In the Premier League, the Manchester duo began to compete in the best form.

After the draw between the two sides, they have won seven in a row, and this seven consecutive wins are only the beginning of their winning streak, not the end!

In the 23rd round, Manchester City defeated Portsmouth 3-2 away, and Manchester United swept Hull City 5-0 at home! The Manchester duo are on an eight-game winning streak.

In the 24th round, Manchester City beat Stoke City 3-0 at home, and Manchester United beat Everton 1-0 away! The Manchester duo are on a nine-game winning streak.

The following week, Manchester United rested and Manchester City played in the FA Cup fourth round replay, eventually beating Derby County 4-1 away to reach the fifth round.

In the 25th round, Manchester City beat Middlesbrough 1-0 at home, and Manchester United beat West Ham United by the same score away from home, and Manchester won 10 consecutive games at the same time.

Such a strong result makes other Premier League teams collectively a little dumbfounded, Liverpool and Chelsea have not performed particularly well recently, now Manchester City has 62 points, Manchester United is 59 points, and Liverpool, who is in third place, has only 54 points, which is eight points behind Manchester City, and Chelsea is even worse, they have not performed well recently, they only have 49 points, and Manchester City has been a full 13 points away!

This season's Premier League title will slip to Manchester – that's almost a consensus among many.

The following Sunday, the two teams will face each other – not in the league, but in the FA Cup.

Even if this is the Manchester derby, even if this is the fifth round of the FA Cup, Dick still sent all the substitutes in the game - he made it clear that he wanted to focus all his attention on the league and the Champions Cup, the Champions League knockout round is now coming, and the league has not left Manchester United behind, now the competition is who can concentrate more, and it is normal to give up in the FA Cup, anyway, it is only the fifth round, and it will take a few games to win the championship.

In the end, Manchester City lost the game on the road, and the score of 1-2 allowed United to enter the sixth round of the competition, knocking out last year's treble winners Manchester City in two consecutive cup games at home, which made Manchester United fans feel that they had taken a bad breath, but Ferguson was smiling bitterly......

Not to mention anything else, the final of the League Cup must involve some energy of Manchester United, and the next game of the FA Cup will be a little damaged by Manchester United's strength even if it is played as a substitute, and now Manchester City can be said to have nothing to do, just need to concentrate on playing the league and the Champions Cup, after all, the league is fundamental, and the Champions Cup is the easy impact that Manchester City must impact if it wants to become a top giant, Dick sees it very clearly in this regard, the League Cup and the FA Cup, after winning the Champions Cup last season, This season is already dispensable, Dick has been playing these two cup games with all the substitutions to train the substitutions and maintain the form, it has proved this, although these two games cannot be said to be deliberately lost by the opponent, but it can also be regarded as one of the strategies of the opponent, if they lose to Manchester City in the league and Champions Cup, who will remember Manchester United eliminated Manchester City in the League Cup and FA Cup?

Dick is only in his second year in charge of Manchester City, and it is unlikely that he will achieve too good results, in this case, he decisively gave up the League Cup and FA Cup with lower value, and went all out to attack in the league and Champions Cup.

In the 26th round, Manchester City went to challenge Liverpool away, while Manchester United hosted Blackburn, and next, the two sides will go to the Champions Cup, Manchester City's opponent is the tough Inter Milan, Manchester United is drawn a good signing, a team like Sporting Lisbon, it seems unlikely to cause too much trouble for Manchester United's progress.

In this situation, Dick rotated part of the main team away from home - the reason is simple, Manchester City is still three points ahead, such a lead is not enough to give Manchester City peace of mind, and it will not be exhausted after one game, so now Manchester City can afford to lose, in such a knockout round, now Manchester City needs to focus more on the Champions Cup, and the next round, maybe it will be more relaxed, otherwise it will be a little too much, now it is better to concentrate and play the Champions Cup......

Benitez is holding back to beat Manchester City in such an opportunity to keep the hope of winning the title, but unfortunately, the semi-main Manchester City has done a very good job in defense, they almost completely blocked Liverpool's attack, and scored a goal by Di Natale through the counterattack, although Liverpool's desperate attack at all costs to recover a point in the second half, they were unable to achieve the final victory, watching Manchester City take a point away from Anfield!

'I'm happy to take a point away from home, really, it's enough to keep us at the top of the table, and in such a situation, it's not a big deal to end the winning streak......

Dick's post-game understatement was more like a spur on Benitez, and after the draw, Manchester City's winning streak was fixed at 10 games, but Manchester United continued their winning streak, beating Blackburn Rovers 2-1 at home to make it eleven wins in a row and close the gap with Manchester City to one point!

