Chapter 1017 Remarkable Record
On April 16, the 34th round of the Premier League kicked off.
Manchester United, sitting at home, welcomes deputy captain Aston Villa. One has dropped Manchester City by 8 points, and the other has been relegated early. There is no suspense about the outcome of this game.
Sun Wu made substantial rotation adjustments. Players suspended from the Champions League returned. Herrera, Alderweireld, Van Dijk, Lingard, and Bernardo Silva all started.
Although Sun Wu himself sat on the bench for the entire game, Manchester United won Aston Villa calmly.
Within half an hour of the first half, Bernardo Silva and Lingard each scored a goal. In the second half, Griezmann scored a hat trick with a header and kick within 15 minutes.
The team was leading 5-0, and Sun Wu, who was sitting on the coaching bench, frowned and asked Rolf next to him in a low voice from time to time, because Chelsea was facing Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
In terms of offensive power this season, Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool are about the same, but in terms of total goals scored, Manchester City is first, while Chelsea is far ahead in terms of defense. This is a contradiction in the Premier League this season.
Manchester City can no longer afford to lose. They have been eliminated from the Champions League and are 8 points behind in the league with a game in hand. If they lose again in this game, Guardiola's position will be difficult to say is stable.
The same goes for Chelsea. They are out of the Europa League and the FA Cup. If the league cannot even qualify for the Champions League, Conte will not be guaranteed his position. Currently, Chelsea ranks fourth with 80 points, behind Tottenham Hot. The Thorns were only 4 points away.
Sun Wu once again picked up the schedule. Although this is the 34th round of the league, Manchester United has one game less, Manchester City has two games less, and there will be one less game next, because next weekend is the FA Cup semi-finals.
So there are still 4 rounds until the end of the league, but in fact for Manchester United and Manchester City, there are still 5 or even 6 rounds.
"Next week will be a double match." Mike Phelan glanced over, "We will play Crystal Palace in the midweek make-up and then we will play Liverpool on the weekend."
"Man City also have to make up a game next week and play Tottenham."
"We are playing Tottenham next weekend because the FA Cup semi-finals have been postponed and are currently scheduled for May. This is not good news."
"It's hard to say. Manchester City may lose points if they beat Chelsea and Tottenham in succession." Carrick came closer and said, "It's still 1-0 over there?"
London,
Stamford Bridge Stadium.
Excited shouts circled over the court, and Conte jumped up and down like a giant monkey on the sidelines. He rushed out and jumped on Diego Costa who was rushing over.
Although Chelsea's performance this season is not satisfactory, Diego Costa has brought 28 league goals to Blues fans. If there are no accidents, he will become the new generation top scorer of the Blues after Drogba.
The rhythm of this game completely fell into the hands of Manchester City, and Chelsea set up the bus. This is not 343, it is already 541.
Manchester City was never able to find a chance to score in open play, but took the lead through a set piece and David Silva's direct free kick.
But in the last ten minutes, when Manchester City tried to score another goal to kill the game, Schneiderlin sprained his ankle during a defense, and Conte had no choice but to replace Cesc Fabregas.
Cesc Fabregas, who has only had 15 appearances this season, sent his iconic pass in the 88th minute. Diego Costa arrived at the right time. Faced with Bravo's attack, he directly volleyed and scored. .
This is a goal that makes Guardiola desperate. He is 10 points behind with one game less and there are still 5 league rounds left. What does this mean?
Even if Manchester City scores all the points, Manchester United only needs to score 9 points in the next 5 league rounds to firmly win the league championship, which means that it doesn't matter if they lose two games.
In the first 34 rounds of this season, Manchester United only lost one league round in total, and that was the second round of the league when Sun Wu was suspended.
The news reached Old Trafford. Giggs and Carrick pumped their fists in excitement in celebration. The fans also received the news, and the singing in the stands became louder and louder.
Mike Phelan hugged Sun Wu hard and said, "Best, do the math, do the math quickly, when can we win the championship!"
Sun Wu twitched the corner of his mouth, these scumbags...
Calculating silently in his mind, Sun Wu said slowly: "If everything goes well, if we win the make-up match in the middle of next week, then defeat Leicester City in the 36th round, and defeat Norwich in the 37th round in early May, we can lock in the championship." , if there is a mistake, we have to wait for the make-up game against Tottenham."
Mike Phelan praised: "Another early championship. Three consecutive championships is not unusual for Manchester United, but what is strange is that they have won the championship early for three consecutive seasons!"
Sun Wu shrugged, "With a winning streak of 22 rounds and an unbeaten record of 31 rounds, it is natural to win the championship in advance!"
After the game, Manchester United led the standings with an impressive record of 33 games, 31 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss, with 95 points. Manchester City ranked second with 27 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses in 32 games, with 85 points.
Almost all media, including the Manchester Evening News, which favors Manchester City, also believes that there is no suspense about the league championship this season, and Manchester United will almost certainly create the record for the highest number of championship points in the history of the Premier League.
Therefore, when Christine dragged Patrick to Sun's house the next night, the latter's face was quite uneasy.
"Yes, you did, but I didn't agree to the bet." Patrick said with his head lowered.
Christine put her hands on her hips and said sharply: "I testify that you promised... If Manchester United wins three consecutive championships, you will come to Manchester United as an assistant coach!"
Sun Wu lay lazily on the sofa, "Kristen, don't worry...the league is not over yet, maybe there will be a miracle...Besides, is Uncle Patrick the kind of person who doesn't admit defeat?"
Patrick glared at Sun Wu fiercely, and was about to say a few harsh words when suddenly a burst of laughter came from the TV opposite.
On the screen, Carragher was laughing so hard that when the camera turned, Scholes, Gary Neville, and Robbie Fowler also couldn't help laughing.
"You're right, at least they can save the club some traveling expenses, although it's not that far from Manchester to Liverpool... hahaha!"
"There is really no need to investigate. Look at Klopp. If he hadn't just finished playing Manchester City, he would definitely not fly to Manchester to watch Manchester United play Bayern."
"Yes, they are too familiar, too familiar."
Just earlier today, UEFA held a draw ceremony for the semi-finals. Real Madrid drew Atletico Madrid, Liverpool drew Manchester United, and both La Liga and the Premier League were in civil war.
The former is a Madrid derby and the latter is a double red club.
And before the semi-finals start, the FA Cup semi-finals are also a double red meeting.
In other words, within half a month from April 24th to May 5th, there will be three double red meetings. Such a frequency has never happened before.
There has been discussion within the Manchester United coaching staff that Real Madrid is relatively stronger and Atletico Madrid has relatively higher mental attributes, but for Manchester United, Liverpool is their least favorite opponent.
The victory or defeat of the Double Red Club is never only determined by the strength comparison between the two sides, on-field performance, player status, and tactical choices. There are many, many factors that affect the outcome.
Even during the more than ten years when Ferguson suppressed Liverpool, Liverpool was often able to defeat Manchester United.
Of course, Liverpool has never beaten Manchester United in the past three years. Although Sun Wu doesn't like this opponent, he is full of confidence.