In the eighteenth round of the league, Manchester City challenged West Bromwich Albion away, and in this game, Manchester City sent all the main players except for injuries. This move also made the game completely lose its suspense.

In the end, Manchester City beat West Bromwich Albion 5-1 away to score twice, while Ibrahimovic, Kaka and Sneijder also scored a goal each.

In the other game played at the same time, Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 5-0 at home.

After being knocked out of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United seem to have a sense of shame and courage.

Their table in the league is getting better and better.

It's reminiscent of last season.

The same was true last season, with City initially thinking they would be facing the same league title rivals as last season, Chelsea.

Unexpectedly, Manchester United suddenly surpassed Chelsea and began to compete directly with Manchester City.

The two sides were once inseparable, and Rong Guang left the team for a month and a half to participate in the Asian Cup, which also plunged Manchester City into a crisis and predicament.

However, in the end, Manchester City defeated the other side in direct dialogue with Manchester United, and only then did they get match point, and finally maintained the lead in points and won the title.

This season looks like a repeat of last season......

Manchester City, who have played a game less, are still top of the league and the difference between them and Manchester City has not changed, still two points.

On December 31, Manchester City travel to Sunderland.

It was City's last competitive game of 2011.

If they can beat Sunderland, they will be able to record a second league unbeaten record in a calendar year.

The last time they set a zào record was in 2009, and they were unbeaten in all Premier League matches from their first game to their last game in 2009.

At that time, Manchester City's table shocked Europe, and in England, many people were staring at Manchester City to see if they could break the record set by Arsenal.

However, after the new year, Manchester City lost to Everton in the league and their unbeaten league run came to an abrupt end at 42 games.

After a year, Manchester City is about to set a record of unbeaten league games in a natural year. And this time they are even better than the last time, they have already surpassed Arsenal and AC Milan in their unbeaten league record, and now they are unbeaten in the league for a staggering 73 games!

And given their form, it's hard to say exactly how many games they're going to go on a losing streak to end their record.

The only regret is that in 2009, Manchester City was not only unbeaten in the league for one year, they were unbeaten in all competitions for one year.

And this time, having been knocked out of the FA Cup in the first half of the year, Manchester City are not unbeaten in all competitions. Although they have played more Champions League games this time than last time and they are unbeaten in the Champions League, it doesn't help.

Finally, on the night of December 31, Manchester City drew 0-0 away at Sunderland, and although they were unable to win, they still maintained a year of unbeaten league play.

In fact, this result is a lax expression for Manchester City.

However, the slackness of Manchester City's players is understandable, after all, the players are very tired both physically and mentally after crossing the globe twice and playing countless games in such a short period of time.

Especially at Manchester United, which ended a little earlier than their game, it made them completely relaxed.

In that game, Manchester United lost a surprising 2:3 to Blackburn Rovers at their home stadium!

It was Manchester United's defeat in this game that made the Manchester City players feel that they could relax a little.

As a result, this loosening is difficult to tighten again in the race. In the end, the 0:0 draw with "Black Cat" Sunderland away was already a good result.

With the draw in this game, and the defeat of Manchester United, Manchester City's league advantage over Manchester United has instead expanded, from two points to three.

Just because the year of competition is over doesn't mean it's time to rest. On the contrary, the schedule is still very dense.

After being held to a draw away by Sunderland, Benitez did not criticize the players' appearance, he knows that everyone has worked hard during this time, and in terms of psychological adjustment, if they keep winning, the psychological burden on the players will be great, and in such a situation, an occasional draw will help release the pressure in their hearts.

Although losing can also release pressure, the side effects of losing are greater, so it is better to draw.

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Manchester City's next league game is on January 3 and their opponents are Liverpool.

They have drawn three games so far this season, with two coming against Sunderland and Fulham.

The remaining game was held to a draw by Liverpool.

In the thirteenth round of the league, Manchester City drew 1:1 with Liverpool away.

Liverpool had a brief season of glory since Benitez left, finishing second in the league under Dalglish and within striking distance of the league title.

But just as Liverpool fans were dreaming of their first Premier League title, Liverpool began to go all the way downhill.

