Fengba Greenery

Chapter 843 The temperature of the top battle

Chapter 196 The temperature of the top battle
The game between Manchester United and Chelsea is the most eye-catching contest in this round of the Premier League, and almost the whole world is occasionally paying attention to this game.

For Manchester United, this is a game to consolidate their top position in the standings. They must beat Chelsea at home and close the gap with their competitors.

In the Premier League this season, the pressure on Manchester United is much greater than last season. In the Premier League last season, even Leicester City could occupy the second place in the standings. It is conceivable that there are several strong teams other than Manchester United. How bad is their performance, but this season is different. Several strong teams seem to have awakened collectively. Liverpool is now ranked No.4. Manchester City's score is eight points higher than that of the same period last season. In theory, they still have The hope of competing for the championship, and although Arsenal did not enter the top four, they also scored more points than last season.

Therefore, the pressure on Manchester United in the league this season is still very high, and now Chelsea are only three points behind them.

And more importantly, Chelsea now has no European tasks. In the FA Cup, they have also been eliminated, so Chelsea now only have one line of the league to play. On the other hand, Manchester United, in order to substitute The General Cup and the Champions League, the league has many more events and moved a lot in February, which led to Manchester United's very intensive events in February.

Manchester United has just returned to Manchester from Turin. Although they are playing at home, it is Chelsea who are waiting for work. For this game, Chelsea simply found a closed stadium in Manchester for training, and the hotel they lived in was only Old Trafford is only four kilometers away.

It can be said that Chelsea has been waiting for Manchester United for a long time.

"Compared to Manchester United, we get more rest time, which is our advantage. We will have the upper hand physically. Although it is an away game, I think Chelsea still have a good chance of beating Manchester United. For this reason. I have been preparing for a whole week!" Conte said in an interview, the Italian said with full confidence.

Conte's confidence is not aimless. Manchester United's two generals Di Maria and Herrera are absent from this game, and after a big battle with Juventus in the away game, how much can Manchester United's state recover? It is also an unknown.

And Chelsea is now fully loaded, they don't have any injuries, and they have several days more rest time than Manchester United.

Regarding Conte's statement, Ancelotti was noncommittal.

"Conte thinks his team will have the upper hand. I have nothing to say about that. The game is not about talking, and it has to fall on the pitch in the end. As for Manchester United's physical condition, although Herrera and Dima Leah will miss the game, but I can say 100 per cent that there is nothing wrong with our fitness, we are at the top of the table and we will still be at the top after the game."

Both managers looked confident.

As the game time is approaching, the fans are also looking forward to this game more and more.

The BBC conducted interviews with fans of both sides in Manchester and West London respectively.

Chelsea fans are very optimistic, they believe that Manchester United will definitely suffer their second defeat of the season due to the intense schedule of the exhausted team.

"Two to zero! Chelsea two, Manchester United zero!!"

A Chelsea fan swore in front of the camera.

"We can definitely keep a clean sheet against them, then win and overtake them in the standings!"

"But Chelsea's goal difference is a bit too much?!" The reporter said jokingly.

"Then we can also complete the overtake."

"I think we will win [-]-[-], because Li Qingshan may score!" Another Chelsea fan pushed his glasses with a serious expression.

In Manchester, Manchester United fans are equally confident.

"We're going to blow them up!! Absolutely!!!"

"Li Qingshan is too fierce, Chelsea can't stop it!!"

Manchester United fans don't think their home team will lose
The duel between League One and League Two has always been the focus of everyone's attention, and the media has also paid great attention to this game.

As the media heated up the atmosphere of the battle between the two sides to a certain extent, the game was finally about to start.

As Manchester United's players boarded the bus to Old Trafford, fans had gathered around the stadium.

This is a game about the league championship, so the number of fans attracted by this game is also exceptionally large.

Most of the fans failed to get the tickets for the match between the two sides. Except for the fans with the annual pass, fans who need to buy individual tickets will be in trouble this time, because the tickets for the game are too sought-after.

But it doesn't matter even if you don't buy tickets to enter the stadium. A large number of Manchester United fans clustered next to the team's bus, shouting slogans.

This time there are also many fans from London, and a large number of police officers are on duty outside the stadium to maintain order. With so many people flocking to Old Trafford, Manchester's security department is also quite nervous. Various terrorist attacks occurred intensively in various places, making EU countries highly nervous. In such a densely populated area, security work is the biggest headache for government departments.

"There are so many people"

Lingard looked at the crowd outside the window and sighed.

"Oh I feel like the whole of Manchester is coming to the city"

Rashford also smashed his mouth.

Li Qingshan took off his earphones and listened to the hustle and bustle outside the car window. In fact, Li Qingshan could have expected such a scene. After all, this is a crucial battle for the top spot. As long as he wins this game, Manchester United can basically lock in this season. Premier League champion!
There are still a few games left in the league, and with Manchester United leading by six points, it is impossible to be beaten by the opponent!
This is probably the largest number of people gathered at Old Trafford in recent years. From the training base to Old Trafford, there are dense crowds of people on both sides of the street along the way. Red fans gathered into a torrent, from all directions, Flocked to Old Trafford.

What made the police most nervous was that when fans of the home team and fans of the visiting team encountered each other in the stadium, the police stared nervously at the fans of both sides, holding their batons and shields tightly, for fear of any violent conflict between the fans of the two sides.

This scene did not happen in the end. Everyone just yelled and cursed through the human wall formed by two rows of policemen, and did not continue to act.

After scolding, each went his own way.

(End of this chapter)