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Back home, Manchester United will have an away game against Blackburn.

Blackburn has already wanted it at this time. From the perspective of all parties, this is a three-pointer that should be scored. The same is true for Manchester United, but Ferguson still cautiously stated before the game that Blackburn has never been a team that can win. Teams that are easy to beat, we have to be careful.

Unanimously favored, Ferguson still sent most of the main lineup in the game, Li Yu served as the starting striker, and Rooney still sat on the bench.

Sure enough, the process of the game was exactly as Ferguson said, Manchester United's away game was not easy at all, and Blackburn's defense was extremely fierce, which brought a lot of trouble to Manchester United players.

In the first half, the Manchester United players deliberately avoided some big moves, but the score of 0:0 in the first half also reminded all the players that it is difficult to take advantage of the opponent without doing their best. [

Ferguson also pointed out this point during the halftime break. Surprisingly, the Manchester United boss did not erupt, but this calm before the eruption also let the players know that if there is no change in the second half, what awaits them is bound to be even bigger. Fierce outburst.

Manchester United finally improved in the second half, and Li Yu also became active, but even so, Manchester United's goal did not appear too early. It was not until 2 minutes before the end that Li Yu scored a goal in an anti-offside. The only goal of the game.

1:0, Manchester United defeated Blackburn away with difficulty and scored the key 3 points!

The rivals of the league title, Chelsea and Arsenal, will play in the FA Cup semi-finals, and the game will be played in three days. Manchester United leads the two teams in the standings by 6 points in the case of one more game, and continues to lead the points. There are still four rounds left in the league, and the day when Manchester United will win four consecutive championships is getting closer.

However, someone wants to cause trouble for Manchester United at this time, and that is Mancini, the head coach of Manchester United's rival in the same city. The 35th round will be the second round of the Manchester derby this season.

After a 5-1 home victory over Birmingham City, Manchester City is one step closer to next season's Champions League.Fans at the Manchester City Stadium, it's time to count on their fingers how long their team is from the Champions League.

In the Premier League standings, Manchester City has 33 points after 62 league games.Currently, the third-ranked Arsenal team has 3 points after 33 league games.With 71 league games left in the season, the 5-point gap is basically irreversible.Therefore, Manchester City's more realistic goal is to keep the fourth place in the league.

4th place in the league means qualification for the Champions League play-offs.Among Manchester City's chasers, Tottenham Hotspur is the closest. At present, Tottenham has 32 points after 58 games, and behind Tottenham is Liverpool with 34 points in 56 games.It can be said that unless a miracle occurs, the Red Army has basically withdrawn from the competition for the Champions League seat.

Tottenham, which is following Manchester City, has one game less and is 1 points behind. This situation makes Manchester City dare not be careless.

Under such circumstances, the schedule of the two sides in the final stage will play a crucial role.Manchester City's last 5 games are: at home to Manchester United, away to Arsenal, home to Aston Villa, home to Tottenham and away to West Ham; while Tottenham's last 6 games are: home Against Arsenal, at home against Chelsea, away against Manchester United, at home against Bolton, away against Manchester City and away against Burnley.

Judging from the situation of the opponents, there are 5 strong teams in the last 4 opponents of Manchester City, and 6 strong teams in the last 4 opponents of Tottenham.For Manchester City, the more advantageous point is that they have finished their game with Chelsea, who are eager to score points, and Tottenham still have to face Chelsea.In addition, Tottenham have just participated in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Three days later, they will face Arsenal, which is a test for their physical strength.If the two sides cannot widen the gap before May 3, then the direct match between Manchester City and Tottenham on May 5 will determine the ownership of the fourth Champions League spot in the Premier League this season.

However, judging from the momentum, Manchester City is undoubtedly more optimistic.

In the last 3 Premier League games, Manchester City scored 14 goals. They have played in such a continuous state. Only Chelsea have done this this season (from March 3th to April 24rd, the Blues beat Ports 4-3 successively. Mouth, 5-0 to Aston Villa, but still conceded 7 goals instead of City's 2).

Manchester City's offensive power has been unstoppable.In fact, since Mancini took office, Manchester City's performance has been on an upward trend.At present, Mancini has played 16 league games in charge of Manchester City, while his predecessor Mark Hughes played 17 games. Whether it is offense or defense, Manchester City's results in the last 16 games are better than the first 17 games.Judging from the collective standing ovation of more than 45 spectators at the Manchester City Stadium today, the atmosphere in the Manchester City team, as well as between the team and the fans, has reached the best.

But at the end of the day, everything has to be down to earth.

Currently, the first hurdle before Mancini is the next home game against Manchester United.After scoring 3 points in the away game against Black, Ferguson has admitted that it is not easy to get any 3 points in the closing stage of the league. He still said that he wants to beat Manchester City in the away game.