At this time, Liverpool fans realized that the second place in the league was already the pinnacle of Liverpool......

After finishing second in the 2008-2009 season, Liverpool's performance in the 2009-2010 season plummeted, and in the end they only finished seventh in the league, not even qualifying for the Europa League, let alone the Champions League!

Last season, Liverpool's table was a little better than last season, and they ended up sixth in the league, up one place from seventh. But it didn't help, they still didn't qualify for the Europa League.

Having missed European football for two years in a row, Dalglish has also come to an end in the Liverpool legend's managerial career.

He was sacked by the club after Liverpool missed out on European football for two consecutive seasons last season, and Liverpool brought in Fulham coach Roy Hodgson. The homegrown English coach led Fulham to the Europa League final in the 2009-2010 season, but was beaten out in extra-time by Atletico Madrid, and it is worth mentioning that it was Lucas Sutton who scored the winner for Atletico Madrid.

Hodgson won the Premier League Manager of the Year for his outstanding performance this season. That summer, there were rumours that he was linked to Liverpool, but in the end Dalglish was in charge for a year. But now it seems that giving Dalglish an extra year in charge is just an extra year for Liverpool to waste.

Last summer, Liverpool finally poached Hodgson from Fulham.

In the first half of the season, Liverpool drew 1-1 at home to Manchester City, and although they were not able to win, it was not easy to draw their opponents. You must know that whether it is Chelsea, Manchester United or Arsenal, they all lost to Manchester City.

That didn't make Hodgson's time at Liverpool any better, though.

The league has been played nineteen rounds, and the schedule is exactly halfway through. Manchester City are at the top of the table, while Liverpool is not? Ranked sixth, exactly the same as their final position last season.

Although the season is not over yet, it cannot be said that Liverpool will end up in sixth place. But judging from the appearance of this team, there is little confidence in their Jedi counterattack.

After 19 rounds of league play, Hodgson's Liverpool won nine, drew seven and lost three, and the number of losses was not much, Tottenham Hotspur in third place also lost three games, and Arsenal and Chelsea, ranked fourth and fifth, both lost five games.

But Liverpool's draws are just too many.

Roy Hodgson's Liverpool have also been criticised by the media as a passionless team, winning or losing as if they were tepid.

The tactics are conservative, the offensive means are single, and they rely too much on the stars, and once the stars are injured or in poor condition, the team has no offensive firepower. They have too many draws.

Half a season has passed, and Hodgson's life has not been easy.

You must know that at the beginning of his tenure, the club gave him the goal of qualifying for next season's Champions League, not the Europa League, but the Champions League. Liverpool FC and fans still think that they are the traditional giants of England, and entering the Champions League is the minimum goal, and they can't look down on the Europa League.

But at the moment, it will not be easy for Liverpool to qualify for the Champions League.

If they are to compete for the top four in the league, they will have to start working from now on. If you wait, you'll lose all your chances.

In the twentieth round of the league, Liverpool challenged Manchester City away, and it was the www.biquge.info of Biqu Pavilion that competed for the fourth place in the league.

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Both sides fielded their main forces in this game.

For Liverpool, captain Steven Gerrard, who had been injured for two months, has finally returned from injury ahead of this game, which is good news for both Liverpool and Hodgson.

In the two months that Gerrard has been sidelined, Liverpool's results have been very shaky, and you can see how important a core is to this team.

With Steven Gerrard, Hodgson is also confident about challenging Manchester City away.

But it didn't work......

Although Gerrard assisted Suarez for a goal in the game.

But City scored four goals.

A frantic Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick in the game.

Kaka had two assists and Glory scored the other goal.

In the end, Manchester City beat Liverpool 4-1 at their own home.

It can be regarded as revenge for being forced to draw by Liverpool in the first half of the season.

At the same time, he also loosened the ground for Hodgson under the command.

Liverpool are close to being overtaken by seventh-placed Newcastle United, who are just one point separating the two teams.

Manchester United, on the other hand, unexpectedly lost to Newcastle United away from home, 0:3, which can be said to be a complete defeat.