Messi also attended the pre-match press conference, and as the top scorer in the Premier League, Messi has his own opinion on the game.

'It's going to be an exciting game and we've got everything ready. A lot of people are expecting us to win the game at home, even my team-mates. But I want to tell you that Manchester United has always been Manchester United, Dong has always been Dong, and in such a confrontation, I have always faced it with a humble heart. I want my team-mates to be able to play with a 12-point spirit, and personally, I've been at the top of my team for 10 years, but I've had very few wins, so I'm not trying to hit myself and the team, I just want people to know what kind of game we're up against. ”

Indeed, Messi is the most vocal, from Spain to England, from the World Youth Championships to the Olympics and then to the World Cup, Messi seems to be a tragic figure. At the age of 28, he has seen a lot of things clearly. Although the obsession to win is stronger than before, the mentality has also changed a lot.

"Low-key."

"The low-key Messi is definitely the terrifying Messi."

"He's going to keep scoring and if he scores again, it's the 13th game in a row, right?"

"Not even Cristiano Ronaldo, who didn't score in the middle two games, and Messi has set an unattainable goal record in the Premier League."

"Will Manchester United be another graveyard?"

Manchester City fans are excited about Messi's low profile. They had hoped for Sergio Aguero before, but it was Messi who made them feel safe.

Nervous Manchester United fans arrived at the Etihad Stadium, their eyes full of sky blue, flags fluttering, and so lively.

Because it is Manchester City's home stadium, the Red Devils are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of the number of fans, and after entering the stadium, Manchester City fans have been provoking them.

"Hey, wait for failure."

"The fourth is where you should be."

"Wait and cry."

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Compared to Messi's low profile, Manchester City fans are too high-profile. They couldn't find a reason to lose at home. They lost at home to Manchester United last season, and this season they are more eager to beat Manchester United at home, and this season's squad is completely different from last season, they have the invincible Messi.

"I really want to see what it looks like when they lose the game. I remember last year they yelled like that, and it turned out to be ......."

"It's been a long time, everyone has to vent, I always feel that they are going to be tragic again in this game?"

Several old Red Devils fans are still talking and laughing in the stands, and they are not intimidated by the momentum of Manchester City fans, who have watched Manchester derbies for decades, and it is Manchester United who have the last laugh, even if the situation is more pressing this year, but they still believe in Manchester United.

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Fifteen minutes before the game, Ferguson abruptly reversed his decision and overturned the original starting line-up.

"Ryan, you send the starting list right now! Revoke the original starter. ”

He handed Giggs a crumpled piece of paper with the names of the starting 11 scrawled on it. Ryan Giggs was surprised, but didn't say anything, and immediately rushed out of the dressing room with a piece of paper, although he is no longer a player, but now that he is Ferguson's assistant coach, his responsibilities are even more important.

When the event staff who handled the starting list saw the list on the paper, their heads were big, what was written here? I don't understand it at all.

Fortunately, Ryan Giggs has been with Ferguson for more than 20 years, otherwise he would not have understood, and with his assistance, the staff was able to figure out Manchester United's starting list.

Originally, Ferguson wanted to play 4312, Dong Fangzhuo played the front midfield, but now Rashford and Mbappe have been withdrawn, only Dong Fangzhuo is left in front, Ferguson chose to play 451, Dong Fangzhuo is the 1, only one striker, and two midfielders have been added.

Before the start of the big battle, he chose a more conservative plan, hoarding heavy troops in the midfield, leaving only Dong Fangzhuo to charge alone, leaving the task of attacking to Dong Fangzhuo to solve......

Lineker was surprised when the BBC's Lineker got the starting list in the live broadcast room.

"Huh,"

'Manchester United's starting line-up has changed,'

"There is only one single arrow for Dong."

'The midfield was stacked with Di Maria, Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, and Lingard also deliberately moved from left-back to midfield.

'On the back line are Valencia, Jones, Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw. Marcus Rashford and Kylian Mbappe, who had previously started the game, were both pressed to the bench. What does this mean? It shows that Ferguson is still worried, worried that Manchester United will not be able to withstand Manchester City's attack, and also worried that Manchester United's offensive firepower will not be able to compete with Manchester City, so there is this big adjustment. ”

"Of course, it's also because of Messi's ......"

'There were four changes to City compared to the Champions League in midweek, with Demichelis and Mangala replacing the injured centre-backs Vincent Kompany and Otamendi, Sagna coming in for Zabaleta at right-back and Raheem Sterling coming into the starting line-up.

"Now, players from both sides have appeared at the entrance of the players' tunnel! The Manchester City fans were thrilled as they chanted Messi's name. He is Manchester City's biggest reliance. ”

Although the fans at the scene were very fanatical, Manchester City and Manchester United fans found that Dong Fangzhuo, who was standing in the first place, was chatting sideways with Messi, who was standing in the second place? The two of them were still talking and laughing.

"What's the situation?"

"Messi actually chatted with him? What is there to talk about? Aren't they mortal enemies? ”

"Unscientific, huh?"

In fact, these two people didn't talk about anything, just said hello casually, but in the eyes of the fans, it was incredible......

But when both of them stood in their respective positions on the field, the expressions of both of them became solemn.

Today, it is their 21st confrontation! In the first 20 confrontations, Messi only achieved 4 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses, far losing to Dong Fangzhuo.

The match was also broadcast live in Argentina and watched by 8 million people.

"Today is the best time for Messi to beat Dong."

"If you miss this opportunity, you may have a big problem again......"

"Only by beating him can we stand at the number one position in the world, and the Ballon d'Or is it logical."

Every year, whenever Messi meets Dong Fangzhuo, it will be the most watched game in Argentina. The wish of Argentine fans is very simple, that is, they want to see Messi really beat Dong Fangzhuo once, and it has been ten years since this time......

Argentine fans are bitter enough.

Of course, in China, the number of viewers is 50 million, and they are looking forward to it as well......