However, something went wrong while busy.
When Harry Maguire passed the ball back, he didn't pay attention to De Gea's position. The pass actually went in the opposite direction of De Gea.
De Gea watched with horror as the football rolled past about ten centimeters from his left foot. His body was unable to resist the force of inertia.
After Harry Maguire passed the ball, his face showed a hint of panic, and he quickly started to get ready to save the ball.
However, before he could start, he saw a figure rushing out from his side.
The huge force caused Harry Maguire to be knocked to the ground in an instant.
Harry Maguire saw the number of this blue figure at the moment he fell to the ground.
No. 10.
That's right, it's Li Mingyu.
The moment Li Mingyu kicked off the ball from team Manchester United, it chased from its own half to the penalty area of team Manchester United.
After three consecutive players passed back, Li Mingyu did not slow down at all. In the end, Harry Maguire made a low-level mistake by using its strong deterrence.
There is nothing the goalkeeper can do about this ball. Looking at this intensity, even if Harry Maguire chases it back, it is impossible to stop the ball from rolling into the goal.
This will definitely be an own goal.
However, the anxious look on Li Mingyu's speeding face made people suddenly wonder, could we have seen it wrong? Is this ball Manchester City's own goal?
No, it's the restricted area of Team Manchester United!
Li Mingyu Why are you chasing so hard? You can score without chasing the ball!
Just when the football was about to cross the goal, Li Mingyu made a flying tackle and rushed into the goal with the ball.
For a moment, all the players and fans were shocked by Li Mingyu's behavior.
It's too hard!
Seeing Li Mingyu's spikes hanging on the net, with his feet in the air in a panic, De Gea, who should have been depressed, couldn't help but laugh.
After all, as a teammate of the national team, De Gea has never seen such an embarrassing Li Mingyu!
Where is my mobile phone? If I want to take a photo and post it on Moments, I will definitely get over 100 million likes!
Gabriel Jesus, who was following Li Mingyu, came up and helped Li Mingyu out of the siege.
After VAR review, it was determined that the goal was scored by Li Mingyu and not an own goal by Harry Maguire.
Hearing this news, Harry Maguire didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.
After the goal, the referee did not wait for the Manchester United team to restart the ball and directly blew the whistle to end the first half.
Manchester United team players had a look of surviving a disaster on their faces, and they all rushed into the tunnel with their heads lowered.
Inside Old Trafford, there was a dead silence. All the fans in red jerseys were looking at the young man with a bright smile with horrified eyes.
Fans of Blue Moon feel that this young man's smile is very warm.
In the eyes of Red Devils fans, behind this young man's smile is a terrifying devil's face.
In the last five minutes of the first half, Li Mingyu scored two goals in a row to tie the score to 3:2. The Manchester United team, currently leading by one goal, felt as if they were the lagging team.
Return to the locker room.
Manchester United's players were all gasping for air, and the confusion in their eyes made people feel distressed just looking at them.
The staff responsible for players' jerseys and equipment quietly walked in and placed jerseys one by one next to the players who needed to change jerseys.
This dead-silent locker room made this staff member want to leave quickly.
Bruno Fernandes silently took off his sweat-soaked jersey, wiped his body with a towel, and then put on a new jersey.
This is a habit of Bruno Fernandes. During halftime of every game, he needs to change into a clean jersey.
He feels that this not only makes him who likes to sweat more comfortable, but also hopes to adjust his mood by changing his jersey.
However, today, changing his jersey could not improve his mood.
Li Mingyu's two goals in the last five minutes stunned Bruno Fernandes.
The first goal was a complete reflection of Li Mingyu's personal strength. He used his personal ability to get rid of the defense thirty meters in front of the goal, and hit the goal guarded by De Gea with a long shot.
The second goal was an opportunity created by Li Mingyu through unremitting efforts and continuous pressing, which made the players of Manchester United team feel timid.
Harry Maguire's mistake was actually due to being frightened by Li Mingyu's rush.
