Football: From Bundesliga debut

In the third round of the English League Cup on September 9, Manchester City defeated Sunderland 23-4 away and successfully advanced to the next round.

Manchester City, who transferred to the league, will usher in its first strong opponent in the seventh round of the league.

On September 9, Manchester City was a guest at White Hart Lane to face Tottenham.

In the end, the two sides fought to a 4-4 tie after [-] minutes of fierce fighting.

In a typical goal battle, both sides showed a wonderful goal battle for the fans on the scene.

In the subsequent UEFA Champions League group stage on October 10, Manchester City, which lost a game first, faced the Bundesliga's Borussia Mönchengladbach, and they showed their rhythm.

Manchester City suppressed the opponent with a ball possession rate of 67%. Except for fouls and offsides, other statistics suppressed Borussia Mönchengladbach.

In the end, Manchester City won the game 3-1 away and ushered in the first victory in the group.

The current group score is:
1. Juventus: 6 points

2. Manchester City: 3 points

3. Sevilla: 3 points

4. Monchengladbach: 0 points

There is still a chance of revenge for Manchester City, they will respond to the loss of the first game with a victory when they face Juventus away.

Returning to the league, Manchester City beat Newcastle United 5-0 at home in the eighth round.

In the ninth round, they beat Bournemouth 6-1. The overall performance was good. It feels like they are already warming up for the Manchester Derby.

At the same time, in these three rounds of the league, Manchester United also achieved a record of two wins and one loss. The only game they lost was against Arsenal. They lost 3-0.

At this time, Arsenal also give people a feeling that they are going to rise strongly, but this is just a feeling. You can only know by looking at their schedule at the end of the league.

It's not like they haven't performed like this before. Before the winter window, Arsenal were as fierce as a tiger. After the winter transfer window closed, the whole state couldn't bear to look directly at it!

Before the start of the 10th round of the Premier League, the third round of the Champions League group stage will start.

Manchester City, who are going to play against Sevilla at home, are also well prepared. They are very clear that the group stage is also the place where upsets are most likely to occur.

In order to go further in the Champions League, they will try their best to grab the first place in the group, especially after losing to Juventus in the first game, they have already occupied a passive position.

Now that they are passive, as long as they don't make mistakes and wait for others to make mistakes, they still have a chance!

In the third round of Group D of the group stage on October 10, four teams started playing at the same time.

The final result made Manchester City overjoyed!
Juventus actually drew with Borussia Mönchengladbach, which means that Manchester City, which has already won Sevilla, has regained part of the initiative.

With only one point away from the top of the list, Manchester City will naturally grasp the away game in the fourth round, and it is still Sevilla.

Manchester City, which has returned to the league, is ready.

The Dream Theater game is very important to them. The biggest wish of Manchester City fans is to have Manchester United line up in the Dream Theater to welcome the champion Manchester City!
This is difficult to achieve, but this does not hinder his dream of becoming a Manchester City fan.

Van Gaal, who is playing at home, also listed his starting lineup early. Obviously he believes that the players of the two sides have almost the same ability. The next step is to restrict the formation and target the opponent's players.

Manchester United mainly plays 4231, and their formation is as follows:

[Forward: Rooney
Forwards: Martial, Herrera, Mata

Defenders: Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger

Defender: Rojo, Smalling, Phil Jones, Antonio Valencia

Goalkeeper: De Gea
Substitutes: Lingard, Fellaini, Depay, Carrick, etc.]

And Pellegrini seemed to want to compete with Van Gaal in tactics, and the starting lineup did not stay for too long;

[Forward: Bonny
Avant-garde: Sterling, De Bruyne, Zheng Lin

Defenders: Fernandinho, Moussa Sissoko
Defense: Kolarov, Otamendi, Kompany, Sagna
Goalkeeper: Joe Hart
Substitutes: Demichelis, Ishinacho, Mangala, Zabaleta, etc.]

For Pellegrini, Manchester United's biggest reliance is their captain Wayne Rooney and Carrick on their bench.

In the eyes of Pellegrini, after Carrick retires, he can become an excellent coach. According to the DNA preferences of the giants, the probability of this midfielder coaching Manchester United in the future is quite high!

As for the others?
For Pellegrini, some of Manchester United's strengths are not enough, and some are too "old". It may not be easy to deliver a good performance.

Especially when he learned that Ashley Young would not play, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

The winger made a deep impression on him, and I have to say that Ferguson, an old man, has a really vicious look at people sometimes.

Van Gaal stared at Manchester City's roster, and he regretted it a bit at this time. Pellegrini didn't add any troubles to Pellegrini when he announced it like this, but it made him feel a little overwhelmed!
Judging from the roster, they have two guys who pass the ball very well in the midfield. It is really terrible to restrict them.

Judging from Sterling on the left, Mata's ability to play the ball can make up for part of it, and the focus is on the midfielder position!
Schweinsteiger is not famous for his speed. He is already "old" at this time. It may be a bit difficult to catch up with a player like Sterling who is known for his speed.

Rojo's defense on the left should not be a big problem, but it may be a bit difficult to attack forward, and Martial, a golden boy, will not choose to defend, so Herrera can only go.

Then let Martial and Herrera call, and count on Martial to defend. It would be better to count on this guy to harass De Bruyne who is organizing.

That's it, I won't lose!
As one of the most attractive derby matches in the Premier League, their attention is not as good as the Double Red Club, North London Derby, etc., but they are one of the most attractive in Manchester.

As two neighboring teams, they represent different classes in Manchester, which is one of the contradictions between them.

One of the most noticeable points is that after the era of Ferguson, Manchester United fans would never think that Manchester City will become Manchester City's opponent, even though they have already won the Premier League championship.

But for the name of Manchester City, it is still - nouveau riche!

As for the blue team, with the full support of the boss, they have gradually shed the title of nouveau riche. At this time, the blue team has become a newly promoted giant.

If Blue Moon Manchester City wants to become a new giant, it is essential to win the Champions League trophy!
But will it be that easy now?