Chapter 441 Bloodbath of Blue Moon
Chapter 441 Bloodbath of Blue Moon
Two minutes after Yaya Toure came off, Manchester City made a substitution. Guardiola replaced Sane with midfielder Fernando to maintain strength on the defensive end.
Obviously, by this time, Guardiola was already thinking more about defense and trying his best to prevent the team from suffering a disastrous defeat.
In this personnel adjustment, Sane became the victim.
This talented winger who emerged at Schalke 04 last season has performed well overall this season after moving to Manchester City. He is an important rotation player for Manchester City on the front line.
But in today's game, the talented German winger did not perform very well.
Today, several players on Manchester United's backline performed very well. Whether it is the central defenders Maguire and Blind, or the full-backs Darmian and Valencia, they all did a good job defensively.
However, when Sane was replaced, Guardiola went over to comfort the German, saying that the team replaced him not because of his poor performance, but because of tactical needs.
It's just that I don't know whether this comfort will work. After all, there are three people on the front line, why is it Sane?
After Sane left the field, Manchester City's tactics changed and turned into a four-three-two formation. Aguero and Sterling were positioned closer to the center. This is also Manchester City's attempt to ensure their midfield control. Arrangements made by the ball.
Manchester United did not increase their offense, but continued to play steadily and at their own pace.
After all, Manchester United has the numerical advantage. Although Manchester City still has the advantage of passing and controlling the ball, the overall formation has basically retreated to their half. Manchester United gives up possession of the ball, but as long as they grab the ball, they move to the wing. To fight back.
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In the 71st minute of the game, Manchester United quickly moved the ball to the right after stealing the ball near the center line.
Gundogan quickly dribbled the ball forward along the right and gradually cut to the center, attracting Manchester City's defensive attention. But after entering the 30-meter area of Manchester City, Fernando quickly rushed over, and Gundogan took the lead and passed the ball back to Kante.
The French midfielder was rushing in, and after stopping the ball, he quickly moved to the left.
There was a large gap on the right side of Manchester City, but it was quickly transferred. When Bruno rushed into the penalty area from the left corner with the ball, Zabaleta also came over and blocked him immediately.
Rashford also ran over from the center and pulled Kompany over at the same time.
Bruno and Rashford have been working together for nearly a season and have a very good understanding of each other. They can see each other's intentions with just one look.
Bruno slowly brought the ball closer to Zabaleta, gradually approaching, forcing the opponent to keep retreating.
Zabaleta was so focused on defending Bruno that he didn't notice Rashford getting closer and closer behind him. Until Bruno suddenly started to accelerate and rushed to the baseline with the ball, Zabaleta was about to get up and catch up. , but was blocked by Rashford.
The whole process is a bit similar to splitting and matching on the basketball court.
Zabaleta instinctively braked suddenly at this sudden moment. Kompany was also blocked by Rashford, which caused a serious mistake in Manchester City's defense, but Bruno dribbled the ball past him. Passed by and quickly slashed towards the goal.
The sudden change shocked Bravo and he decisively abandoned the goal. But before the Manchester City goalkeeper could break out of the penalty area, Bruno had already quickly kicked the ball into the Manchester City goal.
4: 0!
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“GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!”
"The ball goes in again!!!"
"Hat-trick! Another hat-trick! This is the third time Bruno has scored a hat-trick in the Premier League this season, becoming the first hat-trick after Alan Shearer, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Berbatov, Luis Suarez and Harry Kay. After that, Bruno is the sixth player to score three hat tricks in a single season, and Bruno is also the first midfielder in Premier League history to score three hat tricks in a single season.”
"It is worth mentioning that two players, Harry Kane and Bruno Fernandez, have scored three hat tricks this season, which is the first time in the history of the Premier League. These two players are also the top two players in the Premier League scorer list. , but Bruno has obvious advantages, and it is difficult for Kane to catch up with Bruno.”
"This is also Bruno's 32nd Premier League goal this season. He broke the Premier League's scoring record in the 20s, which was originally 31 goals, by Alan Shearer, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luiz · Suarez maintains ”
"In fact, he is only two goals away from the Premier League single-season scoring record of 34 goals held by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer!"
<divclass="contentadv">"And Manchester United still has 6 league games to play this season. It seems that it is only a matter of time before Bruno breaks the Premier League's historical single-season scoring record!"
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After Bruno hit the goal, he turned around and pointed at Rashford with a laugh.
Manchester United's talented forward kept patting his chest, as if to say: Hey, man, my idea is cool and creative enough, right?
