"Da Fengxian, this is not convincing Emperor Lin!"

"Ibrahimovic is 35 years old this year, right? Why is it still in such good shape? ”

"I thought he came to Manchester United to retire, but I didn't expect it to become Manchester United's thigh!"

"Counting the goals in this game, Ibrahimovic has scored four goals in the first four rounds, and this goal efficiency is a notch higher than other strikers in the Manchester United team!"

The fans were shocked by Ibrahimovic's performance, as it was simply not what a player of his age could have.

As soon as many players are over 30 years old, their form will decline rapidly, and their stats will become much worse than before.

And Ibrahimovic is obviously 35 years old, but he can still play a dominant performance, as if it is not the 35-year-old Ibrahimovic who appears on the court, but the 25-year-old him, which is really incredible.

Although Manchester United was still one goal behind at this time, Ibrahimovic's goal still ignited a flame of hope in the hearts of many Manchester United fans.

This season is not the same as last season, they have won three in a row.

Victory can cover up all problems, and Manchester United in a winning streak is like a completely different team, and the whole team is full of vigor and determination, just like the Red Devils under Sir Alex Ferguson.

For Red Devils fans, the comeback is their forte, and the Red Devils have been fighting back in the day.

Jose Mourinho was very bold and saw the momentum of the team, so he decisively made substitutions at the beginning of the second half, Herrera and Rashford came on one after another, and Manchester United vowed to continue the momentum at the end of the first half.

Pep Guardiola just glanced at Mourinho in front of Manchester United's dugout, and did not mess up with the opponent's actions, he planned to observe the trend of the game before making adjustments.

Jose Mourinho's substitutions worked, and after the start of the second half, United quickly took the initiative on the pitch and frequently attacked Manchester City's goal.

The Red Devils fans at Old Trafford are desperately trying to make noise and cheer for the home team.

They are so desperate to win this Manchester derby!

Cheered on by more than 60,000 fans at home, Manchester United's players were like chickens, and the offensive wave after wave was high.

In the 59th minute, Wayne Rooney's shot hit the post and United missed a good chance to equalise.

Five minutes later, Ibrahimovic's volley deflected off the defender's leg and almost grazed the post.

During this period, Manchester United's attack was not only extremely ferocious, but also full of threat, and Manchester City's goalmouth was full of noise and danger.

Pep Guardiola couldn't sit still, so he called Fernandinho and put him on the pitch to replace Gundogan, who was extremely embarrassed by the opponent's impact tactics, and at the same time replaced David Silva and let the wide fast Massane play.

With these two personnel changes completed, Manchester City's passive situation has improved significantly.

With Fernandinho and N'Golo Kante intercepting and protecting, City's backline is much less threatened.

And the appearance of Sane's fast horse has also made Manchester City's counterattack more and more threatening.

Coupled with the fact that Manchester United had been attacking for almost 20 minutes since the start of the second half, the players had a lot of physical exertion and needed to withdraw a little to slow down.

The combination of many factors made Manchester United's siege of Manchester City defused, and the two sides fell into a stalemate, eager to see that neither could quickly break through the opponent's goal.

If this situation drags on, it will certainly be in the right place for City, who are the side ahead and can win the game if they run out of time.

But for Manchester United, who are playing at home, the score is clearly unacceptable.

So, in the 81st minute of the second half, Mourinho used up the last substitution in his hand, he replaced a full-back with Anthony Martial, and put on a posture of wanting to sacrifice his life!

This time, Guardiola's adjustment is much more timely.

After seeing this move of the other party, he immediately asked Zabaleta to warm up and prepare to play.

If you strengthen the offense, then I will strengthen the defense, and if the four guards are not good, I will play the five guards, and I will not kill you if I am disgusting!

Mourinho saw the substitution on Manchester City's side, and his lungs exploded.

Guardiola is so despicable that he dares to use my tricks against me!

But there was nothing he could do about it, and when he was at Chelsea, he also tried to bring Spain's passing tactics to Chelsea, but failed.

