Manchester is one of the most famous cities in the United Kingdom. It chokes the Pennine Mountains into the sea, is the transportation hub of the Northwest Plains, and is the brilliant industrial and commercial capital of the United Kingdom. After years of agglomeration, Manchester has become the area with the largest concentration of Chinese in the north of the United Kingdom, and is currently the largest Chinatown in the United Kingdom. Manchester's Chinatown is like a warm station, soothing the homesickness of the wanderer.

On the evening of December 23, many Chinese moved from Chinatown to Manchester City Stadium because a "Chinese derby" was about to take place.

It's Christmas in two days, and they all regard this game as a holiday gift from the Premier League to the Chinese.

After a busy year and a rare holiday, many Chinese people dragged their families to watch the game, not only to relax their mood, but also to cheer for the Chinese players in the two teams.

For the first time, Manchester City Stadium welcomed thousands of Chinese fans. Even though they have Chinese player Sun Hai, the usual league can attract many Chinese fans, but this number is undoubtedly a record-breaking.

Obviously, all this has a lot to do with the other Chinese player who will play today. The young Chinese took the Premier League by whirlwind in his debut season and became the league's best performer to date.

His performances also proved that the yellow race can also dominate Europe's top leagues...... is the true ruler. Previously, as the most successful model of Asian players in the European League, Hidetoshi Nakata was more famous than powerful. His so-called success is only a contrast to the previous experience of Asian players who have not been successful in the European league.

Chen Xi is different, as a Chinese, his performance is more dazzling than any superstar in the Premier League.

It is for this reason that many Chinese people in Manchester regard this game as an important part of their holiday.

Since several Chinese players landed in the Premier League this season, CCTV Sports Channel also bought the rights to broadcast the Premier League. However, due to the restrictions of the broadcast contract with the Bundesliga, CCTV 5 can only record the Premier League after the live broadcast of the Bundesliga game. But now the Bundesliga has entered the winter break, which also allows this "Chinese derby" to be broadcast live.

Therefore, at this time, China on the other side of the ocean. Although it was already early in the morning, there were still a lot of fans sitting in many bars. Apparently they were all waiting for the game to start, and the eight-hour time difference between China and England was clearly hurting the Chinese fans.

There are also many people who choose to watch it at home, but they have to take a certain amount of risk. Once an excited wife wakes up the sleeping wife, they are estimated to have to kneel on the washboard......

For this match, most Chinese fans watched it with a neutral attitude. Of course, with the strong rise of Chen Xi, many Chinese fans have become Tottenham fans. They hope that Tottenham can win this game and win the second half of the championship!

While the fans were looking forward to the start of the game, the players of both teams had already arrived at the City Stadium by bus.

After a full warm-up, Chen Xi and his teammates returned to the locker room to make the final preparations before the game.

"I think you all know the meaning of today's game! Half Champion, our club hasn't been crowned with this title for many years, and today we will be hoping to make history! Win this race and we'll be the halfway champions! Don't worry about Manchester United, Blake is not a soft persimmon to be pinched. Win Manchester City, halfway title! Hoddle said excitedly.

"Win Manchester City, halfway title!" The roars of Chen Xi and his teammates resounded throughout the locker room.

In the home team's dressing room, Kevin Keegan is also putting the finishing touches. Although he was humble before the game, it doesn't mean he doesn't want to win this game. Instead, he needs a win to cement his team's place in the top half of the table. At the same time, because the team's record this season has not been expected by the management, the club is ready to continue to invest in the winter to bring in several quality players to try to qualify for Europe.

'A lot of people thought Tottenham were going to take us easily because they were the leaders and we were only promoted. However, I hope you will show your fighting spirit and try to give Tottenham some color! "Keegan is inspiring the players with his words.

"Sun, that compatriot of yours is very difficult to deal with, and Vivian will assist you today. If you can control him, we have a good chance of winning today! Keegan said to Sun Hai.

