In the 16th round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season, Manchester United faced Manchester City at home. The focus of the battle was fixed in the 53rd minute. The referee Oliver showed a red card to the 19-year-old Achraf. The whole Old Trafford became Silence fell.

Fans sitting in front of the TV can clearly see the young Ashraf holding his head in his hands with disbelief on his face

"wuwuwuuwuwuuuuuuuuuuu——"

The Manchester United fans reacted and subconsciously burst into wild boos, sending them to the referee Oliver who made the penalty too harshly.

Fan Kerry is the captain of Manchester United. He immediately ran to the referee Oliver, pointed to the captain's armband tied to his left arm and said:"Mr. Referee, is your penalty too harsh?"

Oliver remained unmoved and spoke firmly. :"I saw clearly that the sole of player No. 2 kicked the calf of Manchester City player No. 18 on the fibula. This is a foul move that is very harmful to football players."

"My teammate made an obvious leg-retracting movement, didn't you see it?"

Fan Carey stared at Oliver with sharp eyes and refused to give in.

Oliver raised his eyebrows and wanted to use a yellow card to teach this new European Golden Ball man who was challenging his authority. He didn't know why, but when he wanted to take out the card, he felt that Van Carey It seems to make sense. Ashraf did have a movement to close his legs, but as a black judge on the football field, it is impossible to change the penalty.

Considering this factor, Oliver rarely appeared to explain again:"Take the leg back." There is indeed some leg movement, but don't forget that the sole of his shoe is strong and kicks the opponent's fibula. There is no doubt about this."

Immediately, he bypassed Van Carey and walked up to Ashraf, pointing his finger to the outside, indicating that he had to leave the field after being sent off with a red card.

Van Carey knew that it was very difficult to change Oliver's penalty. He sighed and ran to In front of the extremely painful Achraf, he patted his right shoulder:"Hakimi, there is nothing to be sad about. You made the right decision for the team. It's just that we were a little unlucky and encountered a harsh referee. Don't worry, I won't lose the game as long as I'm here"

"Captain, really?"

Ashraf looked at Fan Kerry with empty eyes.

Fan Kerry nodded seriously:"Of course."

……

At the same time, the on-site director played a slow-motion replay of what had just happened.

The picture is frame by frame. Delph kicked the ball out of the sideline first. Ashraf made a move to close his foot, but because the distance was too close, he still kicked Delph's fibula.

BBC commentator Lineker shook his head and said:"Achraf Hakimi is still too young and should not fight for such a ball. However, I have to say that Michael Oliver's penalty is still relatively harsh. Personally, I think it is a yellow card. That's enough."

Manchester United head coach Mourinho stood on the sidelines and spread his hands to vent his dissatisfaction.

Although he knows it will have no effect, he must bring pressure to Oliver so that the team can avoid similar harsh penalties in the next game.

The right back was sent off and the defense could only be supplemented by replacing forward players.

Lukaku needs to be retained as a fulcrum, Van Kerry is Manchester United's hope for winning, and the only choices are Rashford and Lingard.

Mourinho finally set his sights on Lingard. Rashford is faster and has good physical fitness. He can make corresponding contributions to the team's offense in the next game, so he decided to sacrifice Lingard.

After clearing his thoughts, Mourinho took the initiative to touch the head of the sad Ashraf and patted his right shoulder to express comfort.

Ashraf is still young, so it doesn't matter if he pays some tuition fees. It doesn't matter even if he loses in the end. After all, there is still the second leg of the Manchester City derby.

"papapaappapaaaaaaa——"

The Manchester United fans in the audience took a tolerant attitude towards Ashraf's red card and used thunderous applause to appease the unhappy Ashraf.

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The scene of Fan Kerry comforting Achraf was captured by the on-site director. PP sports commentator Zhan Jun said loudly:"The new European Golden Ball Mr. Fan Kerry is more and more like a captain. Judging from his age, Achraf is even older than him." More than two months older"

"Van Kerry is a typical young man. Otherwise... he would not have won the European Ballon d'Or when he was only 18 years old, let alone become the youngest captain of the Dutch national team."

Commentator Zhang Lu said in a deep voice.

At this time, Delph, who had been examined by the Manchester City team doctor, stood up pretending to be in pain, walked carefully to the outside of the stadium, then jumped twice more, nodded solemnly, and expressed his disapproval. It's no big deal.

How could the Manchester United fans in the audience not know that Delph was acting?

"wuwuuwuuwuuuuuuuuu——"

As a result, the overwhelming boos poured down again, sweeping the entire stadium.

Before the game restarted, Manchester United replaced Lingard with Luke Shaw.

Luke Shaw's appearance also brought about Mourinho's latest tactical adjustment. He ran to the left side of the defense and Ashley Young came to the right.

Manchester United, with one less player to play, actually has nothing to adjust. It is nothing more than strengthening the defense and leaving the offense completely to Van Kerry.

Of course, Mourinho is very ambitious. He hid murderous intentions even when the team was fully defensive, obviously waiting for an opportunity to expand the score.

At the beginning, Manchester United could rely on the tacit cooperation and active fighting between the players to keep the defense intact. As the continuous defensive time increased, the physical fitness of the defensive players continued to decline.

Manchester United, with one less player to play, exposed a huge problem in the continuous defense process. In the 63rd minute, De Bruyne sent a precise guidance from the right at 45 degrees. The football flew over the heads of Van Dijk and Aguero from the front point and suddenly made a diagonal pass. Sane arrived in the penalty area and succeeded in shooting in front of Bailly's defense.

De Gea, who had maintained a good competitive condition all the way, was really helpless when faced with a late shot from the small penalty area line, and was beyond his reach.

The Manchester United fans at Old Trafford were silent, and the Manchester City fans seized the opportunity to vent hysterically.

Manchester United had one less player to play, and they saw the hope of overtaking the score and winning the game!

Mourinho made prompt substitutions again to stabilize the situation.

In the choice of substitutions, Mourinho finally chose to keep Lukaku and remove Rashford.

In the 65th minute, Van de Beek replaced Rashford and came on as a substitute to strengthen the defense in the midfield and maintain the ability to pass forward.

He never expected that Mourinho's wrong choice would put him beyond his reach.

It's not that Van de Beek made a big mistake when he came off the bench, but that Lukaku who stayed behind once again became the background for Manchester United to concede goals.

In the 68th minute of the game, Herrera committed a foul on the right side of the defense. Referee Oliver withstood the pressure from all the Manchester United fans and awarded Manchester City a well-positioned direct free kick.

David Silva took a 45-degree direct free kick on the left rib. The runs of Kompany, Otamendi and Sane took away the defense of Matic, Van Dijk, Bailly and Herrera. Attention, Lukaku, who was guarding the back point, used his non-dominant right foot to make a clearance.

No one expected that Lukaku failed to control his footwork when clearing the ball with his non-dominant foot, causing a disaster. He kicked the football on Van Dijk's back and bounced right in front of Otamendi, who reacted quickly. , volleyed sideways.

Another shot from within the small penalty area, De Gea was really excited to watch the ball.

Otamendi scored to help Manchester City take the lead!

He was so excited that he ran with his arms wide open!

He has been reduced to Van Carey's background many times in the past. This time... he rectified his name!

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun's voice rose an octave and he said loudly:"Ashraf's red card was a turning point. Sane and Otamendi scored two goals in just five minutes, leading the score and defeating Shao Da. For a one-man Manchester United, it is undoubtedly adding insult to injury!"

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