I Am Really the Savior of the Red Devils

Chapter 53: FA Cup vs. Gunners

   At the last minute, Manchester United was lucky to take three points from Newcastle, allowing them to continue to remain at the top of the standings.

   At present, the situation in the Premier League is relatively clear. Manchester United, who scored 66 points in 28 rounds, and Chelsea, who scored 63 points in one round, are the most powerful challengers to the Premier League championship this season.

   Behind these two teams, Manchester City, who scored 58 points in 28 rounds, and Arsenal, who scored 54 points in 28 rounds, quietly rose to fourth place. It is indeed a madman. And scored 51 points in 28 rounds, it is also Liverpool, which rises silently to fifth in the standings, and constitutes the fourth legion of the league.

   As for the previous super dark horse Southampton, it has now fallen to 6th, with only 49 points. Although it is not far behind Arsenal and Liverpool, it is very unlikely to fight for four.

   Then there is Tottenham. At present, Bai Lily has only scored 47 points in the 27th round of the league. It is also difficult to steal a Champions League ticket from Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool.

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   Facing the upcoming FA Cup opponent, Ye Su's face was full of wry smiles.

   In the FA Cup this season, Manchester United has been a better sign, and it is a weak opponent of the Chinese League A and even the League B. Despite the away game, Manchester United also advanced smoothly.

   However, when Manchester United entered the quarter-finals, this kind of luck was suddenly gone, and the gunner Arsenal was drawn.

   Although Manchester United has an absolute advantage against Arsenal in the Premier League, in the FA Cup, Manchester United has an unspeakable advantage against Arsenal.

   The two England giants are also the most successful teams in the FA Cup. At present, both teams have won 11 FA Cup championships, tied for the most FA Cup wins, and are also the only teams in the FA Cup history to win more than 10 times in the 143-year history of the FA Cup.

This year, the eight teams that have entered the FA Cup quarter-finals are also recognized as the strongest. The other teams are Liverpool, Villa, West Brom, Blackburn, Bradford and Reading. Obviously not as good as these two teams.

   And the draw against the FA Cup quarterfinals is also very interesting. The strongest Manchester United faced their strongest rivals Arsenal, Villa and West Brom were drawn together, and Liverpool faced Blackburn in the middle of the English Championship, the weakest England. The champion and relegation team Reading is fighting against Bradford, the only League One team in the quarterfinals.

   The whole world knows that the FA draws are never shady, just so blatant.

   And before the Manchester United and Arsenal game began, the other three games also had results. Villa deep in the relegation zone cleanly cut the bloomers West Brom down at Villa Park 2:0. Evenly matched Bradford and Reading scored a goalless draw. Liverpool also played against the violence at Anfield. With a 0:0 tie, these four teams will rematch.

   Now, it is finally the turn of Manchester United and Arsenal to have a strong dialogue.

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   No British team cares about the FA Cup. Although Ye Su is a rookie in the Premier League coach, he knows it well. What's more, he did not intend to give up the championship trophy of the oldest cup in the history of human football.

   Therefore, even though Manchester United will usher in the first eighth round of the UEFA Champions League at home and Roma in three days, Ye Su will still play the best in this game.

De Gea is the goalkeeper and defender. Luke Shaw, Maguire, Van Dyke and Kyle Walker, who had been on a rotation at St. James's Park before, all started, while Kanter played the role as the defensive midfielder. Deb Launet and Mata serve as double midfielders, and Vardy, Rooney and Bruno Fernandez team up as strikers.

   At home, Ye Su intends to defeat Arsenal with an attack, and does not want to go to the away game to rematch with the Gunners.

   For the Arsenal team, Gabriel was absent due to a hamstring injury, Szesny and Monreal recovered from the injury and returned to the starting lineup, and Welbeck returned to the Dream Theater to shake the former owner.

This game is the 220th match between the two clubs. Before this, Manchester United had a slight advantage with 93 wins, 48 ​​draws and 78 losses. However, in the last 8 moves, Arsenal have 2 draws and 6 losses without a win. The Gunners In the last 15 times against the Red Devils, there was only 1 win; and in the 14 FA Cup against Manchester United, 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses also had the upper hand. In the last 2 times, Manchester United eliminated Arsenal. Including the last time the top eight gunners were eliminated in the 2010-2011 season 0:2.

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  Although Ye Su put out all his strength, he wanted to finish his work and win Arsenal at home. But football matches are so mysterious, many things will not be carried out according to people's subjective wishes.

