Wolverhampton Wanderers was in danger of being investigated by the Premier League committee, which made Ferguson the target of ridicule in Fleet Street.
This came from Ferguson's post-match comments on the game.
With a 3: 0 victory over the newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United seemed to have won easily at home. However, the pressure on the Red Devils for the game was imaginable after the previous 0: 1 loss to Aston Villa and the fact that the rear defensive line was extremely disorganized. After the game, Ferguson did not praise his players first. Instead, he gave his praise to the opponent.
"It was a difficult night because Wolverhampton Wanderers caused us a lot of trouble."
Ferguson said, "They had a lot of pressure on the ball. They tackled every ball fiercely and they played very smart. It would not be a surprise if they won on the weekend."
"We spent a long time taking the initiative in the game into our own hands."
Ferguson added, "I think the turning point of the game was that we could continuously create opportunities. This could be reflected from the beginning of the game."
"Although the game was difficult, once we scored, we played very comfortably. When we scored the second goal, the game was basically over. I'm very satisfied with the result."
The Premier League committee began to investigate Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ferguson's post-match comments were a slap in the face. Even the chief sports columnist of The Times commented that if the Red Devils thought it was difficult to face the Wolverhampton Wanderers reserve team, then Manchester United should now be in the relegation zone!
Chelsea, who started the game on the same day as Manchester United, defeated Portsmouth 2: 1 at Stamford Bridge.
On the second day of the round, Arsenal took the lead to challenge Burnley.
After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Arsenal, who were massacred by Liverpool 7: 1 in the previous round at Anfield, failed to take down their opponent. The 1: 1 score made the gap between Arsenal and their competitors in the BIG4 Group widen.
For the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, his mood fluctuated like a tidal wave.
Last weekend, the Gunners had suffered a crushing defeat against the Red Army. With a heavy heart, Wenger announced that the team needed to actively adjust and change. His words were still lingering in the air when Arsenal was forced into a 1: 1 draw with the newly promoted team, Burnley.
Due to Chelsea and Manchester United's victories in the BIG4, Arsenal was four points behind Liverpool, who were one game short, six points behind Manchester United, and five points behind Chelsea. The situation became even more grim.
Arsenal's draw made Wenger extremely unhappy. He also took the opportunity to attack the Premier League's competition schedule.
According to the schedule, Hull City was supposed to face off against Everton today, but because the Toffee had to participate in the European competition, the date of the match was brought forward to November.
This made Wenger furious. "I think the Premier League should adhere to the most basic concept, which is to arrange the schedule in a reasonable way. The guy who came up with this season's schedule must have graduated from a special school. His IQ makes me feel inferior. I can assert that he must have never really played football before. The current situation is like this: sometimes a team has just finished a European mission and it is forced to face two games a week, but some teams are not like this. We played two away games last weekend and in the middle of this week, and we have to play Hull City at home on Saturday. The Hull City team is not a team that has two games a week. This is not only a blow to Arsenal, but also to our opponent, Burnley. "
After venting his dissatisfaction, Wenger turned the conversation back to the game. "I don't want to accept such an outcome, but this is the truth. I should bear a lot of responsibility for Arsenal's performance in this game. "
They did not take down Burnley in the away game, and the goal scorer, Fàbregas, left the game early. For Wenger, this was a double loss.
Speaking of Fàbregas, the Arsenal manager said, "He was injured in the game, but I can't guarantee how long he will be out. He definitely won't be able to play in the next game."
Arsenal suffered from a shortage of players due to the numerous injuries, which was also an important reason why the Gunners had been unable to maintain a stable performance this season. However, in Wenger's view, there were other factors that caused the team to fall behind. One of them was that Arsenal's competitors won too easily.
In Manchester United's 3: 0 victory over the Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Wolverhampton Wanderers manager, McCarthy, almost sent a pure substitute lineup. Wenger certainly took note of this. "It was too easy for Manchester United to get three points because their opponents were simply too weak to withstand a single blow. Wolverhampton Wanderers almost gave away points to Manchester United. In this way, our season competition with Manchester United became 37 games, not 38. This is a problem with the credibility of the Premier League, a problem with the entire league, not my problem. "
Originally, Comain was good at psychological warfare, but the external environment gave him the conditions to fight back against Ferguson.
On the evening before the start of Liverpool's game, Comain attended a pre-match press conference at the Melwood Training Ground. He said in a sarcastic tone, "The Manchester United manager said that Liverpool's opponents underestimated Liverpool and that Manchester United had become the target of public criticism because of their status as the defending champions. If the opponent sending their reserve team to play will put a lot of pressure on Manchester United, then I also hope that Liverpool can become the target of public criticism. However, our opponents never send out their reserve team, but use their strongest lineup to play against us. "
Comain was not in a good mood today. During training, Torres and Gerard both had minor injuries and needed to be on the substitute list for tomorrow's game. The former was not feeling well during training, and the latter was accidentally injured by Qin Xiong in the match.
Therefore, Comain simply turned his depression into anger and vented it on Manchester United.
Qin Xiong drove away from the Melwood Training Ground after training. There were groups of reporters outside who wanted to interview him.
He thought that Fleet Street already knew that he had accidentally injured Gerrard in the training, and he thought that it was necessary to explain. So he stopped the car on the street outside the training base and sat in the driver's seat, ready to say a few words.
"Qin Xiong, Liverpool has drawn Real Madrid in the Champions League 18 final. You're about to face Real Madrid, and it's an old club. What do you think?"
Qin Xiong sat in the car and froze. He did not expect it to not be about the training.
He thought about it and said, "I think it's a good draw. At least I don't have to adapt to the Bernabéu venue."
After he finished speaking, he smiled and drove away.
Torres and Gerard would be on the substitute list. The Red Army fans were worried when they learned about it, but they still had a cheerful attitude. Some fans joked, "The Football Association will ask Liverpool to explain why Torres and Gerard are on the bench!"
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