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Manchester City equalized the score just after the second half started.

2-2.

This was a wonderful cooperation of Manchester City and a defensive mistake of Manchester United.

The one who made the mistake was left-back Ashley Young.

Ashley Young was a little dazed at this time, and he looked at Mourinho on the side of the court.

Mourinho was also looking at him.

Ashley Young had mixed feelings in his heart.

I was wrong.

Just now in the locker room, Mourinho's instructions to me were not taken seriously.

I didn't expect that I would get into trouble soon after the second half started.

I was responsible for the equalization this time.

Maybe Mourinho would replace me...

But he was wrong.

Not only did Mourinho not replace Ashley Young, he didn't even criticize him.

He called Xia Xing to the sidelines and gave him a few instructions.

Xia Xing ran back to the court and communicated with Herrera and Ashley Young.

"The boss just said that we should do regional defense, don't press too high, and don't just mark people blindly. Their attack speed is very fast, and their personal skills are also excellent. We don't have an advantage in one-on-one."

"Understood!"

Herrera nodded, and he began to lean to the left in an appropriate position.

Because the right forward Nolito is average, it is still slightly inferior to Aguero and Sterling.

Guardiola insisted on introducing him, but he did not play the top performance in the Premier League.

So Fellaini and Valencia are enough to double-team him.

Even David Silva is not the kind of person who likes to dribble and work alone. He is also better at organization and passing.

In the end, it was Aguero and Sterling who solved the problem.

So, the focus of Manchester United's approach in this game is still on the left.

After losing the ball due to a mistake, Ashley Young's state has obviously improved a lot.

In the next period of time, he was very strong when defending Sterling.

In several fights, he did not let the opponent get an advantage.

Although Ashley Young is now 31 years old, his speed is still the same.

You know, he was a fast-paced winger in England.

Even if he was not at his peak, he was not at a disadvantage in speed.

Facing this little brother of the England national team, Ashley Young tried his best!

In the following period, Sterling continued to exert force, but still to no avail.

Either the ball was intercepted or it was knocked out of the sideline.

As a speed striker, Sterling's physical disadvantage is obvious.

Not to mention compared with strong men like Xia Xing, even compared with Ashley Young, there is a gap of two levels.

In the 68th minute of the game, Manchester City began to make substitutions.

Guardiola played three cards in a row and used up all the substitutions.

Nolito, the left front, went off and Sane came on.

Fernandinho went off and Gundogan came on.

Otamendi went off and Stones came on.

This time, Guardiola was a little risky in the continuous substitutions.

Even the formation has changed.

Sane is a new player that Guardiola strongly advocates to introduce. His breakthrough ability is his biggest highlight.

Guardiola hopes that he can seize the opportunity of Manchester United players' physical decline, form a left and right echo with Sterling, and attack Manchester United's wing.

Gundogan is good at both offense and defense, especially shooting and passing ability, which are better than Fernandinho. Sending him to play also adds an attack point in the front court.

However, in this way, the team's central defense is slightly insufficient.

But it doesn't matter, Stones is on the court.

When Stones was introduced, he was naturally used as a future defense line.

But on the training ground, Guardiola was surprised to find that Stones has the potential to become an excellent defensive midfielder!

His feeling seems to be somewhat similar to Bayern's Lahm!

So during this period, Guardiola has been training Stones in all directions on the training ground.

At this moment, he replaced Otamendi on the field. Although he is a defender, Guardiola gives him full strength and obligation to participate in the midfield defense.

This is a test for him and also an opportunity for him.

Stones understood.

The three substitutions were used up, and Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief.

It all depends on the players' performance.

At the same time, Mourinho also made substitutions.

He just asked all the substitutes to warm up, but he was not in a hurry to make substitutions, just to see how Guardiola was going to change the formation.

Now, Mourinho responded quickly and also used three substitutions.

Mkhitaryan was substituted, and Rashford came on as a substitute.

Rooney was substituted, and Lingard came on as a substitute.

Valencia was substituted, and Damian came on as a substitute.

Three substitutions were also used!

Mkhitaryan and Rooney were substituted because of physical reasons, so they were replaced by newcomers.

Rashford's counterattack was sharp and he was an important offensive point.

Lingard ran actively, with good offense and defense, stirring up Manchester City's midfield and backcourt.

Right back Valencia is strong in attack but weak in defense, and his physical fitness has declined. Now, in order to defend Sane, he sent the steady Italian full-back Damian.

These substitutions are very meaningful, and they are tit-for-tat with Guardiola's substitutions!

As old rivals, the two coaches are very familiar with each other.

Especially Mourinho, who has spent a lot of time studying Guardiola's tactics over the years.

This time returning to the Premier League, he is determined to defeat Guardiola again!

Go all out!

The game has now reached the 70th minute, and in the last 20 minutes, the two Manchester City giants fought hard!

During this period, several new players on both sides were very active.

On the Manchester City side, Sane has used speed and breakthroughs to get opportunities for the second time.

Damian, who came on as a substitute, has tried very hard, but he was also broken through twice.

Although he did not score a goal, his shot was also very threatening.

De Gea made a contribution.

And Gundogan's dispatch in the midfield has greatly increased Manchester City's midfield offensive strength.

David Silva, De Bruyne, and Gundogan, the combination of these three people is rich in imagination and sharp in passing!

Sterling's forced kick on the right was blocked by Ashley Young again.

Ashley Young's performance during this period was world-class!

In fact, he knew very well that if it was reasonable, Mourinho could choose to replace him.

After all, he just lost the ball because of his mistake.

But Mourinho did not.

He still trusted himself, gave himself a chance, and let himself continue to fight on the court.

Ashley Young remembered this encouragement and respect in his heart!

At this time, he squeezed hard again and forced the ball out!

Sterling was intercepted and Manchester City's attack was destroyed!

At this time, the ball fell at Xia Xing's feet!

The entire Manchester City team pressed forward, and a large area of ​​space was exposed behind them!

It was a good opportunity for a counterattack!

Ashley Young did not hesitate, sprinted quickly, and accelerated along the left side!

No matter what the result of this counterattack is, at least I have to protect it to the best of my ability!

Xia will definitely help the team overtake the score again!

He will definitely do it!

I must also go all out!