Chapter 677 There Is No Need to Do This!

After winning the Club World Cup and achieving the feat of seven championships in 2018, Manchester United did not celebrate too much. They took a connecting flight that night and returned from the warm Middle Eastern desert to the cold Manchester.

On the morning of December 23, Mourinho gave Manchester United players a half-day off because of the journey the night before, but from the afternoon, Manchester United resumed training to prepare for the upcoming Boxing Day battle.

This year's Boxing Day battle is a game with special significance for Manchester United. As long as they don't lose to Huddersfield in this game, they can tie AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten record in the top five leagues!

All Manchester United players attach great importance to this game and vow to give a big win as a gift on this special day and special game.

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December 26, 2018, Manchester, Old Trafford Stadium.

Manchester United played against Huddersfield at home in the 19th round of the Premier League.

In view of the great significance of this game, the Premier League broadcaster announced that the game will be broadcast live to nearly 160 countries and regions around the world.

Huddersfield, the dark horse at the beginning of last season, has not performed well this season. It has been difficult to win since the beginning of the season. Except for a brief escape from the relegation zone after a three-game unbeaten streak in November, it has been stuck in the relegation zone.

Especially since December, Huddersfield has suffered five consecutive league defeats, including a 1:2 home loss to Brighton, a 1:2 away loss to Bournemouth, a 0:1 away loss to Arsenal, a 0:1 home loss to Newcastle, and a 1:3 home loss to Southampton.

Before Christmas, Huddersfield had only 2 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses in 18 league rounds. They only got 10 points, but they relied on the advantage of goal difference to surpass another bottom team Fulham and ranked 19th in the standings.

Mourinho repeatedly told the players before the game that Huddersfield had to fight for relegation, and this game was not easy to play.

Although Huddersfield had suffered five consecutive defeats, judging from the score, they were all narrow defeats, with at most losing two goals, and there was no collapse-like defeat.

Mourinho asked the players not to think about the 58-game unbeaten streak and to concentrate.

But obviously, the effect was not great. From the beginning of the game, Manchester United's players showed their eagerness to break the record.

Perhaps it was the thought that as long as they could beat their opponents, they would be able to tie AC Milan's record.

In such a significant game, the players wanted to win a victory, and they were very anxious and couldn't wait to swallow their opponents in one bite.

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Mourinho shook his head on the sidelines. The players were too impatient, especially on the offensive end. The skilled and smooth cooperation in the usual games disappeared, and they thought about fighting alone when they had the ball.

At the end of the halftime, the score on the field was 0:0.

During the halftime break, Mourinho was furious in the locker room. He scolded all the players, including Bruno.

In the first half of the game, although Bruno's personal performance was acceptable, as the captain of the team, he failed to control the team, which was the biggest failure.

Bruno knew this very well and admitted his mistake honestly.

After Mourinho's angry scolding in the locker room during the halftime break, Manchester United's players finally calmed down. After the start of the second half, Manchester United became organized again.

In the 66th minute of the game, Bruno sent a surgical through ball from the middle, and Harry Kane successfully countered the offside and dribbled into the penalty area with a low shot.

After leading 1:0, the pressure on the entire Manchester United team was immediately relieved a lot. In addition, after the whole team was scolded by Mourinho during the halftime break, they were obviously much more awake, and the game returned to normal.

As for Huddersfield, after losing the ball, the whole team seemed to be punctured by a needle, and the spirit was deflated all at once.

Ten minutes later, Mata broke into the penalty area and then passed the ball in a triangle. Herrera in the middle knocked the ball to Bruno, who easily pushed the ball into the goal and Manchester United took a two-goal lead.

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In the subsequent game, Huddersfield scored a goal through a free kick, and Zanka scored for Huddersfield.

However, soon, Bruno's direct free kick scored, rewriting the score for Manchester United to 3:1, and once again expanded the lead to two goals.

This is Bruno's 99th Premier League goal!

Since joining Manchester United, Bruno has maintained a very high goal efficiency. He scored 38 goals in the 2017-2018 season and broke the record again last season with 41 goals.

And now this goal is Bruno's 20th Premier League goal this season.

As long as he scores another Premier League goal, he will unlock the milestone of 100 Premier League goals.

Although Manchester United players tried their best to create opportunities for Bruno, hoping that he could achieve the achievement of 100 goals in the Premier League on this memorable day, Bruno still failed to score his third goal of the day until the referee blew the third whistle to end the game.

