From the man behind the football king to the football king

On May 22, 2017, the day after Manchester United won the championship, Manchester was still immersed in an atmosphere of excitement and joy.

In a villa in Wilmslow, a suburb of Manchester, Ferguson and his wife Cathy were enjoying the warm morning sun on the balcony. The old man had a newspaper on his lap. This was a special extra edition of the championship issue issued by the Manchester Evening News. .

The breeze blew gently, and the paper made a thin sound.

The old man lowered his head to read the newspaper.

The front page showed Mourinho lifting the league championship trophy surrounded by his disciples, with fireworks filling the sky behind them.

The photo on the second page shows British Prime Minister Theresa, Emir Tamim of Qatar, and Manchester United owner Jassim going to the locker room to congratulate the team and taking photos with the team and the championship trophy.

The photo on the third page is of Manchester United holding a grand championship parade. On the double-decker parade float, team captain Rooney and Bruno held the Premier League championship trophy together. There was a huge crowd around the float, and everyone's expressions were so excited and excited.

The fourth authentic edition is the final standings of the Premier League this season.

Manchester United, with 30 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, scored 96 goals, conceded 27 goals, had a goal difference of 69, and accumulated 95 points, ranking first;

Chelsea, with 30 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, scored 86 goals, conceded 36 goals, had a goal difference of 50, and ranked second with 93 points;

Tottenham, with 26 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses, scored 86 goals, conceded 28 goals, had a goal difference of 58, and accumulated 86 points, ranking third;

Manchester City, with 22 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, scored 80 goals, conceded 46 goals, had a goal difference of 34, and accumulated 74 points, ranking fourth;

Arsenal, with 23 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses, scored 77 goals, conceded 45 goals, had a goal difference of 32, and accumulated 74 points, ranking fifth;

Liverpool, with 22 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, scored 78 goals, conceded 48 goals, had a goal difference of 30, and accumulated 74 points, ranking sixth;

Everton, with 17 wins, 9 draws and 2 losses, scored 62 goals, conceded 46 goals, had a goal difference of 16, accumulated 60 points, and ranked seventh...

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Manchester United won the title by tying the Premier League's single-season points record. Mourinho equaled the single-season record of 95 points he set with Chelsea in the 2004-2005 season.

Chelsea became the runner-up with 93 points, the second-highest score in Premier League history. It also replaced Manchester United in the 2011-2012 season and became the runner-up with the highest points in Premier League history.

At the same time, Tottenham, with 86 points, also became the third-place finisher with the highest points in Premier League history.

You know, in the 25-year history of the Premier League, this score has been enough to win the championship in 11 of them.

However, today's Tottenham only finished third.

Guardiola's team finally maintained their final dignity after a goal battle and qualified for the Champions League play-offs next season.

Wenger and his Arsenal failed to hold on to their advantage and were overtaken by Manchester City, who won 5 goals in the last round. This also cost them the chance to participate in the Champions League play-offs, thus ending their 20-year streak. Record of participating in the Champions League in 2016.

This time, the Four Mad Demons are somewhat unworthy of their name.

Although Klopp's team has made considerable progress compared to last season, with a total of 14 points more points, they are only ranked sixth and can only participate in the Europa League next season.

This is because this season's League Cup champion is Manchester United, and the Red Devils have already qualified for the European Cup through league rankings. This spot has been postponed to sixth in the standings. Otherwise, they may not even be qualified to participate in the Europa League.

It can be said that Klopp is even more miserable than Wenger. His team has exactly the same number of wins and points as Manchester City, but due to goal difference, their ranking is two full places lower than Manchester City. Manchester City can participate in the Champions League next season, but they almost can't even participate in the Europa League.

In comparison, seventh-placed Everton is lucky because the two teams in this season's FA Cup finals, Manchester United and Arsenal, have already qualified for the European competition through league rankings, so the FA Cup This European qualification was postponed to the seventh place in the league, that is, Everton. However, they need to start from the third qualifying round of the Europa League and win the third qualifying round and the play-offs before they can participate in the main match of the Europa League.

Hull City, ranked 18th, Middlesbrough, ranked 19th, and Sunderland, ranked 20th, were relegated.

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Bruno won the Premier League Golden Boot with 38 goals; Tottenham's Harry Kane won the Silver Boot with 29 goals; Everton's Lukaku won the Bronze Boot with 25 goals.

In the assists list, Bruno still tops the list with 21 assists, breaking the Premier League record of 20 assists in a single season set by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry in the 2002-2003 season.

Bruno also became the second player after Henry to score more than 20 goals and assists in a single season, and also broke the Premier League single-season goals and assists record, becoming the first player in Premier League history to score 30+ goals and assists. 20+ players.

