Traoré's injury disrupted Carrick's hiring plans.

Manchester United have a two-day break for the FA Cup.

Despite facing a low-level underdog, Manchester United's success in the past two years under Michael Carrick has put them in the spotlight even if they are abusive.

Besides, it was still a home game, and Carrick couldn't tolerate the fish belly breaking ground on Tai Sui's head.

The Great Demon King is definitely going to rest.

The main players in other positions are rotated as much as possible.

Because after two days of rest after this game, Manchester United will usher in a battle for the top spot!

Manchester Derby!

Marcus Rashford led the front line with a group of Under-23 players.

Some of the main players sit on the bench and are ready to go.

Ye Yifeng did not enter the squad for the game.

If the FA Cup is really on Ye Yifeng, I am afraid that it will not be beautiful if it is spread out.

One will question Carrick's overuse of Yip on the eve of the Manchester derby.

Fortunately, the main forces of Manchester United's U23 echelon are still competitive, although Manchester United did not have a big score of bloodbath at home, but also won two goals without blood.

Jadon Sancho, who returned from injury, was also given 15 minutes to get his groove back.

When the Manchester derby arrived, both Carrick and Pep Guardiola expressed their frustration with the brutal fixture before the game.

At the same time, it also said that the encounter between the two teams in this context is more about willpower!

From Boxing Day to Manchester derby, excluding FA Cup fixtures, both teams play their fifth league game in 11 days!

The intensity can be imagined.

I'm afraid that some players have been mentally devastated and become muddy.

Race day is here.

Old Trafford is unprecedented.

The fans were bombarded with the game, but they were excited.

While the quality of the game has declined as a group phenomenon, the cutthroat competition in the standings is enough to make everyone look forward to the competition.

The starters of both teams were in action.

Regardless of whether they are strong on the outside or not, at least the mental outlook of the players on both teams is okay and their fighting spirit is high.

"Good afternoon, dear spectators, and welcome to the Manchester derby in the first half of this season's Premier League, which is also the top game!

Defending champions Manchester United host Manchester City on the Blue Moon.

The two teams are only two points clear of the standings, with Manchester United temporarily trailing Manchester City.

It's no secret that the Premier League fixtures have been brutal lately, and it's even more challenging for Manchester United, who have been affected by injuries.

Many teams have reached their limits, and BIG4 have the best record in recent times due to the strength of their squad.

There is no doubt that the Civil War is a key battle for them to widen the gap or close the points gap and subvert the rankings.

If Manchester United win the derby at home today, they will be back at the top of the table.

Liverpool and Chelsea, on the other hand, will inevitably end in a draw that will allow them to close the gap.

Manchester United started today with 433.

Goalkeeper: David De Gea.

Defenders: Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jules Kounde, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw.

Midfielders: Tielemans, B Fee, Fred.

Forwards: Sancho, Ye Yifeng, Rashford.

Manchester City's starting XI was also 433.

Goalkeeper: Edson.

Defenders: Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo.

Midfielders: De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan.

Forwards: Ferran Torres, Harry Kane, Phil Foden.

Manchester City have an excellent record this season, and the depth of their squad is the main reason, with Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez and Silva on the bench also performing very well in the attacking rotation, contributing a lot, and they have enough defenders to rotate.

This is Pep Guardiola's final season in charge of Manchester City, can he bring another league title to the city?

At least for now, it's promising.

Well, the game is about to begin, so let's enjoy the Manchester derby! ”

Manchester United, with the points behind and playing at home, will naturally do everything they can to win this derby.

Carrick's 433 formation has also shown his intentions.

When the game began, United aggressively instigated the attack.

Manchester City, on the other hand, have been particularly aggressive defensively.

Sancho, who returned from injury, was cut off by Cancelo soon after a solo attack, and the effect was very unsatisfactory.

Conceding a goal can easily lead to the suppression of form and affect the performance of the whole game.

City's first wave of attack was a delicate combination of quick passes and cuts up front.

Harry Kane scrambled to shoot the ball wide from the right side of the penalty area.

United began to focus on attacking from the left.

Luke Shaw and Rashford collided with the wall and then crossed the ball in the middle of the penalty area that was cleared by Dias's header, and Ye Yifeng actively retreated to launch a counter-attack.

In the 9th minute of the game, when Ye Yifeng retreated in the middle of the front field, he kicked the ball diagonally and passed to the right side.

Jadon Sancho crosses directly from the inside cut-in.

The ball was hoisted into the left rib of the penalty area but was easily cleared by Dias.

Marcus Rashford is yet to get on the ground.

It was clear that Sancho's pass was sloppy.

Probably because he was afraid of conceding the ball.

City turned around and launched a fast attack.

Walker assisted through the half on the right and Ferran Torres on the right turned the ball back when Luke Shaw and Fred were caught between them.

Walker came up and sent a diagonal pass close to the ground.

Harry Kane takes the initiative to pick up the ball and then pass it back.

De Bruyne followed up and stopped the ball and sent a straight ball over the top on the spot!

The overhead plug with the outside of the left foot is an outspin ball!