However, at the moment when the game ended, there was still a huge cheer in the stands of Old Trafford.

United's substitutes burst into the pitch with arms spread wide and cheers as they celebrated their epic unbeaten run of fifty-eight games.

Mourinho stood on the sidelines and accepted congratulations.

His assistants, members of the coaching staff, and team staff all came up to hug him, shake hands, and celebrate.

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"The game is over! The game is over! The game is over! Manchester United defeated Huddersfield 3:1 at home. They have won fifteen games this season, and their unbeaten run in the league has reached 58 games!"

"Manchester United has done it. They have tied the longest unbeaten record in the five major leagues created by AC Milan! Starting from the night of May 17, 2017, when Manchester United drew 0:0 with Saints Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium. Today, December 26, 2018, in the 19th round of the 2018-2019 Premier League season, Manchester United defeated Huddersfield 3:1 at home. One year, seven months and 10 days later, Manchester United completed a wave that shocked the world. Undefeated!”

"This is an amazing achievement! They have written their names into the history of European football, and Manchester United is still moving forward. From now on, every step they take to move forward will create a new history!"

The reporters who had been waiting on the sidelines rushed into the stadium eagerly and surrounded Mourinho.

Countless microphones and recorders were stretched out to him, and cameras were pointed at him. He was the brightest star this night.

Now, every word Mourinho says will become part of history and be recorded with glory.

When AC Milan created a record of 58 unbeaten games, the media later lamented that this was a great miraculous record that could never be repeated.

Twenty-five years have passed. In the Premier League, Mourinho led his Manchester United and announced to the world that a new invincible team was born.

Mourinho acted very calmly, but his words were very Versailles.

"I don't pay too much attention to records. For me, whether it's 58 games unbeaten or 49 games unbeaten, it's just a simple number. What makes me happy is that everything is normal in the team and we are moving from victory to victory. Victory, compared to cold numbers, what I see is the sweat of the players on the training ground and the field, as well as the unremitting efforts of the whole team!”

"The record and glory belong to all Manchester United people. This is the best praise for everyone's efforts!"

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Manchester United defeated Huddersfield 3:1, tying AC Milan's longest unbeaten record in the five major leagues that had lasted for 25 years. This was big news that attracted worldwide attention. The next day, almost all media around the world reported the incident on important pages.

"The Guardian" praised Manchester United's 58-game unbeaten streak, saying, "This is a day that will go down in the history of the Premier League. Manchester United did it. They made AC Milan no longer the only one in the world."

"The Times": Chelsea once had the opportunity to stop Manchester United's unbeaten record at 49 games. Unfortunately, Bruno's 2 shots and 1 pass changed everything. Finally, we would like to say congratulations to Manchester United: congratulations to you, Manchester United, incredible team.

"Manchester Evening News": Manchester United is making great strides forward. This red invincible army has crossed the long river of history and shook hands with the Rossoneri of 25 years ago!

Others, Portuguese media, German media, French media, Spanish media, American media, Brazilian media, Argentine media, Chinese media, Korean media, Japanese media, Thai media... are all No. 1 Reported at once.

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When it comes to Manchester United's unbeaten record in 58 league games, the Italian media, especially the Milan media, have the most complicated feelings.

"Torino Sport" praised Manchester United.

AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten streak is a glory for Milan, but it is obviously embarrassing for other Serie A giants, especially Juventus. Turin people are very happy to see that Milan is no longer exclusive.

The headline of "Corriere dello Sport" is very official: Manchester United tied AC Milan's unbeaten record of 58 games. This is a very remarkable achievement.

"Gazzetta dello Sport" sourly believes that Manchester United's 58-game unbeaten record is incomparable to AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten record that year. The Rossoneri's opponents were the Seven Sisters of Serie A, known as the Seven Sisters of Serie A. In the mini-World Cup Serie A, Manchester United now faces "slumping Manchester City", "decadent Chelsea", "deteriorating Arsenal", "down-and-out Liverpool", "unable Tottenham"...

In a word, "Gazzetta dello Sport" believes that Manchester United's 58-game unbeaten record is not valuable enough.

Bruno also read the report in Gazzetta dello Sport, and the sour taste hit his face.

Bruno feels that there is no need for Milan to be like this. What a big deal. In the next league game, Manchester United will surpass Bournemouth and increase their unbeaten record to 59 games. It won't be such a big deal. Well.

It makes us seem to care more about this record!