Chapter 853 Oil Capital

After taking a one-goal lead, Manchester United continued to press in the middle and front fields.

Especially in the defense against Almiron, the double defensive midfielders Fred and Kante were like a wall, blocking the Spaniard, especially Kante. In the 14th minute, when Almiron wanted to break through with the ball, the French defensive midfielder suddenly made a fierce shovel and knocked the Spaniard to the ground with the ball.

The referee gave a yellow card with great insight. The French defensive midfielder did not argue, smiled at the referee and stepped back.

This was his way of showing Almiron a warning. The action looked fierce and lethal, but in fact no one would be injured, it was just very deterrent.

And this was also a detailed division of labor. Kante is relatively calm and rational, but in Mourinho's plan, he is also a key player in the away game against Paris Saint-Germain next week, so he will be replaced in the second half, and it is the most appropriate choice for him to commit the foul.

On the contrary, Fred, a well-known reckless man, was fierce in his actions. If he did it, he might get another yellow card when he turned around, and then Manchester United would really lose more than it gained.

After being beaten hard by Kante, Almiron did restrain himself a lot. Every time he saw Fred and Kante's ferocious looks, he was obviously a little uneasy.

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The midfield was restricted, and the ball could not be played in the front court, so the ball was transferred more in the midfield and backcourt. Manchester United increased the pressure in the midfield and backcourt.

At the beginning, Newcastle could still cope, but gradually, Newcastle's disadvantage of being inferior to others was reflected.

In the 28th minute, Newcastle's central defender Russells took the ball forward and wanted to pass the ball to midfielder Hayden under the interference of McTominay. The distance between the two was only ten meters, which was originally a sure thing. But unexpectedly, when Hayden was about to hold the ball, Bruno suddenly jumped out from behind and entangled with Hayden, causing the ball to roll to the left.

After Greenwood caught up with the ball, he quickly dribbled along the left side and directly formed a counterattack after intercepting the ball in the frontcourt.

McTominay also pressed forward immediately, and the two quickly formed a two-on-three situation in the left half.

Greenwood has good footwork and is very flexible with the ball. When dribbling high, he can still clearly see the situation in the penalty area.

After rushing into the penalty area with the ball, the Manchester United youth training genius made a horizontal pass and passed the ball behind McTominay.

Russells originally blocked between McTominay and the goal, with the purpose of preventing the Manchester United center from facing the goal directly, but Greenwood's pass made him very passive.

McTominay understood and blocked Russells with his body, and did not catch the ball.

In this way, the ball slipped from behind McTominay and rolled to the penalty spot.

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"A quick counterattack by Manchester United."

"Greenwood dribbled the ball on the left and broke through, and then crossed to the middle of the penalty area."

"McTominay missed..."

"Penalty spot, Bruno..."

"Goal!!!!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLL!!!!"

"In the 28th minute, Manchester United scored another goal!"

"Bruno! Bruno! Scored the second goal of the game! It is also his 30th goal in the league this season!"

"A very clean left-footed shot, Darlow had no ability to stop this shot!"

"Manchester United took the lead 2:0!"

After scoring the goal, Bruno rushed out of the stadium, slid to his knees under the stands where Manchester United fans were, raised his head, opened his arms, as if he wanted to hug every fan in the stands.

Behind him, his teammates rushed out and surrounded him.

"This was Bruno's first shot of the game, and he scored a goal unexpectedly."

"His ability to seize opportunities is indeed very stable, but Newcastle must also reflect on its defense."

"This is the gap in strength. Manchester United has been in very good form recently."

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When Bruno opened his arms to celebrate under the Manchester United fans' stand, in a box on the stand, Yasser Rumeyan, president of the Saudi Public Investment Fund and chairman of Saudi Arabian Petroleum, covered his lips hard. He looked depressed and a little bored.

Recently, the Saudi Public Investment Fund is actively negotiating the purchase of Newcastle, and if successful, Rumeyan will be the new club owner of Newcastle.

He originally did not plan to come to this game tonight because he felt that the chances of winning were slim, but Newcastle's head coach Steve Bruce publicly invited him. He weighed the pros and cons and finally came.

Unexpectedly, he was greeted by such a defeat.

The strength gap between the two sides is still quite obvious.

Manchester United is indeed the team that has dominated the Premier League and even Europe in the past four years. Their strength is so strong that it makes people despair. Even if they rotate several main forwards, their attacking power is still extremely strong.

