2:0, the home team killed Watford without any blood.

2:1, narrowly defeated West Ham United away.

Before Christmas, Manchester United was still unbeaten, and they finally climbed to third place in the standings.

Chelsea ranked first, Manchester City ranked second, Manchester United ranked third, and Liverpool fell to fourth because of losing a game.

Everything may be decided on Christmas Eve.

"Man, are you ready?" Dong Fangzhuo @吧全彩 on Twitter.

"I hope you'll still be in the mood to eat turkey."

Ronaldo quickly responded to Dong Fangzhuo, "Are you talking about Manchester United Turkey? I think it must be delicious."

“I like to eat Chelsea turkey.”

...

The two teams are left with only three days, and there is almost no time to adjust. This is a battle of Kings Mountain. For Chelsea, losing the game may not be that bad. After all, they are four points ahead of Manchester United, and losing one point ahead of Manchester United, which means they may be overtaken by Manchester City. If they draw, they are still at the top of the list.

So Chelsea is under not too much pressure, but Manchester United still can't afford to lose. If it is to win the championship, they must continue to win all the way.

Both teams are nervously preparing for the game, and because of the intensive competition, many players on both sides fell down due to injuries. Manchester United, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, and Ashley Young have all lay down, and they probably have to rest for several weeks. Chelsea, Chek, Falcao, Nathan, Kennedy... can all make up a starting lineup.

However, injuries are not an excuse, and even if they attack in the remaining formation, the goals of both sides are to win. Head coaches Mourinho and Ferguson on both sides will not be able to watch the draw. Only by defeating their opponents can they take the initiative in the championship.

In the Carrington training base, the one who worked hardest in the training these days was not the old captain Dong Fangzhuo, but Januzai. After returning to Manchester, Januzai had never even made the roster. Ferguson seemed to have forgotten him, and he had to work harder to win Ferguson's trust.

"What's wrong with Adnan?"

"He's trying his life."

"He was anxious because he couldn't play the game." Rashford was glad that he didn't go out with Januzai that day, otherwise his ending would be the same.

"Have you heard that, he was listed by the club."

"It's useless to work hard now." Martial sighed, and was secretly glad in his heart. Fortunately, he had just signed a five-year contract with Manchester United, otherwise he would have felt a little dangerous.

"Not necessarily, maybe the boss is in a good mood and will take him down." Rashford still doesn't believe that Ferguson will give up Januzai. Januzai is one of the important members of Ferguson's future team building. To be honest, Januzai played many games last season and performed well. There is no reason to sell Januzai unless Ferguson can't stand Januzai's personality and way of doing things.

“Man,”

"I think the boss is just a warning to the monkey and to show us. Staying at Manchester United really has to change his attitude. Last time the captain said at the dinner that Manchester United can be without anyone, even he can. This is obviously a signal. Manchester United can sell any player."

"Yes, we're going to make a change. What we have to win for Manchester United? I wonder if we can start tomorrow? The leader has not announced the starting list."

"Even if we can't start, we have to prepare on the bench. We are no longer kids." Rashford looked up at the stars and was full of desire for the game. "We need to take over those old guys, this is the best opportunity for us to get on the post. To be honest, we are not young anymore. Look at Mbappe, that guy is Manchester United's favorite kid, and even I'm a little jealous."

Mbappe.

When it comes to Mbappe, Martial admires it very much. Both of them joined Manchester United from the same club. Before the season, he was the pride of France and the best future for France. But now, the French people seem to be about to forget him. Because of injuries, he rarely appears in the game. Mbappe seized the opportunity to soar online at the speed of the Rockets, leaving him far behind. It seems that he will also win the European Golden Boy Award next year.

But this is not important. What is important is that he has firmly taken the main position at Manchester United, but he is still a substitute! Even the national team has begun to summon him. Originally, joining the national team was the most proud thing for Martial because he was young enough, but in front of Mbappe, he was nothing. Now, he is very worried about whether he can participate in next year's European Cup. If Mbappe is selected, he may not be able to go...

At first, his relationship with Mbappe was quite good, but now it is getting further and further away. The competitive relationship makes them very delicate.

"well,"

"He's lucky."

"The captain of the company is making balls for him."

Rashford shook his head, "But we also have to get the chance to play football with the captain first. We have to pass the head level first. If we can't even pass that level, we can only wait for the opportunity on the bench."

Compared to Martial, Rashford was still quite sober.

...

※※※※

On December 24, a strong wind blew in Manchester, followed by heavy snow. Old Trafford was covered with thick white snow, but it still could not stop the enthusiasm of the fans on both sides.

Three hours before the game, Ferguson and Mourinho attended the press conference one after another.

Compared with previous years, there was less controversy at the meeting, but it was a little warm. The two coaches appreciated each other. Dong Fangzhuo and Ronaldo, who also attended the press conference, were still discussing the issue of "turkey". There was no smell of war at all, but it seemed like they were preparing to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas together.

