Chapter 57: The winning streak ends

Pellegrini's face was even more ugly.

No matter who it is, in the face of such a situation, the face will not be much better.

Manchester City's performance in this game can not be described as bad, they once led by two goals, and even after being equalised, they soon scored another goal to exceed the score again, and even the opponent was also a midfielder.

Manchester City has a one-goal lead, still eleven to ten, almost an absolute advantage.

However, Manchester United were sent off for a red card for a counter-attack, and then Li Qingshan scored again with a kick.

Three to three!

It was a game full of twists and turns.

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After the excitement, Ancelotti quickly calmed down.

It was only an equalizer, and now in terms of numbers, the two sides have also formed a balance of power.

There are ten men left on the field for both teams!

On the football field, the smaller the number of people and the greater the space, the better it is for attacking.

For example, when you are on a counterattack, three against three, four against four, or three against five, four against five, or so on, the probability of scoring a goal is quite high.

Now that both sides have one less person on the field, the space on the pitch is relatively large.

Because when there are few people on the field, the court will not be smaller, so the space for passing the ball will naturally be much larger.

Therefore, Carlo Ancelotti danced on the sidelines, signaling the players on the pitch to continue attacking and exert more attacking pressure on the opponents.

Manuel Pellegrini took the same note.

The game came to this point, and a draw was chicken ribs for both sides. The two coaches seemed to be in agreement on the sidelines – their gestures were almost identical.

Both teams are looking more aggressively to attack in hopes of taking the lead.

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Before kicking off again, City made a substitution.

Demichelis, who had warmed up in a hurry, came on and replaced Raheem Sterling.

Sterling was a little unwilling when he came off the field, he felt that he had a good performance in this game, and why should he pay for Kompany's mistakes. And why change him, there are three other attacking players in front of him.

Fortunately, Sterling didn't show it directly, but he was a little slow to get off the pitch.

Boos erupted in the stands, and Manchester United fans thought he was deliberately delaying the game, but he was unhappy that he was being substituted early........

When the game resumed, City were quick to threaten.

In the seventy-third minute, Manchester City began to organize an attack from the back.

Yaya Toure drove forward to the halfway line and, when he was blocked by Wayne Rooney, he pulled Silva on the wing to make a wall link and break through Rooney's defence.

After Raheem Sterling was substituted, City changed their formation to 441, with Sergio Aguero up front and Silva and Kevin De Bruyne behind him.

After breaking through Rooney's interception, Yaya Toure fired a through ball to the ribs and found De Bruyne.

De Bruyne's stop was beautiful, he made a stop, dodged Herrera's entanglement and went into the box.

United were immediately on the verge of being a big opponent and Kevin De Bruyne's performance in this game made the United players absolutely impressed with him.

De Bruyne was in no hurry to pass the ball or force a shot. He took the ball into the box and then suddenly stopped, he didn't move, and the United defenders didn't dare to do it - if it was a foul here, it would be a penalty!

Jo Rojo and Herrera sealed the front of De Bruyne, and behind De Bruyne, Sandro also rushed over, ready to wait until the encirclement was complete before stepping forward to break the ball.

De Bruyne certainly won't wait for United to surround him before cutting the ball away, and as he has attracted the attention of several United players, there has been more space for the rest of the City players.

Sergio Aguero cut in diagonally and De Bruyne spotted the opportunity to jump between Rojo and Herrera and roll into the middle of the box.

Sergio Aguero sped up to catch the ball and then took a trip.

Hummels struggled to defend Aguero's sudden forward insertion, and Aguero's agility and explosiveness kept Hummels half a beat slower.

And it was this half-beat that allowed Aguero to complete the shot!

After Aguero took a step, Hummels did not dare to make any foul moves on Aguero in the penalty area, he could only quickly go forward to block, but he was still half a step slower after all.

Aguero's stroke was a reasonable amount of ball, and he just had the angle and space to shoot on goal.

He pushed his right ankle and fired a shot from a reverse angle.

De Gea reacted fairly and made a leap of effort to keep out Sergio Aguero's shot.

The ball fell right at the feet of full-back Valencia on the other side, and Valencia quickly passed the ball to the front, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

De Gea is as reassuring as ever!

'De Gea made a brilliant save and kept the goal intact!'

Aguero also looked very helpless after completing the shot, his shot quality was good enough, but he still did not break De Gea's ten fingers.

If De Gea had not been so brave in this game, City would have even had a chance to score five or six goals.

Manchester City's game was a super level of performance, but it was helpless to meet a goalkeeper who was open.

Before Li Qingshan's arrival, fans even ridiculed that Manchester United, as England's biggest giant, was the only world-class player in his playing year, and only De Gea was left to support his face.

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Manchester City's attack is a threat, and Manchester United's attack is not weak at all.

Rooney suddenly shot from outside the box and the ball went over the defender's head and straight towards the goal, this time Joe Hart didn't become the backgroundboard, he seemed to be flying in the air, and used his fingertips to flick the ball off the line........

A save not inferior to De Gea!

Rooney, whose shot was saved, didn't have time to regret it, and he immediately ran to the corner flag to take the corner.

Li Qingshan grabbed a point in the penalty area and shook his head to attack the goal, and the football hit the side netting, making the fans at the scene almost think that they had scored.

Then both teams began to deploy their troops.

The two managers have chosen to make adjustments in the offensive line, and it seems that neither of them will think about defensive counterattacks or anything like that in this game.

The attack still has to continue!

Carlo Ancelotti opted to bring on youngster Marcus Rashford to replace Herrera! Ancelotti is about to launch a final wave of assault!

The camera immediately focused on Hernandez in the stands.

There have been a lot of transfer rumours surrounding Hernandez lately, and the Mexican hasn't been able to get many appearances this season.

