heir to the red devil

Chapter 464 The first derby of the season

United beat Sheffield United in the quarter-finals of the League Cup and their quarter-final opponents were drawn by Southampton in the post-match draw, which will take place in mid-December.

In the next period of time, Manchester United has only two goals: to compete for the first place in the Champions League group, and to continue to grab points in the league.

But in the next four games, Manchester United will encounter strong opponents in a row. Their next Premier League game will usher in their rivals Manchester City in the same city, followed by a Champions League game against Juventus, and the next two games will be against Crystal Palace and Arsenal. accept.There are three strong teams in four games, and the weaker Crystal Palace is also in excellent condition. How to win these games will be a difficult problem for Kintiger.

In fact, it is not scary to have a strong opponent. What worries Kintegger the most is the injuries of Kanter and Nainggolan.Both of them were injured, which made Kintag's midfield defensive hardness drop sharply.

Faced with this situation, Kintag still has the same starting lineup as against Juventus in the next Manchester derby.

4-4-2 formation: De Gea in goal; Smalling and Vidic in centre-backs, Alonso and Rafael in left and right; Kroos and Lampard in midfield, Mahrez and De Bruyne is one left and one right; the striker is a combination of Lewandowski and Griezmann.The seven substitute players are: Alisson, Jones, Evra, Carrick, Ashley Young, Valencia and Icardi.

Since the team can't make up for the deficiencies on the defensive end, then simply give it a go and use offense to make up for the disadvantages of defense.

In this game, Icardi returned to the 18-man squad and his suspension ended.During this period of time, Kintag observed Icardi's usual training. He saw that Icardi was not affected psychologically by being punished, and he was still very involved in training. This made Kintag very gratified: If this lesson can help Icardi grows up, so it's not a waste of time.

On November 11, Manchester United ushered in the first Manchester derby of the season.

In this game, Manchester City sent their main players to the game, and they also attached great importance to this game.

At the Etihad Stadium, the two teams played offensive football, and the fans present were hooked!
In the 6th minute of the game, Mahrez shot a cold arrow outside the penalty area and caught Joe Hart by surprise. Manchester United led the score 1-0.

In the 21st minute of the game, Aguero dribbled the ball through Manchester United's defense, shot low into the net, and equalized the score 1-1.

In the 34th minute of the game, De Bruyne passed the ball at a 45-degree angle from the right, and Lewandowski in the penalty area grabbed a header to help Manchester United lead the score again.

At the last moment before the end of the first half, Yaya Toure's long-range shot from the outside, the ball hit Smalling's body and changed direction. De Gea couldn't react in time and watched the ball go into the net.

At the end of the first half, the score of the two sides became 2 to 2. Such a hearty offensive football made everyone very enjoyable to watch.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again.

In the 67th minute of the game, Manchester City got a corner kick, Navas passed the ball to the middle, Dzeko grabbed the point, scored with a header, and helped Manchester City overtake the score.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Kintag made personnel adjustments, and he let Icardi replace Lewandowski.Lewandowski has been starting in the last few games, and he is a little bit exhausted today.Kintag let Valencia replace Rafael again, and continued to increase the range of side assists.

This series of substitutions was immediate.

In the 80th minute of the game, Valencia, who was also new to the field, ran 50 meters all the way on the right, and made a low pass from the edge of the penalty area. Icardi in the penalty area quickly shot in front of the goal. Into the corner of the goal.

3 to 3!Icardi equalized the score!

Icardi, who scored this goal, was very excited. He stood still and roared loudly, changing his previous chic appearance.

The Manchester United coaching staff off the field were also very happy.

Kintag said with a smile: "Icardi's roar is even a bit like Batty back then."

Scholes looked at the Argentine on the field: "He is venting his recently suppressed emotions. He was tossed by the "Sun" for a while, and then he was punished by the team. It would be unhappy for anyone to replace him."

Today's Icardi is indeed like a tiger out of the cage. He has won many consecutive attack opportunities in the penalty area, posing a great threat to Manchester City.In addition to scoring a goal, he also had a shot that hit Kompany's arm in the closing stages of the game.

Manchester United players surrounded the referee to ask for a penalty kick, but because of the position of the referee, the field of vision was not very good, and he was not sure that the ball hit Kompany's arm. In such an important Manchester derby, the referee The referee did not dare to award a penalty kick easily.

Jin Taige off the court was very dissatisfied with this penalty!He strongly protested to the fourth official!
But no matter what, the referee's penalty cannot be changed, and the final score of this game is also fixed at 3 to 3. This wonderful Manchester derby finally ended with a score of 3 to 3.

Although the two teams did not win, the result is not unacceptable to both sides. Manchester United scored 1 point, and Chelsea won the game this round. The points gap between the two sides narrowed from 6 points to 4 points. The top position is still very stable; and in this round of the match, Arsenal was unexpectedly tied by Crystal Palace. They did not seize the opportunity to overtake No.3 Manchester City this time, and they still ranked fourth in the Premier League standings.

So after this round of competition, the ranking of the top four has not changed at all.

But now that the game is over, Kintag doesn't have much energy to care about Kompany's handball. The points that he didn't get in this game will continue to be recovered in the next league!

On November 11, after Manchester United drew with Manchester City, they flew to Italy just one day later to challenge Juventus away.

This game is an important game in Group A of the Champions League.At present, three rounds of the UEFA Champions League group stage have been carried out. The four teams in Group A have already played against each other. Manchester United ranked first in the group with 9 points from all three games, and Juventus ranked second in the group with 6 points from two wins and one loss. , Olympiacos and Malmo ranked third and fourth, and it is unlikely that these two teams will qualify for the group stage.

At present, the biggest suspense in this group is who can get the first place in the group between Manchester United and Juventus.

Manchester United won Juventus at home in the last game, and they have already taken the lead. If they can beat Juventus in this game, then their group number one has almost been achieved; even if they draw with Juventus, then the group The first is probably Manchester United.

So now in front of Juventus, the only way to go is to beat Manchester United.Therefore, in this game, the Juventus team is ready to go, ready to start a big battle with Manchester United at home!
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