From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 461 FA Cup Final

After winning the Europa League, Manchester United returned to the UK from Stockholm. The team did not hold a celebration ceremony because in less than three days, they would face Arsenal at the new Wembley Stadium to compete for this season's FA Cup. champion.

Because it was a 90-minute battle with Ajax in Sweden and the FA Cup final with Arsenal just three days ago, Mourinho did not line up the strongest lineup, but rotated in appropriate positions.

The goalkeeper is still Romero, the Argentina national goalkeeper is Manchester United's cup goalkeeper this season. In almost all cup matches, Mourinho always starts with Romero. Romero has also performed very well, helping Manchester United reach the finals of the Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup, and has won two championships.

Speaking of goalkeepers, Manchester United is the envy of almost all teams. The two goalkeepers De Gea and Romero are both world-class. One is the national goalkeeper of Spain and the other is the national goalkeeper of Argentina. Among all teams, again No team has the luxury of Manchester United.

The center back pairing is Smalling and Blind. After Van Dijk was out for the season, Maguire played too many games. After the Europa League final, England's new central defender felt some muscle discomfort, so Mourinho simply arranged for him to rest.

The left back is Damian. Originally, Manchester United's main left back was Luke Shaw, but this kid was injured this season. After being injured again in the game against Swansea, Luke Shaw was directly reimbursed for the season. It is estimated that his return from injury will be after the start of the new season. Fortunately, Damian performed well under the critical situation and gradually secured his position.

The right back is Valencia.

In the blink of an eye, Kanter knocked down Ramsey, avenged Carrick and received a yellow card.

"Calm down! Stay calm! It's just a ball!"

Manchester United was celebrating, while Arsenal was a little confused.

Xhaka was violated continuously and became angry. Then, the first yellow card of the game appeared. Xhaka then brought down Bruno in the midfield and received a yellow card.

Of course, Rashford did not appear out of thin air. The passing and running of Carrick, Bruno, Rooney and Lingard were all designed to contain and attract the attention of Arsenal players, and then Rashford was left empty-handed. Germany completed the key blow.

After scoring, Rashford happily rushed forward and hugged Rooney, who was closest to him.

Bellerin saw that Holding was easily dunked and quickly came up to defend.

Arsenal's defensive midfielders, who originally had average defensive capabilities, now have yellow cards on them. The two of them calmed down and realized: they had been fooled.

Is this a lost ball? Where did that Rashford guy come from?

In the midfield, Kanter and Carrick partnered as a double defensive midfielder. On the left is Lingard, and on the right is Bruno, the team’s core midfielder.

"Danger!"

Although the possibility of the referee Anthony Taylor picking up the card is relatively small, Xhaka dare not take a gamble.

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With just such a hesitation, Carrick had already gotten rid of Xhaka's entanglement and dribbled the ball closer to the area thirty meters away from the goal.

"Rashford is empty!"

Wenger couldn't sit still at this time. He walked to the sidelines and shouted loudly at his players.

At this moment, he caught a glimpse of Rashford sneaking back from the goal. There was no defensive player within two meters around him.

In the 29th minute of the game, Manchester United advanced through the middle. Carrick and Bruno, who was retreating, made a hitting-the-wall coordination and then dribbled the ball forward.

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Under normal circumstances, Arsenal and Manchester United will definitely win less and lose more in a match.

Mourinho, standing on the sidelines, raised his arms high, turned around, and was hugged by his assistant Faria.

For many Manchester United players, captain Rooney is their idol.

Subsequently, Wenger shouted Sanchez's name loudly, signaling the Chilean to be more active in the frontcourt and put pressure on Manchester United's defense to reduce the pressure on Arsenal's defense.

Mourinho shook his head, don't be alarmed, it's the last game of the season, and there is no accumulation of yellow cards and suspensions, it's okay.

Thinking of this, the professor felt inexplicably more confident.

For Arsenal, Wenger can be said to be the main force.

The midfield trio is Ramsey, Xhaka and Bad Beggar. On the front line, Manchester United's old player Welbeck is in the middle, with Sanchez and Chamberlain on both sides.

Seeing Xhaka letting Carrick go like this, Holding was so angry that he wanted to curse, so he could only go up to him.

After the game started, Rashford was a little quiet. The only time everyone remembered was his foul on Xhaka.

Mertesacker quickly turned around to chase. At the same time, Monreal also defended Rooney from the side.

After the game restarted, Rashford began to become more active. This Manchester United genius has good skills with his feet. He can pass, run, and shoot. For a while, he seems to be everywhere on the offensive end.

"Rashford opened the scoring for Manchester United, 1:0. Manchester United leads Arsenal by one goal in the FA Cup final."

