"Manchester Derby & China Derby!"

With the second round of the Premier League coming to an end, global sport is starting to warm up for the Manchester City derby at the weekend. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After buying the rights to broadcast the Premier League in the summer, global sports exploded. Before each round of the Spotlight, Global Sports analyses the game before the match and warms up for the game, with the simple goal of attracting fans to the game. Although there was no focus in the early round, they achieved very good results.

In this round of the Premier League, although there is a focus of Chelsea's visit to Anfield, there is no doubt that more fans in China will pay attention to the Manchester derby.

Since Sun Jihai joined Manchester City, Manchester City has also gained a certain fan base in China, but without strong financial resources, Manchester City's results in the past few seasons have been very average. In the past more than 100 same-city derbys, red has always been the main theme.

This season, though, the plot seems to have taken a slight turn.

Thaksin's arrival in the house has given Manchester City a lot of money. A cash-strapped Manchester City team also felt like a local tyrant this summer, throwing a lot of money on the transfer market. It has invested more than 30 million pounds and brought in eight players. Although there is sufficient funds, given the limited strength and fame of the team, it is not attractive enough, and it still cannot be compared with the traditional giants in the transfer market. But Manchester City's investment has had an immediate effect.

In the first round at Upton Park, they beat West Ham 2-0 cleanly. In the second round, he returned to his home stadium and faced the challenge of promoted Derby County, 1-0 to win two consecutive league games. It was City's best start in recent seasons.

Manchester United, on the other hand, has spent more than £60 million on the transfer market, but the results achieved after two rounds of the league are not very ideal, with only two points from two games and two draws, creating the worst start in recent seasons.

The reversal of the plot makes the collision between the two produce a lot of highlights.

More importantly, this is another long-awaited Chinese derby.

With the relegation of Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United, there are only three Chinese players in the Premier League in the new season, Dong Wang, Yu Liang and Sun Jihai, who happen to be all in Manchester. Therefore, there are few Chinese derbies in the new season, and it is natural that such a game will attract more attention in China.

Not only did this match win a lot of attention from the fans, but both clubs also took it very seriously. Manchester City, which has changed its owner and turned into a local tycoon, urgently needs to establish its position in football. It's not just something that money can buy, first of all, they need to win one game at a time to lay the foundation. And a top team like Manchester United is undoubtedly a good stepping stone.

For Manchester United, this game is also crucial. For them, this game is no longer just a local derby, but a challenge that jeopardizes their status as a giant.

With the rapid development of the Premier League, more and more capital has begun to be invested here.

With a lot of money invested, more and more teams will participate in the championship race.

For example, Liverpool, which has received a capital injection, has invested nearly 50 million pounds in the transfer market this summer, bringing in Atletico Madrid's golden boy Fernando Torres to upgrade the team's frontlineup. Isn't the purpose of the huge investment for that championship trophy?

Even more hateful is that 80 per cent of the media in England believe that United will not be able to defend their title this season. This is a serious blow to Ferguson's bottom line.

In order to win Manchester City and defend the dignity of the title, Ferguson sent the strongest squad in the weekend's game.

Rooney was injured, and King Dong and Tevez partnered on the front line, and they were jokingly called the front line double by fans in China. The chemistry between them is something to look forward to.

In midfield, England international Hargresv and Michael Carrick were paired in a back pair to provide protection at the back. Yu Liang and Paul Scholes were in front of them, delivering shells to the front line.

At the back, one was Brown, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra, and there was not much change from the previous two games. The goalkeeper is still the Dutch veteran Edwin van der Sar.

The overall formation was 4-2-2-2, which was a new attempt by Ferguson.

In previous games, Ferguson has emphasised flying on both wings and creating attacking opportunities through attacks on the flanks.

In this game, he completely changed this way of thinking and strengthened the penetration of the middle, and the specific effect is still unknown.

Compared with the star-studded Manchester United team, Manchester City's starting lineup is a little dimmer, but the lineup can be regarded as luxurious.

Up front is the young and famous Bulgarian striker Bodinov as a single arrow.

