Chapter 835: One-sided Rose Derby

Leeds United fell behind by two goals in just three minutes. Bielsa came to the sidelines and shouted the name of Brazilian midfielder Rafinha. When he saw the opponent looking at him, he made a gesture: Keep attacking!

Rafinha nodded to show that he received it.

The Leeds United players were very excited when they saw the head coach asking them to continue pressing forward and attacking. They felt very frustrated as they had lost two goals within three minutes of the start of the game without knowing what was going on.

Leeds United's offensive line, which includes Bamford, Klich, Harrison, Rodrigo and Rafinha, is still very strong. The 13 goals they scored in the first 22 league games, with an average goal rate of 1.7 goals per game, is the best proof of this.

Soon, Leeds United launched a very threatening attack. Raphinha suddenly made an overhead pass on the right, Bamford headed the ball, Rodrigo made a beautiful pass, and Klich got the ball from behind. He saw that Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea was standing a little forward, and suddenly kicked the ball towards the goal.

The football drew a beautiful arc and flew towards the goal. Fortunately, De Gea reacted quickly, took two steps back, jumped up like a dolphin, and held the football with one hand. The football hit the crossbar and went out of the bottom line.

"Wow, beautiful," Martin Taylor exclaimed. "Klich's shot was beautiful, and De Gea's save was also wonderful."

Bielsa applauded on the sidelines and cheered for Leeds United's wonderful attack.

Mourinho was also shocked by Klich's shot, but what Mourinho appreciated most was Rodrigo's missed ball just now. This Spanish player is very smart.

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Leeds United took a corner kick, Raphinha took the corner kick into the penalty area, Maguire jumped high and headed the ball out of the penalty area. Then Gundogan tried to launch a quick counterattack, but the ball was blocked by Phillips and went out of the baseline.

Mourinho applauded on the sidelines. As long as the corner kicks and free kicks were not in a good position to shoot directly at the goal, Mourinho was not too worried. Leeds United lacked an absolute high point, and the threat of headers was small. Neither Klich, Rafinha or Harrison were good at competing for headers. That is, center forward Bamford had a certain ability to score with headers.

Leeds United's attack gradually improved, and Harrison's shot from the top of the penalty area was slightly off target, while Rodrigo also attempted a shot, forcing De Gea to make a beautiful save.

De Gea's outstanding performance made Mourinho very happy, but what made him even happier was Manchester United's subsequent counterattack.

Bruno and McTominay simply made a two-pass combination, and then Bruno passed the ball to Rashford. Rashford pretended to pass the ball to Mbappe, but instead of passing the ball into the penalty area, he suddenly passed the ball outside. Gundogan, who came in from behind, shot high with a long shot.

This is not the crux of the problem. What caught Mourinho's attention was that when Gundogan shot, the German adjusted and shot. During the entire shooting process, no Leeds United player went up to interfere.

Even Leeds United midfielder Phillips, who was the most aggressive in fighting for the ball, only arrived late after Gundogan completed his shot.

As Leeds United tried to attack, a loophole in their defense was exposed.

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Mourinho smiled. Now, Leeds United pressed forward with great force and there was space behind them, while Manchester United pressed forward in response and there was also space behind them. It depended on who could seize the opponent's space and score a goal first.

With two goals in hand, Mourinho felt he could gamble with Bielsa on attack.

Even if Leeds United pulled one back, it wouldn't be a big deal. But if Manchester United could score first against Leeds United and change the score from 2:0 to 3:0, this goal would be the key hammer to break the resistance of Leeds United!

Mourinho has the confidence to launch such a life-and-death attack.

From the very beginning of the game, it was a battle between the two head coaches. For Leeds United and Manchester United, who had not encountered each other in the past 16 years, this was a battle of encounter.

It is said that the brave will win when two meet in a narrow road. In a contest like this, momentum is very important.

Leeds United fell behind by 2 goals early on in the away game, and the players seemed a little confused. Although Bielsa asked Leeds United to continue attacking, the players had some concerns in their hearts and their momentum was weak.

Mourinho was very determined to ask the whole team to play with offensive momentum, which put pressure on Leeds United. At this moment, the balance of victory completely tilted towards Manchester United.

"The team is in a good offensive momentum right now," Bielsa's assistant coach said happily. "As long as we can get a goal back as soon as possible, the situation will change greatly."

"We still have to be careful." Bielsa waved his hand and said, "Manchester United's counterattack is still very sharp. They almost succeeded in their counterattack just now."

Bielsa thought that Manchester United was worthy of being the team that won the Premier League four times in a row and was indeed a difficult team to deal with, but he did not think that his team had no ability to fight back against Manchester United.

