Chapter 50: The Ups and Downs of September

A tired Manchester United got their Champions League off to a flying start with a win in the charismatic Club Brugge.

However, for this tired division, the next is not the time to rest, and the schedule that awaits them will not be easy.

As soon as the game was over, United headed back to England.

Three days later, on September 17, in the fifth round of the English Premier League, Manchester United challenged Bournemouth away!

The start of the season was a very unfriendly one for United.

From September 10 to September 18, in eight days, Manchester United need to mention three games, one Manchester derby and two difficult away games.

The only good news for Carlo Ancelotti is that Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini have returned from injury in quick succession, giving him a little more room in the line-up.

But even so, United suffered a defeat at Pastor Road.

The Hornets scored three goals in quick succession in the first half.

In the 24th minute of the game, Britos broke the ball from Pogba's feet on the right flank, Janmaat burst into the box and reversed the triangle pass, Capoue followed up with a shot, the ball was blocked by De Gea and still drilled into the net, Watford led Manchester United 1-0, which was Capue's fourth goal of the season.

To add insult to injury, the tackle also led to Pogba's injury and his replacement by Carrick....

Watford's offensive is not over yet, and the Hornets playing at home are in full swing.

In the 33rd minute, Amrabat sent a through pass from the right, Pereira made an inverted triangle return pass near the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, and Suniga, who had just come on as a substitute, flanked and pushed into the bottom left corner.

In the 43rd minute, Sexes burst into the left side of the penalty area to split the ball, Suniga turned and was tripped by Fellaini, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty. Then Diney took the penalty in one fell swoop!!

Three to zero!!

When the first half was over, Pastor Road Stadium was in a boil.

At half-time, even the good-natured Carlo Ancelotti was furious, and United's performance in the first half was nothing short of....

In the second half, Manchester United began to launch a counterattack, but Watford, who led by three goals, also completely stuck to the penalty area, and in the face of dense defense, it would take a lot of effort for United to break down.

Finally, in the seventy-third minute of the game, Li Qingshan and Herrera in the middle of the road made a continuous collision with the wall and entered the penalty area, and after recovering from the injury, Mata came on as a substitute in the right wing of the penalty area.

After the goal, Manchester United continued to besiege Watford, and in the 86th minute of the game, Li Qingshan scored another goal through a corner kick, but this was also the last goal of the game.

The final score was 3-2 and Watford beat the defending champions at home!!

The tired division suffered its first defeat of the season in the fifth round of the league!

For Manchester United, who almost won the Premier League last season, such a defeat came suddenly, but it was not surprising - when a number of key players were injured, Ancelotti had a premonition that the defeat was coming.

In the last two rounds of the Premier League, Manchester United has drawn one and lost one, and the momentum is obviously downward.

At this time, the media began to question Ancelotti's purge at the beginning of the season.

"If Carlo Ancelotti can be less confident in cleaning up Nani, Hernandez and others at the beginning of the season, then when Manchester United suffers this wave of injuries, it will not be possible for Rashford's young players to come out and take the lead - the consistency and lack of experience of young players was very evident in United's defeat to Watford!"

The Manchester Candid criticized in an op-ed.

There was a lot of criticism from the outside world, but Carlo Ancelotti finally breathed a sigh of relief after the game. Because after this round of matches, the next game is the League Cup against the third division of the English First Division of the Norampton, this game Ancelotti decided to send the players of the reserve team and the youth team to play, the League Cup is still a chicken rib after all, unless it is a semi-final or something to make a team of Manchester United's level pay attention to this competition.

Despite the defeat away, Carlo Ancelotti announced a two-day holiday for the tired team after the game.

During the two-day break, Li Qingshan went to Madrid, after all, Li Qingshan is not a single dog now. For Li Qingshan, physical exhaustion does not exist, but more spiritual exhaustion.

These two days in Madrid are filled with the sour smell of love.....

Manchester United, who are a mix of reserves and youth teams competing in the Carabao Cup, beat Northampton 3-2 away to reach the next round of the Carabao Cup.

Manchester United's revamped main players are at home to last season's league runners-up Leicester City.

Claudio Ranieri's team has managed to retain most of the main squad this season, and the main squad has successfully retained several key players such as Vardy, Mahrez and Drinkwater, but Kante's departure still makes Leicester City, the dark horse of last season, a lot of strength.

At Old Trafford, a revised Manchester United won 4-2 at home to Leicester City.

Li Qingshan, Herrera, Pogba and Mata have contributed to Manchester United! Carlo Ancelotti finally stopped the downward decline of two rounds of league winlessness!

Now the Europa League has entered the rhythm of two-front battles, and the Champions League in midweek is also on the horizon.

On September 27, Manchester United sat at home to Portuguese Super League giants Porto!

At Old Trafford, Porto didn't hold back for long against United's attack, who won 3-0 at home in a clean 3-0 victory. Li Qingshan did not score in this game, but he provided two assists for Pogba, and teenager Marcus Rashford also recovered his first goal in the Champions League.

Although Hummels and Di Maria are still injured and absent, Manchester United, who have won two consecutive games, is finally on the winning track, and the overall positive trend of the team finally relieved Ancelotti.

From September 10 to September 27, Manchester United played six games, with four wins, one draw and one loss, which is not bad overall, but this draw and one loss are all in the league, which also means that in three league games in September, Manchester United only got four points with one win, one draw and one loss.

Six rounds of league games have been played, and Manchester United have 13 points, three points behind Manchester City at the top of the table!

Manchester City are unbeaten in six league games with five wins and one draw, and are top of the table with 16 points, while Tottenham Hotspur have won four and drawn two in second place, with 14 points.

The same 13 points also include Arsenal, Liverpool, and Everton.

In September, Manchester United's form has been up and down, which has made the situation in the Premier League table delicate, with a point difference of just one point from second place to sixth place, and only three points from sixth place at the top of the table.

After Manchester United dominated last season, this season's Premier League is a bit of a race for the top.