A 4–2 victory over Blackburn gave Man City another three points, but the price was Su Dong playing only half the match.
This left the fans in the stadium extremely nervous.
Four rounds, seven goals, seven assists. Looking across European football, there was probably only Drogba who could match such a record. For Man City, he was their core strength.
Drogba had also scored in the fourth round, but only once.
In other words, Su Dong and Drogba were now level on the scoring chart, but Su Dong had taken the lead in assists.
The clash between Su Dong and Drogba was undoubtedly the most eye-catching contest in the Premier League right now. Behind the two of them stood Man City and Chelsea, both with four straight wins.
Chelsea had held first place in the league table thanks to their superior goal difference.
But the media's real focus lay on just two things: Man City's two goals conceded and Su Dong's injury.
At the post-match press conference, Guardiola was dissatisfied with the two goals Man City had conceded. He believed they could have been avoided.
Not only that, Guardiola also said he was unhappy with the goalkeeper's performance.
This sparked heated discussion outside the club, because Joe Hart was England's current first-choice goalkeeper and was widely regarded as one of the outstanding young goalkeepers in England and even in European football.
Guardiola was actually unhappy with Joe Hart?
Just because of the two goals he had conceded in this match?
The answer was definitely no.
Inside Man City, it had long been clear that Guardiola's demands for goalkeepers were exceptionally high. He would even frequently stop training to instruct Joe Hart, hoping he could change his way of playing, especially some of his ingrained habits.
Guardiola had even repeatedly arranged