Ascending to the Premier League Summit on Manchester United's Corpse? Manchester City Has This Intention!

Guardiola, the world-renowned Spain coach, has been coaching Tang Long for less than a year.

But he was like a seasoned hunter, having already figured out Tang Long's temperament perfectly.

Compared to Chivu, Guardiola is more like a kindred spirit to Tang Long on the football field, deeply understanding the silent yet tenacious character of this young China man.

Tang Long is not the kind of player who flaunts himself under the spotlight, unlike the distinctive personality of Cristiano Ronaldo.

He is like a calm iceberg, with a placid surface but boundless inner energy!

On this day, Manchester City faced Burnley away from home, and the atmosphere of the match was tense from the very beginning.

Burnley are going all out to avoid relegation, even resorting to some aggressive tactics.

Their players were like a pack of mad bulldogs, relentlessly surrounding Tang Long, committing foul after foul, as if they wanted to wipe Tang Long off the court.

Guardiola stood on the sidelines, watching all of this, his anger burning fiercely.

"Dyche, you're playing with fire! Instead of fighting our relegation rivals, you're coming to provoke us. Dyche 're practically courting death!" he cursed inwardly.

Guardiola knew that substituting Tang Long at this point was impossible!

Putting aside Guardiola himself, even Tang Long couldn't swallow this insult.

At this moment, Tang Long's eyes gleamed with determination. He showed no intention of backing down in the face of his opponent's malicious foul.

He had only one thought in his mind, "Since you dare to provoke me, then be prepared to face my counterattack!"

Dalikar, the Burnley full-back, was originally just a long-term substitute for the team.

Today, he replaced the injured Norton, and he cherished this rare opportunity, eager to show his skills.

In order to execute Coach Dyche's pre-match tactics against Tang Long, he was unusually active and constantly launched malicious attacks against Tang Long.

In the 26th minute of the first half, the ball came to the left wing, and Tang Long once again displayed his signature inside cut.

This move has become famous in the Premier League. Just like Robben's cut inside from the right wing, opponents know his intentions and routes, but still find it difficult to stop him.

Dalikar was unwilling to be defeated so easily, and he relentlessly pursued Tang Long, their arms tightly intertwined!

To stop Tang Long, Dalikar even used both hands, pulling on Tang Long's arm with one hand and reaching behind him with the other to tug at his jersey.

"Get some action, don't act like a woman!" Arfield shouted from the sidelines, encouraging Dalikar.

Mocking his teammates, Dalikar hardened his heart and viciously swung his elbow toward Tang Long's neck.

The pork knuckle whistled through the air!

However, Tang Long had anticipated this, and simultaneously raised his elbow, causing the two to collide bone to bone with a thud, and bounce away from each other.

When his teammate missed his shot, Arfield rushed over to help.

Last time, Arfield's reckless tackle not only failed to catch Tang Long, but also accidentally fractured his teammate Norton, which made him more cautious.

This time he learned his lesson and, instead of using his feet, chose to attack with his hands, just like Dalikar did.

His eyes revealed ferocity, and this time his elbow strike was even more swift, aimed directly at Tang Long's temple!

This location is extremely dangerous; a strong impact could even cause brain damage!

At this critical moment, Tang Long reacted with lightning speed.

His body seemed to be controlled by an invisible force, suddenly pausing and retreating, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow!

Arfield, having exerted too much force and lost his balance, fell forward.

Even more dramatically, his full-force elbow strike landed squarely on Dalikar's temple, right behind Tang Long.

"Thump!"

A deep, resounding thud echoed across the stadium, sending a chill down everyone's spine!

Dalikar's body fell straight to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, his eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness.

Arfield stood there, looking at his teammate lying on the ground, his face blank and terrified, his mouth agape, as if he couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.

"Ugh, how did we end up hitting our own people again?"

Arfield's voice was filled with despair and helplessness, and his elbow was starting to throb with pain, a testament to the force he had exerted!

Little did he know that, in Tang Long's eyes, who possessed extraordinary predictive abilities, their physical movements were like SportMediaset in a movie—slow yet clear, posing no threat whatsoever to him.

Tang Long looked at Dalikar lying on the ground without feeling any pity.

He smiled slightly, stopped dribbling forward, and simply picked up the ball.

Upon seeing this, the referee immediately understood and decisively blew his whistle to stop the game. The team doctor quickly ran onto the field.

