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Chapter 430: Completely convinced!

4:2.

This is the final score between Manchester United and Stoke City in the second round of the Premier League No. 20.

The Times reported on the match that day.

"Although the result seems to be that Manchester United has a clear advantage, anyone who has watched the game knows that the process is tortuous.

"There was even a moment when United's morale plummeted.

“But fortunately, their hero took action.

"Xia stood up when the opponent was tied 2-2.

"It only took 1 minute for him to score another goal and help the team lead the score again.

"And the assist in the final stage of the game helped Ibrahimovic seal the victory.

“In the end, we won the game 4-2 without any danger.

"Compared to Pogba who had a sudden flash of inspiration in the first half,

"Xia is the real man of Manchester United.
“His performance was so solid!

"It's a pity that with Xia's current strength, he can only play in the Europa League this season.

"I can't wait to see Manchester United return to the Champions League next season!"

As a non-local media, it is rare for Xia Xing to be praised like this.

It is enough to see Xia Xing's outstanding performance and Manchester United's wonderful performance.

Although he was distracted at the beginning of the second half, Mourinho still praised the team's performance.

In addition to the regular holiday on January 1 after the game, he also took an extra half-day off to let everyone have a good rest.

The players are in a good mood.

After this game, Manchester United will play two cup games.

One EFL Cup semi-final second leg and one FA Cup fourth round match.

The two games were held within four days, so the time was tight.

But after all, the opponent is not strong, and Mourinho doesn't care that much, so it is still a lineup of substitutes and young players.

Especially the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-final against Hull City on January 1 is no longer important.

Because of the 6-0 score in the first game, the second round had already lost its suspense.

In this game, Manchester United even sent most of their youth team players to get a feel for the game.

Neither Xia Xing nor Pogba played, and Manchester United's organizational responsibility was handed over to Spaniard Herrera.

Looking at Hull City again, this game is also full of substitutes, and there are many youth team players.

Their ideas are smart.

After falling behind by six goals in the first round, it was impossible to rely on this game to make a comeback.

Even if Manchester United comes on as a substitute, it is not something they can take lightly.

Even if it was possible to win, it was impossible to get a six-goal difference.

In the end, Manchester United, with an all-substitute lineup, defeated Hull City 2-0 and reached the EFL Cup final with a huge advantage of 8-0 on aggregate.

Their opponent in the final was Southampton.

This result means that they have almost won their first championship this season ahead of schedule.

It is worth mentioning that the Manchester United player who performed the best in this game was Romero.

As Manchester United's second goalkeeper and the main goalkeeper of the Argentina national team, Romero has been criticized since the moment he joined Manchester United.

Many people said that he wasted his talent and talents, just for the team he likes and came regardless of anything, even if he didn't have the main position.

But Romero has no regrets.

As a die-hard Manchester United fan, Romero is definitely one of the Manchester United players that Xia Xing admires the most.

Even if you are on the bench, you still have to stay at Manchester United. This is really true love.

But even as a substitute, Romero is often able to stage a wonderful play.

For example, in this game, the opponent had a lot of attacks, but Romero made high passes and low blocks to keep the goal.

After the game, even the "Manchester Evening News" published an article praising it.

"Manchester United is so lucky to have both the main goalkeeper of the Spanish national team and the main goalkeeper of the Argentine national team." And it's not over yet.

Three days later in the FA Cup match, Manchester United played away against Wigan Athletic.

In line with the principle of rotating substitutes in domestic cup competitions, Mourinho still arranged half of the substitutes.

This time Xia Xing got the opportunity to start, bringing several young people such as Lingard and Rashford as well as youth team players to appear together.

This game also ended 2-0. Xia Xing assisted Lingard with two assists and won smoothly.

This game was also a wonderful performance by Romero, trying to keep the goal.

In two consecutive domestic cup matches, Manchester United easily passed.

Next, they continue to compete in the Premier League.

Throughout February, Manchester United ushered in the urgent moment of the fourth-line battle.

February 2nd, the third round of the Premier League No. 2, against Hull City at home.

On February 2, the fourth round of the Premier League No. 6, they faced Leicester City at home.

On February 2th, the Premier League No.11 played against Watford at home in the fifth round.

On February 2, the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals was played at home against Saint-Etienne.

On February 2, in the fifth round of the FA Cup, they played away to Blackburn Rovers.

On February 2, the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals was played away against Saint-Etienne.

On February 2, Premier League No. 26 played away to Manchester City in the sixth round.

On March 3, the EFL Cup final was played against Southampton.

In less than 30 days, there are eight games and many heavyweight contests.

Mourinho is under a lot of pressure.

Fortunately, there is a buffer. There are three Premier League games in early February to adjust the team's physical fitness and condition.

Face the Europa League opponents, city rivals and EFL Cup finals with a better mental outlook.

On February 2, Old Trafford welcomed Hull City again.

From January 1 to February 11, Manchester United has met Hull City three times in a row.

All a little annoyed.

And he also won money.

The two semi-finals of the English League Cup were 6-0 and 2-0.

Now we meet again in the Premier League.

Recalling the first half, Pogba was sent off against Hull City. Manchester United was 10 against 11, and finally relied on Xia Xing's goal to get through.

Things are different now. Manchester United is already far ahead in the league, and Hull City is simply not good enough.

After Manchester United took a break from two domestic cup matches, their main players' physical recovery was in good condition.

In this game, all the main players appeared again.

Can Hull City withstand such Manchester United?

The answer is naturally no!

As soon as the game started, Manchester United quickly opened up the situation.

It was Xia Xing's possession of the ball on the left side again, calmly crossing the ball diagonally in the middle!

Pogba quickly followed up and shot from 30 meters away from the goal!

The ball blasted into the upper right corner of the goal!
1 is better than 0!

Manchester United scored first!
Immediately afterwards, Pogba also sent a wonderful assist.

The goal was scored, and Ibrahimovic headed the ball back!
The ball landed in the net!

2 is better than 0!

In the second half, the game changed sides again, this time it was Rooney's curved shot from outside the penalty area!
The ball bypassed the goalkeeper's fingers and inserted into the net!
3 is better than 0!

In the end, Manchester United defeated Hull City with three goals!
Facing Manchester United in a row, Hull City conceded 11 goals in three games!
They were completely defeated!

(End of this chapter)