Defender Jules Kounde had moved to the middle of the pitch only to realise that something was wrong when he noticed that the ball was getting more and more curved.

It's too late to stop and turn around.

Phil Foden had already cut inside, stopping the ball with his left foot and pushing it with his right foot.

The ball rolls into the bottom right corner of the goal!

David De Gea has once again lost his aura since the World Cup.

This is puzzling.

Because he's not Spain's No. 1 country!

But it was as if he had fallen from the altar again after a major blow.

When Phil Foden rushed to celebrate, the Manchester City fans erupted in deafening cheers!

Manchester City leads away!

Guardiola, who has a mouth of white stubble, looks indifferent.

It seems that there is no need to talk about success or failure, and even life and death are underestimated!

It's been so many times that to say how excited City are to take the lead is to be too ignorant of him and the content of this game.

If Manchester United didn't have Ye Yifeng, now Guardiola could start the jumping mode on the sidelines.

Now, he can only ask his players to continue to work hard and not relax in the slightest.

Red Devils fans look blank.

Well, lagging behind again!

This is the basic operation.

I just don't know when Manchester United will start the scoring mode.

When United tried to attack, the tempo of the game was controlled by Manchester City.

Manchester City turned on dog walking mode.

Pep Guardiola is so much smarter again!

In the past, I wanted to use dog walking to engage in mentality.

Now it's the first attack, and then the dog is walking when the score is ahead.

Ye Yifeng took the lead and actively counter-robbed near the middle circle.

But United's overall counter-attack was terrible.

Everyone is not on the same frequency.

Some are fast, some are slow.

Manchester City also pulled down their faces and passed back to the goalkeeper when the situation was dangerous.

The points are behind, and so is the score.

Compared with the past, Ye Yifeng, who was obviously a little impatient, was really tired of being walked by Manchester City!

In the 26th minute of the game, Manchester City suddenly launched a fast attack, Phil Foden and Cancelo joined forces on the left to advance, and when Wan-Bissaka and Tielemans defended, they immediately passed the ball diagonally back, Gundogan crossed the ball to the middle, and De Bruyne rushed in and sent it with another scalpel-like through ball.

This time, the curling ball from the inside of the left foot is also an outspin.

Maguire turned and saw the ball flying towards the right side of the penalty area, and the direction of rotation was towards the wing!

Ferran Torres struck the limit quickly and kicked the ball towards the middle of the goal.

By the time Harry Maguire and Jules Kounde turned to block, Harry Kane had already struck a cushion shot into the back of the net with David De Gea's face!

Manchester City lead Manchester United 2-0 away from home!

The Reds fans were struck like a bolt from the blue.

Boy.

Okay?!

The condition to make two chase three has been activated!

You can start chasing, right?

Manchester City will run to celebrate, but Pep Guardiola is still calm.

As if blind to the goal.

Carrick was burnt out.

Perhaps at this time, he realized that when both teams were suffering from fitness and form, Manchester City, who admired the team more, was better able to hold the team's lower limit than Manchester United, who returned to their old business and carried the banner of personal heroism!

Had this been realised earlier, the Reds would have been more cautious and pragmatic in their formation.

At the same time, the technical and tactical play will also become more utilitarian.

But now that they are two goals down, there is no way back for United.

Manchester City, who lead by two goals, are more comfortable playing the ancestral dog walking method.

From time to time, he launched a threatening attack on the United defence, and launched a wave of surprise attacks.

Manchester United have not had the ball for a long time, and it is natural that there is no way to talk about attack.

Ye Yifeng could only risk his life to fight back.

Referring to Manchester City's previous possession rate of close to 80% in the game, if Manchester United does not counter-attack and exert pressure, it is difficult for Manchester City to really fall infinitely.

Under his leadership, Rashford and Sancho, the two British stars, did not dare to slack off.

It doesn't matter if you can run or not, you have to press aggressively anyway.

Manchester City has been stable in terms of technical and tactical play, but they have always faced the pressure of Manchester United's counter-attack when they actually fight.

It's not easy to say easy.

Manchester United's backfield had to resort to foul tactics when dealing with City's fast attack.

The blockade against De Bruyne has been tightened.

De Bruyne was crucial in a brutal schedule, and as the engine of the midfield attack, as long as he could get the ball in place, City could threaten the attack.

On the other hand, Manchester United, even if Ye Yifeng retreats to play the core role of midfield organization, the impact of the forward line is obviously a little stretched.

In the 42nd minute of the game, the exhausted Manchester United forward line finally paid off.

Laporte's through ball from Jadon Sancho at the back was cut off by Tielemans near the centre circle, and then United launched a fast attack, and Fernandes overplayed the ball to the left in front of the box.

Ye Yifeng was originally in this position, but he ran away early, and Rashford took one step back to meet the ball and send a short pass.

Ye Yifeng came to the middle of the penalty area line to stop the ball with his right foot, and then he slammed the ball to the left front and shook Laporte's center of gravity, the latter went to block the air, Ye Yifeng broke through from the right side in reverse, and then blasted the ball into the upper right corner of the goal with a strong shot!

Edson spread his hands in confusion.

What for?

Playing with fire?

Manchester United chase a goal back!