And in the end, Li Mingyu, when the football was already destined to go in, still had to catch up crazily and complete the shot.
This behavior shocked Bruno Fernandes.
Li Mingyu's fighting spirit deeply shocked Bruno Fernandes.
In Manchester City's locker room, it's a different kind of world.
Li Mingyu's two goals completely released the shackles in the hearts of Manchester City's players.
They kept talking about Li Mingyu's last goal.
"Li, that ball has already been scored, why are you still chasing it so hard?"
"Yeah, I was dumbfounded at the time. I thought I was crazy. Could it be our own own goal?"
"Hahaha, I also had this illusion at the time. I quickly looked behind me and it was Ederson! Haha!"
"..."
Li Mingyu also had a smile on his face and said, "I felt like I could catch up, so I went after it. After all, it was a goal!"
What a simple reason!
His teammates all raised their middle fingers at him.
Guardiola opened the door and came in. Seeing everyone looking cheerful, he also grinned.
Li Mingyu's two goals five minutes before the end of the first half completely changed the situation of the game.
The momentum has completely returned to Manchester City's side.
In the second half of the game, this one-goal difference was simply negligible for Manchester City.
Guardiola talked to everyone about what needs to be paid attention to in the second half.
Finally, Guardiola knocked on the blackboard and expressed his dissatisfaction with the defense's performance today.
The four defense generals all looked ashamed, and they actually allowed their opponents to score three goals in the first half.
This is the first time this season.
However, Guardiola has stopped short. He believes that his disciples should adjust their mentality very well. In the second half of the game, they should not make the same mistakes as in the first half.
The fifteen minutes of rest time flies by quickly.
Players from both sides returned to the court.
It is obvious that the players of Manchester City are high in fighting spirit, and the eyes looking at the players of team Manchester United are full of bloodlust.
In the first half of the game, they were extremely frustrated. In the second half, they must regain their position.
The players of team Manchester United looked a little sluggish. The two goals scored by Li Mingyu at the end of the first half were a big blow to them!
The big devil is back!
It can be seen that some players from the Manchester United team look at Li Mingyu with fear in their eyes.
The referee looked at his watch and blew the whistle to start the second half.
Old Trafford The sky was filled with the cheers of the fans again.
No matter what the players on the field are like, the enthusiasm of the fans will not be intimidated.
After the kick-off, Manchester City's offense showed results.
In the first half, Manchester City played a little irritably because everyone was anxious after losing the lead to their opponents.
After a halftime break, the players of Manchester City all calmed down and their desire to attack skyrocketed.
1,2,3,4...15,16...27,28...
After more than thirty consecutive passes, almost all of which were one-pass passes, Manchester City's passing and control finally became smooth.
The players of the Manchester United team could only run as hard as they could, following the rhythm of Manchester City, but to no avail.
In the 55th minute of the second half, after about ten minutes of fighting, Manchester United team had obvious gaps in their midfield and backcourt.
Li Mingyu got the ball on the wing and suddenly started dribbling the ball laterally, causing midfielder Scott McTominay to quickly follow up.
At this time, the three forwards in the frontcourt began to cross and change positions. In an instant, the Manchester United team's defense was in chaos.
Li Mingyu saw the right opportunity and passed the ball like a scalpel, directly cutting through the Manchester United team's defense line from the middle.
Sterling received the pass from Li Mingyu near the penalty spot, adjusted it slightly, and shot the ball into the goal of team Manchester United.
3:3, Manchester City equalized the score.
This goal completely exploded the mentality of the Manchester United team.
From a 3:0 lead to a 3:3 tie, what frightened them most was not that the score was tied, but that the opponent's big devil was back.
Li Mingyu's two shots and one pass made Manchester United's defense completely surrender.
Old Trafford fell into silence again.
Some old fans could not help but shed tears in their eyes.
They are all old fans who have experienced the glory of Manchester United.
Back then, Manchester United had countless fans all over the world. He had a beautiful playing style, excellent results, and was full of honors.
