Chapter 548 League Cup Final

Arsenal got a free kick in the frontcourt. Sanchez got up and wanted to take a quick free kick, but someone blocked him.

It was Ibrahimovic.

Sanchez looked at Ibrahimovic standing in front of him and signaled him to get out of the way. Ibrahimovic glanced at him and ignored him.

Sanchez raised his hand to signal the referee.

The referee came up and asked Ibrahimovic to go away. The Swedish veteran then slowly backed up to Cancelo and formed a double wall with him.

"The Swede was very excited today. He just went back to defend, which is rare." Andy Gray said.

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Arsenal's free kick in the frontcourt.

After Sanchez's quick kick was blocked by Ibrahimovic, the free kicker became the evil beggar.

The evil beggar ran up and crossed the ball, and the ball flew into the penalty area. Aubameyang tried to grab the point, but someone jumped higher than him and headed the ball out.

"Maguire! Beautiful header!"

Arsenal's attack was not over. Xhaka appeared at the point where the football landed and stopped the ball.

Manchester United's defenders just wanted to press forward collectively, but they saw Xhaka got the ball. So they had to stay in front of the goal to defend Arsenal's second attack.

Ashley Young rushed up immediately. That was a dangerous position, and Xhaka couldn't be allowed to get the ball easily there.

Xhaka didn't entangle with Ashley Young, and he passed the ball to Ramsey who came to meet him.

Ramsey dribbled horizontally and pretended to shoot, but suddenly blocked the ball to the side.

Sanchez had already rushed up and passed the ball directly.

The evil beggar was at the front point, and he stretched out his foot to touch the football, which caused chaos in front of the goal.

In the chaos, Aubameyang appeared in front of the football like a ghost, turned around and shot.

"Shoot!"

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The football was blocked by Maguire's body.

Mourinho was startled by Aubameyang's shot, but fortunately Maguire blocked it on the goal line at a critical moment.

The ball bounced out and was caught by Manchester United players, who took the opportunity to launch a counterattack. However, their ball was intercepted by Mustafi just after halfway.

At the same time, Chambers, Monreal and others had already returned to defense at high speed, and Manchester United's counterattack died.

The quick counterattack did not start, and Manchester United had no choice but to continue to retreat.

Mourinho blinked his eyes, Wenger arranged Mustafi to play as a central defender, but in fact this player's defensive area is quite large.

Wenger fully utilized Mustafi's omnipotent characteristics, central defender Koscielny stayed behind, while Mustafi pressed forward and could even be used as a defensive midfielder.

This also gave Chambers, Monreal and others time to return to defense.

Mourinho had to admit that the old ones were still the best.

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The game had already started for more than 20 minutes, and Manchester United seemed relatively passive on the field. There were only two counterattacks, trying to find Ibrahimovic in the penalty area, but neither was successful.

"The game has been going on for 25 minutes, and Arsenal has the initiative on the field. They have already had six shots, three of which are extremely threatening. If it weren't for Romero's outstanding performance and Maguire's rescue in front of the goal, Arsenal would have taken the lead. Judging from the current situation, it is only a matter of time for Arsenal to score." Henry spoke very quickly, looking very happy.

"Thierry, don't you find this scene familiar?" Lineker interrupted Henry and asked.

"This reminds me of the game between Manchester United and Liverpool. Liverpool had the upper hand on the field, scored more goals, and Manchester United won the game." Rio Ferdinand interrupted.

"This is different. Wenger will not make Klopp's mistake." Henry shook his head and said.

At this moment, an attack by Arsenal was disintegrated, and Manchester United goalkeeper Romero threw the ball to launch a quick counterattack.

The attack was launched from Manchester United's right, and just as Arsenal's defense line tilted to their left, Bruno made a diagonal pass and the ball went to the left.

"Be careful, Manchester United's counterattack is coming!" Rio Ferdinand shouted.

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Wenger's face also changed, and the old man looked at the game with a serious expression.

Manchester United's counterattack is sharp, which is well known. Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, and even Arsenal themselves have all experienced it firsthand, so how can Wenger not pay attention to it?

However, you pay attention to it, he also knows what Manchester United is going to do, and it may not be possible to defend it.

This time is the case. After Rashford got the ball, he first dribbled on the wing. When Chambers approached him, he suddenly passed the ball to Harry Kane who came to meet him in the middle.

Harry Kane turned his back to the direction of attack and prepared to receive the ball. Mustafi rushed out and planned to steal the ball when Harry Kane stopped the ball.

But Mustafi soon found that it was difficult for him to complete the steal. The Manchester United striker was very strong and stuck in his position. Mustafi pulled his hands and stretched his feet forward, but he couldn't reach the football.

