Chapter 769 The key goal
Watching Xia Xing and Pogba passing shots to each other on the field, Solskjaer felt extremely emotional.
These two players are the two most talented players he has ever coached, bar none.
If they can form a true duo, United will definitely take off.
But unfortunately, the two are completely unable to get along.
This is not Xia Xing's problem, but Pogba's problem.
No way.
It is already very good to be able to achieve the current situation.
Let’s finish this season first.
It's hard to say how to deal with the future...
Manchester United led by two goals in the first half, and they played more easily in the second half.
Solskjaer saw that the team was in good shape and simply replaced Xia Xing.
After all, the intensive schedule cannot keep Xia Xing working so hard.
Especially during the current epidemic period, higher demands are placed on the bodies of all players.
Even though Xia Xing repeatedly stated that his physical fitness was fine, Solskjaer did not agree to let him play 90 minutes in every game.
Xia Xing came off the field, and Zhong Taxi took the left forward position.
Although Zhong Taxi is also very positive, he is completely different from Xia Xing.
Two consecutive attacks were disrupted by the opponent and even counterattacked.
After the start of the second half, Aston Villa was not without any chances.
Their two consecutive fast breaks posed a great threat to De Gea.
Now, after Tahith Chong lost the ball, their offense picked up again.
Grealish, the No. 10 core player, quickly rushed through the midfield with the ball.
As the core player of Aston Villa, the 24-year-old Grealish has already attracted the attention of all Europe.
Even if the team performs poorly, it still cannot cover up his outstanding performance.
He has played almost all Premier League games this season and has scored 8 goals and provided assists.
This statistic already accounts for one-third of the team, which is quite excellent.
It is said that Manchester City has now written a check and wants to recruit this young man.
If he joins Manchester City, he will definitely get more performance opportunities and the future is promising.
At this time, Tassi lost the ball and the ball was at the feet of Grealish. He controlled the ball like a dance and passed McTominay.
25 meters away from the goal, Grealish suddenly took a low shot!
The shot was so sudden and the ball was so fast that De Gea couldn't react immediately!
By the time he took off, it was already too late!
The ball rolled into the net!
2 is better than 1!
Aston Villa gets a goal back!
They still have a chance!
The excited home fans cheered and cheered for their home team.
Solskjaer on the sidelines also hurriedly adjusted his tactics.
He asked Tahith Chong to drop back slightly and return to midfield.
You must know that Zhong Taxi is originally a midfielder. Solskjaer wanted to train his offensive ability, so he let him replace Xia Xing.
Now it seems that his offense still needs to be refined.
At this time, only Martial and James are left on the team's front line, and Pogba behind him is also slightly further back.
This time, Pogba did not raise any objection when he received the order to withdraw to assist defense.
He has received instructions from his agent Raiola - to spend this time honestly and wait until the transfer window opens.
When the time comes, he will move himself to teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Therefore, Pogba now not only has to stay honest and not cause trouble for himself, but also has to ensure his competitive status to the maximum extent and win the attention of other giants for himself.
After the goal, Aston Villa attacked quickly, and their continuous attacks made the Manchester United goal tremble.
However, due to Manchester United's backcourt defense, Aston Villa failed to score again.
In the 79th minute of the game, Manchester United also made a wonderful counterattack.
McTominay intercepted the opponent's pass and passed it to Pogba in front. Pogba passed James diagonally and then quickly moved forward!
As soon as James catches the ball, the opponent's defensive power comes up instantly!
Everyone knows that James is extremely fast and must not be allowed to rush forward!
But due to a defensive tilt, Aston Villa once again lost its defense against Pogba.
James followed suit, passing the ball toward the penalty area just like Xia Xing did in the first half.
Pogba took off his foot at almost the same position, and the ball penetrated Reina's fingers again!
3 is better than 1!
Manchester United expands its lead again!
Pogba scored twice!
The excited Pogba stood there with his hands pointing to the sky, enjoying the joy of scoring.
Teammates rushed to hug him and surrounded him.
At this moment, Pogba was extremely emotional.
It would be great if I could do this in every game.
But unfortunately, the team already has that annoying core player.
Oh, it's so annoying...
After conceding the ball again, Aston Villa no longer had the fighting spirit to score.
In the end, they lost the game 1-3 and were still hovering near the relegation zone.
Their road to relegation remains difficult this season.
Won a big game and now United are up the rankings.
Already two points ahead of Chelsea and ranked third in the league.
Although there is no hope of competing for the championship, it is still good to be more secure in the top four positions.
But the third place position is not so easy to sit on.
Four days later, Manchester United met Southampton in the 35th round of the Premier League.
They failed to win this game.
A 2-2 draw caused them to once again lose the third place in the league they had just won.
Southampton is in good form this season and is currently ranked eighth, still 5 points behind Tottenham in sixth place.
With three games left, they still have a chance.
So even if the opponent is Manchester United, they still fight hard to win.
In the 22nd minute of the game, 30-year-old midfielder Romeu scored the first goal.
During a midfield scramble, Romeu suddenly moved forward with the ball!
Extremely fast, disrupting Manchester United's defense!
On the penalty area line, he kicked low and shot!
The ball hits the net!
1 is better than 0!
Southampton scores first!
But soon, Manchester United returned the favor.
Xia Xing was 34 meters away from the goal and fired a shot that blasted away the net!
1 is better than 1!
Manchester United equalized the score!
But this score did not last long.
Four minutes later, the 25-year-old supernova Hojbjerg also fired a sudden shot with a cold arrow!
The ball hit our defender and bounced into the net!
2 is better than 1!
Manchester United falls behind again!
For the next period of time, the two sides continued to struggle in the midfield, but they were never able to score.
It wasn't until the second minute of stoppage time in the second half that Xia Xing took a corner kick and went straight into the penalty area.
Ighalo's header was destroyed by the opponent's defender and flew outside the penalty area.
And Pogba appeared exactly where the ball landed!
Facing the falling ball, Pogba didn't stop the ball and directly volleyed!
The ball crashed into the net!
2 is better than 2!
Manchester United scored a stunning goal!
This goal is so crucial! (End of chapter)
