After scoring the goal, Downing looked excited.

For players such as Darren Bent and Anelka, a goal in the Manchester derby is actually nothing more than adding one to their goal numbers and competing in the scorer list.

But it's different for Downing.

Since coming to Manchester City, Downing has been occupying the starting position on the left wing, but the only performance worth mentioning so far is in the away game with Sofia Levski, scoring the winning goal with a long-range shot, that game is like a chicken rib for Manchester City, and more importantly, Downing has not scored many goals, except for the two goals in the Champions League, in the Premier League, he only scored the last goal in the team's five-goal away win over Charlton Athletic in the 11th round, perhaps for a full-back, the goal is not so important, But compared to the rest of the team, such as fellow wing-back Ivan Crewe, or team-mates such as David Silva, Downing has scored a little less goals, so league goals, especially in important leagues, are still very important for him.

So after the goal, Downing looked very excited.

He hugged Darren Bent tightly and kept saying, "Darren, well done!" Thank you! Thank you! ”

Darren Bent was also a little excited.

Looking at Downing's appearance, he felt extremely happy, before that, he never thought that he would be happy to give up a good chance to shoot one day, but now he did.

At that moment just now, he thought of Wan Sheng's words, and subconsciously passed the ball to his teammates.

Now that I think about it, it was the right choice!

If he chooses to shoot on goal, the chance of scoring is not very big, and passing the ball to his teammates, the chance is more, and sure enough, Downing easily pushed the ball into the net with one kick, and he felt that he had made the right choice. At the same time, I feel that I have really become a part of Manchester City.

As the coach said, "The honor of the team is my honor!" ”

Looking at his teammates cheering and celebrating, Darren Bent was even more convinced of this, and he couldn't help but look to the sidelines, it was that rather majestic figure that brought him a change.

It's my luck to meet him!

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"Darren Bent! Darren Bent! Single Knife! Golden opportunity! Van der Sar came out and Darren Bent was already in front of the goalkeeper and shot-"

"No, he chose to pass—"

"Downing! Downing! Downing! Downing! The ball is in! Gooooooooooooooooooooal！！！！ ”

"Stuart Downing! He scored the second goal for Manchester City! ”

Leon Brown's passionate shouts rang out on the TV. The tense scene of the game made him unable to help himself, but he still pressed down and talked about the goal, "It was Darren Bent, Darren Bent selflessly passed the ball to Downing, and this ball is even more thanks to Bent, he had already faced Van der Sar alone, but he still chose to pass." At Old Trafford, it's rare to see a striker who can make such a choice when playing against Manchester United! ”

"If it were me. I'm definitely going to shoot straight away! "But Bent chose to pass the ball, and now I really want to praise him with 'greatness'!" ”

At the same time, countless Manchester City fans have been shouting wildly.

Just now they were worried about their goal. Unexpectedly, Manchester United failed to equalise, but the team took the first step to open the gap, and this goal gave them more confidence that the team can win.

Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines and celebrated with the others, and he was also very relieved.

The first half came to the second half. The team's defense is in jeopardy, and he is even ready to accept being down at half-time and will put the blame on himself at that time. Because it was the tactics he developed for the 'crazy' attack.

I didn't expect Darren Bent to stand up!

Wan Sheng thought before that many players might step up, and the only thing he didn't think of was Darren Bent.

Maybe Darren Bent had already scored a goal in the opening kick-off, and no one thought he could score a brace in the Manchester derby, or maybe Darren Bent himself was a man who could be easily overlooked.

In short, after seeing Darren Bent's performance this time, Wansheng felt quite surprised.

Dribbling straight in, facing goalkeeper Van der Sar, and having the option to pass the ball, shows that Darren Bent understands what he means, and what he wanted to say before the game is that players must think more about the outcome of the whole team on the pitch, not just their own performance.

Now Darren Bent has done it.

Just as Wan Sheng was relieved, a mechanical voice also sounded in his ears, "Guild member Darren Bent has reached 101 reverence for you, and your membership level has been upgraded to the elder level, and you have begun to enjoy the privileges of being an elder member." ”

So Wan Sheng's mouth grinned even wider.

Because he knew that Darren Bent was no worse than Anelka in terms of overall ability with the double union ability bonus enjoyed by Elder-level members.

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On the pitch, when Manchester City scored, the only one in the Manchester City team who was not happy was Anelka, as Darren Bent was his direct rival.

Downing's goal is nothing, the key is the team's two goals, Darren Bent made a pass and a shot, the performance was almost perfect, maybe both times it was just luck, Darren Bent was in a better position, but luck is also part of the strength, after the game the media will think that Darren Bent is much better than him.

