In the third round of the Premier League, Manchester City challenged Everton away.

In the first half, neither side was able to score.

Manchester City created plenty of chances, but their strikers missed a succession of chances as if they had forgotten their boots.

Everton's goalkeeper is 36-year-old American international Tim Howard, and the veteran has been in excellent form for this game.

He resisted high, blocked all of Manchester City's shots again and again, and even Lin Quan's must-score was saved by him.

The opposing goalkeeper was in such good form that everyone in the Manchester City dugout couldn't help but worry:

The home of the Toffees doesn't seem to be easy to conquer!

As the younger brother of Manchester United, Everton must be stumbling to the end when he meets Manchester City, otherwise he will not be able to explain to the eldest brother.

Seeing the ferocity of Manchester City's attack, Everton simply retreated across the board, giving up the fight for victory and just wanting to keep a draw.

As long as they can draw Manchester City, they can hold back Manchester City and create opportunities for the boss Manchester United.

Seeing that the team couldn't open the situation, Son Xingmin, who was sitting on the bench, became worried:

The team has not taken the lead for a long time, and it is still a positional battle or even a tough battle that he is not good at, in this case, Guardiola may not put himself on the field.

Could it be that he has to wait for his debut at Manchester City?

Just when Son Xingmin was frustrated, there was a sudden change on the field.

On 67 minutes, Kroos hit the post with a long-range shot.

The ball was so powerful that it should have bounced away from the box, but a tall, big black player was in the box, and the rebounding ball hit his bare head impartially and flew into the Everton goal before the goalkeeper could react......

The Everton fans at the scene were stunned for a moment, and then there was an uproar.

What's the situation?

How did your own striker put the ball into your own team?

This kid can't be an undercover agent sent by the other party, right?

No, wasn't this kid from Chelsea before?

Not to mention the Everton fans stunned, even the Manchester City fans and players were all stunned.

Lin Quan stared at Lukaku in a daze, did this kid activate the passive of the Pestle King in advance?

Lin Quan has the impression that this kid only activated this attribute when he arrived at Manchester United, and he took this attribute to the extreme at Inter.

How is it now in advance, and so much in advance?

Before Lin Quan crossed, he saw a picture on the Internet, which was a picture of Lukaku who couldn't distinguish his own goal and helped Manchester City break Manchester United's goal twice, making Mourinho vomit blood angrily.

At this time, seeing Lukaku's classic reproduction, Lin Quan couldn't help laughing.

This guy feels like he has his own oolong attributes, and he is obviously a striker, but he often makes oolongs.

It's just a matter of dropping the chain on weekdays, the key is that in a game like the Champions League final, you can still play stably, block the must-score goals of your teammates, and let Inter lose the championship.

I really don't know what to say......

Lukaku, who made an own goal, was also stunned, he was just concerned about the team's defense and wanted to come to the penalty area to help, but he didn't expect to do bad things with good intentions and help.

"Tim, I didn't mean to!"

Seeing Howard and other teammates looking at him with angry eyes, Lukaku said with an innocent face.

He really didn't mean it, it was just that he was in a bad position and had too little luck to create such an incredible goal.

Howard resisted the urge to beat people, he was in very good shape in this game, he thought he could keep a clean sheet against Manchester City, but he didn't expect to be stabbed in the back by his teammate.

"Go attack, now we're behind and we need to score!"

Howard held back the anger in his heart and told Lukaku not to get any closer to his goal and quickly roll to the front of the court to attack.

There's still a lot of time to go, and if they hurry up, there is hope for an equaliser.

Although there is no way to keep a clean sheet against Manchester City, it is a task for Everton to get a point.

However, the advantage brought by the lead was very large, making it much less difficult for Manchester City to attack.

Everton, who were forced to attack, could no longer invest as much manpower to defend as before, which made their defensive intensity drop a lot, and the weaknesses of the defense were immediately exposed.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Manchester City played a series of combinations on the side, Lin Quan and De Bruyne continued to hit the wall to complete a two-one, two-by-two, and finally both broke into the penalty area.

Howard seemed to think that Lin Quan would shoot, so he ran to Lin Quan.

