Now in this group, Manchester City and Bayern are both eleven points, Manchester City has a goal difference of six, Bayern has a goal difference of seven, but because Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bayern on the road, so they are now in first place, and they only need to play 0-0 with Bayern in the final round to get the top spot in the group, but if they lose the game or play a draw with goals, they will be overtaken by Bayern.

Manchester City fans don't really care about this situation, and getting to the knockout stage is a win, whether it's first or second, they won't make a difference.

After winning two in a row, Manchester City have begun to close the gap between the top two indefinitely, and they have reached 31 points, with Liverpool and Chelsea still tied for the top spot, but they are only two points ahead of Manchester City, and if Manchester City can perform better in the future, it seems that it will not be too much of a problem to surpass them.

For Manchester City, they reached the knockout stage in the Champions Cup for the first time, which gave them a big boost in form, and in the next games, they achieved quite good results along the way, showing top form!

In the fifteenth round, the Manchester derby, Manchester City drew 1-1 with Manchester United after rotating some of the main players.

In the quarter-finals of the League Cup, Manchester City defeated Stoke City 3-1 away and advanced to the semi-finals.

In the 16th round, Manchester City swept Fulham 3-0 away.

In the last round of the Champions Cup group stage, Manchester City played an offensive battle with Bayern at home, and finally defeated Bayern with a score of 4-3, won the first place in the group, and qualified with his head held high!

In the seventeenth round, Manchester City beat Everton 4-1 at home.

In the eighteenth round, Manchester City defeated West Bromwich Albion 3-2 away.

After the 18th round of the league, Manchester City ushered in the draw ceremony for the knockout stage of the Champions League, and the first place Manchester City faced a strong opponent again, in the draw ceremony, they met the strongest opponent in the second place of the group - Inter Milan, the team he managed last time!

After Dick left Manchester City, Moratti found Mancini to coach Inter Milan, but Inter Milan did not play particularly well that season, if it were not for the injured Ibrahimovic who scored twice to help Inter Milan win Parma, then Inter Milan would have lost the league title in the final round, and in the Champions Cup, they also stumbled to qualify as the second in the group, and finally lost to Liverpool, and in the dressing room, Mancini could not hold the player at all, At the end of the season, Moratti sacked Roberto Mancini and brought in Jose Mourinho, who had left his club at Chelsea......

However, it is clear that Mourinho also needs time to rebuild a team of Inter Milan, who are in a good position in the league now, but have stumbled in the Champions League, and in the group stage they were even suppressed by Panathinaikos to second place, UEFA will not let go of such a gimmick, and the battle between Manchester City and Inter Milan is enough to make people feel excited.

Dick didn't care about this, because the previous fight for the top spot in the group was not because Dick wanted to meet a relatively weak team in the knockout round, he knew that UEFA would let Manchester City face a strong opponent in such a game, and compete for the top spot in the group, just to improve more self-confidence, what Manchester City lacks now is self-confidence in the Champions Cup!

As for meeting Mourinho again, meeting Inter Milan led by Mourinho, it is nothing more than a good fight, and now Inter Milan is also in a painful moment, when Dick left the lineup old and young, Mourinho is estimated to be quite a headache, especially on the front line, Toney transferred away, Pandev's performance was up and down, Cruise was also old and magical, only Ibrahimovic as the top card, Adriano's form declined, and the top striker line no longer exists.

In midfield, Figo is aging, Perrotta's form is also starting to decline, Mascherano and Sneijder alone are not enough, plus the top back line that Dick has trained at the back has also begun to age, Cannavaro and Materazzi are quite old and can hardly play the whole game as the main force, Mourinho is now in pain, Chiellini needs time to hone despite his excellent ability.

Dick and Mancini left Mourinho a relatively mess.

Knowing who their opponents are in the knockout rounds, Manchester City also seemed to be stimulated, and in the next round of the league they swept Hull City 5-0 at home, and just halfway through the season, they finally overtook Liverpool and Chelsea to occupy the top spot in the table with 44 points!

Liverpool is second with 42 points, while Chelsea and Manchester United are tied for third with 41 points, and the battle for the top four is still fierce!

Arsenal, on the other hand, have paid the price for their massive sales, and they are now only 32 points, and unless much changes change in the second half of the season, it seems unlikely that they will qualify for the Champions League - Manchester City's rise will hurt more than just one team!

