Chapter 932 The sky in Manchester turns blue!
When the game reached the 35th minute, Manchester City's midfield once again organized a penetrating attack.
Di Maria, Hazard and David Silva made consecutive passes in the narrow area on the left side of the penalty area, which made Manchester United's defenders dizzy. David Silva quickly passed the ball to Toni Kroos.
The German midfielder made a straight pass without stopping the ball to Sanchez on the right side of the penalty area, and the Chilean winger chose to pass back to the top of the arc.
Su Dong stopped the ball at the top of the arc, and there was no defensive player around him.
After taking a look ahead, Su Dong fired a heavy shot without thinking.
The ball flew out from Su Dong's right foot at an extremely fast speed, passed through the defensive players in the penalty area, bounced off the ground in front of the small penalty area, passed De Gea's outstretched hand, and hit the Manchester United goal behind him.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Another goal! Three to zero!!!"
"Thirty-five minutes into the first half, Manchester City was already leading 3-0."
"Manchester United was too passive in tonight's game. Their ball possession rate was less than 25%. This is really shocking. I can only say that Manchester City's overall passing and possession advantage is too obvious."
"Su Dong was also in very good form. In 35 minutes, he scored three goals with four shots. Is there anything more efficient than this?"
After Su Dong scored a goal, he excitedly rushed out of the stadium and ran all the way.
The entire Old Trafford Stadium of Manchester United fans booed him relentlessly, but Su Dong still didn't care and still celebrated with his teammates who were running towards him on the sidelines.
Although he has scored many goals, Su Dong still feels excited every time he scores, especially when he scores against a top team like Manchester United. No matter how many goals he scores, he never feels bored, but instead is full of energy.
The same is true for other players.
If Su Dong scored, they would also benefit from it. At least they could get a winning bonus, right? And in important matches like the Manchester Derby, the bonus would be much higher than other matches. Who wouldn't want it? As for Su Dong's goal award and assist award, that's not to mention.
Manchester United fans were booing wildly in the stands, while Manchester City players were celebrating wildly on the sidelines.
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Trailing 0-3 in the first half, Manchester United looked listless and clearly lacked fighting spirit when they returned to the locker room.
There are two words written on everyone’s face: frustration!
They were beaten by Manchester City like a stray dog and had no strength to resist at all. This situation was even worse than when they faced Barcelona before, because Mourinho's team was not as terrible as Manchester City in terms of ball possession.
Manchester City's passing and controlling ability is not inferior to Barcelona, or even better than Barcelona. Ferguson and Manchester United were mentally prepared for this, but who would have thought that Guardiola suddenly arranged a 3-4-3 formation tonight, and actually showed a super passing and controlling ability that was even better than expected.
Even though Manchester United players tried their best, they were still fooled by Manchester City.
What's worse is that Ferguson has no way to deal with it.
So much so that when he stood in the locker room and felt the hopeful and urgent eyes of the Manchester United players around him, he was a little dodge because he couldn't come up with an effective solution.
"In the second half, we still focused on defense, with the emphasis on our central defense."
Having said that, Ferguson's eyes fell on Fletcher and Anderson.
Fletcher has had serious problems since he contracted a strange illness in the latter part of last season. Although he can play now, his performance is far from as good as before, and his level has even dropped very quickly.
But this player has an advantage that other players do not have, that is, tactical execution and off-ball running.
As a direct product of Manchester United's youth training, Fletcher understands Ferguson's tactical intentions more thoroughly than others. He is also familiar with Manchester United's entire off-ball running system and can execute it more effectively.
This is also the reason why Ferguson chose to let him start.
But now it seems that Fletcher is still far from meeting Ferguson's requirements.
At least throughout the first half, Manchester United's midfield defense was almost useless.
Anderson's case is no exception.
The Brazilian midfielder came to Manchester United with the halo of Ronaldinho II, but under Ferguson's transformation, he has gradually become a midfield engineer, so he is not a strict midfield defensive player.
Ferguson himself knew that both Fletcher and Anderson posed hidden dangers, and he really had no way to deal with it.
Carrick is old and had to travel a long distance in the Champions League group match in the middle of the week, which consumed a lot of energy. It would be difficult for him to perform well if he starts. Giggs is also old, and Manchester United's current midfield configuration is in a state of transition, with almost no players.
Thinking of this, Ferguson sighed inwardly and looked at Welbeck.
"Danny, we need to step up our defense in the second half."
Welbeck raised his head and stared at Ferguson in a daze. After a few seconds, he nodded helplessly, stood up and walked to the back of the locker room to take a shower.
The second half of the game had nothing to do with him.
Ferguson motioned Mike Phelan to go out and called Phil Jones in.
