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Chapter 263 Manchester Derby
Li Rui was unable to return to China to participate in the warm-up match between the Chinese Olympic team and the Thai Olympic team due to physical reasons and Ferguson's insistence on not letting go. However, in the Manchester United team, another talented young man staged a tragic scene .

On September [-]th, the match day of the national team, the match between Portugal VS Russia is destined to make Cristiano Ronaldo unforgettable. His father, Dinis Aveiro, had just passed away.

Although the game ended with a flat [-]-[-], Cristiano Ronaldo, who played 'Dai Xiao', worked very hard in the game, which moved many fans...

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After the game, according to the news disclosed to the media by the left back Valente of the Portuguese national team, as soon as the game ended, Cristiano Ronaldo, who could no longer suppress his sadness and uncomfortable mood, sat in the locker room, crying bitterly.

He originally planned to score a goal in this game and dedicate it to his father in heaven, but unfortunately he failed to do so.

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Cristiano Ronaldo's father died on the afternoon of September [-] at a local hospital in London.

Because there is a [-]-hour time difference between the UK and Russia, when Cristiano Ronaldo's father died, the Portuguese team was in Russia at the time and had already finished the final joint training one day before the game. As usual, as the current Portuguese team The popular star of the national team, Cristiano Ronaldo, appeared in the [-]-man main lineup trained in the team.

After the training, Cristiano Ronaldo even said at the press conference after the training, "My current state is [-]% good."

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Less than half an hour after the press conference ended, when he returned to the hotel, Cristiano Ronaldo, who was watching TV in his room, heard a knock on the door, and then he saw a serious man outside the door. three people……

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The bad news of Cristiano Ronaldo's father's death was conveyed directly to the Portuguese Football Association by the hospital in London, and then the Football Association notified the coaching staff of the national team training in Russia. Finally, after discussion, the head coach of the Portuguese national team Luis Scola Li, team leader Godinho and captain Figo joined hands to tell C. Ronaldo the news.

The three leaders of the Portuguese national team had a long conversation with Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Team leader Gaudinho said to Cristiano Ronaldo that the Football Association and the national team have arranged transportation for him. As long as Cristiano Ronaldo needs it, he can take a private business jet at any time that night or the next morning. Leaving Russia, going to England.

Due to the Catholic belief, the Portuguese, like other southern European countries, attach great importance to family and family ties, so the Portuguese Football Association also behaved very humanely, preferring to spend a lot of money to arrange a private business jet to send Cristiano Ronaldo to the UK for the funeral.

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Cristiano Ronaldo's father is suffering from advanced liver and kidney disease. As early as the end of July, during Manchester United's visit to Asia, Cristiano Ronaldo missed a few days of training games and stayed in Europe to wait for his father's condition to stabilize before rushing to BJ and The teams meet.

During his father's serious illness, Cristiano Ronaldo has done everything possible for a dutiful son. He took his father to a hospital in London for treatment so that he could visit him constantly between training and games.

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Before participating in this national team match, Cristiano Ronaldo also went to the hospital to visit his father, and joked to the nurse who took care of his father that he would score a goal for his father and bless his father.

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Therefore, after knowing the news of his father's death, Cristiano Ronaldo immediately fell into extreme grief, but in the end, Cristiano Ronaldo insisted on staying and participating in the game with the team.

Scolari is also worried about the current state of his lover, and persuades Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the UK. However, Cristiano Ronaldo insists on finishing the game against Russia before returning to the UK. Scolari learned from this proud disciple In his eyes, he understood the meaning of resoluteness, and nodded in agreement.

On the morning of the second day, Carvalho, vice president of the Portuguese Football Association, officially announced that C. Ronaldo will stay to participate in the national team game. "After thinking about it, he said to us that he hopes to stay with the team." , he confirmed his decision to us and is very grateful to his teammates for standing by his side during this difficult time."

