Hearing Mourinho's words, Perrin was a little distracted for a while.

Attack?

It's been a long time since I've heard it in Mourinho's mouth.

"Jose, let's fight Manchester City, it's more dangerous......"

'It's dangerous, they even have more attacking power in midfield than we do.'

"This ......"

"It's only the two of us, I'd say that."

'It's true that they have a world-class striker like Sergio Aguero up front, a fast Masterling, a dribbling genius Leroy Sane; With world-class stars like David Silva and De Bruyne in midfield, as well as strong players like Bernardo Silva and Gundogan, and defensive giants like Fernandinho, they are more balanced. ”

'Especially with a number of our defenders out of the line-up, especially without Nemanja Matic and Marouane Fellaini, it's a headache for me.

"That's why you want to just play against them?"

"That's right! I'm going to take a gamble and fight with them in this game! ”

"But I still think it's dangerous......"

"If we hold on, we will die; If we attack, we will open five or five. So we have to take risks! ”

Looking at Mourinho's determined eyes, Perrin suddenly looked forward to the next game.

What will the Manchester derby look like when you let go of your hands and feet to attack with all your might?

I'm looking forward to it!

After a draw with Swansea on 31 March, United took a break and they were once again in full action.

On the evening of April 4, the lights of Old Trafford were shining.

Today is the fourth Manchester derby of the season.

This has rarely happened in previous seasons.

And it is also an important event in the Champions League, which is extremely much expected by countless fans.

At this time, the players of both sides have already entered the field to warm up, and the stadium is already full.

Some unticketed United fans gathered in the square at Old Trafford to watch the game on the big screen and cheer on their team up close.

The TV feed cut in early, showing players from both sides warming up.

During the live broadcast, two commentators were introducing the starting lists of both sides.

"Manchester United were still in a 4-2-3-1 formation today.

"Goalkeeper David De Gea,

'Back four: Luke Shaw, Smalling, Marcos Rojo, Darmian,

"Double-back Herrera and Xia Xing,

"The three midfielders Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez,

"Centre Lukaku,

"Rooney, Blind, Anthony Martial and others were on the bench waiting to play.

"Manchester City, they put out a 3-4-3 attacking formation,

"Goalkeeper Edson,

"The back four Kompany, Otamendi, Kyle Walker,

"The three midfielders David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, De Bruyne,

'The front three are Leroy Sane, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling.

'There were also players on the bench, Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gundogan, Danilo and others.

"These two teams are all too familiar with each other,

"Judging from the lineup, the two sides are equal,

"Maybe the verdict of this game requires some luck."

Alain Shearer's words, Carragher next to him disagreed.

"The strength of the lineup?

"I don't agree with that!

"Just looking at this starting line-up, Manchester United is clearly weaker than Manchester City!

'Look at their injured list: Ashley Young, Valencia, Nemanja Matic, all three are absolute mainstays for Manchester United.

"Without the three of them, Manchester United's defensive quality has dropped more than a notch.

'Also recovering from injury is Marouane Fellaini, who was a substitute for Nemanja Matic in the midfield position.

'Now he's injured and United's two toughest defensive midfielders are out of action.

"How can such Manchester United defend against Manchester City's attack?"

Alan Shearer pointed to the Manchester United squad on the screen: "Today Mourinho let Xia drop back to defend and partner Herrera, who has excellent running ability, and their combination is no problem. ”

Carragher pouted.

"Forget it, Xia's defense isn't bad, I'll admit,

"But Herrera is an attacking player after all, but he has a good defense and can play as a backfielder.

'He's nowhere near a first-class defender like Nemanja Matic and Marouane Fellaini.

"I'm sure in this game, Manchester United's defence will be beaten into a sieve by Manchester City!"

There is some truth to Carragher's words.

After all, Manchester United did not have enough defensive ability today.

On this point, Guardiola naturally will not let it go.

Back in the dressing room after the warm-up, Pep Guardiola told his players again.

"Today we're going to open the swoop!

"Try to score as soon as possible and suppress Manchester United all over the field!

"Their defense is already average, and now they have less than half of the main force.

"It can't stop us, today I hope not only to win, but also to get more goal difference!

"We need to win early before they come back from injury in the next round!"

Pep Guardiola's tactics are well known to the City players, and now they just continue to strengthen their attacking awareness.

Mourinho's tactical demands have been interesting for the Manchester United players.

Especially for offensive players.

Under Jose Mourinho, it is difficult for attacking players to attack heartily.

This season in particular stands out.

Jose Mourinho relied on defensive counter-attacking tactics to make his way out of the game on a number of occasions, and United's attackers rarely had the opportunity to make a big splash.

And two days ago, when Mourinho proposed to play against the opponent in this game, the players were a little confused.

Right, right?

What's the situation with the manager?

Is he joking?

Or will it test us?

And at this time in the dressing room, Mourinho stressed again:

"We have to go all out in this game!

"Especially in the opening stages, grab the opening and pounce on Manchester City!

"Try to score as soon as possible!

"Do you understand?"

"Got it!" Everyone spoke in unison.

However, someone still asked: "Coach, are you sure I can attack with all my might?" ”

Mourinho glanced at Lukaku, who was asking: "If you don't know how to score, I can say to the match officials right now that you slipped and injured in the dressing room and need to make a substitution. Maybe they can just allow us to adjust without wasting a single substitution, what do you think? ”

"I'm fine! Definitely going to score! Manchester City! Lukaku patted his chest and packed the ticket.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Mourinho nodded in satisfaction.

'Lads, we had a lot of trouble before this game.

'We've added four more players to the injury list, and they're all important defensive players.

"I want to play steadily in this game, but we really don't have the conditions.

"So, we have to play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses and play to everyone's offensive ability.

"Today I allowed you to concede goals, but you have to score more goals than your opponent!

"Go up, boys!

"Knock down Manchester City with a sharp attack!" (End of chapter)