Chapter 423: The first crown of the dynasty

Herrera ran to the sidelines and made encouraging moves towards the Manchester United fans in the stands. Huge cheers and shouts rang out.

Then, Herrera was also hugged by his teammates.

Manchester United players celebrate the goal excitedly.

The game lasted four minutes of injury time, and it was already the second minute of injury time. They were convinced that the championship was theirs.

Mourinho was applauding. He was a little excited, but at the same time, he was also a little relaxed.

The championship is coming.

Although he is only a League Cup champion, this is his first season in control and coaching of Manchester United. Let’s not talk about whether there will be other honors after the end of the season. With such a cup champion in hand, his pressure will be much less, and Can be more recognized by fans and trusted by players.

Competitive sports are extremely cruel. In other words, the champion is king.

In Mourinho's heart, this League Cup championship is the first step in his Manchester United dynasty.

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When the game reached the last second, when referee Marriner blew his whistle, the ice and fire at the new Wembley Stadium reached its peak.

Some Southampton fans booed to express their dissatisfaction; some applauded. Even though they lost the championship, they also wanted to thank the players for their hard work.

The most unified and passionate people were the Manchester United fans.

The moment the whistle sounded, huge cheers erupted like a tsunami.

This is their first championship of the season and their second League Cup victory after seven years.

"The game is over! Manchester United defeated Southampton 4:2 at Wembley Stadium. They became the English League Cup champions of the 2016-2017 season! This is the first important tournament Mourinho won after coaching Manchester United. champion."

"Congratulations to Manchester United, they are well-deserved champions."

"Pierre must be feeling disappointed. His team lost a final. Judging from the game process and the score, although the Southamptonians worked very hard, Manchester United did not give Southampton too many chances. .”

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As soon as the game ended, the reporters waiting on the sidelines rushed into the stadium and went straight to their chosen interview target.

Manchester United’s goal scorers include Lingard, Ibrahimovic, Mata, Herrera, and Bruno, who did not score and was replaced at halftime, and even some Manchester United players who did not play today. There are reporters chasing after interviews.

Among them, Bruno was surrounded by the most reporters, and they were all very concerned about why Bruno was replaced at halftime. Bruno did not hide it, saying that his muscles felt a little uncomfortable, and the coaching staff chose to let him rest for safety reasons.

There are also reporters who go to interview the lost Southamptonians, but at this moment, it belongs to the winner after all.

More reporters surrounded Manchester United coach Mourinho, with cameras pointed at him, microphones and recorders surrounding him.

At this moment, the Portuguese is like the most delicious cake, attracting bees or flies.

"Please wait a moment." Mourinho gestured to the reporters and then walked straight to Pierre.

Pierre was comforting his players. Although he knew that the possibility of defeating Manchester United to win the first League Cup in team history was very small, and he was mentally prepared to lose and lose the championship, when the failure actually happened, Southampton The Dayton players still feel very sad.

Looking at the high-spirited figure and the group of reporters following Mourinho, Pierre wanted to curse.

He would never be naive enough to think that this guy was doing it out of politeness.

"Claude, this is really a very exciting game." Mourinho shook hands with Pierre, "Southampton is very strong and an opponent worthy of admiration."

Oh, we are strong enough, but we still lost to you. You are stronger, is this what you mean?

"Congratulations." Pierre shook hands with Mourinho and immediately let go. He annoyed the Portuguese.

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After a brief exchange of greetings, Mourinho turned and left, followed by a large group of reporters.

"Mr. Mourinho, congratulations on winning your first championship (coaching Manchester United)."

"Thank you."

"Can you comment on the performance of the players today?"

"I'm very satisfied, everyone can score high points, they are great, and on the pitch, everyone uses excellent performance to realize the tactical intention."

"Where's Bruno?"

"He is still the omnipotent Bruno. Although he only played half-time today and did not score a goal, he always threatened Southampton's goal."

"Why did you replace Bruno at half-time?"

"He told me in the locker room that he was feeling a little unwell, and the team doctor also told me that he was not suitable to continue playing and could not take any more risks."

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"Winning the League Cup, does this mean a successful season (for Manchester United)?" the Guardian reporter asked.

"Now is not the time to summarize the season." Mourinho smiled and said, "We still have three events to play."

