spn Another two-leg match in the English League Cup final has ended early. The winner between Manchester United and Manchester City will compete with Villa in the final for the final championship trophy.
Li Yu was not too surprised after learning the news, or was simply moved. When interviewed by the media, he talked more about the upcoming second leg of the semi-final against Manchester City.
"We will definitely try our best to win the game at home and make a comeback? No, for Manchester United, we must defeat our opponents at home and score more goals than our opponents!"
When talking about his former teammate Tevez, Li Yu seemed much more cautious. The topic surrounding the Argentine has not dissipated yet. "He is a shooter, and his responsibility is to win goals for the team. What he did with me
The thing is the same. Having such high-level opponents gives you more motivation to compete. Coupled with the allure of the trophy, I think I will perform even better no matter who I face!"
Li Yu's expression before the game represented the thoughts of other Manchester United players. Rooney also said similar words. Manchester United will definitely advance to the final.[
Before the crucial battle, at midnight on January 26, good news finally came from Manchester United. Manchester United officially announced the first signing of the winter. The Red Devils confirmed that they had reached an agreement with Fulham. The team's England U21 central defender Chris
- Smalling will officially join Manchester United next season. According to
Manchester United rotated two players. Carrick and Giggs replaced Park Ji-sung and Owen respectively. Li Yu returned to the starting lineup. Surprisingly, Manchester United came on the 9th, but Ferguson put the 10th Rooney on the bench.
Will such a starting lineup seem a little weak in offense? The media is very puzzled as to why Ferguson would send out such a starting lineup, 4-5-1!
Manchester City sent out the same starting lineup as the first round of the derby, with Adebayor on the bench.
The game will be played at 8pm local time in the UK, which means that Manchester United fans in China have to stay up until 4am if they want to watch the game!
Although it is already late at night in China, many Chinese fans are still waiting in front of the live broadcast screen waiting for the game to start.
Better to ask, there were no fans supporting the away team at all, red was the only theme, and many bars also defined this night as Red Devils Night.
The only fly in the ointment is that Chinese fans can only watch Cantonese commentary, and there is no Mandarin commentary at all.
The Huaxia fans could only comfort themselves, "Who told me that Li Yu is a Huaxia Hong Kong player? Even the commentator speaks Cantonese!"
It can only be shown that major local TV stations and online media in China have ignored the importance of this game, and fully believe that the game at 4 o'clock in the night will not attract too many people's attention, so there is no need to spend more money on the footage.
In fact, it's just the opposite. It's not that no one pays attention, but that there shouldn't be too much attention. This is the Manchester Derby!
Just look at the Old Trafford Stadium, where the police are standing ready. Three rows of stadium security personnel use human walls to separate the two teams of fans. Police patrols on tall horses can be seen everywhere outside the stadium, whether it is the two teams inside or outside the stadium.
Fans must be separated.
When they arrived at the stadium, the fans of the two teams almost never stopped, but Manchester City fans were obviously at a disadvantage. At Old Trafford, they would always be the weaker side.
Many Manchester United fans were already red with alcohol before the game even started, burping from time to time. These fans naturally became the focus of security personnel's attention!
Weber, the referee of this game, has already led the referees on the field to inspect various facilities on the court. However, the scene is too noisy, and they can only communicate with each other by shouting loudly or sticking close to each other's ears.
Such a hot opening atmosphere is rare in Manchester derby games. The League Cup, which used to be relatively useless, is really so attractive. Perhaps more importantly, Manchester City continues to spend money on improvements, which instantly improved the Manchester derby.
All levels, especially Manchester City fans, saw the hope of a double defeat against Manchester United after defeating Manchester United at home in the first round.
Manchester United fans want to avenge their past humiliation, even if it is not popular. According to the media, this is a new collision between the old and new giants in Manchester City.
Before the game, in the relatively crowded tunnel, the players from both teams stood ready to go out. They were all acquaintances with each other, but no one communicated with acquaintances from the opponent team. They were all waiting to enter the field, even if they were with themselves.
The teammates said a few words, but they definitely didn’t have the same relaxed demeanor as in other games in the past.
Under the leadership of referee Weber, players from both teams led young fans wearing their opponents' uniforms into the field.
He was solemn before the game, but once the game started, he could only be described as fiery.
The central midfielder meat grinder composed of Carrick, Fletcher and Scholes contained Manchester City's offensive from the first minute.[
The defensive actions of the three of them are not small. Since the meat is ground, it must be ground to pieces.
Of course, Manchester City was not to be outdone. The defensive midfielder combination composed of No. 33 Kompany, No. 34 De Jong, and No. 18 Barry also responded in kind.
After the game started, the spectators smelled the smell of gunpowder.
Thirteen minutes into the game, Kompany received a yellow card for knocking over Li Yu.
This is completely a pull-and-trip defense. And the action is very obvious and cannot be unobvious. If it is not obvious, you will not be able to use your strength. If you cannot use your strength, there is no way you can stop Li Yu...
Although it had just passed the center circle, the referee Weber still showed Kompany a yellow card very resolutely.
Kompany went up to the referee and argued with him for a few words, but then turned back in disbelief.
Of course he didn't want to get a yellow card so early, but if he hadn't pulled Li Yu just now, Manchester United's No. 9 would have scored a one-on-one goal. Now few people dare to despise Li Yu's one-on-one shot.
The last goalkeeper will also be beaten clean by Li Yu!
As long as Li Yu is on the field, he cannot let down his guard at all times. Mancini is of course very lucky that Manchester United did not send Li Yu in the first round. Now? He must be careful. He will not be left with any chance. He received the Manchester City players arranged by the head coach.
Of course it will be cut down vigorously.
Kompany's tactical foul can still be regarded as correct, but some other fouls committed by both sides are not as simple as tactical needs.
In the 20th minute, while protecting the ball, Ferdinand first waved his right arm and then hit Tevez with his left elbow. The Argentine beast immediately fell to the ground. Ferdinand ran away from the incident, but Tevez's
Compatriot Zabaleta ran over to complain to Weber. Weber called Ferdinand over and said a few words, but he never showed a yellow card!
In the 25th minute, Li Yu fought in front of the opponent's penalty area and waved to hit Zabaleta who was dribbling the ball, but it seemed that he could not hit the opponent very much. The Argentina international fell to the ground. Players from both sides gathered together. Li Yu explained angrily
As for what he was talking about, Ji Wen also came over to talk to him. Weber called Li Yu and Zabaleta over to lecture him, and finally the two shook hands and made peace.
In the 36th minute, Scholes shoveled Wright and received a yellow card.
In the 41st minute, Rafael tackled Bellamy and was given a verbal warning by referee Weber.
In the 48th minute, Tevez tackled Rafael in front of the crowd of boos and received a yellow card. In the process, Bellamy and Ferdinand exchanged words on the court. Webb ran over and talked to the Manchester United central defender.
After saying a few words, a smile appeared on Ferdinand's face. Webb immediately caught up with Bellamy and said a few words to him. No one was a good boy. Webb almost did only one thing in the first half.
Fighting fire everywhere, the two teams had no decent offense at all, it was more like a wrestling match than a football match.
Li Yu didn't have many chances. At the end of the first half, the total score was still Manchester United trailing Manchester City 1:2!