While chatting and laughing easily with Agüero, Gündoğan, and others, Tang Long crossed his arms and watched with a mocking look as Burnley staff carried Dalikar off the field on a stretcher.

Guardiola and Chivu, watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle.

Guardiola thought to himself, "Dyche, this is what you asked for. Let's see how you play now!"

Burnley's manager Dyche, was completely dumbfounded.

In just over 20 minutes, two of his team's players had already been injured, and he had used up two substitutions. This was the first time he had encountered such a dire situation in his more than ten years of coaching career.

His face was filled with helplessness and despair. He could only wave helplessly, signaling for a substitute player to come on and replace the injured player.

At this point, Burnley's morale plummeted like a punctured balloon.

The players' eyes were filled with fear and confusion, and the ferocity and fighting spirit they had shown at the start of the game were gone. They seemed to have realized that today's game might be a crushing defeat for them!

However, Tang Long did not intend to let Burnley off so easily.

A fire of revenge burned in his heart. He thought, "A team like yours thinks it can avoid relegation? Today, I'll make sure you lose several key players and learn the lesson of offending me!"

Thinking of this, Tang Long's gaze, like a sharp dagger, fell upon Arfield.

Arfield, Burnley's key midfielder, had absolutely terrible luck today.

He tried to foul Tang Long twice, but ended up hurting his own people both times, like a cursed unlucky guy.

At this moment, he was completely enveloped by fear, trembling with terror.

Let alone fouling Tang Long again, he was extremely cautious even when running past his teammates, as if they were fragile porcelain pieces that would break at the slightest touch.

The scene of returning to the locker room and being angrily criticized by his teammates and severely scolded by the head coach kept flashing through his mind. This imagined scenario filled him with fear and unease.

His mind was foggy and his attention was extremely scattered. He was completely unaware that he was the next one to suffer.

As the saying goes, those who do many evil deeds will surely perish; the judgment of fate is about to arrive!

With three minutes left in the first half, Tang Long received a precise lob pass from Gündoğan in midfield.

Without the slightest hesitation, before the ball even hit the ground, he unleashed a powerful shot like a cannon poised to fire!

The force and speed of that kick caught Manchester City's teammates completely off guard.

They all knew Tang Long was good at long-range shots, but this shot was more than 40 meters away from the goal. Shooting from that position was practically an impossible challenge!

What they didn't know was that Tang Long's real target wasn't the goal, but rather Arfield's head, about 5 meters in front of him.

Whether or not the shot hits the goal is no longer important to Tang Long.

Poor Arfield, at this moment, was like a lamb to the slaughter, standing right in the ball's flight path.

He heard a loud bang, followed by a cracking sound.

The football, like a cannonball, hit him squarely in the nose with tremendous force.

The force of the blow was so great that Arfield's body was sent flying as if by a powerful force, and he fell straight backward to the ground like a stiff zombie!

Although the elbow strikes he had delivered to his teammates earlier were quite powerful, they paled in comparison to the force of Tang Long's kick.

In a daze, Arfield heard the referee blow the whistle to stop the game and felt his teammates anxiously patting his head.

Then, he heard the team doctor say something that filled him with utter despair, "A comminuted fracture of the nasal bridge, substitute immediately!"

Earlier, when the two Burnley players were stretchered off the field, the 20,000 Burnley fans in the stands applauded them to encourage their valiant efforts on the pitch.

This time, however, when Arfield was carried off the field, he was met only with a chorus of boos.

"Well done! Tang is beating up trash like you!"

"You've accidentally injured your teammates twice in a row; now it's your turn to be in trouble!"

"What a disgrace! What kind of cowards did Dyche choose!"

"Today's game was absolutely awful. Three players injured and they still want to avoid relegation? Dream on!"

The fans' jeers came like a tidal wave, one after another, leaving Dyche feeling utterly desperate and helpless on the sidelines.

The piercing hisses echoed in his mind, and he felt as if he had fallen into a cold ice cave, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

He never imagined that just because of a single match against Manchester City, and because of the team CEO Ederson's almost insane desire to retaliate against Manchester City by not giving them a hard time, the team would lose three key players in a row!

Trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead – that's the backlash!

These players may be unable to play in the next 2-3 games, and may not be able to return to the field until the end of the season.

This is undoubtedly a fatal blow to Burnley, who are determined to avoid relegation.

Dyche even began to suspect that Ederson was deliberately trying to harm him and use this opportunity to force him to resign.

His heart was filled with doubt and anger, but at this moment, he was powerless.

