Chapter 391 When Wearing a Hat Becomes a Habit

The lineups of both sides were then broadcast live:

Blackburn lineup (4-4-2): Friedel; Neal, Todd, Nelson, Gray; Bentley, Savage, Tugaj, Pedelson; Couch, Bellamy

Manchester United lineup (4-3-3): Edwin van der Sar; Brown, Vidic, Pique, Evra; Park Ji-sung, Scholes, Giggs; Fletcher, Dong Fangzhuo, Rossi

"Judging from Blackburn's lineup, Hughes will have to fight against his old club. The game will definitely not be easy!"

Lineker smelled war.

Manchester United suffered a humiliating draw with Bourne in the FA Cup. Blackburn Rovers have sent out most of their main lineup this time in the League Cup. New aid Evra signed in the winter transfer also appeared.

The Blackburn coach replaced Dickov with Kuchi in the lineup. Manchester United eliminated Blackburn in the 2003 League Cup, but in the past four meetings, Blackburn had the upper hand with 3 wins and 1 loss.

This is a terrible record, and Manchester United still suffers. The game Manchester United won was the first round of the league this season.

Blackburn got a chance in just 24 seconds of the opening. Former Arsenal midfielder Bentley made a pass near the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area. Savage's left-footed volley shot from 10 yards in the middle was blocked by Edwin van der Sar with his legs.

"Sure enough, Blackburn are not to be booed."

Blackburn missed the opportunity again in the 5th minute. Pedelson made a pass from the left. Fletcher, who returned to defend, failed to make a clearance. Bentley, who was farther away, also missed the opportunity 6 yards in front of the goal.

"Just a little bit closer, Manchester United will concede two goals first!"

The shocked Manchester United did not stabilize their position until the 9th minute. Although the defense was still unreliable, the offense was still sharp!

New aid Evra passed a diagonal pass from the left. Fletcher broke into the penalty area and passed the ball back near the bottom line on the right side. Dong Fangzhuo, who followed up, pushed the ball with his right foot from 14 yards on the right rib of the penalty area.

"goal!"

"Dong, he is now in a scoring spurt period."

"He also scored in the League Cup."

"Nelson and Todd still haven't learned their lesson. Didn't they see what happened to Campbell and Kolo Toure? Wouldn't the ball be over if the Chinese Dong rushed it?"

Blackburn coach Hughes immediately cursed from the sidelines.

He has quite a bad temper. In his opinion, the central defender is two pigs!

United took a comfortable lead and then continued to pile pressure on Blackburn.

In the 15th minute, Rossi made a pass from the left. Dong Fangzhuo grabbed the spot and turned back. Scholes shot low from 20 yards in the middle, but it was confiscated by Friedel.

Then Blackburn immediately counterattacked quickly. Bentley made a pass from the left. Pique pushed the ball out, but the ball fell in front of Bellamy. Bellamy fired a half-volley from the left edge of the penalty area!

Van der Sar's save was quite beautiful, but unfortunately the ball still flew into the blind corner.

"g!"

erful!”

"1:1."

"Blackburn was unwilling to surrender, and Bellamy staged a violent aesthetic."

Of course, Manchester United did not show weakness and they continued to strengthen their offense. Both sides traded blows in midfield.

In the 30th minute, Scholes counterattacked quickly with the ball in the middle, and then made a clever pass. Rossi, who was unguarded, broke into the penalty area. Todd left Dong Fangzhuo to block him, but Rossi made a clever dunk and avoided his block. Then Nelson ran over, but Rossi hit Dong Fangzhuo, who scored with a powerful shot from 16 yards on the right side of the penalty area.

"Oh, is this another hat trick?"

"Rossi could have hit the goal but chose to pass the ball to the captain."

"2:1!"

In the 33rd minute, Bellamy was dissatisfied with the penalty and was given a yellow card.

Manchester United fans were not happy for long. Blackburn tied the score again in the 36th minute. Nelson made a long pass from the left, and Kuchi headed the ball. After Pedelson got rid of Brown, he shot a right foot into the far corner from 12 yards in the left rib of the penalty area. .