Seeing reporters asking questions, Mourinho refused directly. He pointed to the excited players and said: "I have to be with them. Now is the team (celebration) moment."

After speaking, he ignored the reporters' attempts to stay, pushed through the crowd and left.

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Mourinho led the players to the sidelines and waved to the Manchester United fans in the stands. They responded with enthusiastic and excited cheers from the fans.

champion!

we are the champion!

Manchester United are champions!

The fans got excited, singing Manchester United's anthem and calling the players' names over and over again.

Manchester United then lined up to pay tribute to runners-up and silver medalists Southampton. But for the whole Southampton team, they would rather not have this kind of tribute ceremony.

If you lose the game, you would rather quietly receive the silver medal and leave. It is best to be treated as a transparent person throughout the whole process.

When Prince William awarded the silver medal to Pierre, he hugged the old French man and comforted Pierre.

The Southamptonians left with regret, unwillingness and the silver medal. Next, it is time for Manchester United fans to be excited and excited!

During the live broadcast at the new Wembley Stadium, the announcer shouted at the top of his voice: "Now, let us welcome...the champion-Manchester United!!"

"Manchester United! Manchester United!! Manchester United!!!"

The Manchester United fans in the stands were extremely excited.

Manchester United's players climbed onto the championship podium one by one amid the cheers of their supporters.

The camera showed a close-up of the Manchester United players on the podium and the award signboard with the words "2016-2017 English League Cup Champions" written on it.

The players received the gold medals from the hands of the award-giving guest Prince William one after another.

When Mourinho led the coaching staff to the stage to receive the award, to be precise, when Mourinho came to the stage to receive the gold medal, the cheers reached a peak.

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Finally the most exciting moment has arrived.

Rooney, as the first captain of Manchester United, took over the shining silver League Cup trophy from Prince William.

The players count down loudly: three, two, one!

"champion!"

"we are the champion!"

Rooney raised the trophy high, and the atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium reached its climax. Red confetti and ribbons, symbolizing the color of Manchester United's jersey, sprayed out from behind the podium and flew into the sky.

Red ribbons also fell from the roof of the new Wembley Stadium.

The classic song sounded over the stadium: "We are the Champions".

"Congratulations to Manchester United! They are the winners of the English League Cup in the 2016-2017 season! Congratulations to them!!"

Outside the roof of the new Wembley Stadium, bright fireworks bloomed in the night sky.

At this moment, this is the most dazzling place in the British capital.

When the Manchester United team returned to Manchester from London with the League Cup trophy, the whole city was boiling.

Manchester United held a grand championship float parade.

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Holding a championship parade was insisted on by club president Jassim. After all, this was the first major championship that Manchester United won after he took over at Old Trafford.

As for the Community Shield at the beginning of the season, for Manchester United, it is completely useless.

Originally, Mourinho thought that it was just a League Cup championship and there was no need to make the whole city revel. But it didn't take long for Mourinho to realize that the other top brass at the club had made the right decision.

Manchester United has struggled in the past three seasons. Although they won the FA Cup last season under the leadership of Louis van Gaal, this did not quench the thirst of Manchester United fans at all.

Although Manchester United has only won one League Cup championship, which is lighter than last season's FA Cup championship, considering Manchester United's overwhelming momentum on all fronts this season, Manchester United fans all know that this league The cup championship is just the beginning, and Manchester United will win more championships in the future.

Looking at the excited fans and the cheering arms raised high, this fanatical atmosphere is intoxicating.

"This is just the beginning..." Mourinho said to himself.

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After winning the championship, Bruno felt happy both physically and mentally. The team currently leads the Premier League and continues to advance in the Europa League and FA Cup, also winning the League Cup.

Although the season is not over yet, the current results are already quite outstanding.

Of course, he reminded himself not to be complacent. One League Cup was not enough. He and Manchester United needed more championships.

Manchester United defeated Southampton 4:2 and won the English League Cup. This also became the focus of media attention and reports the next day.

Reuters: "At Wembley Stadium, Manchester United defeated Southampton 4:2 and won the English League Cup for the fifth time in history. This is also the first championship born in the five major European leagues this season."

"The Times": Bruno ushered in his first trophy at Manchester United. His goal? Little Triple Crown?

The front page headline of Portugal's "Record": Bruno leads Manchester United to win the League Cup!