In fact, Mourinho thinks too much, and Guardiola's tactic is not aimed at anyone.

There are two reasons why he arranged his troops this way:

1. Manchester City's Indian striker Sergio Aguero's previous injury in the national team has not been completely healed, and Aguero's thigh strain will take at least three to four weeks to heal completely.

In order to avoid further aggravating his injury, Guardiola arranged for him to take a truce.

After all, the game against Manchester United is sure to be a tough one, and if the injury is aggravated, it will not be a good thing for Sergio Aguero himself and for the Manchester City team as a whole.

2. He wants to experiment with his new tactics and further develop Manchester City's overall attacking ability.

Judging by Kroos' previous goal, the effect he wanted to achieve was already there.

Now that United are on the attack, they have more chances and Pep Guardiola is looking forward to seeing if other players can surprise him.

At the end of the first half, Mourinho made a substitution after the break.

He replaced the underperforming Juan Mata in the second half and brought on a player from Manchester United's own Academy - Jesse Lingard!

That is, the famous Lin Huang!

Although he is not the top star, Lin Huang has enjoyed the treatment of a top star, and countless fans have written a lot of jokes for him, making him far more famous than his real strength.

And with the help of these stalks, Lin Huang's name can be said to have spread all over the world, and I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing!

Lingard can be noticed and even write so many paragraphs, which shows that he is still very powerful.

Players who are too weak can't even play on the pitch, let alone get the attention of the fans.

Although Lingard has been criticized a lot, his strengths are still outstanding.

This kid has a positive attitude on the field, likes to run, and is good at running.

Such a player is very popular with Mourinho, and if it weren't for that, Mourinho would not have put him on the pitch at this time.

Isn't Manchester City's midfield very sweeping?

Then I'll replace you with a young player who is full of physical strength and good at running!

If Jesse Lingard can take one or two chances to score a goal, it will be a god.

Of course, for a young player under 23 years old, Mourinho has not yet expected such high expectations of him.

Jesse Lingard came on and looked very excited, and there was no sign of the pressure and tension on his side that he was already two goals down.

On the contrary, a pure and bright smile appeared on his face, like sunshine!

Manchester United fans saw that this young player was so fearless, and they looked full of confidence, and they all had high expectations for him.

Lin Quan saw that Lingard was substituted and couldn't help but look at him more.

And after Lingard felt Lin Quan's gaze, he also returned a bright smile.

Sure enough, just like the rumors, he still loves to laugh so much!

I just don't know if he can still laugh after the game!

With Jesse Lingard on the pitch, United's attack changed a bit, with less Mata playing and passing, and they were more direct in attack and began to try to open a breakthrough from the wing.

And Lingard, who is full of physical strength, naturally won a lot of offensive opportunities.

In the 55th minute of the second half, Piggy sent a clever pass to Jesse Lingard, who took the ball and galloped all the way towards Manchester City's half.

Lingard's feet were as if he were on Hot Wheels, running fast and getting faster and faster.

Seeing the team's new player dribble through the half, Manchester United fans were excited:

Is this guy going to make his debut a good show of riding alone?

Lingard was so fast that not only could his team-mates catch up with him, but also the nearby Manchester City players.

On the sidelines, Mourinho and Pep Guardiola both got up at the same time, staring intently at the Manchester United player wearing the number 35 shirt on the field.

At this time, Lingard has become the focus of attention in the eyes of the entire stadium and even the hundreds of millions of fans who are following the game.

However, Lingard didn't know anything about it, he was just running happily, carefree.

Seeing that the opponent is approaching his own penalty area, he is about to enter the penalty area.

Van Dijk took the lead and charged towards Lingard.

Jesse Lingard didn't take Van Dijk seriously in the slightest, and with his speed fully up, he felt like a gust of wind and could do anything on the pitch.

To get past this guy, you just need to do this, and then that, and that!

So he continued to run, and Van Dijk seemed to be afraid of him, and instead of facing him, he chose to retreat on his own initiative.

Lingard continued to run, Van Dijk continued to retreat, and did not rush to the ground.

The distance between the two quickly narrowed, but as the distance closed, Lingard felt more and more uncomfortable.

