Chapter 832: Chaos in the Premier League (Happy New Year)

After scoring the penalty, Bruno knelt down in the penalty area, raised his head, and accepted the cheers of the fans.

This feeling is so addictive!

The teammates behind him rushed over and surrounded him. Everyone was yelling in his ear, interweaving into one, so that Bruno couldn't hear clearly what they were shouting.

The only thing he was clear about was that no one was calm and rational now, they were all crazy.

The moment Bruno scored the penalty, the game was actually over.

After the restart, although Manchester City tried to launch an attack, the players were obviously exhausted. On the other hand, the team's morale was extremely low, and ultimately they were unable to create any threats.

The referee added four minutes of extra time to take into account the penalty kick, but this was of little practical significance. When the time was up, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

Manchester United finally defeated Manchester City 1-0 at home with a penalty kick created and scored by Bruno, achieving their tenth consecutive league victory.

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Due to the impact of the epidemic, the Premier League schedule this season is very tight. The 12th round of the game just ended at the weekend, and the 13th round of the league started again from Tuesday afternoon.

With the schedule being too tight, all kinds of situations arise frequently.

在12月15日下午进行的第13轮联赛首场比赛中，切尔西便再度爆冷。他们在客场1:2不敌狼队，遭遇联赛两连败。

In the standings, Chelsea is currently ranked eighth with 6 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses and 21 points, and has not even entered the European competition zone.

You know, the Blues spent more than 2 million euros on signings in the summer transfer window, aiming for the league title. But when they are one-third of the way through the schedule, they haven't even made it to the European competition zone, so it's strange that the media and fans can be satisfied.

Compared with his mentor Mourinho who won ten consecutive league games and made great progress, Lampard's life is very difficult. The relationship between the master and the apprentice can be described as ice and fire.

As if it were contagious, Manchester City, who played next, also suffered another defeat at home. They were tied 1:1 by West Bromwich Albion, who were second from the bottom in the standings.

在13轮联赛结束，少赛一轮的曼城只拿到5胜4平3负，以19个积分排名积分榜第12名，创造了瓜迪奥拉入主曼城五年以来的最低记录。

Of course, due to the poor performance of traditional strong teams this season, Manchester City is only 5 points behind Southampton, which is third in the standings, and Leicester City, which is fourth.

However, problems in two consecutive league games put both Lampard and Guardiola under considerable pressure.

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The same situation is not only Guardiola and Lampard, Arsenal head coach Arteta is not much better. After spending a lot of money on signings in the summer, the Gunners management has high hopes for Arsenal in the new season.

However, in the 13th round of the league, Arsenal was tied 1:1 by Southampton at home. This was the 9th consecutive round that Arsenal failed to get all three points. The last time the Gunners won in the Premier League was in the fourth round of the league, when they beat Sheffield United 2:1 at home.

但是在随后的9场联赛里，阿森纳连续在客场0:1负于曼城，主场0:1不敌莱斯特城，客场1:2不敌曼联，主场0:3惨败在阿斯顿维拉脚下，客场0:0战平利兹联，主场1:2不敌狼队，在北伦敦德比中0:2完败给热刺，主场0:1爆冷不敌伯恩利，如今又于主场被南安普顿1:1逼平。

If we only look at the standings, Arsenal's 1:1 draw with Southampton at home is already a good result. After all, Southampton is currently ranked third in the standings, while Arsenal is ranked 2th, only 2 points and places higher than the relegation zone, which is completely the face of a relegation team.

However, in terms of Premier League history, Southampton is completely incomparable to Arsenal. The Gunners have won three Premier League titles, have long been a strong contender for the league title, and are a world-famous giant team; while Southampton is a Premier League promotion and relegation team.

Under such circumstances, voices calling for Arteta to be sacked are rampant in the media and on the Internet, and Arteta's position as coach is in a precarious situation.

Guardiola and Arteta, the master and apprentice, felt a sense of sympathy for a while.

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In comparison, Klopp has had a much better time recently.

After a brief slump at the beginning of the season, Liverpool's results have also improved significantly.

在本轮联赛又在主场2:1力克热刺后，利物浦在前13轮联赛取得8胜4平1负，以28个积分排名积分榜次席。

Although there is a 5-point gap between them and the top team Manchester United, they can at least see the taillights of Manchester United.

However, Manchester United still has one game less. As long as the Red Devils can beat Sheffield United, who is last in the standings, away from home, Manchester United will once again expand their lead to 1 points.