As for Manchester City, Vieira said last week: "Since we have already scored in the top four, we don't want to come out." In the hearts of most Manchester City players, they will not forget that on September 9 last year, due to Owen A goal at the last second, Manchester City lost 20-3 away to Manchester United.Therefore, even the mentality of revenge will make Manchester City regard the weekend's game as a must-win game.And at that time, Rooney is likely to be absent due to injury. Without Rooney, Manchester United still has only Li Yu supporting the entire attack line. Whether Manchester City can achieve their wish has to be asked, Li Yu is a killer of Manchester United!

There is still good news waiting for Li Yu. On April 4, the Professional Players Federation (pf) announced the nominations for this year's Footballer of the Year.Manchester United strikers Li Yu and Wayne Rooney were both selected as the best player and the best young player. However, Li Yu has become the most popular candidate for the award. Ryan Giggs and Luo in the previous two seasons), this will obviously boost Li Yu's morale before the Manchester derby.

Different from the 6 nominations listed in previous years, there are only 4 candidates for each of the two awards this year.The finalists for the best player come from the top 5 Premier League goals and assists this season.Manchester United selected Li Yu (30 goals and 8 assists) and Wayne Rooney (26 goals and 3 assists), as well as Drogba (258) and Cesc Fabregas (1513) on the list.Lampard (1712), who joins Rooney and Tevez on the list, was not nominated.With Li Yu's outstanding performance this season, there is almost no suspense about his final award. The bookmaker has already offered an ultra-low odds of 106. Rooney is the second favorite with odds of 110 and the other two are 230.In the polls, 60% of the fans supported Li Yu's election. [

At the same time, Li Yu, Rooney and Xiaofa were also nominated for the best young player. Their competitors were goalkeeper Joe Hart, who was loaned to Birmingham from Manchester City, and Villa midfielder Milner.As Shay's main position in Manchester City is unshakable, Hart has become a new star who has unexpectedly risen on loan this season.Milner was described by England boss Capello as "our most improved player of the year" a few weeks ago.

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At the same time, there is also good news on Manchester United's official website. Manchester United officially announced that they have renewed their contract with Paul Scholes, the "ginger head" who has played for the team for 17 years.The new contract expires in June 2011.

Scholes has played 440 games for the Red Devils, scoring 100 goals.He made 66 appearances for England, scoring 14 goals.

Ferguson, the coach who cultivated Scholes with one hand, said emotionally: "We are very happy that Paul can play for another year. His performance this year proves that his ability is as strong as before, and he is also enjoying the game with all his heart. This is what he left behind. Reason for coming down. There were rumors that he talked about retiring, but when you see how much he enjoys training and playing, you can see how much he wants to continue."

Scholes said: "I'm delighted to sign another year. I feel great and I will continue to enjoy football. I would like to thank the owners, the coaches and staff, as well as the fans who continue to support me."

Before the Manchester derby, it was all good news for Manchester United.

In contrast to Manchester City, in the match between Manchester City and Everton last month, Manchester City coach Mancini had a physical conflict with visiting team coach Moise on the sidelines because of a foul ball at the end of the game.The FA fined him £15 on the [-]th.

Since Mancini apologized to Moyes immediately after the game, and Moyes also said that he had forgiven Mancini, the FA did not impose a suspension on Mancini, and the £2011 penalty The fine was also suspended until the end of the 2012/[-] season.

In the match against Everton on March 3, Manchester City, which lost 24:0, suffered their first home defeat, which made Mancini very depressed.When the game entered stoppage time, Everton coach Moise, who deliberately delayed the time, took the ball when the ball went out of bounds; Mancini stepped forward to snatch the ball back and shoved Moise hard.The referee sent off both players with red cards.

Moise said after the game: "Mancini apologized to me after he came to the stands. There is no problem between me and him."

Knowing his mistake, Mancini changed his mind and made an opening with the FA, allowing Manchester City, which is in a critical period of the league, to escape the suspension of the head coach.

The Manchester derby between Manchester City and Manchester United is about to start.

Less than 24 hours before the game, the FA temporarily replaced the referee on duty from Bennett to Atkinson, which surprised Manchester City.

Manchester City fans will never forget Atkinson. In the first round of the derby on September 9 last year, Manchester United played against Manchester City at home. Atkinson gave 20 minutes of stoppage time, but he allowed Owen to play at 4 minutes and 95 seconds. In the end, the fatal lore made Manchester City's then coach Mark Hughes furious.

"The Times" stated that Bennett, who was originally scheduled to be on duty, is still stranded in Romania. Because of the recent paralysis of European routes caused by Iceland's eyjfjlljkull volcanic ash, Bennett's flight was cancelled.

Manchester City officials are not only very dissatisfied with the FA's decision to temporarily replace the referee, but more importantly, the FA did not give any explanation for the decision to temporarily replace the referee.It is reported that Manchester City has contacted the chairman of the Disarmament Committee Hackett and Mike Riley in order to ask them to make a formal explanation.

