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At the Wembley Stadium, Mourinho met Guardiola again.

Guardiola at this moment was no longer tense like last season, and his face was full of peace.

Just like his temperament at the peak of Barcelona, ​​calm and relaxed.

Mourinho looked him up and down: "Look at you, it seems that you are confident about this game."

Guardiola smiled slightly: "Not about this game, but about this season."

Mourinho also smiled: "Okay, you are still quite blindly confident."

"Whether it is blindly confident or not, you will know it at the end of the season. On the contrary, it is you," Guardiola looked at Mourinho meaningfully, "Your days at Manchester United this season will probably not be particularly easy, and you may encounter big troubles, haha."

Looking at Guardiola who turned and left, Mourinho was full of disdain: "This crow-mouthed guy, he is just jealous. Today I want to see what capital he has to be confident about."

At this time on the court, two old acquaintances were also chatting.

Mourinho and Guardiola are both enemies and friends.

Xia Xing and Mahrez are the same.

When they were in Leicester City, they had a good relationship and were good partners.

But even so, they competed with each other in the team, but it was a healthy competition and did not affect the brotherly relationship.

After Xia Xing transferred to Manchester United, they met again and became rivals.

The two people who were once similar in strength took different paths, one became stronger and the other lost reputation.

So Mahrez regarded Xia Xing as a competitor in his heart.

In his heart, he always felt that what Xia Xing got, he was also qualified and capable to get.

The reason why he is not as good as Xia Xing now is because he stayed in Leicester City and Xia Xing left the team.

Therefore, he wanted to leave the team last summer, but he failed to leave in the end.

This summer, he was determined to leave even if he broke up with the club, and finally joined the highly competitive Manchester City as he wished.

The 27-year-old Mahrez is in his prime, and he is full of ambition this season and looks forward to everything.

When he saw Xia Xing at this time, his face also showed great confidence.

"Xia, long time no see."

"Man, you finally got what you wanted and joined a big club."

"Yeah, I'm very satisfied with the current situation."

"If you wanted to join a big club, why didn't you consider coming to Manchester United?"

"I think it must be fun to be your opponent, haha."

"Okay, then I'm looking forward to your performance in this game."

The two clapped their hands vigorously, and Mahrez turned decisively and ran to the Manchester City camp, seizing the time to warm up.

Looking at Mahrez's back, Xia Xing was a little emotional.

The brothers in Leicester City are now in different situations.

The one who is doing the best is of course Xia Xing, the core of the six-time champion team, and he is the most popular.

The second is Kante. Although he has not won any club championship titles in Chelsea, he has become the absolute defensive core of the team and is even called one of the best midfielders of this era. And he also won the World Cup as a main player in the just-concluded World Cup. His reputation is second only to Xia Xing.

Ranked third is Mahrez. Although he still sticks to Leicester City and even fights for relegation, it is precisely because of this that his ability has been maximized. Now only he and Vardy are world-class in Leicester City. Mahrez continues to rank among the top offensive players in the Premier League with his outstanding personal performance. This is also the reason why Guardiola has always wanted to dig him, and finally this season he finally got his wish.

Of the four brothers in Leicester City, Drinkwater was the worst...

Today, facing his former brother, Mahrez broke out!

Manchester United did not send out the full main lineup in this game.

For example, Lukaku, whose physical fitness is not up to standard, is still on the bench, and Ashley Young, who is in poor physical condition, and Valencia, who was slightly injured in training, etc.

Manchester United's starting lineup in this game is a bit stretched.

On the front line, Mourinho arranged Rashford to rush forward, with Xia Xing, Pogba and Sanchez behind him.

The double defensive midfielder sent the new combination of Matic and Fred.

On the back line, Luke Shaw and Damian were separated on the left and right.

Overall, this lineup is not much different from last season.

But unexpectedly, they were almost beaten by the opponent in the game.

Today, Manchester City still has a 3-4-3 formation, with heavy troops in the midfield and frontcourt, all of whom are good attackers.

The three forwards are Sane, Aguero and Mahrez, and the new player Mahrez went to his favorite right side.

The midfielders are Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan and Fernandinho.

Good offense and defense.

Compared with last season, only Mahrez's position was adjusted, and there was not much change.

But it was this lineup that pressed Manchester United to the ground.

At the beginning of the game, Mahrez was very active on the right.

In this game, Guardiola obviously wanted to use the right side to make things happen.

Mahrez frequently pressed on the right side, and De Bruyne behind him often sent threatening balls.

The sharp attack of these two people made it difficult for Xia Xing, who defended them on this side.

It is really not easy to defend them with the strength of a single person.

Although Matic and Fred in the midfield are strong, they have just started to work together and need more time.

In the 14th minute of the game, Mahrez took advantage of Xia Xing being restrained by De Bruyne and suddenly rushed forward!

De Bruyne quickly passed the ball and found Mahrez accurately!

At the edge of the penalty area, Mahrez changed direction continuously and finally pulled horizontally decisively!

Luke Shaw was directly passed!

Outside the penalty area, he kicked and shot!

The ball went straight into the far corner!

This shot is unstoppable!

1 to 0!

Manchester City scored the first goal, which was wonderful!

For a while, Mahrez was more excited.

In front of Manchester United's defense, he often used his personal skills and speed to tear open the defense.

Compared with Sterling on this side before, he has more advantages, especially stronger attacking ability.

Xia Xing was also restrained by him and De Bruyne on this side, and there were not many opportunities to advance in the first half.

At the end of the first half, Manchester City maintained a one-goal advantage.

In the second half, the sides changed and it was time to perform in the middle.

Mourinho frowned on the side of the court.

He saw that Gundogan and B Silva had improved rapidly!

Compared with last season, their skills and football IQ have greatly improved.

No wonder Guardiola was willing to let David Silva play as a substitute, no wonder he did not introduce new midfielders this summer, that's why.

In the 65th minute of the game, Gundogan and B Silva played two-on-one in a row, and finally Gundogan took a low shot at the top of the penalty area!

The ball went into the net!

2-0!

Manchester City scored another goal!

In the end, this became the score at the end of the game.

At Wembley Stadium, Manchester City defeated Manchester United 2-0, which made a good start for the new Premier League season.

Manchester United encountered many difficulties and lost the first game.

Community Shield, lost... (End of this chapter)