Manchester United played so hard.

This is more difficult than playing against teams like Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, and is even as difficult as playing against Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Ferguson couldn't understand why Southampton was so strong.

In the previous FA Cup match, Ferguson could comfort himself that Manchester United did not send out all the main players, and had to save their strength for the Premier League and Champions League finals, but now... there is no excuse.

Southampton has grown so fast.

Now, not only Ferguson was shocked, even Southampton coach Adkins was feeling dizzy.

Before this game, the strategy he had envisioned was the same as in the FA Cup, which was to use a bus defense, and then at the last minute, use Gu Ran's physical strength, explosive speed and skills to create an impossible miracle.

As a result, only 62 minutes into the game, Southampton has already relied on its offensive ability to reverse Manchester United! Is Southampton's strength now enough to fight Manchester United?

Coach Adkins really wanted to slap himself in the face to see if this was the real world.

Similarly, at this moment, Van Dijk was staring in horror with his eyes wide open and his mouth wide open, his face full of disbelief.

What Gu Ran used was called the Crescent Moon Scimitar. It was truly incredible and it was simply not something that a human could kick out.

Van Dijk has always admired Gu Ran, and now he admires him even more.

Van Dyke also secretly made up his mind that he would be tied to Gu Ran for the rest of his life, and no matter where Gu Ran went, Van Dyke would follow.

Not only Van Dijk, but also Rudiger on the field, Mane and Sturridge on the bench, all agreed with Van Dijk's idea after seeing Gu Ran propose the fatal elevator crescent knife ball for the first time! Gu Ran is the boss!

If you follow a big boss, how can you lack trophies and bonuses?

Southampton’s new players are all excited!

Southampton fans also cheered and celebrated wildly. The stands of Wembley Stadium were shaking slightly as the fans jumped. The sky above the stadium was filled with the roar of "Chinese Dad".

The game continues.

Falling behind by one goal, Manchester United became more impatient and their playing style became more monotonous.

After Manchester United players get the ball, they usually pass it to Giggs first, and then Giggs will dribble through or make long-distance passes.

Giggs is the absolute core of Manchester United, so it is natural for Manchester United to play in this way, and it usually works wonders.

After all, Giggs is a big-game player and an underrated world-class winger.

But here’s the thing…

Giggs is old, really old.

Although Giggs still has enough physical strength and strong confrontation ability, the spirit of Class 92 has been worn out. With his teammates in Class 92 leaving the team or retiring, Giggs is now alone.

With Southampton's double defensive midfielder configuration of Gu Ran and Mikel, no one in the middle can give Giggs real support. In front of him are Luke Shaw and Rudiger who are brave enough to take on the tiger. Even if Giggs can occasionally make a brilliant breakthrough, he cannot make a cross from the bottom like he did in his peak period.

Simply put, Southampton restricted Giggs very much through Gu Ran and Mikel, and neither Carrick nor Park Ji-sung could help Giggs.

The more anxious Manchester United was to equalize the score, the more mistakes they made.

Immediately afterwards, Henderson lay on the grass and poked the ball to Lallana. Lallana turned around and took the ball and moved forward. Gu Ran sprinted at high speed to help Lallana attract firepower and provide support.

Lallana brought the ball to the front of the penalty area, tiptoed past Nani who was pressing forward, and Salah quickly inserted from the back row! Nani hurriedly used his body to block Salah, but he couldn't block him at all, so Nani didn't stop and directly jumped into the water.

Unfortunately, Nani jumped into the wrong pool, which was his own restricted area.

However, Salah is still a little young after all, and his mood was slightly affected by Nani's interference. This time his shot was not decisive enough and he failed to exert his full power.

Van der Sar fell to the ground and held the ball tightly in his arms.

If he was half a step slower, Gu Ran would have rushed up and shot the ball successfully.

Manchester United fans had a false alarm, while Southampton fans could not help but sigh - such a good opportunity to expand the score was missed.

If this ball could go in, then Manchester United would basically have no chance.

The game continues and the suspense remains.

In the 81st minute of the game, Rooney anxiously retreated to the midfield to get the ball, and then made a powerful long pass, sending the ball straight to the front of Southampton's penalty area.

The vampire duke Berbatov, who had been invisible for nearly 30 minutes, suddenly penetrated into the position like a ghost, quickly passed through the gap between Rudiger and Jaidi, controlled the ball with one step, and then directly made a world-class long shot!

This kick was so sudden and so wonderful! Rudiger and Jaidi couldn't defend against Berbatov who was using all his skills!

Goalkeeper Davis was helpless...

Bang! Berbatov's shot was too angled, and the ball hit the post hard and bounced out of the bottom line! Southampton also escaped! The game continued.

There is not much time left for Manchester United.

Ferguson frowned, chewing gum that had long lost its flavor, and wished he could go on the field and play.

In the 85th minute of the game, Park Ji-sung, who was unable to run, was replaced by Fletcher.

In this confrontation, Park Ji-sung was completely defeated. Neither he nor Carrick was able to block Gu Ran.

The physical strength of both sides has reached a bottleneck, and mistakes made by both sides have increased frequently.

Head coach Adkins kept shouting on the sidelines, signaling the players on the field to play more conservatively and strengthen defense.

After all, there is not much time left in the game, and Southampton is one goal ahead again. In order to win the Community Shield trophy, it would not be shameful to play conservatively. What's more, the opponent is Manchester United, which is at its peak.

As a result, the Southampton team retreated across the board, and even the little Pharaoh Salah returned to the central midfielder position to help with defense.

This is also Salah's greatest use - a guard-type center who can defend and steal.

Facing Southampton's iron defense, Manchester United simply had no better solution.

The 90 minutes of regular game time is up, the fourth official raises the card, and 5 minutes of extra time is added!

...(End of this chapter)