From the man behind the football king to the football king.

On the afternoon of February 2017, 2, the new Wembley Stadium in London.

While the players from both sides were still waiting to appear in the player tunnel, the live broadcast was introducing the lineup of players from both sides.

When each player's name is read, there will be huge cheers.

The new Wembley Stadium can accommodate 90,000 fans. For this game, Southampton came to about 42,000 fans, and Manchester United came to nearly 50,000 fans.

The commentator is also explaining the game.

“这是曼联队史上第9次闯进联赛杯决赛，此前他们曾4次夺得冠军，分别是1992年、2006年、2009年和2010年。红魔在此之前近3次杀入联赛杯决赛最终都成功夺冠，其中2006年夺冠时就是在2月26日这天。另外，曼联队最近5次在温布利球场出战时全部获胜。而南安普顿则是历史上第一次闯进联赛杯决赛。”

"This is the fourth time Mourinho has led the team to the League Cup final. He has won all three previous League Cup finals. If the Portuguese madman can lead the team to win the championship again today, he will tie Ferguson and Brian Clough. To become one of the most successful managers in League Cup history."

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The starting lineups of both sides were also displayed on the TV screen.

Manchester United lineup (4231):

Goalkeeper: De Gea

Defenders: Valencia, Van Dijk, Maguire, Rojo

Midfielder: Herrera, Kante

Midfielder: Mata, Bruno, Lingard

Forward: Ibrahimovic

Manchester United's starting lineup is not unexpected. Mourinho basically came up with the strongest starting lineup in his hands.

Southampton match list:

Southampton (4231:

Goalkeeper: Fraser Forster

Defenders: Cedric Suarez, Maya Yoshida, Steffens, Bertrand

Midfielder: Romeu, Stephen Davis

Midfielder: Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Redmond

Forward: Gabbiadini

Southampton's starting lineup surprised many people. Southampton hid core players Boufal and Sean Long, especially Sean Long did not start, but let Gabbiadini start, which is really surprising.

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Mourinho smiled when he saw Southampton's starting lineup.

As he guessed before the game, Southampton actually has no inevitable attitude towards winning the League Cup final.

Previously, Puel's psychological warfare was just the French old man's inertial operation, and it did not mean that Southampton was determined to fight Manchester United in the League Cup final.

The League Cup is very tempting for Southampton, which lacks championship honors, but facing Manchester United, which is stronger than itself in all aspects, Southampton has no chance of winning.

Puel simply sent out most of the main players, but also rotated the lineup in the corresponding positions.

This is a matter of playing it by ear. If Manchester United is not in good condition and the situation is favorable to Southampton, Puel does not mind stealing the chicken.

If Manchester United had established the initiative early, Puel would obviously not continue to fight.

Therefore, the first half of the game, to be precise, the start is very critical.

If Manchester United can establish the initiative right from the start, or better yet, take an early lead, Southampton's fighting spirit will obviously be affected.

Puel was also staring down the field.

As Mourinho guessed, Southampton would be happy if they had the League Cup championship, but it would not be a big deal if they didn't.

Although Puel expressed great momentum when facing the media, and he was sure to win the championship, it was more of a smoke bomb.

Manchester United wants the League Cup, okay, come and grab it.

Look at Southampton's midfield. Romeu, Davies, Prowse, Tadic and Redmond are all good at fighting and running.

Puel's calculation is very clear. The championship can be given to you, but you have to fight hard.

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The game started with Southampton attacking first.

When Gabbiadini kicked the football out, the whole stadium cheered loudly and the flashlights lit up, making the stands of the new Wembley Stadium look like a bright galaxy.

The camera showed a close-up of the coaching bench on the sidelines.

Puer sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, looking very elegant. Mourinho wore a windbreaker and put his hands in his trouser pockets. He stood on the sidelines watching the game attentively. His handsome face and stern expression made many female viewers in front of the TV very excited.

Southampton used the kick-off to launch their first attack, and their attack ended quickly.

This attack did not pose any threat to Manchester United's goal. But judging from the expressions on the faces of Southampton's players and coaches, they obviously didn't have too many regrets.

Of course, it is impossible for Puel to tell them, "It doesn't matter whether you win this game or win the championship." But these Southampton players are experienced, and they can more or less guess Puel's intentions. .

This is not to say that Southampton's players are willing to give up the championship. Of course they will work hard. Who doesn't desire the championship?

However, their mentality will be more relaxed.

The ball was transferred and Manchester United had the ball. Kante passes the ball to Bruno.

