Manchester United, leading by one goal, did not dare to relax and continued to maintain high pressure on Southampton.

Fletcher tried his best to closely defend Gu Ran, but in this regard, he was indeed not as useful as Park Ji-sung.

Gu Ran could always easily get rid of Fletcher by suddenly accelerating and stopping.

The Manchester United players and other Southampton players were all suppressive, but Fletcher couldn't suppress Gu Ran at all. He even acted like a fool and was sprinted back and forth and walked by Gu Ran.

The game was only 70 minutes in and Fletcher's physical strength was obviously failing.

The gaps and holes around Gu Ran were getting bigger and bigger.

Fortunately, Scholes is very experienced in the midfield and can attack and defend. Thanks to Scholes's defensive assistance, Fletcher did not make a big mistake.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Manchester United found an opportunity on the right side. Scholes ghostedly penetrated to the right rib to receive the ball, and then made a long diagonal pass to the Southampton penalty area! The little pea jumped up at the right time -

Although Little Pea is not tall and has a weak physical confrontation ability, he has a very good sense of timing when grasping the appearance!

Jaidi then jumped up and used his body to interfere with Little Pea's power. Little Pea's header was on target, but the power of the shot was weakened by half due to the lack of physical confrontation.

Davis made an accurate prediction and seized the ball with both hands.

In today's game, Davis' performance was also remarkable. Although Southampton had conceded 3 goals, if it weren't for Davis, they would have probably lost 5 goals.

In the 77th minute, Gu Ran successfully intercepted Nani in the backcourt area and then made a long pass to Lallana.

Lallana was running frantically and was about to pass the central defender line of Rio Ferdinand and Vidic, but the goalkeeper-type goalkeeper Van der Sar rushed out of the penalty area and made a long pass to Rooney near the center circle before Lallana touched the ball.

Van der Sar's attack was decisive and bold, and also very effective.

This is what a gatekeeper-type goalkeeper does, which is equivalent to having half an extra defender on the field. Therefore, when dealing with certain one-on-one situations, a gatekeeper-type goalkeeper still has an advantage.

Of course, a gatekeeper-type goalkeeper is also a double-edged sword.

If a gatekeeper-type goalkeeper misjudges the speed of the enemy and the landing point of the football, the enemy will directly score into the empty goal. Or, if the gatekeeper-type goalkeeper grabs the ball but the cross is not accurate enough, he will suffer the consequences and cause irreparable losses.

Van der Sar's control of moving forward is absolutely world-class, and Van der Sar's passing is also world-class.

Rooney, who received the pass, was also world-class.

Therefore, Manchester United's cooperation in this wave was as smooth and impeccable as mercury flowing on the ground.

After getting the ball, Rooney immediately turned and sprinted towards Southampton's penalty area.

Gu Ran also immediately retreated to block Rooney's breakthrough route.

The offensive and defensive transitions of both sides were very fast, and the fans in the stands were suffocating.

Facing Gu Ran's interception, Rooney first half-turned to protect the ball, trying to use the impact of his body to force Gu Ran, but under Rooney's impact, Gu Ran was not moved at all! Seeing that Mikel was about to rush over, Rooney did not dare to entangle with Gu Ran, and immediately kicked the ball to the right side of Southampton's half.

Giggs slipped through the gap between Lambert and Schneiderlin and, in a relatively disadvantageous position, got the long pass from Rooney.

I have to say that Giggs' ability to slot into the gaps is really strong.

As Giggs dribbled the ball down the field, all Southampton players retreated to defend, and Manchester United also pressed forward frantically to support them.

Fletcher wanted to help Rooney get rid of Gu Ran who was hindering Rooney, while Mikel wanted to help Gu Ran get rid of Fletcher who was hindering Gu Ran.

Fletcher was clearly at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Milk.

After Giggs went down the crease, he found an opportunity to lift the ball towards the goal. Nani made a diving header from half a meter in front of the penalty spot! Davis barely blocked the ball! The pea followed up with a supplementary shot!

Davis lost his balance and fell to the ground. He blocked the ball with his toes again! The ball bounced back into the small penalty area and landed towards Rooney and Gu Ran!

At this moment, the Southampton penalty area was in chaos. Davis fell to the ground after making two consecutive great saves. Whoever could grab the rebound would score! Rooney used all his strength to meet the half-high ball and kicked it sideways!

At the same time, Gu Ran also kicked sideways from the opposite position and made a back hook!

Rooney was going to hook the ball sideways, while Gu Ran was going to hook the ball sideways to clear the ball!

The two people's postures were like mirror images, they raised their legs almost at the same time, and touched the rebounding football almost at the same time! At this moment! The whole world seemed to be suffocating! The fans in the stands, in front of the TV and on the Internet, all had their hearts frozen in their chests! The scene of Rooney and Gu Ran's battle was like a world-famous painting! Now, it depends on who has the greater hitting power!

Bang! The next moment, the football flew high up, flew out of the penalty area, and flew outside the penalty area.

The linesman raised the flag! The ball went out of bounds! The Southampton fans in the stands screamed like crazy! Win! Gu Ran won! The ball was cleared out of the penalty area by Gu Ran! This wave of defense was so passionate and exciting!

The world-class Rooney was defended so badly that he had no temper at all!

Manchester United's Red Devils fans were also stunned by Gu Ran's shock.

Gu Ran can not only score goals with a sideways hook, but he can also defend against a sideways hook with a sideways hook...

Although Southampton is still one goal behind Manchester United, Gu Ran's defense really made Manchester United fans breathless.

The only thing that Manchester United fans could be thankful for was that the linesman awarded possession of the ball to Manchester United.

Therefore, although Manchester United's three consecutive attacks were thwarted, Manchester United still had the ball in the frontcourt.

The third brother Evra ran up and threw the ball out of bounds.

The Southampton players did not have time to celebrate with Gu Ran for his famous sideways back-heel defense, and immediately engaged in man-to-man defense in the penalty area.

Evra straightened his waist and smashed the ball towards the junction of the large penalty area and the small penalty area.

Vidic, who was at the front point, jumped high and headed the ball.

Under the close defense of Southampton players, Vidic's heading skills were not fully utilized.

Goalkeeper Davis saw the opportunity and held the ball tightly in his arms.

Manchester United fans suddenly sighed.

As the score has not been widened, Manchester United cannot relax for a moment.

Just as the Manchester United players were frowning and slowly retreating, Davis rushed forward and threw the football in his hand hard towards Gu Ran who had quietly run to the empty space on the left side!

...(End of this chapter)