The Thrill! The First Match Is the Manchester Derby! The Two Giants Clash for the Community Shield!

August 7, 2016.

It's still Wembley Stadium!

Two teams from Manchester will clash here for the Community Shield.

England Community Shield is an annual tournament organized by England Football Association, pitting England Premier League champions against the England FA Cup winners.

Manchester City won both the Premier League and the FA Cup last season;

Therefore, the opposing team was changed to the Premier League runner-up.

And so, Manchester City and Manchester United, these two long-time rivals, met once again at Wembley Stadium.

The season opener is a derby, and the media attention has reached unprecedented levels!

Three days before the match, the media across the British Isles were discussing it.

In recent years, with the rise of Manchester City, the traditional Merseyside derby has gradually lost its appeal to the Manchester Derby.

However, aside from the derby, the media is more focused on the form of these two teams!

Both teams have changed coaches for the new season.

After being sacked, Manchester City manager Pellegrini immediately joined Manchester United.

With Guardiola's Guardiola-style Tiki-taka having been successful in La Liga and the Bundesliga since taking over at Manchester City, can it create even more waves in the Premier League?

Both teams spent huge sums on player signings during the summer transfer window.

As for Manchester City, needless to say, Guardiola received strong support from the City Football Group and went on a massive recruitment drive.

Manchester United also secured the record signing of Pogba, and with the addition of Ibrahimovic, Pellegrini now has a wealth of talented players at his disposal!

A clash of titans, who will emerge victorious?

This was absolutely a fantastic match, keeping Premier League fans on the edge of their seats.

However, it was just the day before the match.

The Sun broke a shocking story!

This news was so explosive and so captivating that people shifted their attention from the outcome of the match to the relationship between Icardi and Ibrahimovic.

[Shocking! Ibrahimovic brutally beats Icardi over the number 9 jersey!]

"Ibrahimovic always wore number 10 at Paris Saint-Germain, and Rooney even generously agreed to give him the number 10 jersey. But after joining Manchester United, Mr. God decided to change his number and asked the club to wear number 9."

"But Icardi would never agree to wear number 9!"

"Ibrahimovic had to temporarily wear the number 13 jersey during preseason preparations, reportedly to celebrate his 13th league title this season."

"Although he was wearing number 13, Ibrahimovic was very unhappy with Icardi's refusal, and the two had a heated argument in the locker room!"

"According to reliable sources, Ibrahimovic said this: 'Kid, Manchester United brought me here to win the league title. I've won 12 in my career. How many have you won?'"

Icardi slammed his water bottle on the ground, yelling, "I was the team's top scorer last season! I scored 33 goals! What right do you have to come here and demand my jersey?!"

"Ibrahimovic looked down at Icardi, his large, hooked nose touching his head, 'I've scored 38 goals in the league and 50 in all competitions. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo don't have as many as me. Who do you think you are? Little Mauro, you're from Inter Milan, aren't you? When I was playing for Inter Milan ten years ago, you were probably still playing in the mud somewhere!'"

Before captain Rooney could even come to the rescue, the two started fighting in the locker room!

"According to reliable sources, this is how they fought: Icardi Ibrahimovic is 14 centimeters taller than Icardi, lifted Icardi up by the waist and above his head, spinning him around in the locker room like a stick, saying he was going to throw him headfirst into a trash can!"

"However, Icardi was very stubborn. Even in the air, he refused to give in and wouldn't budge. He held on tightly, refusing to give Ibrahimovic the number 9 jersey, and kept slapping Ibrahimovic hard with his hands. He slapped Ibrahimovic several times, making a loud slapping sound, which made Ibrahimovic grimace."

"Unfortunately, Ibrahimovic can only continue to wear the number 13 jersey, as can be seen from the squad lists just announced by both teams for tomorrow: Icardi is number 9, and Ibrahimovic is still number 13!"

Upon seeing this message, netizens were overjoyed.

- [Yes, I was there at the time, I saw it with my own eyes!]

[I'm the stadium manager, I saw it too!]

-[I'm that bench in the locker room, I saw it too!]

-[Ding Zhen at first glance! I'm very curious, how did the Sun know so many details?]

-[The Sun is really losing its integrity, writing such outrageous little essays!]

[Oh no, Wanda is going to send another cease and desist letter to the Sun!]

-[But to be fair, although Icardi and Ibrahimovic both have "I" in their names, their personalities are irreconcilable. Two tigers cannot share one mountain; their relationship is definitely not very good!]

But the next day...

When the broadcast cameras focused on the players' tunnel, and fans saw the bruise on Icardi's forehead and the scar on Ibrahimovic's forehead, they fell silent...

In fact, while the Sun's description contained some embellishments;

However, the general direction is still correct.

Icardi and Ibrahimovic did indeed have a dispute over the number 9 jersey;

However, the physical contact between the two did not occur in the locker room, but rather on the training field during their final practice session before the match.

Manchester United are divided into two teams for the match.

Icardi and Ibrahimovic were vying for a high ball. Icardi leaped desperately into the air, and Ibrahimovic also jumped with his arms outstretched. In the Icardi's forehead collided with Ibrahimovic's cheekbone. Both of them clutched their heads and fell to the ground. Then they stood up at the same time, quickly got close, and started tugging at each other.

Pellegrini sent both players off the field to let them calm down.

Pellegrini believes that Ibrahimovic was in the wrong regarding the jersey dispute, so he started Icardi and put Ibrahimovic on the bench for this match.

Ibrahimovic is a capable troublemaker, but Pellegrini believes that his extensive experience in locker room management will allow him to tame this troublemaker and make him work for him.

Starting lineup: 4-2-3-1

Icardi

Bony / De Bruyne / Rooney

Pogba / Fellaini

Luke Shaw / Smalling / Bailly / Valencia

De Gea

Manchester City: 433

Tang Long / Agüero / Sane

Mkhitaryan / Ranocchia / Gündoğan

Robertson / Stones / Kompany / Zabaleta

Bravo

Wembley Stadium was packed to capacity, with 90,000 fans roaring in the stadium!

Tang Long stood in the center of the field, one foot on the ball, filtering out the noise around him, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle.

This is the first time in Tang Long's professional career that he has taken the center circle as a striker.

At that moment, Icardi stood five meters away from Tang Long outside the center circle, staring at him with a surprised expression.

He was puzzled and wondered, "Why is Tang taking the center circle? Has he switched from midfield to striker?"

After the referee blew his whistle, Tang Long's movement further confirmed Icardi's guess!

After Tang Long passed the ball to Agüero, he immediately ran forward, brushing past Icardi, who was also rushing forward to challenge for the ball. Their jerseys intertwined in that instant...

Snap!

Icardi deliberately bumped into Tang Long's shoulder.

Tang Long stumbled and almost fell. He glanced back at Icardi, sighed, and thought, "Mauro, you asked for this."

Icardi had only sprinted a dozen meters when something even more surprising happened.

Former Inter Milan teammate Ranocchia was surprisingly positioned in the center circle, looking at him with a smile as he charged towards him!

Forehead...

Icardi was dumbfounded.

He slammed on the brakes and came to a stop.