On August 16, the 2014-2015 Premier League season officially began.

Manchester United, who spent nearly 200 million euros in the summer, were scheduled for the opening game.

Manchester United's series of signings this summer shows that their ambitions are huge.

And this opening match happened to be a great opportunity for them to show the outside world that they were back as kings.

The Premier League still takes good care of Manchester United, and they are scheduled to play against Swansea, who finished 12th last season.

The difference in value between the two teams is huge, with Manchester United's combined value exceeding €600 million, while the combined value of their opponents is less than €80 million.

Such a disparity in value makes this game seem to lose suspense.

The outside world is generally optimistic that Manchester United can get off to a good start.

After all, Manchester United have never lost their first game of the season at Old Trafford since 1972!

And Manchester United have been stronger on paper this season, with so many top stars, will they lose to a team in the middle and bottom of the league?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Countless Manchester United fans flocked to Old Trafford from all over the world to witness the victory, and the Theatre of Dreams was instantly overturned.

Sir Alex Ferguson, who has retired, also appeared in the stands, chewing gum in his mouth and looking very relaxed, as if he was also optimistic about United's good start.

However, after 90 minutes, the score was fixed at 1:2!

The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.

Manchester United, who are highly favored, gave the Red Devils fans all over the world a black start at home.

The Reds continued their problems at the International Champions Cup, which was that the team played less as a single team and more like a piece of sand.

The players are playing in silos and it's hard to see how well they work together with each other.

After the game, the media criticized Van Gaal, believing that his obsession with the 352 style of play has proven to be completely outdated in the World Cup.

Not only did this stubborn old man not make changes, but he also brought this set completely to Manchester United.

As it turned out, this style of play was not at all suitable for Manchester United.

Not only Louis van Gaal has been criticised, but also a big star in United's squad.

They are receiving a super high annual salary, but they are playing so badly, are they worthy of the fans?

RNM, get the money back!

There is one exception, and that is Wayne Rooney.

His barbed shot helped United score a face-saving goal that gave them hope of a win.

Unfortunately, they were not able to take advantage of such an opportunity.

"At the end of the day, only Wayne Rooney can be trusted, and he is one of the few players in the current Manchester United squad who has been promoted by Sir Alex Ferguson!"

"Manchester United are still enjoying the legacy of the lord!"

……

Manchester United's overturn in the opening game made the other giants who came out a little nervous, for fear of following in the footsteps of Manchester United.

What are you afraid of, several giant teams have not played very smoothly in this round of games.

Tottenham were sent off shortly after the start of the game against West Ham United.

But instead of devastation, they gritted their teeth and persevered until the last minute, killing their opponents in stoppage time to get a hard-fought victory.

Arsenal, who came on next, chased two goals in a row after falling behind at the beginning, and also relied on a goal in injury time to kill the opponent.

Compared to Tottenham and Arsenal, Liverpool started the game ahead, were equalised and almost reversed, and relied on Sturridge's 80th-minute goal to kill their opponents.

Although these teams all won, the process of winning was very thrilling, which made their fans cry out that their hearts were a little unbearable.

And when it was Manchester City's turn to play, the fans of the Blue Moon were very relieved.

Other teams have undergone more or less changes in their line-ups in the summer, but City have not.

Moreover, they still have Lin Quanzai, and Manchester City fans are not worried about the team's form at all.

In fact, Lin Quan scored early in the first half and assisted David Silva to score a goal to help the team establish the victory.

In the second half, Manchester City played more comfortably, completely containing the opponent's counterattack.

In the 78th minute of the second half, Lin Quan sent another assist to help Aguero score a goal to lock the score at 3:0.

It was also the final score of the game, with Newcastle losing completely out of temper at home stadium.

The post-match stats showed that City had more than 80 per cent possession and had 18 shots on goal, more than three times as many as their opponents.

Throughout the game, Manchester City were firmly in control of the game.

Didn't give the opponent the slightest chance!

After the first round of matches, Manchester City directly topped the table with this big win and 3 goal difference, and began to lead the standings at the beginning!

This made the fans of the other teams wail!

Last season, Manchester City did not come down since they reached the top of the table, leading all the way to the end of the title, without giving any chance to other teams.

