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Manchester United continued to strengthen their offensive.

Almost all the defensive players passed half-time, pressing Southampton's defense with all their strength.

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

Southampton's penalty area was surrounded by dangers, and Gu Ran repeatedly staged desperate saves.

In the 90th minute, Scholes made a powerful long-range shot in front of the top of the arc. Mikel sacrificed himself to block the eye-catching eyebrow bone and was broken by the football. However, Mikel ignored the blood on his face and quickly fell to the ground after being hit in the face by the football. Get up and poke the ball to Gu Ran.

After Gu Ran got the ball, he was immediately intercepted by the Manchester United team. Carrick, who had just replaced Gu Ran, put his hands around Gu Ran's waist from behind and dragged Gu Ran back.

This is a technical foul!

The referee blew the whistle, gave Carrick a yellow card, and awarded Southampton a non-threatening backcourt free kick.

The Southampton fans in the stands suddenly booed in dissatisfaction.

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

However, the referee insisted on his decision and verbally warned the Southampton players who surrounded him to appeal.

Mikel was asked to leave the game temporarily for treatment due to a cracked brow bone.

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

Center defender Fante was replaced on the field, and vice-captain Walton came on to strengthen his control near the penalty area.

Mikel simply used a "stapler" to sew a few stitches without using anesthesia, and then quickly rushed onto the court.

Mikel's iron-blooded behavior has also been highly recognized by Southampton fans!

The Southampton fans in the stands applauded Mikel!

Now, Manchester United still has one substitution place, while Southampton still has two substitution places.

Manchester United's Valencia, Anderson, Berbatov, Owen and other well-known stars are still sitting on the bench, but in today's game, their chances of playing are obviously not high.

At this time, it is no longer enough to replace an offensive star to open up the situation. Manchester United's most urgent need 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. It exists, and it won’t help if anyone else replaces it.

After coach Adkins replaced Walton, he asked young Ward Prowse to start warming up on the sidelines.

The game continues.

Southampton's formation presses forward slightly, opening up space for passing.

The frantic Manchester United team continued to maintain a high-position pressure, especially against Gu Ran. At least four Manchester United players were following Gu Ran, ready to intercept and fight at any time.

Manchester United is unlike any other strong team Southampton has faced this season.

Other strong teams have either been physically exhausted or their will has been exhausted, but Manchester United has not collapsed.

Even though Manchester United has suffered a lot in terms of physical fitness and is also very impatient in terms of mentality, Manchester United at this time is indeed the real Red Devils, the Red Devils that never give up and never give up.

The big counterattack that Southampton originally expected never happened from beginning to end. Almost from beginning to end, they were suppressed by Manchester United.

From Southampton's perspective, they played very hard and it was not nice to watch.

However, relying on Gu Ran's few quick counterattacks, no matter how ugly Southampton played, it was still a draw!

Therefore, at this moment, Southampton's game mentality is very good!

Walton, who had just appeared, took this backcourt free kick 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 and 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 at any time. In terms of midfield defense, Manchester United still does a very good job.

Not only that, Rooney, who was at the front, was not idle either. He directly pressed high and sprinted towards Lambert, preventing Lambert from passing the ball forward easily.

Faced with Rooney's fierce pressing, 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.

Gu Ran didn't pause after taking the ball, and directly passed the ball diagonally to the weak area on the right!

Unmarked, Schneiderlin jumped up to stop the ball with his chest, and then ran wildly along the right wing with the ball!

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

And Gu Ran, who had just sprinted back home to catch the pass in the second half, also sprinted at full speed and penetrated into the middle!

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

Scholes and Carrick tried their best to block Gu Ran, preventing him from running to respond immediately. Rooney, who also retreated at high speed, raised his feet to the limit and intercepted Schneiderlin's cross. !

In this half minute, the pace of both sides was so fast that the fans in the stands were suffocated!

Manchester United was also forced to overdraw its full strength!

And Southampton tried their best!

This uneven but evenly matched game was better to watch than any other game before!

Rooney turned around quickly after intercepting the football. Lallana, who was following behind, made an unceremonious sliding tackle, knocking Rooney to the ground!

This scene... shocked everyone!

Fans have only seen Rooney tackle others in the past, but they did not expect to see Rooney being tackled away by a kind-hearted guy like Lallana today!

Rooney immediately got up and angrily bullied Lallana!

Southampton's players cheered and rushed forward, and the players on both sides were at war with each other again!

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

Lallana's yellow card is very meaningful and necessary. If Rooney's turn and fast break cannot be interrupted in time, Southampton's defense will be torn apart, and it may be difficult to stop Rooney's impact.

The referee awarded the ball to Manchester United.

Southampton quickly settled back to defend. Manchester United wanted to take a quick free kick in the backcourt, but the fourth official on the sidelines held up a sign to signal a substitution.

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

Lambert's performance is remarkable, but replacing him at this time is, firstly, to rely on substitutions to delay the rhythm of the game, so as not to be out of breath under Manchester United's strong pressure and cause the team's defense to collapse. Here, Ward Prowse's physical strength and impact ability are also needed to help Gu Ran open up space.

It was also the first time for Ward Prowse to participate in this high-profile event, and he was extremely excited.

The game continues.

Five minutes of injury time have passed, and 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 stoppage time.

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

...(End of chapter)