On 10 August 2018, the 18-19 Premier League season officially began, with the opening match at Old Trafford, with Paul Pogba's penalty and Luke. Shaw's volley helped United get off to a great start. FC United's new season debut came just two days later, also in Manchester, where the Reds faced the Hammers West Ham United on the Red Course.

West Ham United finished 14th last season, David United. Moyes left London at the end of the season, and Pellegrini, who had just left Huaxia in Hebei Province, returned to the Premier League and became the head coach of the Hammers.

West Ham United's signings were no small, with a €100 million transfer investment bringing Felipe. Anderson, Diop, Yarmolenko, Fabianski and Wilshere and other famous players have not lost their main players last season, the team's strength has been greatly improved, and the goal of the new season is directly aimed at the European zone.

Even after meeting the new Europa League winner in the first round, Pellegrini did not think that West Ham United would be weaker than FC United.

"I haven't met Lu Wei, but I admire what he has done, FC United is a very young team, their players are very dynamic, the manager is very dynamic, I just left China, it's a very magical land, Lu Wei is also a very amazing coach, but our players are also very good, and on Sunday I believe you will see a magical game."

Lu Wei also made no secret of his praise for the West Ham team.

'I think last season was just their luck, David is also a very capable manager, 14th place in the Premier League is indeed a bit out of line with his true level with West Ham, it's great to see Mr Pellegrini again in the Premier League, his coaching style is worth learning from, I'm looking forward to what West Ham have done this season, of course, Sunday's game will definitely be won by our Reds."

Both teams have a Academy player playing for each other, and under Lu Wei's operation, Bowen and Rice swapped clubs last season. Bowen was not the team's main winger at first, until David. David Moyes only became a regular in the squad after taking over, delivering 11 goals and four assists in his debut Premier League season, which also led him to be nominated as a candidate for the Premier League Young Player of the Season.

Rice's situation is similar to Bowen's, except that Bowen is not trusted by the previous manager, while Lu Wei hopes that Rice can precipitate himself, FC United has enough patience and time to make Rice a more terrifying defensive iron gate than in his previous life.

Sunday's red pitch was packed, and the crowd of nearly 30,000 people put a huge pressure on West Ham United's players, and Lu Wei did not choose a more conservative style of play in his new season debut, and the starters chose a large number of new signings who had not yet formed a tacit understanding with their teammates.

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas, right-back Tete, centre-backs Pepe and Tarkovski, left-back Robertson, double backs Jorginho and Rice, left-winger Saint-Maximine, right-winger Sancho, forward Grealish and centre-forward Shupomotin.

It is not the 433 formation that FC United often uses, but a 4321 with a double back, Giroud, Matuidi, Trippier and Maguire, the four players who have played all seven World Cup games are sitting on the bench to rest, they only returned to the team in the middle of the team's pre-season training, and Lu Wei will not let them easily play until their fitness recovers to 100%.

West Ham also have all new signings on the side, goalkeeper Fabianschi, right-back Fredericks, central defenders Obonne and Diop, left-back Masukouku, back-back Kuyat, central midfielder Noble, forward Wilshere, left winger Anderson, right winger Bowen and centre Arnautovic.

The same 4231 formation, except that FC United's midfield playmaker core is back Jorginho, Rice is responsible for midfield protection, and West Ham United's midfield core is their loyal fighter Noble and former Arsenal prince Wilshere.

In the first half of the match, neither team caused too much threatening attack on the other, everyone can see that the players on the field are slowly looking for the rhythm of the game, the only 22 players on the grass are the goalkeepers of both sides, Pepe and Kouyat, while Costa Rica and Poland have not qualified from the group, Portugal and Senegal have also stopped at the quarterfinals, and everyone now needs time to adjust to the rhythm of the official game.

Just when the fourth official raised the sign for three minutes of first-half stoppage time and everyone was relieved, FC United scored.

Jorginho took the ball at the back, and under the cover of Rice, no West Ham players came up to press, and after looking up at the running position of his teammates, he raised his foot to make a long pass.

The football flew straight to the left side of West Ham United's backfield, and Masuku retreated while observing the trajectory of the football's flight, judging the landing point of the ball, so as to squeeze the thin kid to free the ball.

But he underestimated Sancho's physical fitness, although Sancho is only 18 years old, the body has not yet fully developed, but in the years of Newton Heath training, physical fitness has been greatly improved, and also very self-disciplined, strictly following the training and diet plan customized for him by the physical coach and club nutritionist, now Sancho is much more self-disciplined than Manchester United's Sancho.

Although Sancho lost to Masuku in the competition for position and was stopped by Masuku behind, Sancho has been arching Masuku forward with his body, preventing him from jumping comfortably to relieve him.

Masuku was also shocked in his heart, but he didn't expect that this smelly kid had the strength to be not lost to himself, Masuku is a Congolese descendant born in France, and has been selected for the French U18 youth team many times, but has never received a call to the adult national team, but this year the Congolese Football Association has come with news that it is ready to accept this Frenchman with African blood.

Masuku is not a full-back known for his speed and strength, but being of African descent makes him proud enough of his physicality.

But just as he jumped up with confidence to put the ball back, he found that the height of the jump was not as high as expected, Sancho pulled his shirt behind him, and now there was no way to head the ball back to FC United's half.

"What to do? Whether to push back or push the ball out of the touchline. "

On the football field, the most taboo thing is to hesitate in the face of unexpected situations, and Masuku paid the price for his contempt. After touching his head, the football did not fly towards the half of FC United or out of the sideline, but slowly landed at the feet of Grealish.

Two years of Championship experience did not consume Grealish's talent, a lot of game experience and a brutal game environment allowed Grealish to develop a very good reaction and handling of the ball, turning and stopping as soon as he won the ball, past West Ham captain Noble, and dribbled the ball into the heart of West Ham United with a very fast frequency.

Passing the ball to Sancho in front of Diop, Sancho has completely thrown off Masuku with speed, did not slow down after receiving the ball, directly dribbled the ball into the box, and passed the ball back to Grealish in front of the small penalty area line, and Grealish met the ball with a push.

Although he touched the ball with the arch of his foot, the ball was not slow at all, and it didn't even have much arc to fly into the gate of West Ham United. Grealish scored his first goal at his new club in his Reds debut.

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