Chapter 0094: I'm so bored
In the second half, referee Oliver's decision was still controversial.
In the 76th minute, Mangala shoveled Lingard behind him and savagely put him to the ground, such a direct red card action, but still escaped punishment.
Oliver only gave him a verbal warning considering that Mangala had already been shown a yellow card, which caused extreme displeasure among the Manchester United players on the pitch.
However, the City players and fans were delighted, giving Oliver a thumbs up and the Etihad Stadium stands cheering.
But, when it happened to the Manchester City players, things were very different.
Just two minutes after Limgard was fouled, in the 78th minute of the game, Klich broke forward and distributed the ball to Sergio Aguero.
After receiving the ball, Sergio Aguero turned and brushed past Smalling, only to be hooked down by Smalling from behind the side.
Because Smalling had already received a yellow card before, Oliver for balancing reasons, after all, he only let go of a dangerous move by Mangala two minutes ago, and now if Smalling is dealt a card, the Manchester United players will definitely be furious, and the next game may become a full force, so he only warned Smalling a few words, and did not give Smalling a yellow card.
In this regard, Manchester City players and fans did not do it, and several Manchester City players surrounded Oliver, putting pressure on him and demanding a yellow card for Smalling.
The more than 40,000 Manchester City fans in the stands let out deafening boos, mixed with some greetings to Smalling and the female relatives of referee Oliver.
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It was in this not-so-harmonious atmosphere that the game soon came to an end.
Although Manchester City formed a strong attack, these attacks were neutralized by Manchester United's defenders one by one, and they failed to score.
This situation not only made the Manchester City fans impatient, but also the Manchester City players on the pitch, and even made them forget some basic things on the field.
In the 86th minute of the game, Rashford suffered cramps after a kick with Fernandinho. Although Rashford barely persevered, after a few steps, he fell to the ground.
At this time, the team with the ball should take the initiative to kick the ball off the field so that the player with cramps can be treated. But the Manchester City players didn't pay any attention to this and continued to attack after grabbing the ball.
Not only that, but the home fans also booed Rashford with shocking eyes, believing that he was deliberately acting.
The performance of the Manchester City players and fans made the commentators in the commentary area unbearable.
They both saw in slow motion that Rashford had cramps when he was against Fernandinho, but he did not fall to the ground, but continued to hold on to the game and collapsed when he couldn't hold on.
Not only that, but Fernandinho and Caballero, who were not far from Rashford, did not come over to help Rashford press his leg and relieve the pain caused by the cramps.
In the end, it was Rashford who lay on the ground with his legs on his own, and after a while, he barely got up and limped on the field.
As a result, commentators praised Rashford's spirit in their commentary, while also questioning the approach of the Manchester City players and fans. Even the referee, Oliver, was also criticized.
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Rashford is also furious at the performance of Manchester City's players and fans. He really wanted to repay them on the field, but unfortunately, his physical strength had reached the limit, and he really had more than enough strength to do so.
Because in the next few minutes of the race, he couldn't even run at all, and when he walked, his thighs trembled.
It's really that Manchester United has no substitutions now, otherwise he would definitely apply to be replaced.
The rest of the game basically had nothing to do with Rashford, because at the moment, he could only walk around the pitch, and he couldn't run at all.
However, despite this, Manchester City did not dare to relax their guard against Rashford, and sent a man to follow him at any time.
Rashford couldn't laugh or cry.
When Manchester City attacked the United penalty area again, Rashford said to Fernando, who was following him: "Man, you are attacking, why don't you go up?" Don't you want to score goals? ”
Fernando glared at Rashford and said, "Boy, if you don't play tricks with me, I won't be fooled." ”
Rashford said seriously: "I'm really bored, haven't you seen me for a few minutes, it's even difficult to walk?" ”
Fernando said angrily: "Then why don't you go down?" ”
Rashford shook his head and said: "I would like to, but we don't have any substitutions, so I'll have to make up the numbers on the pitch. ”
Fernando pursed his lips and said, "It's strange to believe you!" ”
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The game was interrupted for a long time due to the number of injuries and cramps in the second half, especially Joe Hart's injury, and after the regular 90 minutes of the game, the fourth official played a sign for six minutes of stoppage time.
Rashford saw it and almost scolded his mother. Nima Laozi still has to endure for 6 minutes!
Just as the game entered stoppage time, City had another chance to open the scoring.
Manchester City won the midfield clash with Manchester United and won the ball. Yaya Toure distributed the ball to Navas, who again passed the ball to David Silva.
Manchester City launch a counterattack!
David Silva took a few steps and smashed the ball into United's box just past the centre circle and close to the right-hand touchline.
Sergio Aguero picked up the ball on the 12-yard line close to the six-yard box and, under Valencia's defence, leaned on Valencia and fired a powerful shot into the near corner.
However, this shot missed the frame of the goal and missed the post.
After finishing his shot, Aguero fell to the ground with his leg in his hands.
Aguero also had cramps!
Such a fierce game is also a big test for Manchester City's players. After all, they also played a Champions League game in midweek, albeit with two more days off than Manchester United.
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Sergio Aguero's strike was City's last chance to score. After that, although Manchester City remained in control of the situation on the pitch, they were never given any good chances.
With 95 and a half minutes played, Blind snatched the ball from the feet of Sergio Aguero and cleared it.
Marcus Rashford received the ball halfway between the centre circle and the top of the box.
At this time, the vast majority of Manchester City's players were still in the front field and did not return to position.
Marcus Rashford kicked the ball straight forward and then strode towards City's goal.
After nearly ten minutes of walking, he finally regained some strength.