Sheffield United is arguably the worst team in the Premier League this season.

Sheffield United, who were ranked in the top half of the standings as a newly promoted team last season, lost their main goalkeeper Dean Henderson. Coupled with the poor form of other players on the team, they were bullied by everyone in the Premier League.

已经结束的12轮联赛里，谢菲尔德联还未尝胜绩，1平11负只拿到1个积分。他们的锋线在12场联赛里只打进了5个球，防守端却是狂丢21球。

Given Sheffield United's current state, it will be extremely difficult to stop Manchester United.

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But just when everyone thought that Manchester United could get a big victory away from home, the course of the game was beyond everyone's expectations.

In the 5th minute of the game, Sheffield United scored the first goal!

Manchester United lost control of the ball in the penalty area. De Gea passed the ball to Burke, who then passed the ball back while falling to the ground. McGoldrick followed up and easily shot the ball into the goal. Sheffield United led Manchester United 1:0 at home.

The home team got off to a dream start.

This is also the 12th goal Manchester United has conceded in the league this season, almost one goal per game.

Although De Gea's performance was trustworthy most of the time, in some games he was repeatedly inattentive and made very low-level mistakes.

However, Sheffield United's luck was really bad. Seven minutes after they took the lead, they suffered a blow. The team's defender Berge was unable to continue the game due to injury. The home team had to make a substitution passively, and former Everton veteran Jagielka came on as a substitute.

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After losing the ball early on, Manchester United quickly launched a crazy counterattack under the leadership of Bruno, continuously threatening Sheffield United's goal.

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After missing several good chances in a row, Manchester United finally scored a goal and equalized the score.

In the 26th minute of the game, Bruno made a long pass from the backcourt to break through the defense. Rashford took advantage of the situation and unloaded the ball in front of the penalty area. After a slight adjustment, he shot the ball into the net. Manchester United 1:1 Sheffield United.

Manchester United’s morale was boosted after equalizing the score. They continued to besiege Sheffield United’s goal and scored again 7 minutes later to overtake the score!

Bruno's freehand pass in the frontcourt found Mbappe, and the French winger easily shot the ball into the goal, and Manchester United led Sheffield United 2:1!

Manchester United, who had reversed the score, launched a fierce attack, but they were always just a little short of the team's third goal.

After the change of sides, Manchester United continued to suppress Sheffield United on the field.

In the 51st minute of the game, Manchester United expanded the score!

Bruno made a straight pass in the frontcourt, Mbappe stopped the ball a little too long in front of the penalty area but accidentally provided an assist, Rashford followed up with a low shot, although Ramsdale saved it, he could not stop the ball from entering the net, Manchester United led Sheffield United 3:1.

Bruno was replaced by Mata in the 79th minute of the game, but Sheffield United quickly equalized.

In the 87th minute, Fleck took a corner kick from the right into the penalty area, and McGoldrick headed the ball into the goal from the back post, Sheffield United 2:3 Manchester United.

This goal gave Sheffield United the opportunity to score points at home, and they launched a fierce attack towards Manchester United's half in the following time.

The two sides fought hard on the field. Although Manchester United's goal was threatened continuously, they finally did not lose the third goal. This allowed Manchester United to finally grasp the victory.

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The 13th round of the Premier League has ended and one-third of the schedule has been completed, but the standings are very unfamiliar.

The top two rankings in the standings were not surprising.

曼联拿到12胜1负，以36个积分高居榜首；利物浦8胜4平1负，以8分之差排名第二。

But starting from the third place, they are no longer the teams that everyone is familiar with.

Southampton ranked third. The Saints achieved a record of 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, ranking third with 24 points.

The Foxes Leicester City are ranked fourth with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses. Although they have the same points as Southampton, they are ranked fourth due to the disadvantage in goal difference.

Everton is ranked fifth. Ancelotti's team currently has 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, and has 23 points.

阿斯顿维拉品牌名第六，维拉人在前13轮拿到了7胜1平5负，以1分之差紧追埃弗顿。

Ranked seventh is Tottenham. Lily White's current record is 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. She has the same points as Villa, but is at a disadvantage in goal difference.

Then there is Lampard's Chelsea, the Blues ranked eighth with 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.

Sheffield United started the new Premier League season without a win in 13 games, with 1 draw and 12 losses, only getting 1 point and ranking last.

According to OPTA statistics, Sheffield United's points after the first 13 games are lower than any other team's points in the same period of a single season in the history of the English top league.