The price of defeat was the abandonment of midfielders such as Kevin De Bruyne and the forced departure of Chelsea.

It's just that I didn't expect that after this guy left, he was reborn in Manchester City and transformed into one of the strongest attacking midfielders in the world, which is really a bit unexpected.

De Bruyne, who was talked about by Mourinho, has just been replaced by Zabaleta.

Pep Guardiola allowed him to stay on the pitch for an extra two minutes before being substituted in the 83rd minute.

The aim was to see if City's counter-attack could score after the opposition cut one full-back.

If you can score, then maybe you don't have to worry about making adjustments.

Unfortunately, despite the absence of a full-back, United's backline is still solid, and the opposition players are in desperate condition, and their own passes are difficult to penetrate the opposition's midfield.

In this case, it doesn't make much sense to continue to keep De Bruyne on the field, not to mention that his defensive ability is not strong, and his physical consumption is also very large, and he is almost completely reduced to a decoration in defense, so it is better to replace him quickly and let him rest.

In the latter stages of the game, Manchester United's players were in a hurry.

Ibrahimovic, Rooney, Fellaini and other players fouled one after another, and Rooney tackled Lin Quan's foul in the 87th minute, which almost caused a conflict between the players of both sides.

In the stands, former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had an ugly face.

Speaking to reporters before the game, he said that he was very optimistic about Manchester United winning at home, and he did come to Old Trafford with full confidence.

Unexpectedly, what awaited him was a disappointment.

At this time, seeing the players on both sides pushing and shoving on the field, he couldn't stop shaking his head.

Jose Mourinho has done well enough to be arguably his best manager since his departure.

But the Red Devils still have a long way to go to beat Manchester City.

That's it, didn't he come from a ruin, a blue thread, a blue thread, overcoming thorns, and going through a lot of hardships to bring the post-Busby boyhood Manchester United to this height little by little?

Give Mourinho a little more time and a little more patience!

Just as Sir Alex Ferguson sighed, the dispute on the pitch was finally over.

Wayne Rooney, who fouled Manchester United, and Paul Pogba, who was agitated in the push just now, each received a yellow card.

On Manchester City's side, Fernandinho, who also had action in his hand, also received a yellow card.

The referee made a big 50 board to the players on both sides and settled the dispute.

After the drama was over, United's counter-attacking momentum was halted and there was no chance in front of City's bucket-like defence.

In the end, at the end of the game, Manchester City defeated Manchester United with a score of 2:1 on the road, winning four consecutive victories, and also ending the opponent's three-game winning streak, kicking Manchester United out of the championship group.

This game gave the outside world a glimpse of Manchester City's strength, even if they lost a midfield core like Kroos, their fighting power was still not greatly affected, and they are still one of the strongest teams in the Premier League and even the entire top five leagues.

With Chelsea held to a draw away at Swansea later in the game, Manchester City are at the top of the table with 12 points.

Chelsea are in second place with 10 points with 3 wins and 1 draw, and Everton, who beat Sunderland 3-0, came from behind to overtake Manchester United in third place, while Manchester United slipped to third place, and the gap between them and Manchester City has been stretched to 3 points.

However, it is not without good news for Manchester United.

Due to the poor performance of Manchester United last season, they did not play in the Champions League this season, but only played in the Europa League.

The opponents in the Europa League are naturally much weaker than their opponents in the Champions League.

Therefore, it is also a multi-front battle, and Manchester United's side has less consumption.

In the unlikely event that Manchester City have spent too much in the Champions League and accidentally overturned in the league, then their chance has come.

Of course, as a manager with aspirations, even if it is the Europa League, Mourinho will not give up.

Manchester United haven't won the title for a long time, as long as they can win it, it doesn't matter if they win the Europa League or something, let's talk about it first.

The same applies to the FA Cup and League Cup!

If you can't win a big triple crown, it's not bad to win a small triple crown!

……

On September 15, the Champions League group stage officially began.

