Chapter 338: Manchester United gets the Premier League match point?

Li Qi stood next to the ball, interfering with Arsenal's Lehmann's judgment, while seriously appreciating the footwork of big brother Hargreaves; even C Ronaldo took a compass step and stood next to Hargreaves, pretending to shoot while watching the game.

At this time, it started to drizzle on the court, and the raindrops ruffled the flowing long hair of Manchester United's No. 4, making them look slightly messy, setting off Hargreaves's firm gaze as he looked towards Arsenal's goal and Lehmann who would face him.

Hargreaves joined Manchester United at almost the same time as Lizzie. Although he was identified as one of the main players by Sir Alex Ferguson from the beginning, Hargreaves' debut season with the Red Devils was not smooth because of too many injuries. He missed nearly half of the games either due to injury or was recovering.

It was near the end of the season, with less than 20 games played and no goals scored. His position in the team and his pecking order were far behind the handsome young man Li Qi who joined the team at the same time as him. This made Hargreaves, who was full of confidence at the beginning of the season, struggle...

Li Qi also speculated whether Hargreaves' frequent injuries were related to his frequent practice of set pieces. Of course, the main reason should be his desperate style of playing football and the excessive injuries of young people, which led to his glass constitution in middle age.

There was no room for Li Qi to help Hargreaves with his wild thoughts.

Hargreaves, with his black socks pulled up above his knees, took two steps, drew his bow and arrow, leaned his body sharply, and used the inner arch of his right foot to kick the lower middle part of the ball 22 yards in front of the goal!

With a bang, the ball flew up, drew a rainbow-like arc, bypassed the Arsenal wall of players, only one of whom jumped, and then fell rapidly...

Whoosh! The ball hit the 9-point corner on the lower right side of the Arsenal goal.

The ball was going too fast and the distance was too close. It could be said that Hargreaves had made a world-class penalty kick. Lehmann was completely unable to move his feet and saw that the ball was already in the net behind him!

In fact, Li Qi found that when the ball passed the wall, Hargreaves was ready to turn his back to the group of die-hard fans to celebrate, because Lehmann had not moved at that time, and it would be too late, the arc and strength of the ball were too good!

Hargreaves' first goal of the season was a wonderful direct set-piece goal, helping Manchester United to overtake the score! 2-1!

After Manchester United reversed the score, Sir Alex Ferguson began to rearrange the formation, letting the team retreat slightly, slow down the tempo, and try to control the ball as much as possible, allowing Arsenal, who were running low on strength and morale, to snatch the ball away, and then he could calmly counterattack.

This was an open plot, and Professor Wenger had to accept it, just as Arsenal took the lead at the start and then retreated to fight back against Manchester United. But Arsenal did not blindly press forward, because they knew that if they attacked recklessly, the defense would definitely be blown up by Manchester United's four little swans.

In the 75th minute, Wenger replaced Van Persie with Bendtner, hoping to use the former's impact to attack Manchester United's defense as much as possible while maintaining the stability of his own defense.

But this is easier said than done. After the painless substitution, Manchester United continued to control the ball and the initiative of the game. If Arsenal didn't come out, Manchester United would not be in a hurry.

In the 84th minute, Wenger decided to give it a try and brought on Hoyte for Toure, intending to attack from the flanks and pass the ball to the two center forwards on the front line.

This move was somewhat effective. Bendtner had consecutive chances to head the ball on the left side of the penalty area, but fortunately, he was blocked by Van der Sar.

But when Li Qi sent two direct passes to Ronaldo to score first, Arsenal's defense retreated again...

So in the last few minutes of the game, Manchester United maintained their winning momentum with steady ball control, and eventually beat the Gunners 2-1 to achieve four consecutive home wins. Manchester United is temporarily 4 points ahead of Chelsea, who have played one game less, and Arsenal is 6 points behind and has almost no hope of winning the championship.

This is totally different from what Li Qi imagined! Shouldn't the script be "Arsenal struggles to the death, the Italian guy counterattacks and kills the game in stoppage time"?

"I haven't completed my KPI yet!" Li Qi could only wait for Sir Alex Ferguson's judgment after exchanging jerseys with Fabregas in a dreadful mood. He hoped that Sir Alex Ferguson would forget about it because he had made some contributions in the reversal process.

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At the post-match press conference, Sir Alex was in a good mood as he was one step closer to the league title. Naturally, he did not mention the civilized language used in the locker room:

"We had a nerve-wracking day today. We knew how good Arsenal were but we got through it.

Arsenal played better in the first half. I think we were too nervous and the quality of the pass was poor, especially allowing Arsenal to score the first goal at such an early stage, which I find a little unacceptable.

But we adjusted in the second half. Li Qi was great. He controlled the midfield and suppressed Fabregas and Gilberto. The opponent couldn't do anything to him. The way he won the penalty was extremely smart and calm. He knew that the opponent would be reckless...

Then there was Hargreaves's shot, that set-piece was so beautiful! It went straight into the corner. We know he has been practicing set-pieces. Yes, Ronaldo is the first choice for long-range set-pieces in the team, and Owen will be the first choice for the ones near the edge of the penalty area. He was great this time!"

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Ricardo, who survived the press conference without any danger, was originally worried that Sir Alex Ferguson would punish him again when he returned to the club base, even if it was not TS surgery;

According to the malicious introductions made by experienced predecessors such as Giggs, Ferdinand and Rooney, Li Qi felt that in order to maintain the dignity of Sir Alex Ferguson as a coach, he would definitely use a very vicious punishment.

But not long after the bus returned to the base, Li Qi put his heart at ease. This was a sure thing. The very pleased Sir Alex Ferguson announced that the whole team would have a day off the next day to better prepare for the North West Derby next weekend and the subsequent Champions League semi-final.

Because Chelsea's home game against Wigan Athletic, which kicked off later than the match between Manchester United and Arsenal, has also ended, and the home team was actually equalized by former Red Army killer Heskey in injury time!

Chelsea's three-game winning streak in the league was ended. Chelsea lost two points, allowing Manchester United, who were 3 points ahead after this round, to get closer to the league championship.

The five-point difference means that with four rounds left, Manchester United still has room for error even if they lose to Chelsea! Chelsea is playing every game as a final, and if they lose points again, Manchester United will be crowned the Premier League champion this season.

So, in fact, the entire Manchester United team has subconsciously placed their work focus or attention on the Champions League semi-finals. After all, no matter how you look at it, the league title is inevitable, and Barcelona, ​​with Ronaldinho, Henry, Messi, Eto'o and Xavi, is in the limelight and should not be underestimated.

However, carelessness often refers to Manchester United at this time. In the next round, they faced the violent Benfica, which ranked ninth in the league, and almost raised the suspense of the league championship again...

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[The author is too tired today and has no time to finish the second update.]

Try to make up for it on Saturday. 】