In the penalty area of team Manchester United, Wan-Bissaka squatted on the ground, holding his head with a regretful expression. If it wasn't his mistake just now, how could Li Mingyu have such a good shooting opportunity!
Harry Maguire, the captain of team Manchester United, sighed, walked to Wan-Bissaka, and patted him on the shoulder.
In the defense just now, Harry Maguire had already tried his best. First, he took advantage of Sterling's relaxation and scooped the ball away from his feet from the side.
At that time, as long as Wan-Bissaka kicked the ball forward, even if you kicked it out of the sideline, it was an option.
Harry Maguire also did not notice that Li Mingyu cut into the small penalty area from behind, and intercepted Wan-Bissaka's return pass in front of goalkeeper De Gea.
He had already made up the defense immediately, risking a foul and preparing to steal the ball from Li Mingyu.
Who would have thought that Li Mingyu, with his back to De Gea, had already completed the jaw-dropping back-heel shot after Marseille Turn.
Even Harry Maguire had to admit that only a talented player like Li Mingyu with his unconstrained ideas could achieve such a shot.
In the 20th minute of the first half, Manchester City's shot from Li Mingyu broke the deadlock and rewritten the score to 1:0.
After the restart, Team Manchester United was a little anxious to equalize the score.
But Manchester City is very experienced with this kind of ball. The small-scale pressing and the front-to-back linkage of the entire front completely shattered the Manchester United team's idea of a fast break.
Returning to the offensive position, the Manchester United team's offensive efficiency was not as high as expected.
Pogba's long shot seemed a little anxious.
Bruno Fernandes's passing also seemed impatient. Two consecutive forward passes were destroyed by Manchester City.
Rashford on the striker didn't have a chance to shoot today. Every time he received the ball, he would be surrounded by Manchester City, forcing him to pass back helplessly.
After Manchester City's midfield and backfield have gone through more than half a year of running-in, they are no longer as full of holes as they were in the first half of the season.
Guardiola on the sidelines also nodded happily. Manchester City's long-standing top-heavy problem has been significantly improved.
However, next season, Manchester City still needs to continue to recruit, and the recruitment of defenders is the top priority.
At the end of the first half, the score was still 1:0, and the players from both sides returned to the locker room.
After a short break, players from both sides returned to the court again.
In the second half, there were no substitutions between the two sides. After the exchange of venues, Manchester City started the attack first.
I don't know if he was a little relaxed, but Manchester City's midfielder made a passing error.
When Bernardo Silva passed the ball to Li Mingyu, the intention of the pass was too obvious and the intensity of the pass was too light. As a result, the opponent's Bruno Fernandes intercepted the ball.
Li Mingyu and Bernardo Silva, who had lost the ball, quickly returned to defense. The two of them sandwiched Bruno Fernandes. As long as Bruno Fernandes took the ball two steps forward, he would fall into the trap of the two.
Bruno Fernandes also understands his current situation very well, and he cannot waste this rare opportunity casually.
I saw Bruno Fernandes using the outer instep of his right foot to kick the football hard to the right front.
In the lens, a figure suddenly appeared.
Pogba.
Pogba cut in at high speed along the right wing and received the accurate pass from Bruno Fernandes.
Manchester City's defense on the right was completely blank, and the left wing-back Zinchenko, who had assisted just now, never came back.
Pogba rushed with the ball at high speed.
Manchester City's defensive line can return to defense quickly.
When Pogba dribbled the ball forward, six players had already returned to their own half.
However, most of the Manchester City players are in the middle, and Pogba on the wing is still not under much threat.
After running at high speed for three or four seconds, Pogba cut outside the penalty area.
Just as Manchester City's players were about to step forward to block the ball, Pogba adjusted his steps and took a long shot from about 25 meters away with his right foot.
Under the influence of the outside instep, the football was not only powerful and heavy, but also drew a very arcing line and flew towards the far corner of the goal.
Goalkeeper Ederson has been standing near the left post, always paying attention to Pogba's movements.
When he saw Pogba shooting, he felt a little uneasy and started to move to the right.
However, the football was moving at high speed and had a huge arc. As soon as Ederson ran to the middle of the goal, the football was already whizzing into the blind spot of the goal.
Ederson spread his hands with a look of helplessness. The goalkeeper had no choice in the face of such a world wave.
After scoring the goal, Pogba made an action that made the fans in the audience very angry.
Pogba first made a move with his arms folded across his chest, as if he was hanging like this. Then, in front of all the fans, Pogba performed a very magical dance move.
All Manchester City fans responded with huge boos.
But Pogba didn't care. The roar of boos filled his ears, as if it was a compliment to him.
Li Mingyu couldn't help but frowned, this old black guy seemed to be very arrogant!
It's just an equalizer. Those who didn't know better thought you were already leading us 3-1!
This goal greatly improved the morale of the Manchester United team.
And Manchester City was also greatly annoyed by Pogba's arrogant behavior just now.
In the following game, the actions of both sides also brought a bit of gunpowder.
But the referee was not too nervous, after all, this was the famous Manchester Derby.
As a derby, if there is no smell of gunpowder, it would be a bit unworthy of its name.
However, what is strange is that Li Mingyu did not receive special treatment from team Manchester United.
Even though Li Mingyu was put to the ground by the opponent, it was obvious that the players of team Manchester United did not commit a flagrant foul.
Not only were the fans at the scene a little curious, but even the players of the Manchester United team were a little strange.
Is this still our teammate? He is so light, Li Mingyu is your father!
You have never been so gentle during training!
This is the power of the system. The home court is already protected by the system's golden body, and with the aura of Gascoigne's "Football Gentleman", those players who want to have evil thoughts towards Li Mingyu become gentlemen.
In the 65th minute of the second half, Pogba had just gently knocked down Li Mingyu. While returning to defense, a sideways tackle knocked Gabriel Jesus down even while dribbling the ball.
Damn it, double-standard dogs, treat them differently!
Gabriel Jesus fell to the ground and groaned in pain.
Players from both sides gathered together, and a chaos was about to break out.