Messi was so scared that he cried when he maxed out his header talent at the start of the game

On April 7, 2007, the 32nd round of the Premier League arrived.

Manchester City visited Old Trafford, the Theatre of Dreams, to face Manchester United.

An old grudge that has lasted for a century.

The friction and collision over the past two seasons.

Manchester City's Sophie and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo are two current Premier League stars.

The two teams are ranked first and second in the Premier League rankings, and are currently 8 points apart...

With the blessing of the above factors.

This is destined to be the most watched game in the second half of the entire Premier League schedule.

Because the outcome of this game is likely to determine whether the Premier League champion this season is still suspenseful.

If Manchester City wins, it will further expand its lead over Manchester United from 8 points to 11 points, and it will be difficult for Manchester United to catch up with 11 points in the remaining 6 rounds.

But if Manchester United wins and the points gap with Manchester City is narrowed to 5 points, then everything becomes difficult to say.

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2:30 pm.

The bus carrying Manchester City players slowly drove through the fan square outside Old Trafford.

"Glory glory ManUnited~"

"Glory glory ManUnited~"

"Glory glory ManUnited~"

Tens of thousands of Red Devils fans had already gathered here, with crowds surging, blazing flames, and singing team songs.

The Red Devils flag with the devil holding a trident fluttered outside the Theatre of Dreams.

At the pre-match press conference.

The red-nosed old man Ferguson expressed his attitude towards this game emotionally.

"We will do everything to win!"

"Protect the glory of the Red Devils at all costs!"

"Yes, that's right, we have lost to Manchester City three times in a row, but as long as I am still in Manchester United, the team will never bow to Manchester City!"

As Ferguson said.

The three defeats since last season did not destroy his confidence in facing Manchester City.

Even Manchester City, which had an incredible 6:5 reversal of Barcelona in the Champions League round of 16, would not scare him.

This is also the reason why Ferguson became famous.

He is always confident.

Never cowardly.

After returning to the locker room, Ferguson conveyed this emotion to every Red Devils player in the locker room.

"If anyone thinks we will lose to Manchester City today, please leave now."

"Show your attitude and passion, and give everything you have."

"I need to see you fight until the last second before the end of the game!"

Sitting in the corner of the locker room, Cristiano Ronaldo kept slapping his thigh muscles with both hands to make himself more excited.

Ronaldo's performance in the league and the Champions League this season.

All impeccable.

Second in the Premier League scorer list and third in the Champions League scorer list.

His position in the team has even surpassed Wayne Rooney, who Ferguson originally regarded as the core of the team.

Challenge Su Fei again and again.

It did not destroy him, but made him grow faster and become stronger.

And every time he faced Su Fei, Ronaldo felt that he was in surprisingly good condition.

"Win! This time I must win him!!"

He muttered to himself, without naming anyone, but his teammates around him knew who he was talking about.

He was so hot all by himself.

The man who turned the Manchester sky blue.

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In the away team's locker room, Stuart's expression was also very serious.

"This may be the most important game of our season."

"Not only because our opponent is the damn Manchester United. The most important reason is that if we can win this game, it means that the league championship is almost locked in advance."

"This way we can have more time and energy to invest in the Champions League."

The players of Manchester City also put away their laughter in the past.

Although Manchester City's record this season is not as perfect as last season.

The games that should be won have basically been won.

Although the team's focus is on the Champions League...

But who wouldn't want to win two consecutive league titles and bring Manchester City a Barclays Cup?

For some wealthy families.

Maybe the league title seems "not worth much" among all the trophies.

But for Manchester City, it still means a lot.

"Come on!""Put your hands here..."

"Manchester City!"

"Win!"

"Manchester City!"

"Win!"

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At 3:30 in the evening, the entrance ceremony ended, and the players of both sides stayed in their respective halves, and the game was about to begin.

Manchester United's starting lineup.

Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar.

Defenders: Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand, Neville.

Double defensive midfielders: Carrick, Scholes.

Left and right midfielders: Giggs, Ronaldo.

Double forwards: Rooney, Saha.

Today Ferguson made a big change to the lineup against Manchester City last time, and made a traditional 4-4-2 formation similar to the regular starting lineup last season.

The double defensive midfielders, one is responsible for interception, and the other is responsible for ball conversion. The midfield position is flying on both wings, and Ronaldo's position is pulled back again, while Rooney's flexible movement in the frontcourt matches Saha's ability to compete for high balls.

Manchester City's side.

Of course, we went all out, without any rest, and all the main players played in a 4-3-3 formation.

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After a renovation and expansion in December, Old Trafford can now accommodate 76,212 fans.

Today, the entire stadium was packed with 76,212 fans, breaking the attendance record in the history of the Premier League.

That's it.

It's enough to see how much attention this game has received today.

Beep! Beep——

Amid the cheers of the Red Devils fans, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

The visiting team Manchester City has the ball.

Ferguson has always advocated high-pressure tactics on the defensive end, and today is no exception.

Manchester City's opening offensive rhythm is also very fast!

Less than 10 seconds after the start.

Su Fei, who was dribbling the ball in the middle, passed the ball diagonally after approaching the front court, and found Cassano on the left.

Cassano faced Evra and repeatedly touched the ball.

Suddenly, he pulled the ball towards the baseline and got rid of it, successfully dribbling the ball to the bottom.

The last time the two teams played against each other.

Cassano, Knight and Cannavaro were all absent due to physical discomfort.

And today, as soon as he came on.

At Manchester United's home court.

The Barry boy showed his ability to break through the wing.

After sinking to the bottom, Cassano took small steps and touched the ball frequently, cutting in along the baseline.

Evra first chased, then changed to block Cassano's cross route and blocked it with his body.

"Bang!"

Cassano, who was close to the goal, was blocked by Vidic outside the small penalty area and lost the space to continue dribbling.

He could only twist and dribble the ball and pass it in an inverted triangle.

The football was also blocked by Evra.

However.

The bounced football did not successfully clear the siege by Manchester United.

Instead, it bounced out of the baseline after being refracted.

Corner kick.

Less than the first minute of the game, Manchester City got a chance for a corner kick on the left.

Su Fei stood silently at the top of the penalty area.

He looked like he had no desires.

He was in sharp contrast to the nervous expressions of Vidic and Ferdinand who were defending him.

Old Trafford was very quiet, and the Red Devils fans held their breath and prayed.

It was Cassano who kicked off.

However, Cassano, who raised his legs high and pretended to send a high pass in front of the door, made a lot of noise but did little.

He gently pushed the football under his feet to Modric who was not far in front of him.

Hmm?

Tactical corner kick? !

This unexpected scene made Ferguson, who was chewing gum on the side of the court, pause.

He didn't expect that Manchester City didn't send a high pass directly into the penalty area with Su Fei?

And not far away from him.

Stewart, who was staring at the court, saw Su Fei running in the opposite direction of the goal at the moment Cassano sent the pass.

He looked expectant.

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