Chapter 569 God, you are kidding me...

Stroman raised his head, and the sweat on his forehead immediately seeped into his eyes, feeling sour and spicy.

The lights at Old Trafford were so bright that he couldn't help but squint.

Opening his mouth and gasping for air, the Dutchman felt as if his chest was burning, as if he couldn't breathe, and as if a ball of fire was about to erupt.

The game has entered the seventieth minute and the score is one to one!

Before the game, some people said that this game would be Ferguson's last Manchester derby in his career and Mancini's last derby, so the two famous coaches both brought out their best skills just to prove their coaching ability to everyone!

Relying on its strong lineup, Manchester City took the initiative and suppressed its city rivals Manchester United from the very beginning, firmly controlling the midfield.

On the other hand, Manchester United, playing at home, was not conservative at all and waged an offensive battle against Manchester City with a momentum of being invincible, just to defeat their arch-rivals and continue to maintain their lead in the league.

Both goals were scored in the second half.

Manchester City took the lead with Nasri assisting Milner to break Manchester United's goal.

But soon after, Manchester United took advantage of a set-piece opportunity on the right side of the penalty area in the frontcourt. Van Persie took the penalty and Phil Jones headed the ball onto Kompany's back and into the goal guarded by Joe Hart.

This is also the second consecutive league game where Manchester United has scored an own goal!

Although many people feel that Manchester United players are not strong, this team is very resilient.

Only by actually entering this stadium and having a real fight with the Red Devils Manchester United can you deeply appreciate how terrifying this Red Devils team is.

Maybe they are not as skilled as others, or the situation is very passive, but they will never give up!

Relying on this Red Devil spirit, Manchester United, which was at a disadvantage, dragged Manchester City along.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the intense consumption made everyone on the court look extremely tired.

Both sides could no longer maintain the fast-paced offense and defense of the first half and the beginning of the second half.

They had to slow down the pace and then slowly plot against their opponents.

Stroman stretched out his hands and wiped his head and face vigorously. His hands were wet and dripping.

That's sweat!

With Manchester City's consumption being so staggering, Manchester United certainly wouldn't be much better as they were more passive on the field.

Also, their starting lineup is older.

Evra and Carrick are 32 years old, Ferdinand is 34 years old, and Giggs is 39 years old!

It is hard to imagine how much energy these veterans still have left and whether they can still run!

Especially Giggs and Carrick, they are both midfielders!

In fact, Manchester City’s first goal just now came from Giggs’ mistake.

This Manchester United veteran actually appeared in the right midfield position in this game, facing Strootman.

It was when Giggs moved to the wing to get the ball that Stroman decisively followed him and marked him closely.

The cunning Welshman wanted to use his heel to knock the ball off Stroman and make it bounce out of the baseline to earn an out-of-bounds ball. However, Stroman was not stupid either. After intercepting the ball, he rushed forward with the ball.

When he rushed to the front of Manchester United's penalty area, he passed the ball to Nasri, who dribbled into the penalty area and suddenly knocked the ball back.

Milner stopped the ball in front of the penalty area and shot hard, breaking De Gea's goal!

Recalling the goal just now, Stroman couldn't help but realize a crucial point.

In the front, David Silva always cuts diagonally from the middle to the left and enters the penalty area, taking advantage of the gap between Manchester United's right-back Rafael and Ferdinand, while left winger Nasri cruises between the defense and midfield, taking more inward routes.

In this way, Stroman gets a lot of space to move on the left.

If I launch an attack more decisively and resolutely in this situation, can I create a threat?

As soon as this idea came to Stroman, he immediately felt that it had great potential.

But he had to look at the sidelines. Head coach Mancini also noticed him. The two had eye contact. Stroman made a gesture to move forward, but Mancini didn't seem to understand.

This makes the Dutch feel very depressed. There is such a lack of tacit understanding, right?

If it were Bielsa, the Argentine madman would definitely guess it with just a slight glance.

Smart guy!

As a last resort, Stroman could only make a more obvious gesture.

Mancini understood it, but did not give an answer on the spot. Instead, he called the assistant coach over and discussed it carefully. After more than a minute, he seized an opportunity and made an OK gesture to Stroman.

This made Stroman very depressed again.

Compared with Bielsa's decision, Mancini is somewhat indecisive!

When thinking of Bielsa, Strootman couldn't help but think of Southampton, Master Huan, and his teammates.

Although he has left Southampton, he still misses his days in Southampton.

Without Southampton, there would be no Kevin Stroman!

We must beat Manchester United no matter what!

Strowman gritted his teeth and made a decision.

The situation was just as Stroman expected, Manchester City once again pressed into Manchester United's 30-meter area.

Yaya Toure controlled the ball at his feet, while Nasri and David Silva both attracted the attention of Manchester United's defenders.

At first, Strootman was just supporting Yaya Toure. Seeing that Giggs was a little overwhelmed after a series of continuous runs, he moved closer to the left side, so when the Welshman was not marking him closely, he suddenly rushed forward.