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Two important stars in the history of Portuguese football, Eusebio and Antonio Oliveira, have encountered similar situations... The national team suddenly encountered bad news from their relatives during an important game, but they are both the same as Cristiano Ronaldo today , insisted on staying and playing for the national team, and performed outstandingly.For example, on the day Eusebio learned of his mother's death, he scored [-] goals in the game.

However, despite his hard work against Russia, Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to help Portugal win and the score was fixed at 0:0, while Russian national team coach Guus Hiddink also blamed Cristiano after the game Ronaldo was suspected of diving and deceiving a penalty kick during the game. However, the Dutch coach also expressed his understanding of Cristiano Ronaldo's persistence in the game despite his father's death.

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Cristiano Ronaldo flew back to Lisbon immediately after the match between Portugal and Russia to attend the funeral of his father, whose body had been flown home from London to Lisbon.

This means that Cristiano Ronaldo will also miss the next fifth round of the Premier League and the Manchester derby.

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Manchester United's official website also issued an official announcement at the first time, expressing condolences, "... Cristiano Ronaldo has lost his favorite father. Losing a great player. We can understand the grief in Cristiano Ronaldo's heart right now because we share his grief. Cristiano Ronaldo is a strong player and I'm sure he will bounce back soon...  "

In the official Manchester United forum, a large number of fans also began to leave messages to comfort the Portuguese boy. Ferguson also called Cristiano Ronaldo himself to comfort him.

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Li Rui only found out about this while having breakfast and watching the BBC's sports news.

Li Rui, who was spreading ketchup on the white bread, was stunned, and then realized what happened. It was his teammate's father who passed away.

Although the relationship between Li Rui and Cristiano Ronaldo in the team is so-so, and even a little bit uncomfortable with each other, these are small things. When Li Rui was 8 years old, the outer disk that loved him the most passed away, so He has experienced the pain of losing a loved one, and now thinking of his grandfather's voice and smile, Li Rui sometimes has a sore nose.

Therefore, Li Rui can understand Cristiano Ronaldo's current mood.

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After almost half a minute of hesitation, Li Rui made a decision. He wiped his mouth with a napkin, walked to the sofa in the living room, picked up the phone, and planned to call Cristiano Ronaldo. Phone, Li Rui just remembered that he didn't know Cristiano Ronaldo's phone number...

Thinking about it, the two had almost never communicated off the court before, so how could they have each other's number?
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"Hey Wayne, do you have Cristiano's number? I mean, able to reach his number now."

Rooney received a call from Li Rui and heard Li Rui asking for Cristiano Ronaldo's phone number. Although it was a little strange, he told Li Rui. When he hung up the phone, Rooney slapped himself on the head and remembered. What does he want this number for.

Naturally, Li Rui didn't know what Rooney was thinking over there. After he recorded Cristiano Ronaldo's mobile phone number, he dialed that number.

This is also what Li Rui expected. At this time, Cristiano Ronaldo's mobile phone must have been blown up by the media reporter who was going to interview him. It is understandable that Cristiano Ronaldo chose to turn it off.

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Fortunately, Rooney told Li Rui that Cristiano Ronaldo has another number, which should be a relatively private number, and few people know about it.

After pressing those numbers, Li Rui dialed...

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Cristiano Ronaldo is lying on the bed, this is his father's bedroom, smelling the familiar smell on the bed, looking at the familiar furnishings in the room, Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes are a little dull, after the game, Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be What kind of concept is it that I really started to feel my father's departure slowly? This feeling of sadness became stronger when I returned home.

Finally, the Portuguese boy who couldn't bear it chose to escape. He locked himself in his father's bedroom, flipped through the photo album, and cried while flipping through it.

Cristiano Ronaldo can be successful, his father is indispensable, it is the old Cristiano Ronaldo who insists on supporting his son to play football, in the case of not being rich, training Cristiano Ronaldo, there will be Cristiano Ronaldo achievement now.

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The phone rang, and Cristiano Ronaldo subconsciously picked up the phone and was about to press it, because it was an unfamiliar number, and the caller ID number was from Manchester.

