When the game was about to start, the commentators in the commentary box were already in place.

Before the game began, they got into the mood to work, starting to introduce the starting line-ups of both sides to the TV audience, as well as some thoughts on the game.

"Manchester City have started the season on a six-game winning streak in all competitions and four in the Premier League, and their goals scored, goals conceded and stats are impressive. But before the start of this game, some opinions questioned Manchester City's achievements, arguing that their five-game winning streak was not very valuable, because their opponents were not too strong teams, which caused a lot of discussion in the media, and many Manchester City fans were very unhappy with such a statement...."Letkinson gushed, "Manchester City drew 2-2 in the Community Shield and Manchester United in the first game of the season, but they eventually won the trophy through a penalty shoot-out! ”

"In fact, in the confrontation between Gao Bo and Guardiola, a draw is already Guardiola's best result..... "Redknapp added on the side, "In front of Gao Bo, Guardiola's record is really ashamed to tell." ”

While the two commentators were chatting, the players from both sides began to line up!

Manchester's derby is a belligerent affair with a fierce race for the league title last season, and both teams could be contenders for the league title this season and beyond.

The sworn enemies in the same city, coupled with the fierce competition between the two sides in the league, made the gunpowder smell of the two teams even stronger!

The DJ on the scene is introducing the players of Manchester City in a deep and passionate voice!

Behind the name of every Manchester City player, there is always a tsunami of cheers!

And when it was the turn of the United players, the DJ's voice was much weaker.

And Manchester City fans naturally booed sharply behind the name of every Manchester United player!

Such an away environment is naturally far from friendly for the players of the away team!

Manchester City fans playing at home are full of confidence that they will win.

"Players from both teams are already on the pitch! Let's take a look at the starting line-up from Manchester City's side first! Goalkeeper Oblak, central defender Umtiti partner Kompany, left wingback Kolarov, right fullback Trippier, two backs are Casemiro and Fernandinho, the front is Griezmann, left is Sanchez, right David Silva, striker Hazard, today's Manchester City is still a 4231 formation! ”

On the Manchester United side, the starting goalkeeper is David De Gea, the center-back combination is Otamendi and Hummels, left wing-back Alba, right wing-back Kyle Walker, three midfielders are Thiago, Pogba, Modric, three forwards Douglas Costa on the right, Pedro on the left, and Rooney in the center! Pep Guardiola still sent a 433 formation! Both sides can be said to be the main net out!! ”

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The huge cheers of the fans and other sounds made the atmosphere of the whole stadium lively.

Wait until both sides are on the pitch and take their respective positions. The sound stopped slightly.

As if in the pre-climactic pre-climactic period, the fans were waiting for the referee to blow the whistle for the start of the game.

After a series of pre-match ceremonies, City were given the right to pick the edges, and they chose the same pitch as they warmed up before the game, so that when they attacked, they could play on the half-court pitch they were used to!

Manchester United, on the other hand, got the kick-off, they could kick off first and control the football on their side from the very beginning of the game.

So sometimes, it's not a good thing to win the right to pick sides.

Kick-off rights are probably a little more important.

Everyone held their breath and waited for the game to start.

The result of this game, to some extent, can have a certain impact on the Premier League this season!

A whistle blows, and the game begins!

The stadium, which had been quiet before, suddenly erupted into loud shouts.

It's like something exploded!

It's game on!

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At the beginning of the game, Gao Bo has been sitting in the coach's seat.

Pep Guardiola, on the other hand, stood on the sidelines.

But both managers are in the same mood at the moment.

Both sides are very serious about this game.

In the previous Community Shield, the two teams may not take this game too seriously, but in the league, for the two direct opponents to win the championship, this game is a six-point game!

Gao Bo's plan is naturally to win this game and completely kick Manchester United out of the league title for the time being.

Because if his team wins, it means they are eight points ahead of Manchester United!

With a score difference of eight points, this is already a relatively safe score gap!

If it's the second half of the season, an eight-point difference would be enough to declare that United can't catch up with Manchester City.

However, the league has only just begun, and although the eight-point difference is still huge, Manchester United are not to the point of losing hope.

For Pep Guardiola, his minimum goal on the road is at least not to lose, and on the basis of not losing, it is to pursue winning!

Without a loss, United are still five points behind Manchester City.

And if United win, they can close the gap to two points.

It's not too much of a nuisance gap for Manchester United.

But once you lose, the difference of eight points is a relatively big pit.

Even with a full season to go, Pep Guardiola is not too sure he will be able to fill the hole.

Therefore, under the guidance of such a mentality, Manchester United in this game is more cautious.

From the very beginning of the game, they slowly controlled the football, and in the face of Manchester City's forward pressing, Manchester United passed the ball as safely as possible.

Passing the ball to the side of the smaller number of Manchester City players, maintaining possession, even if you don't attack for a while, you can't lose the ball.

In the first two minutes of the game, Manchester United did a decent job of controlling.

After two minutes of possession, United finally started their first attack.

Modric transferred the ball to Pogba, who turned and sent a wide range of deflections!

The soccer ball found Douglas Costa on the right side!

Douglas Costa was very fast, he pushed the ball forward with his chest, and then he quickly hit the baseline!

The ball was passed close to the baseline.

Rooney in the middle grabbed the point and shot, and the football was knocked away!

It was United's first shot on goal.

Pep Guardiola clapped his hands slightly on the sidelines.

This attack made him a little more at ease.