As a result, as soon as he abandoned the goal, Lin Quan passed the ball to De Bruyne.

De Bruyne smiled at the gift and easily pushed the empty goal to make it 2:0.

The Everton fans at the scene felt like they had been poured a basin of cold water, and their hearts were cold.

In just five minutes, the situation on the pitch changed dramatically.

Their team fell from the clouds into the abyss, not to mention that victory was out of reach, and even the hope of holding on to the draw to get a point was completely dashed.

Seeing his team quickly extend his lead, Guardiola smiled and gave his players a round of applause.

Although there were some twists and turns in the process, he was still very satisfied with the results.

After glancing at the game time, Guardiola turned to Son Xingmin on the bench and said:

"Sun, go warm up!"

"Yes, sir!"

Sun Xingmin jumped up from the bench, ran quickly to the sidelines, and began to warm up.

"This kid is very motivated!"

Assistant coach Torrent said to Pep Guardiola with a smile.

"Well, that's a good thing!"

Guardiola nodded in response, still looking forward to Son Xingmin's performance.

This kid surprised himself in the UEFA Super Cup last time, and I don't know how he did this one.

A few minutes later, Son Heung-min, who had finished his warm-up, came off the bench and was replaced by goalscorer Kevin De Bruyne.

Originally, in terms of position, it would be better to replace Lin Quan.

But Sun Xingmin's most tacit cooperation in the team is Lin Quan, his cooperation with other teammates is not tacit enough, if Lin Quan is replaced, he may not even be able to get the ball after he appears, because his teammates will trust his old teammates more, and he will subconsciously pass the ball to other players!

From this point of view, Guardiola still takes good care of Son Xingmin.

For this game, Goodison Park Stadium came some Korean fans.

Some of these people are Korean students studying in Europe, and some are Korean fans who have come from South Korea.

Needless to say, they came specifically for Sun Xingmin.

After Son Heung-min's move from Bayer Leverkusen to Manchester City, his popularity in South Korea has been greatly enhanced, and he has become a national star.

Manchester City is not a top club like Barcelona and Real Madrid, but they are the strongest team in Europe in the past two years, and joining Manchester City means a bright future and countless honors, just like Park Ji-sung who joined Manchester United in the first place.

And compared to Park Ji-sung, Son Heung-min is an offensive player, closer to the opponent's goal, and has more opportunities to shoot and score.

This means that he will have more opportunities to appear in the camera and more opportunities to be in the limelight.

As a result, compared with the original support for Park Ji-sung, the support of South Koreans for Son Heung-min is even greater than at the beginning!

At this time, seeing that Son Heung-min finally came on the field, these Korean fans immediately cheered loudly, shouted Son Xingmin's name in unison, and held high the banners they made to support Son Xingmin.

After hearing the cheers from the fans in his hometown, Son Xingmin also felt his blood boiling, and he couldn't wait to run dozens of meters with the ball now and kick the ball into Everton's goal.

However, after he came on the pitch, his teammates didn't seem to know that he was a person, and they didn't pass the ball to him a few times at all.

Manchester City's players are still more accustomed to handing the ball to Lin Quan.

After all, it is safest to pass the ball to Lin Quan, if you rashly pass it to that newcomer, in case you lose the ball and are counterattacked by the opponent, it will be troublesome.

Lin Quan has no prejudice against Sun Xingmin, but this guy's running position is not very good, and there are people nearby watching him every time.

Lin Quan is very aware of his ability to get rid of the ball, and when there are people nearby to mark him, it is almost useless to pass the ball to him, and it is even possible to be cut off by the opponent.

So, Lin Quan didn't pass the ball to Sun Xingmin.

Pep Guardiola frowned, and he certainly doesn't blame the players on the pitch.

Instead, he gestured to Son Heung-min and told him to run, and he ran out of the open space himself so that he could receive a pass from his teammates.

After Sun Xingmin saw the coach's gesture, he immediately did it.

The Everton players who marked him have been playing for more than 70 minutes, and their physical fitness cannot be compared with Son Heung-min who has just come on the pitch.

So after Sun Xingmin ran up, he quickly couldn't keep up.

