In the last 20 minutes, Manchester United replaced Ryan Giggs and Valencia to start a crazy counterattack, Arsenal experienced the equalizer to exceed again, the players are completely familiar with the rhythm of the game, the atmosphere off the field, the opponent's style of play, Manchester United's final stage of the force is like the end of a strong crossbow, did not bring much threat to Arsenal, but Arsenal's rapid counterattack made Manchester United's backline, which is not known for its speed, suffer.

Manchester United was forced to keep high on the flanks and in the middle, trying to break Arsenal's door in the simplest and most primitive way, and historical experience has proved that this move still has a certain effect on players like Arsenal and Barcelona.

But Wenger put Li Huan in the middle to prevent Manchester United's high-altitude bombing, Li Huan's figure is not too tall, but the bounce is amazing, the landing point is judged well, and the body is still very strong, he and Koscielny plus Song's supplemental defense, basically swept away most of Manchester United's crosses, and the young goalkeeper Szczesny's height advantage was also shown to the greatest extent, all the passes in the small penalty area were confiscated by him, and did not give Manchester United a chance.

In the 80th minute, a quick counter-attack from Arsenal directly buried Manchester United's hopes of equalising.

Li Huan's header cleared, he jumped high, almost half of the body of the little chubby Rooney, Rooney never had a chance to touch the ball, a little annoyed and angry, carried Li Huan with his body below, and carried Li Huan to the ground. However, referee Webb saw that Li Huan still passed the ball to the feet of Nasri, so he did not blow the whistle.

Nasri's passing and playmaking at Arsenal were only slightly inferior to Cesc Fabregas, and when United attacked in a big way, there were gaps in the back, and he turned the ball straight through a wide gap on the left side of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand.

Walcoat was like a tiger on target, spreading his legs and scurrying towards the ball, and on the other side of the pitch, Arshavin also cut in from the right to meet Walcott.

However, in just a few breaths, Walcott chased the ball and watched his teammates' movements as he slid quickly towards the baseline.

At this time, the weakness of the slow speed of Manchester United's two world-class central defenders was exposed, and in front of Arshavin's lightning rush, the two of them could only run behind like a second-rate defender.

Walcott's ball arrived, and so did Arshavin's man, who pushed the ball into the corner of the goal with the arch of his foot. Even Van der Sar couldn't stop such a close-range shot, and the ball flew into the net against the post.

3:1. Arsenal extended the gap to two.

The United fans in the stands fell silent again, some smiling, some angry, some chanting, some crying and sad, Old Trafford, which was once the birthplace of pride, happiness and joy for the Red Devils, has today become a sad place for the Red Devils fans.

A handful of Arsenal fans cheered and waved their palms in the air as they signalled that Arsenal were 10 points ahead of United.

“…… Falling behind by two goals, Manchester United is powerless, not that there is no time, it is not that they do not have the spirit of the Red Devils in 99, but this Arsenal's counterattack is too sharp, no one in Manchester United's backline can keep up with the speed of Walcott and Arshavin, and the front court can not intercept the passes of Li Huan and Nasri, there is no way to play this game again, and Arsenal can only continue to score if it continues to play.

If the final score is like this, Manchester United is 10 points behind, this season Manchester United's hope of winning the championship is unlikely to be realized, although in the 2002-03 season, Manchester United to around Christmas, Arsenal led Manchester United 9 points, and finally Manchester United won the championship by 5 points, but that situation is difficult to reproduce in Arsenal today, the current Arsenal stability is terrible, it is extremely difficult for them to lose points, let alone reverse so many points...... "Manchester United's spirit does not fall, They did not give up because they were two goals behind, but the spirit is not omnipotent, Arsenal contracted to play defensive counterattacks, Manchester United lacked a strong center, and the shortcomings of low attacking ability were exposed, and the two central defenders Vidic and Ferdinand Although their headers were very strong, they were disturbed by Walcott and Arshavin, and they did not dare to give up their defensive positions to attack with all their might, and finally could only bow down on their home turf.

In the post-match press conference, Arsene Wenger told reporters that a 10-point lead over Manchester United does not mean that the league title is in hand, the league is not over, everything is possible, it can only be said that Arsenal has the initiative, and Chelsea cannot be ignored, if they can win the London derby in this round, it is only nine points away from Arsenal. The league still has a long way to go.

