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Before the double red meeting, Manchester City actually had some expectations for Manchester United. After all, in the 2018/19 season, Manchester City relied on Manchester United to fight liverpool at Old Trafford, narrowing the point difference to 1 point, and finally turning the tables over.
However, it turns out that the £860 million manchester United, with the world's highest salary, is not as reliable as Manchester City's substitutes. When Lonnick was stupid enough to decide to play against Klopp at Anfield, United had already lost. A near-losing 0-4 not only sent Liverpool back to the top of the table, but also helped Liverpool activate salah, the number one killer.
Under pressure, City returned to the Etihad to face Brighton, who had recently won two straight. De Bruyne, the core of midfield, has returned from injury and is undoubtedly the best news for Manchester City. The FA Cup can be abandoned, but the Premier League must not back down, and Guardiola has lined up the strongest squad against Brighton, who have been in good shape lately.
After the opening, Manchester City quickly took the initiative, but the fatigue brought by successive vicious battles and the anxiety under pressure made Manchester City's attack always slow down by half a beat. Brighton, on the other hand, continued the excellent state of the recent North London twins, step by step, not giving way.
In the first half, the two sides exchanged white papers, leaving only 45 minutes left for Manchester City to regain the top spot in the Premier League.
Guardiola made a rare substitution at half-time, with defensive core Ruben Diaz coming off the bench, De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva switching, while properly recovering the formation and changing the attack from single-core drive to dual-core linkage.
This adjustment can be described as immediate. After the formation was recycled, Brighton, who had been unable to shrink, pressed forward, and the space That City was struggling to find finally appeared.
In the 53rd minute, Manchester City played a counterattack, De Bruyne took the ball and sprinted away, intercepting the brighton defenders in front of and behind, the pass was broken, but the ghost rolled to the feet of Mahrez, who was inserted in front of him, and City's top scorer of the season was lightly picked up, and the ball finally rolled into the Brighton goal.
Despite the mistake, the 1-0 score was really fragrant, and the hanging heart of the Manchester City fans can finally be put down. At this time, Brighton has not yet shot a goal, and Mahrez's goal basically sealed the victory for Manchester City.
In the 65th minute, Foden picked up a kick from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball refracted and entered the net, extending the score to 2-0. Guardiola on the sidelines took a long breath, and after some dispatches, sat back in the coaching bench satisfied.
In the 82nd minute, substitute Zinchenko snatched from the front, De Bruyne was sent to the middle of the road with a little lightness, and no one watched Benaldeau Silva open his bow and arrow, completely ending the suspense of the game.
3 to 0! Manchester City once again let Liverpool's top experience card expire, and after erasing the "burden" of 1 game less, Manchester City still beat Liverpool with a one-point advantage and returned to the top of the table.
With 6 rounds left in the Premier League, the inner-roll battle between Manchester City and Liverpool will undoubtedly enter a more intense stage. Although Manchester City's Premier League schedule is slightly lighter than Liverpool's, because Manchester City's Champions League quarter-final opponent is Real Madrid, the king of the Champions League, Manchester City's variables are even greater.
There is no way back, if you want to win the championship, you can only win!
This is the best Premier League and the strongest Premier League! Manchester City and Liverpool, Guardiola and Klopp have teamed up to raise the level of competition in the Premier League to an unprecedented level, and it does not matter what the final result is.