If the Carabao Cup goal heralded Torres' return, in this league game, Torres really proved that he was back, and in this game, he showed that he was better than Sturridge, although he was two centimeters shorter than his opponent, but the more mature Torres was better at the confrontation, better at the feet, better at the big picture - and he was more mature than Sturridge.

He didn't run out of chances in the game, but he scored twice with two assists for Di Natale and scored City's third goal with a header in the second half, beating Everton 3-1 away!

And in this round, Arsenal suffered a draw - they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Birmingham, Manchester City overtook Arsenal by one point and climbed to the top of the table, Arsenal were tied by Manchester United, and both teams were behind Manchester City by one point at the same time!

After a series of hard-fought strangulations, City have finally settled in the top spot – and for Dick, all he has to do is maintain his advantage during this period and then try to extend that advantage at the start of the Champions League knockout rounds!

'I think if Bam Adebayo is going to retire if he doesn't win the league, he can prepare now.' Dick laughed at the post-match press conference: "Of course, if he doesn't retire, none of us can do anything, and it's understandable to sacrifice his reputation for the sake of cheering up the team, which is something a good player needs to do." ”

Dick's words made Adebayo depressed, because his performance in this round of the league was not very good, and Wenger also criticized him in the team because of Adebayo's random oath, but what Wenger didn't expect was that he was stimulated by Dick like this, Adebayo not only hated Dick, but also hated him with him - Wenger was also unlucky to meet such a white-eyed wolf......

In midweek, Manchester City ushered in a replay of the FA Cup, in which they returned to their home stadium to beat West Ham United by one goal, although they also sent all the substitutes, but on their home turf City were clearly better at home, Vidal scored a goal in the second half to help Manchester City reach the fourth round of the FA Cup, and in the fourth round, Manchester City met a Championship side, Sheffield United.

Just finished playing West Ham United, Manchester City's opponent in the league is West Ham United again, and it is also at their home stadium - for Manchester City's players, this game is also more enjoyable, because Kubisley seems to have seen the opportunity to eliminate Manchester City and enter the next round of the FA Cup, so in the FA Cup in midweek he sent most of the main team, but did not win, but tossed the main players enough, in this game, West Ham United only resisted for 30 minutes and began to collapse, City's main players relied on a goal from each of the tridents and the icing on the cake from Barnes to sweep West Ham United 4-1 at home to continue to lead the league at the top of the table.

Arsenal also recovered some of their strength, beating Fulham 3-0 away and catching up with Manchester City, with Bam Adebayor scoring a goal in this game that made Adebayor's confidence seem to have regained quite a bit.

'We're going to beat Manchester City away and with this win we're going to win the league and win the title! I reiterate that if Arsenal don't win the league this season, I'll retire! Adebayo said confidently.

"Adebayo said that again? Hmm, does he think that we are the only opponents who will win the league? That's a bit too much to underestimate the other teams...... I think our biggest rivals for the league title this season would be Manchester United and Chelsea. These two teams have a lot of stamina and are excellent overall. In the case of fighting on several fronts, whether the overall strength is excellent or not determines what kind of results can be achieved, and at this point, Arsenal is still a little worse, their main force is very good, and the substitutes are a little worse. ”

Dick's response was very calm, and he didn't say anything about whether Adebayo would retire at the end of the season, and such a bland attitude made people feel that he was so indifferent because he was absolutely sure......

And in the next game, Manchester City's performance proved that Dick's lackluster counterpart was nothing more than absolute confidence in his team!

In this game, both sides sent their own main forces, if the first half of Manchester City relied on the goals of Ribery and Yaya Toure to lead Arsenal 2-1 is a relatively normal score, then the score after this game is very surprising......

Five to one! In the second half of the game, Manchester City completely dominated the field, although Torres was replaced by Dick with Sturridge after scoring a goal, but Manchester City's goals did not stop, Barton also scored his first goal of the season, coupled with Richards' icing on the cake, Manchester City scored three goals in a row in the second half, completely defeated Arsenal, eliminated Arsenal with a score of 6-2 over two legs, and broke into the League Cup final!

In this game, Adebayor was completely targeted by Manchester City's Samuel and Kompany, the two main central defenders, not only did not score, nor did he complete the assist for his teammates, Arsenal's only goal was scored by Cesc Fabregas's goal, for Arsenal, they were completely suppressed by Manchester City in this game, not only because of physical problems, but also because of Adebayo's abnormal performance.