However, thinking that people who are not familiar with him will not know his number, Cristiano Ronaldo hesitated, and when the bell was about to ring for the last time, he pressed the answer button.

"Hi, I'm Cristiano Ronaldo."

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"Hi...Cristiano...I'm Li, are you okay?" Li Rui heard that no one answered the phone and was about to hang up. At this time, he heard a tired voice from the other side. sound.

"Li?" Cristiano Ronaldo was really surprised. He just received a text message or a call from his teammates, but he didn't expect Li Rui to call. stiff.

"I just found out about your father. I know the pain of losing a loved one. I hope you can be strong." Li Rui originally wanted to say 'sorrow and change', but when the words came to his lips, it became like this.

"Ah...I'm fine...Thank you for your concern." Cristiano Ronaldo's voice came, "Thank you very much."

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After hanging up the phone, Li Rui felt a little uncomfortable for some reason. Perhaps it was the tired voice of Cristiano Ronaldo on the other end of the phone that touched Li Rui.

The pain of losing a loved one is indeed the most unbearable thing in the world...

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Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Lisbon to deal with the funeral because of his father's death. He will miss the first leg of the Manchester derby this season. Now, all eyes are on Li Rui. When Cristiano Ronaldo is not in the team At that time, Li Rui became the most important point in Manchester United's offense.

However, the Manchester United team rejected Li Rui's return to China to participate in the Olympic team. The reason given was that Li Rui was unwell. Now it seems that this is not an excuse. He said that Li Rui's current physical condition is not good, and he has not recovered to his best condition. It is hard to say whether he can participate in the Manchester derby.

After Jeffs said these words, whether Li Rui can start in the Manchester derby has become the focus of attention of Manchester United fans and Chinese fans.

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The reporter asked Li Rui this question, and Li Rui replied, "Derby games are always very special. Of course I hope to be able to appear in the match against Manchester City, but the final decision is in the hands of the head coach...I have to Listen to him."

So, the reporter took Li Rui's answer and found Ferguson again. I thought Ferguson would say it, but I'm not sure yet. Who would have thought that the old man in Scotland would give a clear answer, "This derby, Li will not Playing in the first game, his body hasn't adjusted yet."

However, although Ferguson said so, most of the English media believed that this was Ferguson's smoke bomb and did not think what he said was true.

This is also to blame for Ferguson's ability to play psychological warfare and smoke bombs in football, which has reached the point where he is at his fingertips and proficient. It is understandable for the media to remain cautiously skeptical.

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Not only the media, Manchester City coach Pierce also thinks that Li Rui's physical condition is not as bad as the Manchester United coach said. Pierce said in an interview with the media that he thinks Li Rui will still appear in the starting lineup of the Manchester United team. In the list, I will make a response.

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The media and the head coach of the Manchester City team are talking about whether Li Rui will appear in the derby. In fact, the players of the Manchester City team are also talking about Li Rui after training.

"Sun, you and Li are both in the national team, you should understand his characteristics, right?" asked Sun Jihai the veteran Sinclair.

Speaking of Sinclair, he is not an unknown person. Sinclair was also a member of the Leicester City player rape case that was raging in the Premier League. Although the court finally found that both parties paid a certain fee In the relationship that happened later, Sinclair was not convicted of rape, but this incident has already made Sinclair notorious. After several seasons, he moved to Manchester City.

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"I'm not familiar with him, he has not officially played in the national team." Sun Jihai replied.

"God, how is this possible?" This summer, striker Vassell, who had just transferred from Aston Villa to Manchester City, exclaimed in surprise, "I bet if Lee was an English citizen, Mr. Eriksson would definitely Call him in without hesitation."

Sun Jihai shrugged. This topic may not matter to these teammates, but for Sun Jihai, who is the "big brother" of the national team, it is a bit sensitive, so it is better not to talk about it.

