After Manchester City defeated Arsenal six-two, the entire Arsenal team left Manchester that night. After the game, they immediately withdrew from their hotel room, took a bus and returned to London overnight.

Arsenal players could not stay in Manchester quietly. This loss was a disaster for Arsenal. When he lost to Aston Villa 0-2 a week ago, the whole team did not take it seriously. After all, their strength was there, they were BIG4. They believed that as long as they win Manchester City, the team would get back on track.

However, no one expected that they would lose to Manchester City 2-6 and suffered a massacre.

Arsenal players couldn't figure it out and they were in a downturn.

Wenger's mood was also quite depressed, and he frowned in the face of this tragic defeat.

He even has no time to consider this crushing defeat now. What he has to consider is the next league, the next league, the London Derby.

Arsenal will be away from Stamford Bridge, and they will challenge Chelsea away. Chelsea is currently tied for the first place with Liverpool in the league, and both teams have 31 points!

Now, Arsenal has lost the game against Manchester City. After playing fourteen rounds in the league, their current points are 23 points, which is more than eight points behind Chelsea.

If Arsenal continues to lose in the next round of the league, that is, in this London derby with Chelsea, not only will it face an unprecedented three-game losing streak, but they will also fall behind Chelsea eleven points. This difference will also mean that when the league has only been in fifteen rounds, Arsenal will completely withdraw from the 2008/2009 Premier League championship competition!

This is unacceptable to Wenger.

But... the professor glanced at the silent bus, and the players were in a depressed mood. Arsenal, who had just experienced a crushing defeat, could he really escape from Stamford Bridge?

The professor has a headache.

There is another person who has the same headache as Wenger, who is the professor's old rival - Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson.

After Ferguson learned the score between Manchester City and Arsenal, he learned that his old opponent Wenger's team had suffered such a crushing defeat. Sir Joseph was not happy, but frowned.

He was shocked.

Ferguson didn't expect that Manchester City could massacre Arsenal six-to-two, which is difficult for even Manchester United to play such a score with Arsenal.

In addition to this score, what makes Ferris Frowned trouble is Zhang Yang's hot state!

It's crazy that Zhang Yang was able to score four goals in the game against Arsenal.

As an old opponent, Ferguson knows the situation of Arsenal. Although Arsenal is known for its offense, the defense of the Arsenal cannot be said to be paper-based. As a giant, Arsenal's defense is still OK.

Speaking of the central defender alone, it is a combination of Galas and Sylvester. Even Ferguson admits that this combination is quite good. Galas is the hot center back at present, while Sylvester is a Manchester United veteran. Although Sir Ferguson swept Sylvester out, it is for technical reasons, not that Sylvester is overwhelmed.

In addition, the two full-backs, Sarnia and Krish, are also popular stars in football. It should be said that Arsenal's defense is very good.

However, even such Arsenal was still massacred by Manchester City, which made Ferguson wary. What he feared and paid attention to was Zhang Yang's hot state!

Why is Ferguson so concerned about Zhang Yang's state? Because, in the next round, in the 15th round of the Premier League, in addition to a London derby between Chelsea and Arsenal, there is also a Manchester derby.

Manchester United will go away and face Manchester City away.

It's time to face Manchester City, so how can Ferguson not pay attention to Zhang Yang's condition?

Before Manchester City massacred Arsenal six to two, this Manchester derby may be more eye-catching, but it will not attract such great attention as it is now.

This focus is even higher than the London derby between Chelsea and Arsenal that will also be held in this round.

The Manchester Guardian even used a special page to review the history of Manchester derby.

The first match between the two teams was back on November 12, 1881. Manchester City's predecessor, West Gorton Saint Marks, played against Manchester United's predecessor, Newton Heath, at home, Newton Heath, who won 3-0. The first match in the league was in November 3, 1894. Newton Schiff defeated Manchester City 5-2 at the Caddle Road Stadium.

Both Manchester City and Manchester United were founded in the late 19th century, but it was not until the early 20th century that the Manchester derby began to smell like hatred.

That was all because of something that happened in 1906. Manchester City was an absolute giant in England at that time, and Manchester United was called Newton Heath, an inconspicuous squad. Manchester City ignored the salary cap issued by the FA at that time and paid gray salaries to win over top players. It was reported and was ordered by the FA to sell all 17 first-team players. Among them, six players led by the absolute core Meledis were bought by Newton Heath, becoming the mainstay of Manchester United's first entry into England's first strong team. This poaching behavior sowed the seeds of hatred in the hearts of both sides for the first time.

However, at this time, the hatred between the two sides was not so great, especially before World War II, Manchester fans often took turns to support Manchester City and Manchester United, but the hostile situation between the two teams gradually intensified after the war, and it was very rare to support the two teams at the same time.

The Manchester derby was often shrouded in violence in the 1970s. On December 12, 1970, a rough interception by Manchester United George Best made Green Pardoe cut off his foot. The severity of this foul made people think that it was necessary to cut off the broken foot for the Manchester City defender.

This incident made the hostility between the mortal enemies in the city become stronger.

In the following season, on November 6, 1971, in an entertaining 3-3 game, the core stars of the two teams, Francis Lee and George Best, had a fierce conflict.

