Chapter 224: Defeating Manchester United?

Arsene Wenger is under a lot of pressure.

By the time he came out of the tunnel, the stadium, which had been all his supporters, had now split into two factions.

Although no Arsenal fans have yet to boo the veteran Frenchman, Wenger could tell from the cheers of the fans that his popularity had inevitably declined compared to a season ago.

Today's weather is good, and Wenger is used to looking at the sky.

But he's not looking at the weather, he's looking at whether there are any planes flying over the Emirates Stadium today.

It is now popular for England fans to express their demands by flying huge banners over the pitch with planes.

The anti-Wens flew by with the slogan "Wenger step down" in a plane, and the pro-Wens usually expressed their support for Wenger in the same way in the next game.

Regardless of the situation of the battle between Arsenal fans, the aircraft leasing companies are making a lot of money anyway.

Arsene Wenger's pressure comes not only from the fans, but also directly from the team's results.

Of course, this is also complementary, if the team has a good record, the Arsenal fans will have to eat and support themselves before going to warm up.

Arsenal lost 2-0 to bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the last round of the north London derby!

As a result, they are four points behind Tottenham Hotspur in sixth place in the league and seven points clear of fourth-placed Liverpool, and it is fair to say that their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are very slim. If they can't beat Manchester United in this game, Arsenal are almost certain to miss out on the Champions League. In order to keep their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League alive, Arsene Wenger's side will go all out!

Manchester United are fighting for the title, while Arsenal are also fighting for the top four, and both sides have their own reasons to win, which makes this game destined to be a big battle between Mars and Earth!

Of course, this is what the commentators in the stands think, more than ten years ago, the duel between Manchester United and Arsenal was a direct dialogue between the strongest teams in the entire Premier League, until now, the commentators still believe that Arsenal playing at home can cause a lot of trouble for Manchester United!

"Let's take a look at the starters on both sides!!" Before the game began, Andy Gray began broadcasting the starting line-ups for both sides.

'Under pressure from results, Arsene Wenger has recently made changes to Arsenal's starting line-up with a 343 formation, which has also made Arsenal's results in the last few league games a little better – if they don't count their last defeat to Tottenham, they actually have a four-game winning streak.

In terms of goalkeepers, Arsenal's starting goalkeeper is still Cech, and in the backline, Koscielny, Hordin, and Monreal are three players in the backline, while in the midfield, No. 15 Oxlade-Chamberlain, No. 29 Xhaka, No. 8 Ramsey and No. 3 Gibbs are lined up in the midfield, and Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gibbs are two wing-backs, and they have to assume the responsibility of attacking and defending on the wings. On the forward line, No. 23 Welbeck, No. 11 Ozil, and No. 7 Sanchez are the three forwards, and the midfielder Ozil plays the right side of the striker in this game, which is the way Wenger uses Ozil, and Sanchez on the left will be the key player for Arsenal in this game!! ”

At this time, the TV broadcast camera also locked on Sanchez, who was not tall.

Sanchez has been involved in 28 goals (19 goals + 9 assists) in the league so far this season, and if Sanchez scores in this game, he will become only the fifth Arsenal player after Thierry Henry, Wright, Robin van Persie and Bam Adebayor to score 20+ Premier League goals in a single season.

Sanchez's face was not sad or happy, he looked very calm, in fact, he only had one year left on his contract at Arsenal, and Sanchez was reluctant to express his position in the face of Arsenal's contract extension.

For Sanchez, Arsenal's promised salary is high enough, but the Chilean wants more than that.

For Sanchez, who has entered his prime and is about to go downhill in his career, whether he can get some convincing accolades later in his career, this last big contract is quite cautious.

For Sanchez, if he signs his name on his next contract, it will most likely be the last long-term contract of his career.

At this time, the camera turned to the away team, and Li Qingshan was undoubtedly focused on by the camera.

"On United's side, Ancelotti made a slight change in the starting XI as they were away to Bayern Munich in the Champions League three days ago and four days after this game. At centre-back, Hummels is partnered with Eric Bailly, with Ashley Young at left wing-back and Valencia at right-back. In the midfield, Manchester United has not made much adjustments, Pogba, Fellaini, Herrera started, in addition to the center Li Qingshan in the front, Rashford and Lingard on the left and right are respectively! ”

Andy Gray, who finished reporting the start of both sides, put down the information and said: "Manchester United did not send an absolute main player to play, this may be a good opportunity for Arsenal!! ”

Arsene Wenger did have some thoughts after seeing United's starting XI before the game, but he still didn't make much of a difference to the team this game.

Arsene Wenger has always been a representative of attacking football, but since he changed to 343, Arsenal have also become utilitarian.

They shrank back and used the pace of Alexis Sanchez and Welbeck to counter-attack, for which Wenger even put Giroud on the bench.

The years were unforgiving, and even Arsene Wenger had to succumb to the pressure of results. The Frenchman has now slowly abandoned many of his previous insistences, and he now has only one goal, that is, to bring Arsenal into the Champions League!

Arsenal can't miss the Champions League!

This is Arsene Wenger's obsession.

For a big club, if you miss a battlefield like the Champions League for a long time, it is fatal for the survival of the club!

The big teams have to keep their appearances in Europe, they have to have enough exposure and enough talk for the fans to talk about the team.....

Beat Manchester United! That's Arsenal's only thought in this game!!

But is this idea actually achievable?

Arsene Wenger didn't have a score on his mind.

As soon as the game began, Manchester United had the opportunity to shoot first, and Li Qingshan's header in the penalty area was a little higher, which shocked the fans in the stadium.

If you want to beat Manchester United, this task looks too difficult!