Star card system.

4 to 3, this is the final score of the fifth Manchester derby this season.

Mourinho gave up strategically in this game, but unexpectedly, they still won in the end.

The key to winning is their top star Xia Xing.

Xia Xing, who came on as a substitute in the second half, led all three goals with three passes and one shot.

He was the absolute hero of the game.

However, when being interviewed after the game, he still hugged his brother Lingard and pushed him to the reporters.

"Guys, you should be interviewing the man who scored a hat-trick in the Manchester derby instead of asking me questions."

The photo of Xia Xing smiling with Lingard in his arms made headlines in many English sports media the next day.

He came off the bench to save the team and helped his teammates score a hat trick. Such a wonderful performance is simply amazing.

Before this game, Manchester United led Manchester City by 12 points.

After this game, the lead became 15 points.

With six games left, Manchester United basically won the championship ahead of schedule.

Win one game, draw once in the next game, and get four points to end the Premier League journey this season.

The most important thing for them now is the Champions League.

On April 4, Manchester United defeated Manchester City 8-4 again. Four days later, Manchester United came to the Etihad Stadium again.

The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is about to take place.

Today, Manchester City still plays with all its main players. Guardiola is full of confidence in this game.

Manchester United's starting lineup has changed a lot.

Because several important injured players have returned!
Ashley Young, Valencia, Matic, Fellaini!
All four injured are back!

They originally had the conditions to play in the last game, but Mourinho still gave them a temporary reprieve.

On the one hand, let them rest well and ensure that their injuries are stable.

On the other hand, it was also a smoke bomb for Manchester City. After all, they played another offensive battle.

When the starting list was announced this time, Mourinho waited until the last moment before submitting it.

When Guardiola saw this list, his mind was buzzing.

Is this awkward?
What is this guy going to do?
Manchester United's starting lineup today is still 4-2-3-1.

Goalkeeper De Gea,
The back four of Ashley Young, Smalling, Rojo and Valencia,
Double defensive midfielder Matic and Fellaini,

The three attacking midfielders are Xia Xing, Lingard and Sanchez.

Center Lukaku.

Seeing this starting lineup, Guardiola was speechless for a long time.

It was over, and the Portuguese started to work again.

Facing Manchester City's all-attack formation, Mourinho is obviously an iron barrel formation!
On the evening of April 4, the Etihad Stadium welcomed the person they hated most.

The Manchester United manager walked onto the pitch as their opponents were already warming up.

Mourinho saw Guardiola, the two looked at each other and slowly walked towards each other.

"Jose, how are you doing today?"

"Are you asking why I came a little late?"

"Don't talk about anything else. I'm talking about your starting lineup."

"What, is there a problem?"

"Aren't you going to fight with us?"

"Of course! My defensive players are back from injury, and it's only the fools who fight against you!"

"What do you want to do?"

"Defend!"

"Impressed!"

Half an hour had passed until he returned to the locker room, and Mourinho's "stick to it" words just now echoed in Guardiola's mind.

That nasty Portuguese guy.As for Mourinho's insistence, Guardiola knows exactly what he means.

Especially since they are one goal ahead, if they hold on desperately, this game will be really difficult to play.

Guardiola desperately hopes that Mourinho will play against him again so that they can make a comeback at home.

Absolutely sure.

But Mourinho began to cling to it, which was hard to say.

Can you win?
Must win!
With Guardiola's aggressive instructions, Manchester City players ran out of the locker room and jumped on the court.

Manchester United, on the other hand, played steadily, led by captain Xia Xing, with a calm expression on his face.

The referee whistles and the game begins!
Manchester City took the lead to kick off the ball and attacked quickly!
Manchester United retreats faster!

Xia Xing retracted directly to the left midfielder position, forming Manchester United's strongest midfielder trio with Matic and Fellaini.

Lingard also retreated. Although he is an attacking midfielder, his running ability and defensive ability are not weak. He is a midfielder with both offense and defense.

Only Sanchez and Lukaku were left in the frontcourt, pressing hard on Manchester City's half as nails, preventing Manchester City's offense from being too reckless.

From the first minute of the opening, Manchester City's attacks continued one after another!

Aguero's shot!

Sane's breakthrough!
Sterling's dribbling!

The three forwards roamed around Manchester United's penalty area and frequently launched fierce attacks.

David Silva, De Bruyne and Gundogan in the middle also fired frequently.

Gundogan, who performed well in the last game, also started today. Guardiola hopes that he can display his excellent offensive ability.

But no matter how fiercely they attacked, it was difficult to tear apart Manchester United's defense.

Mourinho had a smile on his face on the sidelines.

Although the team is only leading by one goal, Mourinho is very confident in the team's defense.

There is Matic, his important minister who has been following him, the Belgian tough guy Fellaini, and Xia Xing, the best midfielder in the world in his mind.

The midfielder barrier formed by these three people is absolutely impossible for Manchester City to tear apart now.

Although they have a strong lineup and have many world-class stars, they do not have superstars like Ronaldo and Messi.

Under the leadership of captain Xia Xing on the field, the defense continued to be solid.

In addition to Manchester United's summer trip today, De Gea also performed very well.

His high picks and low blocks allowed Manchester City to miss many long-range shots.

You must know that Gundogan and De Bruyne are also very accurate in their long-range shots.

Manchester United cannot avoid this.

However, in front of De Gea, all Manchester City's long-range shots came to nothing.

The whistle sounded at the end of the first half, and the two sides were 0-0, with no one scoring.

Guardiola frowned on the sidelines.

He just needs one goal now, one goal is enough.

You must know that they have the advantage of away goals. As long as they score one goal, they can suppress Manchester United and force them to give up their defense and come out to attack.

But this one shot was too difficult.

After changing sides in the second half, Guardiola replaced Fernandinho and replaced Jesus.

The formation of the team has also become 3-3-4.

As a result, their style of play became simple and crude.

Just pass the ball continuously into the penalty area and let several dexterous forwards create their own opportunities.

Sterling even dived twice in a row and was caught by the referee, who gave him a yellow card.

Manchester City continued not to score, and the players on the field and the coaches off the field were extremely anxious.

Now it's getting closer and closer to the end of the game... (End of this chapter)