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"The Premier League opening match was explosive!"

This was the title of almost all media after the end of this round of the league.

This is what Alan Shearer said, and it also represents the voice of everyone.

Explosion, it was really explosive.

In this round, many giants showed their swords.

Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace 3-0.

Liverpool beat Norwich 3-0.

Both teams won easily.

But some teams were not so lucky.

For example, Arsenal was defeated 2-0 by Brentford and lost the first game, playing very badly.

And Manchester City was defeated 1-0 by Tottenham and lost the chance of winning the first game.

Spurs' new coach Nuno's deployment was very effective, using a group of children to defend Manchester City's attack line of more than 200 million.

In the end, Son Heung-min's lore also made Manchester City completely depressed.

A defeat gave the defending champion a blow.

And next, they will face a bigger dilemma, that is, playing Manchester United.

The FA's schedule this season is very interesting. For Manchester United, the start is the peak.

In the first three rounds, their opponents are Leeds United, Manchester City and Liverpool.

All the derbies are put together.

No wonder, after all, with Ronaldo coming, the traffic of the Premier League has increased again, giving Manchester United more strong dialogues and completely pulling the show effect to the maximum.

And Manchester United's 8-0 sweep of Leeds United in the first game made that game the most explosive start in the Premier League.

In the past ten years, the Premier League seems to have never had such a dramatic start.

There was no such a dramatic start ten years ago.

And a week later, Manchester United visited the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City.

In the evening of August 21, the Etihad was full of people.

The Premier League champions of last season came strongly, and they looked forward to regaining their face from Manchester United.

The loss to Tottenham in the last game put a lot of pressure on Guardiola.

Now, he urgently needs a victory to restore morale.

Facing Manchester United, he arranged a set of young attacking groups.

The front trident is Grealish, Ferran Torres and Jesus,

The midfield is occupied by Gundogan and B Silva, the young Rodri is in the middle,

The four defenders are Cancelo, Laporte, Ruben Dias and Kyle Walker,

The goalkeeper is still the steady Ederson.

Even on the bench, there are powerful stars such as Sterling, Mahrez, Foden and Fernandinho.

Now Manchester City can completely arrange two 11-man rosters that can compete for the Premier League championship.

This is the advantage of the local tyrants.

Compared to Manchester City, Manchester United has also made some adjustments.

Still 4-2-3-1 formation,

Goalkeeper De Gea,

Four defenders Luke Shaw, Varane, Maguire, Dalot,

Double defensive midfielders Matic and B Fee,

Three front midfielders Rashford, Xia Xing, Greenwood,

Center forward C Ronaldo.

Compared with the previous game, Manchester United only changed three people.

Dalot replaced Wan Bissaka who was a little unwell.

B Fee started, replacing Fred.

Greenwood replaced Sancho in the starting lineup.

This is basically due to the players' physical fitness. It is obvious that Solskjaer is still very satisfied with the starting lineup.

With the advantage of home court, Manchester City launched a fierce attack on Manchester United's penalty area at the beginning!

The 25-year-old Grealish sprinted with the ball on the left, and he was in excellent condition today!

Being able to squeeze out Sterling is enough to prove Guardiola's trust in him.

Dribbling into the penalty area and suddenly shooting a cold arrow!

The ball slipped out of the goal!

This shot is very threatening!

Next, Jesus and Ferran Torres on the left had a wonderful cooperation.

The 21-year-old Spanish teenager took the ball in the middle, suddenly passed it diagonally, and then quickly moved forward!

He used his speed to get past Maguire's defense!

Jesus's clever pass!

Torres headed the ball!

De Gea punched it out with both fists!

Manchester United's goalkeeper made a contribution!

The Spanish genius striker who joined Manchester City from Valencia for 33.5 million euros last season has shown potential far exceeding this price.

Next, Gundogan and B Silva also frequently made wonderful assists in the midfield, feeding the trident in the penalty area.

De Gea made high and low passes, Varane and Maguire made great efforts to steal the ball and keep the goal.

The first 20 minutes were almost all Manchester City's attack.

But Manchester United now has a characteristic.

They can be silent temporarily, but as long as a spark, they can instantly ignite the whole field.

In the 23rd minute of the game, B Silva's pass was intercepted by B Fee.

The two Portuguese stars are too familiar with each other, so this interception is not surprising.

B Fee played as a delayed midfielder in this game, and his running defense throughout the court was very active.

After this interception, he decisively made a long pass in the backcourt!

Accurate long passes are also his characteristics!

The ball went straight to the frontcourt!

Find Ronaldo!

As the big brother of the national team, Ronaldo will naturally not miss this good opportunity!

He received the ball in the frontcourt and suddenly accelerated past the defense!

Ruben Dias, who is also a junior in the national team, was overtaken by Ronaldo's sudden attack!

He kicked and shot!

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

The ball went in!

1-0!

Manchester United's first shot in this game that hit the goal frame successfully went into the net!

With a goal in hand, Manchester United was more confident.

Facing Manchester City's delicate footwork, they were neither anxious nor slow, and defended steadily.

Especially during the opening period, Xia Xing has been assisting in defense and stabilizing the defense line.

He was also waiting for an opportunity.

In the 39th minute of the game, his chance finally came.

Xia Xing intercepted the ball in the backcourt, knocked it horizontally to the right, and then sprinted quickly!

Dalot passed the ball back without stopping, and the ball returned to Xia Xing's feet again!

Another short pass, accelerating!

B Fee also did not stop the ball, and gently cushioned it diagonally!

The ball avoided Rodri who was grabbing it and fell to Xia Xing's feet again!

Xia Xing took two steps and kicked again!

The ball was handed to Ronaldo in the penalty area!

And Ronaldo did not choose to do it alone this time, but also pushed it horizontally!

The ball fell to Xia Xing's feet again!

Three consecutive two-on-one passes, the cooperation was extremely wonderful!

At this time, Xia Xing, who had already arrived in the penalty area, did not need any adjustment.

Facing Laporte's tackle, Xia Xing's kick was faster!

Shooting the ball to the lower right corner of the goal!

The ball was extremely fast!

Ederson fell to the ground to save, but it was still too late!

The ball rolled into the net!

2-0!

Manchester United expanded their lead!

It was wonderful!

With two goals in hand, Manchester United was completely at ease.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and in the 66th minute of the game, Xia Xing made another free kick.

Maguire and Matic in the middle of the penalty area provided two high-point covers, but the ball did not find them!

Ronaldo at the back of the penalty area jumped high, overpowered Cancelo, and headed the ball into the goal!

The ball went into the net again!

"Manchester United scored again!

"3-0!

"They completely locked the victory!

"After sweeping Leeds United 8-0 in the first game, Manchester United completely let themselves go!

"They used their wonderful performance to tell everyone that the most powerful Manchester United is back!

"This Manchester derby should have been a evenly matched contest,

"But it turned out to be a one-sided game,

"Manchester City Derby is nothing more than that!" (End of this chapter)