The opponent stuck his forward position, and if he didn't want to collide directly with the opponent, he had to change the rhythm and route of the ball.

Lingard has this awareness, which shows that his ability is really good, at least aware of what defensive strategy the opponent is using to limit his attack.

However, he was still too young and lacked some experience.

When he tried to speed up and change direction and pass him past Van Dijk, Van Dijk suddenly stepped forward, still not moving under his feet, but leaned towards Lingard with his body.

Lingard was hit like this, and suddenly felt like a wall was attached to his body, so that his body almost lost his balance, his speed also dropped suddenly, and the football under his feet also lost control, rolling towards the opponent's penalty area, which was picked up by Manchester City captain Kompany.

Manchester United's massive attack ended hastily.

On the sidelines, seeing Van Dijk blocking the opponent's attack, Guardiola had a satisfied smile on his face and gave him a round of applause.

"Well done! Virgil! ”

After Kompany passed the ball, he also took the initiative to step forward and high-five Van Dijk.

Van Dijk's progress in the past two seasons has been extremely fast, although he is not as experienced as a veteran, but Kompany feels that in terms of strength, Van Dijk is definitely not below him, and even wins.

He's reached his limit, but Van Dijk is still young and far from reaching his limit.

He still has a lot of room to grow, and the future is limitless!

Seeing Lingard's attack easily defused by the opposition, Manchester United fans were frustrated.

"It's okay, it's just a waste of an opportunity, this kid is so fast and so positive, there are such opportunities, I'm not afraid of wasting them!"

Manchester United fans were right, and even Mourinho himself didn't pay much attention to Lingard's missed chance.

After all, this opportunity was run out of by himself!

Since he's so fast, let's take advantage of him and use this as the main direction of Manchester United's attack.

So Mourinho called over to Schweinsteiger and told him to pass the ball to Lingard more.

Piggy understood and passed the ball to Lingard at every chance after coming on the field.

It's just that Manchester United's intentions are too obvious, and Manchester City's side is on guard, and their tactics are difficult to work.

In the 72nd minute of the second half, Lingard finally got another chance.

It's still a familiar recipe, it's still a familiar taste.

Jesse Lingard once again took the ball towards City's goal, only this time it was N'Golo Kante who defended him.

Lingard's attention was always on the Manchester City goal and the big defender who had defended him earlier, not noticing that N'Golo Kante was eyeing him.

When he noticed Kante who suddenly appeared next to him, he was shocked!

This black boy is so fast! When did he surpass himself, and why didn't he notice it at all?

Seeing that he was about to miss this opportunity to score, Lingard didn't even think about it, and raised his foot directly to shoot.

It's just that his action made Kante feel offended, you are so close to me, you still dare to shoot in front of me, are you treating me as air?

He stretched out his foot and stabbed the ball at Lingard's feet.

Lingard kicked the air in the air, his body lost his balance, snapped, and fell on his back, how funny and funny it was.

There was a burst of laughter from the scene, and even the fans of Manchester United were overwhelmed by Lingard's antics move.

"This kid, is he here to be funny?"

"Ouch, I'm laughing to death, this kid is definitely a tease invited by the monkey!"

Manchester City fans and some neutral fans are almost laughing, how can there be such a funny player?

That's N'Golo Kante, a famous midfielder in the entire Premier League and even the entire football world, how dare you ignore him like this?

After missing two chances in a row, the fans also realized that this guy was unreliable.

And in the time that followed, although Lingard was still running all over the field, it seemed that he was everywhere.

But most of his runs were ineffective and didn't make any difference.

After Manchester City stepped up their defence against him, he never had such a chance again.

Especially after Kante targeted him, Lingard was even more guarded against his temper, and there was no way to deal with the other party.

Piggy desperately handed the ball to his feet every time, but in the blink of an eye, the ball was destroyed or tackled by Kanter.

Even accidentally turned into a counterattack by Manchester City, which made Manchester United's generals almost scold their mothers.

This kid is too cheating!

Seeing that he couldn't even hold the ball, his teammates gradually reduced the number of passes to him, so Lingard gradually became invisible.

After extinguishing Manchester United's attacking waves, Manchester City's attack was full of firepower.

