The players on both sides were very familiar with each other. Only Zhang Liang had joined not long ago, but after a few games, Zhang Liang's name also appeared on the list of the world's top players.
It was just that he was not very popular. After all, he was the goalkeeper.
The goalkeeper was destined to be the natural enemy of all players!
Fight!
With the referee's whistle, the two teams began to attack at the same time.
However, this time it was Arsenal who started the attack. Wenger's idea was simple. We were strong and had stamina, so why not attack?
Manchester United's manager, Ferguson, wanted to take advantage of the home ground advantage to take down a city first and then use defensive counterattack.
After all, they had only rested for a day and the players were already lacking in stamina. They had to avoid being beaten up by Arsenal for this reason.
The two world-class managers had the same idea. Everyone wanted to attack first.
Two minutes after the kick-off, Arsenal began their first attack. Fàbregas sent a precise long pass behind Manchester United.
Ferdinand jumped high and directly destroyed the ball with his head.
However, the ball he headed just happened to fall at the feet of the Gunners player, Walcott.
The Gunners 'young tiger did not stop the ball. His right foot swept across the air and stuffed the ball directly behind Ferdinand.
General Fan moved in an instant, passing Ferdinand and heading straight for the football's landing point.
If this ball was taken by General Fan, it would be a single-blade ball!
"Phew!"
The Gunners 'fans stood up one after another, looking very excited.
But at that moment, a vigorous figure rushed out of Manchester United's penalty area like lightning.
"Bang!"
The football flew high and crossed the half of the field in an instant.
Van Persie looked back at the football flying high in the air with a depressed expression.
It was Zhang Liang.
At the critical moment, he decisively rushed out of the penalty area and destroyed the ball with a kick.
He successfully resolved Arsenal's one-on-one shot this time!
If not for Zhang Liang, Van Persie would have had a golden chance to score.
However, with Zhang Liang around, no one could think about it!
During the game, Zhang Liang was always highly focused and focused on protecting the team's rear defensive line.
When Walcott went straight for the ball, Zhang Liang immediately judged his intentions and rushed out of the penalty area, just in time to resolve the opponent's one-on-one shot.
"Sigh!"
The Gunners 'fans were disappointed and had no choice but to sit down again.
There was nothing he could do. After bumping into such a moving city wall, what else could he do?
Zhang Liang's current speed was fast, and he could predict the scene for three seconds. His defensive area was really too big!
However, this was not the end.
After the football was kicked out by Zhang Liang, it headed straight for Arsenal's half of the field.
However, Zhang Liang's long pass attribute was really too poor. He kicked to an empty spot in Arsenal's backfield.
Owen had to chase desperately. Fortunately, he got it first.
"Zhang, you need to practice your passing skills!”
Owen couldn't help but despise Zhang Liang.
Owen dribbled the ball and ran forward, immediately forming a counterattack.
Before the attack, Zhang Liang had already thought of the route of the ball and saw the empty space in front of Owen.
It was just that his footwork was a little too bad. The distance of the football was seven or eight meters away from Owen's. If Owen had not been a young man who chased after the wind, he would have passed the ball to an Arsenal player.
Owen ran all the way with the ball.
It was Arsenal's attack just now, and most of their players were still in Manchester United's second half.
Now that Arsenal's rear was empty, it was a great opportunity for Manchester United!
The hearts of the Arsenal fans clenched nervously.
A few seconds ago, they were still expecting the team to score.
Who knew that after Zhang Liang's big kick to get out of the siege, it immediately made their rear defense anxious!
The switch between offense and defense was too fast. Life's ups and downs were too exciting.
Some old fans even clutched their chests, too nervous.
Fàbregas and Alexandre Song were desperately chasing after Owen, but they had already lost their defensive positions.
Seeing that the football was getting closer and closer, Arsenal's center back, Vermaelen, had no choice but to make up for it.
If he was also passed by Owen, Arsenal would be in danger, and Owen and Rooney would attack Mertesacker in the penalty area.
Therefore, Vermaelen was very careful when defending against Owen.
He did not easily make a move. He tried to get close to Owen, follow his pace, block the inside line, and constantly force him outside the penalty area.
Owen had been through hundreds of battles, but he didn't panic.
He used his body to block Vermaelen and dribbled the ball forward while looking up to observe Rooney's position.
At this time, Rooney had already entered the penalty area and outflanked him.
As he fought for position with Mertesacker, he raised his arm high and asked Owen for the ball.
After some thought, Owen suddenly stopped and rushed forward.
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