Chapter 729 Victory Is in Sight

After every goal, the camera would take a close-up shot of Guardiola, and then everyone would see the gloomy face of this bald man.

The camera immediately turned to Mourinho, and the mad coach was full of joy and cheered.

Bruno, who scored the goal, excitedly rushed to Rashford, who assisted him. Mbappe, Harry Kane, Luke Shaw, Kante... Manchester United players rushed up in a swarm. They rushed to the sidelines and shouted to the stands where Manchester United fans were: Champions! It's ours!

Not far from them were the depressed Manchester City players.

Although the second half of the game had just started and there was still time, it was really a big blow to the morale of Manchester City players to lose the ball at the beginning.

Guardiola looked at the bench and felt inexplicably irritated.

He glanced at the Manchester United bench and actually felt envious.

There were also offensive players such as Greenwood, McTominay, Mahrez, and Mata on the Manchester United bench.

What about his Manchester City? After Aguero was injured and replaced by Jesus, only Sanchez and young player Foden were on the bench.

"Let Sanchez and Foden warm up." Guardiola said after thinking for a moment.

Three minutes later, Manchester City requested a substitution. Sanchez replaced Sterling. Foden replaced Bernardo Silva.

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Seeing this substitution by Manchester City, Mourinho showed an inexplicable smile. He took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to call the team's central defender Van Dijk to the sidelines to give instructions: "You pay attention to Sanchez's pass. Tell others to pay attention to Foden's breakthrough."

After leading 2:1, Manchester United contracted the defense and started to counterattack Manchester City.

Then, the audience saw a very interesting scene.

Manchester City's attack revolved around two flanks.

Sanchez tried to cross the ball several times on the left, but the quality of the cross was indeed quite average. Van Dijk successfully competed for the header and did not give Sanchez a chance to threaten.

On the right side of Manchester City, it was another scene. Young player Foden dribbled the ball several times on the wing, but he didn't send a cross at the critical moment. The final result of his dribbling forward was either being destroyed by Manchester United's defensive players, or he reluctantly sent a non-threatening pass after dribbling into a dead end.

Guardiola was furious on the sidelines, and Mourinho covered his mouth and laughed.

He knew Sanchez very well. The Chilean winger began to enter Mourinho's sight after transferring to Barcelona. Later, he played for Arsenal and performed well. Mourinho once wanted to introduce him. Sanchez is very capable, fast, and has strong impact, but his cross level is indeed very average.

As for young player Foden, the previous match with Manchester City made him notice the characteristics of this player. He had to be reluctant to send a cross when he couldn't continue to dribble the ball.

Guardiola sent Sanchez and Foden to play on the two wingers. The idea was very good. Both of them had the ability to attack on the wing, but the result was somewhat unsatisfactory.

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The game was in the 77th minute, and the score was still 2:1, with Manchester United leading.

Cancelo received a pass from Maguire, turned around, and avoided Pogba's grab with a pull. He looked up and passed the ball directly to Mahrez.

The ball was blocked by Pogba's legs and changed direction.

"Beautiful!"

Mahrez hooked the ball back before it was about to go out of the sideline and stopped steadily.

Today, Mahrez showed excellent form after coming on as a substitute. Bruno's goal before also came from his wide-view diagonal transfer ball to launch an attack.

Mahrez flicked the ball and then accelerated to break through along the side.

Sanchez came up to defend him, and he chased him from the side and rear, intending to overtake and steal the ball.

Mahrez also noticed Sanchez approaching him at high speed.

They have all played in the Premier League for many years, and Mahrez knows the Chilean winger very well. Mahrez calculated that Sanchez was approaching him and was about to kick the ball, but he suddenly stopped.

Sanchez also quickly moved his center of gravity, trying to grab the ball for the second time.

Mahrez calmly hooked the ball back with his right foot, and then pushed it with his left foot, and the ball rolled forward from Sanchez's side. Then he twisted his waist and broke through Sanchez's side.

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"Beautiful breakthrough."

"Mahrez! He showed superb passing skills."

De Bruyne came to make up for the defense, but he rushed too hard. Mahrez saw the opportunity, stopped suddenly, dribbled the ball, and broke through.

Then facing Sanchez who rushed over again, the Algerian knocked the ball with his heel, turned halfway, and passed Sanchez for the second time.

"Wow."

"Beautiful."

Manchester United fans applauded warmly, cheering for Mahrez's wonderful performance.

Mourinho also applauded on the sidelines.