During the first derby of the 1973/1974 season, on March 13, 1974, the two sides tied 0-0. In the game, Mike Doyle of Manchester City and Lou Macari of Manchester United each received a red card, but the two players refused to leave the court. The referee at the time Clive Thomas ordered the players of the two teams to leave. After the two players left the court, they wanted to beat the other party in the locker room. The referee had to call the police to come. The police came to the locker room of the two teams to watch out for the two players leaving and prohibited them from leaving their respective locker rooms, which also avoided a rare fight in football.

Of course, there is not only hatred between the two teams, but also a warm scene.

It was also in the final stage of this season, that is, on April 27, 1974, I returned to Old Trafford Stadium for the second derby. At that time, Manchester United ranked in the relegation zone. Manchester United, which ranked second to last in the league, scored 32 points in 40, and behind Birmingham, who was third to last. At that time, Birmingham scored 35 points in 41, and Manchester United fell behind Birmingham three-pointers. It was still a two-point system. In the last two games, it was necessary to win all the games. Manchester United could successfully relegate in the final game. The game was quite dull and straight.

By the 81st minute, Manchester City player Francis Lee passed straight into the penalty area. His goal was to pass the ball to former Manchester United player Dennis Law, Dennis Law, who was back to the goal, showing his talent as a top scorer. He used his heel to pass the ball past Manchester United goalkeeper Alex Stapleney, and the football entered the net. When other Manchester City teammates stepped forward to celebrate, Dennis Law understood the consequences of the ball for Manchester United, and lowered his head and did not celebrate. After the end of the season, Dennis Law also announced that he would leave his player career forever.

After Dennis Law scored a goal, he applied to leave the court and walked out of the court himself. He could not bear the torture of this emotion. Manchester United had a very special meaning in his heart. He loved this team.

Manchester City immediately sent a substitute player. In the last minute of the game, Manchester United fans broke into the lawn and halved the game, but the 1-0 result remained unchanged. Afterwards, Dennis Law said: "I have never felt so low in my life. I have been working hard for 19 years, but I have scored a goal that I don't want to score!" Because of Dennis Law's goal, Manchester City beat Manchester United 1-0, and in the same day, Birmingham City beat Norwich City 2-1 at home to get two valuable points. Even if Manchester United wins, it cannot change the doom of relegation to the English League Two this season.

Although Dennis Law felt guilty about this, this is the most memorable game for Manchester City fans. Until now, Manchester City fans still mention the story of "Dennis Law relegated Manchester United that day." to stimulate Manchester United fans.

After that, Manchester City gradually fell, and Manchester United really rose.

The Manchester derby was completely manipulated by Manchester United in the 1990s, with 9 wins and 5 draws. He did not lose to Manchester City for a whole decade, including a 5-0 victory on November 10, 1994, and Andre Kanchelski played a hat trick.

The first Manchester derby after entering the 21st century witnessed the long-term grudge between Roy Keane and Haaland. The story goes back to 1998 when Haaland, who was still playing for Leeds United, faced Manchester United. Keane tried to stop Haaland from dribbling the ball, but instead severely damaged his knee cruciate ligament. When Keane fell to the ground, Haaland still complained that he was cheated.

The sequel to the story takes place in this Manchester derby. Three years later, on April 21, 2001, Haaland transferred to Manchester City and served as captain. In the second half of this game, when Haaland controlled the ball in the midfield, Keane stepped forward and made a knee-high flying tackle. After Haaland fell to the ground, Keane laughed at him as an insult to vent his anger. Before the referee showed the red card, Keane went back to the locker room without looking back.

A year later, in an autobiography published in 2002, Keane admitted to intentionally hurting people. He said that he wanted to break Haaland's leg and take revenge!

After the Manchester United captain exposed the incident, it also caused crazy criticism from the media. The FA naturally could not turn a blind eye. Roy Keane was fined 150,000 pounds and suspended for five games.

After that derby, Haaland also suffered a cruciate ligament injury in his knee and did not participate in the competition since then. He even had to announce his retirement in 2002 and left his beloved green field.

Because of Haaland and Roy Keane's incident, coupled with the previous grudges, the opposition and hatred between the two teams continue to increase. The Manchester Derby was not too hot. The hottest thing in England was the Rose Derby, which is the match between Manchester United and Leeds United, as well as the match between Manchester United and Liverpool.

However, in recent seasons, the level of danger in the Manchester derby has also been increasing.

During the derby war, the police still dare not neglect. During the 2002 Derby war, the police posted a notice on all seats at the Maine Road Stadium: "During the derby war, no alcoholic beverages shall be sold in the stadium, and no alcoholic beverages shall be brought into the stadium. Violators shall be severely punished!"

It is common for players to sing at each other on the court to shine. In 2004, Gary's head McMannaman caused a gang fight, which was a massive conflict in the recent Manchester derby.

It has been four years since the Manchester derby that broke out in the gang-fighting Manchester derby. Now, in the 2008/2009 Premier League season, the first leg of the Manchester derby has arrived.

The game will not start for a week, but it has attracted worldwide attention.

The reason for attracting world attention is not only because Manchester City just massacred Arsenal 6-2, but also because the two talented stars of these two teams are their first matchup in the Premier League.

Zhang Yang VS Cristiano Ronaldo!
Chapter completed!