Chapter 462 Four Crowns

Near the edge of the penalty area, Damian shoveled the ball into the penalty area.

Rashford went to receive the ball and Mertesacker kicked the ball out first.

Kante steals the ball and passes the ball to Lingard.

Lingard followed up with a long shot, but Holding blocked the ball from the bottom line.

Lingard and Rashford immediately raised their hands to signal Holding's handball.

"Handball!" Mourinho was also shouting from the sidelines.

"Handball! Holding seemed to have blocked it with his hand." Lineker also said the same.

Referee Anthony Taylor seemed to hesitate for a moment, then signaled it was a corner kick.

Mourinho was naturally dissatisfied. He protested endlessly on the sidelines and received a verbal warning from the referee.

Slow motion showed that the football did hit Holding's right hand. It was a handball and Arsenal escaped.

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Manchester United's corner kick, Bruno drove the football into the penalty area.

Rashford failed to correct his position under Mertesacker's marking, and the football bounced on the back of his head, causing chaos in the Arsenal penalty area.

In the chaos, Carrick swept the football to Rooney. Under Bellerin's defense, the Manchester United captain did not choose to force a shot, but swept the football to the top of the penalty area.

Then, people saw a figure rushing up and hitting the football with a blast!

"Damian! Shoot!"

The shot was powerful and heavy, and Ospina saved it.

"Get rid of it!"

The football bounced after being hit by Ospina.

Bruno, who ran into the penalty area after taking the corner kick, reacted fastest. He squeezed away the defender and shot with a shovel. The football jumped up, crossed the goal line, and flew into the empty goal.

“GOOOOOOOOOALLL!!!!!!!!”

"Bruno! The second goal of the game, Manchester United leads Arsenal 2:0!"

"In the 39th minute, Manchester United led Arsenal by two goals, and it was Bruno who scored for them!"

Mourinho pumped his fists and shouted excitedly on the sidelines.

"Bruno scored to give Manchester United a two-goal lead, which also took the pressure off Mourinho. For Mourinho and Manchester United, this is a very safe score!"

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On the field, Bruno was surrounded by his teammates to celebrate, and he was extremely happy.

You know, the FA Cup is known as the "Thermos Cup" and can be said to be Wenger's private territory. During Wenger's years coaching Arsenal, the FA Cup has saved Wenger's position several times.

In his more than 20 years of coaching Arsenal, the professor has reached the FA Cup finals 7 times and won 6 championship trophies. He is the head coach with the most championships in the history of the FA Cup.

It is not easy to defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup.

On the other side, Wenger covered his face with his hands, and the professor felt terrible now.

Damn it, the "insulated cup" doesn't keep warm either!

Is it really time for me to leave?

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Although Wenger seems elegant, he is definitely not a person who gives up easily. For Arsenal, for the team he has played for for more than 20 years and devoted his efforts to, Wenger decided to give it a try.

Arsenal, who were trailing 0:2, had no choice but to make a desperate move and attack like crazy.

Then before the end of the first half, Manchester United launched a quick counterattack after stealing the ball in the backcourt.

Kanter passed the ball to Carrick, who launched the attack with a long pass from the backcourt.

"Counterattack! Counterattack! Manchester United's counterattack!"

"Rooney is running, he is chasing the ball, Holding is chasing Rooney!"

After Rooney made a beautiful catch in the frontcourt, he drove the ball all the way. Holding tried his best to chase, but failed to catch up with the fat man.

Facing Mertesacker, the only defender in the penalty area, Rooney used his speed to beat him alive.

Facing Arsenal goalkeeper Ospina, Rooney tried to take a shot. After deceiving Ospina to fall to the ground to save, he pulled the football horizontally and swept it into the empty goal.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLL!!!!!!!!"

"Rooney! Third! Manchester United 3:0 Arsenal!"

"Familiar game, familiar rhythm, familiar formula." Manchester's commentator shouted proudly, unscrupulously and arrogantly, "Arsenal was defeated by Manchester United again."

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When Rooney scored and expanded the score to 3:0, Wenger stood on the sidelines with a dull expression on his face.

The camera locked on Wenger.

Objectively speaking, the director was very unfriendly. This was a completely heart-wrenching move!

There are also commentators discussing and exploring what Wenger is thinking at this moment.

He didn't think about anything, there was only a deep sense of frustration in his heart.

Defensively, I can't stop them; I set up an offensive formation and tried to compete with Manchester United and score goals, but they were also defeated.

This is a bit cruel for Wenger, who has coached Arsenal for so many years and led this team to experience glory.

At this point in the game, Wenger knew that Manchester United was certain to win.

Trailing by three goals at halftime, and most importantly, the team's morale was extremely low. How could we play this game?