This young player from Blackburn plays as a defender. He can play as a center back and right back, but he can also play as a defensive midfielder.
Ferguson hopes that his appearance will strengthen Manchester United's midfield interception and defense, especially in the middle.
Facing such a Manchester City, Manchester United had almost no effective measures and could only rely on defense.
If you can defend, you must defend. If you can’t defend, you must defend! Who let Manchester United run into such a damn team? …………
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After the second half, only Manchester United made a substitution, replacing Welbeck with Phil Jones.
This is a signal to strengthen the defense.
After the substitution, Manchester United adopted a 4-3-3 formation.
After the start of the second half, Manchester City took advantage of the kick-off opportunity and took the initiative to attack and grab a goal.
I have to admit that Ferguson's substitutions did have a certain effect, especially when Phil Jones played as a defensive midfielder. The local young player was very active, especially when he ran, his whole face turned red and he looked like he was full of passion.
Phil Jones partnered with Fletcher and Anderson, and with Ashley Young, Nani and Rooney all actively returning to defense, Manchester City's attack at the beginning of the second half failed to work.
They had all the ball possession and created several threats, but were unable to create effective scoring opportunities.
After attacking for about ten minutes, Su Dong signaled his teammates to slow down the pace and took the initiative to retreat a little, giving Manchester United some breathing space and luring the Red Devils out.
Manchester City now has three goals in hand, takes the initiative, and has the advantage in passing and controlling the ball. They do not need to fight too hard with Manchester United, but should slow down the pace appropriately and mobilize the running of Manchester United players through passing and controlling the ball to consume their physical energy.
When physical energy is consumed to a certain level, it is difficult for players to avoid making mistakes.
Manchester City is holding on to this mentality and is slowly wasting time with its city rivals.
Manchester United has never been a conservative team. Seeing Manchester City take the initiative to give up some space, they began to feel the opportunity and tried to launch some counterattacks to score goals.
Ashley Young, Smalling and Rooney all had chances to shoot. Ashley Young and Rooney both had long shots from outside the penalty area, while Smalling took advantage of a corner kick to head the ball, but none of them created any threat.
But in the 61st minute, Manchester City completed a steal in the backcourt.
Pepe decisively snatched the ball from Nani's feet and quickly passed it to Busquets.
After Busquets ran to the open space to receive the ball, he turned to face the direction of attack, took a closer look, and quickly sent a long pass, sending the ball directly towards Manchester United's penalty area.
Su Dong quickly moved forward, competing with Evans and Ferdinand in speed, and took on two opposing central defenders alone.
Manchester United's two central defenders chased Su Dong all the way, and even used various secret little moves to pull him back, preventing him from sprinting with all his strength, but in the end Su Dong got one step ahead and kicked the ball high.
However, in doing so, Su Dong also missed the opportunity to shoot directly. After the ball was lifted high, he immediately turned around and blocked his position, blocking Ferdinand and Evans behind him. After stopping the falling ball with his foot, he looked forward.
Sanchez, Di Maria and Hazard all caught up, and Su Dong made the decision in an instant.
The two wingers were a bit far away from him, and if he wanted to pass the ball horizontally, he would most likely be intercepted by Evans and Ferdinand, so Su Dong chose to pass the ball back to Hazard.
The Belgian winger rushed to the top of the arc and saw Su Dong stop the ball with his back and then pass it back gently, so he could kick the ball directly.
Of course Hazard was not polite and kicked a direct shot, sending the ball into Manchester United's goal.
Four to zero! After Hazard scored the goal, he was obviously stunned for a moment, then he jumped up and cheered, turned around and quickly rushed to the sidelines, shouting all the way, venting his inner excitement.
Su Dong and other Manchester City players also chased over to celebrate Hazard's goal.
"Well done!" Su Dong touched Hazard's wet hair and praised with a smile.
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After leading 4-0, Manchester City continued to maintain its offensive momentum against Manchester United.
In the 67th minute, Su Dong was replaced by Aguero.
After the substitution, Manchester City continued to attack Manchester United, and in the 79th minute, David Silva passed the ball directly to Hazard, the Belgian passed the ball to the right, and Milner, who came on as a substitute, made a diagonal pass from the right side of the penalty area.
Aguero quickly got back and caught up with the pass in the penalty area before Phil Jones, and sent it into Manchester United's close goal.
Five to zero! If the Manchester United fans at Old Trafford could still boo just now, now they are silent.
The game last season could be said to be a coincidence, but this season we suffered another crushing defeat. What else is there to say?
Anyone can see that Manchester City's strength has surpassed Manchester United, and even far surpassed Manchester United, becoming the undisputed top team in the Premier League.
At least, it is difficult for Manchester United to catch up with Manchester City today.
The sky is turning blue in Manchester!
(End of this chapter)
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