Chapter 364 Before going to Moscow - we still have to deal with the league,

After scoring the goal, Li Qi wanted to give Ronaldo a big hug. In addition to getting a close-up shot, he also wanted to sincerely thank Ronaldo, because this assist, which was picked up with a simple touch of the scalp, was Li Qi's 21st assist in the Premier League this season, rewriting Henry's previous record of 20 assists and dominating the Premier League single-season assists record!

Of Li Qi's 21 assists, 9 were given to Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored 40 goals this season. It is indeed very easy to improve one's statistics when he has good teammates.

West Ham United, who were behind, did not give up and immediately launched a counterattack. As expected of being Manchester United's nemesis in the past two seasons, they almost equalized the score in a flash.

In the 7th minute, the visiting team's midfielder Parker intercepted Tevez in the backcourt and made a long pass. The Hammers' striker Zamora broke through Wes Brown and created a corner kick.

Parker then took a corner kick from the right side, which was successfully intercepted by West Ham defender Tomkins at the corner of the small penalty area and headed the ball into the goal!

Fortunately, Van der Sar had an excellent positioning and quick reaction. He slapped the ball with one hand just as it crossed the goal line. The ball then slowed down and was cleared by Evra at the far post...

Previously, Manchester United took the lead in 27 league games, winning 23 of them, with a winning rate of 85%, but the only loss was against West Ham away. Obviously, the score of 1-0 is not safe for Manchester United, and the corner kick just now is proof of that.

Soon, Manchester United's attackers stepped up again, but it was Ronaldo who solved the problem...

In the 19th minute, Manchester United, having broken free from their mad dog state, launched a positional attack.

Li Qi received the ball in the middle, and Park Ji-sung followed up without hesitation and decisively sent a straight pass to West Ham's flank. Tevez, who switched positions with Ronaldo, took the ball and broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot a curved shot.

Although West Ham goalkeeper Green caught the ball with one hand, he could do nothing as the ball still bounced towards the goal. Fortunately, it was Green's save that allowed Tomkins to clear the ball in time before it crossed the goal line.

West Ham were lucky to escape; but five minutes later, Manchester United came back again, and the Hammers' defense was not so lucky.

In the 24th minute, Manchester United's positional attack started again with Carrick's direct pass, and Li Qi in the attacking midfielder position cleverly passed the ball to tear open the visiting team's defense.

Hargreaves, who was moving up the pitch, made a cross from the right; the ball just went over the heads of all the West Ham United defenders, and Ronaldo, who was lurking at the far post, with no one marking him, bumped the ball with his thigh 4 yards in front of the goal, and blocked the ball from the inside of the goal post into West Ham's goal.

When celebrating the goal, Li Qi put his arm around Ronaldo's shoulder and asked him secretly: "Tell me the truth, was it Ronaldo who headed in the 30th goal in the league? I was standing next to him and saw that it was him who did it..."

C Luo quickly pushed Li Qi away: "Get lost! Although my gun is as hard as iron, it was definitely blocked by my thigh."

Li Qi looked unconvinced: "Still arguing with your feet? You can't even do these few steps of celebration properly."

C Luo's face turned red for a rare time: "You are talking nonsense!"

The ball hit his thigh and he turned 90 degrees, blocking the ball into the goal. The key to this goal is the instant reaction.

However, Manchester United, who was leading 2-0, did not stop their offensive. Two minutes later, Manchester United, who was in good form, changed the score again. However, this time, when Cristiano Ronaldo received a through ball from Li Qi, it was not known whether he had not recovered from the previous header and he actually chose to pass the ball.

In the 26th minute, Li Qi and Ronaldo played a straight pass and crossed, the latter cut into the side of the visiting team's penalty area and faked a shot, sending a low pass to the middle. Former West Ham striker Tevez followed up and shot from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball went straight into the net from the bottom of the crossbar.

也算是弑旧主的特维斯打入了联赛的第14球，赛季的第19粒入球，帮助曼联在不到30分钟的时间内就3比0就领先于客队了。

But the Hammers were also tough and did not want the game to end like this. Trailing by three goals, West Ham still launched a tenacious attack without giving up and equalized the game two minutes later.