The score became 2:2.

"Another big-scoring game!"

There was a violent scene in the 37th minute. Scholes made a tackle in the frontcourt, but the referee did not give a penalty. Many people at Blackburn also tried to block it with tackles in the backcourt. Scholes was tackled, and Savage and Ford Letcher also fell aside.

At this time, Fletcher suddenly punched Savage who was lying underneath him. Scholes also acted on the side, and referee Stiles also fell to the ground when he was trying to stop the fight. After Fletcher and Scholes were persuaded to leave, Savage lay on the ground in pain. Bentley and Brown came up and almost started fighting again. In the end, Fletcher, Scholes and Savage were all given yellow cards. But Savage, who did nothing, protested the referee's decision...

The referee ignored it and resumed the game.

Savage's free kick from the left was passed into the penalty area and was cleared by Vidic. Pedelson's first volley from outside the center edge of the penalty area was confiscated by Edwin van der Sar.

Manchester United immediately launched a counterattack. Giggs passed the ball to Rossi, but Neal knocked down the latter who broke through quickly in front of the penalty area. Giggs' free kick from 25 yards on the left hit Bentley's shoulder and deflected slightly. Above the beam.

Then Giggs took a left corner kick, and Dong Fangzhuo was sandwiched by Todd and Nelson, but he still grabbed a header 7 yards in front of the goal, but the lack of power in the header was confiscated by Friedel.

Todd and Nelson looked at each other, feeling helpless towards Dong Fangzhuo.

The two sides were tied at 2:2 at halftime. After changing sides and fighting again, Ferguson could no longer hold back. He let Ronaldo and Rooney come on at the same time, and removed Fletcher and Rossi. Manchester United's offense continued to strengthen.

Just at the beginning of the second half, Park Ji-sung stole the ball in midfield and passed it directly to Dong Fangzhuo. Dong Fangzhuo passed the ball diagonally to Rooney, whose shot from 25 yards from the left missed.

Blackburn missed another opportunity in the 49th minute. Bellamy broke through the middle and cleverly distributed the ball. The unguarded Kuchi's shot from 16 yards on the right side of the penalty area missed the near corner.

"Manchester United's luck is extraordinary!"

It was Dong Fangzhuo who solved the problem. Nelson passed the ball to Tugayi.

Dong Fangzhuo intercepted the ball first and then passed the ball to Luo on the right. Luo broke into the left rib of the penalty area and shot into the far corner from 14 yards, but Blackburn's goalkeeper was very brave and lifted the ball with one palm of his right hand.

Park Ji-sung quickly rushed to the wing and got the ball and passed it again!

Rooney nodded the ball in front of the penalty area. Luo attracted the defense in the middle. The ball fell to Dong Fangzhuo's feet. Dong Fangzhuo grabbed the ball with the instep of his left foot before Nelson.

"hat!"

"too crazy!"

"Two hat tricks in a row!"

Taking the lead again, Ferguson immediately replaced Giggs with Smith...

After that, the pace of the game continued at a fast pace, but it entered a stalemate.

Smith and Park Ji-sung swept the midfield. Blackburn's physical fitness declined and he was unable to continue to organize an effective attack.

But the fierce Smith rushed into the penalty area and was hit by Friedel who accidentally broke the back of his head after catching the ball. He was forced to leave the field for treatment.

Taking advantage of this time, Blackburn launched a crazy attack after making substitutions!

In the 81st minute, Bentley made a pass from the right, and Couch hit the top 16 yards from the left rib of the penalty area. Pique watched helplessly as the team was equalized!

3:3!

Ferguson sent out all the main players, but in the end it was still difficult for Blackburn.

In the end, the two sides drew 3:3, ending the first round.

"Dong scored 3 goals, but still couldn't bring a victory to the team..."

"When wearing a hat becomes a habit, it means he has become an excellent forward..." u