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

Chapter 548 League Cup Final

Arsenal got a free kick in the frontcourt. Sanchez got up and wanted to take the free kick quickly, but someone blocked him.

It's Ibrahimovic.

Sanchez looked at Ibrahimovic standing in front of him and motioned him to move aside. Ibrahimovic glanced at him and ignored him.

Sanchez raised his hand to signal the referee.

The referee came up and asked Ibrahimovic to go away. The Swedish veteran then slowly backed up to Cancelo and formed a double wall with him.

"The Swede was very excited today. He just went all the way back to defend, which is rare," said Andy Gray.

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Arsenal's free kick in the frontcourt.

After Sanchez's quick kick was blocked by Ibrahimovic, the free kick taker became a vicious beggar.

The evil beggar ran up and passed the ball to the penalty area. Aubameyang tried to get the ball, but someone jumped higher than him and headed the ball out.

"Maguire! Nice header!"

Arsenal's attack was not over yet. Xhaka appeared at the point where the ball landed and stopped the ball.

Manchester United's defenders were about to press forward when they saw Xhaka get the ball, so they had to stay in front of the goal to defend Arsenal's second attack.

Ashley Young rushed forward immediately. It was a dangerous position and Xhaka could not be allowed to get the ball easily there.

Xhaka did not get entangled with Ashley Young. He passed the ball to Ramsey who came over to receive it.

After dribbling sideways, Ramsey pretended to shoot, but suddenly passed the ball to the side.

Sanchez had already rushed over and made a direct cross.

The evil beggar was at the front point. He stretched out his foot and touched the football, which caused chaos in front of the goal.

In the chaos, Aubameyang appeared in front of the football like a ghost, turned around and shot.

"Shoot!"

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The football was blocked by Maguire's body.

Mourinho was startled by Aubameyang's shot, but fortunately Maguire intercepted the ball on the goal line at the critical moment.

The ball bounced out and was caught by a Manchester United player, who took the opportunity to launch a counterattack. However, their ball was intercepted by Mustafi just after it passed the halfway point.

At the same time, Chambers, Monreal and others had returned to defense at high speed, and Manchester United's counterattack was aborted.

The quick counterattack failed and Manchester United had no choice but to continue retreating.

Mourinho blinked his eyes, and Wenger arranged Mustafi to play as a central defender, but in fact this player's defensive area is quite large.

Wenger made full use of Mustafi's versatility. Central defender Koscielny stayed behind while Mustafi pressed forward and could even be used as a defensive midfielder.

This also gave Chambers, Monreal and others time to return to defense.

Mourinho had to admit that age is always more important.

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The game had already started for more than 20 minutes and Manchester United seemed relatively passive on the field, with only two counterattacks, trying to find Ibrahimovic in the penalty area, but both were unsuccessful.

"The game has been going on for 25 minutes and Arsenal has the initiative on the field. They have already had six shots, three of which were extremely threatening. If it weren't for Romero's outstanding performance and Maguire's save in front of the goal, Arsenal would have taken the lead. Judging from the current situation, it is only a matter of time for Arsenal to score." Henry spoke very quickly, seeming very happy.

"Thierry, doesn't this scene sound familiar to you?" Lineker asked, interrupting Henry.

"It reminds me of the game between Manchester United and Liverpool, where Liverpool had the upper hand, scored more goals and Manchester United won," Rio Ferdinand interjected.

"It's different, Wenger won't make the same mistake as Klopp," Henry said, shaking his head.

At this moment, Arsenal's attack was broken up and Manchester United goalkeeper Romero threw the ball into the goal to launch a quick counterattack.

The attack was launched from Manchester United's right, and just when Arsenal's defense leaned towards their left side, Bruno made a diagonal pass and the ball went to the left.

"Be careful, Manchester United's counterattack is coming!" Rio Ferdinand shouted.

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Wenger's face also changed, and the old man watched the game with a serious expression.

Manchester United's counterattack is sharp, which is well known. Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, and even Arsenal themselves have all experienced it firsthand, so how can Wenger not pay attention to it?

However, no matter how much you value him, he also knows what Manchester United is going to do, but the fact that they may not be able to defend against it is another matter.

That's what happened this time. After Rashford got the ball, he dribbled on the wing first. When he attracted Chambers to approach him, he suddenly passed the ball to Harry Kane who was waiting for him in the middle.

Harry Kane turned his back to the direction of attack and prepared to receive the ball. Mustafi rushed out, intending to steal the ball when Harry Kane stopped the ball.

But Mustafi soon found that it was difficult for him to steal the ball. The Manchester United striker was very strong and stuck in his position. Mustafi pulled with his hands and stretched his feet forward, but he couldn't reach the ball.

