Star Card System
Chapter 612 I’m convinced!
4 to 3, this is the final score of the fifth Manchester derby this season.
Mourinho can be said to have strategically given up this game, but unexpectedly, they still won in the end.
The key to winning the game was their top star Xia Xing.
Xia Xing, who came on as a substitute in the second half, made three assists and one shot, leading all three goals.
He is the absolute hero of the game.
However, when he was interviewed after the game, he still hugged his brother Lingard and pushed him to the reporters.
"Guys, you should interview this hero who scored a hat trick in the Manchester derby, instead of asking me questions."
The photo of Xia Xing hugging Lingard and smiling made the headlines of many English sports media the next day.
Coming off the bench to save the team and helping teammates to score a hat trick, such a wonderful performance is simply amazing.
Before this game, Manchester United led Manchester City by 12 points.
After this game, the leading points became 15 points.
With six games left, Manchester United basically won the championship in advance.
In the next game, they can win one game, draw one game, and get four points to end the Premier League journey this season.
Now the most important thing for them is the Champions League.
On April 8, they defeated Manchester City 4-3 again. Four days later, Manchester United came to the Etihad Stadium again.
The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is about to start.
Today, Manchester City still played with all the main players. Guardiola is full of confidence in this game.
And Manchester United's starting lineup has changed a lot.
Because several important injured players have returned!
Ashley Young, Valencia, Matic, Fellaini!
All four injured players have returned!
Originally, they had the conditions to play in the last game, but Mourinho still let them take a break.
On the one hand, it is to let them have a good rest and ensure that the injury is stable.
On the other hand, it is also to throw smoke bombs for Manchester City, after all, they played another offensive battle.
And this time, Mourinho delayed the announcement of the starting list until the last minute before submitting it.
When Guardiola saw this list, his head was buzzing.
What's going on?
What is this guy going to do?
Manchester United's starting lineup today is still 4-2-3-1,
Goalkeeper De Gea,
Four defenders Ashley Young, Smalling, Rojo, Valencia,
Double defensive midfielders Matic and Fellaini,
Three front midfielders Xia Xing, Lingard and Sanchez,
Center Lukaku.
Seeing this starting lineup, Guardiola was speechless for a long time.
It's over, this Portuguese is starting to make things happen again.
Facing Manchester City's all-attack formation, Mourinho's formation is obviously a solid one!
In the evening of April 12, the Etihad Stadium ushered in the person they hate the most.
Manchester United's generals and coaches stepped into the stadium, and their opponents were already warming up on the field.
Mourinho saw Guardiola, the two looked at each other, and they slowly walked towards each other.
"Jose, what's up with you today?"
"Are you asking me why I'm late?"
"Don't talk about anything else, I'm talking about your starting lineup."
"Why, is there a problem?"
"You're not going to play against us?"
"Of course! My defensive players have recovered from their injuries, only a fool would play against you!"
"What do you want to do?"
"Defend!"
"I give up!"
Until half an hour had passed when they returned to the locker room, and Mourinho's words of "defend" were still echoing in Guardiola's mind.
That annoying Portuguese.
Guardiola knew what Mourinho meant by defending.
Especially when they were leading by one goal, if they defended desperately, this game would be really difficult to play.
Guardiola was eager for Mourinho to play against him again, so that they could turn the tables at home.
Absolutely sure.
But if Mourinho started to defend, it would be hard to say.
Can we win?
Must win!
With Guardiola's instructions to attack aggressively, Manchester City players ran out of the locker room and were eager to try on the court.
Manchester United played steadily, led by captain Xia Xing, with a calm face.
The referee whistled and the game began!
Manchester City, who kicked off first, attacked quickly!
Manchester United's retreat was even faster!
Xia Xing directly retreated to the position of left defensive midfielder, forming Manchester United's toughest defensive midfielder trio with Matic and Fellaini.
Lingard also retreated. Although he was a front midfielder, his running ability and defensive ability were not weak. He was a midfielder with good offense and defense.
Only Sanchez and Lukaku were left in the frontcourt. As nails, they pressed hard on Manchester City's half, so that Manchester City's attack could not be too presumptuous.
From the first minute of the game, Manchester City's attack continued!
Aguero's shot!
Sane's breakthrough!
Sterling's dribbling!
The three forwards wandered around Manchester United's penalty area and launched frequent attacks.
David Silva, De Bruyne and Gundogan in the middle also fired frequently.
Gundogan, who performed well in the last game, also started today. Guardiola hopes that he can show his excellent goal-scoring ability.
But no matter how hard they attack, it is difficult to tear open Manchester United's defense.
Mourinho smiled on the sidelines.
Although the team is only leading by one goal, Mourinho is very confident in the team's defense.
There is Matic, a key figure who has always followed him, Fellaini, a Belgian tough guy, and Xia Xing, the best midfielder in the world in his mind.
The defensive barrier formed by these three players is absolutely impossible for Manchester City to tear apart now.
Although they have a strong lineup and many world-class stars, they do not have superstars like Ronaldo and Messi.
Under the leadership of the captain Xia Xing on the field, the defense continues to be solid.
In addition to Xia Xing, De Gea also performed very well today.
His high and low blocks made Manchester City's long shots fail many times.
You must know that Gundogan and De Bruyne's long shots are also very accurate.
Manchester United cannot avoid this.
However, in front of De Gea, Manchester City's long shots all turned into nothing.
The whistle sounded at the end of the first half, and the two sides were 0-0, and no one could score.
Guardiola frowned on the sidelines of the court.
He only needs one goal now, one goal is enough.
You know, they have the advantage of away goals. As long as they score one goal, they can suppress Manchester United and force them to give up defending and attack.
But this one goal is too difficult.
In the second half, Guardiola replaced Fernandinho with Jesus.
The team's formation also changed to 3-3-4.
In this way, their style of play became simple and rough.
Just pass the ball into the penalty area continuously, allowing several agile forwards to create opportunities for themselves.
Sterling even dived twice in a row, and was caught by the referee and given a yellow card before he was honest.
Manchester City continued to fail to score, and the players on the field and the coaches off the field were extremely anxious.
Now the time to end the game is getting closer and closer... (End of this chapter)
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