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Rooney has been injured this season and has played only a few games.

But even so, he still made many contributions to the team.

Apart from his influence in the locker room, the key goal also helped Manchester United score a lot of points.

He started today and played an obvious role in the frontcourt.

With a goal in hand, Manchester United players were a little more relaxed.

There was no need to be stressed, after all, the league points were leading by double digits, so they could play more easily.

But they just relaxed their mentality and lost the ball soon.

Just eight minutes after Rooney scored, Swansea scored a goal in the chaos with a corner kick opportunity.

1-1, Swansea equalized the score.

This goal was the result of an overall mistake in Manchester United's defense, which caused the loss of talent.

And this corner kick was also due to problems with Manchester United's wing defense.

This loss was not unfair.

The game continued, and both sides continued to fight fiercely.

Swansea, who equalized the score, saw hope. If they could get three points, they could temporarily beat Huddersfield and escape the relegation zone. This would definitely be a morale-boosting victory for them.

Especially winning Manchester United, which injected great confidence into the next game.

You should know that few teams can escape unscathed at Manchester United's home this season, let alone win, and even draws are rare.

In the 44th minute of the first half, Swansea launched another fierce attack.

Although the continuous passes in the front and midfield were not particularly accurate, the ball still entered the penalty area.

The continuous mistakes of three Manchester United defenders put the team in trouble!

Romero made a desperate save, but still failed to stop the opponent's shot!

The ball went in!

2 to 1!

Swansea really took the lead!

At Old Trafford, Swansea players celebrated wildly!

Swansea fans in the stands were also excited!

This was a dreamy first half!

The referee blew the whistle to end the first half, and the Swansea players were still ecstatic.

Mourinho frowned on the sidelines of the court, said nothing, and turned back to the locker room.

The team did not play well in the first half, there is no doubt about that.

Mourinho, who was the first to enter the locker room, looked at the tactical board and thought with his shoulders folded.

He suppressed his anger and tried not to show it to the players for a while.

Two minutes later, all the players returned, and Mourinho's expression had returned to peace.

"Boys, we made some mistakes in the first half, and several positions gave the opponent a lot of space. I will talk to you carefully."

The score was behind in the first half, and it was behind such a weak team. Manchester United players thought Mourinho would be angry and angry, but he was not, and he still patiently explained to everyone.

Mata, who was sitting on the left, was even a little distracted.

Is this still the Mourinho I knew when I was at Chelsea?

As time goes by, Mourinho has changed a lot. He is no longer the coach who was always angry and happy during the Chelsea period.

After listening to Mourinho's teachings, the players ran onto the field and continued in the second half.

Although they listened to a lot of game instructions during the halftime break and their mental concentration in the game was also improved a lot, there were still many problems in the second half.

Especially in terms of defense.

With several main defensive players absent due to injuries, Manchester United's defense was in great trouble.

Especially the absence of Matic and Fellaini, Manchester United's central defense line was repeatedly penetrated.

And the opponent was a team of Swansea's level.

Xia Xing had to pull back to defend, but in this way, Manchester United's offense began to struggle again.

In the 60th minute of the second half, Mourinho replaced the vice-captain Carrick with McTominay, letting him and Xia Xing partner as double defensive midfielders.

In this way, it was a little better.

But Xia Xing still couldn't leave the defensive position.

After the loss of Ashley Young and Valencia, the overall wing attack and defense have dropped a level.

Both full-backs are good at both offense and defense, and the players who replaced them could not reach their level.

In the 78th minute of the game, Xia Xing sent another long pass to Rooney.

This is one of the few frontcourt attack opportunities for Manchester United today.

Rooney's physical fitness has declined seriously. He has no ability to dribble the ball and finally chooses to wait with his back to the ball.

Lingard quickly inserted forward, and Rooney passed back!

Lingard kicked and shot!

The ball hit the net!

2 to 2!

Manchester United finally tied the score!

Wonderful cooperation!

Seeing this goal, Mourinho on the sidelines of the court relaxed his brows a little.

At least it was tied, which was acceptable in terms of face.

There were still ten minutes left before the end of the game, and Swansea fought hard.

For them, there is definitely hope to get three points in this game.

These three points may be the decisive three points for them.

So they went all out and pounced with all their might, hoping to create a miracle.

Not to mention, they actually created two threatening shots.

A header from a free kick and a long-range shot.

All hit the goal frame, but none of them turned into a goal in the end.

Romero's wonderful save made Swansea's shot disappear.

In the end, the score of the game was fixed at 2-2.

On another field, the game between Manchester City and Huddersfield also ended with a 2-2 draw.

In this way, the points gap between the two Manchester City giants is still 12 points, and Manchester United's draw does not affect the leading advantage.

Huddersfield also got one point, and Swansea is still behind them, still struggling in the relegation zone.

However, Mourinho does not care about the relegation situation. He is most concerned about Manchester City's situation.

The day after the game, the entire Manchester United team took a day off.

Most of the coaching staff members also took a day off. Only he and Perrin, who took the initiative to stay with him, watched the Manchester City game video yesterday in the tactical training room.

Facing Huddersfield, Manchester City was also affected by some FIFA viruses.

Like Manchester United, they sent out many substitutes.

However, they still played aggressively. If they hadn't been unlucky to hit the post three times throughout the game, they would have won the game.

The referee blew the whistle to end the game, and Perrin also turned off the screen and looked back at Mourinho.

"Even if they are just substitutes, Manchester City played very well."

"Yes, very well. If we talk about bench depth, we are definitely not as good as Manchester City. Their lineup is really good."

"They sent out a full substitute lineup in this game. On the one hand, they took into account the impact of the FIFA virus, and on the other hand, they were preparing for the next three Manchester derbies."

"I can see that Guardiola is going to fight us. They have no other possibility of winning the championship this season, and only the Champions League stage is left. So in these two Champions League quarter-finals, we will encounter great trouble, and the difficulty will definitely exceed the previous derby."

"They have a deep lineup, but our defense is full of injuries. What should we do?"

Looking at Perrin's frown, Mourinho smiled slightly.

"Since our defense is full of injuries, let's go against Manchester City in the next two games!" (End of this chapter)