Chapter 659 Epic Record
Marco Silva was so angry that he yelled at the sidelines. He was cursing Zouma for not being able to keep up with Greenwood.
"Damn, useless guy, he can't even keep an eye on a rookie."
Manchester United, who equalized the score, was in high spirits and burst out with huge offensive energy.
Two minutes later, the staff raised the electronic sign indicating two minutes of injury time for the whole game.
Harry Kane's long shot was blocked, Bruno followed up with another shot, Pickford saved the ball from the bottom line, and Manchester United got a corner kick opportunity.
Bruno took the corner kick and entered the penalty area, Maguire headed the ball, and the ball was saved by Pickford.
Harry Kane made another header, and the ball was blocked by Michael Keane on the goal line.
The ball was still in the penalty area, which caused chaos in the Everton penalty area. Coleman tried to clear the ball, and the ball hit Luke Shaw's back and bounced back.
Zouma was about to kick the bomb away when he saw a foot hooking the ball over. Then he flicked his right foot to avoid the foot of another Everton player. He swung his left foot and swept the football.
The football suddenly flew up, passed by Zouma's feet, avoided Pickford's hands, and flew into the net.
The ball... went in?
There were too many people in the penalty area, and the audience didn't see who scored the goal at the first time. They just saw the football flying into the net and the net moving.
The huge Old Trafford Stadium completely exploded at this moment, and more than 70,000 Manchester United fans cheered wildly, as if they were going to overturn this huge stadium.
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In the thunderous cheers, a kid wearing Manchester United's No. 26 jersey ran out of the penalty area, running desperately, waving his fists, shouting, shaking his head, like crazy.
Behind him were the equally crazy Manchester United players chasing him...
The entire Old Trafford Stadium was like an explosion now. Manchester United fans can be described as hysterical cheers and celebrations.
Manchester United fans jumped and danced, and many even cried with joy.
4:3!
Manchester United scored two goals in a row and took the lead for the first time today!
If this game ends with this score, Manchester United will surpass Arsenal's 49 unbeaten games and create an unprecedented 50-game unbeaten record in the history of the English Premier League!
This is a great honor, which can be boasted for a lifetime and proud for a lifetime!
What is particularly gratifying is that the game in which Manchester United broke Arsenal's original record and created a new record of its own was a thrilling and epic reversal!
If it is not a reversal, it is not the Red Devils!
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On the court, Manchester United players were crazy. They caught up with and caught Greenwood, threw this excited kid like a fool to the ground, and pressed him one by one.
On the sidelines, Manchester United's substitutes rushed out and cheered.
Mourinho was even more excited. He was hugged by his assistants after a few panic punches.
On the other side was a completely different scene.
There was a dead silence on the Everton bench. Marco Silva's face flushed, and the expression on his handsome face was even a little ferocious. He clenched his fists: I knew it, I knew it!
I knew that the guy had a problem sending this kid, but I didn't expect it to be really bad.
On the field, Everton players were also dumbfounded. It was too depressing to be scored by the opponent twice in the last few minutes.
Of course, the most devastating thing was that both goals were scored by Manchester United's No. 26.
Yes, many Everton players don't even know Greenwood's name.
If it was Bruno who scored twice, or Harry Kane, or Mbappe, or Rashford, or Mata, even if defender Maguire scored twice with two consecutive headers, they would even accept it.
But Mason Greenwood?
Who is this?
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Everton quickly made substitutions, Calvert Lewin came on as a substitute, and he replaced Gueye.
Two minutes of injury time, it was already 91 minutes and 20 seconds.
Mourinho celebrated with his assistants on the sidelines.
In such a tough game, falling behind three times and equalizing three times, and finally scoring two goals in a few minutes to reverse the victory, this is not easy.
Of course, the most important thing is that after winning today, Manchester United and Mourinho will be able to engrave the significant number 50 in the glorious history of the Premier League, which is their honor!
The unwilling Everton team launched a crazy attack on Manchester United's goal.
More than a minute passed, Everton was still attacking, and the referee Jonathan Moss's whistle did not sound.