"It was so wonderful. Mahrez was unstoppable today." Andy Gray exclaimed.

Zinchenko came up to defend Mahrez.

At this time, in the penalty area, Mbappe, Harry Kane and Bruno were all running forward quickly.

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson was a little nervous and shouted loudly, directing the team's defense.

Zinchenko knew that the Algerian had excellent footwork. He did not kick blindly, but stared at Mahrez's feet, always on guard against the opponent's movements.

Mahrez flicked the ball with his left foot and made a gesture to speed up and break through.

Zinchenko immediately moved his body, ready to intercept at any time. Immediately afterwards, Zinchenko widened his eyes and saw a scene that stunned him: Mahrez did not choose to break through. He pulled the ball along the trend, adjusted it, and then pushed the ground with his left foot, and swung his right foot to kick the ball!

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Zinchenko was shocked and rushed forward almost desperately, intending to block the shot, but it was still too late.

The football flew past Zinchenko's face, drawing a strange arc, bypassing everyone in the penalty area, and a large arc in the air. It was about to spin out of the goal, but it spun inward when it approached the goal.

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson tried his best to save the ball, but facing such an arc, he was completely powerless.

The football passed the intersection of the goal post and the crossbar and hung in the net.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Mahrez... beautiful goal! In the 77th minute, he defeated Manchester City alone! This Algerian used such a wonderful goal to change the score to 3:1!!!" Martin Taylor exclaimed excitedly, "Andy, I bet this goal will definitely be selected as one of the top ten goals of the season! It's so beautiful! Manchester City's defenders have no way to deal with this ball!"

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After scoring the goal, Mahrez was very excited. He ran to the corner flag area, tore his jersey hard, kissed the Manchester United logo on the jersey, and shouted loudly.

Then he was thrown to the ground by his teammates who rushed over.

Mourinho stood up from the coaching seat and waved his fist vigorously.

More than 70 minutes later, 3:1, this goal is equivalent to adding a key weight to the championship scale!

He turned his head and looked at the Manchester City coach not far to his right. Seeing Guardiola's rage, he was immediately happy.

Guardiola, I'm going to beat you again.

Guardiola was indeed very angry, and the reason for his anger was not even because of the team's defense.

In fact, during the loss of the ball, there was no obvious mistake in Manchester City's defense. The loss was only because Mahrez's personal ability and state were too strong.

This goal is a complete reflection of the star's personal ability!

Because of this, Guardiola will be even more unhappy, because he doesn't know who to scold when he wants to scold...

What makes Guardiola want to vomit blood even more is that such a strong Mahrez is not a main player in Manchester United, but just an important rotation player!

In the commentary booth, the commentators are still using all kinds of praise and modifiers to praise Mahrez, praising how beautiful this goal is.

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Ten minutes have passed.

The score on the field is still 3:1, and Manchester United leads Manchester City by two goals.

Mourinho also completed Manchester United's second substitution today.

Greenwood came on as a substitute, replacing Mbappe.

Manchester United fans applauded and cheered for Mbappe.

The performance of the young French star today cannot be said to be very amazing, but it is still remarkable. Bruno's second goal came from Mbappe's assist.

Mbappe, who left the field, smiled happily. Mourinho shook hands with him, put his arm around his shoulders and whispered praises.

In the 88th minute of the game, Manchester City scored a goal.

De Bruyne passed the ball, and Jesus cleverly headed the ball to score, changing the score to 2:3.

"Jesus! Our Jesus scored!"

"It's not over yet! It's not over yet!" The Manchester commentator shouted excitedly, "It's only Manchester City time now!"

Guardiola applauded on the sidelines, and the Spanish bald man showed a venting smile on his face.

In this game, Manchester City was almost completely suppressed by Manchester United, which made him feel very aggrieved.

Jesus' goal made him let out a long breath.

Mourinho walked to the sidelines, clapped his hands, shouted, and gestured: Don't be anxious, don't panic.

At the same time, Mourinho made a substitution, McTominay came on as a substitute, and Harry Kane was replaced.

All Manchester United fans stood up, applauded, and saluted Harry Kane.

Although the English center forward did not score a goal today, his tactical role on the field was very obvious. He suppressed Manchester City's central defender in the center position, giving Bruno behind him a lot of offensive space.

Mourinho and Harry Kane hugged, and then he made a steady gesture to the field again.

Now Manchester United is still leading by one goal, and there is not much time left in the game. There is no need to lose their composure.