Chapter 491: Hot State

During the halftime break, head coach Mourinho praised the team's performance and repeatedly encouraged the players to keep working hard and strive for a big win.

Mourinho had this idea because in several earlier games, there were big wins. First, Manchester City slaughtered Liverpool 5:0 at home, and Liverpool this season is not a weak team. They just swept Arsenal 4:0 at home in the game before the international match day.

Manchester City's super strength in the game made Mourinho feel great pressure. He seemed to recall the days when he led Real Madrid to compete with Barcelona.

Mourinho had a feeling that the competition between Manchester United and Manchester City this season would be very cruel. It is very likely that the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga would happen.

Seven years ago, Mourinho also led Real Madrid and Guardiola's Barcelona to a shocking victory in La Liga.

In the 2010-2011 season, Mourinho, who had just taken over Real Madrid, suffered a disastrous defeat in the competition with Guardiola. Not only was he slaughtered by Barcelona 0:5 at Camp Nou, but he also lost in the battle for the league championship, with the final score of 92 to 96.

A year later in the 2011-2012 season, Mourinho led Real Madrid to a successful revenge. Not only did he beat Barcelona 2:1 at Camp Nou, but he also became the first team in the top five leagues to get 100 points in a single season, leaving Barcelona 9 points behind. This led to Guardiola's dismissal from Barcelona.

If something like that really happens again, facing a mid- and lower-level team like Stoke City, Manchester United must get enough points, even enough goals, otherwise it is likely to lose miserably in the competition with Manchester City.

Moreover, Manchester United's opponents in the Premier League are not just Manchester City. Whether it is Liverpool or Chelsea, or even Arsenal and Tottenham, they will pose a considerable threat to Manchester United.

Under such circumstances, in the game against the lower-middle teams in the standings, getting points steadily, or even getting as many goals as possible, will have a huge impact on the final championship.

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In the second half, Stoke City's defense only lasted for fourteen minutes again.

In the 59th minute, Gundogan got the ball at the front of the penalty area and passed it behind him. Bruno stopped the ball with his chest and turned around and volleyed with his left foot, scoring another goal for Manchester United and scoring twice.

4:0!

The more than 2,000 Manchester United fans who came to the Britannia Stadium were completely crazy, and they were all shouting Bruno's name.

But just when everyone thought that Manchester United would stop, in the 67th minute, Bruno suddenly appeared in the empty space in the middle, took the ball and rushed all the way to the front of the penalty area, suddenly kicked the ball and scored again.

5:0!

The defeat was like a mountain collapsing!

Stoke City has been completely defeated!

Bruno once again performed a hat trick, using three goals to let everyone see his excellent competitive state.

Mourinho replaced Bruno with Mata in the 70th minute.

After Mata came on the field, Manchester United's offensive did not slow down at all.

In the 78th minute, Mata assisted Harry Kane to score.

Just five minutes later, the English center forward scored another goal with a close-range header, following Bruno's hat trick. This time, the assist was from Mbappe, a new player who had just joined Manchester United.

And until the 90th minute, Manchester United was still attacking.

Harry Kane headed the ball back to the front of the penalty area in the penalty area, and Mata followed up with a fierce shot, scoring the eighth goal for Manchester United.

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8:0!

This is the most lopsided victory in the Premier League so far this season, and it is also the smoothest game Manchester United has played this season.

In the previous three consecutive victories, although Manchester United had two 4:0 wins, it was slightly inferior to today's game.

No one expected that after just two weeks of national team matches, Manchester United did not encounter a crisis, but played in good shape. The two new players Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe not only started the game, but also performed very well.

After all, the impact of the FIFA virus on the top teams is well known to the world.

At the press conference after the game, head coach Mourinho said in a high-profile manner that Manchester United is in very good shape and the team is confident of winning all games and defeating all opponents, no matter who they are.

As for Bruno, who has scored 9 league goals and 1 assist in 4 league games in the new season, Mourinho said that he could no longer use any adjectives to describe his admiration for Bruno, because any praise seemed extremely pale and weak in front of his outstanding performance.

"I always believe that he is already the best player in the world football, no one else!"

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Manchester United's 8:0 victory over Stoke City caused a shock in the British domestic football world. What is even more shocking is that Bruno once again performed a hat trick.

In the last season when Bruno experienced a breakthrough, he did not score a hat-trick until the seventh round of the league. In the rest of the games, he rarely even scored a brace, but his goal efficiency was always very stable.

Last season, Bruno only scored three hat tricks in the league, but this season, he has already scored two hat tricks and scored nine goals in four league rounds. This goal efficiency is simply crazy.

Many fans even believe that Bruno is likely to surpass his record of 38 goals in a single Premier League season last season, break the 40-goal mark, and even score more goals.

However, although Bruno scored a hat trick again in this game, he was not the best player of the game. The best player was Harry Kane, who just played for Manchester United for the first time. After joining Manchester United, this England top player has been seamless. In his first game for Manchester United, he scored 3 shots and 2 assists.

However, this is also all the data of Harry Kane in the league this season. Before transferring to Manchester United, this Premier League Silver Boot last season did not score or assist in 3 league games.

In the Premier League standings, Manchester United continued to lead with 12 points after four consecutive wins, while Manchester City rose to second place with 10 points after 3 wins and 1 draw. Conte's Chelsea won three consecutive games after losing in the first round, rising to third place with 9 points.

After only 4 rounds of the league, the dark horses have gradually faded away, and the Premier League has gradually returned to its familiar pattern.

Bruno continued to lead the Premier League scorer list with 9 goals.