In the British BBC Sports live broadcast room, Alan Shearer, with his elbows on his knees, saw the performance of Manchester United players on TV. He shook his head and said in a positive tone: "Manchester City has dominated the game."
"The Manchester United players are a little confused now. They don't know what to do, where to run, and they don't know how to press and contain Manchester City's offense."
Gary Lineker crossed his legs and nodded without looking back: "Manchester United's pressing in the midfield and the front is Mourinho's signature routine when he was at Real Madrid to break Guardiola's passing and controlling play, but until now,
I don’t see this routine happening.”
The commentator sitting next to Lineker and the famous English football star Ian Wright also said: "The Manchester City players should have discovered by now that they can easily open up space and dribble the ball at Old Trafford.
Movement, passing to each other.”
"This would be a disaster for Manchester United!" Lineker added, echoed by Ian Wright and Alan Shearer.
But soon the three of them found that the experienced Rooney had reacted. He retreated along the center, strengthened the pressing in the center, and also put a certain amount of pressure on Manchester City's midfield.
Soon, Rooney's self-adjustment paid off, and the picture that fans wanted to see appeared.
In the 13th minute of the game, after Otamendi got the ball from Bravo, he quickly dribbled the ball along the left rib channel and passed the center line.
Nolito on the left quickly drew in his ribs, came to Otamendi, and stood between Mkhitaryan and Fellaini to establish a receiving point.
But he pointed to Chu Zheng in the middle.
Otamendi also knows very well that as long as he dares to give Nolito, Mkhitaryan and Fellaini will immediately turn back and attack Nolito.
Enolito's physical condition cannot handle Fellaini and Mkhitaryan.
The next second, Otamendi pushed the ball towards Chu Zheng.
Seeing Fellaini rushing towards him from his right, Chu Zheng quickly turned to the left and blocked Fellaini with his back, then stretched out his left foot to stop the ball.
Fellaini desperately pushed Chu Zheng forward in an attempt to get the ball.
But the power in Chu Zheng made him helpless, and for a while he really couldn't move Chu Zheng.
In the blink of an eye, Rooney rushed back and went straight to the ball at Chu Zheng's feet.
Chu Zheng was startled, and quickly wanted to move his legs on the spot and transfer the ball to Sterling on the right half court.
As a result, just when he was about to take off, Fellaini played a trick on him.
Fellaini put his hand on Chu Zheng's back and pulled hard, then let go instantly. Seeing Chu Zheng leaning back, he quickly stretched out his foot to poke the ball.
But Chu Zheng's powerful core strength in the waist and abdomen is not just for show.
Chu Zheng regained his center of gravity as soon as he exerted force, and knocked the ball out first. Just as he was about to start chasing the ball, Fellaini hit him hard again.
Chu Zheng, who suddenly withstood the impact, was unable to fully speed up and staggered a little. He watched helplessly as the ball was taken away by Rooney who rushed back.
After Rooney got the ball, he quickly moved to the left half, avoided Fernandinho's interception, and quickly rushed along the left rib channel.
When Chu Zheng saw Fernandinho being passed, he didn't bother to complain to the referee about Fellaini's foul, and quickly retreated along the center to make up for Fernandinho.
In less than three seconds, Chu Zheng relied on his speed to return to the center of his own half, and got stuck in the diagonal pass line between Rooney and Ibrahimovic in the center.
Sagna was also very smart. When he saw Chu Zheng closing the passing line in the middle, he quickly slowed down his retreat as he moved in to his ribs, compressing the space in front of Rooney with the ball.
So Rooney was forced to stop.
At this moment Rooney wanted to strangle Lingard to death.
This guy didn't just pull to the side, but moved in the middle and ran behind Ibrahimovic.
In this way, even if Lingard, who is trailing behind Ibrahimovic, gets the ball, he will be immediately entangled by Chu Zheng.
Rooney knew how strong Chu Zheng's stealing ability and body were. With Lingard's small body, he could not carry more than one meter before being knocked down to steal the ball.
The kind that doesn’t violate any rules!
Fortunately, it is not bright in the east but bright in the west.
Mkhitaryan, who ran forward along the ribs in the right half, ran beautifully, leaving Kolarov behind him two meters away, and there was no one around him for the time being.
Rooney quickly made a long pass and did not let the opportunity to counterattack completely disappear.
But after all, it was a bit hasty and urgent, and the ball power was not enough.
The impact point was in front of Kolarov who was chasing back to the front of the right rib at the top of the arc.
Kolarov jumped up and stretched out his foot to intercept, but he also made a misjudgment. The ball flew over his right foot and continued to bounce towards Mkhitaryan.