As for the fact that Manchester United scored two goals so quickly, it can only be said that Leeds United was not lucky enough, and it cannot be said that their tactical choice was wrong.

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Almost as soon as Bielsa finished speaking, another goal appeared on the field.

Rodrigo tried to pass the ball to Harrison, but his intention to pass was too obvious and Kante suddenly stepped forward and intercepted the ball.

After intercepting the ball, Kante quickly passed the ball to Gundogan and Manchester United quickly counterattacked.

Gundogan dribbled the ball forward at high speed, Bruno came over to receive the ball, Cooper went up to defend, and Alioski protected Cooper from behind.

At this moment, McTominay suddenly moved closer, and his movement also attracted another central defender, Ailin, to come over.

At the same time, Rashford also ran to this side, which prompted Leeds United right-back Dallas to come over to protect the flank.

Just when Leeds United's defensive focus tilted to the left, Gundogan suddenly made a diagonal pass.

Then people saw Luke Shaw plugging in at high speed.

Leeds United's defense became flustered because of this highly penetrating diagonal pass and Luke Shaw's penetration.

Dallas dropped Rashford and hurriedly turned to pounce on Luke Shaw.

Luke Shaw pretended to cut inside, attracting Dallas to continue coming over, while also inducing center back Ayling to come over to protect him.

At this moment, the top area on the right side of Leeds United's penalty area was suddenly empty.

Luke Shaw took advantage of the situation and pushed the ball back diagonally, sending it directly to an unguarded area.

When the ball arrives, the people arrive.

Mbappe appeared in front of the football.

"Nice pass."

The Millennium Stadium was filled with jubilation.

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Mbappe received the ball and shot it. The ball quickly rolled towards the goal along the grass. Originally, Meslier might have been able to save the ball, but he subconsciously looked at McTominay, and it was this extra glance that made it too late for him to react and save the ball.

Everyone saw the football roll past the right leg of Leeds United goalkeeper Meslier, then hit the outside of the far post, made a bang, and bounced out.

McTominay saw the ball bouncing right at his feet and swung his right foot. Cooper stretched out his legs to block it and was surprised to see that the Scotsman did not shoot but passed the ball.

Looking at the rolling football, Mbappe, who was feeling frustrated or depressed because the football was blocked by the post, opened his eyes wide and shot.

The goal was half empty, and this time, the ball rolled into the net without any suspense.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"3:0! Incredible game, Mbappe's goal, his shot was blocked by the post, then McTominay made a selfless pass to assist him to score. The atmosphere in Manchester United is really good, McTominay is so selfless."

Seeing the football fly into the net, Mbappe was excited and rushed towards McTominay. McTominay could have shot directly just now, but he passed the ball to him.

Mbappe was very excited. The Scotsman was very considerate. You know, he had the chance to shoot and score at that time, and if the ball had gone in, McTominay would have completed a hat trick.

But even so, McTominay still passed the ball to him who was in a better position, so he had to thank McTominay.

The Scots and French hugged each other, held hands, put their hands on their hips, jumped and danced, and Rashford and Luke Shaw also excitedly joined in.

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"Manchester United were leading Leeds United 3-0 just nineteen minutes into the game," said Martin Taylor.

Bielsa, who saw his team lose the ball on the sidelines, held his head in his hands, scratched his hair, stared at the field, and cursed. This feeling of anger and disappointment cannot be described in words.

He only knew that he was angry, very angry.

Bielsa felt that he had thought of everything and had done well enough, but why did it happen like this?

Ten minutes into the game, the score was 0:3. What on earth happened?

Even when facing Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, who are also the BIG6 of the Premier League, Leeds United has never suffered such a tragic start.

Bielsa is in pain.

The Leeds reporters in the media seats were also stunned. Even in the first round of the season, when Leeds United faced Lavillo away in a stabbing match, it was not such a bad start.

In the 3th minute of the game, Manchester United led Leeds United 0: at home.

Countless Manchester United fans around the world who were watching the game on TV and computers had already started the party: the Rose Derby after 16 years, just 19 minutes into the game, they shocked the whole world!

Leeds United scored a goal in the 21st minute of the game.

Leeds United took a corner kick from the left side. Cooper jumped high near the penalty spot and headed the ball. The ball drew a beautiful arc and went into the net. Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea had no way to deal with this ball.

1:3, Leeds United pulled one goal back.

Bielsa waved his fist in celebration on the sidelines and shouted loudly to cheer the team up. They had scored one goal and were only two goals away. Come on, boy.