Chapter 889 Unbeaten at home

Manchester United, whose destiny is home to the 37th round of the Premier League at noon on May 5th local time in the UK, challenged their city rivals Manchester City at Manchester City Stadium. This is the second leg of the Manchester derby this season, Manchester City's home court.

Since Manchester United had already won the league championship ahead of schedule, this game was meaningless. At this time, Manchester City was not a competitor of Manchester United in the league, so the Manchester City derby was far less than that in the future. Perhaps Manchester City people would think it was a major game, but in the eyes of Ferguson and Manchester United, this was just a very ordinary league game.

If we want to say it is special, it is that although Manchester United is away games, they don’t need to work hard to go to the expedition and just play at their doorstep.

Therefore, Ferguson rotated most of the main players without hesitation, almost playing as a substitute rotation lineup.

The morale of this Manchester United team is at its peak after successfully defending the Premier League and reaching the Champions League final for two consecutive years. So although most of the Manchester United players who play are substitutes and rotation players, their enthusiasm for the game is even greater than that of the main players.

Because for the main players, in such a meaningless game, they may snatch the fish to avoid injury, but for these rotational substitutes, there is no such intention. In order to have more opportunities to play, they will only try their best and try to show their positive side. If they perform well and win the trust of the old man, they may get the chance to play in the subsequent FA Cup final or even the Champions League final?

However, the final result disappointed Chinese fans, because Yin Jun was directly hidden by Ferguson and did not even make the roster. As for Manchester City, Sun Jihai also sat on the bench.

In the end, in this game without Chinese participation, Manchester United beat Manchester City 1-0 and their points rose to 94 points, which is the second highest point in Premier League history, second only to the 99-point record set by Manchester United last season.

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Four days later, Manchester United went to London to challenge Chelsea at Stamford Bridge Stadium. This is the 34th round of the Premier League.

If the league is going on normally, this game might have been a battle between Manchester United and Chelsea for the championship. However, due to the delay of the game, this game has become a waste. After all, Manchester United has won the league championship ahead of schedule, so in this game, Chelsea fights more for dignity.

Yin Jun did not enter the starting lineup for three consecutive games, but this time he was on the substitute list. However, until the last minute of the game, Yin Jun did not get a chance to play on the bench, even if Manchester United fell behind at home when injury time was in the first half.

In the game against Crystal Palace, Yin Jun scored 3 shots and 2 passes, and created 5 goals by one person.

Who would pay attention to the meaningless competition?

Focus on next week's FA Cup finals, or even the Champions League finals two weeks later, isn't it good to win the championship?

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The last team to beat Manchester United was also a London team, nicknamed "Farmer". It was on the distant October 25, 2003, in the 10th round of the Premier League in the season, Fulham narrowly defeated Manchester United 3:2 at Old Trafford Stadium.

These 108 games include 70 Premier League games, 23 Champions League games, 9 FA Cup games, and 6 League Cup games!

During this period, many games that shocked European football, and even the whole world, were born. For example, the heart-wrenching 4:3 played by Manchester United and Middlesbrough in the 25th round of the Premier League in the 2003-2004 season, and the 3:3 game between Manchester United and Chelsea in the 33rd round of the 2004-2005 season.

In the match against Werder Bremen, Yin Jun once again made 5 goals in a single game, and all 5 goals were scored, which made him the first player in Champions League history to perform the miracle of the five sons in the game, and the first super scorer to perform the miracle of the five sons in the national team and clubs!

In the end, the two teams exchanged white papers at Stamford Bridge Stadium.

At 3:00 pm on May 13, the Premier League ushered in its last round, with all 10 league games starting at the same time.

Neither Manchester United nor Chelsea care about this result. Only some media criticized the two teams for their passive slacking off in the game, but such arguments could not cause much wave.

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Manchester United continues to take advantage of the situation, on the one hand, they get enough appearances for some substitute marginal players, and on the other hand, they are letting go. West Ham United has a good relationship with Manchester United, and now they need points to stay in the Premier League. Manchester United naturally will not be stingy to make some contributions when they have already won the championship.

However, considering that the Premier League finale will be finalized on the weekend, and 10 days later, both sides will compete for the FA Cup championship this season at the newly completed New Wembley Stadium, so Ferguson and Mourinho both sent out a full substitute.

Therefore, although Manchester United did not play all substitutes in this game, there were only four or five main players playing, and most of the starting players were rotated in substitutes.

In the end, West Ham United beat Manchester United 1-0 at the City Stadium and successfully relegated. Manchester United's home unbeaten record, which lasted for nearly four years, was finally over.

Manchester United sits at home, facing the Hammers Gang West Ham United, who is deeply trapped in the relegation zone.

In these three games, Yin Jun was the direct director of the murder case.

Of course, what is most memorable is the 15th round of the 2004-2005 Premier League season. Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 8:2 at home, and Manchester United slaughtered Bundesliga champion Werder Bremen 7:2 at home in the Champions League quarter-finals. There is also the 8-1 home victory in the Champions League quarter-finals this season.

In these 108 games, Manchester United won 93 games and drew only 15 games!

As a result, Manchester United's home court, Old Trafford Stadium, and Manchester City Stadium, which temporarily became Manchester United's home court this season because the Old Trafford Stadium began to be rebuilt, are known as the most terrifying devil's home court in Europe!

In the following three years and six months, Manchester United never lost in all 108 main games at home!

On February 18, 2004, Yin Jun, who had just celebrated his 19th birthday, scored 5 goals in a single game in the German World Cup qualifier against Kuwait, helping the Chinese team to beat their opponents 6:0.

In the quarterfinals of the Champions League with Roma this season, Yin Jun contributed 1 goal and 5 assists, becoming the first player in Champions League history to perform an assist trick in the game.

Although Manchester United's unbeaten record at home has been ended, no one will think that this is the weakening of Manchester United's home control, and Manchester United's home court is no longer the Devil's home court.

Everyone knows that Manchester United's home defeat was just the result of Manchester United's own letting go!
Chapter completed!