Arsenal, who played at home, was full of ambitions and was determined to win the first leg. Arsenal must win the game at Emirates Stadium. The quarterfinals with Bayern Munich were passively and almost put in the Jedi because of home loss. This time, Arsenal will never put himself in that extremely dangerous and embarrassing place again.

The Gunners know how to deal with Manchester United. This is an old opponent. They are very familiar with each other. They are direct opponents in the league and potential opponents who have always had some related relationships in the Champions League. The confrontation between these two teams representing the highest level of the Premier League is naturally the focus.

Arsenal is very familiar with Manchester United, and Manchester United is naturally extremely familiar with Arsenal. Manchester United also has a certain advantage in the history of the two teams' battles. They know what tactics and styles they need to play when facing Arsenal. Of course, Arsenal is the same. The Gunners are not weak now. In the previous seasons, when Arsenal had not yet fully risen, Arsenal was basically at a disadvantage against Manchester United. In addition to the lack of strength of the young doll army, it is more because of the tactical style.

Manchester United is not short of tough guys. Although they also have skills, they are very tough when facing Arsenal; when they do not give Arsenal space to display, when Arsenal has nowhere to play, it is not a problem for Arsenal to fall at a disadvantage in the face of Manchester United's extremely aggressive press.

This is the problem that the Gunners now must face. They cannot be destroyed by Manchester United. Arsenal must be more tough and resilient; they need to withstand the pressure of Manchester United in the game, and they need to be more tough than Manchester United. Xiao Qing knows how to perform better to help the team. Manchester United is not an opponent who can easily defeat. Xiao Qing needs to help the team find its own rhythm at this time. Xiao Qing also needs to become a leader who can trust and rely on to lead the team to continuously attack Manchester United's defense line.

When playing against Manchester United, it is necessary to limit Manchester United's wing offense; this is true for Arsenal. Compared with others, once Manchester United starts a sharp impact on the wing, then Arsenal threatens. Because Manchester United has great experience in flying together on the wing, and also because Arsenal's wing defense and even air defense capabilities need to be improved. Once Manchester United plays the tactics they are familiar with, then Arsenal will touch their strengths with their own shortcomings. Arsenal needs to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. Although Arsenal has a very good record this season, and although Arsenal suppresses Manchester United in the league, they cannot be careless because Manchester United is really strong.

Just thirty seconds into the game, Giggs' pass was cut off, and Xiao Qing received the long shot of counterattacking after receiving the pass was obtained by Van der Sar. In the third minute, Rooney cut inside from the left and shot near the corner of the left penalty area, and Szesny flew out of the baseline. In the fifth minute, Park Ji-sung shook past Sania and shot hard. Szesny saved hard. Hernandez's follow-up shot was blocked by Szesny again.

As expected, Manchester United worked hard on the wing attack. At this time, they were very confident to bring a huge blow to Arsenal. They did a good job. Judging from the first five minutes of the game, their offensive effect was really good. They threatened Arsenal's goal several times, and Arsenal only had one shot from a reluctant counterattack.

Arsenal is very good, but Manchester United is not inferior. Facing the strong Arsenal, although the Gunners won the league championship this season, Manchester United is not worried about these things at all. Perhaps Arsenal's performance throughout the season is very stable and good. But in such a cup game, Manchester United doesn't need to worry at all, because they have the ability to fight head-on.

In the sixth minute, Valencia passed the ball, Hernandez shot low with his left foot on his left, and Szesni saved the ball. In the seventh minute, Xiao Qing and Van Persie passed the ball in the frontcourt and cut the ball, and then got a long shot by Van der Sar. In the ninth minute, Walcott cut inside from the wing and shot low with his right foot missed.

Manchester United continues to make trouble on the wing, which also gives Arsenal a lot of defensive pressure; for Arsenal, it is really not an easy thing to limit Manchester United's wide offense. Manchester United's wide offense is very sharp, and in this game they performed extremely resolutely. Arsenal is under increasing pressure on the defensive end. Once Manchester United makes trouble on the wing, coupled with the terrifying impact of the fat Rooney in the penalty area, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for Arsenal.

