Grand Opening, Killing to My Heart's Content! Like a Fierce Tiger Leaping Up, Like a Butterfly Descending Lightly!

In the 83rd minute of the second half, De Bruyne his stamina nearly exhausted, dribbled past Mkhitaryan and Gündoğan before gently chipping the ball over them.

Just as the ball was about to fly towards Ibrahimovic's path, Ranocchia unexpectedly appeared halfway, and the two contested for the header at the same time.

Although his expression was ferocious and his body was sent flying, Ranocchia managed to head the ball far out of the penalty area over Ibrahimovic's head!

When Bony saw the ball reach Tang Long's feet, he inwardly groaned and hurriedly chased after it.

Bony is fast, but he can't outrun the ball.

Hearing a gust of wind coming from behind, Tang Long guessed it was his former teammate.

This time, instead of turning around like he did with Pogba before, he made a clean and decisive cross, sending the ball wide into the open space on the left flank.

At this point, Manchester City's left-back position had changed from Robertson to veteran Kolarov;

Guardiola brought on the Serbia at this point to utilize his experience and gain insight into the rhythm of the game.

If it were Robertson, he might not have been able to catch the ball.

Although Robertson was faster, his understanding of the situation was far behind Tang Long's pace.

Kolarov, who is older and slower, is better at this.

"Kolarov, Kolarov has emerged from the gap!"

"He retrieved the ball just as it was about to go out of bounds and strode forward!"

"Haha, look at Guardiola's body language. When Kolarov sprinted past him, he threw a heavy punch, as if he wanted to rush onto the field and give Kolarov a good whack. Run, Kolarov!"

"Rooney? My God, the guy chasing Manchester City's left-back is Manchester United's striker Rooney!"

"Rooney was clearly faster; he caught up with Kolarov, and their arms became entangled, neither willing to let go!"

"The Manchester United captain probably wanted to commit a tactical foul, but he doesn't seem to be able to get to Kolarov. Wow, the Serbia is really strong."

Kolarov finally used his hand to push Rooney's arm away and desperately cut inside, dribbling forward.

By this point, he had dribbled the ball almost 40 meters. If he continued dribbling, was he going to charge into the penalty area?

No! Kolarov chose to pass the ball!

The pass was as powerful as a shot, flying straight towards the left corner flag, almost diagonally.

Surprisingly, Tang Long, who was supposed to be a left winger, somehow switched to the right wing and launched a fierce attack.

Just as the ball was about to fly out of bounds, Tang Long made a desperate sliding tackle, his body already flying towards the advertising board, but at the last moment he hooked the ball back with his toe on the line!

The ball spun for a while, wobbled, and finally came to a steady stop on the white line.

These few passes, both of which almost went out of bounds, were saved by Kolarov and Tang Long pushing their bodies to the limit.

This open and expansive style of play even drew cheers from the home Manchester United fans. If Manchester United players had executed such a combination, the entire stadium would have been in an uproar.

Before they could even utter a cry of surprise, Tang Long's body sprang to his feet as if springy, and he sprinted back onto the field. With a swift movement, he pulled past the onrushing center- Blind and cut inside into the penalty area.

Manchester United's formation had been completely disrupted by these two passes, and Tang Long moved with impunity, with only the towering De Gea standing alone in front of him.

The empty goal behind De Gea made De Gea appear so small as he nervously watched the ball at Tang Long's feet.

However, De Gea was confident this time. "No matter what, we must defend the near post and leave the far post open. We absolutely cannot afford to concede a goal at the near post again, as that would be a disgrace for a goalkeeper!"

De Gea thought he had guessed correctly, because Tang Long's body had already leaped up, his body turned towards the near angle, the toes of his supporting foot were also pointing towards the near angle, and the arch of his right foot was also pointing towards the near angle!

"You're still coming? Dream on!"

Just as Tang Long's foot was about to strike the ball, De Gea immediately took a step to the left, landing on his feet, determined to defend the near post.

Unexpectedly, Tang Long's move was just a feint. He didn't care whether De Gea was going for the near or far corner; he just wanted to make a fake shot to provoke De Gea into making the first move.

As De Gea fell to the ground, Tang Long's rapid movements suddenly slowed down, and he landed lightly again. He then flicked the ball across De Gea's face and easily pushed it into the empty net.

This series of movements was swift and controlled, elegant and graceful, demonstrating a high level of skill in combining the player and the ball, leaving everyone on the field speechless.

3:1!

At this point, the situation on the field was clear: in the 85th minute, the away team Manchester City led 3-1, and Manchester United had no chance to turn the tide.

"Am I really going to be defeated twice by my former club?" Pellegrini lamented inwardly from the sidelines.

Before the Premier League season even started, Manchester City defeated Manchester United in the Community Shield, winning their first title of the season.

Back in the Premier League, the first leg between the two teams was dragged out until the 15th round of the Premier League.

Pellegrini had hoped that after half a season in charge, the team's strength would improve and they would be able to compete with Manchester City. Now it seems that all of this was just wishful thinking.

Because Manchester City has Tang Long, Manchester United doesn't!

"Tang leaped up like a tiger, yet landed as gracefully as a butterfly!"

He's like a time bomb that could explode at any moment, always around, keeping you in a constant state of fear!

"Congratulations to Tang! He scored a hat trick in the Manchester Derby!"

Although Manchester City's players insist on playing Manchester United with all their might, even if they don't have enough time to achieve a feat like their previous 7-1 victory, scoring two or three more goals to press their advantage is not impossible.

However, Guardiola clearly didn't want to do that.

He had previously sacked two Premier League managers in succession, and the public backlash had caused him considerable distress.

Moreover, Manchester City's current manager is the highly respected Chile veteran Pellegrini in the Premier League, and Guardiola decided to show respect to this old coach and call it a day.

Immediately raise a sign to bring on Bonazzoli and replace Tang Long.

When Tang Long was substituted off the field, he still felt a little unsatisfied and sighed with a smile.

Then a strange thing happened!

There were neither boos nor applause at Old Trafford.

Nearly 70,000 Red Devils fans sat there silently, watching Tang Long.

As fierce rivals from the same city, they certainly couldn't applaud Tang Long, because the more goals Tang Long scored, the more it would hurt them.

But why not boo him?

Because they dare not!

Tang Long's hat-trick in this match deeply stung every Manchester United fan.

Recalling the Community Shield and the clashes between the two teams last season, Manchester United fans feared that the boos would enrage Tang Long, prompting him to deliver another devastating blow in the second encounter between the two teams in the second half of the season.

By then, things might not be as simple as a 3:1 score...