Manchester United legend

Chapter 201
In the fourth round of the Premier League, Manchester United is a guest at Highbury Stadium. Looking at the starting positions of the two teams, we can roughly know the weight of this game.

Arsenal sitting in Highbury naturally want to eat the Red Devils in one bite and snatch the leading position in the standings.

Wenger set up Kanu, Bergkamp and Henry's striker trident, Vieira, Ljungberg and Parlor took care of the midfield, Manninger replaced Seaman to guard the goal, Upson replaced the injured Adams in defense, and Sylvinho played on the left.

Ferguson sent out a classic lineup of 442. The midfielder is a combination of the "Four Kings" Jost, Scholes, Giggs and Beckham, who shined last season and have a tacit understanding.

Of course, Manchester United also suffered from the injury of the main goalkeeper Bosnich, and this game was replaced by van der Gut.The core defenders Gary Neville, Johnson, and Brown are also absent due to injuries. There are not enough strong players in Manchester United's formation, and the weakening of the strength by the injured soldiers is not too great.

The game was full of highlights: Bergkamp, ​​the best Dutch forward, VS Stam, the best Dutch defender, Vieira, captain of the Gunners, and Jost, captain of Manchester United.

The battle between the Premier League duo was fierce and open, and the scene was hot.Even by 10-year standards, this is still a very exciting classic game.

Arsenal in Highbury aggressively attacked, and at one point raised the defense to the midfield. In addition to the constant charge in front of the Trident, Vieira and Ljungberg also actively attacked the hinterland of Manchester United's penalty area.

The defending champion Manchester United is full of confidence and domineering. When they came to the away game, they had no intention of defending and attacking. They also invested a lot of troops in the midfield to compete with Arsenal.The game entered a climax from the very beginning, the Gunners aggressively attacked, Henry was unable to get rid of Phil Neville's entanglement by protecting the ball on the left, and passed the ball back to the middle.

Manchester United, which withstood the Gunners' attack, returned the favor. Beckham sent a precise free kick from the sideline of the opponent's half-court on the right. Cole made a ghostly goal from the front point, shook his head and hit the goal.
Arsenal, who survived the catastrophe, quickly made a comeback. Kanu, Vieira, and Henry quickly cut and ran vertically, making a very smooth continuous forward pass. In the end, Henry got a semi-single-handed chance to enter the Manchester United penalty area from the left. It is a pity that Henry was still too immature at that time.

Soon, Arsenal continued to attack on this side. This time, Bergkamp faced Berg on the left side of the Manchester United penalty area. After avoiding the angle, the Dutch killer suddenly took a shot.

Manchester United was like the king of beasts being irritated, and responded quickly and forcefully after being attacked.After Beckham took possession of the ball in the middle, he made a sharp pass. This pass was not like the arc of the high ball he was used to, but it was equally accurate to find Ryan Giggs who succeeded in anti-offside!

Giggs made a diagonal cut to get the ball, and immediately dribbled the ball into the opponent's penalty area single-handedly. He chose a close-angle shot before Manninger went out to meet him. Unfortunately, this shot was not at the right angle and went wide of the goal. Manchester United once again missed the best chance to score.

Arsenal also had an excellent oblique long pass. This time Kanu launched from the right side of the midfield. He got a free kick after being violated. Taking advantage of Manchester United's unsteady foothold, he immediately launched an offensive. A long pass over 30 yards found Bergkamp who cut in. The Dutch killer dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

Subsequently, Kanu dribbled the ball to the left, shot 35 yards away from the goal, and almost broke through the goal of Manchester United.

Then Manchester United gradually took the initiative on the field, and the Red Devils players desperately attacked the right, repeatedly opening gaps from this side.Cole once had a one-handed chance, and Yorke also had a good chance to score against the goalkeeper, but unfortunately they failed to break the deadlock.

In addition to Beckham's excellent passing and running on the right, his corner kick on the left almost assisted Borg in front of the goal.And in the melee at the Arsenal gate, Cole volleyed the ball less than 5 yards in front of the goal!

After Arsenal withstood Manchester United's offense with difficulty, they opened the deadlock with the help of a counterattack.In the 41st minute, Dixon intercepted the ball in the midfield and went straight to Sekanu. Kanou got the ball and then slanted it to Bergkamp at the top of the penalty area. Ljungberg and him made a tacit counter-running cut. The next moment Bergkamp made a diagonal pass to Ljungberg, who had entered the penalty area but had no one to follow.

Arsenal's exquisite technique and tacit cooperation paid off at this moment: Kanu's ball protection turned around to attract the defense, Bergkamp quickly seized the opportunity to pass the ball after receiving the ball, Ljungberg's cut formed a nearly perfect line, and overall Kanu-Bergkamp-Ljungberg's running and passing also formed a near-perfect triangle.

Manchester United fell behind.The Red Devils, stimulated by the score, launched a fierce attack at the last moment of the first half, but the Gunners shrank their defense and withstood Manchester United's firepower before half-time.

At the beginning of the second half, Manchester United failed to completely suppress their opponents. On the contrary, Arsenal took advantage of the lead in the first half and the cheers of the fans.The Gunners' press was quite successful, and even midfielders like Jost and Scholes were tackled close to them. Manchester United was suppressed very passively for a short period of time.

Bergkamp shot from the edge of the penalty area on the left and almost scored. After being saved by van der Gou, Arsenal's corner kick also caused a dangerous situation in front of Manchester United.

It took Manchester United several difficulties to stabilize the situation and continue to launch the offensive-there is no word of admitting defeat in the blood of the Red Devils!Giggs, Scholes and Beckham cooperated continuously on the right side near the bottom line of the opponent's penalty area. Beckham made a cross near the bottom line. Cole then clicked back for a transition.

Manchester United quickly revived their morale. This time it was the 58th minute. Manchester United midfielder Jost started from the right side of the midfield.

Cole unloaded the ball from the air, turned around and dribbled the ball towards the penalty area. After attracting the defenders, he comprehended a "two too many" difficult cooperation with Jost and passed the ball diagonally to him-these two passes tore open the encirclement of four opponents.

Jost, who dribbled the ball into the penalty area, was very calm, and faced Manninger who fell to the ground and blocked it, he hit a far corner - exactly the same as Ljungberg's goal!
Manchester United equalized!Jost aggressively rushed to the opponent's fan area to demonstrate.The Arsenal fans yelled and cursed loudly, and made gestures of "counting money" to ridicule Jost as a money addict and greedy ghost.The atmosphere of the stadium is more intense.

(End of this chapter)