Everyone was expecting Pereira and Kaka to quarrel, and that was the best.

However, Kaka soon mentioned his national team prospects in an exclusive interview with a Brazilian media outlet.

“…… I'm confident that I'm back in the Brazilian national team and I can feel the improvement every day at Manchester City. As for not getting in now, it's just because my table is not good enough, and I haven't worked hard enough. I believe that as long as my performance is good enough, I will definitely be able to return to the national team. After all, my goal is to play in the World Cup in Brazil......"

Kaka's attitude made many reporters feel unpleasant, they didn't want to see Kaka show his gentle side at this time, they wanted Kaka and Pereira to quarrel!

As a result, Kaka was not fooled at all......

It's really boring.

But the media's actions are not without effect.

At least after Kaka's statement, Pereira also made a statement: "I've been paying attention to Kaka's appearance, his appearance at Manchester City is much better than when he was at Real Madrid, but I think Kaka needs more time, his body has just recovered from injury, I think we should be more cautious on this issue (Kaka's return to the national team), after all, no one wants Kaka to be interrupted due to injury......"

In the end, Pereira said that as long as Kaka can continue to perform well, he will definitely return to the Brazilian national team.

Kaka and the head coach have expressed their positions one after another, and the two sides have no intention of contradicting each other.

A good show didn't go on, which disappointed the audience.

But that's a good thing for Kaka, who solved a big problem at minimal cost and can now continue to focus on his game and training.

In fact, as he said, it was very simple - as long as he showed himself well, he did not believe that Pereira would not give him a chance to enter the national team.

So Kaka is not in a hurry about entering the national team, he believes that as long as he keeps in this state, he will return to the national team sooner or later.

Anyway, there are still more than two years to go before the World Cup on Brazil's soil, and isn't more than two years enough for him to impress Pereira?

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Manchester City beat Aston Villa 4-1 at home, while Manchester United drew 1-1 away to Liverpool in the all-important game against Manchester United!

This is really good news for Manchester City fans.

Because it means that Manchester City no longer have to rely on goals and goal difference to lead Manchester United.

They are also two points ahead of Manchester United on points.

Those who said that Manchester United were attacking the league and Manchester City were abandoning the league to focus on the Champions League have shut up.

Now it seems that Manchester City does not want to give up in the league and the Champions League!

Just like they did last season, they won the league at home and the Champions League in Europe.

But for Manchester United, it's not time to give up yet.

The next round of the league is Manchester City and their local derby, and as long as Manchester United can beat Manchester City in this game, they can also overtake Manchester City by one point and regain the top spot in the league.

And the next local derby is Manchester United's home stadium, which increases the odds of a win for Manchester United.

Another positive factor is that both teams have Champions League fixtures in midweek, but Manchester United's Champions League fixture is played a day earlier than Manchester City's, meaning they have an extra day off to prepare for the derby.

Moreover, Manchester United's Champions League opponents in the middle of next week are not strong, although it is an away game, Ferguson can send a substitute line-up to rest more of the main players.

He did exactly that, and after the game against Liverpool, he kept many of the players who played against Liverpool in Manchester, not playing away from home at all.

Manchester City also made adjustments to this Champions League game, allowing many key players to continue to rest.

Even Kaka was put on the bench this time and did not start.

Both teams are gearing up for the weekend's local derby.

Although it is still very early before the end of the league, the local derby is the most special competition of the season, and no one wants to lose to their local rivals, even if the championship cannot be decided at all.

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In the end, Manchester United, who had mostly been substitutes, comfortably beat the weakest team in the group, Romania's Otrugalladei, 2-0 away.

They finally got their first win in the Champions League group stage of the season.

Manchester United fans see this as a good sign that Manchester United's form in the Champions League is about to recover. Next, just beat Manchester City at home in the league to achieve a big turnaround in the Champions League and the league.

A day later, Manchester City host Zenit St. Petersburg. Manchester City, whose trident was dismantled, were also mostly substitutes, and they drew 2-2 at home to Zenit St. Petersburg.

It was City's first draw in the Champions League this season.

Glory scored a beautiful direct free-kick in the Champions League, but they couldn't help the team to victory.

The draw in this game came as a surprise to many.

After all, no one expected Manchester City to be held to a draw at home by Zenit St. Petersburg.

They all felt that City should be able to win easily.

“…… In this way, the Manchester City players really have no minds on this game, but in the next city derby......" John Mortensen analysed as he commented on the game. "The players were a little absent-minded in this game, on the one hand, they didn't pay too much attention to the opponent, and on the other hand, they were definitely affected by the next city derby."

Despite being held to a draw at home, Manchester City are still top of the group with seven points and no other team, whether Porto or Zenit, can pose much of a threat to him.

After losing to Manchester City in the first leg, Porto lost to Zenit St. Petersburg in the second round of the group stage, and in the third round they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Atletico Greeks......

With only one point from the three group games, the seeded team is the bottom team.

On the contrary, the Greeks, who were the weakest in the group, were very good, beating Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 at home in the first round of the group stage, and although they were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City in the second round of the group stage, they drew with Porto in the third round, accumulated four points, ranked third in the group, and hope to be promoted to second place in the group.

Zenit St. Petersburg are second in the group with a draw away to Manchester City, and they are four points level with Atletico Greek, but have a slightly better goal difference than Atletico Greek, and are temporarily second in second place. However, this does not represent the final order of group qualification. Because in the end, when deciding the place to qualify for the group, the first comparison is not the goal difference or the number of goals, but the relationship between the two teams with the same score...... At this point, currently Zenit St. Petersburg is behind Atletico Greek, who lost 1-2 away to Atletico Greek.

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Manchester City, who finished the Champions League game, quickly entered league preparation mode.

Both sides took this game very seriously, which can be seen from everyone's attitude towards the Champions League.

For Manchester United, who lost last season's title, this game will not only get them back to the top of the league table, but more importantly it will be a battle for revenge.

Tong Guò beat Manchester City in this game to vent the anger of losing the title last season.

Before the game, the world thought it would be a close match.

This match is also a free and live broadcast to the world.

Before the start of the game, the two sides also engaged in a war of words through various channels.

However, there is nothing innovative in rhetoric, nothing more than Manchester United criticizing Manchester City as a golden dollar football, while Manchester City ridiculed Manchester United for not even keeping their top stars.

And in this war of words, Ferguson has not yet participated.

Both managers looked calm.

In the past, Ferguson liked to play war of words and psychological warfare with his opponents.

And he always wins.

But since he found out that it had no effect on City and glory, he stopped wasting his saliva and did so without any more than a gimmick to add some hype to the media. If you have that kind of work, you might as well study more tactics.

It is clear to everyone that the final result will be decided by looking at the tables of the players of both teams on the pitch, not in the media.

Soon, the much-anticipated match arrived.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides were still unfazed, and there was not even a yellow card in the first 20 minutes.

Both sides played with restraint and caution.

No one wants to concede first.

In a matchup at this level, whoever concedes the ball first will find themselves in a very difficult situation.

"The civility of the two sides almost made me think it wasn't a city derby...... Alan Hansen complained. He almost didn't yawn, "This derby is boring enough." ”

He'd like to see more goals, intense scenes, and if there's a little bit of a red card being sent off and the two players clashing because of that, the game will be perfect.

But so far, twenty minutes have passed, and nothing has happened that he had expected.

No wonder he's upset.

Alan Hansen is a Liverpool supporter and he watches the game with a lively mindset, he doesn't care who wins and who loses, as long as the game is exciting enough.

This is the same sentiment that many neutral fans think.