Chapter 12: Victory

"Seventh minute!! Li Qingshan scored in the seventh minute of his Premier League debut!! He doesn't need an adaptation period at all!! ”

"Ahhh What an inexplicable goal machine, no matter where he is, he is always so capable of scoring goals!! ”

Adaptation period?

This kind of thing does not exist for Li Qingshan, not to mention, he started his career in England, in the lower leagues of England, the collision of bodies is more frequent than in the Premier League, and whether it is Alderweireld or Fertonghen, after he rushes, it is difficult to stop him with his body - these two people are too thin in the face of Li Qingshan.

When Valencia kicked the ball, Li Qingshan had fully speeded, Alderweireld knew Li Qingshan's ability quite well, but in the face of Li Qingshan, who was completely rushed, even if he grabbed Li Qingshan's jersey with both hands, he didn't pull him up.

It's one to zero!

Manchester United got off to a dream start.

Li Qingshan beckoned his teammates to come over to celebrate, and in the stands at Old Trafford, Manchester United fans also cheered.

Pochettino underestimated or overestimated Tottenham's attacking prowess.

The new signings introduced by Manchester United, except for Sandro who seemed slightly flustered at the beginning, quickly stabilized their position, and Tottenham paid attention to them, undoubtedly miscalculated.

And then, Manchester United's counter-attack was also quite fluid, and the presence of Juan Mata in front was very crucial, and through his connection in the midfield, he found the hole in the hasty Tottenham Defence.

Although the goal was assisted by Valencia, Li Qingshan sent the ball into the goal. But Juan Mata, who came from the penultimate set, was undoubtedly the key to this goal.

Carlo Ancelotti rose from his seat and applauded Mata's performance.

Two years earlier, when Juan Mata was at Chelsea, in the 2012-2013 season, Juan Mata was undoubtedly one of the brightest of all Chelsea stars at the time, contributing 19 goals in all competitions and providing a staggering 35 assists, a statistic that made Mata the undisputed European assist leader of the season. In his second season at Chelsea, Juan Mata was named Chelsea's Player of the Year for the second year in a row. However, in the 13-14 season, after Mourinho returned to Chelsea, Mata was not reused, and because of this, Mata came to Manchester United in the winter transfer window that season.

However, perhaps because of the bench for more than half a season, Mata has not been able to find his best form at Manchester United, and his performances have been up and down in a season and a half.

For Carlo Ancelotti, reactivating Juan Mata is undoubtedly a focus of his work. If Juan Mata can find the same form on the right flank as he did in the early stages of Chelsea, United's attacking routine can be enriched.

Di Maria's side was undoubtedly a more direct and simple attack, using Di Maria's pace and penetration to create crosses.

However, on Mata's side, the routine can be more complicated, with Mata leading the attack on this side, and Carlo Ancelotti has also given Mata a very free way of playing.

For a player, the manager's trust is undoubtedly a boost of confidence in himself.

Mata, who was abandoned by Mourinho, was entrusted with a heavy role by Carlo Ancelotti at Manchester United, which undoubtedly allowed Mata to regain a lot of confidence.

After the Manchester United players celebrated their goal, the players on Tottenham's side were much more helpless.

Pochettino wanted to play Manchester United's side with an unstable foothold, but Na Cheng wanted to be broken through the defense by a counterattack.

The so-called wrong step, wrong step, and then Tottenham pressed and wanted to equalize as soon as possible, but in the 26th minute, Manchester United gave Tottenham another blow.

It was another quick counter-attack, as Eriksen's shot from the edge of the area was held by De Gea, who then didn't waste time and tossed the ball to right-back Valencia.

Juan Mata retreated to pick up the ball, then turned and played a long ball to find Di Maria in front. Di Maria received the ball on the left side and passed the ball to Li Qingshan's feet, Li Qingshan did not stop the ball, and directly completed a two-on-two cooperation with Di Maria.

Di Maria dribbled into the box and stabbed a right-footed shot through the net before a defender stepped forward to block!

Di Maria was even booed by Manchester United fans when he received the ball, but for the sake of this goal, everyone stood up and applauded.

Edward Wood also stood up to applaud the goal.

You know, Di Maria is wearing Manchester United's number seven shirt. Normally, the number seven is the number that sells the most shirts in Manchester United, but this season, the number nine that has sold the most shirts in the Manchester United team is Li Qingshan's number nine, followed by Rooney's number ten, and Di Maria's number seven is ranked behind five or six.

Therefore, Edwardwood of course hopes that Di Maria will repair the relationship with Manchester United fans as soon as possible, otherwise, the number seven jersey will not be sold, but Manchester United will lose a lot of money........

Two to zero!

United's two high-quality counter-attacks in quick succession left Tottenham a little at a loss, and they now don't know whether they should continue to press and attack, or retreat and defend first, and stabilize their position.

In the end, Pochettino decided to be conservative first, the threat of Manchester United's counter-attack was too great, and he had to wait until half-time to make targeted arrangements for United's counter-attack.

And before that, you must first stabilize your position, so as not to be beaten by the opponent in the first half.

Tottenham began to steady, retreating into the half. But even then, they couldn't stop Manchester United's goal.

Tottenham retreated, and United pressed up and began to organise a positional attack.

In the 39th minute, Di Maria broke through on the left and caused a foul on the opponent.

Juan Mata crossed the ball into the box and found the right place for Li Qingshan's head.

Li Qingshan jumped high and smashed the ball into the Tottenham goal.

Three to zero!!

Mauricio Pochettino sat back in the dugout as the game was over and Tottenham's hopes of picking up points at Old Trafford were all but dashed.

In the second half, Tottenham wanted to launch a counterattack, but Manchester United were firmly in control of the situation, and in the 77th minute, Li Qingshan received a long ball from the back and headed it to Juan Mata, who was in front of him. Juan Mata volleys a left-footed shot from inside the box to seal the win for Manchester United!

Four to zero!!

In the opening match of the first round of the Premier League, Manchester United defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 at home, and Manchester United's three attackers, Li Qingshan, Di Maria, and Mata, all scored goals respectively, showing a very good form.

At the back, several new signings have adapted to the game very quickly, especially centre-back Hummels, who has been quite composed and not much different from his performance in the Bundesliga.

Carlo Ancelotti's side won a resounding victory.