Both teams understand each other's weaknesses and strengths, and they can better find their opponent's shortcomings in the game and attack; this is not a time when demeanor, and immediately amplify their shortcomings in the opponent's shortcomings. This is the key to victory. Manchester United is doing a good job now. They know Arsenal's shortcomings, and now they have indeed suppressed Arsenal to a large extent; the Gunners are gradually becoming a little passive. Although they have had several good attacks, it can be seen that Arsenal has lost the initiative in the game as a whole.

In the 14th minute, Park Ji-sung made a straight pass, Hernandez successfully counterattacked, and the Mexican shot from a small angle from less than ten yards on the left rib, and Szesney struggled to save. Arsenal escaped with the outstanding performance of the young goalkeeper, but Manchester United was constantly expanding Arsenal's shortcomings. At this time, their defensive pressure on the wing was getting stronger and stronger. Manchester United completely made the wing offense active at this time.

The screams of Emirates Stadium were heard one after another. Arsenal fans were full of confidence in the team. They believed that the team would definitely win the final victory. Arsenal just won the league championship in the league. Arsenal maintained an extremely excellent record throughout the season. They had no reason to lose at this time. They had no reason to lose to the loser Manchester United. But it doesn't seem like this at all now. Manchester United's outstanding performance puts Arsenal under great pressure. Arsenal can no longer limit Manchester United's active wing attacks.

At this time, Xiao Qing also felt powerless. Maybe he could retreat a little, but Manchester United is more attacking on the wing. If Xiao Qing retreats, it is likely that it will not be able to appear in the attack position in time; Xiao Qing knows his responsibilities, and he needs to stand up at this time, and he needs to help the team open the situation on the offensive end. Now the team does not have a comprehensive retraction of defense, so Xiao Qing naturally does not need to undertake defensive tasks; Xiao Qing now needs to stand up at any time. Once the team finds an opportunity, then Xiao Qing needs to help the team use fierce and threatening attacks to suppress Manchester United.

Manchester United put in a big push to attack, and Arsenal is under increasing pressure on the defensive end; although Arsenal's defensive players are still trying hard to support, Arsenal's defense is already shaking; Arsenal was originally confident that he wanted to cross Manchester United in the semi-final and continue to move forward, but now it seems that Arsenal was robbed of the initiative of the game by Manchester United at the beginning of the game, and Arsenal is becoming more and more passive now.

In the 21st minute, Mertesack made a header and made a mistake in the header to the ball, and Valencia made a short pass, and Hernandez made a low shot from the hinterland of the penalty area, and slightly missed the right post. Arsenal escaped again. The screams at the Emirates Stadium had just dissipated, but Manchester United launched an attack again; in the 26th minute, Rooney passed the ball diagonally from the right, and Hernandez inserted into the right rib and shot low at a low angle to miss the far corner. One minute later, Manchester United's full-back Fabio made a cross from the right, Vidic took the ball from the back point and then made another cross. Giggs headed the ball from the right, and Arsenal once again relied on the young goalkeeper Szesny to save the ball and escaped.

The trend of this game was completely beyond Arsenal's expectations. The Gunners did not expect that such a fierce attack from Manchester United would completely suppress them; the Gunners originally thought they could have the upper hand in this game, but now it seems that this is not the case. They are extremely passive when facing Manchester United, and Arsenal cannot get more opportunities for offense in this game at all.

Xiao Qing was very troubled. Although the combination of him and Van Persie is definitely the most top-level and luxurious forward configuration, they are naturally quite confident that they can break through any team's goal; however, Xiao Qing and Van Persie are unable to get the ball now, and Arsenal has no chance on the offensive end at all, so such a luxurious combination has become empty talk. More importantly, Arsenal has completely lost the opportunity to organize the offensive, and Manchester United will not give Arsenal the opportunity to adjust, which will only make Arsenal more and more passive.

Arsenal must make changes, they need to fight back; if Manchester United maintains a high-intensity attack like this, then even goalkeeper Szesny performs well, but it will be a matter of time before the goal is broken. For Arsenal, it is unacceptable to concede the goal in the first leg. Once Manchester United scores a away goal, it will be difficult to play; Arsenal has already tasted enough of the first leg in the game against Bayern and is in a passive embarrassment. Now they naturally need to learn a lesson, and they cannot put themselves in danger again.
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