Chapter 383 Visiting Stamford Bridge

Manchester United won eight consecutive games in the Premier League at the beginning of the season and ranked first in the standings. This is something that most Manchester United players did not expect before. Although they feel that their team is not weak, it should not be a problem to enter the top four and get a Champions League seat. In one or two seasons, they may even have the strength to challenge for the league championship, but they dare not think of winning eight consecutive starts this season. Is it such a good thing to win and set a Premier League start record in team history?

You know, in the 2005-year history of the Premier League, the eight-game winning streak at the beginning of a season is also the second-best start in the history of the Premier League, second only to the nine-game winning streak at the beginning of the season created by Mourinho in the 2006- season. Record.

Even in the more than 100-year history of England's top league, this winning streak at the start of the season is still at the forefront.

If expanded to all competitions, Manchester United has achieved twelve consecutive victories: since the Community Shield at the beginning of the season, Manchester United has not failed in any game!

Whether it is last season's defending champion Leicester City, Feyenoord and Roja in Europe, or the Premier League heroes, no one can escape from Manchester United!

Now all this seems to them to be a dream that is too wonderful to be true.

Especially after Manchester United once again defeated Fenerbahce, another strong opponent in the Europa League group stage, 4-1 at Old Trafford on Thursday night.

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At 10:20 on October 20, local time in England, the third round of the 05-2016 Europa League Group A match was held. Manchester United faced Fenerbahce at Old Trafford. The result was Manchester United 2017 :3 win, Bruno scored a hat trick, two of which were penalty kicks, Lingard added the icing on the cake, and Rooney had an assist.

Manchester United took a 48-goal lead in the 4th minute of the game, and then Manchester United began to slow down the pace of the game. Fenerbahce did not score a goal until the end of the game. The goal was the old Manchester United player Robin van Persie.

After three rounds of group matches, Manchester United has won three consecutive games and ranked first in the group with 3 points.

Manchester United has won 37 consecutive victories in all competitions since the start of the new season, scoring a crazy 9 goals and conceding only goals.

They scored 4 goals in two consecutive games to beat their opponents. For a whole week, Manchester United's players walked as if they were not stepping on the ground, they were floating.

Only a few people stayed awake, such as Bruno, veterans like Ibrahimovic and Rooney. They are all players who are used to big scenes and have seen the highs and lows.

Just like Bruno's first season at Udinese, Udinese competed with Juventus in the first half of the season, but at the end of the season, they were beaten by Juventus by 26 points.

Therefore, the results of several rounds of the league cannot be used as a reference at all. After all, the league is a 38-round event with a time span of more than 9 months. It can be called a very long marathon. If you perform well during this period, your points will go up. After a period of time, if the performance is not good and the ranking drops, it is normal.

In addition, he has won the Europa League, Serie A, and even the Champions League and European Cup. He really didn't take the first place in the first eight rounds of the Premier League seriously.

Moreover, Manchester United's record during this period is indeed good, but the intensive schedule and high-intensity competition have also greatly consumed the players' physical fitness and made the players physically exhausted.

It's just that there are only a few people who are so sober after all. Most young players lack such experience and are temporarily dazzled by victory.

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Under such circumstances, Manchester United ushered in the ninth round of the league. They visited Stamford Bridge to challenge Chelsea.

The Blues performed very well in the first three rounds of the season, but then they were upset and tied 2:2 by Swansea in the away game, and then they were defeated by Liverpool at home consecutively, and were defeated 0:3 at the Emirates Stadium. At Arsenal's feet.

<divclass="contentadv">In the sixth round, Conte's team fell to eighth in the league, and news appeared in the media that the Blues boss wanted to fire Conte.

Fortunately, the Blues defeated Hull City 2:0 and the defending champion Leicester City 3:0, rising to sixth in the standings, which can be regarded as slightly stabilizing their position.

Visiting Stamford Bridge and facing his old club again, Mourinho naturally hopes to slap his opponent in the face with a victory, or even a big victory, to avenge the shame of being kicked out a year ago.

With such a mood, Mourinho, who was eager to win, did not rotate the team's starting lineup and took this Manchester United, which had only rested for 60 hours, onto the lawn of Stamford Bridge.

In this game, both sides fought freely and gave the fans a very enjoyable game. But it was a bitter game for Manchester United. Because they finally lost, and they lost miserably.

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At the beginning of the game, Chelsea launched a fierce attack and took the lead in just 30 seconds. Alonso passed a diagonal pass from the left. Smalling and Blind failed to intercept and missed Pedro. The former Barcelona winger quickly got rid of the attacking German. Hea then shot into the empty goal.

It was the fastest goal in the Premier League this season.

Conceding the ball too early left Manchester United in disarray, and the players were a little confused on the court. Although Bruno really wants the players to come back to their senses and focus on the game, after all, he has not yet become the true leader of this team, so what he can do is very limited.

Chelsea took this opportunity to launch a massive attack on Manchester United's defense and continue to exert pressure.

In the 11th minute, Azpilicueta made a pass, but Hazard's header went wide.

Two minutes later, Chelsea made a comeback. Hazard made a pass and Costa from the edge of the penalty area took a shot, but Van Dijk intercepted it in time.

Subsequently, Hazard and Pedro passed the ball continuously, but Costa was tackled by Van Dijk again in the penalty area. In a corner kick melee, Hazard's volley from the edge of the penalty area missed the right post.

Chelsea expanded the score in the 21st minute. William forced Blind to poke the ball to win a corner kick. Hazard took the corner kick. Matic's header hit Blind's chest and deflected. Cahill volleyed into the net from close range. 2:0.

Conceding two goals in a row made Manchester United wake up from a dream. Bruno finally regained control.

Just four minutes after the opponent scored, Bruno was not in the center, but suddenly pulled to the left, switching positions with Rashford.

He was about to break through, but he suddenly stopped, buckled the football back with his left foot, and then made a pass with his right foot. Teammate Ibrahimovic jumped high, nodded forward and shook his head to attack the goal, 1:2!

Manchester United pulled a goal back, Ibrahimovic scored his 7th goal in his debut season in the Premier League, and Bruno also completed his 6th assist since joining Manchester United.