Everyone saw that Harry Kane turned around successfully while tugging at Mustafi. Then, without any hesitation, he shot the ball directly.

Yes, it was so rough and so neat!

Outside the penalty area, he turned around and shot directly without even looking at the goal.

Mustafi didn't expect Harry Kane to shoot so resolutely. He thought Harry Kane would control the ball under his feet and then seek a breakthrough or pass the ball. Because on the other side, Ibrahimovic was running, and he didn't expect this guy to turn around and shoot so arrogantly.

Mustafi subconsciously wanted to intercept with a flying tackle, but he couldn't touch the ball. The ball flew up and flew directly to the goal.

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Arsenal goalkeeper Ospina was unprepared for this shot. In fact, half of his attention was on Ibrahimovic.

Head coach Wenger told him before the game that as long as Ibrahimovic played, the Swede would be the most threatening. He was the key node for Manchester United to complete the final blow. Who would have thought that Harry Kane would come so simply and rudely.

The ball passed by Ospina's left hand side who was not fully prepared and spun into the net.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still.

After occupying the advantage on the field for a long time, Arsenal's goal was broken by a counterattack by Manchester United.

After a moment of silence, there was a huge cheer from the new Wembley Stadium.

"Harry Kane! Harry Kane!! A long shot outside the penalty area!!" Rio Ferdinand shouted, but his voice was quickly drowned out by the cheers of Manchester United fans.

Harry Kane turned and ran, roaring as he ran, like an angry lion.

Manchester United players rushed from all directions to celebrate the goal together.

Mourinho raised his right arm and cheered on the sidelines.

For Manchester United, who are good at counterattacks, as long as they score first, they will feel stable, and they will have more confidence to deal with their opponents in the following games.

Manchester United players celebrated the goal enthusiastically, while Arsenal players were a little disappointed. They couldn't accept this situation.

It was obviously our performance that was outstanding, so why did we fall behind first?

Listening to the cheers from the new Wembley Stadium, many Arsenal players felt irritated.

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Harry Kane's goal changed the course of the game.

Manchester United, who had a one-goal lead, played... to put it nicely, they were more determined in their counterattacks, but to put it bluntly, they played quite passively.

Arsenal put pressure on Manchester United's goal, trying to equalize the score as soon as possible.

Objectively speaking, Arsenal's attack was threatening and effective.

This time, Ramsey knocked the ball across the front of Manchester United's penalty area. The evil beggar pretended to shoot from a distance, but he cleverly passed the ball diagonally to the right.

Sanchez received the ball, and at this time, there was no one around him to defend.

If Sanchez passed the ball into the penalty area, Aubameyang, who had already penetrated into the position, would have a chance to grab the ball. However, facing Ashley Young who rushed to intercept, Sanchez made a decision: pass the opponent.

Then, Sanchez, who was entangled by Ashley Young, failed to make a cross.

Wenger shouted anxiously on the sidelines.

Mourinho heard the old man shout: Pass the ball! Pass the ball! You bastard!

"You're cursing again." Mourinho winked at his assistants.

In fact, Mourinho was not satisfied with Manchester United's defense just now. If Sanchez had not made a decision for some reason, he did not pass the ball at the first time, but wanted to pass Ashley Young, then Manchester United's goal would be in danger.

The beggar's pass was indeed quite smart. In Arsenal, the beggar is the most important and creative one in the frontcourt.

Mourinho shouted loudly, and he told Kante to strengthen the defense against the beggar.

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Even so, a few minutes later, the beggar's shot still made Mourinho sweat on his back.

The German midfielder took a direct shot after receiving Ramsey's pass.

The football flew to the near corner of the goal!

Fortunately, it finally hit the side net, which scared Manchester United.

"Keep an eye on your people!"

"Don't give them the chance to shoot!"

"Keep an eye on them!"

Mourinho clapped his hands and shouted loudly on the sidelines.

He couldn't help but be anxious, as Arsenal's momentum was very strong during this period. Mourinho was really worried about whether the team could withstand this wave of attacks.

A few minutes later.

"Huh?" Mourinho showed a surprised expression.

This was Arsenal's attack on the right again.

Sanchez dribbled the ball at high speed, and he first passed Gundogan who intercepted him beautifully.

At this time, the evil beggar, Aubameyang and Xhaka all entered the penalty area and entangled with Manchester United's defenders. If Sanchez passed the ball, he would have a chance to shoot.

However, the Chilean winger did not do so. Sanchez chose to force Ashley Young, as if he had just attacked Ashley Young.

Then Ashley Young slid and shoveled the ball out of the sideline.