With this round of league matches concluded, Liverpool is now the only one of the Premier League's Big Five that has suffered a setback.
They were cleanly defeated 2-0 by Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League derby. After defeating Liverpool, Ferguson managed to salvage some of the pride he lost in the previous match against Li Shiguang in the media.
However, what attracted more attention was Leeds United's resounding victory over Manchester City.
In the past two weeks, Li Shiguang first angrily criticized the FA, then declared at a press conference that the goal for this season was to win the Premier League title. Later, he was involved in a scandal with Shakira. In addition, Leeds United's performance last month was indeed not good. This series of events put him in the eye of the storm, and he was criticized for not focusing on the club or for being arrogant and delusional, thinking that he had no idea how he could snatch the league title from Manchester United or Chelsea. In addition to the local media in Leeds, many media in other cities were waiting to see him and Leeds United make fools of themselves after this game.
However, a resounding 4-0 victory shattered these media outlets' dreams.
The day after the match, Norman Hunt, who hadn't written a column in a long time, wrote on his Twitter: "Leeds United are back on track, just like last year, rallied in October and ultimately secured a Champions League spot! You media critics seem to have overlooked one thing: all the promises Lee has made publicly since his debut have been fulfilled! Look at the attacking prowess Leeds United displayed in these two matches; a mere 4-0 scoreline is far from their limit. I believe that if Lee can make more informed decisions in the competition, Leeds United have a great chance to make a breakthrough this season!"
Perhaps, as Norman Hunt said, Lee Shi Guang must make reasonable choices throughout the season.
Three days later.
Li Shiguang and Ferguson met again, but this time it was on the field of the League Cup.
Before the match, Manchester media touted it as Manchester United's revenge game, trying to create a buzz.
Li Shiguang, who had an unexpected victory in the previous match, was determined to give up the League Cup. Not only did he field a completely reserve lineup for this match, but he also told everyone in the locker room not to lose too badly.
To his surprise, since Manchester United had performed well in the league and the Champions League this season, Sir Alex Ferguson and he shared the same idea, and Sir Alex even called up a few of the youth academy players to play in the League Cup.
However, Li Shiguang eventually got his wish. In the second half, Manchester United caused chaos in the Leeds United penalty area through a corner kick. In his panic, Mills tried to clear the ball but ended up kicking it off Silva's leg and into his own net, giving Manchester United an own goal.
Ultimately, Manchester United advanced to the next round of the League Cup thanks to this own goal.
After the match, the television broadcast focused on the two head coaches shaking hands.
Interestingly.
Ferguson, who had won the game, looked grim, and his eyes held a hint of helpless killing intent as he looked at Li Shiguang.
Despite losing the game, Li Shiguang was all smiles, as if he had won the championship...
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Having finally gotten rid of the League Cup, a rather undesirable competition, Leeds United's players have had ample time to rest.
In the last week of October, they traveled to Fulham and won by one goal away from home, achieving a three-game winning streak in the league.
Four days later, on the first day of November.
Leeds United faced a crucial match in their Champions League group stage campaign.
That means playing at home against Bordeaux. If Leeds United can take all 3 points in this match, they will advance from Group C to the round of 16 of this season's Champions League!
That evening, Elland Road Stadium was packed to capacity, with more than 50,000 spectators waiting to witness this exciting moment. After all, the last time Leeds United made it to the Champions League knockout stage was six years ago. At that time, the powerful Leeds United team had been completely destroyed by Ridsdale's various shady dealings. However, the appearance of Li Shiguang gave them hope again!
Li Shiguang and the players did not disappoint the fans who came to watch the game.
He fielded his strongest lineup for the match, and Leeds United launched a furious attack from the moment the ball kicked off. However, the game did not proceed as smoothly as Li Shiguang had imagined, as they encountered very tenacious resistance from Bordeaux.
Leeds United finally took the lead just before halftime when Kompany scored from a corner kick.
However, this goal did not make Li Shiguang happy, because Kompany twisted his ankle when landing after winning the header, which forced Li Shiguang to substitute him with Silva at halftime.
However, after the start of the second half, Bordeaux launched a counterattack in an attempt to equalize, which gave Leeds United an opportunity.
In the 66th minute, Leeds United launched a quick counter-attack, passing the ball to Torres in the attacking third. Torres broke into the penalty area and unleashed a powerful shot from the right, scoring another goal for Leeds United.
Just four minutes later, Torres, who was in excellent form today, once again broke through Bordeaux's right flank, and then calmly chipped the ball over the onrushing Bordeaux goalkeeper to complete his brace and help Leeds United secure the victory.
The 3-0 scoreline led Bordeaux's players to completely give up, and they failed to score until the very last moment of the match.
As the referee blew the final whistle, the stadium erupted in wild cheers from the fans.
Leeds United have finally reached the Champions League knockout stage again after a six-year absence...
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