Chapter 64 Dragons and Tigers
In recent years, Manchester United's matches with Arsenal have even been higher than those between Manchester United and Liverpool.
Arsenal dominated the Premier League last season, while Manchester United fell into disarray for one season.
The encounter between the new king and the old king is destined to be a battle between dragons and tigers, and it is still unknown who will win.
It is impossible to look at this game from a normal perspective. Arsenal has 49 unbeaten in the league, and it may be more appropriate for Manchester United to end them.
Wenger was even a little fluttering before the game. He led the team here and even thought that Manchester United had already declined and was not afraid of it.
No wonder they think so. After all, in more than a year, no team could defeat them. They were almost invincible and had no opponents in the entire Premier League.
However, because of this, the fighting spirit of Manchester United players has also inspired the fighting spirit of fans in the stands.
Their appearance immediately attracted the booing of Manchester United fans, especially when reading the names of Vieira and Keon, the harsh booing could simply shake the stands.
"Hey, kill those bastards!"
"Shut them out!"
Manchester United fans were lying at the player's passage and shouted at Manchester United's players.
For every Manchester United fan, the game against Arsenal last year is still vivid in my mind.
Arsenal's starting lineup is extremely terrifying:
Goalkeeper: Lehman;
Defenders: Lauren, Campbell, Toure, Ashley Cole;
Midfielder: Lungberg, Vieira, Gilberto, Piret.
Forward: Borgkamp, Henry;
There are also Keeon, Edu, Reyes, and Virtod on the bench...
This is their main lineup that was invincible last season in the Premier League.
Manchester United is actually not bad. Except for captain Keane, who cannot play, all other main players have made it.
Goalkeeper: Howard;
Defenders: Heinzer, Sylvester, Ferdinand and Neville;
Midfielders: Giggs, Scholes, Fletcher and Ronaldo;
Forward: Fanny, Rooney.
On the bench were Dong Fangzhuo, Saha, Smith, Brown, etc.
But compared to Arsenal, it always feels that Manchester United is still a little worse. Many players still lack the game experience. Although players like Rooney, Ronaldo, and Fletcher have made small achievements, they still lack experience in the battle.
However, this season has been baptized by Chelsea and Liverpool, and I believe their performance should not be very poor.
Ferdinand became the captain of Manchester United. Without Keane, can they hold back the Arsenal gang? Especially the bandits led by Vieira.
Can the young Fletcher replace Keane?
Can the combination of Fanny and Rooney start a big killing?
Old Trafford fans have a lot of questions.
Arsenal doesn't have so many ideas.
Because they have the gun king Henry, it means the goal is not too far away.
They have Pire and Loneberg, and they can take off on two sides.
And with Vieira, there is a guarantee of defense.
These are all tempered after 49 unbeaten games.
So what about Manchester United?
Still press them to beat them!
So, as soon as the game started, Arsenal's offense was full of momentum! No matter whether its opponent was Manchester United or not!
Mercury's offense was overwhelming into Manchester United's penalty area, quickly suppressing Manchester United's two wings. Ronaldo and Giggs had to retreat to defend, and there was no chance to attack at all.
Scholes wanted to control the rhythm, but he was far from alone, and Fletcher completely exposed the disadvantage of being young and inexperienced.
Not everyone can afford this Arsenal team, even Manchester United has to consider it.
Loneberg and Pirey broke Neville and Heinzer on two sides.
Neville is a little better, Heinzer is running for him.
Pire's speed was not very fast, but his superb footwork skills made Hiinze dizzy and completely at a loss.
Fortunately, he had been abused by Ronaldo during training, and since then he can still grit his teeth and persevere without being completely thrown away by Pire.
The Old Trafford Stadium was silent, and every Manchester United fan's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
Arsenal is really scary!
Compared to last season, they seem to be even more terrifying this season.
Fortunately, even with such a terrifying continuous attack, the defense line led by Ferdinand has not yet allowed Arsenal to score.
But how long can this line of defense withstand? No one knows the answer.
During this period, no one thought about when Manchester United could score, but when Manchester United's goal was broken by Arsenal.
Gun King Henry cooperated with Borgkamp in front of Manchester United's penalty area. His existence was like a silver gun piercing straight into Manchester United's throat.
If you are stuck in your throat, it makes the entire Manchester United defense line very passive and uncomfortable.
Another Borgkamp is wandering around, and it seems that as long as there is a hint of carelessness, Manchester United's defense will collapse.
As a last resort, Manchester United's defensive movements gradually became bigger, while referee Riley's call was very relaxed.
Ferdinand was lucky that his foul was let go by referee Riley, avoiding the embarrassment of returning to the player's passage after 19 minutes.
On the Gunners' side, Gilberto's pass accurately found Lungberg who was sprinting forward. The Swede got the ball before the Manchester United goalkeeper, but the ball was cleared in the end. Riley behind him turned a blind eye and did not call Manchester United's foul.
Not long after, Gary Neville made a bad tackle against Borgkamp, but Riley still didn't take out the yellow card.
Wenger kept shaking his head on the sidelines to express his confusion, and even his steps under his feet became anxious.
Before the game, he praised the FA for choosing a wise referee, but this was not the case after the game began.
Manchester United tmd is clearly enjoying the treatment of home whistle! That's what he thinks.
Immediately afterwards, Ronaldo made a breakthrough in the middle and was tackled by Vieira. A conflict broke out between Ronaldo and Vieira immediately, and the two immediately became magnificent, but neither side took action.
Riley was finally surrounded by players on both sides. But he was obviously very experienced and easily resolved the conflict between the two sides.
But this is just on the surface. In fact, the two teams have been undercurrents and war can break out at any time.
Afterwards, Neville threw an outbound ball from the right, but Fanny's stopping power was too strong. At this time, Ashley Cole immediately grabbed it, and the Dutch accidentally kicked Cole's knee.
Grass!
On the side of Arsenal, almost all Arsenal players were scolding.
The smell of gunpowder between the two sides has escalated again!
As soon as Vieira shouted, she pulled her teammates to surround Fanny...
Finally found the opportunity to give Fanny some color!
Manchester United players' reaction was a bit slower. By the time they reacted, Van Nie was already surrounded by Vieira and the others!
"Go up!"
Dong Fangzhuo couldn't stand it anymore and really wanted to rush up from the bench. His teammates' performance was a bit shitty at this time!
He was bullied by Arsenals!
I definitely can't get on, I can only be anxious...
Ronaldo and Rooney are obviously not used to this kind of team battle. When Fanny was surrounded, they were the last one to go up.
Chapter completed!