Chapter Thirty-One
Is there still time?
Manchester City fans couldn't help asking.
I was two goals behind, and I wouldn't even think of this result before the game, but the score of 0:2 blinked so much on the big screen.
"Ah, damn it!"
"I can't stand it!"
"It's time for Messi to stand up. If he doesn't stand up, Manchester City will lose."
I am used to Messi's repeated goals and wins to Manchester City. If Messi cannot do this most critical battle, it will be too disappointing.
"What's the use of being strong in normal times? I lost to Dong again at a critical moment!"
"You scored a goal, your teammates are not good enough, you can score the goal yourself."
In fact, Messi has played very well, but if he doesn't score, Manchester City fans are not satisfied with him. Who calls your name Messi?
Messi was depressed himself, and he didn't want to. He had tried his best to win the game than anyone else's desire.
He worked harder than anyone else.
"Manchester City actually played very well, even better than Manchester United, but the result was quite cruel. They are now two goals behind. There are about 15 minutes left in the game, and it is not easy for Manchester City to equalize the score. In this situation, King Dong can score two goals. If Manchester City is in full swing, the defense will definitely be quite empty..."
As the game has been played, everyone has finally seen it clearly. The truth is not what they imagined. Manchester City won the game. 2:0 told everyone that even the bad ship has three pounds of nails. In the Premier League, teams that have the advantage can win the game. There are often many factors that determine the game, especially the decisive factors.
The decisive factor for Manchester United was Dong Fangzhuo. Ferguson just asked his disciples to pass the ball to him and then asked Dong Fangzhuo to solve the problem with goals. Dong Fangzhuo did it, and his teammates did it too.
Now, Manchester United has begun to defend with all their might, and it is not easy for Manchester City to play two goals in a row.
In the 78th minute, Aguero fell into Manchester United's penalty area. He got up and immediately protested the referee because the referee had no words.
Messi also led his other teammates to come over, surrounded the referee, and tried to ask for a penalty kick, putting pressure on the referee.
But this is not La Liga, but the Premier League...
Of course, their approach was not successful, and they just wasted more than a minute.
Ferguson started to substitution, and he replaced Lingard with Mbappe.
Mbappe has the speed. If you come up at this time, it will be a huge threat to Manchester City's defense line, and Dong Fangzhuo can also retreat to the organization with peace of mind.
"Manchester City is over," Leinker concluded.
"At this time, Manchester United is no longer Manchester United at the beginning of the season. After the game, the gap between Manchester United and Manchester City will be narrowed to 1 point."
Manchester City players became very anxious, while Manchester United took steady steps in the midfield and backcourt.
In the 83rd minute, Dong Fangzhuo sent a straight pass in the middle, and Mbappe got the ball, but Yaya Toure knocked down Mbappe with a foul. Yaya Toure got a yellow card. He couldn't do it without a foul. If Mbappe rushed up, he couldn't stop it at all. I guess the guy behind him wouldn't do it either.
However, Manchester United did not take advantage of this set-piece opportunity. Mata took the penalty and passed the ball out of the bottom line with too much force.
Messi still did not give up, retreated to the front of the penalty area to get the ball, and then played against Silva continuously to cooperate with him. Finally, he handed the ball to Aguero, who quickly went to the right and immediately forced his foot.
However, De Gea, who had been tested for a long time, easily held the ball in his arms and did not give Aguero any chance. Manchester United wanted to fight back again, but unfortunately, Dong Fangzhuo and Mbappe were all surrounded by people, so they could only switch to the position to fight.
Schneiderlin began to control the rhythm of the game in the backcourt and did not rush to pass the ball. Anyway, he led two goals, so he didn't have to fight against Manchester City in the frontcourt.
Finally, the game came to the 90th minute, and the fourth official's timing card was only given 3 minutes.
Manchester United fans finally got crazy. They sang Manchester United songs on the court. The loud team songs were so disgusting and harsh in the ears of Manchester City fans.
Listening to Manchester United songs at Etihad is simply a shame.
Faced with the provocation of Manchester United fans, Manchester City fans were furious. If the security forces on the scene were not too strong, the two sides would have to fight. But if they walked out of the Etihad Stadium after the game, they might have to fight. Which year's derby would not be fought? Many people are already ready to move. Anyway, they can't win the game anymore, so it's better to fight quickly...
In the end, Manchester United successfully consumed the last three minutes. They won a 3-0 victory here in the first half of the year, and this season they easily defeated their opponents 2-0 and also won a victory.
They used this battle of Tianwang Mountain to prove that they are still Manchester United! Although Manchester City is the top spot, they still can't beat Manchester United. So what if there is Messi? They can't beat them.
The camera was aimed at Messi, exactly the same as before. Messi walked out with his head hanging down, and Aguero simply sat on the turf and buried his head deeply, while others were listless.
Head coach Guardiola was the most depressed, squatting on the turf and holding his chin with both hands. When Ferguson came over to shake hands with him, he seemed to be squatting on the toilet.
After standing up, he rubbed his buttocks with his palms...
At the press conference, Ferguson finally got laughed out loud.
"We proved with our actions that we are still favorable contenders for the championship. Our points have reached 33 points, which is only one point away from Manchester City. Now look at Chelsea and Liverpool, can they score three points all."
"In fact, we got 10 wins and 3 draws, which is quite remarkable. The three draws at the beginning of the season once made countless people look down on us, but now we look back and realize that Manchester United has actually lost nothing, but everyone is blinded."
Ferguson speaks with his results. Although he was really worried about consecutive draws before, now looking at these three draws, there is nothing. And critics must have nothing to say this week. Manchester United beat the leader Manchester City. Isn't that enough?
However, some London reporters believe that Manchester United only wins in luck.
"Sir, if Manchester City seizes the opportunity, Manchester United will not have this victory at all. The shooting data of this game is 25-7, and Manchester City's data is three times that of you."
"What can this prove? Prove luck? Why not prove that Manchester City played poorly? 25 shots, is it fatal to have our offense? If we give us 25 shots, what do you think the score will be? I think it will be 6:0. If you can't seize the opportunity to score in the game, you can't blame luck, you can only blame your own shooting skills..."
Chapter completed!