The most eye-catching fixture of this round of the league is, of course, the Manchester derby, where Manchester City take on Manchester United on the road.

Ahead of this game, Manchester United had the backing of all Nottingham Forest fans, because if Manchester City lose this game, it will give Forest a chance to overtake Manchester City.

Jose Mourinho was asked this question in his pre-match interview and he was as proud as he always was.

"Nottingham Forest? What does it have to do with me? This is a Manchester derby, not a Nottingham derby...... Of course I'm going to win, but not for anyone else. …… It doesn't matter if it's a Manchester derby, or whatever. Victory is what I'm after......"

He refused to answer everything about Nottingham Forest, and Tony. Donn's question.

Despite this, Nottingham Forest fans are backing Manchester United as they will never support their direct rivals, Manchester City.

Don has also made no say about the game, and since his comeback, he has rarely spoken publicly about anyone else in the media, even his arch-rival Jose Mourinho.

To say that he doesn't pay attention to this game is false. When it comes to his own team's game, how could he not pay attention?

It's just that he doesn't have much to pay attention to, as the Manchester derby and Nottingham Forest are played at the same time.

David. Chris Lak always wears headphones in the dugout and listens to the latest developments in the other game on the radio. As long as there is new information, he will definitely tell Donne.

'Man City scored, they were ahead...... Damn it! What are Jose Mourinho's teams up to? ”

He complained after hearing the news of City's goal.

In the stands, Forest's cheering for the fans has also weakened.

Don stood on the sidelines with his hands crossed to his chest, not saying a word.

Within three minutes, news came from there. This time, before Chrislak could say anything, the stands erupted in cheers.

A smile finally appeared on Donn's face.

"Manchester United scored, they equalised!!" Chris Rac excitedly shouted to Donn. In such a noisy and noisy environment, he had to raise his voice, shouting to make sure that Donn, who was close at hand, could hear him clearly.

After briefly drawing his attention to United, Donn withdrew his gaze and returned to the pitch. Nottingham Forest's away game against West Ham United was not an easy one.

Now the score is 0:0, the time is ten minutes into the second half, and the two teams are deadlocked on the field. West Ham fans were so proud that they were chanting: "If Manchester City loses, you can't win!" Want to go to Europe? No way!! ”

Donn was ready for a substitution, replacing the exhausted Balotelli with Abonlaho, while making adjustments to move Chen Jian to the midfield position and Wood to move up slightly.

Because Chen Jian has played well in this half season, he has been studied by opponents, and he has been violated many times in the game, which is obviously not conducive to the team's offense. Rather than letting Chen Jian continue to be violated by the opponent in front, it is better to withdraw and stay away from the opponent's defenders so that he can play his other talent - rhythm control.

Chen Jian and Wood's characteristics are indeed very similar, but under Donn's tutelage, the two did not clash when they played at the same time, but formed a joint force. When one person is seen dead, the other person will take over his job and continue to lead the team forward. That's the benefit of "dual-core".

Done's adjustment was immediate, and the previous defensive deployment of West Ham United was aimed at Chen Jian, but now it has been replaced by Wood. Although the styles of the two people are similar, there is a gap in strength, and the two of them can guard against Chen Jian, but they may not be able to guard against Wood.

Before West Ham could adjust, Wood launched a surprise attack, his forced breakthrough in the middle disrupted the West Ham defence, and then he gave the football to Abonlahoh, who had just been on the pitch for a short time, and Abonlahor burst into the box and suddenly shot at goal, the West Ham goalkeeper saved the ball and let Mitchel on the other side pick up a bargain and easily put the ball into the empty net.

At this time, the Forest fans in the stands erupted in cheers louder than Manchester United's goal just now, and the group of people sitting in the dugout also breathed a sigh of relief. Tony. Donn's team are the best at playing after the lead, and they have nothing to worry about. Now more people are starting to focus on the game in another field, as long as Manchester United can win Manchester City, after which Forest will overtake Manchester City and finish sixth in the league.

This position means they could qualify directly for next season's European competition.

And Manchester City will be kicked into the abyss by them.

After Forest took the lead, the situation of the game was completely in their hands, and the home team West Ham United wanted to equalize, but did not dare to press out to attack, they were afraid that the goal would not be successful, and the Forest team would be able to score again. The commentator in charge of commenting the game lamented that the game had entered garbage time early.

On the other side, the race is already in the heat of the day.

The local derby between Manchester United and Manchester City, after Ferguson left, the smell of gunpowder has faded a lot. With the arrival of Mourinho, the two sides have been on the same page again. Mourinho's big mouth, it is impossible not to offend people, coupled with the special meaning of the local derby, this game was played after Manchester United's quick equaliser, and began to develop in the other direction.

First, a Manchester City player sent the Manchester United striker to the ground with a flying tackle and received a yellow card. The United players then retaliated by kicking down another Manchester City player, but only with a verbal warning, which immediately provoked the displeasure of the Manchester City players.

In the ensuing game, both sides kept blacking their feet, making trips, and small actions emerged one after another. The referee had to whistle and whistle again, and pull out the cards and pick up the cards.

In the 77th minute, the players of both sides finally clashed.

At that time, Manchester United's midfielder passed a through ball behind him, Manchester City goalkeeper Joshi. Connor came out to save the football, but the thirty-two-year-old veteran Rooney, despite his age, did not weaken his temper at all, and he did not close his leg when he rushed up, and collided with Connor fiercely.

It's lively.

Connor lay on the ground in pain, while Rooney didn't apologize at all, got up and patted his ass before leaving.

He was immediately surrounded by angry Manchester City players, who saw that his old captain was about to suffer, and the United players also swarmed in, and the two sides collided with each other and there was a violent physical altercation.