Bruno pulled the ball with his left foot and deceived Romeu who was trying to grab it. At the same time, Rojo suddenly advanced at high speed from the wing.

Rojo is just running falsely. His role is not to receive the pass, but to create the illusion of receiving the ball. It has only one purpose, to attract the attention of the opponent's defense.

The full-back comes up to assist, and someone from the opponent must defend. Even though you know this may be a false move, you still have to defend.

Because in this case, the opponent's midfielder only needs one pass to penetrate the entire defense line.

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Cedric ran after Rojo.

Seeing that the opponent's left back was taken away, Bruno made a pass. The football drew an arc and flew forward.

Ibrahimovic appeared on the flight path of the football, and Ma Yoshida followed him.

The football fell, Ibrahimovic stopped the ball beautifully, and it was time to start.

Seeing that Ibrahimovic was about to enter the penalty area, Yoshida Ma also reached out and gave him a push. He used relatively little force and his movements were relatively hidden. After all, if the referee didn't see it, he wouldn't have called a foul, and that would be a profit.

There was no push!

Maya Yoshida looked at the big man in front of her in astonishment.

Ibrahimovic pushed with his right foot and passed!

Lingard's little tank-like figure appears in the camera, flanked by a panicked Steffens.

Steffens stretched out his foot to steal the ball.

"No!" Yoshida Maya shouted quickly.

It's too late.

The next second, Lingard fell in the penalty area.

At this moment, everything developed too fast, and many fans did not see it clearly. But it is a fact that Lingard fell in the penalty area after contact with Steffens.

Diving – shouted the Southampton fans.

Penalty kick - Manchester United fans roar.

Referee Marriner's whistle sounded, and it was up to him to decide whether to award a flop or a penalty kick.

Then, everyone saw the referee Marriner pointing his finger at the penalty spot!

"Penalty kick! Penalty kick! Penalty kick! The game only started two minutes! This is really a big blow to Southampton!"

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The French coach suddenly jumped up from his seat and rushed to the sidelines angrily. He waved his fist in protest.

Although Southampton can win this championship or not, he can accept that the team loses to Manchester United again, but he cannot accept that his team fell at the hands of the referee at the beginning!

He does not accept such a result, absolutely not!

Puel roared angrily. He was extremely dissatisfied with referee Marriner's penalty call.

Just as emotional as he was was Mourinho.

Mourinho was also shaking his fist. This was not a protest, but a celebration. Although he didn't see clearly what was happening in the penalty area due to his position, he didn't care whether it was a flop or a real foul.

Since the referee calls a foul and calls a penalty kick, then it is a penalty kick!

Slow motion showed that Steffens stretched out his foot and indeed tripped Lingard, and then Lingard fell to the ground.

Although some people may say that this relatively slight contact was not enough to cause Lingard to fall to the ground, but who told Steffens to stretch his feet.

And he did trip up Lingard.

"According to the rules, this is a penalty kick." Lineker shook his head and said, "Steffens took the shot and Lingard fell to the ground. That is the fact."

Southamptonians were furious, but the only one to blame was Steffens' recklessness.

Steffens was also aggrieved. If he didn't intercept the ball, Lingard would just do it alone. He had no choice.

There was chaos in front of Southampton's goal as Saints players protested against the penalty.

Manchester United players are celebrating.

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It seemed that the referee Marriner was because of the strong protest from Southampton players. For the sake of safety, he communicated with the linesman again and finally upheld the penalty kick.

Mourinho applauded loudly on the sidelines and gave a thumbs up, indicating that the referee was aware of everything. This made Puel on the side very angry.

Manchester United's penalty.

Lingard personally took the penalty he created.

beep!

The whistle sounded.

Lingard stepped up and shot low into the lower right corner.

Foster judged the right direction, but Lingard's shot was so fast and at a tricky angle that he failed to pounce on the football.

"goooooooooooooooal!"

"Lingard scored the penalty kick! 1:0! Manchester United takes the lead!"

"It was only three minutes into the game and Manchester United took the lead and they got off to a fantastic start."

On the field, the little prince of Wembley celebrated the goal excitedly. He ran to the sidelines and kissed the team emblem on his jersey.

This celebration of the star trained by Manchester United's youth training won huge cheers from the nearly 50,000 Manchester United fans present.

Mourinho high-fived his assistant Faria.

1:0 lead, a dream start, which makes the subsequent games for Manchester United even easier to play.

This is an excellent start for Manchester United, which is good at defensive counterattacks.

Puer was very unhappy and muttered something that was definitely not a good thing.

The French coach knows that the game will be difficult to play.