Chapter 537: Victory Again

Otamendi was sent off with a red card, and head coach Guardiola was sent to the stands, which directly affected the progress of the game.

Before going to the stands, Guardiola pointed to Danilo on the bench to his assistant Arteta, meaning to replace Danilo to fill the gap in the back line.

He has given up the League Cup and only hopes not to suffer another disastrous defeat at Old Trafford.

After all, if they lose twice in a row at Old Trafford, the blow to Manchester City will be even greater than their elimination from the League Cup final.

Almost at the same time, Mourinho asked all the players on the bench to warm up like a duck.

Seeing Mata, Lingard, Fellaini, Herrera, Lindelof, Damian and other strong players sitting on the bench, Mourinho was happy.

You know, with the strength of this group of substitutes, they are fully capable of becoming the starters of other Premier League teams. But now they are all sitting on the bench of Manchester United.

This is also the key factor that has enabled Manchester United to keep moving forward in various competitions for two consecutive seasons while fighting on multiple fronts.

Mourinho looked at Manchester City's bench again, and his mood suddenly became less wonderful, because the value of those sitting on Manchester City's bench was not inferior to Manchester United at all.

It seems that Manchester City is really a strong opponent of Manchester United!

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Manchester City made a substitution, and Danilo, the Brazilian defender introduced from Real Madrid in the summer transfer window last year, came on the bench and replaced Aguero.

Aguero was shocked that he was replaced. He looked at the sidelines and pointed at himself, meaning that he needed to confirm it, and then saw assistant coach Arteta nodded.

Aguero walked to the sidelines with a gloomy face, and the camera kept following the Manchester City striker. The Manchester City flag did not lose his mind because of anger, and he finally shook hands with assistant coach Arteta.

However, the two had verbal exchanges, and Aguero seemed emotional.

Manchester City's strength is indeed strong. Even if they played one less, they did not collapse, but instead pulled back a city.

In the 75th minute of the game, De Bruyne's shot hit Kante's leg and changed direction, flying out of the baseline, Manchester City got a corner kick opportunity.

David Silva's corner kick flew into the penalty area, Stones headed the ball, Romero kicked the ball out, and was met by De Bruyne at the top of the penalty area, and the long shot went into the net.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLL!!!!!!"

"De Bruyne, 2:3, Manchester City scored another goal. This is Manchester City, this is Manchester City, even if the referee favors the opponent, even if we are sent off, Manchester City is still fighting, still fighting!" Manchester City's commentator shouted excitedly.

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For this loss, Mourinho did not get angry, no team can guarantee that Manchester City will not score, it is normal for Manchester United to be scored by Manchester City.

After losing the ball, Mourinho immediately made a substitution, he replaced Mbappe with Mahrez.

In addition, left-back Luke Shaw was replaced and Ashley Young came on as a substitute.

After Manchester City scored a goal, Manchester United did not want to hold on to the one-goal lead, but instead blew the horn of attack, and even suppressed Manchester City on the field for a while.

In the 86th minute of the game, Gundogan suddenly made a long shot and forced Bravo to save, and Manchester United got a corner kick opportunity.

Mahrez stood at the penalty spot and raised three fingers.

With his action, Maguire and Van Dijk began to run continuously in the penalty area, which forced Manchester City's defensive players to follow, and the two sides were pulled together in chaos.

The referee had to stop the game twice in a row and severely warned the players on both sides: converge!

Finally, the whistle sounded and Rashford drove the ball into the penalty area.

Maguire jumped high, he shook his head to attack the goal, Bravo made a beautiful save, and he kicked the ball out.

Gundogan was outside and headed the ball back. Rashford wanted to complete a header, but the ball he headed hit the back of the defender and bounced up. Stones squeezed over and headed the ball out again.

David Silva stopped the ball with his chest. He wanted to pull the ball and turn around, and wanted to take the opportunity to launch an attack. At this time, Sterling was already accelerating forward.

But as soon as he turned around, the ball was poked away.

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"Valencia, he intercepted the ball smartly."

After intercepting the ball, Valencia passed the ball to the side, and Mahrez swept the ball directly into the penalty area.

Manchester City's goal was crowded and chaotic.

In the chaos, someone stretched out his foot to shoot, and the ball flew towards the goal. Bravo subconsciously stretched out his legs to block the ball. Then a player in a red jersey wanted to make up a shot. The player in a blue jersey poked the ball away first, but the ball still stayed in front of the goal.

Mourinho stood on the sidelines, his eyes widened, trying to see clearly, but the penalty area was full of people, and he couldn't see clearly at all.

