In the second game of the Devils schedule, Liverpool successfully won the game.

Manchester United also continued to start a big spell at Old Trafford, winning Wigan Athletic 5:0.

Such results made Red Army fans hate it to the core!

At the home court, Wigan Athletics vowed to resist Liverpool to death, and used all kinds of despicable methods to tie Liverpool and happily celebrated Christmas. Just one day later, at Old Trafford, he gave Manchester United a 3-point Christmas gift like a big gift!

Di Matteo's Chelsea struggled after their opponents began to pay attention. At Stamford Bridge, they failed to defeat their city rival Fulham, and the 1:1 score made Chelsea's Christmas not so satisfactory.

Van Persie was silent, and Arsenal also had difficulty in winning. He was tied by Wolves 1:1 at the Emirates Stadium.

Christmas champion Manchester City encountered West Brom's sniper in this round!

0:0!

As a result, after this round, the situation in the standings has undergone amazing changes.

Although Manchester City is still the leader, it has been tied by Manchester United in terms of points!

The two Manchester City heroes scored 44 points together.

Liverpool followed closely with 43 points.

Chelsea scored 34 points.

Arsenal scored 33 points.

The competition situation in the top three leagues is fierce and stalemate.

However, Manchester City had a 6-point lead over Manchester United a month ago, and today only has a goal difference lead, which makes the Fleet Street extremely unfavorable for Manchester City's future championship prospects.

Howard, chief football reporter of The Times, wrote an article about "Manchester City's 7-day battles will determine life and death!", specifically analyzing the impact of Manchester City's future schedule.

"Money can make a team greatly improve in a short period of time. The trajectory of Chelsea's rise back then was being replicated. Such a huge investment in recent years has made this team jump to the top of the standings. Indeed, spending some world-class players can improve the team's strength, but this is not enough to make Manchester City successful all the time. Money cannot buy a championship."

On Christmas Eve before this round, Manchester United coach Ferguson commented on their "noisy neighbors" when talking about the current situation in the Premier League.

Just one day later, just when the Red Devils sounded the horn of the counterattack charge with a 5-0-like chopping melon and vegetables, the Manchester Cityman actually fell off his feet and was blocked by West Brom.

In a dull 0-0 game, the Blue Moon Legion's advantage in the standings has disappeared, and it has only been possible to temporarily keep the top spot with just 5 goals.

From being 6 points ahead of Manchester United at one time to being tied to now, it can be said that Mancini's team has finally felt the pressure from the team that was 6-1 battered by them at the beginning of the season. At the same time, the defending champion Liverpool has always been behind him and may overtake them at any time!

But not very experienced Italian coach Mancini was still angry for his team after the game: "This may not be a bad thing for us. At least we still occupy the top position and suppress them because we still have a huge goal difference advantage, and for a team, it is impossible for all 38 rounds to occupy the top position from beginning to end."

However, psychological warfare is psychological warfare, and after being unable to score 3 points from West Brom in this game, it can be said that the real pressure on the Manchester City Legion is coming.

First of all, there is the intensive schedule in January. Compared with their rival Manchester United, the Blue Moon Army will have at least two more League Cup tough battles to fight. Mancini's team will have a bayonet-like hand-to-hand fight with Liverpool in the two-round League Cup semi-finals, while the Red Devils have long since "get out" in this event.

After this game, Manchester City will first visit Sunderland in a Premier League match on the evening of January 1, and in another Premier League match two days later, they will return to their home court to face the challenge of defending champion Liverpool!

This is far from over. In three days, on the evening of January 7, a focus battle in the third round of the FA Cup will be between Manchester City and Manchester United!

After the fierce battle with Manchester United, Mancini's team will meet the Reds Liverpool again, but this time it is a contest in the semi-finals of the League Cup.

Afterwards, Manchester City will visit Wigan Athletics one after another, face Tottenham, and once again come to Anfield to challenge Liverpool!

In other words, from January 1 to 25, Manchester City will have to play 7 consecutive games, with an average of one game in 3-4 days, and this also includes a 3-degree battle against Liverpool, a Manchester derby and a fierce battle against Tottenham.

If Mancini's team cannot withstand the pressure, it is likely to defeat the third line in the league, FA Cup and League Cup, end the competition throughout the season early, and even become a laughing stock in Europe!

What is even more annoying is that at the critical moment of this intensive schedule, the Manchester City Legion may face the dilemma of the core players being transferred to the African Cup.

"At that time, Manchester City will have two important players participating in the African Cup. Although Kloe Toure has not yet regained the main player, he is an important player. Yaya Toure's importance to the entire Manchester City team this season is simply unstoppable. So, whether Manchester City can continue its mighty state at the beginning of the season until the end of the season, let's see."

Jamie Redknapp was not optimistic about Manchester City's performance in the short term when commenting on the championship situation.

It is without exaggeration to say that it is now time to test Manchester City coach Mancini's ability and means. Whether he can hold the overall situation in the next month or completely turn half a season of his efforts into uselessness depends on the Italian young coach's plan.

Manchester City executives are discussing the contract renewal with Mancini, who will be renewed for 3 and a half years with Manchester City. The new contract will expire in 2015. Once Mancini officially signs this contract, he will receive a salary of 5 million pounds a year, surpassing famous coaches such as Ferguson and Koeman to become the highest-paid coach in the Premier League.

Is Mancini worth this price? It will be clear in the next month.

In short, the total investment of £1 billion after Chief Mansour has taken over Manchester City is not in vain!

Manchester City faces a huge test.

Here at Liverpool, Qin Xiong is facing a record critical point that needs to be broken.

He scored a total of 84 goals in the whole year, national team, UEFA Champions League, and local cups. He is still one goal short of tying Ged Muller's annual goal record. If he can score one more goal, he will set this record!

Fortunately, Liverpool's game was scheduled for December 31st, not on January 1st like Manchester City.
Chapter completed!