As the birthplace of modern football, the majority of the British Isles are almost the most avid football fans.

In this country, the atmosphere of football is very frenetic, people love football, they talk about football all the time, schools, streets, parks...... Almost anywhere there is a field and space, everywhere you can see, are children playing football.

But the UK is not a large country, and in such a situation, it is not surprising that a city has several or a dozen teams, professional and non-professional football clubs.

As one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the United Kingdom, the capital London is naturally the city with the most lively football atmosphere, in this city, according to incomplete statistics, there are at least 12 professional teams on the register, and there are even more semi-professional or amateur teams.

There are plenty of teams from London at all levels of the English league, and at the top of the Premier League, there are also five professional clubs from London this season.

In addition to the well-known Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, there are also two London teams in the Premier League this season, one is West Ham United, nicknamed the "Hammers", and the other is Fulham, nicknamed "The Farmer".

And Manchester United's object in this round of games is the "farmer" Fulham - the origin of this nickname is also very interesting, one is that at the beginning of the establishment of Fulham, the owner of the team was a landlord who owned several large farms, and the other is derived from the team's home name, Craven Farm Stadium, this very local name, over time, people are used to calling it, and it becomes "farmer".

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Fulham has never been a strong team in the history of English football, from the beginning of the team's existence, the team wandered around because it did not have its own home stadium, and later after joining the English Football League, the situation improved, but the weak foundation and poor economic environment still made the team only fight in the second and third leagues.

The team has not won any prestigious accolades in its history, nor has it produced too many well-known figures, the most famous being Bobby. Moore and George. Best, however, these two England legends are only playing the role of passing by in this team.

However, after the time entered the 21st century, Fulham's situation has improved, although it is still hovering in the relegation zone all the year round, but every year they can succeed in relegation and stay in the top league, and last season, Fulham also caught fire in the UEFA Cup. Wolfsburg and Hamburg, the two Bundesliga finalists, met La Liga side Atletico Madrid in the final - but unfortunately they were beaten 2:1 in extra time by the Sheets in the final, and lost the first European trophy in the club's history.

After last season's success, this season's Fulham are even more ambitious, perhaps in the league, they will be difficult to compete with Manchester United, Chelsea and other giants, and even the second group of strong teams Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and other teams have a big gap, but they are striving to fight for the middle of the league and if possible, to go further and get a European place next season - in order to achieve this goal, in the summer, Fulham in the transfer market aggressively, Although it cannot attract superstars to join, some players with poor reputation but good strength come to the team, which greatly enhances the competitiveness of the team.

All in all, it's not a good bone to gnaw on, especially given that Fulham have just had a successful European campaign last season and have a lot of energy and fighting spirit, so it will be difficult for United to win easily.

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In this game, Ferguson basically continued the starting line-up from the previous game against Newcastle, the only change was that Owen was not included in the 18-man squad, he had some unexpected things in training the day before yesterday, and Ferguson kept him in Manchester to be on the safe side.

This is also a place that Ferguson and even many Manchester United fans have criticized - although Owen is older, his ability is still there, but his physical attributes are gradually developing in the direction of "glass man" with the passage of time, and in this case, the club naturally does not dare to put important chips on him.

With his current situation of being injured and absent at every turn, even without the appearance of Fan Bizhuang, it is estimated that the Red Devils' No. 7 jersey will not be kept for too long.

Replacing Owen was started by Bulgarian center forward Berbatov, nicknamed the dashing brother.

Although he had prepared for the difficulty of the game, the progress and intensity of the game still exceeded Ferguson's expectations.

Fulham are not what they used to be, but United are undoubtedly more than a step ahead of their opponents in terms of staffing and overall ability in all positions, and Ferguson is confident of winning this game and winning two consecutive league games.

But reality has given the Red Devils a blow to the head.

In the first half, Manchester United were unable to break through the opponent's goal, on the contrary, although Fulham was extremely suppressed, but from time to time rapid counterattacks, it can cause a lot of problems for Manchester United's rear.

That trouble turned into a goal conceded at the start of the second half.

