The second half has not yet begun. When the players were standing in their own half preparing for kick-off, rain was falling in mid-air at the Etihad Stadium, which felt a bit like a hurricane.
"It makes people feel like there is a tragedy happening tonight!" Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said.
The rain fell on their heads and slid down their faces, but all the Manchester City players wiped their faces with their hands and stared at Manchester United again.
This surprised the Red Devils players on the opposite side, and they always felt that something was wrong.
Boss is right, Manchester City wants to counterattack.
During the halftime break, Ferguson also expected that Manchester City would not be willing to kill. He had already reminded his players that they must pay attention to the second half, especially the beginning. Everyone knows that Gao Shen is very good at opening the game.
The Red Devils were also fully prepared, especially after seeing the look in the eyes of the Manchester City players, everyone understood it.
Hum, want to fight back?
Just dream!
The Red Devils are not a fuel-saving lamp, and all the players of Manchester United are arrogant.
The evil fire accumulated from being suppressed by Manchester City in the past three seasons has also made each of them become manic.
As soon as the game whistle sounded, when Manchester City's front trident was about to attack Manchester United, Manchester United's players had already taken the lead and rushed towards Manchester City's midfield and backfield.
Rooney pressed aggressively from the front.
After Manchester City passed the ball back, the two central defenders spread themselves far apart and passed the ball continuously, preventing the Manchester United forward from grabbing the ball.
However, Manchester United's midfield and frontcourt pressed hard, and Ferguson made it clear that he wanted to suppress Manchester City from the beginning.
Midfielders Sneijder, Lars Diarra and Carrick also actively pressed forward, forcing Manchester City to pass the ball back into the penalty area and handed it to goalkeeper Neuer.
After Neuer stopped the ball near the top of the arc, he kicked it directly and passed it to the frontcourt.
Suarez managed to get stuck in position under the marking of Phil Jones, but when he stopped the ball and turned around, it was a little too big and was cleared by Ferdinand first.
The ball fell near the center line. David Silva went to grab the ball, but before he could catch it, he was intercepted by Lass Diarra.
The two sides then fought back and forth near the midline.
Lichtsteiner suddenly came out from the right and got ahead of Nani. After successfully intercepting the ball, he strode forward. Especially after Robben pulled to the right, he decisively chose to cut into the ribs.
, but was pulled down from the side and behind by Evra, who was chasing all the way.
The referee hurried over, showed Evra a yellow card, and gave Manchester City a free kick on the right side of the frontcourt.
"Evra is protesting, thinking that his actions just now are not enough to bring down his opponent, and he is suspected of diving."
"But I have to say that Lichtsteiner's sudden advance is still very threatening."
"The Swiss right back is both offensive and defensive, but during his time at Manchester City, he obviously invested more in offense."
"Especially in this recent season, he has been very active offensively on the right."
"Look at this Manchester City free kick."
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Gao Shen called Gareth Bale over from the sidelines.
The two were very close, and as soon as he shouted, the Welsh winger ran to the sidelines.
"Are you sure about this position?" Gao Shen asked.
Gareth Bale is still very good at taking direct free kicks with his left foot, and he practices it on his own on weekdays. More importantly, this position is about 25 meters away from the goal, which is just right for him to use his force.
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Gareth Bale looked at the goal, then at the penalty spot, and nodded heavily, "Leave it to me!"
The Welshman quickly ran back onto the pitch and was soon at the penalty spot.
Robben, Suarez, David Silva and others also took good free kicks. Now they are discussing who will take the kick. Seeing Gareth Bale coming over with profound instructions, they also
No more words were said.
After wishing Gareth Bale good luck, everyone walked away.
The Welsh didn't even want a runner.
After wiping the football clean, he gently placed it back on the grass, stepped on the turf behind the football, and then slowly retreated to the right.
He is a left-footed player, and this angle is really suitable for him to use his strength.
Manchester United set up a six-man wall, but Manchester City arranged for De Bruyne to stand in the middle of the wall.
After Gareth Bale heard the referee's whistle, he slowly started to run forward.
Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea's position is a little closer to the middle, because he also has to watch out for Gareth Bale to take the penalty in the far corner, and there is already a wall in the near corner, which can buy him more reaction time.
But Gareth Bale quickly ran forward with a lunge. After standing with his right foot, he raised his left foot and hit a curve ball.
The Welsh winger's free kick had a very low arc, and De Bruyne in the wall had an obvious lowering of his head, which interfered with the surrounding Manchester United players, causing Gareth Bale's kick to
The free kick flew directly over the wall.
The speed of the ball was so fast that De Gea could not react in time. When he made a sideways save, the ball had already rubbed the right post and penetrated into the Manchester United goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
"Less than two minutes into the second half, Manchester City broke Manchester United's goal!"
"Gareth Bale used a direct free kick to bring Manchester City back in the game!"
"One to two!"
"Gareth Bale's direct free kick was very accurate and the angle was quite tricky. It hit the right post and hit the net, leaving goalkeeper De Gea helpless."