Although it is said that we cannot give up before the game is over, and there is still half a game, so there is enough time.

However, it depends on the situation. At the very least, the professor's heart at this time is depressed and helpless.

What's on his mind is not just this final, but Arsenal's future.

Mourinho's Manchester United is like a giant beast that has suddenly risen. Judging from the current strength of Manchester United, especially Mourinho's coaching ability, this team will dominate the Premier League in the short term.

Not to mention Arsenal, even Guardiola's Manchester City, Conte's Chelsea, or Klopp's Liverpool will have a very difficult time shaking Manchester United's plunder of the championship.

At least that's what it looks like for now.

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Arsenal has already missed the Champions League next season. Wenger cannot imagine that Arsenal will miss the Champions League consecutively in the future.

Specific to this game, even looking back, Arsenal suffered defeats at the feet of Manchester United several times, and Wenger knew where the team lost.

After Vieira left, Arsenal did not have a defensive midfielder they could really trust.

Wenger's eyes stayed on Kanter, envious.

In Wenger's view, it's not Rooney, it's not Lingard, it's not Bruno.

The French midfielder, who has just turned 26, is the most important player for Manchester United.

If Arsenal had Kante... there are not many ifs in the world.

At the end of the first half, Manchester United led Arsenal 3:0 at halftime with goals from Rashford, Bruno and Rooney. They were almost invincible in this FA Cup final.

Before the start of the second half, Wenger made successive substitutions.

Coquelin came on as a substitute, replacing Xhaka.

Veteran Giroud came on as a substitute, replacing Welbeck who was almost invisible in the first half.

The entire substitution idea is very clear. Stabilize the midfield and cannot concede the ball again. Strengthen the forward's aerial control ability, hoping to score a goal through set kicks and save some face.

The loss is certain and the championship is hopeless. All Wenger wants now is to avoid another disastrous defeat.

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Sixty-five minutes into the game, the score on the field was still 3:0, with Manchester United leading.

Mourinho also began to mobilize his troops.

Rooney was replaced, Mata came on as a substitute, Bruno and Lingard were pushed up front.

This adjustment soon had an effect. Bruno and Lingard took turns tearing apart Arsenal's defense line, leaving Arsenal's two wings exhausted.

Bruno suddenly cut inside, attracted the attention of the defensive player, and then sent a through ball.

Carrick pressed up and entered the penalty area. Facing Mertesacker, Carrick crossed the center.

Mata missed the ball, and Rashford, who was following closely, volleyed the ball. The ball bypassed the feet of Holding, who was flying in the tackle, and flew into the net from Ospina's armpit.

4:0!

Rashford scored twice.

Wenger covered his face with his hands in pain.

Mourinho replaced Rashford, who scored twice, and replaced Herrera.

Kante was also replaced, and Fellaini got a rare chance to play.

With Kanter's departure, Manchester United's midfield defensive hardness and effectiveness have dropped significantly.

Giroud assisted Ramsey to score a goal in the 79th minute of the game, rewriting the score to 1:4.

But that's all.

Five minutes later, Bruno took a direct free kick and penetrated Ospina's fingers.

5:1!

The Manchester United people celebrated excitedly on the field, while the Arsenal players were stunned and had no fighting spirit.

In the stands of the new Wembley Stadium, some Arsenal fans had already left early. They were not in the mood to watch Arsenal receive the silver medal.

This situation is very rare in finals, which shows how uncomfortable and disappointed Arsenal fans are.

Manchester United fans couldn't hold it any longer. They stood up in the stands, sang and danced to celebrate winning the championship in advance.

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"This is the least suspenseful game in the history of the FA Cup final." Lineker shook his head and sighed, "Arsenal didn't even try to resist and cause trouble for Manchester United."

Andy Gray said even more cruelly: "It's another disastrous defeat. Wenger has a painful expression. I hope he can realize that times have changed. If Arsenal doesn't make changes, they will still invest as little as ever. There is a gap between them and Manchester United." It will only get bigger and bigger, not to mention competing for the league championship, the top four in the league will become more and more dangerous.”

The staff held up the electronic sign indicating two minutes of stoppage time for the entire match. However, the referee ignored the stoppage time and immediately blew the whistle to end the match as soon as the 90-minute game time was up.

The camera can capture that when the whistle blew at the end of the game, Arsenal players, including Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker, breathed a sigh of relief: the nightmare was finally over.

"Game over, game over, 5:1! Manchester United beat Arsenal 5:1 in the FA Cup final."

"Congratulations to Manchester United, congratulations to Mourinho, they successfully defended the FA Cup! In a final with almost no suspense, Manchester United massacred Arsenal with a huge advantage."

"2016-2017 English FA Cup Champion - Manchester United!"