   As soon as the whistle was blown in the first half of the game, Arsenal's first attack almost knocked on Manchester United's goal.

   Arsenal's fast pass in the midfield put Manchester United's defense into a dilemma in an instant. Kanter, a single midfielder, can take care of the right but not the left. Chilean football king Sanchez took advantage of Kanter's missed defense and got a shot after the left rib broke through Mata's defense.

   However, fortunately, Manchester United's back line performed very well, Van Dyke flew to block Sanchez's shot. When Sanchez grabbed the ball and shot again, De Gea, who was already prepared, saved the ball.

Manchester United, who was sapped by Arsenal at the beginning of the game, quickly woke up, stabilized the position on the field, and immediately launched a counterattack. Vardy's assault on the left caused Arsenal right-back Bellerin to play only 4 in the game. Get the first yellow card in the game in minutes.

  Because the two teams are playing offensive football, the court quickly enters a state where you come and go, offensive and defensive, and the rhythm of the game is also very fast.

   In the 24th minute, Manchester United almost broke the Arsenal goal. De Bruyne suddenly sent the ball behind him and found Vardy, who was successful against offside. Vardy went to the meeting solo and drove the ball straight to the goal. However, Vardy was slightly delayed by Szesny, and when he passed the Polish goalkeeper before shooting, Mertesacker had already rushed to the goal, showing his brave performance to clear Vardy's shot.

   Manchester United failed to score a goal. Instead, Arsenal broke the goal guarded by De Gea in the next attack.

In the 25th minute, Goldfisheye crossed the low ball from the left, Chamberlain dribbled the ball continuously in the arc of the penalty area to the left gap, and Monreal calmly hit the close corner with his left foot at 7 meters without interference. Score a goal to help Arsenal take the lead.

   However, Manchester United is definitely not a good stubble, equalizing the score after just 3 minutes.

   In the 29th minute, Bruno Fernandez received a pass from De Bruyne and crossed with his left foot on the right rib. Koscielny leaked the top and Rooney scored with a header at 9 meters to tie the score to 1:1.

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   In the middle of the game, the situation on the court gradually fell into a deadlock. For the two teams that had attacked for half an hour before, the players were a little tired and needed some adjustments.

   But after 10 minutes of flat time passed and the game entered the last five minutes of the first half, Manchester United launched another offensive, hoping to reverse the score before entering the intermission.

   In the 41st minute, Rooney, who pulled out of the penalty area, received a pass from De Bruyne and suddenly sent a wonderful pass that completely penetrated Arsenal's defense.

   Vardy is like an agile fox. He walked around the Arsenal defender like a ghost, got Rooney's pass, and formed a single-handedly facing Szczesny.

   This time, Vardy did not hesitate anymore, facing Szczesny's attack, he decisively took a low shot at the bottom right corner of the goal.

   At this time, there is no second Mertesacker in front of Arsenal~www.ltnovel.com~ Their goal is undoubtedly penetrated by Vardy's shot.

   2:1, Manchester United overtook the score!

   Two minutes later, Manchester United, who made a comeback, almost extended the lead again. But Bruno Fernandez shot from the right from a small angle and was blocked by Szesny.

After   , De Blau's long-range shots in the periphery are not very threatening.

   In the first half of the game, Manchester United led Arsenal 2:1 into the halftime break.

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   After the start of the second half, behind Arsenal stepped up their offense. But they have not been able to score a goal to tie the score, but winger Chamberlain was unsuccessful in a breakthrough Kyle Walker, his leg muscles were strained. Wenger could only shook his head and replaced Chamberlain with Ramsey.

   Manchester United expanded the score in the 64th minute. Rooney took a left corner kick, Vardy nodded before and then touched, Bruno Fernandez in the center suddenly jumped forward and jumped high between the two Arsenal defenders, headed the goal, and the ball went straight to the far corner of the goal. , Szesny can only watch the ball fly into the goal he guards.

   3:1, Manchester United sealed the victory.

   In the subsequent game, although Arsenal launched a Jedi counterattack, they were ultimately unable to break Manchester United's city.

   In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Arsenal almost pulled back. Goldfisheye can choose to pass when shooting in the penalty area. Sanchez shot from a small angle from the left and was blocked by De Gea. Arsenal missed the final chance to score and could only lose 1:3. Old Trafford.

   Manchester United have also been able to reach the FA Cup semi-finals this season. In the subsequent draw, their opponent will be the replacement winner between Bradford and Reading.

   It can be said that Manchester United has half-footed into this year's FA Cup final.

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