Sun Hai obviously knew that he was going to face a big challenge today, but as a professional player, he knew that he should face it bravely, so he nodded heavily! ――

"Dear viewers and friends in front of the TV, good evening, welcome everyone and me to watch the live broadcast of the 19th round of the Premier League brought to you by CCTV. The two sides are Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. I'm Huang Jianxiang! This is our broadcast consultant Zhang Lu Zhang guidance! The familiar voice of CCTV commentator Huang Jianxiang also appeared in the TV broadcast of Chinese fans.

"Hello everyone, I'm Zhang Lu!" Zhang Lu and Huang Jianxiang, the Serie A broadcast pair, will be the Premier League broadcast partner today.

"Because Manchester City have Chinese international Sun Hai, they also have a lot of fans in China. And Tottenham Hotspur has become the object of attention of Chinese fans because of its almost perfect Chinese rookie Chen Xi this season! This game is also called the 'Chinese Derby' by the media. ”

"Through the pre-match understanding, today Sun Hai will appear as the team's main right-back, and Chen Xi has been the main left-back of Tottenham, and the direct dialogue between the two players will inevitably make Chinese fans very excited!"

Before the game, the two commentators were analyzing the game as usual.

At this time, the stands at the City Stadium played the Manchester City team's team song "Blue Moon".

Compared with the unrestrained Manchester United team song, Manchester City's team song "Blue Moon" is a very soothing and tender song, but when the fans sing it in unison, this soft and extreme song exudes an unexpected momentum.

Boom~~~ Suddenly, a huge cheer erupted in the stands!

"Okay, the players of both teams have played, let's take a look at the starting lists of both teams......"

Manchester City starting line-up (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel

Defenders: Sun Hai, Distin, Dunn, Howie

Midfielders: Bernabia, Berkovic, Vivian-Fo, Tiato

Forwards: Anelka, Hacobi

"Sun Hai did appear at right-back, and he was used as a right-back by Keegan in the first few games, and it worked well. Today, he was put back at right-back, apparently because Keegan took a fancy to his speed and defensive ability, hoping that he could defend Chen Xi well. ”

Tottenham starting line-up (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Keller

Defenders: Karl, Ledley King, Richards, Tarico

Midfielders: Simon Davis, Redknapp, Clemens, Edison Chan

Forwards: Iverson, Robbie Keane

Tottenham made a few tweaks to their starting line-up, with German defender Zieger returning from injury, but Hoddle dropped him on the bench to be on the safe side. Veteran Sheringham was also replaced by Norwegian centre-forward Iversson after he was injured in training. The German midfielder was suspended for this game due to the red card he received in the previous round, and it was Clemens who came on the field! ”

When they were in the players' tunnel, Chen Xi and Sun Hai had a face-to-face meeting, and the two just chatted casually, after all, in the next ninety minutes, the two were direct opponents.

After a series of ceremonies, the game officially begins!

As soon as the game began, Tottenham, which was bound to win the game, launched an onslaught!

The ball was passed by Redknapp to Chen Xi on the left, and it was Cameroonian defender Vivian Foo who came to defend him.

For this tall black man, Chen Xi can be said to be deeply impressed

He didn't care much about football after he gave up football because of a heart attack, but a piece of football news in 2003 caught his attention when a Cameroonian player died of a heart attack on the pitch during the Confederations Cup. His name was Vivian-Fu.

At that time, when Chen Xi saw this news, he not only felt sorry for the deceased player, but also was glad that his illness was discovered early, although he had to give up his beloved football, at least he saved his life!

Looking at the scrappy Wei Wei Fu in front of him, thinking that he might die suddenly of a heart attack in a year, Chen Xi felt very sad, so he decided to remind him after the game.

But now he is not ready to show mercy at his feet, without too many fancy movements, Chen Xi directly shook the center of gravity and then accelerated past Wei Wei'an.

Not long after moving on, Sun Hai greeted him!

According to Chen Xi's understanding of Sun Hai, as a fullback, Sun Hai can be described as very comprehensive, he has good offense and defense, and his speed is not slow, it is said that his 100-meter speed can reach 11 seconds. Therefore, it is also a difficult opponent to deal with.

However, how could Chen Xi, who had made up his mind before the game to have a good fight with him, let go of this opportunity?

Just when the distance between the two was getting closer and closer to less than one meter, Chen Xi suddenly moved......

(To be continued)