Now that Manchester City have reached the top again, they seem to see a repeat of last season.

……

A week later, the second round of the Premier League began.

Chelsea took the lead, temporarily top of the table after a 2-0 win over Leicester City.

Arsenal were narrowly beaten away by Everton, but Ramsey and Olivier Giroud stepped up and scored twice in the final eight minutes of the game to help Arsenal draw hard.

Even Everton have played so hard, and the Gunners fans are glad that they haven't lost, but they are also starting to be pessimistic about the results of the new season.

This season's Premier League, strong teams are like clouds, and they are not easy to deal with, can Arsenal still complete the task of keeping four?

Manchester United told them with practical actions: Yes!

After losing to Swansea in the opening game, the outside world was expecting United to bounce back and prove themselves with a hearty victory.

However, there was no big victory, and the second consecutive defeat was almost staged.

In the away game against Sunderland, United held out a hard-fought draw.

Manchester United, who have only one point from two games, are fourth from bottom and are almost in the relegation zone!

The winless streak has made Manchester United fans extremely angry, Van Gaal spent so much money and sat on such a luxurious squad, and he turned in such an answer?

This is not as good as last season's David Moyes!

The outside world has also criticized Van Gaal, and there is even a spinach company opening, betting on when Van Gaal will be fired!

When the attention of the outside world was drawn away by Manchester United, Manchester City returned to their home stadium and welcomed an old rival - Liverpool to challenge!

It was the third time in a month that Manchester City had met Liverpool.

For Manchester City, they are very happy to meet this Liverpool team, because they have already played Liverpool.

And for the Reds fans, they really don't want to meet Manchester City at this time.

After Suarez's departure, Liverpool have yet to fully solve the team's attacking problems.

In this state, the winning percentage of Manchester City is probably less than 10%, and the previous two consecutive defeats have proved this.

They don't want to lose a third time!

But it can't be helped, that's how the schedule is made.

Liverpool tried to apply for an extension, but Manchester City refused.

Manchester City will play on four fronts this season, and if it is postponed at this time, it will only increase the burden of multi-front operations in the future.

Therefore, they will not agree, and even hope to take advantage of the fact that the Champions League has not yet started at this time, and hurry up to play a few more league rounds.

The application for an extension was rejected by the opponent, and Liverpool arrived at the Etihad Stadium with a tragic face.

They are already not counting on taking away victory from here, because it is simply impossible!

But they really didn't want to lose again, so Liverpool gave up the dignity of the giants and set up a bus at the Etihad Stadium!

Seeing the bus posed by the opponent, Manchester City fans were stunned.

It's not that wealthy families can't put buses, it's just that this kind of thing is rare.

Because this is a strategy that the weak team is forced to adopt when it meets the strong team.

Giants want face, so it is rare to see this kind of game before it starts, and they take the initiative to show weakness.

Unless the opponent's strength is really too strong, just like the Universe Barcelona back then!

When Barcelona met at that time, even the major giants set up buses.

When you encounter Barcelona on the bus, you are not ashamed, because if you don't put the bus, you will really die miserably!

Are the opponents throwing buses at the Etihad Stadium admitting that they are inferior to Manchester City, or do they feel that Manchester City are as strong as Barcelona were back then?

Although Liverpool set up the bus, Manchester City still did not want to let them go.

In the 41st minute of the first half, Lin Quan once again knocked on Liverpool's goal with a free kick.

The goal almost killed the game as Liverpool's hopes of holding on to a draw were dashed!

So, after the start of the second half, Liverpool really gave up the negative strategy of swinging the bus and fought against Manchester City.

This decision turned out to be very irrational.

In the 55th minute, Lin Quan scored the second goal of the game.

In the 69th minute, Sergio Aguero also opened the scoring.

That wasn't all, in the 78th minute, De Bruyne received a pass from Lin Quan and scored the fourth goal of the game.

Manchester City 4:0 Liverpool!

Manchester City told the Liverpudlians with practical actions that if they don't put the bus, they will really die, and they will die very miserably!

Manchester City's goalscoring performance wasn't over yet, as their defender Zabaleta also scored in the 83rd minute.

Unfortunately, the goal was headed into his own goal.