In such a situation, the away point is indeed very important.

After the game, Dick flew with the whole Manchester City squad to Milan, the place where he had lived for three years.

Many people have been paying attention to this game for a long time - when Mourinho was the manager of Inter Milan, some people speculated about such a possibility, but no one expected that the two sides met in the knockout round of the Champions League so early, and it was a little surprising that Inter Milan only won the second place in the group, and for Inter Milan, their current situation is not particularly good, Materazzi and Cannavaro are injured and unable to play, of course, they themselves are very old.

The loss of personnel on the Manchester City side was Inter Milan veteran Di Natale, who went off injured after scoring in the previous league game, leaving City's forward bench a bit stretched.

When Dick arrived in Milan with his team, he was warmly welcomed by the Inter fans.

I have to say that Mancini's results are actually not bad, he won the league championship in one season, and he has been able to excite Inter Milan fans in the past, but compared with his predecessor Dick, his results are a little bleak, plus he has not been able to control people's hearts in the dressing room, and he is not loved by the management, it is normal to leave class in one season, and Mourinho is much smarter, as soon as he arrives, he announced that Inter Milan needs to start again, At the same time, the relationship with Moratti and others is also very good, although they are constantly hacked by the media, but they still get enough support when their results are only a little better than Mancini.

'I want Inter to keep getting better, it's a great team.'

Dick also expressed his goodwill, after all, Inter Milan is the team he has been with the longest time so far, and the team with the best results, it is inevitable to have a-for-tat confrontation on the pitch now, but off the pitch, Dick will not do anything to damage his image.

What's more, Manchester City still has a certain amount of cooperation and personnel exchanges with Inter Milan before, and Moratti now has a lot of strength in the Middle East.

For Mourinho, he knows that if he wants to lead the team to the top, Dick is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed, although he won the Champions Cup once, but that time Dick was eliminated by Manchester United very early, and when he hit the Champions Cup twice, he lost at the feet of Dick, and now his Inter Milan is still in the combination, Manchester City has reached a certain peak, and the situation of Inter Milan in this game is not good, so Mourinho also chose to keep a low profile.

Of course, he will not give up this game, the game is two legs, and Manchester City will not be able to eat the current Inter Milan in one go.

Inter Milan now has a lot of Dick's property, Dick is very familiar with them, while Manchester City, Mourinho is relatively unfamiliar, even if he played against Manchester City last season, but this season's Manchester City is also a little different from last season, especially in the control of the midfield, and last season has changed a lot.

'Inter Milan has changed a lot now and I don't think it's going to be too easy to play. Dick said to Marina.

"It won't change much, will it...... Goalkeeper Cesar, right-back McConn, left-back Zanetti, central defender is estimated to be a combination of Córdoba and Chiellini, midfielders Mascherano, Sneijder, Muntari and Stankovic, forwards Ibrahimovic and Adriano...... There's not much going to change. Marrina said after a moment's thought.

"Not necessarily, although this squad can be regarded as the main squad of Inter Milan this season, but this kind of squad is too familiar to us, which Mourinho cannot not know, don't forget, they also have two very good little guys this year, maybe they will have a lot of changes." Dick laughed.

"You mean Thornton and Balotelli? Balotelli is likely to start, Adriano is not in great form, but in this way, they are a little weak in terms of impact, as for Thornton...... Is he replacing McCone or Zanetti? I don't think it's likely, McCann's assist is irreplaceable, Zanetti's defense is also an indispensable part of Inter's defense, and I'm afraid there will be no change in this. Marina thought about it and thought it was a little incredible.

"Not necessarily." Dick laughed: "Maybe Thornton can really start, but Balotelli doesn't have much chance of starting." ”

"Thornton starts...... I don't believe ......," Marriner shook her head.

"Do you want to make a bet?" Dick smirked.

"Bet on it, don't you guess right every time?"

Two days later.

When Manchester City got Inter Milan's starting line-up, Marriner looked at Dick with a ghostly look.

"What's wrong?" Dick asked knowingly.

"How did you know that Thornton was going to start......" Marina incredulously said that in Inter Milan's starting line-up, Santon appeared at left-back, while Zanetti was pushed into midfield, forming a midfield with Mascherano, Sneijder and Muntari......

Dick laughed and said nothing, of course he wouldn't tell Marina, because he was impressed by Thornton - the full-back made a name for himself by freezing Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League knockout round, and although Inter Milan's opponents were now Manchester City, Mourinho probably won't let go of this opportunity to stand out......