Star Card System

Standing at the side of Elland Road, Mourinho felt the "welcome" mentioned by Christiansen.

The boos were deafening and shocking.

But Mourinho didn't care.

He scratched his ears, looked around the field, and curled his lips.

For the Portuguese, what scene has he not seen?

This level of booing can only be said to be not bad.

Compared with the previous Milan derby and Spanish national derby, it was just so-so.

But after the game started, Mourinho began to worry.

Leeds United's fight was too fierce!

How could they play football?

It was completely kicking people!

What kind of team is this!

This Leeds United does not have any big-name stars. The most famous ones are Berardi, Pablo Hernandez and other players, veterans who have played in the top five leagues.

The strength of other players is worthy of the level of the English Championship.

But it is such a team that makes Manchester United play very embarrassingly!

Unlike Manchester United's hopeful season, they have no desire this season.

Currently ranked in the middle of the Championship, there is no hope of promotion and no worries of relegation.

This pursuit of the league makes them try their best in this game!

On the one hand, the League Cup has become their hope for an upset, and they are going all out.

On the other hand, with the deterrence of the Rose Derby, they want to show some color to Manchester United at home.

In addition, their style of play in the Championship is rough, and now they are just playing normally.

In this case, Manchester United is under great pressure.

They must not lose the face of the team, they must win the Rose Derby, and they must win with momentum.

In the intensive schedule, they must go all out.

Even if it is just a domestic cup game.

In this game, many substitutes appeared on the field, and Mourinho made a large-scale rotation.

It is worth mentioning that Rooney and Carrick both started.

It is likely to be the last Rose Derby in their careers, and both of them took the initiative to volunteer.

Having experienced the Ferguson era, they understand the significance of this derby better than anyone else present.

As soon as the game started, Leeds United pressed forward.

Xia Xing did not play in this game and was placed on the bench.

But even so, he was still dumbfounded.

This is not playing football, it's a fight...

Even if he has played in the English Championship, Xia Xing rarely sees such scenes.

Even if it is against Liverpool or Manchester City, at least both sides are moving towards winning.

But today's opponent, first of all, enjoy it!

As long as the Manchester United players receive the ball, the opponent will directly make a tackle!

The tackle is very fierce!

The two headers in the middle, the hand movements are very large!

Elbows are commonplace!

Just five minutes after the start, both sides received three yellow cards!

This game was crazy!

The referee was already in control, and the continuous cards were issued to make the players calm down a little.

But the effect was not good.

In the 17th minute of the game, the players of both sides were entangled in the midfield, and Leeds United midfielder Grote directly tackled from behind and knocked down Carrick!

Carrick quickly dodged and did not hurt the key parts!

But even so, he was still kicked, grinning and bending over, and he didn't get up for a long time.

McTominay next to him was angry!

He rushed up and pushed Grote, who was trying to steal the ball from Carrick's arms!

The players on both sides immediately started a group fight!

Pushing and shoving were common!

Punches and kicks were everywhere!

The referee couldn't stop it!

The coaches of both sides hurried to the court to separate the fighting groups.

This would only happen if Mourinho and Christiansen had a good relationship.

Otherwise, maybe the coaching staff and substitutes of both teams would go up to fight.

In the end, the referee showed Grote and McTominay a red card each, which ended the farce.

The other three players who rushed to the front of the troublemakers also received yellow cards.

Including captain Rooney.

Less than 20 minutes into the game, there were already two red cards and six yellow cards in this game.

Next, the anger of both sides still didn't subside.

Rooney received the ball in the frontcourt, and even though he had no chance, he simply shot it!

The ball hit Jackson's shoulder and knocked him down.

Several Leeds United teammates came forward to ask for an explanation, and Rooney stood there glaring.

"Can't play anymore? Fxxk!"

The referee separated the players from both sides again.

After all, it was not a foul, so Rooney was naturally not punished, and Manchester United also got a set piece in a good position.

The Leeds United players were so angry that they were itching.

Rooney's free kick hit the net directly, and goalkeeper Weidwald flew to save and intercepted the ball.

The two sides were fighting for most of the first half, so at the end of the half, neither of them scored a goal.

During the halftime break, Xia Xing took the initiative to volunteer!

"Coach, let me play!"

"No."

"I'm just going to play football, not fight."

"That won't work either, I'm worried that you'll be targeted by the opponent."

"Don't worry, I won't get involved with the ball too much, I'll protect myself."

Xia Xing repeatedly pleaded, but Mourinho was really stubborn.

Okay, okay, play...

In the second half, Xia Xing came on as a substitute!

It was originally a melee, with both sides clashing with each other, but with Xia Xing's appearance, the situation of the game changed instantly.

Just as the second half began, Manchester United passed the ball twice in the center circle, and the ball was handed to Xia Xing's feet.

Xia Xing did not hesitate and suddenly accelerated with the ball!

He rushed to the opponent's penalty area from the middle, but he didn't walk too long before he kicked and shot directly!

He kicked and shot about 40 meters away from the goal!

This shot was beyond everyone's expectations!

Even though he knew that Xia Xing's shot was extremely powerful, it was too difficult to control the shot from this position!

But Xia Xing didn't care!

He didn't even worry too much about the angle!

Even if he couldn't score, he had to kick to boost morale!

But he was overthinking.

Even if the shot was not prepared for too long and the angle was not very tricky, the power and sudden burst were enough to blast the opponent's net!

Goalkeeper Wei Dewald made a desperate save and even touched the ball!

But he was still unable to block the ball!

The ball bounced off his palm and went straight into the net!

"1-0!

"Manchester United finally broke the net!

"This earth-shattering shot,

"let Manchester United's generals finally feel at ease!

"Throughout the first half, they were entangled with their opponents,

"Don't forget, this is the quarter-finals of the League Cup, and there are only two steps left to the final championship!

"Even if this game is a rose derby, it is also very important!

"Xia came on as a substitute and hit a fatal blow!

"A long shot from 40 meters away, this is simply wonderful!

"Now Manchester United has finally found the rhythm of winning!

"They can maintain a winning streak in the Premier League, let alone a Championship team!

"I am sure that this goal will be the key to Manchester United's victory!

"This rose derby is getting more and more interesting!" (End of this chapter)