Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saha Saha both played in the FA Cup rematch in midweek, with the duo scoring twice to help United knock out Exeter City 4-0 and not let the Reds tip over in the third round of the FA Cup.

However, Exeter City should not wait for the resumption of the game to solve the problem, the first time they played at Old Trafford, the United also allowed some players to play an extra game, which is very bad for the busy schedule of Manchester United.

However, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saha Saha are both back in form, which is good for United, with at least four strikers to choose from up front.

At home to Aston Villa at the weekend, Ferguson continued to start Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saha, and as a result, the duo lived up to the expectations of the Lord, continuing to score a goal alike in incredible form. Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo were both on the bench for 90 minutes.

The two of them have been in the main position lately, with Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saha barely available, and now it's their turn to try to be substitutes.

But the two of them are not unhappy, because only when they play in a real tough battle, that is a status symbol.

Therefore, when the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals was played at home, they were so calm when they entered the starting lineup.

You have to admit that it's hard to imagine two 19-year-olds holding down world-class Ruud van Nistelrooy and intercontinental Saha as the main players for Manchester United.

The day before the game, Mourinho was still figuring out which two strikers Ferguson would send on the field, and he needed to formulate tactics in advance, and he recognized the combination of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rooney, but when he saw the starting list on the day of the game, he saw Dong Fangzhuo's name again.

"It's this guy again."

"I almost messed up this guy again last time, and I still haven't figured out why Bridges behaved so frustrating when defending him......"

Seeing Dong Fangzhuo's name, Mourinho will not put Bridge in the starting lineup, he doesn't trust Bridge at all.

Perhaps it was this season that Bridge lost confidence in Mourinho from the last game, opting to play Galla at left-back and leaving Bridge on the bench. In the centre-back position, Patrick Ferreira partnered John Terry and right-back started Glenn Johnson.

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Alex Ferguson has given a death order to the game, and it is imperative that Chelsea be eliminated to reach the Carabao Cup final.

Although Arsenal lost the game in the last round of the league, allowing Manchester United to overtake Arsenal and climb to the second place in the league, but there is still a six-point gap from Chelsea at the top of the table, which is simply an insurmountable gap, although Ferguson has always said that there is a chance to overtake Chelsea, but with Chelsea's stability in the league, it is too difficult to surpass.

So Ferguson is particularly interested in the Carabao Cup this year, to be able to reach the semi-finals, he doesn't want to miss the final, Liverpool took Watford the day before, has already reached the final first, he does not mind leading Manchester United to play Liverpool for the third time this season.

Manchester United's form and results are second only to Chelsea. In the last 13 games, 10 wins and 3 draws remain unbeaten, and the form is no less good than the level of winning the championship in previous years. Ferguson also understands that Chelsea are better than Manchester United right now, with 13 wins and two draws in their last 15 league games after a 3-0 win over Portsmouth.

No matter how you look at it, Manchester United is still one loss behind Chelsea.

If you don't leave a place in the League Cup final, it is likely that the season will be empty.

On the positive side of Ferguson, this Carabao Cup clash with Chelsea is the 11th time Ferguson has participated in the semi-finals of a domestic cup competition, and it is surprising that Ferguson has won all 10 of the previous games, even when facing an unbeaten Arsenal side last season, the Lord still managed to get through.

So, at Manchester United's home stadium, he is still on the sidelines.

However, the lord still complimented Mourinho: "This young man is very confident and has a good sense of humor. Under his influence, this Chelsea team is almost the strongest in the history of its club. ”

Ferguson's words are not sugar-coated, and his psychological warfare has always been effective, but it has struggled to gain the upper hand over the Portuguese.

On the day of the match, Old Trafford also welcomed an important guest, football king Diego Maradona. Maradona came to Manchester for an event and stopped by Old Trafford to watch the world-renowned match.

Naturally, he was also surrounded by media reporters, and then Maradona was asked to evaluate the three players in Manchester United's front.

Maradona was clearly familiar with Wayne Rooney and Ronaldo and was quick to give his assessment.

'Wayne Rooney will be as great as Bobby Charlton, he can help England relive their World Cup dream, and his potential is immeasurable. Wayne Rooney is a phenomenal player who has received huge accolades in a short period of time. But he needs to put all his energy into football, which is very difficult because the pressure on the players is even higher now than when I was playing. ”

'Cristiano Ronaldo is also a fantastic player, he has the footwork of a South American player, the physicality of a European player, he can develop into a world-class winger.

"So, what about China Dong?"

"China Dong?" Maradona frowned obviously, and then replied very honestly: "If compared with Rooney and Ronaldo, he has no talent, but he is very professional, very hard-working, very hard-working, and can score goals, but that's all, I think Ferguson trusts him very much, but if I were him, I would unswervingly put Ruud van Nistelrooy at the front, not Dong." You know, Ruud van Nistelrooy is the top scorer in the Champions League this season! I don't believe he would dare to do without Ruud van Nistelrooy in the next Champions League knockout rounds. ”

"It's like this game, Ruud van Nistelrooy should have started."

Unfortunately, he is not Ferguson.

Ferguson still chose Dong Fangzhuo as the arrow to set the front, and adjusted the formation again before the game, in the previous games against Chelsea and Liverpool, he tried to play 4231, 4321 or 433, the effect was very good, this time, he simply continued to let Rooney appear in the left winger position, and made Ronaldo and Rooney more flexible.

On the bench of Manchester United, there are four big names rarely sitting on the bench who have returned from injury: Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Saha and Ruud van Nistelrooy......

On Chelsea's side, Gudjohnsen's starting position was finally snatched up by Didier Drogba and reduced to a substitute......