Manchester United legend

Chapter 129
Entering January 1998, Manchester United met the Blues Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup.In the end, the two teams completed a magical game.Manchester United in the away game still showed strong attacking power. Andy Cole dribbled the ball into the penalty area after receiving a pass from his teammate from the midfield.

1 to 0, Manchester United lead.Then, it was Beckham again, who turned a United free-kick into a goal!
It was a free kick from about 32 yards to the goal, slightly to the right.Beckham's full moon scimitar ignored the opponent's 5-man wall, the ball drew a precise small arc, bounced like an elf, and danced into the lower left corner of Chelsea's gate. 2 to 0!

Seeing that his teammates scored two goals in a row, the forward Cole was not willing to be lonely. He dribbled the ball from the backcourt alone and drove straight into the opponent's penalty area 50 yards.

3 to 0, Manchester United sealed the victory.In the second half, Cole used a single-handed counterattack to rewrite the score to 4-0. Sheringham responded with a header from Beckham's cross in front of the goal. Manchester United led the opponent 5-0!

What happened next can be interpreted as supernatural events.With a large number of Chelsea fans leaving the field, the Blues launched a crazy counterattack.Yes, they fought back frantically in a 0-5 situation. In the end, they even scored 3 goals in a row and rewritten the score to 3-5. At one point, Manchester United was in a hurry and was flying around.

Back in the league, Manchester United beat Tottenham 22-2 at home in the 0nd round, and Beckham and Giggs became a pair of good friends.First, in the first half, Beckham made an imaginative twisting and bending over from the right to a violent high-altitude cross. When the ball fell high into the penalty area, Sheringham made a transition. Giggs met the ball in the back row and scored angrily.

In the away game against Southampton, Manchester United suffered a lot. Davis, who was still a young player in the opponent's team at the time, received a free kick in front of the goal and scored, which made Manchester United lose.

This defeat was also full of inconceivability. After Manchester United fell behind, they attacked aggressively. Beckham and Solskjaer's shots hit the goal frame one after another. Sheringham and others also had a lot of shooting opportunities, but there was no way to change the score!

Ferguson also felt unbelievable after the game, "Southampton had the only chance in the game, and we had at least five or six shots that could kill the game, but in the end it was us who had an absolute advantage. Something must have happened in this world."

After returning from Southampton, Manchester United will play an FA Cup. Manchester United successfully won Walsall with a disparity of 5 to 1, but returned to the league but ushered in another defeat. The opponent who lost to the league turned out to be the weak team Leicester City!
Although Manchester United has already suffered from O'Neill, the Red Devils still lost this game under the opponent's assault.

After playing the league in January, Manchester United still ranks first with 24 points in 49 rounds. Behind them, Chelsea, Blackburn and Liverpool all have 45 points. Arsenal ranks fifth with 41 points in one round. Manchester United did not attract the attention of Manchester United, and no media would think that the Gunners have a chance to compete with Manchester United for the championship.

Only the famous Charlton made some criticisms of the current situation of the team, "I don't know if the current status of the team is still hungry for victory and honor, but when facing a lower-ranked team, Manchester United should still go all out and not take it for granted that the opponent will surrender and we will win without bloodshed. The league is tough. We can't think that we can enjoy the championship victory in a suit, and we can't taste the fruit without sweating and hard work."

The league is still moving forward in a fierce but turbulent state. Manchester United's offensive firepower is still full, but on the defensive end, the situation continues, and the situation of strong offense and weak defense is becoming more and more obvious.

In the 25th round, Manchester United played against Bolton at home, and the defenses of both sides made low-level mistakes, which eventually led to a 1-1 result.

Then Manchester United was tied by Barnsley in the FA Cup. It was also a problem with the defense, but this time Gary Neville was replaced by Schmeichel.

After that, Manchester United started to exert their strength in the league and achieved three consecutive victories. The Red Devils defeated Villa, Derby and Chelsea respectively, and ended the game in February with an unbeaten record.

In the game against Derby County, Giggs became the hero of Manchester United fans. He scored one goal and won a penalty in the penalty area throughout the game. He was the best player in the game for granted.

What is unforgettable is that he is so keen on the field. Before scoring the first goal, it was he who controlled the ball in the middle of the midfield and then distributed the ball to Cole on the right.

Giggs ran all the way after the ball went out, sprinting more than 30 yards into the penalty area without the ball.And it was his high-speed advance that completely tore through the opponent's defense. After Cole received his pass, he didn't need to think about it at all.

Such a tacit cooperation is enough to reflect the excitement of this goal!Of course, winning Chelsea at home was also exciting. The goal scored by Philip Neville was a masterpiece of Manchester United's team attack. Six people from the Manchester United team touched the ball and made a precise pass. Passed all the way into Chelsea's penalty area. A bunch of players in Chelsea's midfield and backcourt had never touched the ball. After Philip Neville entered the penalty area, he completed an exquisite shot from the far corner.

Manchester United's three-game winning streak allowed the team to reach 28 points in 59 rounds, still leading the standings.However, Arsenal played three games less and scored 47 points. If all three games are won, the points will become 56 points, and they still have an away game against Manchester United-so, the Gunners who are 12 points behind are not without a chance.

In addition, Arsenal have only played two league games and one FA Cup this month, and they are full of energy and waiting for the best time to launch a surprise attack.In comparison between the two, the energy of the Manchester United players was exhausted.

Manchester United suffered the blow of being eliminated from the FA Cup this month.In the rematch with Barnsley, the opponent played like a god, scoring three wonderful goals in succession-although the first goal was obviously offside, the referee did not say so.

Manchester United rushed to catch up when they fell behind 0 to 2. After Sheringham scored a goal and was scored by the opponent's corner kick, the score was extended to 3 to 1. The struggling Manchester United was chased by Cole to 2 to 3, and launched a mad attack in the final stage of the game, but luck once again abandoned the Red Devils.In the end, Manchester United's FA Cup journey came to an end.

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