Fortunately, everyone was just chatting casually, and seeing that Sun Jihai was not interested, they changed the topic to another topic.

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2005.9.10, the day of the Manchester Derby, on the morning of that day, Manchester United’s official website announced the starting lineup for the match against Manchester City in advance. Announced the starting list for a long time.

To the surprise of the media and fans, Li Rui was indeed not in the starting lineup. The Scottish old man did not lie, and people wronged him.

This made Manchester City coach Pierce feel strange. In fact, after Cristiano Ronaldo was absent from this game, in Pierce's opinion, only Li Rui can be called a truly skilled player in this current Manchester United team. Players, others, whether it is Fletcher, veteran Ryan Giggs or the South Korean star Park Ji-sung who joined Manchester United this summer, are not the kind of players who can "make waves" in the frontcourt with their personal skills.

Saha?He sat on the bench in this game. Manchester United's starting striker partners are Rooney and Bellion. Bellion came off the bench and scored a goal in the last round of 5:1 victory over Newcastle. His performance is still impressive. Ferguson was satisfied.

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When warming up at the Manchester Municipal Stadium before the game, Li Rui met Sun Jihai. The two exchanged a few words on the sidelines. Li Rui was also very happy. He still had a good impression of Sun Jihai and Li Rui. Li Rui also watched it in front of the TV. He grew up watching Sun Jihai's games. In the 2002 World Cup, Li Rui remembered that the Chinese team lost all three games and lost 9 goals. Everyone in front of the TV was depressed. In the game in Costa Rica, Sun Jihai was injured and left the field on purpose. If the Manchester City star was there, there would be no problem for the Chinese team to win against Costa Rica.

Although thinking about it later, that classmate's idea was indeed a bit naive. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the gap between the Chinese team and Costa Rica is not 01:30 points, but Li Rui does agree with this classmate's point of view. Among them, Sun Jihai's strength is indeed higher than others.

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"Can't you make it to this game?" Sun Jihai asked Li Rui.

"Well, I really want to go, but unfortunately, the head coach doesn't agree." Li Rui said with a smile.

At this time, the players had almost warmed up and started to go back to the locker room. Sun Jihai and Li Rui made an appointment to get together after the game, and they separated.

In this game, Manchester City is the home team, so Sun Jihai can be regarded as the host.

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When the live footage of the game appeared on the TV screen and Li Rui was sitting on the bench, some domestic fans who were waiting in front of the TV and still had a glimmer of hope that Li Rui would start the game gave up.

The performance of Li Rui's transfer to Manchester United was quite impressive. Therefore, the live broadcast of the British side also showed several close-up shots of Li Rui sitting on the bench.

In fact, the director is also a bit "bad intentions". When Li Rui was interviewed by the media before the game, he had already expressed his desire to participate in this game, but Ferguson still put Li Rui on the bench, so the director also had intentions Pointing the camera at Li Rui is nothing more than wanting to see his mental activities from the face of Li Rui who is sitting on the bench...

It would be great if you could see Li Rui's frustrated or angry face. After the game, regardless of the score, this game will not be the focus. The real attraction will be Li Rui's dissatisfaction Ferguson didn't start him, and the Manchester United dressing room rift was reported at length.

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However, disappointing some people with ulterior motives, Li Rui sat on the bench and chatted happily with Gary Neville who was sitting next to him.Speaking of joy, the broadcast camera can even see the dimples on Li Rui's face.

Gary Neville did not appear in the starting lineup due to a minor injury in this game. In this game, Heinze replaced Gary Neville in the starting left back position.

When the referee Bennett blew the whistle to start the first leg of the 2005-2006 Manchester Derby, Li Rui and Gary Neville stopped chatting and focused on the court.

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Wayne Rooney knocked the football back to Berlion, who passed it back again, and the football went to Scholes' feet, Scholes continued to pass the football back, and the football went to Manchester United captain Keane's feet.