The referee's whistle was no longer able to calm them down, and in the end the coaches of both sides had to come on the pitch to pull away the players from both sides.

In the face of such a scene, if the referee only gives a verbal warning and does nothing else, it will only make the scene more chaotic.

Troubled times use heavy codes.

So the referee raised his hand and gave Manchester City a red card and Manchester United two red cards, including Rooney, who provoked the incident.

Naturally, Mourinho was upset by the decision, roaring angrily from the sidelines, accusing the referee of being unfair. If it weren't for his assistant coach who quickly pulled him down, I was afraid that even he himself would be sent to the stands by the referee who wanted to stand up.

Manchester City manager Mark Murphy. Brown was equally angry. He thinks his team is a complete victim, so why should he be sent off?

The clash between the two sides from the pitch to the dugout is an integral part of this game, and if a local derby is not hot, it will only feel like it lives up to its name.

There was a clash between Manchester United and Manchester City, and news of players being sent off on both sides, and it immediately reached Donne's ears.

Everyone could see Chrislack's elated expression, and many people were just as happy with the news as he was.

Because in their hearts, the best ending is that Manchester United wins Manchester City, but after a hard battle between the two sides, the vitality is greatly damaged, and Manchester United has lost troops to get this heavy victory. Nottingham Forest can reap the benefits of fishermen.

Now things are moving infinitely closer to the "best outcome" in their minds.

Don also had a smile on his face, this result was also what he wanted.

He is not worried that United will lose to Manchester City at their home turf.

Here, he stepped up his demands on the team's offense. A one-goal lead is the least secure score in the world.

A series of attacks by the Forest team then paid off. Wood's long-range strike opened the door for West Ham United, and Nottingham Forest were 2-0 up at the road, with less than 10 minutes to go, and Forest had no doubt about winning the game.

But on the other side, the format is much more dangerous.

At Old Trafford, United's attack was affected by two penoffs, while Manchester City felt they had been treated unfairly and morale soared. Actually pressed Manchester United back into their box.

This made Mourinho furious off the pitch and he made a substitution. Instead of increasing the defensive strength, he replaced a defender and replaced the forward, keeping the front line still two strikers. With this substitution, he expressed his determination to the Manchester United players on the pitch - to win!

The morale of the United players was then restored. They were already stronger than Manchester City, and they were at home. Gradually, he gained the upper hand on the field.

In stoppage time, Manchester United attacked the Manchester City penalty area through a series of wonderful combinations up front. Lee with the ball. Barnett was brought to the ground by Manchester City captain Richards, and the referee did not hesitate to award a penalty!

The decision was a death sentence for City, who were awarded a penalty in stoppage time and left no time left for them to equalise.

Naturally, the Manchester City players surrounded the referee for a long time of theorizing and protesting, to no avail. The referee seemed to feel that he had sent off one Man City and two Manchester United, and it was not good to do so at Manchester United's home stadium and to find a balance. Richards' convictable or unconvictable collision is naturally impossible to let go.

The Reds won the Manchester derby on their home turf with a controversial penalty to beat Manchester City and cement their position at the top of the league.

When the news finally reached Donn's ears, Donn and his men were already in the locker room. The news sent the whole squad to jubilation, as everyone knew they had managed to knock out Manchester City and occupy sixth place in the league, and if they strengthened that position in the final two rounds, they would be in European competition next season.

The excited players not only cheered, they wanted to keep celebrating. But their attempts were quickly stopped by Donn's gestures.

'There are two rounds left in the league, one away and one at home, and the home game is against Manchester United. If you think it's time to start celebrating, just wait and cry after the final round of the league. ”

Don said coldly.

Suddenly, the joyful atmosphere in the locker room was swept away.

"Remember, the season isn't over yet, it's too early to start celebrating. These last two games are the key. It's time for the final sprint, guys. I don't want you to be left behind before the finish line. Celebrate, wait until the game against Manchester United is over. ”

With these words, he was the first to turn and walk out of the locker room.

The players in the locker room were silent for a while before they came out of it one after another, got in the car and left.

Donn's words poured cold water on them, but Donn wasn't worried about the demoralization. If the team that has forged him for more than half a season can't even accept such a little unpleasant words, he will not propose the goal of returning to Europe.

Forest must reappear on the European stage next season, whether it's the Champions League or the Europa League, and in short, have Nottingham Forest's name on the European list. It was Don's last gift to Don.

※※※ Nottingham Forest and Tony. Don reaped the results they wanted, and only one was furious.

"The referee's performance in this match was very inferior! My team was wronged and no one deserved to be sent off, only the guy in black! ”

Mourinho angrily blamed the referee of the match at a press conference, and the "man in black" he said should be sent off was the referee.

'We'll appeal the penalty for this game.'

A reporter stood up and asked a question that turned Mourinho from fire to ice in an instant.

"Are you worried that these two red cards will affect Manchester United's game against Nottingham Forest in the final round?"

Mourinho, who was still angrily questioning the referee just now, immediately did not answer the reporter's question in the same tone, he just stared at the reporter before saying in a calm voice: "I'm not worried. ”

What else does the reporter want to ask, Mourinho has already ordered someone else, and the topic has returned to the match conflict that everyone is most concerned about at present.

The reporter sat down a little unwillingly, thinking about continuing to dig into the league finale between Forest and Manchester United.

Although there are still two weeks before that game, the reporter feels that the game in the middle can be skipped, and go directly to the ** part. Tony. The fateful duel between Don and Mourinho has finally played out again after many years, and such a wonderful story attracts more audiences than any match conflict.

Why can't that group of peers understand such a simple question?

(To be continued)