In the right rib area at the top of the arc, although Mkhitaryan got the ball, Otamendi moved quickly laterally and blocked the way in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that Kolarov blocked the huge gap between Otamendi and Stones at the top of the arc, Mkhitaryan simply dunked with his right foot, and then quickly passed the ball across the middle to Pogba who was following up.
Seeing the ball rolling in front of him, Pogba quickly adjusted his position and steps, then rushed to the ball and swung his right foot to hit it.
Suddenly the ball made a reverse C-shaped arc above the Manchester City penalty area and fell straight into the upper left corner of the goal.
In front of the goal line, Bravo quickly moved to the right. Although he was only 1.8cm tall, he made a world-class save and pushed the ball out of the goal frame with his right hand.
"Oh yo!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Pogba's shot almost went in!!!!!!"
"Bravo, although he is on the short side, his goal-line skills are definitely world-class!" Zhang Lu exclaimed with a look of amazement. Pogba's long-range shot was really wonderful.
"If it were closer to the goal, it's hard to say whether Bravo could have pounced on it!" Zhan Jun said with a smile.
"Yes, Pogba's long shot was far away, giving Bravo enough time to save it."
On the sidelines, Mourinho also looked regretful, but this attack was what he wanted to see.
The Manchester United fans in the stands were also very happy, and their cheering voices became louder.
However, Manchester United fans never expected that this counterattack would be short-lived.
Soon Manchester City took control of the ball again, and their quick passing and crazy high pressure in the frontcourt prevented Manchester United's counterattack from making it past halftime.
Even if you get the ball through active fighting, you will soon lose it, and then be reincarnated in the cycle of continuing to steal and being beaten by Manchester City.
"Press up!!!"
"Move the defense forward!!!!"
On the sidelines, Mourinho also reacted at this time and knew what the problem was.
So he stood on the sidelines and kept shouting loudly at the Manchester United players on the field and making forward gestures.
He wants the back line to press upward and form sufficient connection with the midfield and frontcourt.
However, the Manchester United players on the field had not fully received his adjustment instructions, and the unexpected surprise made Mourinho and countless Manchester United fans stunned.
In the 19th minute of the game, Chu Zheng passed the ball to the left from the left rib of the frontcourt.
Kolarov, who broke in from behind, got the ball from the sideline and faced Valencia.
He pushed with his foot, trying to penetrate the crotch, and then took the inside line.
But Valencia saw through it at a glance and not only blocked the ball, but also quickly turned around and knocked down Kolarov.
The ball bounced towards Mkhitaryan in front of the two men.
Mkhitaryan took the ball and turned around and rushed down the wing, immediately attracting the cheers of tens of thousands of Manchester United fans.
But not long after crossing the center line, Chu Zheng quickly caught up.
Seeing that Otamendi had pulled to the wing to block Mkhitaryan, Chu Zheng leaned inside to block Mkhitaryan's passing route to the center.
At the same time, he directed Fernandinho to rush back along the ribs to fill the huge gap between Otamendi and Stones.
In less than two seconds, Manchester United's side counterattack from the backcourt failed again.
With no way to go, Mkhitaryan had to lead back, but Otamendi, who was standing parallel to Chu Zheng, did not let him go and continued to attack.
Chu Zheng saw that Kolarov was back and had the intention of teaming up with Otamendi to steal the ball, so he retreated to the wing.
Because Chu Zheng felt that Mkhitaryan was fishy this time.
Sure enough, in the next second, Mkhitaryan rushed in front of Kolarov and suddenly passed the ball horizontally in front of Kolarov.
Near the arc of the center circle, Rooney kept balling and pushed the ball back to the wing.
After passing the ball, Mkhitaryan turned around and moved forward quickly, allowing Chu Zheng to catch him.
The two of them ran towards the ball rolling toward the right corner.
Seeing that Chu Zheng was about to overtake him, Mkhitaryan hit hard to the left.
The next second, the Dream Theater resounded with roars of laughter from Manchester City fans.
In full view of everyone, Mkhitaryan was ejected from the sideline by Chu Zheng, staggering and almost missing the billboard.
Chu Zheng, on the other hand, remained motionless and stopped the ball in time in front of the corner flagpole.
After the roar of laughter, there were bursts of cheers from Manchester City fans for Chu Zheng!
"You want to knock Chu Zheng away with such force of impact, what are you thinking about?"
"Mkhitaryan probably doesn't know that Chu Zheng is a liar. Although he doesn't look very strong, he has such muscles that even Everton's Lukaku can compete with that monster."
Up and down!" Zhan Jun said with a cheerful smile.
On the field, Chu Zheng turned around and saw Manchester City pressing them high.
This is new.
Chu Zheng was very calm and calm. When he saw Bravo moving to the sideline of the penalty area, he pushed the ball over.
As soon as Chu Zheng passed the ball, Stones and Ibrahimovic also moved in the right rib area at the top of the key.
