FC United's next two rounds of Premier League matches will also be played at home, so the players are free from the fatigue caused by the hard work, returning to Manchester with a big victory, Lu Wei gave the players a day off to recover. It only took two days to prepare for the match against Swansea.

Even with only two days to prepare, the Black Swans, struggling on the edge of the relegation zone, were no match for the Red Rebels and another big 4-0 victory, with Lozano finishing with two goals, Grimes and Daniel. James scored one goal each, not only pushing his opponent deeper into the relegation zone, but also returning to third place.

Four days later, RB Leipzig did not eat well on the red court, and Lu Wei did not send the entire main squad in this game, but let Rice, Sancho, Daniel. James and Zinchenko had several youngsters who had a rare chance to start in the European knockout rounds, and several youngsters showed their 120% form.

Daniel, who has just made a mark in the league. James scored again, and in a counter-attack, Sancho dribbled the ball from the right to the middle, and Maddison and Balbosa crossed in succession to pass the ball to the unmarked Daniel. At James's feet, the DJ, who had plenty of time to adjust, wasted the opportunity and pushed the ball into the near corner of the goal.

A 5-0 lead on aggregate signalled an early end to the match, with neither team scoring another goal as FC United easily reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League, where they eliminated Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals.

Marseille also scored five goals in the two-legged elimination of Athletic Bilbao, with a 2-1 and 3-1 victory respectively, and the attacking firepower was equally good. Of the eight teams, Marseille and FC United are the only two teams to reach the main stage from the Europa League qualifying round, and they are also third in their respective leagues.

Due to the international break, FC United had only two league games to play before the Europa League quarter-finals, against Crystal Palace and Newcastle United, and the Reds also gave their best to win these two matches.

With the World Cup just over two months away, the international break is basically a visit to the players by national teams, and as one of the best performing English teams this season, FC United has also been selected for Gareth Southgate's scouting list.

Maguire has become the main central defender of the national team, and Tarkovsky, who cooperates with him at the club, was also selected for this friendly match, and Tafnir, who has never been in the England national team in history, was also selected for this tournament, although knowing that there are already three top right-backs in Arnold, Walker and Trippier, it is difficult for Southgate to take Tavernir to Russia, but being selected for the national team can still prove Tafnir's strength.

FC United were selected for the England national team for the first time, in addition to the "twin towers", as well as James. Maddison, Madison and Ali have been dubbed by the media as England's new midfield future, and the two are just over half a month away from their birth dates, and unlike Tarkovsky and Talenir, Madison is likely to be selected in the final World Cup squad with Harry Maguire this time.

As soon as Madison's three were selected for the national team, the Newton Heath base seemed even more empty, and even Zinchenko and Tate, who were substitutes at the club, were taken away by their respective national teams, leaving only a few Englishmen who were not selected for the national team.

Hayden, Webster and Pingnock three Englishmen you look at me and I look at you, showing a knowing smile, they all thought about hoping to enter the national team's scouting list, Hayden also has some hope, the current England national team does not have a good defensive back except for Dale.

Webster and Pinnock have little hope, Pinnock still has the opportunity to participate in international competitions, his father is Jamaican, has dual British and Jamaican citizenship, and may be selected for the Jamaica national team in the future.

Webster looked enviously at Ramsdale, Rice and Sancho who were chatting together, they were still young, they had outstanding talent and they would definitely become part of the England national team in the future, FC

United had a total of 14 English players, which was tied for fourth place among all Premier League teams and the most of the top seven teams.

Lu Wei has not intended to turn FC United into a mercenary team since becoming a manager, and although there are not many English among the world's top players, Lu Wei's recruitment plan is not to put together 11 stars for the team, and football is not a game in which 11 big stars can win all the games.

A mature team must have an unshakable core, a main force that can stand alone, and role players who can stand up when the team needs it, and Lu Wei's team building ideas are also built around this core.

Robertson, Maguire, Matuidi, Lozano and Olivier Giroud are the team's unshakable absolute workhorses, and other positions will be arranged according to tactical needs, Webster, Grimes and Daniel. James is also willing to sit on the bench waiting for his chance, and he can adjust his game when he plays.

Lu Wei also uses rotation for long seasons, and he will never risk playing when a player is not fit or at risk of injury, and the only time the team has not played a game in the season is third goalkeeper Olerenshaw.

Aurrenshaw has been the team's third goalkeeper since the 13-14 season, and only captain Robertson is older than him, and the total number of appearances for the team in five seasons can be counted on a pair of hands, and all of them have played in the lower league cup matches, and there is not even a record of appearances in these two seasons.

However, he was born in Newton Heath and did not think about leaving his hometown team, FC United First Team is only he and Tarkovsky are real Newton Heaths, none of the other English players are Manchester local, Lu Wei is also happy to have such a player as a mascot in the team, there is no requirement to play, and can get closer to local fans.

The only risk is that when both the team's first and second goalkeepers are injured or suspended, the team will have to deal with key games with such a goalkeeper who is only at the level of League Two, but such things are difficult to happen, and Lu Wei has watched the game for more than two decades, and this kind of encounter was seen at Chelsea ten years ago.

Chelsea's first goalkeeper Petr Cech had just returned from surgery and was injured again not long after, as was second goalkeeper Kudinic, who had to play with third goalkeeper Hilario throughout the winter, who was still contentious, losing just one goal in 18 games and keeping a clean sheet in the Champions League against Barcelona.

This kind of thing is difficult to encounter today, when the level of medical and youth training is becoming more and more developed, and the team's third goalkeeper can play either in an insignificant cup match, or the team has been honored to let the third goalkeeper also play and enjoy the cheers of the fans.

With the Europa League quarter-finals of the 17-18 season:

FC United [England] VS Marseille [France

] Arsenal [England] VS CSKA Moscow [Russia

] Atletico Madrid [Spain] VS Atletico Lisbon [Portugal

] Lazio [Italy] VS Red Bull Salzburg [Austria].

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