Chapter 2151 The unbeaten streak continues, Manchester United faces the most crucial battle!
"Shh!"
Just like Martial's equalizing goal in the previous game, the football hit the inside of the post hard and bounced into the goal!
"Goooooooooooal!!"
The commentator and more than 70,000 fans at the scene all jumped up...
This goal completely ignited Old Trafford!
After scoring the first goal, Ye Chen made two consecutive fatal passes.
Although there was still half time left in the game, Manchester United, who were three goals ahead, could be said to be invincible...
With the third goal, something was wrong with the spirit of the Chelsea players.
In fact, Chelsea's strength on paper is still very strong, but the successive setbacks have dealt a heavy blow to their morale.
This is also the biggest reason why they were able to hold on to Manchester United last season but are in a slump this season.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that a team with strong strength on paper will definitely win the game. Remember the third round of La Liga in the 2024-2025 season, Real Madrid played against Aspalmas.
Among them, Real Madrid, which signed Mbappe for free for 1.8 million euros, has a total value of 13.4 billion euros, while Aspalmas' total value is only 1 million euros. The starting lineup of Real Madrid is worth 7.65 million euros, while Aspalmas' starting lineup is only worth 6600 million euros.
Despite such a huge disparity, Real Madrid only ended up with a 1-1 draw, and the goal was scored by young player Guler.
The first half of the game officially ended. The Manchester United players were talking and laughing, while the Chelsea fans lowered their heads.
Even though people are saying that Manchester United is a tired team, isn’t Chelsea the same?
Moreover, with no hope of winning the league title, Chelsea has shifted its focus this year and put its attention on the Champions League.
So Chelsea players were prepared to lose this game.
In their opinion, as long as Manchester United can defeat all opponents indiscriminately, then their loss is the same as not losing!
Of course, for this Chelsea team, there are two most important tasks this season.
One, maintain the top four position.
Second, strive for the Champions League title.
That’s all…
Originally they wanted to compete for the League Cup title, but lost to Arsenal in two rounds and stopped in the semi-finals!
The short 15 minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
Conte also noticed that the players' mental state was not right, but is this the reason for the loss?
As a head coach with a hot temper, he made a substitution directly, replacing Hazard with Pedro!
When playing against weaker teams, Hazard can still rely on the back line to hold the game even if he doesn’t defend.
But against a strong team like Manchester United, if one person fails to defend, the whole team will be affected...
Hazard sat on the bench wearing a down jacket, looking very unhappy.
Although his physical fitness is indeed not very good, if he is replaced when the team is falling behind, does Chelsea still want to win?
However, what made him feel relieved was that Manchester United also replaced Ronaldo.
C Ronaldo, who scored a goal in the first half, retired successfully.
There is no way out. In four days we will be visiting Wembley to compete with Arsenal for the League Cup championship.
Ancelotti is still very cautious in using Ronaldo.
Although Ronaldo emphasized his great physical fitness, Ancelotti maintained his authority in the Manchester United locker room.
At this time, Manchester United's performance was good and Ronaldo was very obedient.
After all, he is a Manchester United legend and cannot become a problem in the dressing room.
After replacing Hazard, Chelsea's attack became smoother.
But Lukaku is really not that good.
Pedro found him several times with crosses from the wing, but his heading skills were really bad.
There was no threat at all.
On the contrary, Ye Chen, after returning to the forward position, also created killing opportunities many times.
57 minutes 35 seconds.
The retreating Ye Chen received the pass from Modric.
Van Dijk was inseparable, which gave Ye Chen the opportunity to turn around and get rid of him!
After shaking off his former good brother, Ye Chen took advantage of the situation and rushed into the penalty area, shooting directly into the upper left corner with his right foot.
Want to catch Oblak by surprise.
But the ball was hit by the opponent's hand and flew over the crossbar...
73 minutes 10 seconds.
William made a fatal pass, and Lukaku pushed Maguire away and went to the meeting alone!
Just when he pushed the ball into the near corner, De Gea made a direct pass and also blocked the ball.
In the 75th minute, Modric was replaced by McTominay, and Ye Chen was also replaced by Greenwood from the youth team.
Obviously, this is to save strength for the upcoming League Cup final.
The Manchester United fans at the scene stood up and applauded the players.
This game went surprisingly smoothly, which made them feel unreal.
But more of a joy.
Their unbeaten streak will continue...
Now they have only one goal, to surpass AC Milan and become the team with the longest unbeaten record in football!
Manchester United is now unbeaten in 58 games and will tie with AC Milan in the next game.
If they want to surpass AC Milan, they have to remain unbeaten against Liverpool at home...
Is there anything more satisfying than breaking a record?
Of course, it is to break the record by stepping on the corpse of the mortal enemy!
Countless fans have begun to look forward to it...
Manchester United's defense, which replaced three main players, also suffered a series of shocks.
Lukaku, who was performing poorly, was also replaced by the sloppy Morata!
82 minutes 19 seconds.
Morata forced a kick under the double-team of Maguire and Smalling, and the football hit the right side of the goal like a cannonball.
But the football hit the outside of the post and bounced out of the bottom line.
Manchester United dodged a bullet again.
De Gea also let out a long sigh. He felt a chill on his back just now and thought he was going to lose the ball!
85 minutes 43 seconds.
Pedro, who had just come on, cut inside and shot into the opposite corner.
De Gea in front of the goal didn't even react, but the football hit the post and went out of the bottom line.
After a series of missed opportunities, the game finally ended.
Chelsea's players lay on the ground, gasping for breath, with a look of confusion on their faces.
And the Manchester United players are similar...
It’s not that they don’t want to celebrate, but they are really tired.
Even if these substitutes do not have any chance in the match against Paris Saint-Germain, they still have to travel with the team and be on standby at all times.
This is also a huge drain on the players.
"Manchester United easily beat Chelsea at home and continued their unbeaten streak!"
"Manchester United will go to Wembley Stadium in London to face Arsenal in the League Cup final next week..."
"Can Ye Chen lead Manchester United to win the fourth championship trophy this season? Let us wait and see!"
Previously, Manchester United won the European Super Cup, the Community Shield and the Club World Cup.
Although these three trophies are not competition trophies, let’s just ask whether they are championship trophies?
After Manchester United defeated Chelsea, Manchester City's away challenge against Arsenal started soon.
Wenger boldly used the substitute lineup in this game, and Manchester City took advantage of the situation and easily won 3-0!
Messi performed a hat-trick of assists, while the goals came from B Silva, David Silva and Sane.
Since losing to Manchester United, Manchester City has not been discouraged, but has burst out with greater energy.
Whether it is the league or the Champions League, they sweep the opponents in every way.
Now even the powerful Arsenal was easily defeated...
So Manchester United fans made a guess.
Manchester United recently beat Manchester City 3-1, and Manchester City beat Arsenal 3-0.
In other words, Manchester United vs. Arsenal, that is...
