ALL NOVEL Chapter 2182 Manchester United is really in danger!
The warm sunshine shines on the grass of the Etihad Stadium, emitting bursts of emerald light.
The stands were already full of Manchester City fans in sky blue jerseys.
In order to better restrict Manchester United, they only gave the visiting team 2800 tickets today.
200 fewer tickets than the previous league game.
This also caused extreme dissatisfaction among Manchester United fans.
The on-site commentator was also introducing the lineups of both teams today.
"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides first!"
"Manchester City will still use the 433 formation at home."
"Goalkeeper Ederson."
"Benjamin Mendy at left back, Otamendi and Kompany at centre back, Kyle Walker at right back!"
"The three midfielders are Fernandinho, B Silva and Wang Chu!"
"Left winger Sterling, forward Jesus, right winger Messi!"
Sane, who missed opportunities one after another in the last game, was placed on the bench by Guardiola, and the previous core David Silva also gave up his core position.
"Manchester United's formation is also 433."
"Goalkeeper De Gea."
"Cancelo at left back, Maguire and Pepe at centre back, and Damian at right back."
"The three midfielders are Rice, Modric and De Bruyne."
"Left winger Rashford, forward C Ronaldo, right winger Ye Chen!"
Both teams used their full main lineups in this game.
It can be said to be unreserved!
Zhan Jun also began to analyze the basic situation of both sides. "Manchester United's Ye Chen played consecutive games and played the full 90 minutes. I don't know how he is doing. Manchester City's main players played in the last game, so their physical fitness problems will be more serious than Manchester United's."
"Of course, how the game will go depends on the performance of the players!"
"Beep!"
With the whistle of Laos, the game officially begins!
Manchester City, playing at home, kicked off first.
Manchester City launched an attack immediately after getting the ball. It was obvious that they had no time to waste as they were two goals behind.
But the players on Manchester United's side had already taken up their defensive positions!
Five minutes of high-intensity pressure.
Messi's powerful shot after dribbling past the opponent.
Wang Chuhou followed up with a long shot.
But Manchester United demonstrated very well what squat defense is.
When Manchester City couldn't find any opportunities in the middle, they didn't get stuck in a rut.
Instead, he quickly launched an attack from the left.
Sterling faces Damian directly.
A change in rhythm, Sterling suddenly accelerated towards the baseline.
Before Damian could follow up, he made a direct cross.
"Boom!"
The football had just entered the penalty area when it was intercepted by Pepe who had positioned himself in advance.
"Oh!"
With a big kick, the football flew hard to the right side of the front court.
Ye Chen started quickly.
But Mendy on the left side took his position in advance and headed the ball forward.
The ball went back to Sterling.
Sterling looked at the incoming ball and observed in advance.
He kicked the ball decisively to Wang Chu in the middle.
Wang Chu took the ball in the attacking midfielder position and continued to pass the ball.
Football found Messi.
After Messi got the ball, he faced young player Rice directly.
Accelerate and break through!
Just when he passed Rice in almost the blink of an eye, Rice twisted his waist forcefully and quickly kicked out to steal the ball.
"what……"
With a scream, Messi, who had completed the breakthrough, suddenly fell to the ground!
Laos, who was nearby, saw it clearly.
"Beep!"
He blew the foul whistle directly and pointed to the penalty spot!
This is a clear foul.
And this is a tackle from behind…
It depends on how the referee decides!
Players from Manchester City and Manchester United surrounded the referee at the same time, and the referee took out a yellow card!
Ye Chen, who was running over on the right, breathed a sigh of relief.
A penalty is acceptable, but if it's a direct red card, Manchester United will be in trouble!
But this caused huge boos from the fans at the scene.
Because of the malicious foul in the penalty area, a red card can be given.
Manchester United escaped a disaster by not giving it this time.
The referee Laos also communicated with Kompany and Ye Chen, explaining why he did not give a red card.
Although Rice committed a foul, his foot was not raised.
It's not a flagrant foul!
Kompany also accepted this explanation.
But the problem is that Manchester City got a penalty kick...
This is a penalty shootout, Manchester United is in danger!
Ye Chen also found Rice at this time and comforted him, "It doesn't matter, even if they score, we are still one goal ahead!"
Rice looked at Ye Chen with an apologetic look on his face, "Captain Ye, I'm sorry, I should have fouled you!"
In fact, the choice of foul was indeed wrong.
After all, there are Maguire and Pepe in front, and they came over quickly to fill the positions.
Being in a hurry to kick the ball, it is easy to commit a foul when facing a player like Messi who has a very fast pace.
So when defending a player like Messi, you must not kick easily.
Messi stood on the penalty spot.
The fans at the scene suddenly became quiet and looked at Messi intently.
Messi put his hands on his hips and looked straight towards the goal.
Players from both teams left the penalty area at the request of their head coach.
"Beep!"
Messi started immediately after hearing the whistle!
"Oh!"
Messi started to accelerate from the right side, and his left foot was like a long whip, lashing the football hard.
De Gea in front of the goal did not sit and wait for death, but made a judgment in advance.
"Shh!"
But De Gea was just gambling on the penalty kick and he misjudged the direction!
"Goooooooooal!!!"
"Messi!!!"
"Messi!!!"
"Messi!!!"
The fans at the scene cheered loudly.
Messi, who scored the goal, showed a bright smile on his face and rushed to the sidelines and did a rising dragon punch.
The Manchester City players who followed immediately ran up and hugged him tightly.
There hasn't been much change in the mentality of Manchester United players.
After all, they didn't have the heart to blame a 19-year-old child.
In such a crucial game, the fact that Rice got the chance to start shows his ability and future potential.
Ancelotti is training Rice to be the absolute main midfielder in the future!
On the big screen, Manchester City was leading 1-0.
Manchester United immediately launched a counterattack.
But Rashford, who was dribbling the ball on the wing, seemed a little flustered when he met the national team big brother Walker.
The ball quickly changed hands.
After getting the ball, Manchester City continued to move towards the middle!
Repeatedly sprinting into Manchester United's midfield, especially Rice.
Modric and De Bruyne retreated directly to help.
The assistant coach on the sidelines also asked Ancelotti, "Do you want to consider replacing Rice?"
Fatty An shook his head, "Let's see if he can hold on. If he can, he'll be reborn. If he can't, then maybe... he's really in danger!"
Anpanman didn't finish his speech because he was very optimistic about Rice.
This is also the reason why he sent Herrera and B Ronaldo to start in the last game. Let Rice rest for this game!
But something unexpected happened to Ancelotti suddenly!