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Chapter 1269 Precursor of collapse?
They had just fought against Manchester United in the FA Cup for 10 minutes, and finally relying on the outbreak of Rongguang's small universe, they reversed and eliminated Manchester United.

Immediately afterwards, Manchester City will usher in the semi-finals of the League Cup.

The semi-finals of the league are not the same as before. It is no longer a knockout match to determine the outcome, but a home and away two-round game.

In other words, even if Manchester City wins the first game, they may not be able to advance to the final.

In the first leg, they played against Liverpool at home.

This is an opponent they just beat, but just because they beat Liverpool doesn't mean they can beat Liverpool again in the next game.

The joy of football lies in the fact that the opponents you meet in every game are different, even if it is obviously the same team, even the starting lineup has not changed.

But the players are in different states, and the game will be played differently.

Especially the difference between league and cup competitions.

Liverpool has missed the European Cup for two consecutive seasons. Not only have they missed the Champions League, they have not even qualified for the Europa League.

Judging from the league this season, it is not easy for them to qualify for the Champions League.If they can obtain the guaranteed qualification to participate in the European war by winning the League Cup, Liverpool will definitely be willing.

So it may lose to Manchester City 1:4 away in the league, but it may not continue to lose to Manchester City in this League Cup.

If Manchester City still faces the match with the mentality of defeating Liverpool 4:1 in the last game, I am afraid they will lose or not.

I don't know if it took too much energy and used up all the luck they had accumulated in the game against Manchester United, and I don't know if Manchester City's players really didn't take Liverpool, the long-term defeat, into their eyes.

In short, Manchester City lost 0:1 to Liverpool at home.

It was their first defeat in all competitions this season.

When the result came out, the media was shocked and couldn't believe what they saw and heard-Manchester City would lose at home? !

This is their home field!
Shouldn't City be invincible on their home turf?
Manchester City lost...

When the whistle sounded for the end of the game, Liverpool's players ran and celebrated on the pitch.

They embraced and then cheered loudly.

It looked like they had won the Carling Cup.

The players of Manchester City stood on the pitch dumbfounded, some couldn't believe this reality.

"It's unbelievable... Manchester City lost at home to Liverpool," John Mortensen lamented. "Manchester City didn't play well in this game. They still haven't been able to enter the state. The players looked tired, and even the trident was misfired. They also played badly in the first half against Manchester United, but they were able to reverse it in the second half. But this time, their performance throughout the game was not good..."

"Manchester City's players may have reached a limit..." Alan Hansen analyzed. "In the end we can see that it's not that they don't want to fight, but they can't fight at all. Their legs are like lead, and they can't lift at all..."

"Manchester City lost, I think it will be big news after the game!"

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John Mortensen is right. Manchester City unexpectedly lost to Liverpool at home. This indeed aroused strong reactions after the game, and a big discussion was launched on the Internet for the first time.

The media quickly followed suit.

Many people think that Liverpool's victory over Manchester City is of great significance and far-reaching impact.

Maybe this is not the beginning of Manchester City's collapse?

"...Although they tried their best to win Manchester United, the consequences of that game have already begun to appear. Manchester City put themselves in a difficult situation of multi-line combat. In fact, I think they should give up the FA Cup...but it is not bad to give up the League Cup now. The defeat of Liverpool is a signal. It reminds Manchester City's players that they cannot win all the championships. It is a wise choice to give up appropriately. Failure does not mean shame."

"Manchester City's collapse may have already begun, starting with the loss to Liverpool, we can already see clearly where this team is now..."

"Multi-line combat brings not only physical difficulties to the players, but also huge psychological pressure. If I were Benitez, I would let the players give up a certain event, so that they can concentrate on the truly gold-rich events..."

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Many people on the Internet gloated over Manchester City's loss. These people were already very unhappy with Manchester City, which relied on the support of the Middle East chaebol to turn a sparrow into a phoenix. Manchester City's consecutive wins made their unhappiness reach the peak.

Now that they have the opportunity to see the embarrassment of Manchester City losing, they are as happy as drinking iced Coke in the dog days.

Many people made predictions on the Internet that Manchester City will collapse across the board and lose everything.

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In the league, Manchester City was drawn away by Wigan Athletic.

Looks like they're really in trouble.

In this game, Manchester City almost lost again.At that time, their unbeaten league run may end...

Until the No.806 minute, Manchester City was still one goal behind Wigan Athletic.At that time, Rongguang broke through the siege with the ball and there was almost no other way, but he suddenly passed the football from under the feet of a Wigan Athletic defender, and passed it to Zlatan Ibrahimovic who outflanked the goal.

Ibrahimovic shoveled the ball straight into the goal with a very beautiful tackle.

In the end, with this ball, Manchester City drew with Wigan Athletic 1:1 away.

When the goal was scored, the Manchester City players were excited, but when the game was over, they were more frustrated.For failing to win.

Since losing to Liverpool in the League Cup, everyone has been under tremendous pressure, because the media and fans are bad-mouthing them and not optimistic about them.

As a result, facing a not very strong team in this league, they failed to win, which seems to confirm the views of those media.

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Manchester City got a draw, while Manchester United defeated Bolton 3-0 at home, finally ending an embarrassing two-game losing streak in the league.

Manchester City drew, Manchester United won, and the point difference between the two teams has changed.Now Manchester City has 52 points and Manchester United has 48 points. The difference between the two teams is four points.

Although Manchester City has one game less, it is not a decisive factor.

So there is still hope for Manchester United.

In the next half of the season, as long as they go all out and put all their energy into the league, they can still threaten Manchester City's top position in the league.

The loss to Liverpool in the League Cup and the away draw with Wigan Athletic in the league seem to indicate that Manchester City's crazy state is coming to an end.

They have drawn two of their last three league games in the league, which is not a good sign.

You must know that before this, they had only tied two games in the eighteen rounds of the league.

In the eyes of many people, perhaps what awaits Manchester City next is not a draw but a defeat.Their unbeaten streak in the league will also come to an end!
This time they relied on Rongguang's personal ability to avoid losing, but they can't always rely on Rongguang's personal flash, right?
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In the second round of League No.20, Manchester City played against Tottenham Hotspur at home.

Tottenham Hotspur performed very well for a while, which made their league ranking once came to second.

However, their inconsistent performance and over-reliance on Gareth Bale caused their performance to decline.

Today's Tottenham Hotspur has been surpassed by Manchester United and ranked third.

Of course, this ranking is pretty good for Tottenham Hotspur.After all, their goal this season is to qualify for the Champions League next season.

The top four in the league can get this qualification, and they are ranked third.

They have 46 points and are six points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.

It is relatively safe.

In this round of the league, Manchester United is away to challenge Arsenal.

If Manchester City wants to reopen the gap with Manchester United, this round of competition is a good opportunity.

Of course, the premise is that they beat Tottenham Hotspur at home.

And Tottenham Hotspur this season has caused headaches for many teams.

Especially this time around with a healthy Gareth Bale in fine form.

The two sides played against each other in the first round this season, and Bell could only sit in the stands due to injury.

This time he wants to twist the power of the two games together and use it in this game.

Before the start of the game, he said murderously that he knew that Manchester City was not in good form, but he would not be affected by it: "I play as I want, whether they are in good form or not. We are here to take away a victory. Whether they are in good form or not, the goal is the same."

(End of this chapter)