Chapter 1,219 Changes in the First Release

Due to the rise of Manchester City, the Manchester Derby on the weekend has become the most important event in England and even Europe.

The media started promoting the event a week in advance. It stands to reason that it would be difficult for any other news to steal the limelight of the Manchester Derby.

Balotelli is obviously an exception.

The night before the game, after Balotelli left Gao Xiaodong's house, Gao Xiaodong thought that this guy had gone home to rest and prepare for the next day's game, but he didn't expect that this guy would make another big news.

This is a news that makes Manchester City derby out of the headlines.

On the morning of the Manchester Derby, almost all media in England reported such an incident. In the early hours of Saturday local time in the UK, the police received a fire alarm from a household in Cheshire, and two fire trucks rushed to the scene of the fire. Four firefighters wearing fire masks spent more than half an hour extinguishing the blaze and using large fans to blow away the thick smoke. According to the fire department, the fire was caused by the mansion of Manchester City star Balotelli, who set off 200 pounds of fireworks in the bathroom.

The fire was not big and no one was injured. It was not qualified to be on the news. However, he set off firecrackers in his bathroom in the early morning, and the Manchester derby was going to be held in 6 hours. Balotelli's behavior was shocking.

Originally, after the conflict between Tevez and Mancini, Balotelli was already the first choice for Manchester City's starting lineup. However, after the bathroom fire incident, it is unknown whether Balotelli will play.

When Manchester United held their final training session in the morning, Ferguson and the coaching staff re-examined the possibility of Balotelli playing.

Now Manchester City's top four forwards are Aguero, Tevez, Balotelli and Dzeko. Tevez was originally the most familiar with Manchester United, but he had conflicts with Mancini. Dzeko had just transferred and did not get Manchester United. With enough trust from Cini, Aguero and Balotelli are the most likely starters.

But now Balotelli has not slept all night, and such big news has been made again. Ferguson and his coaching staff believe that Balotelli is unlikely to start. It is very likely that Dzeko and Aguero will start. Balotelli Terry and Tevez as substitutes.

Gao Xiaodong was dumbfounded after reading the news, but he believed that the police report was true and that Balotelli was completely capable of doing this.

Gao Xiaodong even regretted that he ignored Balotelli. If he had kept Balotelli yesterday, maybe Balotelli would not have done such a stupid thing.

Of course, if Balotelli is unable to play because of this incident, Manchester United's defense may be less threatened. Dzeko is still not as good as Balotelli in terms of offensive power.

However, Gao Xiaodong still hopes that Balotelli can do well. In Gao Xiaodong's heart, Manchester City cannot be a match for Manchester United even if Balotelli plays.

When the players from both sides appeared at Old Trafford, the issue of Balotelli's starting lineup was finally determined, and Balotelli suddenly appeared in the starting lineup.

Manchester City's starting lineup is: 25-Hart/2-Richards, 4-Kompany, 6-Lescott, 22-Clichy/18-Barry, 42-Yaya Toure/7-Mir Na, 16-Aguero, 21-David Silva/45-Balotelli

It is normal for Balotelli to start. Manchester United has always regarded Balotelli as their main opponent to guard.

The fire last night was just an accident.

To Ferguson's surprise, Yaya Toure replaced De Jong in the starting lineup.

Previously, both the media and fans believed that De Jong, who is good at iron-blooded defense, would start, and the starting lineup given by Mancini also started with De Jong. However, at the last moment, Yaya Toure replaced De Jong.

Although it is just a personnel change, De Jong is a purely defensive player, while Yaya Toure is a player who is both offensive and defensive and is better at attacking.

If something goes wrong, something will happen. Ferguson has rich experience. He believes that if it is not an accident, then this adjustment may mean a change in Manchester City's tactics.

Ferguson was alert, but he didn't take it too seriously. He believed that with an all-around fighter like Gao Xiaodong at his disposal, he could respond to changes in his opponent at any time.

Manchester United's starting lineup is: 1-De Gea/3-Evra, 5-Ferdinand, 6-Evans, 12-Smalin/17-Nani, 24-Fletcher, 10-Gao Xiaodong, 11 -Giggs/14-Hernandez, 9-Rooney

In this lineup, veterans over 30 years old include Giggs, Evra, and Ferdinand; those in their playing years include Fletcher, Rooney, and Nani; and young players include Smalling, Hernandez, and Evans. With De Gea, Gao Xiaodong is an exception.

Such a lineup includes seniors, middle-aged and young people, as well as superstars, which can be said to be more reasonable than Manchester City.

It is not without reason that Ferguson and the Manchester United generals do not take Manchester City to heart. With such a lineup and decades of suppression, it is difficult for them to regard Manchester City as an opponent of the same level, even if Manchester City's results are very good now.

The referee of today's game is England's famous whistler Clara Thunberg.

At 1:30 in the morning, after captains Gao Xiaodong and Kompany exchanged team flags and emblems, Clattenberg blew the whistle to start the game.

The first to kick off was Manchester United in red.

Rooney and Hernandez passed back to Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong did not pause, and then passed back to defender Ferdinand.

Manchester City's fighting spirit was very strong today and they pressed forward very actively. As soon as Manchester United passed the ball back to the back line, Aguero had already caught up to the edge of the penalty area.

Ferdinand handed it to Giggs on the left, allowing Giggs to attack from the left.

As a meritorious veteran of Manchester United, Ferdinand is still accustomed to the team attacking from both wings, rather than passing it to Gao Xiaodong and letting Gao Xiaodong organize the attack from the center.

Giggs became famous in football more than ten years ago. Even though he was 37 years old, Manchester City players still did not dare to be careless. Before Giggs could receive the ball, three players surrounded him.

Giggs is experienced and has a high football intelligence. Seeing that he was at risk of being blocked, he quickly passed the ball across to Fletcher.

Balotelli was very close to Fletcher. Fletcher did not dare to control the ball, and then passed it to Gao Xiaodong.

Manchester City also attaches great importance to Gao Xiaodong's off-ball marking. When Fletcher receives the ball, Milner approaches Gao Xiaodong, and Aguero also comes back to join the press.

In his defensive third zone, Gao Xiaodong did not dare to be careless. He immediately handed over to Nani and moved closer to the wing to meet Nani.

Manchester City really worked hard today. The players were running extremely actively. As soon as Nani received the ball, three more Manchester City players surrounded him.

When Giggs was pressed by many people just now, he chose a safe pass back, but Nani did not. He saw the full-back Chrissy coming up to block it, and there was no one behind him, so he pushed the ball forward and thought The ball passed Clichy.

Clichy started playing for the first team at the age of 18 and was regarded as the successor of A. Cole. Nani looked down upon him as a country chicken and a dog.

Since Clichy stepped forward to block the block, he was ready for his opponent to hit him from behind. Nani pushed the ball forward, and Clichy immediately turned around to chase after him and kicked the ball to Nani before he could catch up. Center back Kompany.