Li Yu, the key player in the last Manchester Derby, has been given a rest by Ferguson since returning from the Asian Cup. From this, we can see that Ferguson attaches great importance to this game.
In any case, for the first time, two teams from Manchester started a derby battle with the first and second place in the league.
The check from the local tycoon allowed Manchester City, a team that had always been in the middle of the Premier League, to sprint to the championship in a short period of time.
No matter how the outside world describes this rising team, there is no doubt about Manchester City's strength!
If there is a shortcoming, it may be the player’s background!
Whoever wins the game between the two teams will definitely affect the championship drama that follows. Who will have the last laugh?
Manchester United has achieved 4 wins and 1 draw in the past 5 league games between the two sides, and has won the past 3 home games.
There have been 27 historical encounters between the two sides in the Premier League. Manchester United has the upper hand with 16 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses, including 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at home.
This is the 157th Manchester derby. Manchester United previously had the upper hand with 64 wins, 50 draws and 42 losses. This is Ferguson’s 35th Manchester derby. Previously, they had 18 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses. Manic is the 12th player to play against Ferguson.
Manchester City manager.
Manchester United has formed the strongest attacking lineup, Li Yu, Nani, Rooney!
In the game, the brand new Trident faced the attacking combination of Tevez and Silva of Manchester City.
For Sir Alex Ferguson, he can accept a win or a draw in the derby with Manchester City, but he absolutely cannot accept two consecutive losses. Because once they lose to Manchester City, the lead between Manchester United and their opponents will be reduced to 2
Although they still have a make-up match away from Chelsea, the 2-point difference means that Manchester City will become a major concern for Manchester United in their championship this season.
Compared with the starting lineup that lost 1-2 to Wolves in the last round of away games, Ferguson changed his lineup to 442. O'Shea, Smalling, Anderson and Scholes replaced Rafael, Evans and Carrick.
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In fact, it is not difficult to guess Sir Alex Ferguson's idea. Adding a powerful offensive point Li Yu, replacing midfielder Scholes, and using the home offense can avoid being in the strongest midfield position with Manchester City.
Start a physical fight; Ferdinand and Evans are injured, and Smalling's starting position has long been determined; use the young and strong Anderson to replace Carrick, whose state has declined in the past two seasons; use O'Shea, who is both offensive and defensive, to replace the impulsive
Rafael, these are targeted deployments.
Before this campaign, Manchester City failed to score in 4 of the past 5 league games against Manchester United.
In the past 26 league visits to Old Trafford, Manchester City has only won once. Manchester City relies too much on Tevez. In the 25 Premier League games in which Tevez scored after joining Manchester City, Manchester City achieved 23 wins and 2 draws.
Unbeaten record. In the past 6 games against Manchester United, Tevez scored 4 goals. However, in this campaign, the Argentine beast was closely guarded. Sir Alex Ferguson used three midfielders to cut off Yaya Toure and seated
The connection between Silva and Tevez.
Looking at the whole game, Manchester United, which has a lot of experience in focus battles, played well in the last 15 minutes of the first and second half. The 30 minutes of effort ensured three points.
Half an hour into the game, Manchester United had only one shot and the ball possession rate was only 46.8%. Manchester City had the upper hand on the scene. At the end of the first half, Manchester United had 6 shots and the ball possession rate soared to 53.6%.
In other words, in the last 15 minutes of the first half, Manchester United completely took the initiative on the field and had 5 shots. The ball possession rate also improved significantly. Since April 2010, Manchester United has never been in the game.
The league conceded goals in the first half at home, and this game was certainly no exception. In the first 30 minutes of the second half, Manchester United lost ground for a time. After being equalized by Manchester City, Manchester United once again exerted its strength in the last 15 minutes, and finally Nani assisted Li Yu to score the goal.
The super world wave ended the game.
The deeper significance of the victory in the derby to Manchester United is that the only competitor for the title is Arsenal.
After defeating Old Trafford, Manchester City is 8 points behind Manchester United with one more game.
With 12 rounds left in the league and it is about to end, this point difference has almost eliminated the championship group.
Manchester City has not won the English top league championship for 43 years, but it seems that it will still be difficult to achieve their dream of winning this season.
Before the game, the reality of being 10 points behind Manchester United had already caused Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti to raise a white flag. "It is difficult for us to think about working hard to win the championship now. Obviously, catching up with such a point difference
It's very difficult. We have to be realistic."
This season, Manchester United has used as many as 29 players in the league, which is more than Arsenal and Liverpool's 25; Manchester City's 24 and Chelsea's 22, which once again shows that Manchester United can use a lot of people and has a reserve of personnel.
Relatively abundant. In the long season, sufficient personnel reserves will be able to avoid fearless losses in combat effectiveness to the greatest extent.
After defeating Manchester City 2-1, Manchester United's home record in the league this season is 13 wins and 1 draw, with a winning rate of 93%, and a terrifying 40 points out of the 42 possible points. The home record of Manchester United is currently ranked second in the league.
Arsenal, with 9 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, has 28 points, which is 12 points less than Manchester United.