Mourinho looked at the time, it was already 93 minutes.
"What's going on? Time's up! Time's up!" Mourinho stood on the sidelines and shouted at the referee.
Referee Jonathan Moss ignored him, and the fourth official came to stop Mourinho and said, "Mr. Mourinho, please calm down!"
"I'm not calm at all." Mourinho roared, "The extra time has run out, the game should be over."
"Maybe it's because Manchester United celebrated too long after scoring a goal just now." The fourth official explained.
"Did we celebrate for two minutes?" Mourinho asked, it was already the 94th minute of the game.
The fourth official was speechless.
As an old man who has coached in the Premier League for many years, Mourinho certainly knows that he has encountered the legendary "Ferguson Time", but now he and Manchester United are the victims.
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As the undoubted overlord of the Premier League era, Manchester United in the eyes of many people has always been taken care of by the Football Association and the Premier League. Especially during the Ferguson period, the care Manchester United received was criticized by many people, such as the famous Ferguson period.
Sir Alex Ferguson has been in English football for 27 years, winning 13 league championships and 2 Champions League championships. He has added more than 30 championship trophies to Manchester United's honor room, establishing Manchester United's status as the largest club in England. In 1999, he was awarded a knighthood by Buckingham Palace, all of which proved the Scot's supreme status in the UK.
Ferguson has too much power, and his colleagues in the Premier League are well aware of it. Even the referees and the Football Association are in awe of Ferguson. There is a word that belongs to Ferguson: Fergie Time!
The advent of Ferguson Time can be traced back to the 1992-1993 season, the first year of the Premier League. At that time, Manchester United was tied 1:1 with Sheffield Wednesday at home in the 90th minute. The second half of the game lasted for 7 minutes. It was in the seventh minute that Steve Bruce scored the winning goal for Manchester United.
This victory was of great decisive significance for Manchester United to regain the English top league championship after 26 years.
"Ferguson Time" was officially proposed by the media on August 30, 2004, when Sam Wallace, an expert from the British orthodox media "The Daily Telegraph" proposed this concept.
In the Premier League match on August 28 of that year, Manchester United drew 1:1 with Blackburn Rovers relying on Alan Smith's goal in the last 30 seconds.
Blackburn assistant coach Saunders bombarded him after the game: "Referee Willy enforced the law under Ferguson's roar and roar throughout the game. I saw that the fourth official only planned to call for 3 minutes of stoppage time, but when Ferguson got angry, he changed it to 4 minutes of added time.”
This extra minute of stoppage time is defined as "Ferguson time".
There was a spectacular scene: Blackburn fans were extremely dissatisfied and stood up to imitate Ferguson's gesture of looking at his watch.
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The Manchester Derby on September 20, 2009 once again made "Ferguson Time" famous all over the world. Manchester United took the lead three times, and Manchester City tied three times. Four minutes of stoppage time were given. Irving made a buzzer beater at 5 minutes and 26 seconds of stoppage time. Manchester United narrowly won 4:3.
By the time Irving scored the winning goal and celebrated, the game time had been fixed at 97 minutes, more than 3 minutes beyond the official stoppage time.
The Daily Mirror mockingly posted a photo: Ferguson holding up a stoppage time card that read: "Until we score."
In the 2008-2009 season, during the critical period of the competition between Manchester United and Liverpool, Benitez angrily criticized Ferguson's privileges: "He can communicate with the referee without being held accountable. He can complain about the referee, the schedule, and everything, every week. All putting pressure on the referees.”
Even the famous Premier League referee Graham Ball once talked about an old incident in a column in the "Daily Mail": "When I first came to Old Trafford to referee, Ferguson told My rule is, 'At Old Trafford, don't blow the whistle until Manchester United wins'."
Of course, you can regard this as another psychological war by Ferguson, but Bol also admitted: "The pressure exerted by the outside world will have a great impact on the referee's decisions."
Of course, Manchester United does not always profit, and there are also times when the referee makes unfavorable penalties. At that time, Ferguson's criticism of referees was also the sharpest.