Especially Bruno, he is a super-talented man who has suppressed the peerless duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Yosi.

Rumeyen originally wanted to sign Bruno after buying Newcastle, and sent people to contact Manchester United, but Manchester United refused to contact Newcastle about Bruno and made it clear that Bruno was not for sale.

Rumeyen had also contacted Bruno's agent Mendes, but the cunning agent wanted to talk to him about the transfer of Cancelo or Kante. The two sides never reached an agreement and eventually nothing came of it.

Rumeyen was not a die-hard fan. He had never even seen any of Bruno's games before, but tonight, he was at the scene and saw with his own eyes how Bruno started in an instant, shook off Shelvey, and scored with his left foot from the penalty spot.

Is Shelvey too weak?

No, this is a well-known defensive player in the Premier League, how could he be weak?

So, it can only be said that Bruno is too strong.

"This kid is good, you can consider it." Rumeyen's partner Staveley next to him suggested with a smile.

Rumeyen raised the corner of his mouth and did not comment.

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After scoring the second goal, Manchester United can be said to have completely controlled the situation on the field. Almiron was restricted by Manchester United, and it was difficult for Newcastle to launch a threatening attack.

In addition, after losing two goals in a row, Newcastle players felt very anxious.

While Newcastle was anxious, Manchester United had more experience, and with the advantage in score and field, they stood firmly in the midfield, actively adopted the pressing and oppression tactics, and waited for Newcastle to make mistakes.

During this period, Newcastle was not completely without opportunities.

In the 39th minute, they once launched a very threatening attack. Willock got the ball on the right and passed it to the middle, but Joelinton failed to hit the right part under the interference of Maguire and directly hit the ball out of the baseline.

Just three minutes later, Manchester United's midfielder intercepted the ball and quickly counterattacked again.

After Greenwood dribbled the ball inside, he passed it back to the left.

Luke Shaw inserted the ball on the side, dribbled the ball directly to the bottom line, and passed it to the front of the small penalty area.

Darlow decisively left the goal and rushed to save the ball before McTominay.

But the ball did not fly far. After Bruno received the ball, he pushed the ball behind him with his left foot when facing the Newcastle defender in the penalty area, turned around, and shot the ball directly into the empty goal with his right foot.

The ball went in!

Bruno was not excited at all this time. For him, this ball was just like picking it up. He spread his hands calmly and accepted the congratulations from his teammates.

The Newcastle players sat down in the penalty area with a frustrated look on their faces.

0:3!

They were really desperate!

Before the game, after learning that Manchester United had rotated the main striker, each of them was still full of confidence, looking forward to winning the key three points to avoid relegation away from home. But unexpectedly, when they really got to the game, they suddenly found that everything was different from what they imagined.

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The three-goal lead made Manchester United more calm and confident.

During the halftime break, Mourinho praised the team's performance in the first half and encouraged the players to keep up the good work.

"I believe that as long as we play steadily, victory will belong to us!"

After the second half, Newcastle did not adjust the team's lineup. They attacked once after the opening, but failed to achieve the desired effect.

In the 50th minute, there was a very obvious detail that reflected the problem of Newcastle players. Under the pressure of Manchester United's midfield and frontcourt, central defender Russells passed the ball back to the goalkeeper with his foot when he could not find the ball point, but Manchester United pressed forward step by step, and Darlow picked up the ball with his hands in a hurry.

Manchester United players immediately protested to the referee, but the referee did not punish them severely, but gave Manchester United a free kick opportunity near the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area.

Since Bruno had been replaced during the halftime break, Mahrez took the free kick this time. He passed the ball directly into the penalty area, and Kante quickly inserted and shot directly, hitting the post and failing to score.

Although they failed to score, the bad mistakes made by Newcastle players and the subsequent volley by Manchester United that hit the post clearly reflected the changes in the mental outlook of the two teams.

Afterwards, Mourinho made another substitution, with Kante, Luke Shaw, Maguire and others being replaced one after another, and Bellingham, Dalot and Lindelof getting the chance to play.

Manchester United, which made a large number of substitutions, still had some problems on the field, which allowed Newcastle to score a goal and save a bit of face.

In the 86th minute, Newcastle took a tactical corner kick, Willock made a cross, Lindelof cleared the ball not far away, and Saint-Maximin followed up with a volley and scored, Manchester United 3:1 Newcastle.

This was also the final score of the game!