Chapter 877 It’s too difficult for me

Stones stood up from the ground and saw the football in the goal. Then all his energy seemed to be drained away. He lay on the ground with his mind blank.

Ederson turned his head and looked at the football behind him. His brain was about to explode. Manchester United people came to mess with me, and my own people also messed with me?

The Brazilian goalkeeper was about to burst into a curse, but the words were on the tip of his tongue but he held them back. He saw Stones lying on the ground, staring blankly at the night sky, as if he had been ravaged by dozens of fierce women and had no desire to live.

Falk!

Edson pounded the ground in frustration.

When Bruno saw that his pass resulted in an own goal, he turned around and started running, with equally excited Manchester United players behind him.

"Manchester United players are so happy. Stones' own goal directly caused Manchester City to fall behind 2:4. Such a score is very unfriendly to the home team." He Wei said.

"This ball, hehehe... Stones was too nervous. Let's see, the moment Bruno passed the ball, Stones started to move. His reaction was very quick, but he chose to use a flying tackle to intercept, which was a wrong choice." Zhang Lu also said.

"We can understand Guardiola's despair and helplessness at the moment," said BBC commentator Gary Lineker. "After the start of the second half, Manchester City tried every possible way to score a goal. During Manchester United's counterattack, the Manchester City defender helped Manchester United score with an own goal. This is the most tragic thing in the world."

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Guardiola covered his face with his hands. He was so sad that he could not control himself. Deep in his heart, there was an extremely pent-up anger that he could not vent.

What the hell is this?!

Even if a Manchester United player scored a goal, he would feel better, but what about an own goal by his own player!

Falk!

"Do you want to replace Stones?"

Borelli asked Guardiola that Stones looked very frustrated after scoring an own goal, and it was too dangerous for such a central defender to stay on the field.

"Who should be substituted?" Guardiola said with a wry smile.

Well, Borelli has nothing to say. Glancing at the Manchester City bench, there are two central defenders, Laporte and Ake. Both of them are players that Manchester City spent a lot of money to buy. Laporte had a wonderful performance after joining Manchester City, but the knee injury in August 2019 made Laporte unable to recover; Ake has been in a state of injury since joining Manchester City last summer, and is no longer as brave as he was in Bournemouth. Guardiola doesn't dare to trust either of these two players. It's better to use Stones than to use them.

Guardiola is very unhappy. The media always talks about Manchester City's purchase of players. Even UEFA often makes trouble for Manchester City, believing that they have violated the Financial Fair Play Act...

However, Guardiola soon had no mood to think about these things.

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In the 66th minute of the game, Manchester United attacked. Marcus Rashford used his speed to break through Stones, who was passed over like a lost wooden stake.

Afterwards, Rashford passed the ball to Harry Kane. Seeing that Harry Kane was about to dribble the ball into the penalty area, Ruben Dias reached out and pulled Harry Kane down in desperation.

German referee Brüch blew the whistle, showing Ruben Dias a yellow card and then a red card.

In the first half of the game, Ruben Dias had already received a yellow card when defending Bruno. This was his second yellow card, and two yellow cards turned into one red card!

"Ruben Dias pulled down Harry Kane. This is the second yellow card. He was sent off!" The Spanish commentator exclaimed, "Manchester City suffered another major blow! Two goals behind, the central defender was sent off again..."

"This red card is a bigger blow to Manchester City than Stones' own goal. I take back what I said just now. The most tragic thing is that there was an own goal and then a red card," said BBC commentator Lineker.

Ruben Dias did not make any excuses. It was a tactical foul, very obvious and there was no explanation.

Guardiola watched all this with an expressionless face. The bald Spanish coach was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood: Own goal! Red card! It's so hard for me!

Manchester City was forced to make substitutions. Veteran Aguero was replaced by Spanish center back Laporte.

Stones was almost stunned, Ruben Dias was sent off again, and Guardiola had to replace a central defender.

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On the Manchester United side, when Ruben Dias was sent off, Mourinho immediately asked Greenwood on the bench to warm up.

Just after Guardiola replaced Aguero with Laporte, Manchester United also made a substitution. Gundogan was replaced by Greenwood, who came on as a double center forward with Harry Kane. Rashford and Mbappe moved back slightly and became wingers.

Manchester United's formation seems to have become 4-4-2, but it is actually 4-2-4, because Rashford and Mbappe are still forwards.

"Hehehe, Coach Mourinho is going to be ruthless and try to kill me in one fell swoop." Zhang Lu said with a smile, "He is trying to kill you while you are sick!"