At this time, the first booing sounded after the start of the game at the Manchester Municipal Stadium. This booing originated from the grievances between Keane and Manchester City player Harland.

In the 97-98 season, Haaland was still playing for Leeds United. In the Rose Derby, a fierce foul caused Keane to injure his cruciate ligament. At that time, when Keane fell to the ground, Haaland But he stepped forward and laughed at Keane for fraudulent injury to seek sympathy from the referee.

Of course, Keane will not forget this enemy. Later, Haaland transferred to Manchester City. When the two met again in the Manchester derby in 2001, Keane ushered in a chance for revenge. When the game was over with a few minutes left, Haaland Rand got the ball, and Keane stepped forward without hesitation and stepped on the opponent's knee joint with a harmful pedaling action. This malicious foul also caused Harland to leave the field with a serious injury and had to retire early.

However, what angered Manchester City fans and Harland the most was that Keane admitted in his autobiography that he intentionally kicked Harland... It is worth mentioning that the name of Keane's autobiography "I am not a villain"...

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Without Cristiano Ronaldo and Li Rui, the Manchester United team did not play smoothly after the start. At the beginning of the game, the Manchester United team used the tactic of crossing from the wing, but Rooney was required to be in the penalty area of ​​Manchester City Competing for the header, this is inevitably a bit embarrassing for the little fat man, and Bellion is not a shooter who grabs points, so after trying a few crosses from the wing, Manchester United used more long-range shots to threaten Manchester City's goal, unfortunately, this effect is not great.

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This Manchester Derby was broadcast live on various local TV stations in China. Before the match, the gimmick of the Manchester China Derby was widely hyped in China.

However, Ferguson was a little "incomprehensible", and he didn't let Li Rui start. Therefore, although this game was broadcast live in China, most of the people who watched it were listless. However, Sun Jihai was rare in this game Getting the chance to start the game gave some fans some comfort.

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Zhang Huifen and Li Haisheng are also sitting in front of the TV watching the game. In order to be able to watch the Premier League game, Li Rui equipped his home with a top-notch computer. However, Li Haisheng really can't play with the computer. No, When he returned home this summer, Li Rui installed a digital TV at home.At this time, digital TV has not been promoted to the countryside where Li Rui's family is located. However, Li Rui funded and sponsored to move all the villages where he lives to digital TV, which can be considered as a good deed for the family.

On the coffee table, there was a plate of boiled peanuts with salt, some stewed vegetables, and a bottle of cold beer that had just been opened, and I had already drank less than half of it.

This is the necessary equipment for Li Haisheng to stay up late to watch football. Drinking some wine, eating side dishes, and watching his son play football is the greatest happiness for Li Haisheng and Zhang Huifen. Zhang Huifen was not used to drinking beer. Now, Under Li Haisheng's 'influence', he can drink about one bottle.

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Regarding Li Haisheng's preference to eat some side dishes and watch football in the middle of the night, Zhang Huifen also once had an opinion. She heard others mention that eating so late is not good for the health and can easily lead to high cholesterol.

However, Li Haisheng said that he would just eat a couple of casual bites and it would not be a problem. Besides, staying up late at night to watch the game would not make you feel sleepy. Those who are not allowed to eat too much are only allowed to drink 2 bottles of beer.

Not to save money, but for the sake of the body.

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The game has progressed to the 62nd minute, and the score on the field is that Manchester United is 0:1 behind. This goal appeared in the 33rd minute of the first half. Manchester City striker Vassell was about 30 meters away from the goal. From the left and right places, he suddenly kicked the goal. After the football was thrown by Van der Sar, it rolled out of the touchline. Manchester City took a corner kick. deadlock.

"My son is about to play." Li Haisheng picked up a peanut, took a bite, and stood up slowly.

"How do you know?" Zhang Huifen saw her wife sneaking up to get another bottle of wine, so she quickly stopped her, "I can't drink any more, it's beyond the standard."

