With a day to go, Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini spoke about the much-anticipated game in his pre-match press conference.

The Chilean engineer said: "It's going to be a very tough game...... The gap between Liverpool and us last season was very small, and now, with a championship coach like Jurgen Klopp and a top star like Jiang Chenxi, Liverpool's strength has reached a new level......

Pellegrini began by praising his upcoming opponent, which showed his gentlemanly demeanor.

However, he changed his words: "That's why we're going to give it our all and try to win this game, our goal this season is to defend the title, and a game against a direct rival like Liverpool is a game that must be won!" ”

A reporter asked Pellegrini whether he had found a way to prevent Jiang Chenxi in the game this time when he led the team to Malaga to face Jiang Chenxi, but ended up being eliminated.

"There are no players who can't be prevented, and Jiang is no exception." Pellegrini smiled and said, "Of course, it will be difficult to defend against a player of Jiang Chenxi's level, but we are ready. ”

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Subsequently, the media reported with a headline similar to 'Pellegrini said that Manchester City will freeze Jiang Chenxi'.

Although this is a bit of an exaggeration of Pellegrini's words, the media doesn't care so much, the media needs gimmicks to hype, anyway, they just think that the Manchester City manager is what he means, not convinced? You bite me.

A reporter approached Jiang Chenxi and wanted to hear how he responded to Pellegrini.

They like to hear Jiang Chenxi say something unconvincing, so that there is a hype gimmick.

However, Jiang Chenxi did not let them get their wish.

'Manuel Pellegrini is right, there are no players who can't be guarded. Jiang Chenxi said, "For me, I don't think about how the opponent will defend me, all I have to do is to be myself." ”

The reporter is anxious, how can you be so untempered, young people have to be a little energetic, you have to scold Pellegrini, but Jiang Chenxi is not fooled, and they have no choice.

The most important thing is that Jiang Chenxi's words are very correct, and there is nothing wrong with them at all.

Don't underestimate the media, though.

The reporter gave a full interpretation of Jiang Chenxi's words: Jiang Chenxi said that he is not afraid of any challenge, and doing his best is victory!

Tut......

It's still hyped up.

The fans on both sides are happy, there is no grudge between Liverpool and Manchester City, but, since last season, there have been grudges, and now there is a 'war of words' between Pellegrini and Jiang Chenxi, and this game is full of gunpowder before the game.

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Liverpool's away match against Manchester City was the highlight of the second round of the Premier League, and it was also the latest game to be played.

By the time the Liverpool and Manchester City games arrived, the rest of the games had already ended.

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea beat Leicester City 2-0 at home, winning both games.

Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw away from home by Everton, with one win and one draw.

Louis van Gaal's side were held to a 1-1 draw away at Sandrine, picking up just one point from two league games.

The biggest surprise was the promoted Maswansea, who beat Manchester United 2-1 away in the first round of the league before beating Burnley 0-0 at home in the second round.

The other team to win both games is Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Queens Park Rangers 4-0 at home in this league game.

Therefore, in the current standings, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, two London teams, as well as promoted Maswansea, all three teams have won two games to lead the table.

Liverpool and Manchester City, who also won the first round of the league, will become the fourth team to win both games, and then widen the distance between Manchester United, Arsenal and other competitors.

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Manchester, 25 August 2014.

Etihad Stadium.

Manuel. Pellegrini stood on the sidelines, wearing a suit and leather shoes, with his hands in his trouser pockets, very elegant and calm.

Twenty-five minutes into the game, Manchester City are already 1-0 up at home to Liverpool.

City played a delicate cross-cutting link that culminated in Jovetic opening the scoring for City three minutes earlier.

The Manchester City team played very actively and aggressively from the beginning, and Liverpool looked very passive and even a little embarrassed under the pressure of the Manchester City team.

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'Last season's Manchester City had the best home record of any of the 20 teams in the Premier League, having beaten Manchester United 4-1 at home and Arsenal 6-3 at home, with the Etihad Stadium playing tennis in that game. John. "Obviously, Manuel Pellegrini believes in his team's attacking ability at home, and in this game, their tactics are to attack, to use the attack to suppress Liverpool! ”

"The tactic was successful." Lineker nodded, "Liverpool are suppressed, they can't fight back, Pellegrini said that he found a way to limit Jiang Chenxi, and now it seems that he is right." ”

"Great, our tactics were successful." Dias said to Manuel Pellegrini.

Pellegrini smiled.

Liverpool was suppressed and had no chance to counterattack, while Jiang Chenxi was limited by speed, his threat was more in the penalty area, and when the team did not have a chance to hit the front of the Manchester City team's penalty area, Jiang Chenxi's threat was greatly reduced.

Liverpool's only one or two counter-attacks started with Sterling breaking through on the wing, but Manchester City had already taken precautions against this and quickly stopped Sterling's breakthrough and did not give him a chance to pass the ball.

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"It's been twenty-six minutes since the game started, and Jiang Chenxi hasn't got a chance to shoot yet." Zhan Jun said a little anxiously, "It's not his problem alone, Liverpool has been completely suppressed, and he has not been able to provide support to Jiang Chenxi, he is a shooter who needs someone to feed the ball, and he has no choice." ”

In the thirtieth minute of the game, Manchester City sent a quick free kick, but it was cut off in the middle of the game, and Liverpool had a chance to counterattack.

The ball was passed to Raheem Sterling, who repeated his trick and raced down the flank, where Klich slid the ball off the touchline.

A quick counter-attack is blocked, Liverpool's touchline ball.

Raheem Sterling tossed the ball to Coutinho, who pulled the ball and turned, then pulled it sideways, dodged an open space, and opted to hoist the ball straight into the box.

"Helpless pass!" Mortensen criticized that there is only one attack point in the penalty area, Jiang Chenxi, and the Chinese star is surrounded by Manchester City's defensive circle, so it is really difficult for such an attack to have any effect.