Meanwhile, Old Trafford was bustling with excitement as Manchester United fans, having learned that Leeds United had not yet scored, cheered loudly in the stands.
On the sidelines of the pitch, Manchester United players had just finished celebrating their goal.
Rooney and Giggs walked onto the pitch together.
Ferguson stood on the sidelines with a broad smile, watching his protégé who had just helped Manchester United take the lead.
"Alex, good news, Leeds United hasn't made a move yet!" Mike Phelan walked over to Ferguson with his phone and whispered.
"Hmm." Ferguson simply nodded calmly. "Remind them not to let their guard down when they get back on the pitch, and to keep up the attack! If Leeds United wins, a one-goal advantage won't be enough for us to win the championship."
Ferguson was somewhat pleased by Ferran's news.
However, he and Li Shiguang were both rivals and friends.
After two years of competition, in Ferguson's mind, Li Shiguang was no longer the rookie coach who had been struggling in the Championship.
I remember when Li Shiguang first led his team into the Premier League two years ago, Ferguson never gave Li Shiguang a second glance on the field. In his eyes, Li Shiguang was still just a young man who had just started out.
They can still dominate the Championship with their innovative tactical system.
Coming to the Premier League means you're in for a tough time.
But he didn't expect Li Shiguang to grow so fast. Starting with defeating Chelsea in the first Premier League match, he continued to defeat strong opponents. In the end, he even led Leeds United to knock Liverpool out of the top four in their first season after being promoted to the Premier League and led the team to the Champions League.
And starting this season, Leeds United have been unstoppable.
After a slump at the beginning of the season, Li Shiguang not only led Leeds United to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, but also kept the title race a close contest, keeping the suspense until now!
Looking back now, Ferguson feels that describing Lee's growth and Leeds United's pace as terrifying is no exaggeration.
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Elland Road Stadium.
The Leeds United players were unaware that Manchester United had taken the lead, and they continued to press Sheffield United, launching wave after wave of attacks.
Sheffield United also put up a strong fight, with goalkeeper Kenny putting up an outstanding performance, making several saves against Ibrahimovic's threatening shots and denying Leeds United any chance to get a rebound.
In this situation, anxiety gradually spread from the fans in the stands to the players on the field.
Even worse.
The match has reached the 32nd minute.
A new problem has arisen.
Yaya Toure received a cross from Modric in the left half of the field. Just as he was about to break through, he was brought down by Tonch, who came from behind.
"Oh my god!" Lineker exclaimed as he saw Toure fall to his knees, clutching his ankle in pain. "Tomki's tackle deserves at least a yellow card!"
“Yes, Atkinson is already pulling out his card, and judging from where he puts it in his pocket, it’s definitely a yellow card,” Jon quickly chimed in. But he observed more closely, “It looks like Toure is in a bad situation; Alonso is already waving towards the sidelines calling for the team doctor!”
“This is a serious problem.” Lineker’s tone was slightly disappointed. “Toure played quite well today. His attacking prowess posed a great threat to Sheffield United’s defense. If he has to leave the field due to injury, it will be a significant loss for Leeds United!”
The match came to a standstill at this point due to Toure's injury.
The live broadcast also cut to the faces of Leeds United fans in the stands.
In the video, many fans are seen covering their chins, looking worriedly at Touré who is receiving treatment. Undoubtedly, everyone is concerned about Touré's injury.
However, the TV screen changed the next second, and Touré, who had just been kneeling on the grass, had stood up after receiving emergency treatment from the team doctor.
This relieved the fans who had been holding their breath for him...
The match continued after Leeds United's team doctor left the field.
"Boss, this won't do. The other side is defending too tightly. Aren't they trying to avoid relegation? They're not worried at all." Seeing that they couldn't score for a long time, even Simeone was starting to get anxious.
But Li Shiguang remained unmoved, unaffected by Simeone, and calmly replied, "Nonsense, you know Manchester United scored, how could Warnock not know? What's there for him to panic about?"
He then patted Simeone on the shoulder and said, "Don't panic, trust the lads. Take a good look at the situation on the field. Haven't you noticed that Frank seems to have found a weakness in their game?"
Vulnerability?
What vulnerability?
Simeone looked puzzled by Li Shiguang's words and immediately turned his gaze to the field.
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Leeds United were launching an attack from their own half at that moment.
Alonso had only run a few steps forward with the ball when he saw Ribery waving at him, asking for the ball. Without hesitation, Alonso passed the ball to him.
After receiving the ball, Ribery began to dribble towards the baseline at a steady pace.
Strangely, Sheffield United's left-back Quinn, who was marking Ribery, did not close in to challenge him for the ball. Instead, he faced Ribery and retreated at the same speed.
This is what Li Shiguang was referring to.
The vulnerability discovered by Ribery.
During Ribery's previous attempts to break through, he noticed that Tonch would never make a move easily. He knew that Tonch was afraid that if he made a move too easily, he would be able to seize the opportunity to break through! So Tonch would only come over to mark him closely after Ribery had dribbled the ball to the vicinity of the byline and their left-back, Kiergalon, had moved closer.
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