On the 12th, the whole Manchester United and Manchester City will have their eyes on Manchester City, and tonight there will be a Manchester derby!

This is the 176th Manchester derby, with United holding the upper hand with 72 wins, 52 draws and 51 defeats.

In the 42 all-time meetings between the two teams in the Premier League, Manchester United have the upper hand with 21 wins, 8 draws and 13 defeats, including 11 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats away. Pep Guardiola has faced Mourinho 21 times, with nine wins, seven draws and five defeats.

Interestingly, last season's Manchester derby in the Premier League was won away from home.

Fans of other Premier League teams will be hoping that United can continue last season's style and end their unbeaten run this season with another win over Manchester City at the Intihad Stadium.

After all, anything can happen in a derby.

At 6:15 p.m., the Manchester United bus was the first to arrive at the Yin Tihad Stadium.

Hundreds of reporters waiting in the interview area excitedly issued a warm call to Mourinho and his players.

Jose Mourinho and some of the players have been interviewed by the media.

A journalist asked: "Mr Mourinho, this is your 300th Premier League game, what kind of result do you hope for?" ”

Three hundred?

Mourinho sighed in his heart, it turns out that I have been coaching in the Premier League for so many years!

"Victory is the best result!"

Jose Mourinho was very strong: "We were able to take away a win here last season and I hope to take another win this time. My players and I are ready and we will give it our all in the game! ”

The reporters once again asked how to defend Li Chuanqi.

Jose Mourinho spoke about his impression of Li Chuanqi over the years: "He is a difficult player to defend, with skill, speed and a strong ability to take chances in front of goal.

I've tried a lot of things to limit his play, but it didn't work out well, so we'll try something new tonight. ”

His words reminded reporters of the matchup between Malaga and Real Madrid in La Liga, as well as the showdown between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea.

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Especially when Atletico Madrid fought Chelsea at Stamford Bridge that year, Mourinho let his disciples use the "slashing Li tactic", as long as Li Chuanqi got the ball, he would be directly put down by Chelsea players.

However, Chelsea still lost that game, and Mourinho's "cut-down tactic" ultimately failed.

After the game, national media, including Spain, criticized Mourinho's tactics, and Simeone even went crazy in the post-match press conference, believing that Chelsea were playing too dirty.

Mourinho is going to try a new defensive tactic tonight, what tactics will it be?

An upgraded version of the "Plum Chopping Tactic"?

Mourinho's words were confirmed by Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw, who told the media: "In recent days we have been practising new defensive tactics and I think we are confident that we can defend against Manchester City's attack.

We're not going to let Lee catch the ball, we're not going to let him run, well, we're definitely going to do that! ”

What does this mean...... Cut off Lee's connection with his teammates, don't give him a chance to catch the ball, and then foul Lee immediately after he gets the ball?

That's what it means......

Reporters looked at Luke Shaw.

Luke Shaw shrugged: "That's all I can say, anyway we won't let him take the ball easily, give him space and opportunities to break through!" ”

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford said of United's attacking attack in an interview: "We try to shoot more and the coach has been emphasising that in recent days, as long as it's within range and so on, we have to shoot boldly!

On top of that, when we're attacking, we're going to try more! ”

"We won last season, I think we can win this time, it's that simple!" he said confidently. ”

Anthony Martial, another United striker, shrugged and said: 'I know there's a lot of people watching this game and I know the fans want us to come home victorious. So, we'll do our best to win! ”

After Manchester United left, Manchester City's buses arrived.

Pep Guardiola and some of the players have also been interviewed by the media.

A reporter said what Mourinho had just said and asked him what he had to say.

Pep Guardiola pouted: "No one wants to lose in a derby, but there can only be one winner, and we will be the winner. ”

One journalist asked: "Couldn't it be a draw?" ”

Pep Guardiola shook his head and said: "There is no draw! That's for sure, they don't want it, and neither do we. There will be no draw tonight because we are all hungry to win against each other! ”

Regarding Mourinho's so-called new defensive tactics, Guardiola shook his head and said: "The only thing that can beat Lee is injury, and there is a consensus on that. Just like Ronnie back then, when he was healthy, no one could stop him, and so did Lee!

After the match, he will understand that the so-called new defensive tactics simply cannot limit Lee's play. ”

He talks about something that few people have noticed before: "Lee is very self-regulating on the court, even the most adjustable player I've ever seen.

To give you a simple example, in the game against Tottenham, Lee didn't feel good about shooting and missed two chances to score in front of goal.

In this case, the other players will either get frustrated or just keep trying to shoot in the hope of getting back to the shot.

But instead of that, Lee changed his style of play and focused on creating opportunities for his teammates.

Our two goals in that game, both of which came from assists from Lee.

He didn't score, but his contribution to the team was just as huge.

That's the scariest thing about him! ”

Reporters immediately recalled the Manchester City match against Tottenham, and their expressions became more and more exciting.

It seems so!

Li Chuanqi said in an interview: "This is my first time participating in the Manchester derby, and I hope and believe that there will be a good result.

Manchester United have been in good form lately and Jose Mourinho is a great coach and I've played against him a few times in the past so I know that very well.

His defensive tactics are always surprising, and I wonder what kind of tactics he will use tonight?

I don't really care about that, though, I think if we can play at our level, we can win tonight! ”

He showed no confidence in the past.

A few days ago, the "Torino Sport" newspaper launched the "European giants unite to ban Lee!" When it came to public opinion, Li Chuanqi said lightly: "I don't care, what they want to do is their business, I can't ask them to do anything."

But you want to ban me...... I don't think they can do it!

This world is not theirs yet, it belongs to everyone, and they cannot represent everyone! ”

De Bruyne was also very confident in an interview: "We lost to them here last season and it kept us holding our breath and we were waiting for an opportunity to beat them here!

Today this opportunity has finally arrived.

So we don't have any reason to lose to them here again!

We have only one goal tonight – to win! ”