Adebayo's tactical position in the current Arsenal team is a bit like Torres's tactical position in Manchester City, he is the top striker, using power and ball to drive the whole team's attack, and he is also the finisher of the attack, he has been in good shape since the beginning of this season, so he has scored goals one after another, and at the same time, Arsenal's attack can always draw a perfect end, but in this game, he was completely targeted by Manchester City's central defenders, and almost did not play any strength, in this case, It's no wonder that Arsenal's attack is unaffected.

This is also the biggest reason why Arsenal has not been able to reach the top in recent years, because they will always rely on certain players, and when these players are dumb, they will be particularly affected, and the season is at this time, which is also a low ebb period for Arsenal players......

However, it is obvious that losing such a miserable game in such a situation is a very big blow to Arsenal's morale, Wenger looked very helpless when he participated in the press conference, and when reporters asked about Adebayo's performance, he could only divert the conversation, because Adebayo's performance was too average, and he had just released his mouth but performed so poorly, it was no wonder that he was not chased and beaten by reporters.

Dick looked at all this with a smile, he knew that after this game, Manchester City's morale was completely mobilized, and if he could win the league against Arsenal ten days later, he was afraid that Arsenal would be completely left behind!

Arsenal have a big underbelly, and they will have a low point after the arrival of February, when Manchester City can at least leave a strong opponent behind if they can concentrate on stealing more points!

Liverpool has not been the biggest opponent in the Manchester City league, they do not have the overall strength and ability to grab points to win the championship, if they can leave Arsenal, then Manchester City's opponents will only be Manchester United and Chelsea, and if history is not biased, these two teams will meet in the Champions Cup final, the Champions League will continue to affect them until the end of the season, this is the biggest opportunity for Manchester City!

Putting aside the two strong teams that won't go too long in the Champions Cup, and then taking advantage of the distractions of the other two teams to attack the championship is Dick's plan to win the championship, and this plan has a great chance of success!

Dick doesn't think there will be any suspicion of victory, after all, Manchester City has only started to form a team this season, just concentrate on playing in the league, take the cup if it can, wait until the team matures next season, and then fill in some excellent teams, and then attack all the champions on several fronts, and have a fairer competition with all opponents!

Manchester City's recent good results have improved their substitutes, and at the weekend Manchester City ushered in the fourth round of the FA Cup, the substitutes were excellent on the road, conceding two goals, but the substitutes scored a lot of goals, Ashley Young, Ireland, Vidal and Joel Luka all scored in the game, Manchester City beat Sheffield United 4-2 away to qualify for the fifth round of the FA Cup, where they faced mid-table Middlesbrough side of the Premier League.

However, in the next round of the league, Manchester United halted their winning streak, they were held to a 1-1 draw away by weak Derby County, Arsenal ushered in a big win after a terrible defeat, after a 3-0 win over Newcastle, Arsenal once again surpassed Manchester City by one point, back to the top of the table, and Manchester United also won this round of games, they tied for the top spot with 57 points, Manchester City slipped to third place with 56 points, and Chelsea also caught up. They now have 53 points, only Liverpool are very unlucky, they are now on 43 points, and if there is no improvement, maybe they will miss out on next season's Champions League......

Benitez is under a lot of pressure now, originally in the case of the team's overall strength is relatively weak, he is used to accumulating character in the league and then impacting the Champions Cup, at least he succeeded once, and once close to success, so although there is no league championship, his position has been very stable, but now after Manchester City has sprung up, how can the four places be a little insufficient, if you can't win the Champions Cup this season, the possibility of Benitez getting out of class will begin to become very big!

But at this time, everyone's eyes are on the next two rounds of the league, for Manchester City, the next two rounds of the league are very important, in the 25th round they play at home against Arsenal, and in the next 26 rounds, they will go to the away side to challenge Manchester United, against two champions in a row, and they are all ranked above their own teams, for Manchester City, it is definitely a huge test!

If they can beat these two opponents in a row, Manchester City's morale and form will be at their peak, and as the Champions League is about to be rekindled, Manchester City will have more and more advantages, but if they lose in a row, the impact on them will be huge......

Dick's biggest test in charge of Manchester City is coming.