to being Van Persie's "deputy" to assist the Dutch in attacking the city. Ancelotti said this
The arrangement is not unreasonable. Van Persie's running position is excellent, his left and right foot shots are quite accurate, and his ball control and passing skills are superb. Such a player serves as the core of Manchester United and is simply even more powerful.
Although they fell behind by 1 goal in the first 8 minutes of the game, the Manchester United players did not regret themselves and were actively looking for scoring opportunities. Robin van Persie was the first to bear the brunt, using his excellent passing skills and ghostly running positions to create good opportunities for his teammates. The first
In the 15th minute, Van Persie controlled the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and used his back heel to hit a through ball in a subtle and subtle way. Mata, who understood the situation well, stepped in at high speed and faced the goal.
If it weren't for the Reading defender's desperate tackle, Van Persie might have received an assist at this time.
In the 30th minute, Li Yu's push rewritten the score to 3-3, helping Manchester United equalize the score for the second time. Looking back at this goal, if it weren't for Robin van Persie's timely forward pressure, it attracted the attention of Reading's two central defenders.
, Li Yu probably won’t get an unguarded opportunity and easily scored twice.
In the 34th minute, Van Persie personally completed the fatal blow. This goal fully demonstrated Van Persie's excellent striker sense and superb ball control skills.
At that time, Carrick's pass was rushing and urgent. Li Yu, who was acting as a transfer station, just tapped with his heel, which did not change much strength and weight. However, Van Persie, who successfully countered offside, stopped the ball firmly at his feet and calmly
He took a low shot with his right foot and the ball hit the lower right corner of the goal.
After that, Van Persie had two good chances to score. Unfortunately, once he was wronged by the referee on the goal line, and the other time he missed the gift from the Reading goalkeeper and kicked the ball away when facing an empty goal. If these two goals could have been achieved,
If successfully recorded, the Dutchman who completed the hat trick will surpass Swansea's Michu and Liverpool's Suarez and lead the scorer list alone.
The league has reached the 15th round. Van Persie, who has become the team's top scorer, has scored 10 goals, 4 assists, and an own goal, 15 goals in 15 games!
Accounting for 40% of Manchester United's total league goals of 37! Compared with 15 goals in 15 games compared to 50 million Mr. Torres's 4 goals, 1 assist and 5 goals, Van Persie's data is three times that of the Spaniard!
Although it is slightly inferior to the 14 goals in 15 rounds in the same period last season, considering that last season, Van Persie worked with Arsenal teammates who have cooperated with him for many years, and it is only through years of tacit understanding that he can achieve such a solid result. This season, Robin Man has just integrated into a team.
It is not easy for a new team to have such an outstanding performance. And if General Fan's goals and assists are excluded, Manchester United will have 19 points less than it does now!
Without Van Persie's goal, Manchester United would not only be able to get only 1 point in this game, but I am afraid they would also not be able to win against Chelsea and Liverpool, their two powerful rivals, in the away game. They would also only be able to win against Fulham, Arsenal and West Ham at home.
If you can get 1 point, you will even be defeated by newly promoted Southampton!
In the battle against Reading, Manchester United and their opponents staged a goal battle with 7 goals in 34 minutes in the first half. In the end, the Red Devils almost won the game 4-3, surpassing their rivals in the same city by 3 points.
Continue to top the Premier League.
However, bad news came after the game. Spanish midfielder Mata, who scored the first goal for Manchester United in this campaign, will be sidelined for several weeks due to a hamstring injury and will definitely miss the Manchester derby this weekend.
Ancelotti confirmed this on Manchester United's official website: "Unfortunately, Mata injured his hamstring and will be sidelined for a few weeks. His recent performance has been very good and he just scored a beautiful goal today.
I was very frustrated with the injury."
This season, Mata performed very well, scoring a hat-trick of assists in the League Cup match against Chelsea, and in the game against Queens Park Rangers, he came on as a substitute to score the winner for Hernandez and Ancelo.
After the game, Ti praised Mata for changing the situation of the game. However, something unexpected happened. Mata had just won the main position with his outstanding performance, but fell down due to injury.
After winning this thrilling game, Manchester United has moved away from Manchester City, who were tied in this round, by 3 points. They will go to the Etihad Stadium in the next round. Manchester United, which has a 3-point lead, will have a certain psychological advantage.
Manchester United and Manchester City will face the final round of the Champions League group stage in mid-week. Manchester United has secured first place in the group in advance, while Manchester City has been eliminated. The only suspense is whether the Blue Moon Legion will have a chance to participate in the UEFA Cup.
When talking about the title rival Manchester City, Ancelotti did not forget to play a psychological game, saying that Manchester City will fight for the league title after being eliminated from the Champions League, but it also hid a big hidden danger. Previously, Milner and others
People had a quarrel with Mancini because of the lack of playing opportunities. Ancelotti's subtext was that there might be civil strife within the Manchester City team because of the lack of playing opportunities for substitute players.
Ancelotti said in an interview with Manchester United's official website: "I don't think losing is healthy for the club, although (exiting from the Champions League) can give you relatively sufficient physical fitness in the second half of the league, but on the other hand
On the other hand, how can you make every player happy if there are fewer games? Manchester City has already been eliminated from the League Cup. If they are also eliminated from the Champions League, it will be difficult to motivate the players if there are fewer game opportunities."
In the battle against Reading, Ancelotti replaced Rafael, who was not performing well, 30 minutes into the half. The Brazilian youngster was obviously dissatisfied when he came off the field and even refused to shake Ancelotti's extended hand. Although his subordinates "
"Bold", but Anshuai said that he would not impose any punishment on Rafael: "I let Smallin play to improve the height of the defense. Rafael was very disappointed to be replaced. He is our most important player this season."
One of the best players."
In recent games, Manchester United's new aid Kagawa has not performed satisfactorily. In Ancelotti's new diamond midfield formation, Kagawa has gradually lost his way. However, this top midfielder said in an interview with "The Sun"
Said: "As a player, you definitely want to play all the time. It never feels good to sit on the bench. I am not worried about playing in the diamond midfield. This formation is very good. I am a person who can play multiple positions, so I
I have no problem with the formation chosen by the coach."
