Chapter 1036 The Night of Nineteen Crowns

The moment the whistle blew, the entire stadium turned into a sea of ​​joy.

Manchester United's coaches and substitute players rushed into the field immediately, hugging and high-fiving the players on the field to celebrate the victory.

In the stands, Manchester United fans stood up, raised their hands, applauded and shouted towards the stadium: Champion! Some fans held up a banner celebrating Manchester United's 19th crown, and on the other side of the banner was Liverpool's 18th crown.

Ephraim and Joel also came down from the box and went to the court to celebrate the victory with the players and coaches.

The Red Devils, who missed out on setting a record of four consecutive English top league titles by 1 point last summer, regained their crown in just one year. Four crowns in five years and the 12th Premier League title in 19 seasons are even more important. What's more, this crown is the 19th top league championship trophy won by the club in its history, surpassing its old rival Liverpool in one fell swoop!

Manchester United people can't help but be proud of this, especially Ferguson.

25 years ago, when Ferguson was coaching Manchester United, he once said that he would kick Liverpool off the throne, but it is not until now that he has truly fulfilled his vow.

Ferguson's vow to pull Liverpool off the throne is almost universally known, so after the game, many people came over to congratulate Ferguson.

Evram and Joel also expressed their gratitude to Ferguson on behalf of the Glazer family. Evram also hinted to Ferguson that Manchester United planned to order a statue for Ferguson next season in repayment for his contribution to Manchester United.

Later, Joel saw that his brother Ephraim did not go over to greet Gao Xiaodong alone, so he walked over to talk to Gao Xiaodong himself.

Joel and Gao Xiaodong met. Gao Xiaodong was very happy to see Joel, his young master, coming to say thanks and blessings. At the same time, he also felt a little dissatisfied with Ephraim. Gao Xiaodong felt that Ephraim was cold to him. and alienation.

The Manchester United players on the field celebrated for a while and then quickly returned to the locker room to join the team to prepare for the awards ceremony. However, Ferguson did not return to the locker room immediately. He was shaking hands with the Blackpool coach and comforting the relegated Blackpool players.

Then Van der Sar, who will retire at the end of this season, took a microphone and came to the center of the field alone to give a farewell speech to the fans.

This is the 186th league game that Van der Sar has played for Manchester United, and it is also his last league game with Manchester United. Van der Sar expressed satisfaction with his years at Manchester United, but he believes that his football career should be over. There are enough days for football. He is already 41 years old. He hopes to leave the remaining time to his wife, children and family, because Van der Sar's wife suffered a cerebral hemorrhage during Christmas in 2009.

My health is not good now either.

Van der Sar's passionate confession attracted bursts of applause and cheers from the fans. Manchester United fans did not want Van der Sar to leave. Many people loudly called for Van der Sar to stay. They believed that the 41-year-old Van der Sar still had the talent. Qualified to stand in front of Manchester United's goal.

After Van der Sar gave his thanks, a female singer wearing a 19-time champion Manchester United jersey sang, and then the awards ceremony officially began.

First, there was the ceremony to escort the trophy. Three retired soldiers carried the trophy to the venue. One of the three was a disabled soldier with prosthetic limbs on both legs. All the fans, including Sir Charlton on the podium, stood up and paid tribute to this. The soldiers responded with warm applause.

Then came the FA Chairman David Bernstein, who would present the trophies and medals, followed by the Manchester United staff. Finally, the protagonists appeared. Ferguson led all the Manchester United soldiers into the stadium. Behind Ferguson was Manchester United. The second elders Giggs and Scholes, then Van der Sar, then Ferdinand and Vidic, Gao Xiaodong and Rooney can only stand in the middle of the team.

The camera on the sidelines focused on the 70-year-old coach Ferguson for a long time, which seemed to want to tell people who is the soul of Manchester United now.

Among the Manchester United players, the one who seemed the happiest and most nervous was Owen. Although he only scored 2 goals in the league this season and was basically in trouble, he still got what he wanted most: the Premier League championship.

The first one to wear a championship medal was Ferguson, and the first among the players was Edwin van der Sar, followed by Gao Xiaodong, Anderson, Nani, Ferdinand, Evans, Gibson, Berbatov, Smalling, Lafite Er, Fabio, Hernandez, Owen, Park Ji-sung, Evra, O'Shea, Fletcher, Rooney, and Giggs and Scholes were the finale. Unfortunately, Brown, Amos, Obertan and Bebe missed out on medals due to insufficient appearances, while Hargreaves and Gary Neville did not appear in the center of the field.

After awarding the medals, chairman David Bernstein handed the Premier League championship trophy to Edwin van der Sar, who serves as Manchester United captain today.

Van der Sar was only the temporary captain today. He made some concessions to Vidic and Ferdinand. However, the entire Manchester United team, including Ferguson, supported Van der Sar to win the trophy today, so Van der Sar did not refuse.

Van der Sar jumped to a high place and raised the trophy high. At the same time, salutes were fired and gold foil floated. The live broadcast continued to play the Manchester United team song "Glory Glory Man United", and more than 70,000 spectators in the audience also cheered along with the music. Singing, the atmosphere reached its peak.

Then Van der Sar passed the trophy to Vidic, Vidic passed it to Ferdinand, and Ferdinand passed it to Gao Xiaodong. After several toasts from the team committee, he passed the trophy to his teammates, and then entered the free celebration stage. .

Ferdinand opened the championship champagne, followed by Gao Xiaodong and Evra. The three sprayed champagne wildly at their teammates. Ferguson hid at the back and tried to avoid the attack of champagne, but Gao Xiaodong refused to let him go. He held the champagne Chasing Ferguson, he finally sprayed the old coach into a drowned rat.

The on-site commentator laughed: "Gao Xiaodong's status in Manchester United is not the highest, but he is indeed the most favored. He is the only one in Manchester United who dares to chase Sir Alex and spray champagne."

Finally, there was a group photo. Gao Xiaodong stood in the front row with Manchester United bosses Ferdinand, Vidic, Giggs and Scholes, while Edwin van der Sar stood in the middle. Rooney, Giggs, Carrick and Fletcher brought his children, and while taking pictures, the music "we are the" played. Irving and Hernandez were moved to tears when they heard this song.

Although this was a historic victory, and Manchester United surpassed their arch-rival Liverpool for the first time, the celebrations of Manchester United players were not very enthusiastic. First, everyone had already vented once when they won the FA Cup. Second, Manchester United had won the championship so many times. Too many. Third, they know very well that there is still the Champions League final waiting a week later. That is the most important game of the season. Their opponents are also stronger than them. Now is not the time to indulge as much as they want. The craziest celebrations are reserved for the most important moments.