Fulham completed a steal near the midfield, Scholes was forced by two opponents, there was a passing error, Fulham launched a fast attack on the spot, the football was passed directly to the front, American striker Dempsey rushed forward with the ball, stumbled to break through to the penalty area, it was a powerful volley, Van der Sar's reaction was quick, immediately made a save, his hand reached out and touched the football, but the force was too great, his save could not prevent the football from entering the net.

Manchester United are 1-0 down away.

After conceding the goal, Manchester United was like an enraged lion, more turbulent to the opponent's half of the siege, in a certain period of time, Fulham can only be suppressed in the half of the 30-meter area, exhausted, the penalty area is more football continues to fly, but Rao is in danger, but Manchester United still failed to break the goal, Fulham with tenacious defense, hard to hold on.

After a series of inconclusive attacks, United's morale inevitably slipped, and the attack was not as sharp as before, and Ferguson immediately redeployed his troops, with South Korean midfielder Park Ji-sung and French winger Obertin coming off the bench to start a new round of onslaught.

In the 71st minute, Fan Bizhuang also came out, and when the team dominated the field but could not score for a long time, Ferguson was determined to play the most "incalculable" card in his hand.

The reason why it is immeasurable is that Fan Bizhuang's performance in training is extremely good, but there is still a certain degree of discomfort in the Premier League, and it is impossible to know whether his performance is good or bad.

But it is undeniable that Van Bizhuang's individual ability is extremely outstanding, in the case of Fulham shrinking the defense line and defending with all the players, Van Bizhuang's breakthrough and strong impact ability are exactly what the team needs - even if it cannot bring substantial help to the team, but his strong breakthrough is bound to create chaos for the opponent's defense, so that Manchester United has the opportunity to "fish in troubled waters".

The current Fan Bizhuang is used by Ferguson as a "surprise soldier".

Obviously, Van Bizhuang, who came on as a substitute for Berbatov, did not live up to Ferguson's expectations.

Fan Bizhuang, who has a huge range of activities, sprang around in central midfield, constantly disrupting the opposition's defence with his movements, and his sudden sprints and breakthroughs also caused great confusion in the opposition defenders. And on the Premier League debut, Newcastle focused on guarding a lot of losses, Van Bizhuang has also learned to be smarter, can quickly "slip away" will never drag, and the opponent wants to make physical contact with him, he will first protect the ball, and then slowly look for opportunities - he is very smart often to control the ball in the danger zone, in this place, Fulham's defenders do not dare to foul him easily, everyone knows that Fan Bizhuang's free kick is a must in football.

Van Bizhuang's activity has made Manchester United's offensive more and more threatening.

The deadlock was also broken in the 83rd minute, Fan Bizhuang's breakthrough once again stirred up the home team's defence, attracting several defenders to join in, Fan Bizhuang used his super personal ability to get the football out of the chaos, and to the right sideline of the penalty area, he swept the ball low flat into the box 12 yards, followed by the veteran midfielder Scholes, who met the ball with a push shot, the ball went over the goalkeeper's body and into the bottom left corner of the goal.

1:1。

United struggled to equalise.

With little clock left in the game and Fulham still tightening their defence, their intentions were clear, even if they couldn't beat a strong Manchester United at home, but a point would be enough to be proud of.

The game was still tense in the closing stages, but the Reds, who were aiming for the three points, could not find the back of the net no matter how frantically they attacked.

Just when everyone thought that the game would end in a draw, in the ninety-third minute, the last minute of stoppage time, Fan Bizhuang once again used his super personal ability, made a crazy breakthrough in the front court, and continuously avoided the defense of many defenders.

Van Bizhuang lost his centre of gravity and went to the ground, the referee's whistle sounded and United were awarded a penalty.

Van Bizhuang gave his team a valuable chance to take the lead.

The team's first penalty taker, Paul Scholes, after discussing with Van Bizhuang, finally took it himself, a calm and tricky angle of the push, the football into the net, Manchester United in the last moment to overtake the score, 1:2!

With this penalty, Manchester United finally won 1-2 on the road, winning two consecutive away wins in the new season.