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Vardy's opening shot kicked off Leicester City's attack.

Next, Leicester City made two good attacks in a row.

Drinkwater's shot from the back row brushed the goal post and flew out of the bottom line, almost scoring a goal.

Left-back Fox assisted the pass forward, and Shinji Okazaki's volley in the penalty area missed the target and went out of the net.

Ten minutes into the game, Leicester City made three consecutive shots, threatening Manchester United's goal.

But for Manchester United, this was not a big deal.

Because all three shots were calmly resolved by De Gea.

Then it was Manchester United's turn to attack.

Compared with Manchester United, Leicester City's attack just now was far behind.

Ibrahimovic received a cross from Mkhitaryan in the penalty area and headed the ball!

The ball was slightly straighter and was blocked by Schmeichel!

Even so, the great explosive power made the Danish goalkeeper lose his grip.

Fortunately, Captain Morgan made a big clearance, so that Manchester United players did not grab the second point.

Soon, Rooney also made a blast shot.

This shot was blocked by Huth, which reduced some of the power.

However, because of a small change of direction, Schmeichel was startled.

Fortunately, he reacted very quickly and quickly fell to the ground to hug the ball.

And Pogba also followed up with a long shot, which flew into the stands along the crossbar, just a little short.

These ten minutes became Manchester United's offensive time.

At this time, 20 minutes had passed in the game, and the two sides were still 0-0.

Alan Shearer in the live broadcast room nodded: "Leicester City played well in this game. Although there has been no goal, this should be their best performance in recent times."

Carragher also agreed: "It seems that Ranieri's dismissal may still have a chance, although the chance is not great."

Alan Shearer looked at the Leicester City players on the court and whispered: "Facing their former opponents, they also look forward to having a better performance to prove their strength..."

Alan Shearer is right.

This season, Leicester City players have suffered a double blow in performance and psychology.

On the one hand, the team's performance declined, which made them feel unhappy.

On the other hand, the criticism from the media also made them very unhappy.

If it was just criticizing the performance of the game, it would be fine. The key is that many media said in unison-

"Without Xia, Leicester City is just a relegation team!"

This made many Leicester City players very unhappy!

Even though they have a good relationship with Xia Xing, even though they also recognize Xia Xing's performance in Leicester City, they still hate this sentence!

What does it mean?

Without Xia, we are a relegation team?

Is the glory of the previous five championships all the credit of Xia alone?

We are just a foil?

These words made them very unhappy!

So when they saw Xia Xing again, in addition to the enthusiasm between friends, they also held their breath.

We must beat Manchester United and slap the media in the face!

Let them see that even without Xia, we are still the five-time champion team that dominates Europe!

So Leicester City played very actively in this game.

Even though Manchester United attacked continuously, Leicester City still did not lose the offensive.

Captain and vice-captain Morgan and Schmeichel performed very well. They played at a world-class level in this game.

Morgan completely froze Ibrahimovic, leaving the Swedish giant no room to play.

His performance even made Ibrahimovic want to curse.

This strong defender is so damn difficult!

And Schmeichel blocked all Manchester United's offensives.

Whether it was Rooney's explosive shot, Pogba's long shot, or other people's shots, they all disappeared in front of the Danish striker.

Facing the team where his father once played, Schmeichel played top-level strength.

With the captain and vice-captain in charge, Leicester City defended steadily without losing the ball.

On the Manchester United side, their defense was also watertight.

Especially their left side.

Mahrez played against the right forward, he was a rare highlight of Leicester City this season.

But today, his performance was even worse than Moussa on the left.

It was all because Xia Xing was against him.

Facing his old teammate, Xia Xing's defense made Mahrez crazy.

How can this be acceptable?

Whether in dribbling skills or speed and explosiveness, he can't compete with Xia Xing.

Not to mention physical confrontation.

Xia is simply a bug!

Mahrez was completely blocked in this game.

Not only him, but also Leicester City's frontcourt offense was frequently interrupted by Xia Xing.

Xia Xing completely gave up the work of organizing offense in this game and focused on organizing defense.

Xia Xing, who played as a defensive midfielder, was simply an invincible defensive existence.

After knocking away Drinkwater who was dribbling the ball, the referee finally blew the whistle.

But even so, there was no card, just a foul for collision.

Drinkwater was pulled up by Xia Xing in a friendly manner, with a helpless face: "Xia, the captain is right, you really have become stronger again, it's too exaggerated..."

Throughout the first half, Xia Xing defended the backcourt without leaking a drop.

And his teammates, led by him, also cooperated tacitly.

Especially the vice-captain Carrick, who was willing to follow Xia Xing's arrangements and never acted like a big brother.

The nickname "Invisible Man" also explains this to some extent.

Carrick is never seen in any of Manchester United's personnel struggles or team conflicts.

He silently contributes to the team and protects the team as a lubricant.

In the second half, the two sides still can't open the situation.

Today, the defense of both teams is world-class.

Until the 79th minute of the game.

At this time, Manchester United has used up three substitutions, Rooney, Ibrahimovic and Carrick are all off the field.

Xia Xing once again wore the captain's armband.

Rashford, who came on as a substitute, was very active. He sprinted quickly in the front court and was knocked down by Ndidi.

The referee blew the whistle and penalized Leicester City for a foul.

Manchester United got a set piece in the front court.

This position is a little to the left and a little far, about 35 meters away from the goal.

It is not suitable for direct shooting, passing is more suitable.

At this time, the teammates' eyes fell on Xia Xing.

You know, Xia Xing's passing is recognized by all teammates as the best in Manchester United.

If Rooney, Ibrahimovic or Carrick were still on the field, Xia Xing might have stepped back and let his teammates have the chance.

He didn't want to face Leicester City's goal in his heart.

But at this moment, wearing the captain's armband, he had no choice but to do it.

He walked forward slowly, took the ball from Mkhitaryan, and put it on the penalty spot.

He looked in the direction of the penalty area and exhaled gently.

He stepped back slowly.

The referee whistled!

Xia Xing started to run up!

Facing his former Leicester City teammates, Xia Xing's attack was unreserved!

A powerful shot!

With extremely strong inward rotation!

Straight to the far corner of the goal!

Schmeichel made a desperate save, but was still half a beat late!

The ball was too fast!

Straight into the net!

The ball went in!

1 to 0!

The whole audience applauded and cheered wildly!

But at this moment, Xia Xing was as silent as death...