Chapter 486 A Gift for Myself

When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the scoreboard showed the final score of both sides in the first half, 0:2.

International practice is that the home team goes first and the visiting team goes last.

Shortly after the opening, Bruno assisted Mata to score, and Manchester United chased Swansea all the way.

With the support of the fans at the scene, the home team also performed extremely tenaciously and did not allow Manchester United to get many opportunities. Only in the 37th minute, McTominay assisted Rashford to score a goal, extending the score to 2 :0.

This season, the Scottish youngster, who has temporarily played as a forward due to the lack of manpower at Manchester United's front line, performed admirably at the center position and showed good potential. Manchester United fans have even forgotten that the team currently does not have a permanent center.

Bruno had several chances in the first half, but they were not very good, and the follow-up shot was always just a little bit behind. This made him look helpless when he walked off the court and saw Mata and others.

He really tried his best, but he was still just a little short of scoring, and he was quite helpless about this.

Can you blame Swansea's players for not cooperating with him?

"It doesn't matter, take your time, there is still the second half." Mata comforted Bruno.

"Yeah, sometimes the more anxious you are, the harder it is to score a goal." Valencia also advised.

Today is Bruno's first game after officially becoming the captain of Manchester United. His teammates also hope to help him score goals, at least without leaving any regrets, but Swansea's defense against him is indeed too tight.

Bruno patted the shoulders of his two teammates, shook his head, and walked off the field with a wry smile.

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After changing sides in the second half, Manchester United continued to launch a fierce attack on Swansea. Their high-position pressing tactics are becoming more and more sophisticated, and their effects are getting better and better.

Bruno still ran non-stop from the beginning, patiently looking for opportunities.

Facing a player like him and adopting such a style of play, it would be difficult for Swansea to completely restrict him.

In the 58th minute, when Valencia dribbled the ball to the 30-meter area in the front court, they faced the tight defense of two Swansea defenders, which made it difficult for the Ecuadorian right back to advance.

Bruno quickly ran to the gap and raised his hand for the ball.

Valencia's ball came to Bruno's feet. Knowing that there were no defensive players around him, Bruno stopped and turned around.

Turning around, Bruno started quickly and dribbled the ball all the way into the penalty area.

McTominay chose to run diagonally from the center of the penalty area to the right side of the penalty area, just in time to open up the defensive player in the middle for Bruno.

But Swansea was obviously more worried about Bruno, with two defensive players blocking the front of the penalty area.

There was an interception in front and a pursuer behind. Bruno chose to send the ball to the right side of the penalty area in an instant.

McTominay rushed over and stopped the ball. Swansea's defensive players could not care about Bruno and all pounced on McTominay.

With Little Mike's position, anyone who receives the ball can turn around and hit the goal directly.

The distance is not too far, but it is still very threatening.

McTominay obviously knew the intentions of the Swansea defender very well. After blocking the defender with his body, he protected the ball and then passed it diagonally back to the top of the arc.

At this time, Bruno had already run out of space again. With no one defending him, he stopped the ball and chased into the penalty area.

Swansea goalkeeper Fabianski decisively abandoned the goal, but when he was halfway through, Bruno had already pushed the ball into the empty goal, 3:0!

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“GOOOOOOOOOOOALLL!!!!!”

"Bruno scored! Bruno scored twice again!! This is Manchester United's third goal in this game and Bruno's third league goal this season!!!"

"In the 58th minute, Bruno and center McTominay performed a very clever frontcourt cooperation. He calmly got ahead of the attacking Swansea goalkeeper Fabianski and succeeded in pushing the shot into the empty goal!"

"We can clearly see that Bruno is even better than last season in terms of state and overall strength this season, which makes us full of expectations for him."

"We have absolutely reason to believe that Bruno will be able to bring us more surprises and shocks again."

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After taking a three-goal lead, Manchester United did not slow down their offensive. Bruno still performed very diligently on the court. He began to feel that his condition was rapidly improving as the game progressed, and he himself was full of desire for the game.

Only nine minutes had passed since the last goal, and Manchester United launched another frontcourt offensive.

