Chapter 143: Unlucky Manchester City

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!”

"Thirty-sixth goal!! Li Qingshan scored the 36th goal in the league, and now every goal he scores in the league is a new record!! ”

'Man City were very good in the early stages, but a couple of their shots were denied by David De Gea, while Manchester United scored on a counter-attack, and it is worth mentioning that this was Manchester United's first goal of the game, which is quite efficient!!

"Manuel Pellegrini's team is annoyed right now, their strategy of attacking at the beginning has not yet worked, and their own backline has caught fire first!"

When Andy Gray was talking endlessly on the commentary seat, Pellegrini also stood on the sidelines with his forehead, his brows were tightly locked, and Pellegrini was also quite helpless about the goal he conceded.

If the few chances created by Manchester City in the first few minutes had been scored, perhaps the situation would have been completely different.

But where did so many football matches come from, if Manchester City didn't take advantage of the scoring opportunities they created, and Manchester United scored with just one counter-attack, it may seem unfair at first glance, but it's not a difference in the ability of the two forwards to take advantage of their chances.

Carlo Ancelotti was calm, and even though it was a local derby, in Ancelotti's mind, it was no different from an ordinary Premier League match.

He rose from his seat and applauded his players' performances, while also shouting at the back to remind the players at the back to focus. Then he sat back in his seat again.

Manchester United scored first, so the game was much better.

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Sometimes, luck can really be part of a football game.

If Maradona's hand had been seen by the referee on duty at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, perhaps the winner of this World Cup would have been someone else, and Argentina might have been eliminated by England in the quarter-finals.

Just like in this game, in the 26th minute, United launched an attack.

In the face of Di Maria's shot on the edge of the penalty line, Sterling in the box stretched his leg to block, the ball refracted and rolled towards the goal, and just when everyone thought the goal was going to be scored, Demichelis fell to the ground and blocked the ball with his hand.

Perhaps at this moment, Demichelis was possessed by Joe Hart.

But no matter what, this time the referee was aware of the situation and deliberately handballed in the penalty area to block a chance to score! Undisputed red card plus penalty package!!

Demichelis knew what he had done when he got up, and he didn't argue with the referee, he turned his back to the referee who showed him a red card, and returned to the dressing room without looking back.

Demichelis is a real man, but Manuel Pellegrini has a big head....... and now it has only been more than 20 minutes into the first half, and it looks like this derby is also a game that has left the blue Manchester blues depressed for at least a week.

"Demichelis made a good save, but unfortunately he's not really a goalkeeper........"

'Demichelis was sent off and United were awarded a penalty that would have given them a 2-0 lead over Manchester City, and the worst thing is that City have one man less.

"It looks like the suspense is going to be lost early......"

Almost everyone sentenced City to death, and even the City fans in the stands were a little bit silent.

Li Qingshan stood at the penalty spot with the ball, and there was still some chaos in the penalty area at this time, and he waited for everyone to withdraw from the penalty area before taking the penalty.

It was only at this time that Sterling, who had been lying in the box, was noticed.

Raheem Sterling was lying on the ground with his thigh muscles in pain, and everyone's attention had been drawn to Demichelis's beautiful save, so much so that Sterling had been lying on the grass for almost a minute before anyone noticed his condition.

Manchester City's team doctor rushed into the pitch and checked on Raheem Sterling for a while before making a substitution gesture to the sidelines.

'Raheem Sterling didn't seem to be able to hold on, and with just over 20 minutes to play, City already had two players unable to stay on the pitch.

"Manuel Pellegrini has been really unlucky lately....."

'Raheem Sterling looks like he's hurt and the stretcher has come in.'

"It seems that Di Maria's shot was strained in his thigh muscle, so I hope the situation is not too bad........"

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While there was a lot of talk about what happened to Manchester City, Manuel Pellegrini had to make adjustments to the situation on the pitch.

Raheem Sterling will definitely not be able to hold on, which will have to use up a substitution, but after Demichelis is gone, Pellegrini was planning to adjust the formation.

Bony started to warm up on the sidelines, and it seems that Manuel Pellegrini is not going to replace a centre-back, but directly to a striker.

However, before the adjustment, Manchester United's penalty kick was not yet taken.

After Raheem Sterling was stretchered off the pitch, Li Qingshan put the ball at the penalty spot and took a few steps back.

He glanced at the referee, and when the referee blew the whistle, he started running and then fired a direct volley.

Li Qingshan's penalty kick also has his strong personal characteristics, there is no rhythm change, pause, feint or anything, but directly run and volley into the dead corner, simple, direct and rough.

Joe Hart had judged the direction, but still couldn't stop the ball from going into the net.

After all, the ball is too fast, and the angle is tricky enough.

The football slammed into the net in the lower right corner, and even the vibration of the goal could be clearly seen, which showed how powerful the ball was.

After the goal, Li Qingshan did not choose to celebrate, he turned and high-fived several Manchester United teammates before slowly running back to his own half.

Before the game restarted, Manchester City also completed the substitution adjustments.

Striker Bony came on to replace the injured Raheem Sterling.

At this time, Manchester City's formation was adjusted to 342, and Pellegrini had to play three central defenders with one less player! With one less player, Pellegrini's choice is quite risky!!

However, Pellegrini has no better way, first of all, Manchester City has fallen behind by two goals in the score, and if you want to get it back, you can only find a way to attack, and more importantly, at this time, Pellegrini cannot find any central defender worthy of his trust on the Manchester City bench, Kompany and Otamendi are both exempt due to injury.........

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It turns out that the reason why a miracle is a miracle is because the probability of it happening is too low.

It was the same game, with Manuel Pellegrini, who was replaced as a striker trying to fight for his life, failed to help City pull off a miracle.

United scored a goal each in the second half through Juan Mata and Angel Di Maria to humiliate their city rivals at the Etihad Stadium 4-0.