Chapter 623 Rooney turns it on! Lu Xiaopang’s style of flying fairy from heaven!

After this game, the main players of the Southampton team had a day off.

After the holidays, the players returned to the Staplewood training ground on time to prepare for the FA Cup semi-finals.

On April 4, the Southampton team arrived in advance to check into the five-star hotel next to Wembley Stadium and adapt to the venue.

The head coaches of both sides also held a pre-match press conference.

Coach Ferguson emphasized in the pre-match press conference that he will do his best to bring Gu Ran to Manchester United at the end of this season.

Coach Adkins did not respond to Coach Ferguson's statement.

After all, everyone knows that after this season, when Southampton is officially promoted to the Premier League, Gu Ran will leave Southampton.

After all, Southampton is not a wealthy club and is not worthy of a world-class player like Gu Ran who can be compared with Messi and Ronaldo.

If Gu Ran wants to compete with Messi and Ronaldo, he must go to a truly wealthy club.

On April 4, the FA Cup semi-finals begin.

Southampton and Manchester United are also old rivals. The last time they met, Southampton looked very immature and had to adopt a steel-barrel defense. But this time, Southampton has made no secret of its offensive and counterattack intentions. .

Southampton adopted a full-court press from the beginning, denying Manchester United a chance to fly on both wings.

Giggs was also watched closely by Henderson and Van Dijk. At critical moments, Gu Ran and Mikel came to help defend.

In the first 30 minutes of the first half, the two sides played back and forth.

In the 33rd minute, after receiving Carrick's diagonal pass, Nani quickly broke into Southampton's penalty area.

Luke Xiao came up to intercept, but before he could touch Nani, Nani fell to the ground like a beautiful dog chewing mud.

The referee blew his whistle to interrupt the game. After asking the linesman, he decisively showed Nani a yellow card.

Nani's face was full of grievances, and his acting skills were on par with the Oscar winner.

But the referee ignored Nani's expression and insisted on the decision to flop.

The game continues.

In the 39th minute, Southampton stole the ball in the backcourt and Van Dijk passed the ball directly to Gu Ran.

Carrick stretched out his foot to tackle the ball to prevent Gu Ran from starting quickly.

But Gu Ran made a gorgeous Marseille spin, stopped the ball at the same time, and passed Carrick easily.

The Manchester United players quickly chased and blocked Gu Ran, but at this time it was already their physical window, and Gu Ran was at full speed, sprinting like crazy with the ball.

Gu Ran sprinted into Manchester United's penalty area. Vidic and Ferdinand came up at the same time to double-team Gu Ran.

Gu Ran made an extremely simple turn and dodged the double-team of two world-class defenders, Vidic and Ferdinand!

Vidic subconsciously reached out and grabbed Gu Ran's arm, pulling Gu Ran to the ground!

Gu Ran fell in the penalty area!

The referee blew the whistle!

The referee gave Vidic a red card! And awarded Southampton a penalty!
All the Red Devils fans at the scene burst into tears.

Vidic's role in Manchester United's defense is irreplaceable!
Vidic is sent off, and a black hole will appear in Manchester United's defense!
Manchester United's players surrounded the referee and begged for an appeal.

Coach Ferguson in the technical area on the sidelines also loudly put pressure on the referee.

However, the referee resisted the pressure and insisted on the red dot package.

Southampton fans are going crazy with joy!
It feels so good to be treated fairly by the referee.

Vidic took off his captain's armband, handed it to Ferdinand, then covered his face, shook his head, and walked off the court. Gu Ran stood at the penalty spot, glanced at the goal, and then kicked a spoon penalty, deceiving the goalkeeper and sending the ball into the net!
The score on the big screen at Wembley Stadium was immediately rewritten as Southampton 1:0 Manchester United.

Manchester United was one goal ahead with one less player on the field.

The situation is extremely unoptimistic for Manchester United.

It rained all night, and in the 44th minute, Gu Ran dribbled the ball in the backcourt again, eating three Manchester United players alive with his speed and body, and dribbling the ball straight into Manchester United's penalty area.

Manchester United's three defenders tightened their defense, but after Gu Ran attracted the three defenders, he spotted the space and quickly directed the ball to the weak area on the right side of the penalty area.

Salah stepped in from the back and easily pushed into the near corner of the goal.

Manchester United's goalkeeper made a diving save - unfortunately half a beat too late.

The football rolled into the net without any surprise.

The score on the big screen at Wembley Stadium was rewritten as Southampton 2:0 Manchester United.

After 4 minutes of injury time, the first half ended.

In the second half, Manchester United changed sides and fought again. Manchester United obviously adjusted their formation to be more compact. The two wings also played high balls and long passes.

Rooney and the dashing Berbatov were constantly looking for opportunities in the frontcourt. Rooney was running desperately, while Berbatov was constantly observing. On the surface, he was walking, but in fact he was waiting for opportunities to move.

Not long into the second half, Manchester United had a very good opportunity.

Carrick passed the ball to Nani. Nani pushed forward along the wing. When he encountered an interception, he immediately turned around and knocked it across. Rooney in the middle received the ball and drove the ball straight, while Berbatov quietly ran towards Southampton. The weak area of the Dayton team.

Rooney feinted and passed the ball to Berbatov.

Berbatov immediately started from a walking state at high speed and dribbled the ball straight into Southampton's penalty area.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Gu Ran sprinted back and stuck Berbatov's body, preventing Berbatov from taking an easy shot.

And Rudiger also stood up well. When Berbatov could only force a shot, Rudiger stretched out his long legs and blocked the ball from the baseline.

Manchester United won a corner kick.

This wave of offense also gave Red Devils fans hope.

Although Manchester United is missing one player on the field, the Red Devils spirit of never giving up still exists.

The corner kick was taken to the forward point. Nani stopped the ball and turned around to shoot.

The ball was hit high.

The game continues.

Southampton stepped up its full-court press against Manchester United and tried its best to consume Manchester United's physical energy.

Manchester United's players are generally older and have a tight schedule. They have to play in the Premier League and the Champions League, so their physical fitness and confrontation are their disadvantages.

The closer the game is to the end, the easier it is for something to happen.

Whoever has better physical fitness will be able to control the final moments of the game.

Southampton had a two-goal lead, so they naturally played steadily and did not rush forward at all.

As time went on, Manchester United players became more and more anxious.

As a center, Rooney even retreated to the backcourt to ask for the ball.

In the 84th minute of the game, Rooney received Carrick's short pass in the backcourt and immediately sprinted with all his strength.

Before Salah came up to block the ball, Rooney was more than 60 meters away from the goal, sprinting at high speed and lobbing!
Lu Xiaopang’s style of flying fairy from heaven!
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(End of this chapter)