In the 83rd minute, Lin Quan saw the opportunity and finally sent a pass to Sun Xingmin.

The timing and strength of the ball pass were just right, and Son Xingmin received the ball very comfortably after starting, and accelerated a few kicks before dribbling into the penalty area.

Everton's players may have despised him because the Manchester City players did not pass the ball to Son Xingmin before, and they did not send someone to assist in the defense at the first time, resulting in Son Xingmin cutting inside and forming a single knife.

Pep Guardiola stood up from the dugout, his eyes fixed on Everton's penalty area.

He is very concerned about what choice Sun Xingmin will make?

Everton's goalkeeper has blocked Son Heung-min, and with Howard's form, the probability of scoring a goal may be less than 50% if Son Heung-min shoots.

But if he knocks the ball horizontally in front of the goal, Lin Quan, who has already followed up from the middle, will have a chance to hit the empty goal, in which case it will be a 100% must-score.

Faced with the temptation to score, Son Heung-min did not choose to shoot himself.

When he was dribbling the ball, he saw with his eyes that a teammate was outflanking him in the middle.

So he knocked the ball out before the opponent's goalkeeper pounced.

The quality of the pass was not high, the route was a little too close to goal, and it was fast.

But it was also a blessing in disguise, and the opposing defenders could not clear the siege in the first place.

Seeing that the football was about to slide past the goal, a blue figure rushed from behind, and a fallen sliding tackle shoveled the ball into the goal.

3:0！

Manchester City completely killed the training of the game.

After scoring the goal, Lin Quan quickly jumped up from the ground, smiled and stretched out his hand to Sun Xingmin, signaling him to celebrate with him.

Sun Xingmin was also very happy, he felt that he didn't pass the ball well after completing the pass, but he didn't expect Lin Quan to even score this goal and get an assist.

In the end, Manchester City beat Everton 3-0 away to continue to lead the table.

In this game, Son Heung-min came off the bench and played a total of 21 minutes, although he did not score, but he received an assist, and this debut was very good for himself.

However, there is no tacit understanding between him and the rest of his teammates, which is the next priority for him to solve.

As for how to gain the trust of teammates, this needs to be slowly accumulated in daily training and games.

After the third round of the Premier League, the pattern of the standings has changed dramatically.

In addition to Manchester City's three consecutive wins, Manchester United, Leicester City, and Liverpool's winning streak were all ended.

Among them, Manchester United was held to a 0-0 draw at home by Newcastle United, Liverpool drew 0-0 with Arsenal away, and Leicester City drew 1-1 at home to Tottenham.

After the draw between these three teams, the biggest beneficiary is obviously Manchester City.

With only three rounds of league play, they already have a two-point lead in the standings.

It seems that as expected by the outside world, this season's Premier League title is really in Manchester City's bag.

It is worth mentioning that Mourinho, who had made a lot of nonsense before, was attacked by public opinion after drawing with Newcastle at home in this round, mainly from Chelsea fans.

In this round of fixtures, Chelsea picked up a valuable three points in a hard-fought comeback win over West Bromwich Albion and gave them hope of getting out of the quagmire.

And Abou has also finalised an agreement with Guus Hiddink, who is set to move to Stamford Bridge and take charge of Chelsea again.

By the time Guus Hiddink arrives, Chelsea's current mess may be over, and they may be able to catch up with the likes of Manchester United.

After all, the current points gap between the two teams is only three points, just one win, and with Chelsea's heritage, it is not impossible to catch up.

On 27 August, the draw for the group stage of the 2015-2016 Champions League season was held in Monaco.

As the number one favorite, which group Manchester City will be divided into is a topic of great concern to fans of major teams.

After all, no one wants their team to meet Manchester City in the group stage.

The final draw was made and Manchester City were placed in Group D, alongside old Champions League rivals Juventus.

The result left Juventus fans in mourning, and in last year's Champions League, Manchester City eliminated them in the quarter-finals, leaving them in the quarter-finals.

I didn't expect to meet this bitter master directly in the group stage this year, and their lives were too miserable!

Being in a group with Manchester City means they will most likely only finish second in the group, and then they will meet the group winners of the other groups in the knockout stage!

(End of chapter)