Chapter 165
The game was a big success.
Finally, this much-anticipated battle came to an end. Arsenal defeated the powerful opponent Manchester United with a slight advantage with a wonderful goal and successfully won this crucial battle.
This victory not only allowed Arsenal to move one step further in the standings and consolidate their second place in the league, but also boosted the team's morale.
In the post-match selection, goalkeeper Lei Ming was unsurprisingly elected as the most valuable player (MVP) of the game again.
His outstanding performance in the game became one of the key factors for Arsenal's victory.
Facing the tide-like attack of Manchester United, Lei Ming made many wonderful saves and kept the goal intact. He built an indestructible defense for the team with his stable and excellent command.
Lei Ming's heroic performance won the cheers and applause of the fans, and his teammates also congratulated him. The young goalkeeper has gradually grown into the mainstay of the team's defense. His future is undoubtedly full of infinite possibilities, and everyone is more and more convinced of Lei Ming's position as captain.
Especially Santos.
Although the only goal of this game was scored by Santos, who performed well, to be honest, he said he was not jealous of the best player of the game, and Lei should have won this award.
In fact, even he himself was not satisfied with his performance before scoring on the court. He was almost out of sight because he was defended by his opponent.
After the game, Lei Ming once again became the focus of attention and received a lot of attention.
Especially after the game, even Mourinho, who never liked to comment on his opponents, talked about his views on Lei Ming at the press conference.
"Lei is very good, I have always known this. It is not surprising that he won the MVP of this game, and I firmly believe that he will become one of the top goalkeepers in the future."
Almost no one among the reporters present expected that Mourinho would give such high praise to the Arsenal captain.
Wenger on the side also praised his disciple generously.
This night, Arsenal once again became the subject of many fans' after-dinner talk, and Lei Ming was indeed known by more fans.
However, Lei Ming did not pay much attention to the disturbing public opinion, but instead put more energy into the game.
On December 8, the wind was cold, but Arsenal's home was very lively.
Today, they will face the last opponent in the Europa League - BATE Borisov. Led by the old captain Mertesacker, Arsenal II stepped onto the court with full confidence.
After the game started, Arsenal quickly entered the state, showing its conventional strength of being strong when facing weak opponents.
The players cooperated well, the offense was smooth and the defense was impregnable.
Every pass and shot drew cheers from the audience.
In the end, Arsenal defeated their opponents with an amazing score of 6:0, creating a brilliant record.
In this season's Europa League, Arsenal performed well, winning all six games and dominating Group H.
In the recent Premier League, they were also unstoppable, only two points behind the leader Manchester City, ranking second in the standings.
Arsenal fans are ecstatic about the team's current achievements, and are also very proud of their performance.
Such an achievement is something that most fans would not even dare to think about before the season. If someone told them so, the other party would definitely be laughed at for knowing nothing about Arsenal.
However, in fact, the new generation of Gunners really did it!
At this moment, I don't know how many Gunners fans were excited and burst into tears.
In the following period of time, whenever there is a game, the fans will almost be concerned about it, and they will also ask about the game of Manchester City next door in their spare time.
0:3 away to Southampton.
0:5 away to West Ham United again, Lacazette also got his first hat trick since joining Arsenal in this game, and he was undoubtedly elected the best player of the game.
2:0 home victory over New York United.
2:1 home victory over Liverpool. It is worth mentioning that in this game, Liverpool's center forward Firmino finally completed the requirements he made to himself before the game, and also broke the record of this season.
Although the Reds still failed to win at the Emirates Stadium, Firmino, the only goal scorer of Liverpool in this game, was quite satisfied with the result.
At least, he proved to his peers with practical actions that this abnormal goalkeeper was not a real god, he was just more powerful. Look, I scored a goal! Hahahaha.
Firmino's breakthrough really gave hope to many Premier League strikers. Some guys who originally felt humble when facing Arsenal Lei Ming also became more confident.
As the person involved, Lei Ming was not frustrated about losing the zero-block record. Facing such a dense schedule in the Premier League, he could not make zero mistakes.
Firmino's goal was close in distance, and the uncertainty after the header led to the fact that although he judged the direction correctly, he only touched a little bit of the ball, and this little bit ultimately could not change the flight path of the ball and fly into the goal.
At the same time, he also really saw what a dense schedule is. This is completely different from when he was in Monaco last season. Although Arsenal is still a team that does not participate in the Champions League, it is so busy. It is conceivable that other Premier League teams participating in the Champions League will be like this!
It is no wonder that some people in the Premier League have always emphasized the importance of bench depth.
As the season progresses, Arsenal's upward momentum continues. They have almost always been closely biting Manchester City. Wenger knows that they must wait for the opportunity with enough patience.
For the championship dream of this league, he even worked more hours than before.
So far, the Premier League has passed 21 rounds, and Arsenal is still two points behind. Under this situation, Manchester City's players feel very anxious.
Finally, when the game came to the 22nd round, the Premier League leader Manchester City gave the Gunners a chance to move up.
This is a game where Manchester City faced Crystal Palace away.
According to reason and logic, Manchester City is first in the league, while Crystal Palace is seventeenth, a team with one foot halfway into the relegation zone. The two teams are almost incomparable in terms of configuration or value.