The Dutchman's move immediately disrupted Manchester United's defense.

Especially when Yaya Toure understood the hint and passed the ball to Strootman, the Dutchman stopped, dribbled, and shook off Carrick. Then Manchester United's entire defense line was attracted by Strootman, and everyone was surprised.

Stop him!

This should be the first reaction of all Manchester United defenders under conditioned reflex!

But Stroman spotted an opportunity and found a gap in the defense line. He swung his left foot and shot directly when he was still 20 meters away from the goal!

Stroman's long shot was like a bolt from the blue, and the angle was just right, passing by Phil Jones who had lost his position and heading straight for the goal.

De Gea reacted quickly and flew to make the save.

The Spanish goalkeeper was tall and had long arms, and his body was very flexible. While everyone was stunned, he managed to block the ball with one hand, barely preventing a goal that was sure to be scored!

Tens of thousands of Red Devils fans at Old Trafford screamed in unison, obviously frightened by Strootman's shot. But before they could catch their breath, they found that the impotent Aguero had ambushed in the penalty area at some point.

De Gea saved the ball and it bounced back into the penalty area. Aguero went around it like a ghost and gently pushed the falling ball.

De Gea, who had just landed, could no longer stop the ball.

The other defensive players of Manchester United could only stare at Aquile.

The ball crossed the white line of the goal and hit the net!

Aguero opened his arms excitedly, his mouth opened so wide that a fist could almost be stuffed in, rushed out of the penalty area, rushed to the corner flagpole, and celebrated his goal with ecstasy.

Stroman was stunned at first, and then a surge of ecstasy surged in his heart.

Although he failed to score, Aguero's goal helped Manchester City defeat Manchester United!

So, the Dutch excitedly followed Aguero and rushed out, hugging the Argentine striker tightly!

Old Trafford was deathly silent, with only the sounds of Manchester City players cheering and celebrating!

On the sidelines, in front of the home team's coaching booth, Ferguson was stunned the moment Aguero scored.

Then comes the rage, the fury of thunder.

Ferguson was seen raising his hands and shouting at the Manchester United players on the field.

"Why did you lose the ball? What on earth did you do?"

"You can even throw a ball like this?"

Everyone could feel Ferguson's anger at this moment.

Yes, we finally tied the score with an own goal, but now in the blink of an eye, we lost it again.

What is this?

Oh god, are you kidding me?

This is not just three points!

If they lose to Manchester City in this game and Southampton beat their opponent, the points gap will be shortened to five points.

With six rounds left in the league, the five-point gap is undoubtedly very dangerous.

More importantly, Manchester United has been losing points in recent rounds. How can we feel at ease?

Ferguson realized something was wrong, especially the players on the field, who were clearly exhausted.

"Mike!" Ferguson realized the problem and immediately turned around and shouted.

Mike Phelan immediately caught up, "Sir!"

"Hurry, let Shinji Kagawa and Cleverley warm up. I want them to play within three minutes!"

"Okay!" Mike Phelan turned and left.

"Wait!" Ferguson thought of something again, "Let Welbeck warm up again, and he will play too!"

Mike Phelan was a little surprised. Are he going to bring on three substitutes at once?

And judging from the substitutions Ferguson made, all three substitutions were aimed at strengthening the team's offense.

But Mike Phelan was so afraid of Ferguson that he didn't even dare to ask any more questions and just ran to the bench to shout.

Mancini also noticed the movements on Manchester United's side and made adjustments immediately.

After Ferguson completed his three substitutions, Manchester City also began to make substitutions.

First, Gareth Barry replaced David Silva to further strengthen the team's midfield.

Then Lescott replaced Nasri to continue strengthening the team's defense.

After these two substitutions, the time had already entered the eighty minutes.

In the remaining ten minutes, Manchester United changed its previous passive position and began to press forward and pressure Manchester City.

Manchester City, playing away from home, seemed to be sitting on the Diaoyutai and actually started a defensive counterattack.

This made Ferguson in front of the home team's coaching booth so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Especially as the game time passed by minute by minute, Ferguson became so anxious that he kept shouting on the sidelines, making adjustments constantly, and asking the players to continue to put pressure on Manchester City's defense.

Even if we can score one goal, it would be great!

After all, at this crucial moment of winning the championship, a one-point difference may undoubtedly determine who will win the championship!

But not only was Manchester United tired after a long battle, they had also been in a passive situation for a long time before the game. Now they took the initiative, their physical strength was almost exhausted, and the players were seriously lacking in morale. In the end, they failed to turn the situation around and threaten Manchester City's goal.

With the whistle of referee Michael Dean, Ferguson and Mancini's last Manchester derby finally came to an end.

Thanks to key goals from Milner and Aguero, Manchester City defeated Manchester United away, won three points and further consolidated their third position in the league.

Ferguson covered his face with his hands when the whistle sounded.

He felt ashamed to face the crowd at Old Trafford.

At the same time, he was secretly praying in his heart that Southampton would also lose points! r1148