Van Gaal sat on the coach's seat, looking calm and composed.

He didn't take Leverkusen and Schmidt seriously at all.

Were they even worth Rooney and Mata?

The Manchester derby was only four days away!

...

Everyone's eyes followed the trajectory of the soccer ball to the right flank.

Lingard chested the ball down.

Before Bellarabi could extend his long, dark leg to block him.

He instantly burst into speed.

Sprinting in Leverkusen's half.

"Manchester United's number 35, young player Jesse Lingard!"

"He is also one of the excellent players from Manchester United's youth academy! Just returned from a loan spell at Derby County!"

"Many Premier League legends consider him to be the English Iniesta!"

"His running posture isn't standard, and his speed isn't very fast... He's going inside?! Isn't he going to pass? Martial has already run into open space!"

...

Amidst the cheers of the entire stadium.

Lingard didn't advance quickly along the flank.

Instead, he dribbled the ball straight towards the center!

Schmidt couldn't help but curl his lips:

As expected, he's just a little noob without much match experience! He's not fast, and his footwork is rough... If Manchester United assistant coach Giggs were on the field, he might have made Leverkusen's defense panic.

What happened next.

Made the Leverkusen coach unable to laugh at all!

Kramer and Bender simultaneously pinched Lingard!

One extended a foot.

The other slid in for a tackle.

"He's going to lose the ball!"

"He should have passed to Martial earlier... Beautiful!"

An earth-shattering cheer erupted at Old Trafford!

Lingard faced Leverkusen's midfield barrier combination.

He didn't use any fancy feints.

He didn't pass the ball.

He didn't slow down.

He used the outside of his left foot to push the ball to the right.

Barely avoiding Kramer's extended foot.

Just as the soccer ball was about to leave his control.

He flicked the ball with the tip of his right foot!

Turned around smartly!

Dodging Bender's flying tackle!

Suddenly accelerated!

Dribbling the ball quickly towards Leverkusen's backfield!

"Wonderful! Terrifying ball control!"

"Still not passing? Depay has also run into position!"

Leverkusen's defenders never expected their own double defensive midfielders to be unable to stop a Manchester United youngster!

Hilbert closely followed Depay.

Jonathan Tah marked Martial.

In this way.

Lingard only had Papadopoulos and Borges in front of him!

"Barrera is also making a late run from the flank!"

"Leverkusen is in danger now!"

Thirty-meter zone.

Lingard faced the Leverkusen defender rushing to intercept.

A change of direction!

Opening up a shooting angle!

Before Borges could run to a defensive position.

He slammed the outside of his foot fiercely on the soccer ball!

Creating a bizarre, arrow-like arc!

Leno leaped to make a save!

Just a little bit away from touching the soccer ball!

When Leverkusen's net was lifted high.

Old Trafford erupted!

1:0!!!

Martial opened his arms.

But didn't get a hug.

Lingard ran past him, minding his own business.

Dancing a rhythmic dance by the corner flag!

"Goal!"

"Wonderful! Youngster Lingard put on a fantastic performance in Leverkusen's half, beating four players in a row on a mazy run!"

"Unexpected long shot! Leno did his best!"

"I have to say, Van Gaal is very bold in his use of young players! Manchester United's bench also has u19 captain Rashford and Januzaj!"

"We believe that after this group of youngsters grow up, Manchester United will return to the top of Europe in a few years!"

"Lingard scores a long shot! Manchester United 1:0 Leverkusen!"

Dragon Country live broadcast room.

The barrage of comments went wild.

-[This little noob is awesome! I thought he would lose the ball in midfield!]

-[He's not physically strong, and he's not very fast, so why can he disrupt Leverkusen's defense? English Iniesta...]

-[Don't really compare him to Iniesta! It's 2015! The players trained by the Premier League youth academy are really not that bad, look at the replay, his dribbling and change of direction, his touch rhythm, completely crushes the defense of mid-tier teams in the top five leagues.]

-[I think it's because Leverkusen's defense doesn't know enough about this type of player.]

-[Even a broken ship has three nails left, it's easy for Manchester United to beat Leverkusen.]

....

On the sidelines.

Van Gaal wasn't too excited.

He just simply applauded.

As if this goal was very natural in his eyes.

"The game has just begun, Leverkusen hasn't tasted the real bitterness yet."

On the other side.

Schmidt's face was ashen.

He beckoned Bender and Kramer over, whispering non-stop.

His hands were also gesturing constantly.

In the corner of the bench.

Li Kang was also slightly surprised: So the Lingard of 2015 was so strong?

....

The game restarted from the center circle.

Kießling passed the ball back to Çalhanoğlu.

The midfields and front lines of both formations began a fierce collision.

The soccer ball passed quickly under the feet of Leverkusen's players.

Unfortunately.

They simply couldn't advance to the thirty-meter zone.

Herrera and Fellaini, these two central midfielders who are also excellent in defensive midfield positions, completely restricted Çalhanoğlu.

The latter was completely unable to pass the ball in the first instance.

Resulting in an extremely slow pace of Leverkusen's offensive advancement.

As long as Çalhanoğlu tried to break free a few times.

His static ball-holding ability was completely crushed by Herrera.

If it wasn't for Kießling retreating to receive the ball.

Manchester United would have already completed a counterattack.

And on the wing.

Bellarabi kept spewing trash talk at Lingard.

But Lingard had a smiling expression on his face.

"The game is fierce, Bellarabi and Lingard are talking and laughing."

"Friendships built on the field as opponents are not uncommon, such as Messi and Nesta, Ronaldo and Godín... This is the charm of soccer!"

...

Leverkusen's winger was angry, roaring ferociously, "Are you fucking mute too?!"

He suddenly realized that Lingard probably didn't understand German...

A moment later.

Bellarabi received a pass from his teammate.

And was about to get rid of Lingard.

Bang!

Barrera rushed forward from behind, making a fierce sliding tackle!

Bellarabi and the ball were brought down!

"No foul! The soccer ball was tackled out of bounds first! Young player Barrera, his style is a bit similar to Evra back then!"

"Barrera is looking down and caring about Bellarabi's injury."

"I have to say, Manchester United's batch of young players have very good sportsmanship! The Premier League youth academy has always attached great importance to the ideological education of young players!"

...

On the field.

Barrera lowered his head and fiercely warned Bellarabi.

"This is Old Trafford! Shut your stinking mouth!"

Bellarabi "innocently" raised his hands to protest to the referee.

The team doctor quickly entered the field to check on his injury after getting permission.

Çalhanoğlu looked helpless:

Fellaini and Herrera are too disgusting.

Like Ferguson's chewing gum, they keep sticking to him.

Schmidt began to make offensive gestures to his two full-backs.

Not far away.

Van Gaal smiled.

"Why would a Bundesliga team establish a player with such poor physical confrontation ability as the core of the midfield organization, does he think he's Riquelme?"

"The abilities of Leverkusen's other players are not weak, it's too wasteful."

"Our little De Gea is about to fall asleep!"