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At this time, on the TV screen, Ferguson called Li Rui aside. It seemed that Li Rui was really going to be sent to the field, and Zhang Huifen had no time to pay attention to her wife. Her attention was on her son on the TV screen. Li Haisheng saw the opportunity, went to the refrigerator, took out another bottle of beer, quickly opened the bottle, filled the glass, and took a sip happily, that was so refreshing.

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Li Rui was indeed going to play, and Ferguson called him over and asked him to warm up on the sidelines.

Ferguson is very dissatisfied with Manchester United's current offense on the field. Now that the field is at a stalemate, Manchester United seems to have few ways to attack. To be honest, Manchester City, apart from Vassell's long-range shot, there is still There is really no good chance. Now that Manchester City is leading at home, in a word, it can only be regarded as 'good luck'...

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In the TV broadcast, Li Rui and Solskjaer were also seen warming up behind the Manchester City goal. This also made the Chinese fans waiting in front of the TV excited. As long as Li Rui can play, staying up late is worth it!
The commentator of the domestic local TV station shouted excitedly: "Li Rui and Solskjaer are warming up. Manchester United really doesn't have many ways to attack. At this time, Ferguson can only send Li Rui, and for Solskjaer , if he can come off the bench, this will be the first time he has returned to the court after being injured for more than half a year!"

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Manchester City coach Pierce also noticed the scene where Li Rui and Solskjaer started warming up. At this time, there was less than half an hour before the end of the game, and a one-goal lead was not guaranteed, so Pierce did not dare to Carelessly, he let the defense veteran Sinclair on the bench warm up.

Ferguson naturally noticed that Sinclair was warming up on Manchester City's bench. It seemed that Pierce was going to replace Sinclair to defend Li Rui?
Ferguson touched his slightly red nose, thoughtful.

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In the 69th minute of the game, Li Rui, who was still warming up, was called over by assistant coach Queiroz, while Solskjaer continued to warm up on the sidelines.

Ferguson looked at Li Rui, "Li, after you play now, you still have 20 minutes. Your task is to score! After a while, Manchester City will replace Sinclair to defend you. Pay attention, Sinclair's speed Not too fast, not too fast to turn around... Do you understand what I mean?"

Li Rui tucked his jersey into his pants and nodded, "I know how to do it, boss!"

"Very good, go, kid." Ferguson patted Li Rui on the shoulder and pushed him to the edge of the court.

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In the 70th minute of the game, Manchester United made the first substitution of the game. Li Rui came off the bench, replacing Bellion, who started the game.

When he was off the field, Bellion looked a bit frustrated. In fact, the French striker worked very hard on the pitch today. Unfortunately, the overall state of Manchester United today is problematic. Bellion is the kind of shooter who needs his teammates to feed the ball. , so poor performance is to be expected.

Li Rui and Bellion clapped their hands, before they had time to say a word, they kicked their feet and ran into the Manchester Municipal Stadium. When Li Rui played, the Manchester City fans at home booed harshly. , has become one of the most feared players in the Manchester United team. It is no wonder that Manchester City fans will boo him.

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Seeing her son striding onto the court, Zhang Huifen was so focused on her son that she didn't even bother to pay attention to her wife who was 'stealing' beer.

In the last round of the league, Li Rui was hit by Dyer's shot, fainted on the spot, and had a nosebleed. Zhang Huifen didn't watch the live broadcast of the game. She only found out that her son was injured when she watched the local morning news the next day. Now, Li Rui has become a celebrity in his hometown, and his every move abroad will always be followed in the local news.

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After Zhang Huifen knew about it, she called her in a hurry. First, she was concerned about how her son was doing. After listening to Li Rui repeatedly saying that there was nothing wrong, she felt relieved and then complained that her son didn't call home. On the other end of the phone, Li Rui I had no choice but to coax my mother to be happy with good words.

Therefore, for Manchester United's away game against Manchester City, Zhang Huifen also insisted on staying up all night. She would not be relieved until she saw her son doing well.