However, Wenger's subsequent speech revealed his true psychology, he told reporters that the Champions League knockout round will not start until February next year, and after beating Manchester United, he can rest assured that he will lead the team to play the Club World Cup.

The professor's words are that the league no longer needs to take much of Arsenal's energy, and his main goal is to win the Club World Cup and the Champions League.

In response to the professor's arrogance, Ferguson unceremoniously cited the example of Manchester United falling behind by 9 and 12 points to finally reverse Arsenal and Newcastle United, and recalled the tragic lesson of the 9798 season when he was careless and was reversed by Arsene Wenger's team with a 12-point lead, and told reporters that they could not say that they were completely out. However, the Jazz also admit that the initiative is now in the hands of Manchester United and other teams, and that no team can snatch the trophy from Arsenal without making a big mistake.

Round 17 went in Arsenal's favour, with Chelsea holding Tottenham Hotspur to a 1-1 draw away from Tottenham in the London derby. In this way, Arsenal are 10 points ahead of second-placed Manchester United and 11 points ahead of third-place Chelsea, and are already far ahead of the table.

Before the 17th round, almost most people thought that the Arsenal Grand Slam was just a joke, and Arsene Wenger used to brag about it when he was five years without a title, and now they are just a little bit bigger because of their results. But now it seems that Arsenal winning all the trophies is not a dream after the game, and the Times reporter said in a commentary, "If Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and other teams can't put pressure on Arsenal to continue to extend their lead in the league, they may not even be able to get leftovers like the League Cup and FA Cup." ”

The Sun believes that the beginning of a dynasty has been formed since Arsenal beat Manchester United away. Judging from the current age structure of Arsenal, the team's style of play, the club's financial resources, and the external conditions, the moment for Arsenal to dominate the Premier League has come, and they are likely to dominate the Premier League for more than five years.

Of course, the "Sun" said that the premise of Arsenal's hegemony is that other teams do not buy superstars on a large scale like Real Madrid, and if Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea buy superstars at any cost like Real Madrid, it may be possible to break Arsenal's monopoly on the league.

At 1 o'clock at noon on the second day after the end of the 17 rounds of the Premier League, UEFA held the draw for the knockout stage of the Champions League and Europa League at its headquarters in Nyon, and the group top Arsenal was still in good shape, and their opponents in the quarterfinals were Rome in Italy, Roma vs Arsenal, Milan vs Tottenham, Valencia vs Schalke 04, Inter vs Bayern, Lyon vs Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Barcelona, Marseille vs Manchester United, Chelsea vs Copenhagen.

The best signing is naturally Chelsea, and after years of facing strong opponents, Chelsea finally relaxed again, and the media joked that they advanced to the quarter-finals after the draw.

In the round of 16, the only strong dialogue is Inter and Bayern, and the other closest is the battle between Valencia and Schalke 04, and of course, the grievances between Lyon and Real Madrid, the 16th Lang of the Champions League, are also the focus of media attention.

Although Arsenal did not draw Copenhagen, they did not draw the Milan duo. Roma are not what they used to be, and Arsenal are happy with the result.

Van Persie also said: "Roma are a great team and it will be a great game between two great teams. We believe that the promotion will be us. ”

Li Huan said: "You may encounter three Serie A teams, and finally draw Rome, which should be a good result, although it is said that if you want to win the championship, you must always defeat the strongest opponent, but the knockout game is always the later you meet a strong opponent, the better, because you can't predict whether the strong opponent will be unexpectedly eliminated, of course, I am not saying that Rome is weak, in fact, they are the strongest of the 8 groups." ”

Roma coach Ranieri couldn't help but smile bitterly after watching the draw, and he stubbornly said: "Realistically, Arsenal are of course the biggest favorites at the moment. But we can handle whoever we draw, what about Arsenal? The key question is whether our best players will be available and whether we are feeling confident. ”

Roma captain Totti said: "I'd rather play Arsenal, it's going to be a great game between two great teams, everyone has a chance to qualify, football is full of chances, and even more so in cups. We have to trust ourselves, it all starts with self-confidence. If you don't believe in yourself, it's better not to play. ”

(To be continued)