At this moment, a man in a red jersey rushed out of the penalty area, opened his arms, and rushed to the sidelines excitedly. Behind him, several players in red jerseys rushed up.

"Mahrez! Mahrez! Mahrez!!!" the commentator shouted, "Oh my god, Manchester United scored again, they opened the score again, 4:2! The goal was scored by Riyad Mahrez who just came on as a substitute!"

On the sidelines, Mourinho punched the air hard, he was too excited.

The Manchester United players were celebrating wildly. Mahrez was hugged by Bruno and Harry Kane. Rashford even climbed on his back. Everyone was so excited.

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The goal was replayed in slow motion. In the chaos, Harry Kane half-turned and fired. The football flew up. Bravo blocked the football again. Stones tried to make a clearance, but the football he kicked hit Darius. Nile's back then bounced down and landed right in front of Mahrez's eyes.

Mahrez was even stunned for a moment, and then he was so excited that he rushed forward with all his strength, and before Danilo turned around to make a save, he kicked the football. The football suddenly flew up, as if it had hit someone, and he almost rushed forward. He fired an anti-aircraft gun into the air, and in the end it almost flew into the net along the lower edge of the crossbar. Instead, he scored a goal that was theoretically an absolute blind spot.

In the 87th minute of the game, Mahrez scored as a substitute. Manchester United led Manchester City 4:2 at Old Trafford. This was also the final score of the game.

The atmosphere at Old Trafford was electric in the final minutes of the game. Seeing that the victory was determined, the cheers and songs of the home team fans never stopped.

Although it is a happy thing for Manchester United to enter the League Cup final, the reason that really excites them is more because the opponent they eliminated is their local rival Manchester City.

Due to the rapid rise of Manchester City in recent seasons, in the hearts of Manchester United fans, Manchester City is no longer simply a noisy neighbor, but a powerful opponent that may truly threaten Manchester United's status.

Now, the team once again defeated this powerful enemy at home, and the joy of Manchester United fans is naturally doubled.

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After the game, Manchester City captain David Silva approached the referee on duty.

The Spaniard, who has always been low-key and humble, was very excited and said something angrily. The referee Scott had a serious expression on his face. He gave a few explanations at first, but then he simply led his team to receive overwhelming applause at Old Trafford. Zhong left quickly.

Fans like this referee very much because he did not let Manchester United suffer at Old Trafford today, and even took a small advantage.

Seeing the referee being protested by the rival captain, the home team fans at Old Trafford naturally wanted to support the referee.

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At the post-match press conference, Manchester City coach Guardiola lashed out at the referee on duty.

"From my point of view, we had a penalty that was wiped out. Then the penalty that was awarded did not exist. Otamendi's red card was also unwarranted. It was a standard tackle, but it was a pity that there were some People don’t see it that way.”

"Faced with incomprehensible penalties, the players' mentality was unbalanced. I can understand their inner anger, which greatly affected the result of the game."

The core idea of ​​Guardiola's three consecutive strikes is that Manchester City did not lose to Manchester United, but lost to the unfair enforcement of the referee.

Mourinho told the reporters with a smile on his face: "I am very satisfied with the performance of the players. You must know that our opponent is Manchester City. They can advance to the League Cup finals for two consecutive years. They deserve any praise. "

"Mr. Mourinho, what do you think of the referee's decision today?" the Times reporter asked.

"This was a very exciting game. Mr. Scott controlled the rhythm and scene of the game very well and won general appreciation from both sides. He did a good job." Mourinho said.

The reporters looked at each other in confusion. Does the person who said this have any shame at all?

Guardiola was furious and said directly: "I didn't say that."

Mourinho smiled and said nothing.

A reporter asked: "Don't you think that the referee's several penalties today were more favorable to Manchester United?"

"I don't think so." Mourinho shook his head and said, "I believe that the referee's decisions are based on the principle of fairness and justice. In fact, anyone who knows me knows that I always have the greatest respect for referees."

"What you said is so good." A reporter who supported Manchester City said sarcastically.

He thought the Manchester United coach would be ashamed, but he didn't expect the bastard to say thank you with a smile: "Thank you."

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Manchester United defeated Manchester City 4:2 at home. In the two-leg League Cup semi-finals, they eliminated their local rival Manchester City with a total score of 6:4 and took the lead in entering the League Cup final this season.

A day later, another pair of League Cup semi-final opponents finally decided the result. Arsenal, who drew with Chelsea in the away game in the first leg, defeated Chelsea 2:1 at home, thus winning another ticket to the final of this season's League Cup. They will compete with Manchester United for this season's League Cup championship at the new Wembley Stadium on the afternoon of February 25.