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The 2018-2019 Premier League season started at its peak.

Manchester United, who was invincible last season, encountered big trouble in the first game unexpectedly.

They fell behind 0-3 in the first half and were beaten by Liverpool.

Unexpectedly, they created miracles again in the second half.

Xia Xing scored a hearty hat trick to help the team fight back and equalize the score.

He once again became a shining star in England.

The Liverpool players who failed to win the game left Old Trafford with regret.

Cheers rose in the stands!

Countless fans shouted Xia Xing's name!

"Xia!"

"Summer!"

"Hero!"

"Captain!"

Even if they didn't win, a hearty fight back was exciting enough!

Anyway, there are still many games to go!

After becoming the captain, it was the first time that Xia Xing led his teammates to the side of the court to thank the fans in his new capacity.

At this moment, Xia Xing suddenly felt a strange heaviness.

This heaviness came from the responsibility and pressure brought by the captain's armband.

He used to do this often, especially when Rooney and Carrick missed many games due to injuries last season, Xia Xing was the captain on the field most of the time.

But at this moment, he no longer has trustworthy elders and predecessors around him.

Valencia and Ashley Young are also good, they are also Manchester United veterans, but they are still not as helpful and guiding as Rooney and Carrick.

At this moment, he suddenly began to miss the days of last season.

An old man in the family is like a treasure, maybe this is the feeling.

Pogba was not among the celebrating crowd.

He returned to the locker room early and did not listen to Xia Xing's arrangements at all.

This season, the French midfielder is a big trouble for Xia Xing, the new captain.

Let alone him, to some extent, even Mourinho can't do anything about him.

Alas, trouble.

Not winning, which makes Xia Xing feel bad.

Even if he performed a hat trick, it is not as happy as the team winning.

And Mourinho thinks so too.

Just before Klopp left the field, he said something mockingly, which is still ringing in my ears.

"It seems that as long as Manchester United has Xia, they will be invincible. Such Manchester United is really amazing, haha."

Mourinho still looked unhappy at the moment.

Yes, they have fought back twice in a row.

Is it great?

The fans seem to be very happy, and Manchester United also appears to be tenacious enough.

But don't forget that Manchester United also fell behind 0-3 at halftime against Liverpool twice in a row.

This is a huge problem for the whole team.

Manchester United's biggest trouble now is just as Klopp mocked.

Without Xia Xing, Manchester United is shit.

Of course, this sentence is a bit exaggerated, but it is absolutely reasonable.

Looking at Manchester United's performance last season, although it is tenacious, it is always inseparable from Xia Xing's goals or assists at critical moments.

And Xia Xing's backcourt defense is a world-class performance, which makes Manchester United seem to have one more person in the backcourt defense.

If the team wants to develop more benignly, it must improve the whole team as a whole, and cannot rely on one player so much.

In fact, Mourinho has been thinking about this for a long time.

For example, he really hopes that Pogba can take the lead and form a dual core position with Xia Xing.

But Pogba is not up to the task.

His best position is definitely the defensive midfielder.

Whether it is the ball or the body, Pogba is at the top level, and it is great to be placed in the defensive midfielder.

But Pogba just wants to move forward, but he is not as threatening as Xia Xing in the frontcourt, and can only bully the weak at most.

This is very troublesome.

Manchester United wants to continue to maintain its leading position, and there are still many things to do...

In any case, this opening game was not lost, and there was a big reversal that fans like, which is reasonable.

Before the next round of the league, Manchester United has another important event.

European Super Cup.

This time their opponent is Atletico Madrid, one of the top three teams in La Liga.

In the Europa League final last season, Atletico Madrid defeated Marseille 3-0 and successfully reached the top.

Don’t think that they only won the Europa League championship, but their real strength is definitely at the level of the Champions League quarterfinals or even higher.

The double center forwards Griezmann and Diego Costa destroyed the city and the castle on the court, and the two swords joined forces to beat Marseille to the ground.

And this summer, Griezmann won the World Cup as the core of the attack, and he was glorious for a while.

This season, the framework of their main lineup has not changed much, and there are strong reinforcements like Lemar joining, and the transfer fee has reached 72 million euros. There is a rising star.

In the evening of August 16, Tallinn and Riekla Stadium in Estonia.

The European Super Cup is about to start.

Mourinho and Simeone on the sidelines can be said to be one of the most distinctive coaches in international football today.

The two shook hands friendly on the sidelines, both very hard.

On the court, the players of both sides are also warming up and look in good shape.

Especially on the Atletico side, all the main players are playing.

The double center forward combination of Griezmann and Diego Costa is still their strongest support.

Midfielders Lemar, Saul, Rodri and Koke are definitely the top midfield combination in Europe.

There are also players such as Lucas Hernandez, Godin, Juanfran on the defensive line, plus the world-class goalkeeper Oblak, the strength of this defensive line can even be ranked in the top five in Europe.

Manchester United also played with all the main players in this game, and they arranged almost the same lineup as the previous game.

Before this game, Mourinho talked to Pogba alone and asked him to put the team first.

In the end, the two reached an agreement on the position issue.

In the first half, Pogba was the main organizer, and Xia Xing retreated to defend.

In the second half, it was reversed.

Facing the players, Mourinho explained that this was to confuse the opponent and adjust the tactical play.

In fact, Xia Xing knew very well that this was to balance the team.

Xia Xing naturally fully supported Mourinho's request and tried his best to cooperate.

And Pogba was also content.

Let's take the right to organize the first half first!

However, in this first half, Manchester United's offensive organization played like shit.

Pogba lacked the ability to get rid of the defense personally, and did nothing in the face of Atletico's fierce confrontation.

After being intercepted, he often spread his hands, making Mourinho curse in anger off the court.

In the end, thanks to Griezmann's low shot, Atletico Madrid temporarily led 1-0 in the first half.

In the second half, as agreed, Xia Xing moved forward and Pogba retreated.

The effect was immediate.

Xia Xing counterattacked on the spot in the frontcourt and fought Atletico Madrid with a tougher confrontation, which made Atletico Madrid players very uncomfortable.

In the 61st minute of the game, Xia Xing intercepted the dribbling of 22-year-old young player Rodri and kicked a long shot!

The ball hit the net!

1-1!

Manchester United equalized the score!

In the 85th minute of the game, Xia Xing broke through with a single dribble on the left!

Passed three people in a row, attracted defense, and made a cross!

Lukaku headed the ball!

The ball hit the net!

In the end, Manchester United defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 with Xia Xing's pass and shot!

They won the European Super Cup!

Successfully defended! (End of this chapter)