Manchester United has 12 remaining games in the league this season, with 5 home games and 7 away games, including home games against Bolton, Fulham, Everton, Chelsea, and Blackpool, and away games against Wigan, Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham, and Newcastle.
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Among them, Blackburn, Fulham, Everton, Blackpool, Wigan and West Ham are the teams in the lower half of the league. They play Chelsea at home and away, Arsenal and Liverpool on the road. If Manchester United wants to win the championship, they must
These four mountains must be overcome. The results of the four major battles will determine whether Manchester United can successfully win the championship this season.
Arsenal also have the last 12 rounds left in the league this season, with 6 home games and 6 away games, including home games against Stoke City, Sunderland, Blackburn, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Aston Villa; and away games against Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion.
, Blackpool, Bolton, Stoke City, Fulham. Among them, West Brom, Blackburn, Blackpool, Villa, and Fulham are the teams in the bottom half of the standings, and the away game against Tottenham and the home game
Manchester United and Liverpool are the three focus battles.
Although Arsenal's schedule seems to be slightly better than Manchester United's, and there is one more home game, but since Chelsea has set its season goal on the top four, Arsenal's North London rival Tottenham is not much easier than Manchester United's Chelsea.
What's more, Manchester United still holds a 4-point lead and a 3-point lead in goal difference.
This season, Manchester United defeated Liverpool 3-2 at home, Arsenal 1-0, Manchester City 2-1, Tottenham 2-0, and drew 0-0 away from Tottenham and Manchester City.
Strong dialogue in the field, 4 wins, 2 draws, remaining unbeaten. Assen on April 30
Manchester United's home game against Manchester United may be the ultimate battle to win the championship; and a week later, Manchester United will face the challenge of Chelsea at home. The results of these two battles may be directly related to whether Manchester United can set a record for the third time.
Lifted the English top flight championship 19 times.
The 75,322 spectators at Old Trafford witnessed the magical moment. Manchester United No. 9 Li Yu, a name that Manchester United fans had forgotten in January this year, grabbed the headlines of almost all British sports media in the most exciting way.
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When describing Li Yu's winning goal in the Manchester City derby, "The Sun" used the word "wonder", "Sky Sports" sighed "stunning", and the British News Agency called it "sensational".
, all the kind words were overwhelming at once.
Yes, this goal is exciting enough to compete for the best of the year. In the 77th minute, Nani passed a high ball. Li Yu rose into the air with his back to the goal and directly met the ball in the air. The ball hit the dead center of Manchester City's goal! Ben
During the season, Rooney also made an overhead kick against Liverpool, but that was after adjusting the ball. It is much more difficult for someone like Li Yu to directly hook a cross into the goal in the air.
"I was not satisfied with my overall performance today, but the opportunity arose and I took it..." Li Yu described his actual situation after the game.
In the 90 minutes, Manchester United's No. 9 has been in good condition. His active running has consumed the opponent a lot. When cooperating with his teammates before the goal, he has even retreated to near the midfield. But now all this is no longer the case.
It is worth mentioning that Li Yu used that magical second to write himself into the history of the Manchester Derby.
After scoring, Li Yu's celebration was full of domineering. He opened his arms, raised his head and closed his eyes, listening to the worship at Old Trafford. Nani ran over and picked him up. Ferguson and the players on the coaching bench were excited.
One piece, Ferdinand lamented on his personal Weibo: "Li Yu scored this goal! This is the best way to win the derby!"
Both coaches praised the goal. Mancini said: "When an extraordinary player like Li Yu scores such a goal, you can only applaud."
Ferguson said: "That ball was absolutely amazing, unbelievable. Nani's ball was beautiful, but everyone has forgotten that normal people will no longer talk about Nani's ball. Everyone will talk about Li Yu's ball."
The ball. It reminded me of a goal Denis Law almost scored, an absolutely incredible goal."
At home, Manchester City, their city rival and title rival, today's Manchester derby is definitely a game worth remembering for Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson.
In an interview with "Sky Sports" after the game, Ferguson praised the team's overall performance, while not forgetting to praise Li Yu's goal as "remarkable."
"Nani's goal was surprising, but no one expected Li Yu to score such a goal. After the game, everyone will talk about the winning goal we scored - it was unbelievable!" Ferguson after the game
He immediately praised his disciple.
When asked if he had seen Li Yu score a more beautiful goal, Ferguson firmly replied: "I have never seen it. Li Yu's shots are all beautiful, full of power and beauty, and this goal is even more ferocity."
!We have seen many wonderful goals on this field, but when it comes to winning goals...you have never seen anything like this."
"I have to say that I need Rooney and Nani to perform more on the road. They have never had the same energy as at home. Although this is a bit embarrassing, with the strength of these two people, they should definitely take over the game.
When they do that, Manchester United are a completely different team," Ferguson said.
Ferguson did not add insult to injury when talking about his rivals in the same city. He hinted that Manchester City will definitely enter the Champions League next season: "Manchester City is still in the top four. They have a very strong and solid lineup. They will not fall behind. The games they can win are better than
It’s more than you think.”
