Chapter 797: Tang Ye's Talent Boost Choices and the Champions League Quarterfinals

Klopp paced off the sideline.

The Liwupu head coach appeared calm, but in reality, he had run out of options.

Judging by the match, Liwupu needed at least half their players to explode with potential to have a chance of defeating Manchester United; however, several Liwupu players were off their game today.

With less than two minutes remaining, Klopp and the Liwupu fans had already accepted defeat.

"..."

"Beep, beep-beep—!!!"

"The match is over, brothers!"

"3:1!"

Bang bang!

The sound of typing echoed from the live stream room.

Although it was only an EFL Cup title, Manchester United had gone quite some time without winning a trophy, so the fans were now extremely excited to claim this championship.

"Oh! It feels like Manchester United's form is picking up; next, we just wait for the Premier League title."

Wang Chao rubbed his hands together: "Let me check the standings. Hmm... hiss, it feels like Manchester United could clinch the title several rounds early."

After reviewing the standings, Wang Chao scripted what he deemed an appropriate storyline for Manchester United this season.

The EFL Cup title was merely the beginning.

Next would be an early Premier League triumph, followed by the Champions League title!

【Brother Chao, go eat shit; what happened to the promised hat trick by Tang Ye?】

【Awesome, awesome! Watching one live stream cost me five years of my life; streamer, be careful—when Tang Tang Qiuwang returns home, I'll have him beat you up.】

【Secured! Everything is secured!】

【666666】

【Cashed out, cashed out!】

The Huanledou website and the Leisu app were filled with praise.

Although Wang Chao guessed the score incorrectly, it didn't matter, because smart fans hadn't placed their bets based on his suggestions at all.

For a clash between powerhouses like Manchester United and Liwupu, a two-goal margin is fairly standard, so scores like 2:1, 3:1, and 3:2 attracted the most bets.

If you firmly believed in Manchester United and were certain they would win, you could bet on the scores 2:1, 3:1, or 3:2.

But if you didn't believe in Manchester United or were unsure who would win, the situation became terrible, because you would also need to bet on scores like 1:2, 1:3, and so on. However, normal people rarely buy more than six different scorelines at once when purchasing lottery tickets, so you would inevitably overlook some scores you deemed impossible; as a result, you might have bet on 2:1 and 3:2 but missed 3:1.

Tragic!

Truly tragic!

Distrusting Manchester United comes at a steep price!

"Champion!"

"Champion!"

Manchester United fans took over Wembley Stadium, while the Manchester United players on the pitch began their celebrations.

"Haha!"

Tang Ye and Dembélé embraced: "Finally won a championship, damn it."

"There will be more to come!"

Dembélé patted Tang Ye's back, speaking with great confidence.

"Of course!"

Tang Ye clenched his right fist and punched Dembélé's chest: "You don't need to remind me of that."

"Fuck! Haha!"

"United!"

"Man United!"

The Liwupu players on the pitch looked somewhat dejected; since Robertson was right nearby, Tang Ye simply walked over.

"It's alright."

Tang Ye whispered: "You still have the Premier League and the Champions League; just keep fighting."

Suddenly thinking of something, Tang Ye added: "Plus, you still have the FA Cup; we no longer do."

"..."

Robertson remained silent at first, but then lifted his head and fist-bumped Tang Ye: "Thanks."

Tang Ye still had quite a heavy workload; after comforting Robertson, the Manchester United captain went to find Lin Lin Jiade, emphasizing once again that the mistake in the first half didn't matter.

"Jessie, we've already won the championship!"

"We've already won the championship, okay? Stop talking about everything else; lift your head!"

Tang Ye placed both hands on Lin Lin Jiade's head, directly lifting the latter's chin up.

The master used exquisite manual technique to correct Lin Lin Jiade's posture!

"..."

Following Ten Hag, the Manchester United players ascended the podium one after another.

Although it was their first title, Tang Ye remained relatively calm; he told Dembélé that he had already won many championships with Manchester United, so a minor title like the EFL Cup wasn't worth getting excited over.

"Really?"

Dembélé raised an eyebrow: "You've played four seasons with Manchester United, but I recall you only having three EFL Cup titles. Hmm... three or two, I can't remember, but definitely not four."

"... That's not the point!"

Standing in position on the podium, Tang Ye led his teammates in celebration.

"Make way, make way! Over here!"

Ten Hag squeezed up from behind and handed the trophy to Tang Ye, who was standing in the center position.

"Okay, okay, I've got it. Come on, Erik! You can stand beside me; Osman doesn't need to be in the middle."

"You can take his spot!"

"..."

"Wowowowowwo~~~~"

"United!!!!"

Bang!

Bang-bang-bang!

"Haha!"

He remembered this should be Manchester United's second match of the season at Wembley Stadium (the semi-final and the final), and the outcome was excellent; after the match, the stadium was filled with nothing but the cheers of the fans and the sound of the Manchester United anthem.

The great team's head coach, Ten Hag, stood on the pitch grass, holding a microphone, delivering his inspiring speech.

"This is just the beginning."

As soon as Ten Hag spoke, the crowd immediately let out a "Wow."

"What I need to emphasize is that while Manchester United reaching this stage today owes much to the efforts of the players and coaches, it owes even more to the support of the fans. I need to make a promise here to all the great Manchester United supporters: today's championship is merely the start of this season. Just the start."

"Wow!!!"

"United!"

"United!"

Putting other things aside for now, Ten Hag's speech gave the fans on site a feeling of dreaming back to two years ago.

What time was two years ago?

That was Manchester United's quadruple-winning season!

Although Manchester United has already lost one FA Cup this season, it doesn't matter, because the Red Devils currently remain undefeated in the Premier League.

An undefeated league record proves that the current Manchester United is indeed stronger than the Manchester United of the 2019-20 season.

"If Manchester United can win the Champions League title and also secure the Premier League title with an undefeated record at the end, then I would consider this an achievement even greater than a treble," after the match, legend Ferdinand expressed his view.

Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: First Trophy of the 21-22 Season! Manchester United defeats Liwupu 3:1 to win the EFL Cup; Tang Ye misses a penalty but provides an assist, Greenwood scores twice. (Comment count: 447,221)

Liwupu and Mancheng still have one match remaining in April. That will be the third "Clash of the Dragons" of this season.

Judging from this schedule arrangement, Liwupu actually still has a chance for revenge.

But none of that matters anymore; Mancheng defeated Liwupu today and claimed the EFL Cup championship.

As for the Premier League...

That is a matter for next month.

Let's deal with next month's matters next month!

Commentator Owen: A victory worth celebrating; Ten Hag's Mancheng will continue their previous dominance; the era of Mancheng has not ended.

"If I were Guardiola or Klopp, I would deeply regret it, regretting that I managed a Premier League team during Ten Hag's era. Because under the Dutchman's domain, striving for a championship in England is undoubtedly an extremely difficult task."

"Perhaps for teams like Mancheng, Liwupu, and Chelsea, the difficulty of winning the Premier League title has already surpassed the difficulty of winning the Champions League title."

Premier League title difficulty > Champions League title?

It seems somewhat absurd, but judging from the experience of past seasons, this statement is not necessarily wrong.