The reason for the controversy is that "Ferguson time" seems to mostly occur in more sensitive games.
Of course, if you appreciate Manchester United, "Ferguson Time" can also be understood as Manchester United's tenacity. This is the two sides of the matter, just different positions.
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Mourinho sat in the coaching bench with a very ugly face.
Manchester United was once a beneficiary of "Ferguson Time", but now it has become a victim of "Ferguson Time".
Since Ferguson retired, Premier League referees have punished Manchester United with retaliation. Not only do they often suffer from Manchester United's penalty decisions in games, but even the determination of injury time is detrimental to Manchester United most of the time.
For example, today, Manchester United encountered disadvantages in the referee's decisions several times, and now they are encountering extra long stoppage time that should not have been there.
Mourinho sneered. He just sat on the coaching bench with a helpless and angry expression, but could do nothing.
It was just too long, and Mourinho didn't believe it. The referee really dared to add time to Manchester United's loss?
Because Manchester United's fifty-game unbeaten run is definitely the most classic game in the history of the Premier League. It is also a game that has caused great discussion and has been recorded in history.
At 94 minutes and 35 seconds of the game, Sigurdsson took a long shot. After the ball was saved by goalkeeper De Gea, it hit the post and bounced out of the baseline.
The stands at Old Trafford were filled with boos.
Everton's corner kick, Coleman's corner kick, Michael Keane header.
At the crucial moment, De Gea showed his FIFA Golden Glove Award winner quality and once again kept the shot away.
The ball was still in the penalty area, which caused chaos in front of Manchester United's goal.
Richarlison tackled the ball, but Maguire blocked the ball with his face.
Lewin shot again, but was blocked by Van Dijk on the goal line.
Until then, Bruno seized the opportunity and kicked the ball out of the sideline, which ended Everton's continuous attack.
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In front of the TV, everyone in the stands was stunned.
Just now, Everton had an absolute chance to score. They shot several times in a row, but they were all resolved by Manchester United's defense. Especially Maguire, who risked being shot in the head and resolved a close-range shot by Richarlison.
During this period, Manchester United was united as one, and the players used their flesh and blood to build a great wall in front of the goal. Coupled with some luck, Manchester United players ensured that the goal was not lost.
On the sidelines, Marco Silva was confused. He couldn't believe what was happening. Was God favoring Manchester United?
Coleman rushed to the sidelines and tried to snatch the ball from the ball boy. But the ball boy was also smart and held the ball tightly.
Mourinho was furious and rushed to the sidelines, pointing at his watch and yelling at the referee Jonathan Moss: "96 minutes! Why don't you blow the whistle?!"
The referee Jonathan Moss looked down at the time, finally put the whistle in his mouth, and blew three whistles to end the game.
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“The game is over, the game is over, the game is over!” He Wei shouted happily in the studio in Beijing. “After 6 minutes of extra time, referee Jonathan Moss finally blew the whistle to end the game. Manchester United equalized three times after falling behind three times, and finally reversed and won. They created an unprecedented 50-game unbeaten record in the English Premier League! Congratulations to Manchester United and Mourinho!”
“It’s not easy.” Zhang Lu shook his head and said, “Fifty games unbeaten! When Arsenal created a record of 49 games unbeaten, the media said that it was a record that could not be surpassed. 14 years later, Manchester United did it, and they raised this record to 50 games! Mourinho and Manchester United have set another unsurpassed monument for other Premier League teams and peers. Most importantly, Manchester United still has the opportunity to continue to expand this record!”
In the stadium, the moment the whistle sounded, Manchester United’s substitutes opened their arms and rushed into the field frantically.
In the stands of Old Trafford, Manchester United fans celebrated excitedly, like an earthquake.
Manchester United 4:3 Everton, Mourinho's team won the game with this reversal, extending their unbeaten record in the league to 50 games, which is the latest super-game unbeaten record in the English top league. This immediately became the focus of major media reports around the world the next day.
And Mason Greenwood, the Manchester United youth training genius who emerged in this game, also became the darling of media reporters around the world.