When asked after the game whether today's overhead kick was the best goal of his career, Li Yu immediately told Sky Sports 1: "I think so. I saw the ball passed into the penalty area, and I
Thought why not give it a try? Thankfully, the ball ended up in the dead center. Opportunities like this are rare and you don’t have much time to think (how to deal with it).”
When asked when was the last time he scored with an overhead kick, Li Yu said: "I don't think it's the first time I scored with an overhead kick. It has happened before, but it's just not as exciting as this time. The key is this goal.
Scoring goals is important for our league, especially after we dropped three points last week."
He added: "This is also an important game for the city. Manchester City are very close to us this year and I expected it to be a very close game. We just created better chances and we deserved it.
With this victory, we got three points, we are leading the league, and everyone is very happy.”
In the end, Li Yu did not forget to comment on his performance modestly: "I am not very satisfied with my overall performance today, but I got a good opportunity, and luckily I kicked the ball in."
Of course there is another person worth talking about, this person is Nani!
This season, the Portuguese Wings, who are completely enlightened, have proven themselves in countless focus games. In the league's 3-2 win over Liverpool, Nani provided an assist; in the league's 1-0 win over Arsenal, Nani's pass helped Park Ji-sung score.
The winning goal, in addition, he also created a penalty kick in that game; in the 2-0 league win over Tottenham, Nani passed and shot; in this campaign, the league beat Manchester City 2-1, Nani once again showed his power, he
Every shot and pass helped Manchester United stay in the lead.
Only 12 seconds into the game, Nani alertly kicked the ball into Zabaleta's legs from the bottom line, resulting in a corner kick.
In the 30th second, Nani made a pass with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area, and Hart got the ball. In the 11th minute, Nani dribbled the ball from the right and cut inside. After passing Kolarov, he shot a long shot with his left foot.
; In the 26th minute, Nani easily passed Zabaleta on the right and passed with his right foot and slid out; in the 32nd minute, Nani controlled the ball and Zabaleta brought him down behind him.
In the 36th minute, Nani switched to the left, and his long shot after cutting inside was taken by Hart; in the 41st minute, Edwin van der Sar passed the ball with a big foot, and Lescott rubbed the ball during the fight with Rooney.
At the feet of Giggs, the Welsh legend didn't stop the ball and directly chose to cross. Nani shook it off.
Zabaleta was marking him and succeeded with a single push shot into the far corner. After the goal, Nani was so excited that he did a signature backflip celebration on the spot. The TV camera was locked on Zabaleta for a long time.
On his face, the poor Argentina international was so humiliated by Nani.
In the second half, Nani's momentum weakened slightly. In the 55th minute, Nani forced a breakthrough from the right, and Lescott blocked Nani accurately. In the 58th minute, Nani's shot from the edge of the penalty area missed;
After David Silva helped Manchester City draw the score to 1-1, Nani suddenly showed his strength.
In the 74th minute, Nani passed two people in succession, and finally passed Kompany easily at the front of the penalty area, shooting high with his left foot. In the 78th minute, Nani made a precise pass from the right, and Li Yu was extremely difficult at the penalty spot.
The big flying ball hit the golden hook upside down and hit the ball into the blind corner, and Manchester United achieved a winning goal.
According to opta's authoritative statistics, Nani shot 6 times in the game, 2 of which were on target, and scored 1 goal; he made 23 accurate passes in the frontcourt, with a success rate of 88.5%, and made 10 accurate passes in the frontcourt.
Among the above-mentioned Manchester United players, Nani has the highest passing success rate; he sent the most threatening balls twice in the game, made two clean tackles, and won three free kicks.
After the game, "Sky Sports" gave Nani 7 points, the highest score for Manchester United, saying it was a "mixed performance, but he scored one goal and assisted one goal." Before the game, Nani said, "Tevez used to
was our teammate and now our opponent. How do we stop him?
We will make sure that he will never feel comfortable on the pitch. This derby means too much to us and we don’t want to make mistakes.” And during the 90 minutes of the game, Tevez did exactly what Nani said.
, was tightly controlled by Manchester United players. And his limelight on the court completely overshadowed Tevez.
At the end of last month, "The Sun" listed the six players with the best performance so far this season, suggesting that this year's best player in the Premier League may be born from them.
Only one of these six people is from Manchester United, but it is not Nani but Li Yu. If Manchester United finally wins the championship, and the final list of six people announced by the English Professional Footballers Association really does not include Nani, it will be an unforgivable thing.
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At this time last year, it was rumored that Manchester United was preparing to exchange Nani + 9 million pounds for Benfica winger Di Maria, but was rejected by the other party. If Benfica had agreed to Manchester United's exchange request last year, the Red Devils would definitely regret it now.
Germany's "TransferMarket" website names the 24-year-old
Nani's latest valuation is 24.64 million pounds, but let alone 25 million pounds. Even if the other party offers 40 million pounds, I believe Sir Alex Ferguson will refuse it without blinking. Because, looking at the whole of Europe, it is possible to play a game like Nani's.
How many players can there be in Nigeria with such statistics this season?
However, many professionals also pointed out an important fact. This season, Li Yu has received special attention from each team on the front line, which has greatly reduced the defensive intensity that Nani has to face. Li Yu's super performance