Judging from Li Rui's running movement and the movement of catching the ball just after entering the field, it is quite natural, and he should be fine. This also made Zhang Huifen a little relieved.

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Sure enough, after Ferguson replaced Bellion with Li Rui, Pierce immediately made adjustments. He replaced the veteran Sinclair with Fowler, who didn't get much in the game. The purpose is obvious, that is, to strengthen defense and hold A ball lead.

After Li Rui came on the field, his performance was quite satisfactory. In less than 5 minutes of playing, he already had a shot. It was after receiving a pass from Giggs. After robbing Manchester City captain Distin, he volleyed directly, and the football passed the sliding goal against the turf, which shocked Manchester City goalkeeper James into a cold sweat.

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In the 82nd minute of the game, after receiving a pass from Fletcher, Li Rui knocked the football down. The football reached Park Ji-sung's feet, and he himself ran towards the frontcourt.

Park Ji-sung knocked the football to Keane, and Keane directly sent an overhead kick to find Li Rui in the frontcourt.While running, Li Rui raised his right foot to stop the football, then swung it sideways, past Sun Jihai who was interfering, and began to dribble the ball.

"Li Rui! It stopped beautifully! It passed! Li Rui passed Sun Jihai! This is the first confrontation between the two in this game, and Li Rui won." Domestic commentators reacted to this extraordinary performance. Very fierce, this is a confrontation between Chinese players in the top European leagues, and it can be regarded as something that can be on the table.

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Sinclair rushed towards Li Rui. When he came off the bench, the head coach Pierce made it clear that his task after coming on the field was to defend Li Rui.

Sinclair directly stretched out his foot to steal the ball, but he didn't expect that Li Rui's movement was much faster than him. When Sinclair stretched out his foot, Li Rui dexterously pulled the football to the left with his right foot, and then quickly moved the ball to the left. The football hit his left foot. With a slight push of his left foot, he also turned around and chased towards the football. With an acceleration, Sinclair was left behind.

"Beautiful! There seems to be magic on his feet! Manchester United's chance!" Taibi shouted loudly. The reason why Manchester United did not do much offensively in this game was because they lacked a player in the frontcourt who could hold Ball, a player with excellent skills, has resulted in a single offensive method. Now, as soon as Li Rui comes up, his beautiful skills will make Manchester City's defense players overwhelmed.

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When Li Rui broke through Sinclair and continued to dribble towards the frontcourt, Rooney also took the opportunity to move to the left. His running position also attracted the attention of Manchester City captain Distin, who had to run over to mark Rooney, this also attracted the attention of the defense for Li Rui.

Li Rui once again made a beautiful smash. After passing Manchester City defender Dunn, he suddenly cut inward and dribbled the ball laterally towards the middle. Rui rushed forward.Distin knew about the threat of Li Rui's shot. If Li Rui was allowed to shoot easily, it would be dangerous.

Almost when Distin pounced towards him, and Mitchell hadn't been able to make up for Rooney in time, Li Rui pushed the football sideways, and the ball rolled past Distin's feet against the turf, and rolled over. To Rooney's side.

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"WOWOWO...beautiful pass! Manchester United's chance!"

Following the exclamation of the narrator, Mitchell was shocked, and a tackle on the turf shoveled towards Rooney, and Distin had to turn around and rushed towards Rooney.

But what they and the commentator didn't expect was that Rooney ran towards the football, but he didn't take the ball. Instead, he rubbed the football with his heels, and the football flew directly to the side. There, Giger was in place Si, didn't stop the ball at all, and directly hoisted the football into the penalty area!

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Then, everyone saw that in front of the goal, a red figure, with almost no interference, volleyed directly after stopping the ball in the chest!
The football flew to the far corner of the goal. Although James tried his best to save it, he still couldn't touch the football. The football flew into the net against the lower edge of the crossbar...

1: 1!

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PS: Day, I almost got heatstroke... Depressed.

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