Keylor Navas was a little helpless, the team had such a good record, he had planned to brush up a few more clean sheets, but who would have expected his teammate to become a traitor?

In the end, Manchester City sat at home and defeated Liverpool with a score of 4-1, winning two consecutive victories, while also overtaking Chelsea in the standings and continuing to lead the table.

In just one month, after three heavy defeats at the hands of Manchester City, Liverpool fans are said to have suffered from a disease called 'manphobia'......

After this round of matches, Pelecrini and Lin Quan flew together to Monaco to participate in the group stage draw for the 2014-2015 European Champions Cup.

Lin Quan has participated in this event twice before, but in the previous two times, he received far less attention than this time.

When he arrived at the ceremony site by special car, the long gun and short gun mounts inside and outside the scene were full.

More than 300 reporters had been waiting here for a long time, and the moment they saw him, they rushed to block the passage for him to enter.

"Lin, what are your expectations for Manchester City this season?"

"Lin, is your goal this season to defend the Champions League?"

"Lin, are you confident of winning the Golden Globe?"

……

All kinds of questions came to his face, and Lin Quan didn't have time to listen clearly, and he didn't have time to answer them one by one.

There was only one feeling in his mind: Is this what a top superstar is like?

Lin Quan briefly answered a few innocuous questions, and then made an apologetic gesture to the reporters, signaling that he was going to enter the venue to participate in the award ceremony and the lottery ceremony.

The security personnel at the scene came over and escorted Lin Quan out of the crowd.

The reporters were separated by the security guards, and finally there was no way to continue harassing Lin Quan.

"Haha, how does it feel to be a superstar?"

As soon as he walked into the venue, Lin Quan saw a guy who laughed very badly - Mario Royce.

"Are your feet right?"

Lin Quan glanced at the other party's left foot, which had just been injured not long ago, and asked.

"Ahem, let's not mention this, we're still good friends!"

Just before the start of the World Cup, Reus accidentally injured his left ankle during a warm-up match for Germany.

The injury was fatal for Reuss, as he was so close to the start of the World Cup that he missed the 2014 World Cup in Germany.

It just so happened that the German team lost to Spain in the final, unfortunately missing out on the championship.

This result is extremely painful for the fans of the German team!

If Reuss is still around, a player like him who can break through and have strong explosive power will be of great help to improve the offensive strength of the German team.

And Reus is the kind of guy who can't run to death, not only can he make a huge contribution on the offensive end, but he is also very active when defending.

Compared to the physical lack of Gotze, the physical confrontation against the weak Ozil and the violent shooting of Schurrle, Reus is undoubtedly a better choice!

But he was injured!

When he saw the German team lose to Spain at home, Reuss felt the same pain and blame in his heart.

He blamed himself for being injured when he shouldn't have been and for not being able to contribute to the team.

"How does it feel, if you have an ankle injury, it can easily become a habitual injury, I suggest you rest for a few more months, try to play as much as possible during this time, and don't go to the national team game!"

Lin Quan remembers that Reuss in 2014 was very unlucky, not only missed the World Cup with an injury before the start of the World Cup, but also injured again in a European Championship qualifier after the World Cup, and the injury was still in the same position - the ligament of the left ankle!

These two injuries had a big impact on Royce!

And Reuss's injury has also had a great impact on Dort's results in the league and Champions League this season!

This season has been a year of collapse for Dortmund, who have been in a very rapid decline after the departure of players such as Gotze and Robert Lewandowski.

In addition, the Bundesliga teams gradually adapted to their style of play, and even studied targeted countermeasures, which made it very difficult for them to play in the league.

In this case, Royce, who is desperate for Saburo, will definitely squeeze himself even further.

And this will only lead to him suffering more injuries......

It's a vicious circle!

Rather than getting injured in the following races, it's better to recover from injuries in the early part of the season.

Dortmund this season is doomed to be hopeless, and this is not a problem that Reus can solve alone, but a systemic problem.

It's a pity that it doesn't seem easy to convince Royce.

Sure enough, after hearing Lin Quan's persuasion, Royce said with a smile:

"That's not good, everyone in the team is still waiting for me, I can't be a deserter!"

(End of chapter)