In the 79th minute, Manchester City made seven or eight passes in a row in front of the pitch, fully mobilizing Manchester United's players.

Their attention is focused on the ball, and whoever takes the ball subconsciously leans towards whom.

Seeing this, Lin Quan and David Silva crossed and exchanged positions again, and Lin Quan took the ball to the side and suddenly crossed to the vacancy of Manchester United's defense in front of the penalty area.

De Bruyne, who was lying in ambush, suddenly stepped forward and swooped a cold arrow from outside the box to penetrate the United goal again.

3:0！

It was a goal that essentially killed all the suspense of the game, and unless the Reds in their prime, came back on the spot, they couldn't have turned the game around.

Obviously, this was impossible, so there were no surprises and the score of 3:0 continued until the end of the game.

Manchester City have once again captured Old Trafford, the Theatre of Dreams.

After the game, Pep Guardiola approached Mourinho to shake his hand.

Mourinho was very upset when he lost, and he wanted to ask Guardiola in person, what do you mean by that?

But in the end, the words were not spoken, and it was impossible for him to admit that he was inferior to Guardiola.

After the game, Manchester City's players, including those on the bench, rushed onto the pitch and celebrated in large numbers at Manchester United's home stadium.

Not only did they celebrate their Manchester derby, but they also celebrated their 10th consecutive league win and their best start to the tournament in team history.

This is not only the best record in Manchester City's history, but also the best start in the entire Premier League.

The 10-game winning streak is also quite explosive in the whole of Europe.

For a time, major media rushed to report on Manchester City's achievement.

At the press conference after the game, Guardiola brought Lin Quan, who won the MVP of the game, to attend the press conference.

The Times reporter first asked:

"Coach Pep Guardiola, what do you think of this game?"

Guardiola replied earnestly:

'It was a good game, the opponents were very strong, but unfortunately the core of their midfield didn't play, otherwise we wouldn't have won so easily!'

Paul Pogba suffered a severe cold before the game and was diagnosed on a temporary basis, leaving Mourinho a little stretched thin when it came to deploying his troops.

Pogba's value and ability are here, and if he is on the pitch, it may not be so simple for Manchester City to control the midfield.

So Guardiola's words are not modest or flattering to his opponents, but to tell the truth.

"So how did you come up with the idea of adopting a tactic that has no strikers at all?"

The Guardian reporter asked a second question.

There are too many questions in the minds of reporters and fans about Pep Guardiola's strange formation.

At the beginning of the game, seeing Manchester City's line-up, they had only one thought in their hearts:

Without a ten-year cerebral hemorrhage, such a formation cannot be discharged!

But when the game was over, they started to smell really good.

It is Pep Guardiola who can come up with such a genius tactic.

The 3-0 result was enough to prove that Pep Guardiola's line-up was not only without problems, but even very successful.

With the strong control ability of the three-back system, Manchester City's possession rate remains high, and the offensive opportunities are several times that of the opponent.

The whole game saw Manchester City's players passing, shooting, and then scoring goals.

Jose Mourinho's counter-attacking counter-attack failed to make much of a difference, Anthony Martial was almost completely invisible and Jesse Lingard was quickly confined to death despite two highlights.

Every point of attack of Manchester United was pressed to death by Manchester City.

As a result, the counterattack could not be played, and the defense could not be prevented, and Manchester United naturally collapsed.

"Hehe, Aguero's injury hasn't completely healed yet, and I don't have a particularly suitable center forward in the team."

Hearing Guardiola's answer, everyone nodded slightly, I'm afraid it's really like this.

So, is Guardiola forced to do so?

But then they heard Pep Guardiola say:

"Of course, the reason for this arrangement is actually that I want to give Lin more tasks to see where his limits are and if he can surprise me!"

"Did Lin Quan's performance meet your expectations?"

The BBC reporter couldn't wait to ask.

Guardiola nodded with satisfaction and said with some pride: "Of course, Lin is a real genius, you never know where his limits are!" ”

"What about Messi?"

I don't know which guy who didn't open his eyes suddenly asked, which made Guardiola instantly dumbfounded.

(End of chapter)