Manchester City host Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga.

The two teams have already met in last year's Champions League group stage, with Borussia Mönchen being beaten to the ground by Manchester City in the two-legged match.

So this time they learned to play a back five to deal with City's attack.

The idea is good, but the effect is very mediocre.

Aguero was in hot form in this game, scoring two goals in a row with an overhead kick in the first half, and another goal in the second half after receiving Lin Quan's wonderful pass to complete the hat-trick.

Lin Quan also scored a goal in the 72nd minute of the second half and stabbed Borussia Mönchenchen in the wound.

The whole of Menxing was a little stunned, what is going on?

We put on a back five formation, and we were still scored 4 goals by the opponent?

Just when they doubted their lives, substitute Gabriel Jesus scored another goal to extend the score to 5-0.

At this moment, the players of Borussia Mönchen were even more depressed.

After the game, the Borussia Mönchenchen left the stadium in disgrace and flew back to Germany to lick their wounds.

Manchester City is really a city that makes them sad and if they can, they hope never to come again.

If Manchester City's 5-0 home win over Borussia Mönchen was an exaggeration, then Barcelona's 7-0 thrashing of Celtic at Camp Nou was a bit cruel.

In this game, Messi and Suarez both completed a hat-trick and were in hot form.

Andres Iniesta also scored a goal and his form has recovered since Neymar's departure, providing an exaggerated five assists in this game.

Barcelona's resurgence in form is a good thing for the fans.

After all, the most anticipated match in Group C is the pinnacle matchup between Manchester City and Barcelona.

The stronger Barça, the better this game will be.

"I can't wait to see Lin Huang and Messi play again!"

"Yes, the strength of both of them has stood at the top of the football world, and it is a great blessing in life to be lucky enough to see one of them play, and to be able to enjoy two such top powerhouses competing on the same stage at the same time, this kind of game is simply unattainable!"

Lin Quan and Messi's skills, position and style are almost identical, and fans have long liked to compare the two.

The outside world has been arguing about which of the two is stronger or weaker for many years, and every time they meet, they inevitably have to hype it up.

This time is inevitable!

However, the relationship between Lin Quan and Messi is quite good, and the two are playing with the mentality of learning from each other, but they do not have the kind of fighting for the first place as fans think.

……

In this round of games, among the four Premier League teams participating in the Champions League, in addition to Manchester City, Champions League newcomers Leicester City also got off to a good start.

They beat Club Brugge 3-0 away from home to get ahead of the group in the race for qualification.

Compared to Manchester City and Leicester City, the other two teams were not so lucky.

In Group A, Arsenal stubbornly drew 1:1 away from Paris with Sanchez's goal after only 30 seconds behind in the opening game.

The game was a game of gunpowder, and in the last minute of the game, Verratti and Giroud clashed, and the referee showed no mercy and expelled both men from the field.

For Arsenal, this result is actually acceptable, after all, this is the opponent's home stadium, and on paper, Paris is better than them.

One point at the Parc des Princes is perfectly acceptable.

But for Grand Paris, this result is very painful, and if they go to Arsenal's home stadium in the next leg, if they can't beat Arsenal, I am afraid they will have to give up the top spot in the group.

If you are unlucky and qualify as the second in the group, and encounter top giants such as Manchester City and Real Madrid in the quarterfinals, the picture is too beautiful to watch......

Of the four teams, the most unlucky is Tottenham.

They sat at home and were in the ascendancy only to lose to Monaco.

In this game, the performance of Monaco's forward B seat was eye-catching, and many team scouts have targeted him and listed him as a key scout.

Tottenham's loss of this game will be detrimental to their quest for the right to qualify from the group.

Especially in the next game, they will travel away to take on CSKA Moscow.

This is the home of the famous devil in the Champions League!

And CSKA Moscow is not weak, and they drew away to Bundesliga giants Bayer Leverkusen in this round.

This shows that the four teams in this group are very strong and no one is a fish belly!

Worthy of the death squad!

(End of chapter)