Everyone saw that Harry Kane managed to turn around successfully while struggling with Mustafi. Then, without any hesitation, he shot directly.

Yes, it is so rough and so clean!

Outside the penalty area, he forced a turn and shot directly without even looking at the goal.

Mustafi didn't expect Harry Kane to shoot so resolutely. He thought Harry Kane would control the ball and then seek a breakthrough or pass the ball. Because on the other side, Ibrahimovic was running, and he didn't expect this guy to turn around and shoot so arrogantly.

Mustafi subconsciously wanted to fly to intercept, but he failed to touch the ball. The ball flew up and flew directly towards the goal.

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Arsenal goalkeeper Ospina was unprepared for this shot. In fact, half of his attention was on Ibrahimovic.

Head coach Wenger told him before the game that as long as Ibrahimovic was on the field, the Swede would be the most threatening. He was the key node for Manchester United to complete the final blow. Who the hell could have thought that Harry Kane would come so simply and roughly.

The ball passed by Ospina's left hand side, who was not fully prepared, and spun into the net.

At this moment, time seemed to have stopped.

After dominating the field for a long time, Arsenal's goal was breached by Manchester United's counterattack.

After a moment of silence, there was a huge cheer from the new Wembley Stadium.

"Harry Kane! Harry Kane!! A long shot outside the penalty area!!" Rio Ferdinand shouted, but his voice was quickly drowned out by the cheers of Manchester United fans.

Harry Kane turned and ran, roaring as he ran, like an angry lion.

Manchester United players rushed over from all directions to celebrate the goal together.

Mourinho raised his right arm and cheered on the sidelines.

For Manchester United, who are good at counterattacks, as long as they score first, they will feel at ease and will be more confident in dealing with their opponents in the subsequent games.

Manchester United players were celebrating the goal enthusiastically, while Arsenal players were a little disappointed. They found it difficult to accept the situation.

We were the ones who performed well, so why did we fall behind first?

Listening to the cheers from the new Wembley Stadium, many Arsenal players felt irritated.

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Harry Kane's goal changed the course of the game.

Manchester United, who had a one-goal lead, played... To put it nicely, their defense and counterattack were more resolute, but to put it bluntly, they played in a very defensive and passive manner.

Arsenal put pressure on Manchester United's goal, trying to equalize the score as soon as possible.

Objectively speaking, Arsenal's attack was threatening and effective to a certain extent.

This time it was Ramsey who made a cross pass in front of Manchester United's penalty area. The evil beggar pretended to shoot from a distance, but deftly passed the ball diagonally to the right.

Sanchez received the ball, and at this time, there was no one guarding him.

If Sanchez passes the ball into the penalty area, Aubameyang, who has already penetrated into the penalty area, has a chance to score. However, facing Ashley Young who rushed to intercept, Sanchez made a decision: pass the opponent.

Then, Sanchez was entangled by Ashley Young and was unable to make a cross.

Wenger shouted anxiously on the sidelines.

Mourinho heard the old man yell: Pass the ball! Pass the ball! You bastard!

"Swearing again." Mourinho winked at his assistants.

In fact, Mourinho was not very satisfied with Manchester United's defense. If Sanchez had not passed the ball immediately for some reason, but wanted to pass Ashley Young, then Manchester United's goal would be in danger.

The pass from the beggar was indeed quite clever. In Arsenal, the beggar is the most important and creative player in the frontcourt.

Mourinho shouted loudly, instructing Kante to strengthen his defense against the evil beggar.

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Even so, a few minutes later, the evil beggar's shot still made Mourinho sweat on his back.

The German midfielder received the pass from Ramsey and shot directly.

The football flew towards the near corner of the goal!

Fortunately, it finally hit the side net, which gave Manchester United a scare.

"Keep an eye on your people!"

"Don't give them a chance to shoot!"

"Keep an eye on it!"

Mourinho clapped and shouted loudly on the sidelines.

He couldn't help but be anxious, as Arsenal's momentum was very strong during this period. Mourinho was really worried about whether the team could withstand this wave of attacks.

A few minutes later.

"Huh?" Mourinho looked surprised.

This is Arsenal launching an attack on the right again.

Sanchez dribbled the ball forward at high speed and first beautifully passed Gundogan who was trying to intercept him.

At this time, Evil Beggar, Aubameyang and Xhaka all entered the penalty area and tangled with Manchester United's defenders. If Sanchez passed the ball, he would have a chance to shoot.

However, the Chilean winger did not do that. Sanchez chose to force his way past Ashley Young, as if he was just going head to head with Ashley Young.

Then Ashley Young made a sliding tackle and shoveled the ball out of the sideline.