After the Welsh winger scored, he quickly rushed out of the stadium, ran all the way, and finally knelt down in front of the fans' stands, cheering obsessively and accepting the cheers from all the Manchester City fans in the stands.
Gao Shen was equally excited on the sidelines, but he quickly signaled the players to return to the court quickly.
Manchester City must rush into attack.
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The game restarts.
As soon as Manchester United kicked off, Manchester City took the initiative and applied pressure.
The Red Devils tried to go wide and advanced into Manchester City's half, and asked Nani to try to break through on the left and pass the ball into the penalty area, but Neuer abandoned the goal and struck out, picking the ball out of the air outside the penalty spot.
Come down.
After getting the ball, Neuer immediately launched a counterattack in the penalty area, casually threw the ball and handed it to Jerome Boateng.
After the German central defender stopped the ball, he directly passed the ball long and accurately to the frontcourt.
Suarez blocked Phil Jones with his back and stopped the ball with his chest.
Phil Jones and Carrick fought back and forth, trying to steal the ball from Suarez, but the Uruguayan center dribbled the ball continuously with his left and right feet, and two defensive players actually protected the ball and handed it to the left winger.
ribs david silva.
The Spanish midfielder stopped the ball and glanced forward. What Gao Shen said during the halftime break immediately came to mind.
More transfers!
David Silva quickly made a diagonal pass with his left foot and passed the ball to the right rib of the frontcourt.
This is exactly the gap in defense, and there is not a single Manchester United defender around.
Robben quickly moved forward, got ahead of everyone, rushed to the edge of the penalty area and stopped the ball.
Facing Ferdinand who returned to defense in time, Robben started decisively, dribbling the ball into the right side of the penalty area. Suddenly he made an emergency stop, smashed the ball inward, and hit a volley with his left foot.
But this time he didn't hit the far corner, but whipped the ball toward the near corner.
Faced with the sudden shot, De Gea instinctively made a dive, but was still a little slow, and the ball once again missed the right post and entered the net.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!”
"Three minutes! Three minutes!!!"
"Man City scores two goals in a row!"
"Two to two!"
"My God, Manchester City started the second half and proved their strong attacking power with two goals."
"Manchester United's tactics at the start of the second half were indeed a bit too aggressive."
"Ferguson obviously expected that Manchester City would take the initiative, so he wanted to suppress Manchester City. But what he didn't expect was that Manchester City's attack would be so sharp and determined, and both attacks penetrated Manchester United's defense."
"We can see that Manchester City's players are very motivated now."
"After Robben scored, he did not run out to celebrate. Instead, he picked up the football inside the goal line, immediately ran back to the midfield, and signaled the referee to kick off quickly."
"Manchester City's morale is so high now."
"Manchester United is in danger!"
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Ferguson was very cunning. He knew very well that Manchester City's current fighting spirit had suppressed Manchester United, so he chose to retreat.
If they continue to compete with Manchester City, to be honest, Manchester United doesn't have much confidence.
With the current momentum of Manchester City, it is really possible to smash Manchester United's defense into a sieve.
Therefore, Ferguson replaced Nani with Anderson and let Sneijder play on the left side of the frontcourt.
This move is obviously to strengthen the team's midfield interception.
Ferguson's substitutions quickly helped Manchester United stabilize their position, and the game fell into a stalemate again.
Until the 83rd minute, Manchester United tried to play behind the ball and passed the ball into Manchester City's penalty area.
Neuer abandoned the goal, picked up the ball near the penalty area line, and threw it to the center defender Jerome Boateng who was pulling to the wing. The latter stopped the ball and sent a direct pass.
Try to find Leighton Byrnes.
As a result, two players, Lass Diarra and Valencia, formed a double attack on Leighton Baines at the same time. The three of them fought in a mess and the ball was leaked to the left rib position.
David Silva picked up the ball first, avoided Lass Diarra's defense, and passed the ball diagonally to the left.
Gareth Bale dribbled the ball straight in with great speed, rushing all the way and breaking into the left rib of Manchester United's penalty area.
This is the area where the Welshman is best at, and both Manchester United's central defenders were shocked and rushed over, but Gareth Bale suddenly chose to pass the ball across.
The ball passed behind the Manchester United central defender and fell into the gap near the penalty spot.
At this time, Suarez, who was a step slower, rushed over and faced Gareth Bale's cross, and took out a furious shot with his right foot.
The ball flew into the right side of Manchester United's goal at great speed.
De Gea dived sideways again, but was out of reach.
Three goals, all from the right side.
The Spanish goalkeeper felt extremely depressed, and he even wondered if this was deliberately targeting him?
But the entire Etihad Stadium was in a state of carnival.
reverse!
After falling behind by two goals, Manchester City finally came back!
All the Manchester City players rushed out of the stadium, chasing Suarez and others all the way, rushed to the sidelines, hugged each other, and celebrated the team's great reversal.