Of course, it is not the Manchester City family who are dissatisfied with Atkinson. Manchester United is also very disgusted with Atkinson.In the 12th round of this season's league, Manchester United lost 0-1 away to Chelsea. After the game, coach Ferguson bombarded the referee Atkinson first for not awarding the free kick that led to Chelsea's goal. , Drogba pulled Brown down in the penalty area.

In the quarter-finals of the 07-08 FA Cup, Manchester United played against Portsmouth at home. In the game, Atkinson first let go of the opponent's defender Distin knocking down Luo in the penalty area, and then beat Manchester United. Goalkeeper Kuzczak was sent off and eventually awarded Pompey the winning penalty, prompting Ferguson to rage after the game.Sir Alex bombarded Atkinson angrily after the game, "Absolutely ridiculous decision (not awarding a penalty to Luo), I can't explain it, I can't think of any reason. The manager should dismiss the class for this. Atkinson will continue next week Officiating a game? That's ridiculous. There's no answer to that question."

Saturday is coming, and Manchester City will usher in the fourth Manchester derby of the season (including two rounds of the League Cup semi-finals) at the Manchester City Stadium.Regardless of the temporary change of referee before the game or Manchester United's efforts to create good news, the two veterans of the "Manchester Evening News" who have followed the two teams for a long time and have more than 4 derby viewing experience agree that "this may be the most important event in 100 years. City Derby".

From the late 60s to the early 70s, Manchester City ushered in a period of glory for the club: they first beat Manchester United to win the league championship in the 1967-68 season, won the FA Cup the following year, and won the League Cup and European Cup in 1970. Winners cup.This weekend's derby is comparable to the derby at that time: for Manchester United, this campaign is related to the last hope of four consecutive championships; for Manchester City, it is related to competing with Tottenham for the top four.

Coincidentally, both teams have been weak in offense and defense this season.From Toure Lescott in the Mark Hughes era to Toure Compani in the Mancini era, Manchester City has never been able to completely solve the defense problem.In the previous 3 meetings between the two teams this season, Manchester City conceded 8 goals.Although Manchester City beat Burnley and Birmingham consecutively in the last two games, they were also attacked by their opponents. [

But in this campaign, they will encounter Li Yu, the top scorer in the Premier League so far this season. It is worth noting Rooney. Although he missed the game against Blackburn last week, he resumed light training on Monday (12th). A comeback is expected.In the three games against Manchester City this season, Li Yu and Rooney both had enviable performances.

But Manchester City coach Mancini, who has been tested in the Milan derby, made a strong statement: "It is best that Rooney can play, so that both teams are in the strongest lineup, and whoever takes 3 points can be called the real winner of the derby. Rooney is a wonderful player. Man, he's been in great form this season. He's always been a threat, but we beat them once at home this season, why can't we do it again? But I think Manchester United's number 9 is the real fate of the game, I don't understand why There are always people here who like to talk about Wayne Rooney, but deliberately ignore Manchester United's No. 9!"

In addition to Rooney, Ryan Giggs, who was injured on the field, is also recovering and can return.However, Park Ji-sung, Fletcher and Carrick, who took a break against Blackburn, are expected to return to the starting lineup.

Similar to Manchester United, Manchester City also has an offensive line to be proud of: in the last 3 league games, they have poured 14 goals into their opponents, showing their strong strength.Tevez, in particular, has scored 28 goals this season, catching up with Rooney. This campaign is also a battle of revenge for him.In contrast, Manchester United's fragile defense, which may be compromised by Ferdinand, will be tested again.

Before the battle, Mancini chose to deliberately favor the furious Tevez, "Carlos is already an important player for us, and he has improved a lot this season, because he has never scored 28 goals in one season before (two seasons at Manchester United) It's 15 goals and 19 goals, at West Ham it's 10 goals). When you say top players, you compare him with Wayne Rooney, Messi. Of course Messi is the hottest right now, but Rooney and Tevez are not far behind. "

Mancini believes: "This is undoubtedly the most important derby in the past many years, because towards the end of the season, Manchester United is fighting for the championship, and we are fighting for the top four. But for us, ending Manchester United's championship efforts is far less than our own. The goal is important. It's not an easy game for both teams, we'd better focus on doing our own thing and playing at the level of the last month. We won 1-0? That score is good enough for me , I just don’t know what Sir Alex thinks.”

Captain Toure is also full of confidence, "Our forwards and midfielders look unstoppable when they attack the opponent. We love big scenes. We have defeated Manchester United (League Cup), Arsenal and Chelsea at home this season. We beat Chelsea away and drew twice with Liverpool. We have to focus now to secure a top four."

While wanting the championship, while wanting the Champions League seat, the doomed decisive battle is about to be staged!