Once, when Henry became the first player in Premier League history to score 20+ goals and assists, many people thought it was a record that was difficult to surpass. But now Bruno not only surpassed it, but also surpassed both at the same time!

However, compared to Bruno's single-season record of 39 goals and 29 assists set by Udinese last season, Bruno this season is still somewhat behind.

In a sense, this is also a manifestation that the Premier League is more intense and has a higher level than Serie A.

Manchester City midfielder De Bruyne ranks second with 18 assists.

Tottenham's Eriksen ranks third with 15 assists.

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With 38 goals and 21 assists in a single season, Bruno led the team to win the Premier League championship. Bruno swept all the Premier League awards this season, including FWA (Press Association) Player of the Season and PFA (Professional Players Association) Player of the Season. Player of the Season and Premier League Player of the Season.

Because Bruno is not yet 23 years old, he was also elected as the PFA's Best Young Player by the Professional Footballers' Union.

In addition, Bruno was elected as the best player of the month six times this season, setting a new record.

In addition to winning the Premier League Player of the Month for five consecutive months from August to December, Bruno also contributed 6 goals and 3 assists in 6 Premier League games in April, leading the team to a record of 5 wins and 1 draw. , won the best of the month for the sixth time.

At this point, Bruno has also tied with Liverpool legend Gerrard and tied for the player with the most monthly awards in Premier League history.

Gerrard spent his entire career to win the best of the month 6 times, while Bruno only spent one season!

In addition, Bruno was also selected into the Premier League's best team of the season and was named the best midfielder. He was also the Premier League player of the season voted by fans, the best player of the season selected by Premier League sponsor Barclays Bank, and so on.

So far, Bruno has won more than 15 awards of various sizes this season!

However, Bruno did not indulge in these honors, big and small, because for him, he has won the FIFA Ballon d'Or. These awards really do not shock him much.

What's more, at this moment, he doesn't have the energy to think about these awards, because although the Premier League season has come to an end, his and Manchester United's competition tasks this season are not over yet.

In the next week, Bruno and Manchester United will also participate in the Europa League and FA Cup finals.

These two finals are the real key to determining whether Manchester United can have a perfect ending this season.

The day after the Premier League ended, that is, on May 22, Bruno flew to Stockholm with the entire Manchester United team on team owner Jassim’s ultra-luxury Boeing business jet to prepare for the game on May 24. The 2016-2017 Europa League final was held on the evening of the same day.

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Manchester United's opponent in the Europa League final was Ajax, nicknamed "Jiafu" from the Eredivisie.

Ajax, as a giant team in the Eredivisie, not only has a long history and outstanding achievements, but is also famous for its youth training system.

The name Ajax comes from the many stars that Ajax has trained. Like a wealthy family in ancient times, they have continuously supplied outstanding players to the football world. From the Dutch Three Musketeers to Ibrahimovic, Bergkamp, ​​and Sneijder, these stars are all treasures cultivated by the Jiafu youth training system. These stars not only play an important role in the Dutch national team and Ajax club, but also make great contributions to the prosperity and development of European football.

The title "Jiafu" is not only a compliment to Ajax's youth training system, but also a recognition of the team's historical heritage and strength.

As a former top European club, Ajax is even better than Manchester United in terms of intercontinental honors!

So far, Ajax has won continental honors with 4 Champions League championships, 1 Europa League championship, 1 European Cup Winners' Cup championship, 3 European Super Cup championships, and 2 Toyota Cup championships, bringing the total number of championships to 11. . But Manchester United only has 3 Champions League championships, 1 European Cup Winners' Cup, 1 European Super Cup, 1 Toyota Cup, and 1 Club World Cup, a total of only 7.

Moreover, Ajax is the second team in history to complete the Grand Slam of the three major European Cups, and is currently one of the only four teams to complete the Grand Slam of the three major European Cups.

However, with the introduction of the Bosman Act, Ajax, who was in the minor league Eredivisie, gradually declined on the stage of the European war. However, as the three traditional giants of the Eredivisie, they have been active on the stage of the European war. There is no shortage of experience in the European war. Therefore, in this Europa League final, can Manchester United defeat their opponents and achieve European football success? The fifth team in the world to achieve the three major European Cup Grand Slams is still unknown.

Ajax finished 1 point behind Feyenoord this season and only finished second in the Eredivisie. They need to start from the third round of the Champions League qualifying round.

But if they can beat Manchester United, they can directly qualify for the Champions League.

Whether it is to compete for qualification for the Champions League next season, or to prevent Manchester United from becoming a European Grand Slam team alongside itself, Ajax will definitely go all out to defeat Manchester United in this final.