Manchester's Fatal Weakness

On the afternoon of September 11, in the fourth round of the Premier League, Man City hosted Blackburn at the Etihad Stadium.

In the second minute of the match, Man City launched a swift attack down the left.

Adam Johnson dropped back to press and successfully won the ball from Blackburn before quickly passing it to Busquets.

Busquets controlled the ball and turned, shaking off a defender before passing it to Marcelo.

The Brazilian left-back did not stop the ball, instead lifting a direct pass over the defense and sending it into the attacking half.

Adam Johnson surged forward at full speed. The England winger was incredibly fast, and after catching up with Marcelo's pass in Blackburn's half, he took the ball forward in long strides.

Su Dong also surged forward at full speed from the center and pointed far ahead of him.

Adam Johnson carried the ball to the left side of the penalty area, then lifted a left-footed cross toward the center.

Su Dong read the landing point, rushed forward, leaped high, overpowered center-back Nielson, and headed the ball toward goal.

Blackburn goalkeeper Robinson threw himself into the save, but the ball was beyond his reach.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!"

"Just two minutes into the match, Man City have taken the lead!"

"A brilliant goal from Su Dong! One-nil!"

"Man City have been extremely aggressive from the opening whistle."

"Because of the international break, Di Maria and Sánchez, who had made the long journey back to South America to play, were both left out of the starting lineup today. They were replaced by Adam Johnson and Wright-Phillips."

"Adam Johnson was excellent in that attack just now, making full use of his speed."

"Of course, Su Dong was the most important player. His anticipation of the cross's landing point was incredibly precise."