Chapter 756: Strike Back

"Hello, everyone in front of the TV! Welcome to today's game. I'm Morris, and Raman is sitting next to me."

"Today's game is the focus of the fourth round of the Premier League this season-the Manchester derby."

"Both teams started this season perfectly. Kintag and Guardiola both showed strong attacking talents. Both teams averaged more than three goals per game!"

"Although only three league games have been played, many football experts believe that the Premier League champions this season will be produced by these two teams. Perhaps this game will have a decisive impact on the trend of the Premier League throughout the season. We will wait and see!"

"Today, Manchester United set up a new 4-3-3 formation for this season: the goalkeeper is De Gea; the defense is a combination of Van Dijk and Coulibaly partnering central defenders, and on the left and right are Alonso and Kimmich; The midfielders are Kanter, Kroos and De Bruyne; the two wingers Sane and Salah are on the left and the right; Griezmann is in the center position. The substitutes are Romero, Mendy, Valencia , Nainggolan, Asensio, Alli, Dembele."

"Mahrez and Lewandowski didn't play in this game. They suffered some minor injuries in the national team game a few days ago. Kintag replaced them with Sane and Salah."

"Manchester City has a 4-2-3-1 formation today, and several new summer signings have all appeared. The goalkeeper is Caballero; the four defenders are Clichy, Kolarov, Stones and Sagna; The two deep midfielders are Pogba and Fernandinho; the three attacking midfielders are Gundogan, Silva, Sterling; the striker is Aguero. The seven substitute players are: Joe Hart, Keylor, Delph, Iheanacho, Zabaleta, Yaya Toure, Otamendi."

"Manchester City also had several players who were unable to play due to injuries. Yaya Toure was injured in the national team game and could only sit on the bench today. Captain Kompany was injured at the beginning of the season, He needs to recuperate for about a month, which is very bad for Manchester City."

"However, because of Kompany's injury, Stones got the chance to start at the beginning of the league. He lived up to expectations and performed very eye-catching. In addition to his solid defense, his assist ability is also very strong. His front plug and winger Crossing, has made achievements in the first few league games. So far, Stones has a goal and two assists, which is an amazing result for a defender."

"As the referee blows the opening whistle, the game begins!"

"The game was kicked off by Manchester United and they started off with a quick attack against City's half."

"De Bruyne passed Sterling with the ball, and Fernandinho grabbed it! De Bruyne and Sane made a two-for-one, bypassing the opponent!"

"Pogba came up, De Bruyne swayed slightly, and passed Pogba."

"Pogba didn't chase back, he just took two symbolic steps. De Bruyne came to the edge of the penalty area, passed the ball, and Griezmann shot!"

"Caballero made a great save! Saved the ball!"

"Only two minutes into the game, Manchester United almost broke the deadlock. This time it was Pogba's mistake. He made it easy for De Bruyne to break through in midfield."

Seeing that there was a problem with Manchester City's defense at the beginning, Guardiola was a little dissatisfied. He stood up, whistled at Pogba on the field, and then waved his hand, signaling him to pay attention to defense and don't be so hasty. The opponent passes.

Although Guardiola said so, Pogba still hasn't changed much. He doesn't like to play defense. Whether in the club or the national team, he needs strong defensive players to protect him in order to be able to play his best role. But in this game Guardiola asked him to play as a back midfielder, and he played mediocre in this position.

In fact, Guardiola is also a little helpless. In the first three Premier League games, Pogba performed very well. As the core of the offense, he has scored three goals and four assists, and his performance is very eye-catching.

But because of Yaya Toure's injury in this game, Guardiola had to let Pogba play as a midfielder, so he was a little uncomfortable today.

And this kind of incompatibility made Manchester City taste the bitter fruit very quickly.

In the 17th minute of the game, De Bruyne faced Pogba again. He passed Pogba with his skillful foot skills, and then reached the top of the arc in the penalty area, while Pogba still symbolically stretched Stretch your feet and don't make more defensive moves.

De Bruyne glanced in the direction of the goal at the top of the penalty area, when Griezmann ran to the right and was ready to receive the ball.

"De Bruyne got a great chance! Griezmann is running, he took Stones away!"

"De Bruyne didn't pass the ball and shot from outside the penalty area! The goal is in!!!"

"In the 17th minute of the game, Manchester United broke the goal of Manchester City, they scored first and broke the deadlock!"

"1 to 0! Manchester United is ahead!"

After scoring the goal, Kim Taeg jumped up excitedly.

The game went as smoothly as he imagined!

All the fans cheered De Bruyne's name excitedly.

Kintag was elated on the sidelines. He hugged De Bruyne who ran towards him: "Kevin, the goal is beautiful!"

While Jin Taige was excited, he felt a little funny in his heart.

In the parallel world of later generations, De Bruyne is the core of Guardiola's midfield attack in Manchester City. Guardiola attaches great importance to him, and De Bruyne has also helped Guardiola to make outstanding achievements.

But in this life, De Bruyne has become the core of Manchester United's offense. This game even broke Manchester City's goal. This can be regarded as a counterattack.

Manchester United broke the deadlock, and they played more and more smoothly in the next game. But Manchester City is also very offensive in this game. The new summer aid Gundogan performed well today. He repeatedly dedicated exquisite passes on the left and created several good chances for Sterling and Aguero. If it weren't for the excellent defense of Van Dijk and Koulibaly, Manchester United's goal may have been broken.

Sterling and Aguero also ran out of space many times today, but it was difficult to receive the pass from the backcourt.

Although Manchester City had a lot of good opportunities, they lacked a lot of midfield connections, especially at the point where Silva was closely marked by Kanter and did nothing at all. And Pogba is not in a good state today. Not only did he make repeated mistakes in defense, but he didn't help the team's offense too much.

One ebbs and another, Manchester City has been unable to break through Manchester United's goal for a long time, but Manchester United's offense continues to create threats...