After the tenth round of the Premier League against Tottenham, Manchester City once again entered third-tier combat mode.

On the third day of the game against Tottenham, Manchester City hosted the Carabao Cup against Premier League side Fulham.

In this game, Guardiola made a big adjustment to the lineup, and most of the players in the game against Tottenham were rested, Li Chuanqi and De Bruyne did not rotate, but did not enter the starting lineup.

Manchester City's squad is thick enough for him to do so, with Lee Chuanqi and Kevin De Bruyne being the ones who can't stay in the team.

Amid the shouts of the home fans, Manchester City gradually took control of the situation on the pitch and kept pressing on Fulham's defence.

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In the seventeenth minute of the first half, Gabriel Jesus received a through ball from the B seat and got a shot in the Fulham penalty area!

But his shot was interfered with by the defenders and went wide of the goal!

Manchester City missed a good chance to break the deadlock.

In the rest of the game, it was a tight pitch and although City dominated possession for most of the game, Fulham's defence was tenacious. ，

At the end of the first half, the two sides exchanged scores.

After a fifteen-minute half-time break, players from both sides re-entered the pitch for the second half of the showdown.

Manchester City's attack is still in a situation of "only blossoming but not fruit".

This gave Fulham an opportunity.

In the twelfth minute of the second half, Fulham got a direct free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area, and the free kick sent by midfielder Kellney went straight to the top left corner of the goal!

Goalkeeper Ederson can only watch the football fly into the goal!

1 to 0!

Fulham break the deadlock when they play away!

This has caused concern in the eyes of Manchester City fans, is the unbeaten golden body going to be broken today?

However, they remain confident in their team as there is still a lot of time left and the attacking players will be able to equalise if they take their chances.

The Manchester City Stadium commentator said: "It was a brilliant goal, Kellney's free-kick went straight into the corner!

Obviously, there have been too many games for Manchester City lately and the whole team is out of form. Now that the score is 0-1, Guardiola should adjust the lineup! ”

Pep Guardiola, after consulting with his assistants, asked De Bruyne and Li Chuanqi to warm up on the sidelines.

This made the Fulham coach, who was still excited just now, change his face slightly, and immediately discussed countermeasures with the tactical coach.

The group of reporters on the sidelines discussed:

"Pep Guardiola is about to play his two trump cards!"

"There is still a certain gap between seat B and De Blau!"

"Three days ago, Lee stopped scoring in a row, and he was able to adjust his form in three days?"

"Lee's role is not just to score goals, he can also assist his teammates to score, he's not just a goalscorer, I'm bullish on him!"

Some people doubted, and of course some people chose to support it.

Five minutes later, Lee Chuanqi and Kevin De Bruyne stood on the sidelines with the fourth passer.

The two of them replaced Leroy Sane and Seat B to the applause of Manchester City fans.

There is hope in the eyes of Manchester City fans, and as the season deepens, Li Chuanqi and De Bruyne have become more and more tacit.

Soon after the two came on the field, they played a wonderful combination, De Bruyne went straight, Li Chuanqi crossed the middle, Jesus once again wasted the opportunity in front of the goal, sweeping the football out of the bottom line!

In the 32nd minute of the second half, Manchester City launched an attack from the left side, Sterling crossed from the side, and Li Chuanqi grabbed in front of the Fulham defenders and completed the goal!

Soccer Fly Effortlessly into the net!

One-to-one!

Manchester City equalised!

Five minutes later, substitute David Silva crossed at 45 degrees from the side, and Li Chuanqi flew to the right side of the penalty area to shoot directly with a cushion!

Football hits the net!

Two to one!

Manchester City overtook the score, and Li Chuanqi scored twice!

This made Manchester City fans very excited, and they saw hope of winning.

In the 43rd minute of the second half, Manchester City played a wonderful combination in the middle.

De Bruyne crossed through to Gabriel Jesus on the right and then cut forward.

Li Chuanqi made a direct pass!

Football flies into the penalty area!

Gabriel Jesus didn't shoot straight at goal, but crossed the ball to the left of the box!

Raheem Sterling flew up and shot with a push!

Three to one!

Manchester City extend their lead to two goals!

In the end, Manchester City defeated Fulham 3-1 to win and enter the next round of the League Cup!

The Guardian reluctantly said: "When Kellney scored that beautiful direct free-kick, Fulham thought they could break City's unbeaten run at the Intihad Stadium.

However, everything changed with Lee and De Bruyne on the pitch.

Manchester City is still the same Manchester City, they finally got out of the regret of the White Hart Lane stadium and continued to raise the banner of victory on the field! ”

Manchester City has entered the third-tier battle mode, and after the League Cup, the 11th round of the Premier League will start immediately.

Manchester City host Southampton in this game.

There's no need to travel around, this is the best place for Manchester City.

After the match against Southampton, the fourth round of the Champions League group will start immediately.

When Pep Guardiola played against Southampton, he once again adjusted the lineup, allowing Li Chuanqi, De Bruyne and other main players to return to the starting lineup.

His aim is clear, he wants the main players to establish an advantage in the first half and replace them in the second half to rest.

At 8pm on November 3, Manchester City's match against Southampton kicked off on time at the Intihad Stadium.

Amid the huge shouts of the home fans, Manchester City controlled the tempo of the game from the start of the game and launched a fierce attack on Southampton.

It took just six minutes for City to break the deadlock.

Li Chuanqi instigated an attack on the right, De Bruyne made a delicate diagonal pass through the Southampton defence, and David Silva fired a powerful shot from the left side of the box!

Football hits the net!

1 to 0!

Ten minutes later, Manchester City extended the score to 2-0, Li Chuanqi forced a break into the penalty area, tripped by the opposition defender, and the referee awarded a penalty.

Li Chuanqi did it overnight!

Two to zero!

In the 31st minute of the first half, Southampton took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to pull a goal back!

Two to one!

Three minutes later, City extended their lead again when Li Chuanqi's cross from the right was headed out of the box by a defender.

De Bruyne, who was ambushed outside the box, stopped the ball and fired a brilliant long-range shot!

The score becomes three to one!

Manchester City took advantage of the victory to chase, after the game restarted, completely steal in the front, David Silva made a diagonal pass in front of the penalty area, Li Chuanqi relied on the advantage of speed, left the opponent's defender behind, and pushed in the penalty area!

Four to one!

Li Chuanqi once again scored a brace!

This made Manchester City fans very happy, and the goal-scoring Lee is back!

In first-half stoppage time, Li Chuanqi scored his third goal.

The ball came a little unexpectedly, and the opposing defender made a mistake in his rush when he cleared the siege and kicked the football to the feet of Li Chuanqi.

Of course, Li Chuanqi will not waste the opponent's gift, after taking the ball, he will shoot on the penalty area line!

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

Five to one!

Li Chuanqi scored a hat-trick and the Manchester City players completed Guardiola's pre-match deployment.

Before the start of the second half, Pep Guardiola replaced Li Chuanqi and Kevin De Bruyne in preparation for the fourth round of the Champions League group stage three days later.

In the end, Manchester City won the game by a huge margin of 7 to 1 and continued to dominate the top of the Premier League standings!