Just as Dyche was lost in despair, the referee blew the whistle to end the halftime break.

He vaguely heard Tang Long walk up to him and whisper, "Tell your men to behave, and I promise you won't lose any more players in the second half."

Dyche was startled and instantly came to his senses. When he looked again, Tang Long had already walked away with steady steps, leaving only a majestic figure disappearing into the player tunnel.

In the second half, Burnley's players indeed behaved much better.

They were like a pack of tamed wild beasts, no longer daring to easily attack Tang Long.

Tang Long once again demonstrated his formidable strength during the competition.

In the 61st minute, he received a cross from Kolarov, leaped high, and scored a beautiful header to break through Burnley's goal!

Ultimately, the team easily defeated Burnley 2-0 away from home, and Tang Long was substituted off in the 65th minute.

At the post-match press conference, Dyche broke down in tears upon learning that relegation rivals Watford had won!

He slammed his fist on the table in frustration, the force of which knocked the water bottle to the ground, startling several reporters in the front row who cried out in alarm.

Dyche was devastated. He said helplessly, "We made a huge mistake in this game. We thought that as long as we contained Tang, we would have a chance to get points from Manchester City. Now it seems that was an absolutely ridiculous idea."

His voice was filled with bitterness and regret.

Dyche's remarks prompted a Manchester Evening News reporter who was traveling with the team to scoff.

The reporter thought to himself, "Restricting Tang is certainly not wrong, but don't you even consider whether your players have the ability? This is simply a case of losing both ways, completely asking for trouble."

However, Burnley were somewhat comforted when, a week later, Manchester City thrashed relegation rivals Watford 4-0 at home.

This time, Watford learned from Burnley's experience and played very civilly, but victory on the football field cannot be achieved simply through civility.

Tang Long once again displayed his prowess in the match, scoring two goals in the first half.

After that, Agüero and Gündoğan each scored a goal.

With this back and forth, Burnley were fortunate enough to climb out of the relegation zone once again.

Within a week, Manchester City's performance in the Premier League, especially Tang Long's outstanding play, has turned Premier League relegation zone upside down!

This has shocked and moved the entire Britain football world.

"Tang almost single-handedly determined the fate of these relegation-threatened teams, deciding their future trajectory and whether they could remain in the Premier League next season!"

In these two Premier League matches, Tang Long scored a total of 4 goals, bringing his personal Premier League goal tally to 44, once again resetting his record.

He is a dazzling star, shining brightly in the sky of the Premier League!

Sky Sport's Diletta wrote a lengthy article on his personal page, praising Tang Long's outstanding performance in the Premier League:

"He is the Yelena Isinbayeva of the Premier League. With every centimeter higher she goes in the pole vault, Yelena Isinbayeva is setting a new world record, and with every goal Tang Long scores, he is raising the Premier League's single-season goal tally to new heights!"

Tang Long's goal tally continued to climb, while Cristiano Ronaldo's team was equally focused and determined.

In La Liga, Cristiano Ronaldo also demonstrated his formidable strength, scoring three goals in two matches.

The Portuguese player's total La Liga goals have reached 46, and he still leads Tang Long by two goals in the ever-updating European Golden Shoe standings!

The goal-scoring duel between the two was like a fierce marathon, thrilling fans and drawing the attention of the entire football world.

No one can say for sure who will win the European Golden Shoe this season until the final round of the league.

On this day, at Manchester City's training ground, before training began, Guardiola made a rare move.

Instead of having the players warm up first as usual, he gathered them all together ahead of time.

Guardiola's eyes revealed a determination and desire as he looked at his players and said loudly, "Boys, before training begins, I must make one goal clear to you."

"What brings us the greatest joy as Manchester City players?"

Kompany, with sharp eyes, answered without hesitation, "Of course, we'll win the title by beating Manchester United!"

His declaration was like a burning torch, instantly igniting the passion of all his teammates.

Especially Tang Long, even though training hadn't started and warm-up hadn't even begun, wisps of steam were already rising from his head, as if he had just experienced a fierce battle.

Guardiola leaned down, clapped his hands heavily, and shouted, "You all know what to do in tomorrow's game, right? Give Manchester United a good beating and clinch the title three rounds early!"

On the training field, the heroes of Blue Moon raised their arms and shouted, their voices deafening and piercing the sky.

"Beat up Manchester United!"

"Winning the championship ahead of schedule!"

"We'll climb to the top of the Premier League by stepping over their corpses!"