Anelka was a little unconvinced, and at the same time had a sense of crisis.

Darren Bent is only 22 and a half years old, he has such a performance, he is definitely a big challenge to his main position, at the same time, Anelka is also shocked by the growth rate of Darren Bent, just last season, this London boy, can not be compared with himself at all, ability, experience, the gap is very large, because of this, he can sit in the main position.

can look at the performance of this game, and the other party seems to be no worse than himself.

It's growing up a little too fast!

So next season, will you still have a place in the team?

Anelka was a little skeptical, and at the same time, he didn't care too much because he knew that his 'right of first refusal' had been traded by Manchester City to Real Madrid, which means that he was likely to leave next season and return to Real Madrid.

on this. Anelka is also looking forward to it.

As the saying goes, 'where you fall, you have to get up', Anelka also wants to prove his heart, 7 years ago, he went to Real Madrid to play at a young age, but he didn't have a good time there, it was a not good memory, but now the Real Madrid squad has completely changed, it is completely different from seven years ago, with its own strength. I'm sure I'll be able to shine there!

Even so, Anelka is very unwilling to compete with Darren Bent, because he has a hunch that if he continues to compete with Darren Bent, he will be the one who loses.

But the reason for the failure, he did not know.

Is it because you don't have enough ability?

No way! He's confident about that.

So is the other party growing too fast? Maybe.

Anelka will never know that the reason why he is being challenged in his main position and has a feeling that he can't keep his position is not because of his strength, experience and performance. The most important thing is his distrust of Wansheng.

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In the Manchester United dugout, coach Alex Ferguson's face was gloomy and terrifying.

After so long in the game, he already knew what the young Chinese thought, this game. The opponent just wanted to decide the winner in the first half, so at the beginning of the game, the team launched a crazy offensive that can almost be described as 'don't die'.

At first, the other party succeeded.

Manchester City opened the scoring in the opening five minutes.

Fortunately, the team is not doing badly. The defence was solid enough to keep City on the back of the net and after a sustained attack. Manchester City's offensive has also slowed down, and this is the opportunity for Manchester United.

Now Manchester City's defense is very problematic, and Manchester United will take advantage of this time to equalize or even overtake the score.

Ferguson knows that and he believes in the team's quality.

Unexpectedly, the opponent's young goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei performed very well, helping Manchester City save the danger three times in a row, and also saved Rooney's one-knife goal, so Manchester City took the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack and scored another goal.

2:0, the situation is not very good.

This is another situation that Ferguson did not expect, the game did not go according to his 'plan' at all, just now he thought he was in control of the game, and now everything is out of control.

The feeling was unsettling to Ferguson.

So the old jazz stood on the sidelines again, stared at the game carefully, and reminded the team to attack with one action after another, pressing up to find opportunities.

If they can't equalize in the first half, then after half-time and giving Manchester City a chance to adjust, it will be very difficult for Manchester City to win!

Everyone knows that!

Including those media, commentators, etc., they all have some understanding of the current game, and they also know that this is the best time for Manchester United, and every minute and every second is extremely important to Manchester United, so the media that support Manchester United also began to cheer for Manchester United.

Then, it really became Manchester United time.

When Manchester United was counterattacking, Manchester City was also trying to defend, but the tactics were not adjusted, and the players had to retreat to defend by themselves, which was a bit chaotic.

Finally, in the 43rd minute of the game, the Manchester City goal was lost.

Wayne Rooney's powerful shot outside the penalty area, after being saved by Wang Xiaolei, bounced directly into the penalty area, and Scholes, who followed up, rushed in front of Sun Jihai to score the ball.

From Wayne Rooney's shot, the Old Trafford stadium was already filled with frantic cheers, and then Paul Scholes' goal reached its highest point, and the United fans chanted wildly when they saw the team score, as if they wanted to vent all their previous frustration.

There was only one sound in the entire Old Trafford stadium, and that was the cheers of the Manchester United fans.

Besides, there is nothing.

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Seeing this goal, Ferguson also breathed a sigh of relief.

With a two-goal lead, it was difficult to play in the second half, but with a lead of one, the team still had a good chance.

Wan Sheng on the other side also felt very helpless, which is exactly what he was worried about, the team has been attacking for so long, and now is the weakest period, fortunately, there is still a goal advantage, as long as the goal is held, a goal is enough for the team to dominate in the second half.

So he hurriedly arranged for the team to defend seriously and must hold it until the end of the first half.

Manchester United certainly weren't willing to settle for a goal down and wanted to use the last minute to equalise the scores, but they couldn't do anything about it against the eleven City players piled up in front of goal.

Time was running out and the first half ended 1-2 as City went into the break with a one-goal lead.

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