Little Pea Hernandez's face was a little gloomy, and when such a head coach needed to strengthen his attack, he actually chose to send a youth player, and no one let him play. It seems that he needs to think about his future in the team.

Marcus Rashford came on and replaced Herrera as United continued to step up their attack.

Manchester City, for their part, were unrelenting, with Ivory Coast striker Bony coming on to replace full-back Kolarov.

Manuel Pellegrini adjusted the formation to a three-centre-back formation, and Bony came on the pitch to form a double striker!

The two sides are competing against each other!!

In the 81st minute, Manchester United launched an attack directly through a long pass, Rooney's long pass accurately found the top of Li Qingshan's head, Li Qingshan's header swung and put the ball to the youngster Rashford.

Marcus Rashford's explosiveness was remarkable, as he didn't stop the ball and slotted the ball past Yaya Toure, then crossed the crotch against Demichelis and fired a shot from the left side of the box just wide of the far post.

Although the goal was not scored, it still won the applause of the fans at the scene.

The veteran Demichelis is completely unable to catch up with the young Rashford in terms of reaction speed.

By the end of the game, the attacking momentum of both sides was even more intense, and both teams seemed to have completely eliminated the midfield, with the football going back and forth between the two penalty areas.

In the 87th minute, De Bruyne dribbled the ball all the way to the bottom line and crossed, Aguero rubbed in the direction of the goal at the front point, and the football was slapped by De Gea with one palm and fell to Bony's feet, Bony did not have time to adjust and shot directly, but unfortunately flew high over the crossbar.

The caddie quickly tossed the ball in and De Gea played a big ball into the City box.

Li Qingshan decided to come by himself after stopping the ball, and even Kompany couldn't carry Li Qingshan, let alone Otamendi. Li Qingshan took the ball with his back and turned around to shoot.

The ball bounced off Joe Hart's body, and Demichelis hurriedly cleared the ball to eat, but the ball didn't fly in the direction of their goal, but flew off the line.

Manchester United's corner.

Rooney's corner was a little low and didn't go past the front point before it was cleared by a Manchester City player.

However, the periphery was still controlled by Manchester United, and after the full-backs took the ball down, they also kicked it themselves, and the football hit the defender and went out of the line.

Manchester United continue to serve corners!

The continuous corner kicks put Manchester City's defensive pressure quite high.

Now that the 90 minutes of regular time were almost over, the fourth official held up an injury time sign on the sidelines.

Stoppage time – six minutes!!

This time, Rooney's corner kick crossed the front point, and Li Qingshan jumped high in the middle and pressed the defender to shake his head and attack the goal!

The Manchester United fans behind the goal were already about to stand up and celebrate the goal, but unfortunately the football smashed the crossbar and popped off the bottom line!!

Stoppage time was long enough, but even though both sides were very aggressive, they couldn't keep scoring.

The final score was 3-3 and the two sides ended in a draw!

When referee Clattenburg blew the whistle for the end of the match, the Old Trafford fans let out a sigh in unison.

Manchester United's winning streak was ended. The first leg of this season's Manchester derby ended in a draw.

Supposedly, United are not unacceptable to a draw, and they should be glad if they were two goals down from the start.

But it's not a happy thing to have your winning streak ended, just look at the expressions on the faces of the United players, not frustrated, but not very happy smiles.

"It's over! It's over! Three to three!! The two teams in Manchester have reached a draw!! ”

"The greater significance of this game may be that the draw at least ensured some suspense in the Premier League, Manchester United did not go away, their winning streak was ended, and despite not losing, Manchester City still maintained the pressure on Manchester United, although the gap of six points is not small, but compared to the gap of nine points behind, six points is at least a gap that can make people muster up the courage to catch up, isn't it?!"

As soon as the game ended, the camera focused on Li Qingshan.

This is the treatment of the best player on the spot, despite scoring three goals, but the team failed to win, Li Qingshan is still unhappy in his heart, which can also be seen from the expression on his face.

After a brief interview with reporters, Li Qingshan carried his champagne and walked into the players' tunnel with a blank face.

On this night, the whole of England, except for the Manchesters, the English people in other parts of the country are expected to be in a very good mood.

As the top two teams in the table, especially Manchester United, who have been winning in a row, the pressure on other teams aiming to win the title is just too much.

The top two teams in the table have drawn and are probably the most desirable result for the other teams.

After this game, Manchester United won nine and drew one, and they are at the top of the table with 28 points.

Manchester City, on the other hand, are second in the league with 22 points.

The snipe and the clam compete, and the fisherman profits. The happiest fans of the night had to be in London, where Arsenal Arsenal beat Everton 2-1 at home to climb to 22 points and sit third in the league on goal difference.

Arsenal, who have won seven and drawn one, have started the season quite well, but for Arsenal, their real test will be in the middle of the league, from the start of the Christmas Express until February. Arsenal have had a good start over the past few seasons, but when the schedule is intense, Arsenal start to drop out of the top four, and then towards the end of the season, the race for the top four starts to break out, and they often end up with a top-four Champions League spot.

West Ham United and Leicester City are fourth and fifth in the league with 20 points.

West Ham United and Leicester City are still at the top of the table after ten rounds, which has to be said to be beyond many expectations.

Leicester City, in particular, Claudio Ranieri's side struggled with relegation last year, and after just ten rounds this season, they are very close to relegation.

Leicester City beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at home in this round. Ranieri was not too high-profile in an interview after the game, and he still said very calmly: "Now we are eighteen points away from relegation!" We won't let that put us off. ”

Theoretically, 38 points is a safe relegation score, and with Leicester City's current scoring efficiency, they could be relegated in the 19th round of the league.