After playing the Champions League group stage against Lyon, Manchester City immediately threw themselves into the preparation of the Premier League.

It's a two-front battle, City have deep bench depth to take it in stride, and Pep Guardiola is also a manager who knows how to arrange and adjust.

Li Chuanqi and De Bruyne were exempted from the game due to injury, but the two of them did not have any worries about the game.

Manchester City took on fourth-from-bottom Cardiff away in this round, and the media and fans generally believed that Cardiff would not be able to stop the Blues from winning streak even if they had the advantage of being at home.

At 7pm on September 22, Manchester City's match against Cardiff started on time.

Pep Guardiola made a big rotation and most of the midfielders who played in the Champions League three days ago did not start.

Cardiff, who were playing at home, served first, but the football was quickly snatched up by Manchester City, and Cardiff retreated to form a defensive line.

Li Chuanqi and De Bruyne sat in the stands, the two talking, laughing, and talking about the game.

On the pitch, Manchester City firmly controlled the ball at their feet and kept pressure on the Cardiff defence.

The deadlock was broken in the 32nd minute of the first half, when Gundogan crossed the ball from the right side of the box and Aguero swept a shot into the bottom right corner of the net from the box.

1 to 0!

Man City leads!

Just three minutes later, City extended their lead!

Manchester City won a corner, David Silva sent a tactical corner, Sane received the ball and crossed, and B nodded the ball back!

The soccer ball is hoisted into the far corner.

Two to zero!

In the next game, Manchester City continued to put pressure on the Cardiff defence, and in the 44th minute, Gundogan combined with Raheem Sterling to kick the wall and fired a shot at the top of the penalty area!

The ball flies into the net from the top right corner of the goal!

Three to zero!

Manchester City sealed the win towards the end of the first half.

After a fifteen-minute half-time break, the two sides returned to the field and changed sides to fight again.

Manchester City, with their strong overall strength, are still in control of the situation on the field.

In the 22nd minute of the second half, Sterling made a direct pass, Gundogan crossed from the left, and Mahrez pushed it into the net from the edge of the small penalty area!

Four to zero!

It was Mahrez's first goal since joining Manchester City, and his team-mates stepped forward to congratulate him.

De Bruyne looked at Li Chuanqi and jokingly said, "Kevin, if we can't return in time, they will even forget our existence." ”

Li Chuanqi said with a smile: "These games will be handed over to them, and those games that are difficult to handle, we will stand up again." ”

De Bruyne nodded and said: "Yes, we won the Premier League last season, the quality and quality are definitely fine, the only thing we lack is players who can make the final decision in key games."

That's why we've done so little in the Champions League. ”

Li Chuanqi smiled and did not speak.

De Bruyne continued: "Although the Premier League is very competitive and there are many big teams, at our level, there are really only a few big games in a season.

As long as you win those games and win the Premier League, it's a matter of hand. ”

Li Chuanqi agrees with the Belgian: "So, we just need to play these games. ”

Win the strong dialogue, make no or less mistakes in other games, and the league title is guaranteed.

But the Champions League is different, there are only two games in each round after entering the knockout rounds, and if you are not in good form in those two games, or if you suffer a wave of injuries, then your fate awaits you is elimination.

If you want to compete for the Champions League, you can hardly afford to make a mistake.

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In the 44th minute of the second half, Mahrez intercepted the ball and shot into the bottom left corner of the net from the edge of the penalty area!

Five to zero!

Riyad Mahrez scored twice!

In the end, Manchester City defeated Cardiff away from home, winning six consecutive Premier League victories and eight consecutive victories in all competitions!

The British press felt very helpless, and the Guardian commented: "Another big win!

I thought that Lee and De Bruyne were out due to injury, and Manchester City's attacking power would be sharply reduced, but I didn't expect that the absence of the two of them just inspired the fighting spirit of other players.

Or that the two of them were out and the other players had a chance to play on the pitch, so they seized this rare opportunity, and Cardiff unfortunately became the backdrop. ”

The Manchester City Weekly newspaper praised the performance of the B seat: "It is clear that Pep Guardiola has magic, and after coming to Manchester City, De Bruyne, Sterling and other players have been 'stoned to gold' by him.

With Kevin De Bruyne unable to play due to injury, Pep Guardiola gave Bench B a chance.

The Portuguese seized the rare opportunity and was in fine form again against Cardiff after his best performance in the Champions League three days earlier.

Manchester City controlled the game with passing and receiving the ball from the start, Cardiff City did their best to recover the defensive response, and Manchester City did not have a good solution for a while.

It wasn't until the 32nd minute that City broke the deadlock, when Gundogan passed the ball and Bernardo Silva leaned on a defender in the penalty area, observed Aguero's run and crossed from the right, and Aguero swept into the bottom right corner of the net in front of goal.

Manchester City extended the score in the 35th minute, Sane crossed from a tactical corner on the right, and Bernardo, who was not dominant in height, nodded the ball into the far corner when the box was crowded.

In less than three minutes, Manchester City went from a long-term unbreakable attack to a two-goal lead under Bernardo's pass and shot!

Cardiff City, who were two goals behind, had to abandon their stubborn tactics and instead gave Manchester City more opportunities to attack and counter-attack.

In other words, Bernardo's pass and shot opened the door to victory for Manchester City.

In addition to his sparkle in attack, Bernardo Silva has also been actively involved in defence, not lowering his defensive demands in the slightest because the team has been leading all the time.

In the WHOS post-match ratings, Bernardo Silva scored the highest score of the game with a score of 9.1, which shows that Bernardo is the well-deserved player of the match in this game.

Not surprisingly, he will earn a place in the star-studded Manchester City! ”

It is not only Manchester City who have won six consecutive Premier League games, Liverpool are also in hot form, sitting at home in this round of games, finishing Southampton 3-0, and only second in the table on goal difference.

Liverpool did not let Manchester City specialize in the United States and the Premier League, which is also a phenomenal team in the Premier League.

The Times even went so far as to say that this season's Premier League title will be between Manchester City and Liverpool.

Jose Mourinho's Manchester United are still in dire straits, drawing 1-1 at home to ninth-placed Wolves this round!

The result was not satisfactory to the United fans, who booed their own team after the game.

Mourinho, who was standing in the command area, had a look on his face that was extremely difficult to see.

After six rounds of the Premier League, Manchester United has achieved three wins, one draw and two losses, accumulating 10 points and temporarily ranking eighth in the standings.

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Not to mention the Champions League zone, even the Europa League place is about to be lost.

This result is indeed unsatisfactory compared with the city's sworn rival Manchester City.