First, Rashford tackled Xhaka during the scramble and was given a verbal warning by the referee. Then Smalling knocked Xhaka to the ground again in a scramble.

No one thought that this guy who had disappeared for a while would once again attract everyone's attention by scoring a goal.

This conceded goal really made the Arsenal players panic, so Wenger, who rarely yelled, had to stand up and shout to stabilize the morale of the army.

"GOOOOOOOOALLLL!!!!!!!!"

This is a tactical victory!

"Rashford! Rashford! Rashford!" the Manchester commentator roared.

Carrick swung his right foot, and Holding was shocked. Carrick's powerful long-range shot was quite threatening.

<divclass="contentadv">Holding had no other choice. He fell to the ground and tackled the ball while raising his legs, hoping to block Carrick's long shot as much as possible.

Rashford caught the ball unguarded. He tried to stop the ball, but instead passed the ball, turned around, adjusted his body position, took a step forward, and drew an arc with his right foot.

Although they only defeated Manchester United in the league not long ago, everyone at Arsenal knew that it was a game that Manchester United strategically gave up, and the outcome was incalculable.

"That's too many cards." Faria said worriedly.

For Arsenal, who have missed out on the Champions League next season, to put it bluntly, the FA Cup championship is a life-saving straw.

Manchester United's players made relatively big moves, and they were all aimed at Xhaka and Ramsey. Now, in just over twenty minutes, each of these two has a topaz card.

Manchester United's players were still celebrating the goal, while Arsenal fans at the new Wembley Stadium booed.

Three minutes later, Damian avenged Bruno, tackled Xhaka in retaliation, and also received a yellow card.

The referee Anthony Taylor had to stop it, and Manchester United ended the celebration without any joy.

Wenger also adjusted his defense and arranged for people to specifically mark Rashford. Rashford encountered relatively tight marking.

However, Carrick's shot was false. He dunked the football with his right foot and avoided Holding who was blocked by a flying tackle.

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The goalkeeper is Ospina. Like Mourinho, Wenger adopts the AA system in the use of goalkeepers. Cech specializes in the league, and Ospina is responsible for various cup competitions.

Less than twenty minutes into the game, both sides received two yellow cards each, for a total of four yellow cards.

Lingard immediately changed his mind. He dunked the football, deceiving Ramsey who came up to defend, and then passed the football.

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Wenger jumped anxiously, his eyes widened as he watched the arc spiral into the net. He was angry and anxious. He covered his face with his hands and looked as elegant as a professor. He was also angry and cursed in his heart: Fuck!

Then, Ramsey pushed Carrick down in retaliation and was shown a yellow card by the referee.

Rooney gets the ball.

Carrick didn't rush to pass the ball. He passed the ball when Bellerin was halfway through.

Rashford and Rooney are paired up front.

Moreover, Mourinho saw clearly that Wenger did not play Elneny and Coquelin, but eliminated the two defensive midfielders Ramsey and Xhaka. It seems that both men are capable of both offense and defense, but in fact the midfielder's defensive ability is very weak.

If he commits a tactical foul and pulls down Carrick, the foul is certain. It depends on the referee's decision. The referee may only give a verbal warning, but he may also draw a card.

Lingard raised his left foot and prepared for a long shot.

The game has started for seven or eight minutes, and the field is very intense.

"Mourinho still chooses to trust Rooney." Lineker said with a smile. "Of course, he has no choice. Ibrahimovic is injured and the Manchester United captain must start."

But it was already too late. The two men with the cards were now even more timid in defense.

Mourinho took the most direct method: rhythm.

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Xhaka came up to intercept. He approached Carrick and was about to pull it, but he hesitated when he thought that he already had a card on his body.

In this way, Wenger's ingenious double-organization defensive midfielder was killed by Mourinho with a few knives.

Wenger was sitting in the coaching bench on the sidelines, looking at his players, thinking they are all good kids.

At this moment, Manchester United's offensive suddenly increased.

The ball bypassed Mertesacker who rushed up to intercept, and also bypassed Ospina who flew to save, and swished into the net.

This has entered Carrick's range.

Because Koscielny suffered a red card and was suspended, the central defender was the partner of Holding and Mertesacker. The two full-backs are Bellerin and Monreal.

Mertesacker immediately came to defend. Rooney pushed the arch of his foot and the ball was passed to Lingard. He turned around and ran into the penalty area.

At this time, the pressure on Lingard eased and the Happy Football spokesperson became active again.

Damian stole the ball from Bellerin and ran wildly with the ball. Xhaka made up his position and chased back, but was surprised that he couldn't catch up with him.