At that time, Manchester City was just an unknown team. In Manchester City, except for the blue sky, other blue colors were not important.
But now, Manchester City has risen miraculously after the Middle East consortium took over.
The achievement of six championships in ten years is directly catching up with Manchester United's eight championships in ten years from 1993 to 2003.
However, today's six championships in ten years should be more difficult than the eight championships in ten years back then.
Many Manchester United fans held their heads helplessly and looked at the stadium below in despair.
Watching the players wearing blue jerseys celebrating with joy, while the players wearing red jerseys looked confused.
Many Manchester United fans couldn't help but burst into tears.
Although the game is not over yet and the Manchester United team is not behind yet, in everyone's eyes, it will be a matter of time.
At this moment, Li Mingyu did not keep everyone waiting for too long.
In the 70th minute, Li Mingyu stole the ball in the midfield. He raised his head and glanced at De Gea's position. He was surprised to find that De Gea was standing near the penalty area line.
So, Li Mingyu turned his back to the setting sun. Under the setting sun, Li Mingyu's left foot stepped hard on the side of the football, and his right foot hit the bottom of the football like a whip.
The football flew from Manchester City's half, across the entire Manchester United half, and flew directly to the Manchester United team's goal.
De Gea The moment Li Mingyu raised his feet, he knew that he was standing too far forward, so he quickly stepped back.
But he didn't dare to turn around and run away. Instead, he ran backwards while looking at the football in the sky.
The setting sun happened to be shining from the direction of Manchester City. De Gea, who kept looking up at the ball, felt that his eyes were going blind.
The football flying high in the sky seems to merge with the sunset.
The football that reached the highest point drew a beautiful parabola and began to fall at a rapid speed.
De Gea squinted his eyes and finally came to the small penalty area, but the football had already fallen down quickly.
De Gea saw a dark shadow, so he subconsciously jumped up and waved his fist, trying to knock the football away.
But the setting sun made him make a mistake in his judgment. His fist was empty, and the football rubbed his fist and hit the ground hard. After rebounding, the football rubbed the crossbar of the goal and got into the goal, stirring up a tall net.
De Gea, who had not touched the ball, looked very embarrassed. His legs were weak and he sat in front of the goal, watching the football bounce around in the goal.
Li Mingyu, who was still standing in his own half, raised his hands and shrugged his shoulders, looking like "I just gave it a try, who knows I will score a goal."
Even if Li Mingyu made such a provocative move, there were no boos or curses in Old Trafford.
Many Manchester United fans couldn't help but feel a little confused. Back then, the Manchester United team seemed to have such a young man who scored a shocking half-time goal in the same position and in the same way.
That young man is England's heartthrob, David Beckham.
That year, Beckham was only 21 years old. With that "Century Lob", Beckham became the darling of the entire England.
Today, in Manchester United's Old Trafford, everyone once again witnessed the equally wonderful "Century Lob".
The difference from that year is that this time, Team Manchester United became the backdrop.
De Gea sat on the ground and didn't recover for a long time.
The long-distance lob just now made De Gea feel a little out of his body.
For a goalkeeper, it is a very shameful thing to be scored by the opponent with a lob shot.
Not to mention this kind of long-distance lob shot across the half court, it was like putting De Gea's face on the ground and stepping on it.
Murder and heart-wrenching.
This is Li Mingyu's favorite thing to do.
De Gea is an excellent goalkeeper. It can be said today that if it were not for De Gea's outstanding performance, it would have been impossible for the Manchester United team to have a three-goal lead in the first half.
An excellent goalkeeper is as good as half the team.
Although De Gea is Li Mingyu Spain National Team's teammate, in this kind of duel, Li Mingyu will definitely not take this affection into account.
Catch the thief first and capture the king first. As long as De Gea's mentality can be broken, this game will be completely stable.
Sure enough, after the kick-off, the mentality of the Manchester United team changed dramatically. They made a passing error and the cross pass was directly intercepted by Sterling.