Britannia Stadium

The ninth round of the Premier League between Stoke City and Manchester United is about to kick off here.

Manchester United coach Ferguson chewed gum and smiled and shook hands with Stoke City coach Price.

Pulis wore a baseball cap, a thin face and a pair of frameless glasses, looking like an intellectual.

But in fact, Pris' coaching style is extremely tough. Since they were promoted to the Premier League two years ago, they have been famous for their midfield hand-to-hand combat and high-handed play, because the Stoke City defender broke Ramsey's leg in the game against Arsenal, and Stoke City was called a savage "rugby" team by Wenger.

Priss doesn't like Wenger or accepts Wenger, but he is very convinced by Ferguson, thinking that Ferguson's team is more dominant, while Arsenal is a fancy move.

Although Pris said all the good things about Manchester United and Ferguson before the game, Ferguson never thought this game was easy to play. He made full preparations in this game to complete the five consecutive kills against Stoke City, and continued to widen the points gap between defending champion Chelsea.

In the stands that can accommodate 28,000 fans, there were almost more than 3,000 Manchester United fans. Almost all of these Manchester United fans held a brand in their hands, but the things written on the brand are different. Some brands say "21" and some brands say "600".

Holding the "21" sign is Gao Xiaodong's die-hard fans. They are here to cheer for Gao Xiaodong's 21st birthday today.

The one holding the "600" sign was the fans of Captain Gary Neville. Today is the anniversary of Gary Neville's 600 games. Neville's fans came to witness the moment in person.

When the British "Sky Sports" commentator, Andy Gray said when the players on both sides appeared: "Today's game is a bit special. This is the birthday of Manchester United's new favorite Gao Xiaodong, and it is Manchester United's Totem Gary Neville's 600th anniversary. It also concerns whether he can tie the best start of the Premier League created by Mourinho. I hope Manchester United can keep a normal mind and play well. Stoke City is good at defensive counterattacks, plays roughly, and is not calm. It is normal for Manchester United to capsize the gutter."

The players from both sides have arrived at the stadium and are waiting for the captains to exchange team flags and emblems to pick the sides.

Scholes whispered to Gao Xiaodong to teach him experience of dealing with a team like Stoke City.

"They play very roughly. At first, they must want to scare you. Don't be afraid and don't hide. The more they hide, the more they are, the more they are, the more they are, the more they are, the more they are, they will be injured. However, they need to reduce the dribbling to reduce the chance of being shoveled."

"If something happens, don't stand up, and the referee also likes to show off the newcomers. This is for us old guys."

"Strive for a long shot, and you can score first."

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Although the media is now hyping Gao Xiaodong to replace Scholes and let Scholes play as a substitute or retire, Scholes still teaches Gao Xiaodong all his money, which touched Gao Xiaodong very much.

Gao Xiaodong does not need this kind of skill. He has super equipment and is strong. It is very difficult for rugby players to hurt him. However, the support of the big guys is very important to Gao Xiaodong. It is precisely with their support that Gao Xiaodong quickly gained a foothold at Manchester United.

After picking the side, referee Marinel blew the whistle at the beginning of the game. Manchester United, who had the kick-off, took the lead and launched a fierce attack on Stoke City.

Today is Gao Xiaodong's birthday. Countless fans are waiting for Gao Xiaodong to score. Gao Xiaodong also performed very actively after the game. He kept forward and grabbed points or asked for balls, hoping to break through the Stoke City gate early.

Manchester United's old captain Gary Neville is also excited. Although he is 35 years old and his physical fitness is not enough to support the whole game, Gary and Neville are still actively assisting, hoping to stimulate all their physical strength during the game.

However, Stoke City was the first to get an offensive opportunity.

In the third minute of the game, Stoke City defender cleared the ball, and the ball was ferried to Walters in the frontcourt by Wilson.

Walters took advantage of Gary Neville's pressure to be too far ahead and beat Manchester United's old captain with strong speed.

If Walters makes a fake move, Neville will be able to use a tackle to intercept the ball, but Walters' kicking is really Stoke City style, simple and rough. Neville can't even have time to foul, and Walters passes the ball across the penalty area.

Stoke City's attack was very fast, and Manchester United players have not returned to the small penalty area yet, so it is dangerous to pass the ball in.

Manchester United goalkeeper Van der Sar showed his experience and courage as a world-class goalkeeper. He attacked decisively and intercepted the ball.

After Van der Sar held the ball, he looked up and found that Gao Xiaodong had returned to the front of the penalty area. Scholes had just entered the 30-meter area. Van der Sar sighed and immediately threw the ball and passed it to Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong took the ball, and Gao Xiaodong fans in the stands cheered together, hoping that Gao Xiaodong could show off his skills and better perform a long-distance raid.

Obviously, Gao Xiaodong did not get angry just because it was his birthday. He then passed it directly to Scholes, ran forward himself, and handed over the dominance of the offense to Scholes.

Scholes was very satisfied and thought to himself, looking at this child, he was arrogant to outsiders and humble to his teammates, not to mention being better than Rooney, even Ronaldo was not as good as him back then.

Ferguson on the sidelines was a little surprised. He thought Gao Xiaodong would bring the ball before. With Gao Xiaodong's status in Manchester United, it was his birthday again. No one would say that he would bring the ball after he brought the ball. Unexpectedly, Gao Xiaodong passed it directly.

"This kid can take the big responsibility." Ferguson nodded repeatedly, and some new ideas arose in his mind.

Scholes passed the ball to Nani. Nani rushed forward quickly along the side and saw Gao Xiaodong inserted into the 30-meter area. Nani did not stick to the ball and passed it directly to Gao Xiaodong.

Stoke City's defense against Gao Xiaodong was indeed strict. Even with such a chance to counterattack quickly, some people stared at Gao Xiaodong tightly. Nani passed the ball. DePra, who is famous for throwing grenades, directly broke the ball and prevented Gao Xiaodong from getting the ball.

Gao Xiaodong's vision was wider than that of a normal person. When he saw Hernandez on his back, he cleverly rubbed the ball behind him with his toes, and then jumped up to avoid Delpra's flying shovel.

The fans were puzzled by Gao Xiaodong's rubbing. Gao Xiaodong rubbed the ball a little high, and Gao Xiaodong also had to avoid the flying shovel. After landing, he didn't know who snatched the ball away. He said it was a mistake. Gao Xiaodong rubbed it consciously.

When the ball happened to pass to Hernandez, Hernandez headed the ball to Berbatov, and everyone knew that Gao Xiaodong was passing to Hernandez.

“The vision is so broad!”

"pretty!"

“Imaginative!”

"Just relying on these two passes, Scholes should step back!"

"That's, enhanced Scholes!"

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The fans were amazed. Even Stoke City fans thought Gao Xiaodong was very mature and reasonable in handling the ball these two times.

Hernandez is in good shape today. The time he headed the ball saved time and gave Berbatov the opportunity to enter the penalty area.

Berbatov handled the ball very well. He disassembled his chest and drove the ball into the penalty area. Facing the two central defenders of Stoke City, Berbatov suddenly swayed and shot, but the defender still saw it through. The ball hit the defender's leg and bounced out of the baseline.

Just now, Berbatov was full of shots, but he didn't see Gao Xiaodong being quickly inserted into the top of the penalty area. As long as he knocked his heel, Gao Xiaodong had a great chance to shoot before the defender.

Although Berbatov's shot cannot be calculated wrong and he also won a corner kick, Manchester United fans still feel very sorry. They think Berbatov's vision is too narrow compared to Gao Xiaodong, otherwise Gao Xiaodong might have scored.
Chapter completed!