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Manchester United has not been able to score, Bournemouth's defense is very solid.

In another game at the same time, Manchester City has led Watford 4-0.

If this game is a draw, it would be equivalent to winning the Manchester derby a few days ago in vain and losing points again.

Mourinho absolutely cannot accept it.

Must win!

When the game came to the 70th minute, Mourinho had used up the three substitutions.

Lukaku, who was originally resting, also came on the bench.

Fellaini and Smalling also came on the bench.

Although the forward, midfielder and defender were replaced, all three of them headed into the penalty area.

Three high points, responsible for competing for headers!

The formation also became 3-3-4!

Mourinho fought hard!

For a period of time, Manchester United started the cross mode.

Aren't you defending densely?

Then we will bomb from the high altitude!

Although many substitutes were on the bench, as long as Xia Xing was there, the teammates were very relieved.

After just a few passes in the middle, the ball was lobbed into the penalty area.

Xia Xing was the main player, and his teammates also assisted.

Bournemouth retreated across the board, even withdrawing the only center forward to defend the high ball.

It seems that they don't want to win this game at all.

As time passed, Manchester United still failed to score.

The game has come to the 82nd minute, even with the injury time, there are only about ten minutes left.

Manchester United's long pass tactics were also restricted.

Xia Xing's passing is world-class, and all opponents know it.

So every time Xia Xing received the ball, the defensive players would mark him in various ways to prevent him from passing.

Even allowed him to dribble forward, but never let him pass the ball.

Xia Xing had no choice but to pass the ball to his teammates as much as possible.

But the passing of several teammates was indeed more than one level worse than Xia Xing.

In fact, this can't be blamed on teammates, after all, any team will feel a headache when encountering the bus-parking tactics.

The ball was passed from the backcourt to Xia Xing's feet again, and Luke Shaw on the left moved forward and also participated in the attack.

Xia Xing received the ball on the left and looked at the penalty area.

There was still no good contact point.

If he forced the ball, it would be just a blind shot like before.

Now there was not much time left, and there was not much time to waste.

Xia Xing decisively accelerated with the ball!

Sprinted diagonally!

It seemed that he was going to go it alone!

But Bournemouth was not in a hurry.

Anyway, there were people in the penalty area, so it didn't matter if he went over.

On the contrary, because of his forward insertion, Manchester United would lose the space to pass the ball.

Luke Shaw on the left was still accelerating, and he had already entered the penalty area!

It seemed that he had to cooperate with Xia Xing!

Bournemouth's right back followed closely, and never let Luke Shaw appear in Xia Xing's passing line!

But with such a move, Xia Xing found a good opportunity!

There was a gap between the two defenders!

Xia Xing was 27 meters away from the goal, and he shot without hesitation!

The ball seemed to have been precisely measured, passing through the gap between the two defenders and going straight to the goal post!

The goalkeeper had no time to react!

He could only watch the ball go into the net!

The ball went in!

1 to 0!

In the 86th minute of the game, Manchester United finally broke the deadlock!

It was not easy!

Seeing the Manchester United players hugging each other on the field, Mourinho on the sidelines also breathed a sigh of relief.

This broken iron bucket formation is really annoying.

Fortunately, the goal was scored, otherwise the lead would be reduced.

Manchester United finally felt at ease after successfully scoring.

Three minutes later, Manchester United created another good opportunity.

Xia Xing made a 45-degree cross from the left, and Fellaini, who came on as a substitute, jumped high and headed the ball!

The ball hit the net!

2 to 0!

Manchester United scored another goal!

At this point, the game was completely free of suspense.

In the injury time, Manchester United was in a scuffle in the Bournemouth penalty area, and Lukaku scored a goal with his knee at the back post, which was a lucky coincidence.

In the end, Manchester United ended the game with a score of 3-0.

If fans only looked at the score after the game, they would definitely think that Manchester United won this game easily.

But only fans who have watched the game know the difficulty.

Manchester United maintains a winning streak, and every game is full of hardships.

After winning Bournemouth, Manchester United will play in the Premier League again three days later.

This time they are visiting the Hawthorns Stadium to play against West Brom.

Last season, West Brom was in good shape, played with spirit, won many key games, and finally ranked tenth in the league.

But this season, their state has declined significantly. Since the third round of the league, they have been the last in the Premier League.

Until now.

Their relegation journey this season is extremely difficult.

Today at home, facing the most disparate opponent in the league, their tactical arrangements are decisive and resolute.

Defend!

Not even counterattack!

They were more determined to defend than Bournemouth before!

Although the formation reported was 5-4-1, in reality, it was basically 10-0-0.

Any team facing such a stubborn defense would have a headache.

This was the case with Manchester United today.

"Why are we the same as Bournemouth..."

Mourinho was scratching his head on the sidelines.

But there was no other way, he had to charge hard and tear open their defense.

In the first half, the whole team pressed forward and attacked the West Bromwich Albion defense.

But 45 minutes later, there was still no result.

In the second half, the teams changed sides and still had difficulty scoring a goal.

"Manchester United's offense is really bad now. It's so difficult to score a goal, haha."

In the live broadcast room, Carragher sneered and mocked.

Alan Shearer shook his head: "This is not because Manchester United's attack is poor, but because the opponent's defense is excellent."

"If a relegation team has excellent defense, can they still stay in the league?" Carragher asked back.

Alan Shearer displayed the data on one side of the screen: "Today, West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Ben Foster was in great form and saved three excellent opportunities for Manchester United. His performance in this game was absolutely world-class; and central defender Evans was also the player with the most effective defenses in this game. His defense was as solid as a rock."

Alan Shearer was right. Ben Foster and Evans did perform well in this game.

Perhaps, it was because they wanted to prove themselves against their old club Manchester United...

It was not until the 85th minute of the game that Manchester United finally broke the deadlock.

After continuous passing in the midfield, the ball was passed to Xia Xing again.

Just like the previous game, the defensive players were also very good at marking Xia Xing, with a large number of players.

And they pressed forward even more.

So Xia Xing didn't even have many opportunities to pass the ball, let alone pass the ball.

And Pogba was in average form today, and didn't pass a very amazing pass.

In this case, Xia Xing had to stand up!

Receiving Pogba's cross-knock dispatch, Xia Xing stopped the ball lightly.

Pogba moved forward, this was a two-pass-one move!

Xia Xing was ready to pass the ball, and the defensive players around him were a little relaxed!

It was a good opportunity!

Xia Xing suddenly accelerated with the ball and shook off the two double-defending players around him!

Although other players rushed up in front of him immediately, it was too late!

Xia Xing suddenly kicked!

35 meters away from the goal, Xia Xing hit hard!

Long shot blast!