Valencia quickly moved in from the right, and Rashford, who switched sides to the right, got the ball and passed it to the baseline. Valencia stepped in and passed the ball directly into the penalty area.

But it is a pity that Valencia's cross was of high quality, but it was too close to the goal. Swansea goalkeeper Fabianski struck decisively, leaped high in front of the small penalty area, and hit the ball with one hand, but he collided with McTominay.

The football didn't fly very far and landed on the left side of the penalty spot. Bruno, who had been waiting for an opportunity nearby, didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, followed up, swung his legs sideways, and fired a volley. With everyone stunned, the ball once again flew into the Swansea goal.

4:0!

Bruno rushed out of the court again and glided along the court.

"It's wonderful! It's really wonderful! This is definitely a wonderful volley!"

"Bruno scored twice again! The Manchester United captain who is about to turn 23 has left us with an extremely deep impression since the beginning of the season!"

"Bruno scored twice in two consecutive games. He proved his strength to everyone with his increasingly excellent state, and Manchester United also played impressive offensive football in these two rounds of the league."

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Mourinho clenched his fists hard on the sidelines and celebrated wildly.

He is cautious by nature. Since his debut, he has always insisted on his defensive counterattack football tactics, which is also the magic weapon for him to become famous in the world football.

However, Mourinho also knows that any tactics cannot remain unchanged, but he used to make some small changes, which are essentially defensive counterattacks.

Mourinho also knows that it is difficult to make further progress without major changes in his tactics. This can be seen from his six years at Real Madrid and Chelsea.

As the saying goes, success or failure is due to Xiao He. The defensive counterattack tactics made him a world-class coach, but it also shackled him from going further.

Now, he finally made up his mind to change the tactics. If the team's performance is worse, he might immediately return to the tactics he insisted on before.

But fortunately, judging from the first two games of the new season, the effect is not bad.

The team's offense has been completely revitalized. Gundogan and Mata's forward pressure and Kante's backwardness make Manchester United's midfield very aggressive and dominant.

The advantage of the midfield provides an endless stream of offensive opportunities for the frontcourt players. Coupled with McTominay's tactical fulcrum role and Rashford's support and assistance, Bruno is simply too comfortable in the frontcourt.

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After leading by four goals, Manchester United appropriately slowed down the offensive.

Swansea was defeated and finally stabilized the situation and tried to win back a game through counterattacks.

It's not about a comeback or anything. Everyone knows that with four goals behind, the possibility of a comeback is slim. They just want to save face and avoid being shut out by the opponent.

But just as they had this idea, the ball was intercepted by Kante before it passed halfway.

Kante passed the ball to Mata, who quickly passed the ball straight to the gap between Swansea's left back and left center back.

Bruno quickly inserted from the back row, successfully countered the offside, rushed into the penalty area before everyone else, and calmly pushed the ball into the Swansea goal again!

After Bruno shot, he lost his balance and fell to the ground, but soon knelt up, opened his arms, and cheered to the sky!

"Hat trick! Hat trick!! Oh my God, is Bruno going crazy!!!"

"I can't believe my eyes. It's only been two rounds, but Bruno has already scored five league goals!"

"Bruno, who is about to turn 23, is going to shock everyone! He is like a goal-scoring machine, very stable and very calm to seize every opportunity!"

"Ten years ago, a 23-year-old Portuguese dominated the Premier League, notified Europe, and led Manchester United to the top of Europe. Ten years later, another Portuguese has once again set off a storm in the Premier League. We have every reason to believe that Bruno is still the most offensive scorer in the Premier League this season, and even in the European League, and he is bound to lead Manchester United to set off a youth storm in European football again!"

All Manchester United players rushed to Bruno.

Although it's only two rounds, they all know that the team is playing more and more smoothly now, whether it's offense or defense, they are performing better and better.

The team's change of formation is right!

Gundogan, proposed by Bruno, showed strong game strength, and Manchester United completely used him!

All of this will only make all Manchester United players unite more closely around the new captain Bruno. Everyone will work together as one to make a big splash in the Champions League!