In the 28th minute, Zamora received a long pass from the backcourt and twisted his waist to make a cross in the first time. Wes Brown made a mistake in clearing the ball with his head and headed the ball almost straight up and down.

So when the Hammers' star striker Ashton faced Ferdinand's close defense, he scored a stunning overhead kick from 10 yards! West Ham recovered a point, 1-3.

Less than ten minutes after West Ham closed the gap, an unexpected event occurred on the field, creating suspense in the game that Manchester United was originally very sure to win.

In the 37th minute, Anderson, who was tackled after breaking through, was provoked by West Ham center back McCartney. Anderson, who was a little angry for a moment, even butted his opponent with his head.

So the referee Riley sent him off after being reminded by the linesman: "Do you think you are Qi Xuanzong? Even if it was Qi Zu who headbutted someone, he would still be sent off..."

Manchester United, who were outnumbered, had Li Qi retreat to midfield and slowed down the tempo and strengthened control in the following games, but it was mainly Park Ji-sung who made up for the running problem of one less player...

However, the team with one more player was unable to launch a counterattack threat when facing the steady Manchester United, as they had before when Manchester United were attacking frantically.

So, in the second half, Manchester United, who did not make any substitutions, once again broke through the goal of West Ham, who also did not make any substitutions but had been attacking to no avail for a long time.

In the 59th minute, after Manchester United intercepted the ball in the backcourt, Ferdinand made a decisive pass. Li Qi got the ball in the middle circle and turned around to pass behind West Ham's defense, but was intercepted by Panthill's flying tackle.

The ball bounced to the middle and was picked up by Carrick who followed up and led the ball forward. After Tevez, Park Ji-sung and Ronaldo made high-speed forward runs to open up the defense line, Carrick drew his bow and shot directly from 25 yards in front of the goal.

The ball was shot a little too straight, but it hit the leg of West Ham center back Neil, then deflected to the other side of the goalkeeper Green's save and rolled into the net...

The ten-man Manchester United were lucky enough to expand their lead to three goals. It seems that Manchester United is still stable in this game!

Then the coaches of both teams made substitutions. First, Sir Alex Ferguson replaced Park Ji-sung and Ronaldo, who were already unable to run, with Giggs and Fletcher respectively.

The visiting team also replaced Ashton, who had not performed well after scoring a wonderful overhead kick in the first half, with former Chelsea center forward Carlton Cole. They also replaced Boamodé with Solano to strengthen the breakthrough on the wing.

However, West Ham's substitutions were obviously useless, because they still had no way to deal with Manchester United's defense. After all, facing the same defense, Barcelona had no way to deal with it three days ago...

Moreover, West Ham, who had the numerical advantage, was ambushed by Manchester United again, and the one responsible for the steal in front of the goal was our little chicken thief Li Qi!

In the 71st minute, Ferdinand headed out Parker's 45-degree cross, and Evra received the ball on the left and quickly made a straight pass.

After Giggs dribbled the ball across the half court, he made a slight adjustment and sent a precise diagonal pass.

Fletcher made a successful counter-offside move and rushed forward with the ball. At the right edge of the penalty area, facing the attacking goalkeeper Green, he decisively kicked the ball into the far corner...

The ball passed over Green's crossed thighs and hit the far post and bounced back in front of the goal!

It was a good opportunity for Li Qi, who had just been following the ball forward and wanted to team up with Fletcher to shoot at the goal, but no nanny-like pass came from him. However, a nanny-like rebound would have been fine.

Li Qi, who was not being marked, had time to turn his head to look at the linesman to confirm whether he was offside. Then, without looking at the ball or the goal, he lightly pushed the ball with his right foot from 5 yards in front of the goal, and the ball, which even my grandmother could score, was scored into the empty goal of the visiting team.

Li Qi covered his ears to celebrate and completely killed the game with his 21st goal in the league.

Then Sir Alex Ferguson decided to stop while he was ahead and replaced him with O'Shea to kill some time.

最终曼联在英超倒数第二轮中主场5比1大胜西汉姆联，取得5连胜后继续保持领先优势，领先暂时少赛一场的切尔西3分以及29个净胜球……

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