"That's true. For Manchester United, Ruben Dias was sent off, which gave Manchester United the opportunity to continue to expand the score. If they can win this game with a big score away from home, Manchester United can almost lock in a ticket to the final in one battle."

Manchester United's fifth goal came quickly.

Manchester United formed a siege on Manchester City's goal.

Bruno passed the ball to the side, Rashford passed the ball to Luke Shaw, who rushed forward with the ball. Kyle Walker tried desperately to catch up... but failed!

"Rashford can't catch up, and now Luke Shaw can't catch up either." The commentator who supports Manchester City said frustratedly.

Luke Shaw passes the ball.

Greenwood got the ball, he pulled the ball and changed direction to dribble past Stones, then raised his foot and shot near the penalty spot.

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"Ederson! Jump out!"

Ederson fell to the ground and hooked the ball out with his left foot, but the ball was not blocked far away. Greenwood's second reaction was very quick. He grabbed the ball before the stunned Stones could react, and then turned half way and shot.

Stones finally made a defensive move. The central defender, who was once highly expected and regarded by British fans as Terry's successor, stretched out his legs to block.

Greenwood's kick was a little off, but Stones blocked it, causing the ball to change direction and hit the near post.

Laporte swept the ball towards the bottom line. He didn't dare kick it outside the penalty area because there were too many people. If it bounced back, it would be an own goal assist or even a direct own goal.

However, the ball he swept out was caught by Luke Shaw, who knocked the ball directly in front of the goal.

Mbappe turned half way and shot with his left foot before Zinchenko could intercept the ball, and the ball flew into the lower left corner of the goal.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL!!!"

"Mbappe! The fifth one! Manchester United leads Manchester City 5:2 away from home, and they have widened the score difference to three goals!"

"Manchester United attacked around Manchester City's goal and scored again after continuous attacks. The score was 2:5. Even though there was still a second round of the game, the Blue Moon Army almost had one foot on the edge of the cliff."

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Manchester United players were celebrating the goal happily, but Manchester City players were a little distraught.

The current 5:2 defeat is a bigger blow to them than the 3:0 defeat by Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Champions League semi-final three years ago.

Although they were three goals behind, they were scored five goals by Manchester United today!

或许只有2017-2018赛季的英超联赛第16轮，曼城在老特拉福德球场被曼联6:2屠杀，比今天这场失利还要惨痛。

And judging from the situation, Manchester United had no intention of calling it a day. Guardiola was not thinking about scoring at this time. He immediately made a substitution, Rodri was replaced by veteran Fernandinho. The purpose was to strengthen the defense. Although Fernandinho was old, he was experienced. And there was not much time left in the game, Fernandinho should be able to lead the team to the end of the game.

Guardiola doesn't expect anything else now. He must not let Manchester United score again. If Manchester United scores one more goal and it makes six goals, it would be an even greater shame. His name, Guardiola, will be recorded in the history of Manchester City in a tragic way.

On the Manchester United side, Mourinho also continued to make substitutions. Dalot came on as a substitute, Cancelo was replaced. McTominay came on as a substitute, Harry Kane was replaced.

Seeing this, He Wei smiled and said: "Mourinho is saving face for Manchester City."

"Yes, that's the end of the game. McTominay did not appear in the front line after he came on the pitch, but formed a double defensive midfielder with Kante to strengthen the defense. In fact, Manchester City was almost collapsed at this time and was unable to counterattack."

"Mourinho is a very particular person."

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Mourinho didn't think so much about it. McTominay was a player he favored. With his tall stature, he could play almost all positions except full-back and goalkeeper.

McTominay came from Manchester United's youth training camp. He has a good family background and is a low-key person. Even if he sits on the bench for a long time, he has no complaints. Instead, he actively trains and completes the tasks assigned to him by the coaching staff.

Among the young players in Manchester United, Mourinho is very optimistic about McTominay, even more than Rashford and Greenwood, two players who also came from Manchester United's youth training camp.

Rashford and Greenwood's talents are undoubtedly top-notch, but in terms of mental attributes, they are not as good as McTominay. Mourinho believes that after his long-term training, McTominay will definitely have a good future.

It would be great to come on and feel the atmosphere of the Champions League semi-final when the game is already decided.

Cancelo had some minor injuries, so it was a good idea to replace him and give Dalot the opportunity to gain some experience.

He didn't expect that his two substitutions were interpreted by the commentator as him showing mercy and being a gentleman.

Of course, Mourinho agreed with this evaluation. Maybe he really has compassion deep in his heart that he himself is not aware of?