Both sides also announced the starting lineup early.

Manchester United (4231):

Goalkeeper: De Gea

Defenders: Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Luke Shaw

Mid-middle: Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin

Midfielder: Mata, Dong Fangzhuo, Di Maria

Forward: Mbappe

Chelsea (4231):

Goalkeeper: Courtois

Defenders: Ivanovic, Zuma, Cahill, Azpilicueta

Middleback: Matic, Mikel

Midfielder: William, Oscar, Hazard

Forward: Ronaldo

The same formation, but Dong Fangzhuo plays as the front midfielder, C Ronaldo plays as the forward, and there are good helpers around him. Dong Fangzhuo has Di Maria and Mata, C Ronaldo has Hazard and Oscar, etc.

Ferguson still chose the experienced veteran. Only Mbappe won the starter and became the only sharp knife on the front line. As Rashford said, their gap is getting bigger. Although they are already at the top of the pyramid of young players, Mbappe is the top.

Then due to snow, the game was delayed by two hours.

Although it was Christmas Eve, Old Trafford fans did not leave and were still waiting for the start of the game. Chelsea fans who came from afar were also huddled in the stands, and even Manchester United fans did not withdraw, and they had no reason to retreat. A game related to the league championship pattern, even if they die...

The bored C** crispy ran to the home locker room. Although he didn't know many people in this Manchester United team, it was enough for him to know Dong Fangzhuo and Di Maria. The three of them played cards in the locker room together, and the game was still the Landlords that Dong Fangzhuo taught them when he was in Real Madrid.

The other Manchester United teammates were stunned. Does this look like it was on the eve of the war? Ronaldo ran to the locker room to play cards!

C Luo has good luck in the card game, and he has won many times as a landlord.

"Hehe, it seems that my luck will be good if I am later." Ronaldo also associated his luck with the game.

"Don't think too much. Playing cards can make you win, but you have to ask my teammates around me whether they agree or not." Dong Fangzhuo sneered, "Don't rush to leave if you lose, I'll treat you to turkey. Your family has brought it all? After the game, I'll pick you up with me."

"Wait and see, I'm afraid that you will be angry and will not invite us."

"Look at who is crying."

...

Even Schweiingsteiger was confused when he watched it. He played football for decades. For the first time, he saw this scene. When he became interested, he took out his cell phone, took a photo of the three people, and then put it on Twitter, and attached it with text - Have you ever seen such a warm scene?

As a result, before the game started, the news about Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo became hot first.

Manchester United and Chelsea fans who were waiting long on the court were all energetic, and the core characters on both sides played cards in the locker room?

"Omega, I can't imagine this."

“It’s so warm.”

"This shows that they have great friendship."

"It's hard to imagine the scene where the bayonet will turn red after the competition begins. The picture is too inconsistent..."

...

In fact, it was not just Dong Fangzhuo and Ronaldo. Mourinho went to Ferguson's lounge to sit. Two hours was not a short time. Mourinho's face was also quite thick. Ferguson even secretly took out red wine to entertain Mourinho. The two of them drank two glasses...

At 18:30, the game was delayed for two hours and it started as expected. When Ferguson and Mourinho came out of the player channel, their complexion was more flushing than ordinary people. Fortunately, they couldn't see anything in the cold winter, but when they sat in the coach's seat, the smell of wine was emitted. Giggs smelled Ferguson's wine, but he didn't accept anything...

BBC commentator Leinker finally got up and touched his belly, looking hungry.

"Damn the game, missed the meal time."

"How much does the restaurant lose? It's not the time to fall in heavy snow, but if you think about getting Christmas gifts tomorrow morning, you can enjoy the next game."

"Manchester City has already won Southampton away. Messi solved the problem by himself. Two goals allowed Southampton fans to experience the taste of failure at home. They were not happy at all on Christmas Eve. The team did not help their boss sniping Manchester City."

"Liverpool and Arsenal have also won one after another. Now the world's attention is focused on Old Trafford. Players on both sides have now appeared, and it is estimated that it is enough to warm up in the locker room. Ronaldo and Dong are playing cards in the locker room. The cards they play seem to be called Landlord? This is a game played by Chinese people..."

"The players on both sides have now appeared."

Because the weather was cold, both sides appeared in long-sleeved jerseys. After both sides politely walked through the motions, they immediately opened up. At 18:45, the game officially started.

Beep—

Just one minute into the game, Dong Fangzhuo was in a tragedy. He took the ball to attack in the middle and wanted to break through Ivanovic's defense. As a result, Ivanovic stretched out his claws and directly grabbed Dong Fangzhuo's right sleeve. The referee immediately gave Ivanovic a yellow card.

"Hey, do you want my sleeves? I'll give you two after the game." Dong Fangzhuo was not angry and started a joke with Ivanovic.

Ivanovic shrugged, "If you don't mind, I want a small Nene!"

...

Rheincar was excited.

"Aowu~"
To be continued...