41 First Half

The Arsenal players stood in the aisle, with the boiling fan stands above them, and the tsunami-like cheers from the stands in their ears would make the slightest faint of heart weak.

Captain Adams and new Manchester United captain Steve Bruce are at the head of the queue, both have been in the Premier League for many years, so they are not strangers to each other, but familiarity does not mean friendship, on the contrary, the feud between the Red Devils and the Gunners has been thoroughly reflected in the two of them.

Ljungberg behind Adams has just joined Arsenal this season and has not had many appearances, and this game is just replacing Parlor as a starter, and the opponent's strength is not strong, so Ljungberg should be able to get a chance to perform, so Ljungberg is in a good mood and looks at the new Manchester United next to him, and it is Evra who stands parallel to him.

Evra's face was fierce, and when he saw Ljungberg nodding and smiling politely at him, he didn't feel the charm of the handsome Swedish guy in the slightest, glared at him coldly, and then looked ahead.

This very impolite behavior made Ljungberg feel embarrassed and angry, isn't he an amateur player in the 10th league? Put such a big score!

When the referee and assistant referee took the lead out of the players' tunnel, the scene immediately erupted in a more enthusiastic applause and cheers, but it was also mixed with boos, and it was not clear who it was aimed at.

In total, nearly 3,000 Manchester fans came from Manchester City to show their support for the new Manchester United, and they came despite believing that the odds were slim and the distance was long.

'The players are out, the crowd, what we're seeing now is one of England's FA Cup third round games in the 98/99 season, when Arsenal host the new Manchester United, it was a very special game, and it was the first time the new United had appeared on television, and the Red Rebels fans thought it would be a game that will go down in history!"

Sky TV is also very concerned about this game, and specially arranged for the famous Andy Gray to comment on the scene.

"Let's take a look at Arsenal's starting line-up, with Manninger starting the line-up due to the rest of the main goalkeeper Seaman, third goalkeeper Luchik as a substitute, and the centre-back partner is captain Adams and centre-back substitute Bald, the latter has been occupied by Keown this season, and his chances of playing have been greatly reduced."

"The two wing-backs on the left and right are Dixon and Winterburn, which are two positions without suspense, the midfield is still a two-back tactic, Petit and Vieira are the starters, we can see Grimindy and Remy Gade are on the bench, and the other two wing-backs on the left and right are Dutch star Ovimas and Swedish teenager Ljungberg."

'The forward partners are Bergkamp and Nicolas Anelka, and Boah Wright is on the bench as well!'

"Judging from this lineup, we can find that Wenger also attaches great importance to this game, and does not use substitutes on a large scale as previously speculated, but I believe this will not have any impact on the Red Rebels, after all, even if Arsenal comes on as a pure substitute, they are extremely strong opponents!"

Speaking of which, Andy Gray made a joke.

"According to the data we have collected before, Bergkamp could buy all the players of the new Manchester United for a year's salary, including former Manchester United captain Steve Bruce, and now many people are wondering, what kind of team is this? How can Steve the Bruce be lured to teach? There is still a short period of time before the start of the competition, and we can look back on the past and present life of the Red Rebels since the establishment of the Red Rebels more than a year and a half! ”

After speaking, the TV broadcast screen suddenly shifted to a short video, in which the reasons for the establishment of the new Manchester United, as well as how Xiao Yu broke the bank to establish this club, plus how Manchester United fans supported the new Manchester United, etc., were very detailed, but the outstanding results of the new Manchester United in the Northwest Division B this season were all told in detail, but the outstanding results of the new Manchester United in the Northwest Division B this season were mentioned.

Perhaps in the eyes of the TV station, no matter how good the results of the Northwest Division B League are, to the audience in front of the TV, it is not at all as attractive as the origin of the Red Rebels.

When the short video was played, on the pitch, the referee had already put the whistle to his mouth, and soon blew the whistle for the start of the game.

From the first minute of the game, the new Manchester United players were in a desperate scramble, including the strikers dropping back into midfield.

Patrick Vieira has been at the heart of the team's midfield in the more than two years since he arrived at Arsenal, and his physical condition is like a heavy tank on the pitch.

After Vieira broke the ball, he played a diagonal pass to Ovimas on the left, and the Dutchman was very fast, tried to make a feint in front of Kevin Evan, shook off his opponent, and went straight to the bottom to deliver a low ball.

Steve Bruce clears the ball before Bergkamp, the Ice Prince, throw-in!

"Kevin, don't rush too far ahead, pay attention to the position!" Bruce reminded behind him.

Kevin Evan turned around and nodded to him, but the whole person stared nervously at Overmars, this Dutchman is too fast, as long as he relaxes a little, after being shaken, he can't catch up even if he shoots a horse.

"Don't worry, Kevin, and us!" Full-back Darren Lyons also dropped back to help Kevin Evan.

