Star Card System

Under the attention of the crowd, the referee blew the whistle and the game began!

Old Trafford was filled with cheers!

This sound was red!

Old Trafford had to suppress the blue voices no matter what!

Especially in the opening stage, Manchester City kicked off first. When they passed the ball continuously, Manchester United players rushed up very fiercely.

Mainly players such as Matic and Rooney, they almost made fierce tackles at any cost.

In the first three minutes, the referee's whistle blew four times, and Manchester United players received two warnings.

Despite this, they still defended fiercely.

This was Mourinho's pre-match arrangement.

He had a lot of experience in dealing with Guardiola's team.

Just one word - do it!

Don't be soft!

As long as you get tough, as long as you do it, you can cut off their small technical passing routes!

Then quickly counterattack and hit it deadly!

Adhering to Mourinho's idea, the entire Manchester United team pressed forward very fiercely in the opening stage.

Even Xia Xing became a defensive machine running all over the field.

This defensive method really made Manchester City suffer a lot.

The ball was intercepted repeatedly, and the pass in the first five minutes or so was rarely effective in front of the goal.

But if Manchester City's attack could be resolved so easily, they would not be Manchester City.

Soon, Guardiola adjusted the tactics.

From continuous short passes to simple handling in front of the goal!

Before, there were more than ten consecutive passes, but now there are three passes and two passes, and they directly choose to attack the goal!

And this change caused Manchester United to encounter trouble.

In the 7th minute of the game, Manchester City's frontcourt cooperation was passed diagonally into the penalty area by David Silva!

Jesus received the ball!

He kicked and pushed!

The ball was punched out by De Gea!

Although there was no goal, it was very dangerous!

Three minutes later, it was De Bruyne this time!

His long pass from the right accurately found Sterling in front of the penalty area!

Sterling shot!

The ball slipped out of the goal!

Manchester United escaped again!

Two consecutive shots cheered up the Manchester City fans in the stands.

Their cheers gradually resounded throughout the stadium.

Mourinho frowned on the sidelines.

Trouble.

Guardiola, this bald guy, is really a ghost.

The two passes just now were all made in Manchester United's defensive gaps.

Although both teams are very strong, they are different.

Manchester City's three lines are balanced and have no obvious shortcomings.

Manchester United's midfield and frontcourt are obviously strong, and the goalkeeper is also top in the Premier League, but the defenders are average.

The four defenders Ashley Young, Smalling, Rojo, and Valencia are all Premier League players.

Not even the top level in the Premier League.

Smalling turns slowly, Rojo's ceiling is not high, and Ashley Young and Valencia are both types with strong fighting spirit and rough skills.

Compared with Manchester City, this is more than one level lower.

Manchester City's world-class central defender Kompany alone is one step ahead of Manchester United's defenders.

So Guardiola saw that the team had trouble with short passes, so he simply passed the ball quickly and looked for scoring opportunities.

Sure enough, in front of Manchester City's world-class midfielder passing, Manchester United's defenders were under great pressure and made mistakes continuously.

In the 14th minute of the game, Manchester City finally got what they wanted.

A cooperation in the frontcourt, this time it was still David Silva's cross!

Passed to the front point on the left side, looking for Sane!

Sane, who was very good at dribbling, received the ball and sprinted quickly!

At the moment of stopping the ball, he poked it slightly, and the ball passed by Valencia!

Going around to receive the ball and rushing to the bottom line!

Crossing from the bottom!

Jesus in front of the goal quickly moved forward!

Get in front of Smalling and quickly shoot!

The ball went into the net!

"1 to 0!"

"Manchester City scored a goal first!

"Extremely wonderful!

"This cooperation broke through Manchester United's defense!

"His defense is too weak!

"It's really weak!

"David Silva's pass was just right, and Sane's passing and passing were wonderful!

"Jesus's quick forward run made Smalling, who was tall but slow to turn, helpless!

"Such a close shot, even a strong player like De Gea couldn't do anything!

"Manchester City scored a very crucial goal!

"They have taken the lead in this derby!"

After scoring a goal first, Manchester City's mentality was indeed much more stable.

Next, their attack was more comfortable.

But Mourinho already had a strategy to deal with it.

The defense is not good, which has always been Mourinho's worry about Manchester United.

So he has always wanted to continue to strengthen the defense, but the club is not very supportive.

Otherwise, maybe he would have finalized Van Dijk in advance.

But even so, he is not helpless.

In the case of insufficient defense, the midfielder's defense is particularly important.

In this game, Matic is in the back midfielder position, and Xia Xing is also on the left side.

Mourinho shouted loudly, and the two received instructions to protect the defense line.

In the following period, Xia Xing and Pogba temporarily swapped positions and formed a double defensive midfielder combination with Matic.

In this way, the team's defense took effect immediately!

Facing the strong Matic, Manchester City players wanted to take a detour.

His defense was too fierce and the confrontation was too strong.

Facing Xia Xing's defense, Manchester City players were helpless.

From the start to now, no Manchester City offensive player has gained an advantage in front of Xia Xing.

This guy is really amazing!

Guardiola on the sidelines couldn't help but admire.

If you give me another xia, I will definitely lead Manchester City to win the Champions League!

But he also knew that this was impossible.

How could a Manchester United youth player join Manchester City?

So he could only be jealous.

And then, he was even more jealous.

In the 25th minute of the game, after withstanding Manchester City's continuous onslaught, Manchester United finally found a good opportunity.

It's not that there was no opportunity just now. Manchester United also had several shots that threatened the goal just now.

But in the end, they failed to score.

And now this time, the opportunity is very good!

Rashford dribbled forward and was directly intercepted by Fernandinho!

This defense is very important!

The attack that Manchester United just started came to an abrupt end!

Manchester City's attack started!

Fernandinho made a quick diagonal pass, and the ball went straight to the left winger!

Find winger Sane!

Aguero had just recovered from injury in this game, and Guardiola didn't let him start, giving Sane a chance.

The German dribbling genius accelerated along the left side with the ball and suddenly cut inside!

He passed Matic!

But just as he continued to move forward, Xia Xing quickly appeared in front of him!

Facing Sane, Xia Xing did not hesitate and went straight to his body!

A head-on collision knocked the German striker away!

The ball returned to the feet of the Manchester United players again!

Xia Xing did not hesitate and kicked quickly!

The ball came to Rashford's feet again!

Now the scene has reversed 180 degrees again!

Now Manchester City is pressing forward, and it's their turn to have an empty defense!

And Rashford, who just lost the ball and had no time to retreat, has a great opportunity at this moment!

After receiving the pass from Xia Xing, he sprinted quickly!

Facing Kompany's defense, he kicked the ball in advance!

The ball went straight into the far corner of the goal!

1 to 1!

Between offense and defense!

Manchester United tenaciously equalized the score! (End of this chapter)