Who Agrees? Who Objects?

The evening of August 22, at Manchester's Etihad Stadium.

In the pre-match dressing room, Man City's players were making their final preparations for the game in full swing.

Some were busy putting on their shorts, some were tying their hair, some were straightening their shirts, and some had their eyes closed in prayer...

Every player had their own habits, and each was preparing for the match according to those habits.

Su Dong had finished getting ready long ago. Sitting in his seat, he looked at the photos Wang Chuqing had sent him on his phone.

Today was Sunday. She had arrived in Manchester yesterday, and after watching Su Dong's match tonight, she would return to Oxford overnight.

In the photos, she was smiling especially happily, already mingling with the Man City supporters around her.

That made Su Dong happy.

Seeing that his teammates were nearly ready as well, Su Dong put away his phone, took a deep breath, and stood up.

"All right, everyone, it's time to go out!"

As captain, this was something he had to do before every match.

Only after all his teammates had gathered around did Su Dong speak again.

"We played very well against Tottenham Hotspur in the last match. Tonight, against Liverpool, it's our first home game of the new season. I hope everyone can continue with the same performance we showed last round and take all three points again!"

"Are you confident?" Su Dong asked in a deep voice, emphasizing his words.

"Yes!" his teammates answered in unison.

"To be honest, I'm in a pretty bad situation right now. Drogba has five goals and three assists, sitting top of both the scoring and assist charts. Then there are all those other players, like Anelka, Kalou, Walcott..."

Su Dong rattled off the names of