Before the New Year, Manchester City made persistent efforts, beating Blackburn Rovers 3-2 in the 20th round of the league, continuing to lead the first place in the standings, Manchester United and Liverpool both won, but Chelsea stopped moving forward, they were beaten by Fulham to a 2-2 draw, and the gap between Manchester City and Manchester City, widened to five points!

The Premier League, without a holiday, after the New Year, instead made Manchester City usher in a time of rest, after the New Year, two consecutive cup games, Dick sent a substitute lineup to deal with, even though the League Cup has entered the semi-finals, and finally Manchester City defeated the Championship Nottingham Forest 3-0 at home in the third round of the FA Cup, and in the first round of the League Cup semi-finals, the home team defeated Manchester United 0-1, both sides sent substitutes, but Manchester City's substitute performance was a little better than Manchester United's substitute performance......

After the Carabao Cup, the following weekend is the FA Cup replay, with the league temporarily suspended, meaning that City's main players will be able to rest for almost three weeks from the start of the new year – in a way, a winter break......

It's just that there is no holiday for a long time, and it is inevitable that the players will have some irritability, so at Christmas and New Year, Dick takes time to let the players rest for a day, and recently he has taken a day off to play a game, so that the players can relax enough, because soon, Manchester City will continue in the intensive game!

Finally after the break, Manchester City ushered in the twenty-first round of the game, and finally relied on a goal from Alves in the second half, Manchester City beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 at home, and won the longest six-game winning streak this season. However, Manchester United have been winning streak and are now the least behind Manchester City, with a mere three points.

To the delight of Manchester United fans, although they are still three points behind Manchester City, their side dealt a heavy blow to Manchester City in the second leg of the next Carabao Cup semi-final, at Old Trafford, Manchester United beat Manchester City 4-2 at home, avenging the first leg and depriving Manchester City of the chance to reach the final, as well as Tottenham Hotspur, who also reached the League Cup semi-finals.

Dick also regretted losing this game, after all, if he can win this championship, it will be a prize of 10 million pounds - but since he lost, it may not be a bad thing, Manchester City does not need to invest too much energy in the League Cup final, this season, Dick's biggest goal is the Champions Cup, on this basis, he can give up the league title, let alone the League Cup.

In the same way, this season's FA Cup, he will only let the substitutes maintain their form in games like this.

In the fourth round of the FA Cup at the weekend, Manchester City challenged Derby County away, and they were eventually drawn 1-1 by Derby County in this game, and will play a make-up match in early February - Dick doesn't care about this, anyway, they are all substitutes, play one more game, and give them one more opportunity to exercise, now Manchester City has a lot of good players, especially in such a game, Vidal's progress is also very fast, in the case of Deco's recent form began to decline, Vidal is fully able to replace Deco and become the core of Manchester City's midfield!

Compared with Deco, Vidal's experience must be a big gap, but his running ability and confrontation ability are much stronger than the current Deco, and his ability to organize attacks is only a little worse, making him the main force is Dick's idea in itself, he has been learning very well by Deco's side in the past six months, and next, Dick will gradually give Vidal more opportunities.

After a week of rest, Manchester City's main players performed extremely well in the next 22nd round of the league, although they only beat Newcastle 2-1 at home, but Newcastle did not get many chances in the whole game, only relying on a sneak attack by Martins to score a goal, this victory took Manchester City's winning streak to seven, and with Liverpool suffering another draw in this round, the gap between them and Manchester City has been widened to as much as six points, even if they are not involved in the Champions Cup. There won't be much hope of closing the gap with Manchester City playing in the Champions League......

At this point, Manchester City's biggest opponent is still Manchester United - after the draw with Manchester City, Manchester United also won seven games in a row, including a 3-0 home win over Chelsea, showing an extremely strong form, chasing after Manchester City!

The difference between this season and last season is that Manchester City will also play the Champions League this season, and although Manchester United are still three points behind Manchester City, they can fight with Manchester City until the end!

Whether it is the Champions Cup or the league, Manchester United will fight with Manchester City to the end, and they will not give up until the last moment!

"It's Manchester United...... Sure enough, it is the toughest team since the beginning of the Premier League! This season we don't have the advantage of the schedule, I'm afraid it's going to be a bit of a problem...... However, if there is no such an opponent, then the game is too boring, this season, if you can be entangled with Manchester United until the end and win enough heavyweight championships, such a game is enjoyable enough, and it is enough to have gold content! ”

Dick said to Charlotte in high spirits, in the final analysis, he is still a head coach, and a head coach can show his most brilliance in such a situation!