4-3, the final score of the fifth Manchester derby of the season.

Mourinho gave up strategically in this game, but unexpectedly, in the end, they still won.

And the key to winning is their number one star Xia Xing.

Xia Xing, who came on as a substitute in the second half, made three passes and one shot, and dominated all three goals.

He is an absolute hero of the game.

However, when he was interviewed after the game, he still put his arm around his brother Lingard and pushed him to the reporters.

"Guys, you should have interviewed the hero who scored a hat-trick in the Manchester derby, instead of asking me questions."

A photo of Xia Xing smiling with Lingard around her arms made headlines in many English sports media the following day.

Coming off the bench to save the team and helping a team-mate score a hat-trick was amazing.

Prior to this game, Manchester United were 12 points clear of Manchester City.

After this game, the lead was reduced to 15 points.

With six games remaining, Manchester United are basically on track to win the title early.

A win or draw in the next game can end the Premier League season with four points.

Now the most important thing for them is the Champions League.

Another 4-3 win over Manchester City on 8 April followed by a return to the Etihad Stadium four days later.

The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is about to take place.

Manchester City is still playing with all the main players today, and Guardiola is full of confidence in this game.

Manchester United's starting line-up has changed a lot.

Because several important wounded people have returned!

Ashley Young, Valencia, Nemanja Matic, Fellaini!

All four wounded are back!

They had the conditions to play in the last game, but Mourinho gave them a temporary reprisal.

On the one hand, it is to give them a good rest and make sure that the injury is stable.

On the other hand, it is also a smoke bomb for Manchester City, after all, they have played another offensive battle.

And this time the starting list was announced, and Mourinho also delayed until the last minute before submitting it.

When Pep Guardiola saw the list, his mind was buzzing.

What's going on?

What is this guy going to do?

Manchester United's starting XI today was still 4-2-3-1,

Goalkeeper David De Gea,

Four-backs: Ashley Young, Smalling, Rojo, Valencia,

The back two Nemanja Matic and Marouane Fellaini,

The three fronts are Xia Xing, Lingard and Sanchez,

Centre forward Romelu Lukaku.

Seeing this starting lineup, Guardiola didn't say anything for a long time.

It's over, and the Portuguese is back to work.

In the face of Manchester City's all-attacking formation, Mourinho is obviously an iron bucket formation!

On the evening of April 12, the Etihad Stadium welcomed their most hated person.

The Manchester United boss stepped onto the pitch and their opponents were already warming up on the pitch.

Mourinho saw Pep Guardiola, and the two looked at each other and slowly walked towards each other.

"Jose, what's your situation today?"

"Are you asking why I'm late?"

"Don't talk about anything else, I mean your starting lineup."

"What, what's the problem?"

"Won't you fight us?"

"Of course! My defenders are back from injury, and it's a fool to play against you! ”

"What do you want to do?"

"Hold on!"

"I'm convinced!"

Until he returned to the dressing room, half an hour had passed, and Guardiola's mind was still echoing with the words that Mourinho had just "defended".

That nasty Portuguese.

Regarding Mourinho's stubbornness, Guardiola is clear about what he means.

Especially when they have a one-goal lead, if they try to defend desperately, this game is really not easy to play.

Pep Guardiola is desperate for Jose Mourinho to play against him again so they can turn the tables at home.

Absolutely.

But Mourinho is starting to hold on, and that's hard to say.

Can you win?

Must win!

With Pep Guardiola's instructions to attack aggressively, the City players ran out of the dressing room and jumped on the pitch.

Manchester United, on the other hand, played steadily, led by captain Xia Xing, with a quiet look on his face.

The referee's whistle blows, and the game begins!

Manchester City, who were the first to kick off, quickly attacked!

Manchester United's retreat is faster!

Xia Xing retracted directly to the position of left midfield, and formed the hardest midfield trio of Manchester United with Nemanja Matic and Marouane Fellaini.

Jesse Lingard also dropped back, and although he was a midfielder, his running ability and defensive ability were not weak, and he was a midfielder who was both attacking and defending.

Only Sanchez and Lukaku were left in the front, and they pressed Manchester City's half as nails, so that Manchester City's attack could not be too presumptuous.

From the first minute of the opening period, Manchester City's attacks continued one after another!

Sergio Aguero's shot!

Sane's breakthrough!

Raheem Sterling's dribbling!

The front three roamed around United's penalty area, attacking frequently.

And David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Gundogan in the middle also fired frequently.

Gundogan, who performed well in the previous game, also started today, and Pep Guardiola will be hoping he can play with his excellent attacking ability.

But no matter how hard they attacked, it was difficult to tear through United's defence.

Jose Mourinho on the pitch had a smile on his face.

Although the team only led by one goal, Mourinho was confident in his team's defence.

There is Nemanja Matic, who has been following him, Belgian tough guy Marouane, and the best midfielder in the world.

The back barrier formed by these three people is absolutely impossible to tear apart by the current Manchester City.

Although they have a strong lineup and many world-class stars, they are not as supergiant as Ronaldo and Messi.

Under the leadership of the captain on the field, Xia Xing, the defense continued to be solid.

And today Manchester United in addition to the summer trip, David De Gea also performed very well.

His high and low blocks allowed City to shoot from distance on several occasions to no avail.

You must know that Gundogan and De Bruyne's long-range shots are also very targeted.

Manchester United cannot avoid this.

However, in front of De Gea, City's long-range shots were all in vain.

The whistle blew at the end of the first half, and both sides were 0-0, and neither side could find the back of the net.

Pep Guardiola frowned on the sidelines.

He only needs one goal now, one goal is enough.

You must know that they have the advantage of away goals, and as long as they score a goal, they can suppress Manchester United, forcing them to give up and attack.

But this one, it's too difficult.

In the second half, Pep Guardiola replaced Fernandinho and brought on Gabriel Jesus.

The team's formation also changed to 3-3-4.

In this way, their style of play becomes simple and brutal.

It's about making continuous passes into the box and letting a couple of agile strikers create their own chances.

Raheem Sterling even dived twice in a row, was caught by the referee, and was given a yellow card.

Manchester City continued to fail to score, and the players on the pitch and the coaches off the pitch were anxious.

Now the time is getting closer and closer to the end of the game...... (End of chapter)