After the game, Southampton's main players had a day off.

After the holidays, the players returned to Staplewood training ground on time to prepare for the FA Cup semi-final.

On April 13, the Southampton team arrived at the five-star hotel next to Wembley Stadium in advance and adjusted to the venue.

The head coaches of both teams also held a pre-match press conference.

Coach Ferguson emphasized in the pre-match press conference that he would do his best to bring Gu Ran to Manchester United at the end of this season.

Coach Adkins did not respond to Coach Ferguson's statement.

After all, everyone knows that after this season ends and Southampton is officially promoted to the Premier League, Gu Ran will leave Southampton.

After all, Southampton is not a wealthy club and is not worthy of a world-class player like Gu Ran who can be compared with Messi and Ronaldo.

If Gu Ran wants to compete with Messi and Ronaldo, he must go to a real top club.

On April 14, the FA Cup semi-finals began.

Southampton and Manchester United are old rivals. The last time they met, Southampton seemed very immature and had to adopt an iron-bucket defense. But this time, Southampton has made no secret of its intention to attack and counterattack.

Southampton adopted a full-court pressing approach from the start, not allowing Manchester United the opportunity to fly from both wings.

Giggs was also closely watched by Henderson and Van Dijk. At the critical moment, Gu Ran and Mikel came to assist in defense.

In the first 30 minutes of the first half, the two sides played back and forth.

In the 33rd minute, Nani received a long diagonal pass from Carrick and quickly broke into Southampton's penalty area.

Luke Shaw came forward to intercept, but before he could touch Nani, Nani fell to the ground with a beautiful belly-kick.

The referee blew the whistle to interrupt the game, and after consulting the linesman, he decisively showed Nani a yellow card.

Nani's face was full of grievance, and his acting skills were comparable to those of an Oscar winner.

But the referee ignored Nani's expression and insisted on the decision of diving.

The game continues.

In the 39th minute, Southampton intercepted the ball in the backcourt and Van Dijk passed the ball directly to Gu Ran.

Carrick stretched out his foot to make a tackle to prevent Gu Ran from starting quickly.

But Gu Ran performed a gorgeous Marseille turn, stopped the ball and passed it at the same time, easily passing Carrick.

Manchester United players hurriedly chased and blocked Gu Ran, but this was already their physical window period, and Gu Ran was running at full speed, sprinting madly with the ball.

Gu Ran sprinted into Manchester United's penalty area, and Vidic and Ferdinand came up at the same time to double-team Gu Ran.

Gu Ran made a turn that couldn't be simpler and dodged the double-team of two world-class defenders, Vidic and Ferdinand!

Vidic subconsciously reached out, grabbed Gu Ran's arm, and pulled Gu Ran to the ground!

Gu Ran fell in the penalty area!

The referee blew the whistle!

The referee showed Vidic a red card and awarded Southampton a penalty kick. All the Red Devils fans at the scene cried.

Vidic's role in Manchester United's defense is irreplaceable! When Vidic is sent off, Manchester United's defense will be a vacuum black hole! Manchester United's players surrounded the referee and begged for justice.

Coach Ferguson in the technical area on the sidelines also loudly pressured the referee.

However, the referee withstood the pressure and insisted on the red dot package.

Southampton fans were so happy! It felt so good to be treated fairly by the referee.

Vidic took off his captain's armband and handed it to Ferdinand, then covered his face, shook his head, and walked off the field.

Manchester United was leading by one goal even though they were one man less on the field.

The situation is extremely pessimistic for Manchester United.

To make matters worse, in the 44th minute, Gu Ran dribbled the ball in the backcourt again, using his speed and physical strength to take down three Manchester United players and dribbled straight into Manchester United's penalty area.

Manchester United's three defenders tightened their defense, but after attracting the three defenders, Gu Ran spotted an empty space and quickly directed the ball to the weak area on the right side of the penalty area.

Salah came from the back and easily shot into the near corner of the goal.

Manchester United's goalkeeper made a diving save - but was a beat too late.

The football rolled into the net without any surprise.

The score on the big screen at Wembley Stadium changed to Southampton 2:0 Manchester United.

After 4 minutes of injury time, the first half ended.

In the second half, Manchester United obviously adjusted their formation to be more compact, with both wingers making various high balls and long passes.

Rooney and the handsome Berbatov kept looking for opportunities in the frontcourt. Rooney was running desperately, while Berbatov was constantly observing. On the surface, he was taking a walk, but in fact he was waiting for an opportunity.

Not long into the second half, Manchester United had a very good opportunity.

Carrick passed the ball to Nani, who advanced along the wing and turned and passed the ball sideways after being intercepted. Rooney in the middle received the ball and went straight ahead, while Berbatov quietly ran towards Southampton's weak area.

Rooney feinted and passed the ball to Berbatov.

Berbatov immediately started at high speed from a stroll and dribbled the ball straight into Southampton's penalty area.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Gu Ran sprinted back and blocked Berbatov's body, preventing Berbatov from kicking easily.

Rudiger also stood in a good position, and when Berbatov could only force a shot, Rudiger stretched out his long legs and blocked the ball out of the baseline.

Manchester United won a corner kick.

This wave of attack also gave the Red Devils fans hope.

Although Manchester United had one less player on the field, the never-give-up spirit of the Red Devils still existed.

The corner kick was taken to the front point, Nani stopped the ball and turned around to shoot.

The ball went high.

The game continues.

Southampton intensified their full-court press on Manchester United, trying their best to deplete Manchester United's physical energy.

Manchester United's players are generally older, and the game schedule is tight, as they have to play in both the Premier League and the Champions League, so physical fitness and confrontation are their disadvantages.

The closer it gets to the end of a game, the more likely something is to go wrong.

Whoever has better physical fitness will be able to control the final moments of the game.

Southampton had a two-goal lead, so they naturally played steadily and cautiously, not seeking quick success or rushing forward.

As time went on, Manchester United players became more and more anxious.

Rooney, as a center forward, even retreated to the backcourt to ask for the ball.

In the 84th minute of the game, Rooney received a short pass from Carrick in the backcourt and immediately sprinted at full speed.

Before Salah came to block the ball, Rooney was more than 60 meters away from the goal, sprinting at high speed and lobbed the ball! A fat Rooney-style celestial being! …

(End of this chapter)