The two quickly rushed out of the stadium one after the other, hugged each other tightly on the sidelines, and celebrated another team's goal with the Manchester United fans at the scene, and were quickly surrounded by Manchester United players who rushed up. .
This kind of splitting and coordination can be said to be perfect. Only with a very good tacit understanding can one understand each other's intentions in an instant.
"We really can't use words to describe our mood at this moment, but one thing is for sure. This Manchester City team tonight is not the real Manchester City, but Manchester United must be the strongest Manchester United. We can see The four stars in their frontcourt basically played their own value and performance.”
"Bruno and Gundogan are on the wings, Rashford and Carrick are in the center. The four stars make Manchester United's offense very three-dimensional and very threatening. They all have super personal abilities and at the same time Being able to work together on the court.”
"We really can't use any more adjectives to describe our impression of Manchester United at this moment. This super team, which spent more than 300 million euros to form last summer, played the most exciting football game this season. Contest."
"Bruno scored a hat-trick at the Etihad Stadium and became the king of the Etihad Stadium tonight!"
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When Manchester United took a four-goal lead, Manchester City was still looking for opportunities to attack.
The numerical disadvantage made it difficult for Manchester City to exert pressure on Manchester United. They could only rely on their skillful passing and ball control to stretch Manchester United's defense and patiently look for opportunities.
But Manchester United also anticipated Manchester City's strategy. Under Mourinho's command, Carrick retreated and formed a back three with Kante and Fellaini. The three always stood firmly in front of the defense. The frontcourt counterattack is left to Bruno, Rashford and Gundogan.
In the 81st minute, Manchester United stole the ball at the front of the penalty area. Fellaini stole the ball and quickly handed it to Carrick, who then passed it forward to Rashford.
Rashford dropped back to catch the ball, turned around and rushed forward with the ball. Just after crossing the center line, Rashford distributed the ball to the left and handed it to Bruno.
Manchester United's front three quickly formed a three-on-four frontcourt.
Bruno stopped the ball within 30 meters of Manchester City. Before Kompany could react, he quickly passed the ball behind him and sent the ball into the penalty area.
Rashford crossed behind Pani and caught up with Bruno's pass before Otamendi. He deftly dunked the ball past Otamendi, who was quickly chasing back, and then volleyed with his right foot. The ball was like a cannonball, passing Bravo's hand and hitting Manchester City's goal again.
5: 0!
The entire Etihad Stadium was completely silent.
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The morning after the game, the "Guardian" published the news of Manchester United's 5-0 victory over Manchester City as the front page headline, and used the scene of Bruno celebrating the goal under the Etihad Stadium stand as the cover.
"The third Manchester derby this season was held at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester United defeated Manchester City 5-0 away from home and achieved a huge victory unprecedented in more than ten years. Bruno created a hat-trick and sent The last assist was an indirect assist for a goal, and one person alone created five of Manchester United’s goals.”
"It is worth mentioning that the last time Manchester United achieved such a big victory in the Manchester Derby was in the distant 1994-1995 season. In that game, Manchester United legend Kanchelski also performed a hat-trick in the game. It’s just that the venue was Old Trafford.”
"Bruno and Kanchelski are also the only two players in the history of Manchester United to have scored a hat trick in the Manchester Derby. This also makes the number of players from Manchester United who have scored a hat trick in the Manchester Derby equal that of Manchester City. Blue Moon Horace Barnes and Francis Lee in the team also scored hat-tricks in the Manchester City Derby, but both of them were in an earlier era, Barnes in the distant 1921, and Lee. It was in 1970, nearly fifty years ago.”
"Manchester United won the Manchester Derby for the third time this season and achieved a triple kill against Manchester City. Bruno performed very well in all three games and can be called Manchester City's nemesis."
"The victory in today's game not only allowed Manchester United to maintain a 7-point advantage over Chelsea in the standings, but also prevented their arch-rivals from competing for a place in the Champions League next season, allowing Guardiola to compete with Klopp and Wenger. , in a disadvantageous situation.”
"According to the Manchester United players, Mourinho mentioned during the halftime break that he wanted to avenge the game five years ago. This is why the Manchester United players still refused to give up and dealt a fatal blow to Manchester City even when they were leading by a big score. After all, just five years ago in the 2011-2012 season, Manchester City defeated Manchester United 6:1 at Old Trafford. That game could also be called the winner of the Premier League championship in that season. Hand, Manchester City finally relied on the advantage of goal difference to beat Manchester United and win the first Premier League championship trophy in team history.”
