Chapter 96: Benítez's Newcastle United

The next day, the 13th round of the Premier League was over, and reports from major media followed.

"Manchester City 2-1 Huddersfield, although the state has declined, but still won and continue to lead the standings!"

"Manchester United beat the newly promoted team with difficulty, and defensive problems are gradually exposed!"

"Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea, hope of winning the championship is becoming increasingly slim!"

"Arsenal 1-0 Burnley, the Gunners are gradually finding themselves again, trying to grab as many points as possible before spring arrives!"

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The victory of the two Manchester City giants disappointed the fans of other clubs. After all, if the two brothers had not lost the game, it would have been very difficult for them to get back to the top of the standings.

Given Manchester City's strong performance, there is probably a 100% chance of winning the championship.

You should know that there are only three clubs in the world that have won the championship with 100%, namely Real Madrid in the 11-12 season, Barcelona in the 12-13 season and Juventus in the 13-14 season.

There is no Premier League club among them, which shows how difficult it is to win the championship with 100%.

Not only do they have to overcome the injuries that occur during the long season, but they also have to adjust the lineup in multiple fronts, which is a huge challenge for both the head coach and the players.

Manchester United played stumblingly, and the bench depth was not enough. Even though Mourinho had 100% experience in winning the championship, not many fans were optimistic about them. - [Manchester United should have no problem playing Newcastle United, but I think they will get their first defeat of the season in the away game against Arsenal in early December! ] - [Manchester United has too many problems in the back line. "Leaky" often makes mistakes, Bailly is bedridden, and Rojo has not recovered from his injury. It's too miserable! ] - [Now they are barely supported by De Gea. If De Gea is not in good shape one day, the defense will probably collapse. ] - [Let's see if they will strengthen in the winter window. It stands to reason that Manchester United is not short of wingers now, and they should have money to buy defensive players. ] - [I feel it's bad. I heard that San Dezi is going to reduce investment and dig talents from the youth training. ] - [And the people Mourinho asked to buy didn't perform well, which made San Dezi have a crisis of confidence. ] - [It's still the oil man who has money. Look at who Manchester City wants to buy next door, and they don't even ask the price! ] - [.]

Soon the 14th round of the Premier League officially kicked off, with Manchester United facing Newcastle United at home.

Old Trafford was packed with people.

Manchester United fans came to cheer for the team with great anticipation, hoping to witness another victory.

And today's game also has extraordinary significance.

Manchester United is currently unbeaten in 39 consecutive home games, and only has four games left to break Juventus' record of 43 unbeaten home games in the top five leagues.

Real Madrid almost broke this record last season, but ultimately ended up at 40 games unbeaten and unfortunately lost to Barcelona.

Now, whether Manchester United can tie or break the record has become a key issue for fans.

Soon the starting lineups for both sides were released.

Manchester United still uses a 4-2-3-1 formation, which has not changed much compared to the previous round.

Newcastle United lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.

It is worth mentioning that the current head coach of Newcastle United is Benítez, who has coached Liverpool, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Chelsea and won many honors.

Speaking of which, Benítez and Mourinho have a deep connection.

Since the red-blue battle more than ten years ago, the two have often secretly competed on the sidelines, which later evolved into a fierce verbal fight.

So today's pre-match press conference was unusually lively.

"Mourinho likes to talk nonsense, but I like to tell the truth. When I was at Liverpool, the players were worth less than half of Chelsea's, but we still beat Chelsea out of the Champions League twice."

"How many Premier League titles has Benítez won since he joined Liverpool? Not once! Besides, I have never led a team to relegation, which is a very difficult 'honour' to achieve."

Both of them are very good at being sharp-tongued and they often take turns with each other, so they can be considered as destined rivals.

Soon the game started with the referee's whistle.

Manchester United players want to continue their unbeaten record at home, while Newcastle United players don't want to be a background player.

So the atmosphere on the football field was full of gunpowder, and the players' movements became more and more aggressive.

Judging from the situation, Benítez's tactics had the advantage.

The two forwards in the frontcourt did not press the Manchester United central defenders, gave up high-pressure pressing, but instead defended Pogba and Matic closely to limit their forward movement.

The midfielders and full-backs pressed forward boldly, assisting the wingers to block the flanks and cut off the connection between Manchester United's flanks and the front line.

The game was in the 14th minute.

Chu Feng received the ball on the wing and rushed forward quickly, but was quickly interfered by Richie on the side, causing him to lose control of the ball and Yedlin took the opportunity to steal the ball.

The latter made a high-speed run forward and made a low cross, and Gayle's shot hit the left post and bounced into the net.

0-1!

The away stands suddenly erupted in loud cheers. Newcastle fans have already seen the dawn of victory. They want to defeat the two Manchester City giants in succession to announce their strong return.

“Well done!”

"If they play like this, Manchester United will only defend and wait for the opponent to make mistakes, so they can't beat us!"

Benítez waved his arms excitedly and raised his eyebrows to the side.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Last season, he led Newcastle to the Championship, but was often ridiculed by Mourinho. Now he finally has the opportunity to fight back, and naturally he cannot let it go.

But to his disappointment, Mourinho ignored it.

"My problem."

Chu Feng said with a bit of annoyance that he seemed to have not yet entered the game state, causing his feet to be half a beat slower.

"It's okay, don't take it to heart, just adjust yourself!"

Lukaku, Mata and others offered their condolences.

Judging from their expressions, they didn't take it to heart, because Manchester United had reversed the score many times this season and were no longer too frustrated by falling behind.

Moreover, they often feel that Chu Feng is too calm and seems to never make mistakes, which is more or less unreal.

But you have to know that Chu Feng has just turned 18. Chu Feng patted his thigh, refocused his pupils, and raised his attention to the highest level.

After the game restarted.

Manchester United began to speed up, with Chu Feng, Lukaku and Rashford attacking in a straight line.

Pogba can pass the ball to his teammates during the confrontation.

Only 8 minutes had passed since Newcastle scored.

After Chu Feng received the pass from Pogba on the wing, he performed two consecutive bicycle moves and then suddenly accelerated, using his explosive power to eat up the defensive player.

Delivers a cross with his left foot near the baseline.

At this time, Lukaku, Pogba and Rashford were lined up in the penalty area to compete for the ball. The first two attracted the attention of most of the defensive players.

Rashford at the back post seized the opportunity and headed the ball into the goal.

1-1!

The roles on the sidelines suddenly changed, Mourinho waved his arms in celebration and Benítez fell silent.

(End of this chapter)