In fact, Li Shiguang was waiting for that opportunity, waiting for Manchester United to suffer a defeat in the Champions League.
If Manchester United are eliminated from the Champions League, Li Shiguang will take advantage of this moment when Ronaldo is most psychologically vulnerable to launch an attack.
Of course, this is all predicated on Leeds United making good progress in the Champions League, and at least when I talked to Ronaldo, I could give him hope that he could lift the Champions League trophy after joining Leeds United!
There was no need for Li Shiguang to explain the specific plan to Mendes in detail.
He simply told him to calm down and wait for his instructions, then said he needed to study tomorrow's opponent and asked Allen to see him out.
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On February 2nd, the 20th round of the English Premier League officially kicked off.
The first match of this round is Manchester City hosting Arsenal, who have quickly recovered from losing their top spot in the standings.
Because the match started relatively early.
Li Shiguang even watched the first half of the game from his private office at Elland Road Stadium.
Although Arsenal did not strengthen their squad in the winter transfer window, Wenger also prevented the loss of key players, especially the widely circulated rumors in the media that Barcelona wanted to buy back Cesc Fabregas, which ultimately came to nothing.
Therefore, Manchester City, playing at home, did not pose a significant threat to Arsenal.
Less than ten minutes into the game, Fabregas provided two assists, helping Adebayor and Eduardo each score a goal, giving Arsenal a perfect start away from home.
Li Shiguang watched Eduardo running on the field, celebrating his goal wildly, and even felt a little dazed.
Who would have thought that such a talented fox in the penalty area would have his leg broken by Martin Tyler, that scoundrel, just twenty days later, ending his season and causing his form to plummet after his return?
Li Shiguang had previously considered being a good person and buying Eduardo to Leeds United to save his career.
However, since it was not appropriate to say it outright, the invitation from Leeds United was rejected by both Wenger and the player himself. Li Shiguang never mentioned the matter again afterward, and it can only be said that fate had its own way of doing things.
Arsenal secured three points away from home.
In addition to the six teams that started the competition, all twelve other teams took to the field, including Leeds United, Chelsea and Manchester United from the BIG5.
Li Shiguang's earlier thinking was indeed correct.
West Ham United are not an easy opponent. The Hammers have shown excellent form at Elland Road and played very tenaciously.
Leeds United finally took a 1-0 lead in the 73rd minute of the second half when Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on a rebound.
And just when Leeds United finally took the lead.
Simeone, who has been closely following the Manchester United vs. Tottenham match, brought good news to Li Shiguang, who had just celebrated a goal with Ibrahimovic.
At White Hart Lane, Tottenham Hotspur are leading Manchester United 1-0 at home.
This news is undoubtedly encouraging.
If the scores of the two matches remain unchanged until the final whistle, it means that Leeds United will widen the gap with Manchester United to four points!
At this moment, Li Shiguang had only one feeling: this was the first time this season that he had fought such a rich battle!
But clearly, fate didn't want Li Shiguang to have too much of an easy time today!
Fifteen minutes later, just as the fourth official raised the sign indicating five minutes of added time on the sidelines, West Ham United capitalized on a mistake by Leeds United in the attacking third, successfully intercepting the ball and immediately launching a counter-attack.
Marins quickly dribbled the ball up to the edge of the Leeds United penalty area and delivered a diagonal pass. Ljungberg, who joined West Ham United from Arsenal this season, cleverly darted out from behind Kompany and slotted the ball past Neuer!
1:1!
The Hammers fought back tenaciously and tied the score.
Seeing the three-pointer that was about to slip away, Li Shiguang, a little carried away by excitement, subconsciously summoned the system, wanting to use the game-winning card with three chances left on Ibrahimovic, who was in pretty good form today.
But then I thought about it again.
Manchester United are still behind, and if they lose the game, even a point would be acceptable.
However, it is clear that the plot did not develop as Li Shiguang had imagined!
The match between Leeds United and West Ham United had just ended when Simeone, holding his phone and looking rather grumpy, walked up to Li Shiguang and said, "Boss, we weren't very lucky. Manchester United had their last chance to attack, and they equalized the score."
Li Shiguang looked incredulous: "This can even the score?"
"Yes." Simone nodded. "A corner kick, Berbatov scored."
Li Shiguang: ? ? ?
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Therefore, the long league is always full of surprises and drama!
The two draws between Leeds United and Manchester United benefited Arsenal, who were chasing behind, in this round of league matches, as a victory narrowed the gap between them and the top two.
Chelsea, who were knocked out of the FA Cup by Leeds United, seem to still be struggling with internal strife. They were held to a draw by Portsmouth at home, and lost their newly regained fourth place to Liverpool, who beat Sunderland.
To be honest.
The fact that three of the BIG5 teams were forced to draws in this round gave the media something to talk about.
All three teams will begin their respective Champions League Round of 16 matches.
The ever-sensitive English media, because of this draw, have begun to have some concerns about the form of the three teams.
With some media outlets stirring things up, many fans on Twitter also started discussing it.
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