Therefore, when interviewed by the media before the game, Moyes said with confidence:

"Yes, I have found a way to deal with Manchester City. We will take three points away from home. I am very confident about it!"

Reporters asked him what solution he had found, but Moyes laughed and refused to answer.

It gives people a mysterious feeling.

Pellegrini suspected that the other party was playing psychological warfare against him, so he was not fooled.

He said in an interview before the game that Manchester City will insist on playing their own things. As long as they play at a normal level, they will be confident to win the game no matter who the opponent is!

This response seemed to reporters to lack confidence.

Compared with Moyes's confidence, they felt that Pellegrini's response was not strong enough.

Therefore, before the game, many media were optimistic that Manchester United would win away from home.

However, there are also many experts and celebrities who are optimistic about Manchester City.

"Manchester City is in hot form this season. They have won five consecutive games in all competitions. Although they have not faced a wealthy team in these five consecutive victories, the gold content is somewhat lacking.

However, Manchester City's current momentum is obviously better than Manchester United. From the lineup analysis, Manchester City's lineup is not inferior to Manchester United's at all, or even better.

This game depends on the tactical arrangements and on-the-spot performance of the head coaches of both teams.

If Moyes really prepared some secret tactics for Manchester City as he said, then Manchester United may have a chance to win, and conversely, Manchester City has a greater probability of winning!"

Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger said he is optimistic about Manchester United winning, because only if Manchester United defeats Manchester City can his team reach the top of the league.

Chelsea's head coach Mourinho believes that Manchester United's own problems are too big and it will be difficult to take advantage at the Etihad Stadium.

"I don't want to say how good Manchester United's midfield is, but everyone can see that the midfield is Manchester United's weak link!"

When reporters saw Mourinho mentioning the problem of Manchester United's midfield, they asked him what he thought of Chelsea's serious problem of forward weakness this season.

After the reporter raised this question, Mourinho immediately changed his expression.

He rudely interrupted reporters' questions and insisted that his team had no problems.

Although that is said, anyone who is not blind can see how serious the problems Chelsea have on the front line are, and it is useless no matter how much he quibbles.

And there are rumors outside that Chelsea are in private contact with Drogba's agent, seemingly wanting to bring the former Blues star back to Stamford Bridge.

However, Drogba is already 35 years old this year, and no one can say whether he still has gas in the tank.

Rather than relying on a veteran, Chelsea should consider bringing in a genuine striker.

Dortmund's Lewandowski and Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa are both good choices, and the price is not expensive. You can definitely buy them for 50 million pounds!

However, Chelsea currently has a lot of forwards, including Torres, Eto'o, Schürrle, Demba Ba, Willian, and a future striker - Romelu Lukaku!

They have a lot of forwards, but they are not very easy to use.

I don’t know whether it is the style of the Chelsea team that limits the performance of the forwards, or whether these forwards collectively no longer know how to play football after arriving at Chelsea.

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Not only the British media are paying attention to this game, but the media in other European countries are also paying close attention to this game.

First of all, this is one of the most popular intra-city derbies in the five major leagues, and the derby is inherently eye-catching.

Secondly, these two teams have participated in the Champions League. Once they make it out of the group stage, teams from other leagues are likely to encounter them in the knockout stage.

Therefore, in order to prepare in advance for the next stage of the Champions League knockout rounds, many teams sent scouts to the scene to observe the game up close.

After the game started, the on-site cameras even captured Bayern Munich coach Guardiola in the stands.

Bayern, which will visit Manchester City in its next game, is very concerned about its biggest competitor in the group.

Of course, if you just check the opponent's condition, Guardiola doesn't need to personally take action.

It is enough to send a senior scout or assistant coach to videotape the game, there is no need to travel all the way in person.

Guardiola's personal appearance at the Etihad Stadium can easily remind people of his personal relationship with Lin Quan.

Probably, he came to watch this game not only as the coach of Bayern, but also for personal reasons!

After being caught by the on-site cameras, Guardiola did not dodge.

He waved to the camera generously, and this scene was naturally seen by the players warming up on the field through the big screen.

"Look, it's Bayern's head coach!"

Lin Quan happened to be practicing shooting, and only turned to look at the big screen after receiving a reminder from his teammates.

As a result, as soon as he looked at the big screen, the picture on the big screen switched to the scene of him looking at the big screen.

The fans at the scene burst into good-natured laughter, and Lin Quan himself also laughed.

The director obviously noticed him looking at the big screen and did it on purpose.

Fortunately, he saw Guardiola's position just now, so before the game started, Lin Quan walked into the stands and said hello to Guardiola.

"Leave after the game?"

"Well, I have to lead the team for training tomorrow."

“What time is the flight?”

"If you want to invite me to dinner, you should have enough time!"

"Okay, but I have to win this game!"

"Then come on, I'll take care of tonight's dinner on you!"

Guardiola smiled and hugged Lin Quan, patted him on the back and encouraged:

"Go ahead and play well, don't feel any psychological pressure just because I'm here!"

Lin Quan rolled his eyes at him:

"Don't worry, I will ignore you like nothing!"

"It makes me sad when you say that. Oh, I originally wanted to cheer for you, but now it seems I have to cheer for Manchester United!"

"Hey, if you dare to do this, the Manchester City fans around you will beat you up!"

"It can't be that cruel, right? I'm a famous figure after all, right?"

"That's even better, beat you up and they'll become famous!"

I have conjunctivitis, so I wrote too slowly this afternoon, sorry!
Chapter completed!