In terms of midfield, it is composed of former Barcelona midfielder Giovanni, former German international Hamann, current Brazilian international Elano, Bulgarian international Petrov and teenager Johnson, both offensive and defensive.

At the back, Manchester City captain Dunn is at the helm, complemented by Croatia international Joel Luka, England international Richards and Spanish wing-back Garrido.

The goalkeeper is Kasper Schmeichel from Denmark. Many people may be unfamiliar with his name, but his father is none other than the famous Peter Schmeichel, the former Manchester United goalkeeper. His father played for Manchester United, Casper has more or less a certain affection for Manchester United, and he has expressed his love for Manchester United on different occasions, but in terms of the quality he has shown so far, he is definitely not the goalkeeper that Manchester United needs.

Six of City's starting line-up were recruited in the summer, three of them internationals, and their arrival turned City into an international player and an international team. Eighteen of the 30 first-team players are from other countries, not including dual nationals with English nationality.

Standing on the pitch, Yu Liang looked at every Manchester City player, their faces showing a look of longing, and their eyes revealed a bloodthirsty gaze. Maybe beating Manchester United is enough to make them proud.

As soon as the whistle blew and the game began, the Manchester City team took the lead in kicking off, and the Manchester United team in the red jersey and the Manchester City team in the sky blue immediately came out of each other, like a burst of fire and a clear spring meeting, water and fire are incompatible.

With the boss watching the game, the players of the Manchester City team were very excited as if they had played chicken blood. Organised attack after attack, impacting Manchester United's defence, but fortunately, the back two of Hargresv and Carrick were tough enough to block a wave of attacking frenzy after Manchester City's opening.

After withstanding City's attack, United launched a counter-attack.

The Manchester City team, which had been beaten by chickens, relied on the hoarding of heavy troops in the middle to block the offensive pace of Manchester United. It wasn't until the 15th minute that United tore through City's defence and had their first shot on goal.

Brown assisted on the right side and then crossed the ball into the middle of the box when Scholes was unstable in the top corner of the box. Yu Liang, who was quickly inserted, after observing the situation in the penalty area, directly picked up his right leg, which made the Manchester City players who were about to come over to defend immediately jump up with their backs, ready to block Yu Liang's long-range shot with their bodies.

Seeing this situation, Yu Liang quickly glanced at King Dong, picked up his right leg and dropped gently, picked up his toes, and sent the ball to the penalty area. When Yu Liang was observing King Dong, King Dong was also observing Yu Liang, and after looking at each other, King Dong took a step back, and then quickly stepped forward. After shaking off the defender, he turned sideways to face the football passed by Yu Liang and fired a direct volley.

“go……”

The narrator, who had just thrown off his throat and was about to get up, immediately frowned when he saw the linesman raise the flag.

"Damn linesman, haven't you woken up yet? Oh my God, such a wonderful goal was blown away by the stupid referee! Look at Ferguson's angry face, right? Maybe he'll start talking about conspiracy theories there again after the game! ”

United suffered a number of unfair penalties in their last game against Portsmouth, with Alex Ferguson slamming the referee on duty in his post-match press conference, for which he was fined £15,000 by the FA.

There was a huge boo inside the Manchester City Stadium as Red Devils fans vented their frustration with the referee's decision.

The referee's decision did not anticipate the competitive form of the United players, and they were back in action a few minutes later. Hargreaves, making his first appearance for Manchester United, sent in a through ball from the middle, Schmeichel made a mistake and Tevez headed in from a flanking shot. Between the lightning and flint, Dunn, who was chasing back, broke the siege with a barb and resolved the crisis. Manchester United missed a great chance to score.

Manchester United then gradually gained the upper hand, and the attack frequently threatened the door of the Manchester City team.

There was even a one-on-one chance but Tevez couldn't capitalise on it and fired wide of the post.

If you don't die in a great calamity, you will have a blessing in the future.

Manchester City, whose continuous attacks were blocked, dodged Manchester United's repeated attacks, and took a magical lead in the 31st minute.

Elano split the ball in front of the goal, and Giovanni shot from a distance, hitting Vidic's thigh and causing a change of line, and the ball grazed the left post and flew into the goal, 1-0. (To be continued.) )