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Standing on the sidelines, Guardiola was in a bad mood.

He was very frustrated at the moment.

For him, winning or losing a game was not that important.

But if he lost a game that proved his football philosophy, it would be very uncomfortable.

In his heart, he hated Mourinho's football philosophy.

If defending is defined as the ultimate means of victory, then what is the fascinating charm of football?

But even so, when Mourinho walked towards him, he put away his bad mood and shook hands with Mourinho in a gentlemanly manner.

"You won."

"No, you should say 'you won'. It's not that I did well, but that we did well."

"I think they did well. If it weren't for these guys who fought hard, you wouldn't have won today."

"Then why don't you say that if you give xia to you, you can still win by a large score."

"There's nothing wrong with that."

"Well, then I have to thank myself."

"Thank you for what?"

"Thank you for my personality charm, which can attract such a talented star."

"Haha."

"Speaking of which, you guys are really great. Every time I play against your team, I tend to have a heart attack."

"Forget it, you are a guy who got the advantage and still acts cute. You won today, see you in the next round at Etihad! We will definitely beat you!"

"It doesn't matter, I will defend at that time, anyway, our league points lead is already a lot, there is no need to fight you."

"You..."

Guardiola turned away angrily, Mourinho laughed!

At Old Trafford, he has the right to be so presumptuous!

He has the right to be so excited after leading Manchester United to win the game!

We won!

In the live broadcast room at this time, Alan Shearer spoke firmly.

"There is no doubt that this season's Premier League belongs to Manchester United again.

"After winning the Manchester derby, Manchester United's lead has reached 8 points.

"In this highly competitive season, Manchester United still maintains top competitiveness and advantages.

"Even though Manchester City also performed stably and well, they still failed to narrow the points gap with Manchester United.

"Before Christmas, they were eight points behind. This season, their dream of winning the championship is getting farther and farther away.

"And Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal behind them are even more fluctuating.

"I am very sure that Manchester United will defend the league title at the end of the season!"

Alan Shearer's words were very firm. Even if it was just a prediction, he was full of confidence in Manchester United.

Carragher on the side wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth and still didn't say anything.

What to say?

I didn't think much of Manchester United before the game, but Manchester United actually killed Manchester City in the end.

With a gap of eight points, it is indeed very likely to defend the title.

Forget it, let's say less, so that this partner won't discuss Liverpool's current situation with me again, which would make me even more depressed...

After the Manchester derby, Mourinho was in great glory.

But he was still under a lot of pressure.

Because the schedule for the next period of time is too dense, with one game every three days until the end of the year.

Although we have won now, if there are ups and downs or injuries in the future, the team is likely to be in trouble.

There are often championship teams that turn the tables around Christmas and eventually lose the championship.

So Mourinho is very cautious.

In the next few games, Mourinho did not over-consume the players' physical fitness for the sake of results, but fully adjusted the players' physical fitness and rotated them on a large scale.

Even if it may affect the results, Mourinho must do this.

Now he is most worried about injuries. As long as the players are healthy, he dares to challenge any championship!

Three days after winning Manchester City, Old Trafford Stadium ushered in the Premier League again.

In the 17th round of the Premier League, Manchester United's opponent this time is Bournemouth.

As a team of mediocre strength, Bournemouth has been in good form in the last two seasons.

Last season, they made it into the top ten and ranked ninth.

They are even close to the Europa League.

This season, their form has declined slightly, but even so, they are still ranked eleventh.

There are no weak teams in the Premier League, and this type of team is mainly emphasized.

Even a strong team like Manchester United is cautious when playing against them.

In this game, many main players of Manchester United took turns to rest, and many young players were sent.

But even so, Bournemouth still decisively retreated and played a defensive counterattack.

Their tactics are very resolute.

In the 4-4-1-1 formation, the four midfielders are very good at defense.

Once retreated, this is basically a pure iron bucket formation of eight defenders.

Mourinho had a headache watching it.

He really hates facing such opponents.

His head coach Eddie Howe has been a Bournemouth player since his playing days, and is a native Bournemouth youth training product.

After that, he retired from Bournemouth, became an assistant coach, and then a head coach.

He left the team briefly in 2011, but spent most of his time at Bournemouth.

From 2008 to 2017, in ten years, Bournemouth has become what he wanted it to be.

Mourinho still recognizes this coach.

This team has acquaintances of Mourinho.

Goalkeeper Begovic, who was introduced by Mourinho at Chelsea, moved to Bournemouth this summer.

Although he is not a world-class goalkeeper, he has no absolute weaknesses in defense. He is a goalkeeper with balanced skills and stable state.

The young central defender Ake in front of him is also Mourinho's former player and a defender who was once very optimistic about him.

However, he did not get too many opportunities in his "taxi" career at Chelsea, so he transferred to Bournemouth.

His defensive ability and passing skills are both first-class.

At the age of 22, he has a promising future.

There are also defenders such as Daniels, Francis, and Adam Smith, who are all very good players. Bournemouth's overall defense is quite good.

Manchester United encountered a great resistance in this game.

Their offensive was like a tide, but it was difficult to break through Bournemouth's defense.

Goalkeeper Begovic's high and low blocks and Ake's continuous defensive interceptions made Mourinho admire.

He is worthy of being a defensive player from Chelsea, really good...

It's a pity that he is an opponent.

Especially the young Ake, he is really good.

Communicate with the club next year and try to recruit him in the summer to take over Ashley Young.

In the first half of the game, Manchester United had 12 chances to attack the goal and 8 shots on target, which is a good data.

But unfortunately, none of them turned into goals.

In the second half, Manchester United continued to attack with all their strength.

But it continued to be fruitless.

Bournemouth's two counterattacks were of low quality, and their forward strength was relatively poor.

So, they simply retreated completely.

As long as they can get a point at Old Trafford, it will be good.

After all, no Premier League team has been able to get points at Old Trafford so far this season.

A draw is also good.

But Mourinho absolutely cannot accept a draw!