Almost all the defensive players crossed the half court and put all their pressure on Southampton's defense.

Southampton was overwhelmed by Manchester United's attack. Under such high pressure, Southampton had no way to counterattack.

There were dangers lurking around Southampton's penalty area, and Gu Ran repeatedly staged desperate rescue dramas.

In the 90th minute, Scholes made a powerful long shot in front of the top of the arc. Mikel blocked the shot and his eyebrow was broken by the football. However, Mikel did not care about the blood on his face. After falling to the ground after being hit in the face by the football, he quickly got up and poked the ball to Gu Ran.

As soon as Gu Ran got the ball, he was intercepted by Manchester United. Carrick, who had just come on the field, put his arms around Gu Ran's waist from behind and held him tightly.

This is a technical foul! The referee blew the whistle, gave Carrick a yellow card, and awarded Southampton a free kick in the backcourt that was completely harmless.

The Southampton fans in the stands immediately booed in dissatisfaction.

Southampton players also surrounded the referee and asked him to change Carrick's sentence to a red card.

But the referee stuck to his decision and gave verbal warnings to the Southampton players who surrounded him to complain.

Mikel was asked to leave the field temporarily for treatment due to a cracked eyebrow bone.

Taking advantage of this time, Coach Adkins began to make substitutions.

Central defender Fonte was substituted and vice-captain Walton came on to strengthen control near the penalty area.

Without any anesthesia, Mikel simply used a "stapler" to sew a few stitches and then quickly ran into the court.

Mikel's iron-blooded behavior was also highly recognized by Southampton fans! Southampton fans in the stands applauded Mikel! Now, Manchester United still has one substitution quota, while Southampton still has two substitution quotas.

Manchester United's famous stars such as Valencia, Anderson, Berbatov, Owen and others are still sitting on the bench, but the chances of them playing in today's game are obviously not high.

At this time, it is no longer possible to open up the situation by simply replacing an offensive star. What Manchester United most urgently needs is to rely on midfielders to limit Gu Ran's performance. However, Manchester United's midfielders are already the top players in their current lineup, and replacing anyone else will be of no help.

After replacing Walton, Coach Adkins asked the young Ward Prowse to warm up on the sidelines.

The game continues.

Southampton's formation pressed slightly forward, opening up space for passing the ball.

The anxious Manchester United team continued to maintain a high-pressure posture, especially against Gu Ran. At least four Manchester United players followed Gu Ran closely, ready to intercept and fight at any time.

Manchester United are different to any other strong team Southampton have faced this season.

Other strong teams have either been exhausted physically or their wills have been broken by now, but Manchester United has not.

Even though Manchester United was at a disadvantage in terms of physical fitness and was very impatient in terms of mentality, Manchester United at this time was indeed the real Red Devils, the Red Devils that never say die and never give up.

The big counterattack that Southampton had originally expected never happened from beginning to end. They were suppressed by Manchester United almost from beginning to end.

From Southampton's perspective alone, they played very difficult and ugly games.

However, thanks to Gu Ran's several quick counterattacks, no matter how ugly Southampton's game was, it was still a draw for now!

Therefore, at this moment, Southampton’s mentality in the game is very good!

Walton, who had just come on the pitch, took the free kick in the backcourt to Lambert who had retreated to receive the ball. Lambert dribbled the ball forward, looking for an opportunity to pass it to Gu Ran.

However, Gu Ran was surrounded tightly. Gu Ran kept running in and out, but there was always a Manchester United player on the line between Lambert and Gu Ran, ready to intercept and steal the ball at any time.

Not only that, Rooney at the front was also not idle. He directly pressed Lambert from a high position and prevented Lambert from passing the ball forward easily.

Facing Rooney's fierce pressure, Lambert could only half turn to protect the ball and pass it to Hammond on the left.

Gu Ran took the opportunity to retreat at high speed.

Hammond immediately passed the ball to Gu Ran.

After Gu Ran got the ball, he made a long diagonal pass to the weak area on the right without stopping! Schneiderlin jumped up and stopped the ball with his chest when no one was guarding him, and then ran along the right side with the ball!

Manchester United's defense immediately retreated at high speed to intercept.

Gu Ran, who had just sprinted back to his own half court to receive the pass, also sprinted at full speed and went straight to the empty space in the middle!

Schneiderlin saw the opportunity and passed a half-high ball to the middle!

Scholes and Carrick tried their best to block Gu Ran, preventing him from running to meet the ball immediately, while Rooney, who also retreated at high speed, raised his foot to the limit and intercepted Schneiderlin's cross! In this half minute, the pace of both sides was so fast that it suffocated the fans in the stands!

Manchester United was forced to overdraw their full strength! And Southampton tried their best! This unbalanced but evenly matched game was more exciting than any other game before!

Rooney intercepted the ball and turned around quickly. Lallana followed him from the back and slid and knocked Rooney to the ground without hesitation! This scene... shocked everyone!

Fans have only seen Rooney tackle others in the past, but today they saw Rooney being tackled by a kind-looking guy like Lallana!

Rooney immediately got up and angrily argued with Lallana!

All the Southampton players rushed up, and the players from both sides were on the verge of a fight again!

The referee intervened in time, gave Lallana a yellow card and warned Rooney.

The yellow card Lallana received was very meaningful and necessary. If Rooney's quick turn and attack could not be interrupted in time, Southampton's defense line would have been torn apart and it would have been difficult to stop Rooney's attack.

The referee awarded the ball to Manchester United.

Southampton quickly returned to defense, and Manchester United wanted to quickly take a free kick from the backcourt, but the fourth official on the sidelines raised a sign to signal a substitution.

Southampton's Lambert was replaced by the young and energetic Ward-Prowse.

Lambert's performance was remarkable, but replacing him at this time was, on the one hand, to delay the tempo of the game through substitutions, so as to avoid the team's defense collapsing due to suffocation under Manchester United's strong pressure; on the other hand, to allow Ward Prowse's physical fitness and impact ability to help Gu Ran create space.

It was also the first time for Ward Prowse to participate in such a high-level competition, and he was extremely excited.

The game continues.

Five minutes of injury time have passed, so theoretically there are only two minutes left.

However, everyone knows that the referee will never stop the game after 2 minutes, and there will be at least 5 minutes of extra time.

After Ward-Prowse came on the pitch, Evra quickly took a free kick from the backcourt.

...(End of this chapter)