One ran towards the goal, and the other went straight to Bravo who was on the baseline to get the ball.
Stones wants the ball in the penalty area.
But Bravo didn't dare to pass. Ibrahimovic's position was very subtle and he was afraid of being intercepted.
There is also Rooney behind Otamendi in the front right area at the top of the arc.
The ball can be played in the other half of the court, but the distance is too far, and I am worried that the night will be long and the dream will be too much.
So Bravo chose to knock the ball back, giving Chu Zheng a headache.
After Chu Zheng got the ball, he saw Mkhitaryan slowly pressing up from the wing.
Chu Zheng looked up and observed, and saw that Iheanacho behind the center line had been pressing against Manchester United's defense, and De Bruyne in the center circle had also been retreating.
Chu Zheng suddenly had an idea. He knew Iheanacho, his little brother, very well.
As long as his passes are accurate enough, Iheanacho can be more than enough as a frontcourt offensive bridgehead.
The next second Chu Zheng lowered his head and directly passed a long pass, bypassing the preparation and brewing stage of Manchester City's attack, and directly accelerated the attack.
In full view of everyone, the ball was like a accurately guided cannonball, hitting Iheanacho on the left side of the center circle of Manchester United's half between Bailly and Blind.
Seeing that Bailly was preparing to fight for the top, Blind quickly retreated when he discovered that De Bruyne was advancing in the middle.
What was shocking was that Bailly didn't jump up, and instead of advancing, he looked at Iheanacho in front of him and jumped to head the ball with his back.
Facts have proved that Bailey also has his own judgment.
Iheanacho's take-off height was a bit reluctant and he failed to swing the ball to the left.
The ball hit the top of his head for a moment, and then bounced towards Blind on the back left side of Iheanacho.
However, Blind was retreating towards the goal at this time. When he turned around to get the ball, he hesitated again for some reason. There was an obvious pause, as if he was thinking about whether he could grab the ball.
But by the time Blind made his decision, De Bruyne was already there.
De Bruyne jumped in front of him, raised his right foot and rubbed the ball forward. After landing, he accelerated the ball and got rid of Blind.
"De Bruyne!!!!!!!!!!!!" Zhan Jun shouted instantly.
The front edge of the arc was to the left. After De Bruyne caught up with the ball, he saw Luke Shaw rushing from the right. He didn't panic, glanced at De Gea behind the penalty spot, and calmly pushed with his right foot.
The lower left corner of the goal.
Facing De Bruyne's powerful push, Father Duck fell to his left side. He judged the wrong direction.
"The ball is in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"De Bruyne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Zhang Lu, Zhan Jun and the official Manchester City commentators Martin and Smith cheered collectively!!!
In the Theater of Dreams, the wailing of Manchester United fans and the cheering of Manchester City fans formed a chaotic movement, pushing the already hot derby atmosphere to another high point.
On the field, after scoring the goal, De Bruyne looked extremely excited. He blushed and rarely roared twice to vent his excitement and joy.
After a while, Chu Zheng came from the backcourt.
When De Bruyne saw Chu Zheng, he immediately gave him a bear hug because Chu Zheng fulfilled his promise to him.
Although it was Iheanacho who assisted the goal, Chu Zheng, who planned the attack, also had a lot of credit.
On the sidelines, Mourinho was so angry that he turned around and kicked the mineral water beside him until it exploded.
Of the two central defenders he had high hopes for, one hesitated when fighting for the top, and the other was not focused and made mistakes one after another.
Guardiola jumped back to the coaching bench to celebrate with Arteta, Torrent and others.
Although there was luck in this goal, it still couldn't cover up the brilliance of Chu Zheng and De Bruyne. These two performed so well.
Soon, at the urging of referee Clattenburg, the game restarted.
After conceding the goal, Manchester United started to get a little confused.
Perhaps it was because of the consecutive personal mistakes that led to the team conceding goals that everyone at Manchester United became more impetuous.
The original orderliness of the backcourt position organization has further collapsed and become chaotic.
The midfield was also continuously suppressed by Manchester City, making it even more difficult to counterattack.
Even the conduction in the backcourt began to make frequent mistakes.
The players looked completely confused, overwhelmed by the huge psychological pressure of the derby match, and seemed like they could no longer play football. They looked like they were on the verge of collapse.
In the stands, Manchester United's meritorious coach Sir Alex Ferguson looked unhappy and lonely. Manchester United's performance made the old man extremely disappointed.
"Manchester United is about to be defeated by Manchester City's high-pressure tactics of rushing and rushing!" In the LeTV Sports live broadcast room, the situation took such a turn, which really shocked Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun.
I never expected that the situation would change so quickly and that Manchester United's ability to withstand pressure would be so poor.
Soon, Ferguson's mood changed from disappointment to despair.
