Manchester City’s two heroes have different fates in the same battle on the same day, the Red Devils lore to pass the blue moon’s winning streak endsFly into the homes of ordinary people
When the recent brave Manchester City and the ups and downs of Manchester United fought on the same day, the result of one joy and one worry may not be surprising, but most people never thought that the one who fell off the chain this time became a blue moon. In the 23rd round of the Premier League last night, Guardiola’s team drew 1-1 with Southampton away, and the league winning streak stopped at 12 games; Rangnick’s Manchester United ended in injury time with Rashford. Stage goals, 1-0 victory over West Ham United, temporarily back to the Champions League.
Caption:Manchester United beat West Ham 1-0
Although Southampton’s home fighting strength has always been good, not many people believed before the game that this team could pose a big threat to Manchester City, which has won consecutive victories. However, the progress of the game was beyond the fans’ expectations. Only 7 minutes into the game, the home team launched an attack along the right. Pieters received a pass from his teammates and entered the penalty area. His right-footed shot succeeded and Guardiola suffered a sap. In the ensuing time, Manchester City counterattacked aggressively, but always failed to score in the positional battle. It was not until the 65th minute of the game that the Premier League leaders received a set-piece from De Bruyne from Laporte and scored a header to equalize the score. In the end, the two sides shook hands and made a peace, each taking one point.
After the game, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said that he thought the team performed well, but still lost points, which is sometimes difficult to explain and can only be accepted. At present, the Blue Moon is still 12 points ahead of Liverpool behind them. Even if the Red Army wins all the two supplementary games, Manchester City will still hold a 6-point lead.
Manchester United face West Ham United at Old Trafford in this round. Rangnick has Cristiano Ronaldo, Greenwood and teenager Elanga as the strikers. In the face of strong opponents this season, the Red Devils have never been able to open the situation. After 60 minutes of the game, Rangnick replaced three attackers: Rashford, Cavani and Martial. The result was that these three substitutes teamed up with Ronaldo to break the last minute of stoppage time. deadlock. In the 93rd minute, Martial and Cristiano Ronaldo cooperated and sent a pass. Cavani made a cross from the left side of the penalty area. Rashford outflanked the back post and hit a shot. This lore goal helped Manchester United win. Crucial 3 points.
After this game, the Red Devils overtook West Ham United by 1 point and temporarily returned to the top 4 in the Premier League. However, Arsenal and Tottenham have played many games less, and Manchester United still has a long way to go to compete for 4. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Lu Weixin)
Editor: Wu Xuying