Winterburn tossed the throw-in to Petit in midfield, and the France international shifted to Ljungberg on the right.

Patrice immediately stepped forward, and Ljungberg wanted to use his speed to eat Evra alone, but just as he wanted to accelerate, Evra had already wrapped him off the touchline with a vicious tackle.

In terms of speed, Evraco is not inferior to Ljungberg at all!

It was a brilliant defense!

"At the beginning of the game, the scene was very hot, Arsenal youngster Ljungberg got up from the ground, stared at the opponent's left full-back with an indignant face, and seemed to be muttering something to the referee, it should be complaining that the opponent's action was too big, but the referee just signaled the game to continue!"

The fans at the scene were immediately booed by the referee's decision!

"Well done, Patrice!" Xiao Yu stood in front of the coach's seat and shouted encouragement to Evra, who walked in.

Ping said that when Bruce played, it was Walsh or Cassel who sat here, but today's game was different, Xiao Yu wanted to stand with the players, so he also sat here.

The game has entered a fast-paced attack and defense and scramble almost from the beginning, and the current Arsenal has not yet had the beautiful control flow of play that followed, and Arsene Wenger's transformation of Arsenal has just begun, so the scene suddenly became very hot.

Although the overall strength of the new Manchester United is much more than that of Arsenal, in the first ten minutes of the opening game, it was on par with Arsenal with its tenacious fighting spirit and ferocious scramble, but the situation was still firmly controlled by Arsenal.

In the 18th minute, Arsenal backfielder Adams sent a long ball straight to Anelka, who stopped the ball and swung sideways, and Bergkamp received a through ball.

Garay Turner's slow turn was magnified in that moment, and he didn't even have time to pull Anelka in the middle of the day, only to watch as the 19-year-old French phenom slotted the ball into the new Manchester United goal.

1:0, Arsenal ushered in their first goal!

“tmd!” Xiao Yu clenched his fist and waved, he even wanted to tear down the shed of Highbury's coach's seat.

"It's okay, guys!" Bruce called all the players over on the pitch, "We're doing a good job, remember, keep playing according to our plan, you know?" ”

The players said yes and dispersed.

The race continues!

After Arsenal scored the first goal, the situation on the field was even more one-sided, and the new Manchester United was almost pressed in the half and could not get out, and could only continue to clear and steal.

In order to cope with Arsenal's indiscriminate bombardment, Bruce even pulled forward Jonathan Maiten back to the back, and the defense of the four midfielders also retreated to the front of their own penalty area, leaving Rodri Giggs in front of him to roam around the midfield, making the new Manchester United's on-field formation look like 910.

Seeing the posture of the new Manchester United, Arsenal also began to become very patient, especially the manager Wenger, who sat in the coach's seat and looked like he was in control of the game.

However, it has also been proved that Arsenal do have the quality to win the game.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, Bergkamp took the ball with his back, and in an almost impossible situation, picked the ball past himself and Bruce, picked up the penalty area, Anelka stopped the ball on his chest, turned around, and shot, in one go, very clean.

2:0, this is almost a goal that can be sentenced to death early for the new Manchester United, because if you want to get the score back in Highbury, I am afraid that even Manchester United will not be able to do it, let alone the new Manchester United.

The fans in the stands burst into cheers again, shouting the names of Bergkamp and Anelka.

The eccentric French phenom moved to Real Madrid thanks to his performances at Arsenal this season, but after that, he sank completely.

Of course, the current Xiao Yu doesn't remember what will happen to Anelka in the future, he just clearly saw that Anelka was celebrating the goal under his nose, as if he was demonstrating like him, which made him feel very angry.

It may have been after a two-goal lead that Arsenal began to hold on, after all, they still have a crucial game to play at the weekend that will lead to the title, so they are starting to consciously slow down the tempo of the game.

In this way, the score of 2:0 remained until the end of the first half.

At halftime, when Bruce and Cassel returned to the locker room with the players one after another, Xiao Yu was still sitting in the coach's box, looking at the court in a daze, he suddenly understood Bruce's frustration of weakness, he really, really hated the weakness of his team, and he was eager to be strong!

But sometimes, strength can only be sharpened through the pains of constant failure!

PS: Sworn enemy from now on!

I'm thinking about renovating the stadium and renting out the temporary home stadium at Old Trafford, what do you think?

The same stadium, today is the Red Rebels, tomorrow is the Red Devils, today is shocking, tomorrow is a group of gentlemen, the ticket prices are different, the Red Rebels implement low ticket prices, the Red Devils high ticket prices, if you can win the Premier League title at Old Trafford, it will definitely feel better!

Another option is Manchester City's Maine Road Stadium, but the stadium is going to be demolished, and Manchester City may have to move out of Manchester temporarily, wander outside for a year and come back, hehe!

Give me some advice, everyone!

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