Guardiola s tactics crush Manchester City s two stars shine, Red Devils loses defense and makes a series of mistakes

In the highly anticipated Manchester City derby in the fourth round of the Premier League, Manchester City beat Manchester United 3-0 at home. During the game, Manchester City's Foden and Harland became the core of the team's victory with their dominant performance; and in Manchester United, center Sheshko, who was introduced by 85 million pounds, is still in a "system dilemma", and captain Bruno Fernandez (B Fee) failed to connect the attack, and the two reflected the current tactical shortcomings of the Red Devils.

Fuden broke the ball with a header. In the 17th minute of the game, Manchester City's offensive storm came to an end by Fouden. At that time, Rodri made a direct pass, and Doku showed his super breakthrough ability on the left. After breaking away from Manchester United's defense in a row, his first cross was blocked, but his second cross was quickly adjusted to accurately find the middle of the penalty area. At this time, Foden had already predicted the route, started early and threw away the defensive player, jumped high and headed the ball, and the ball went straight into the far corner and entered the net.

After scoring this goal, Foden's number of goals in the Manchester City derby climbed to 7, only one goal away from Manchester City legend Aguero's derby goal record and only two goals away from Rooney's 9 team history record in various competitions. For the 25-year-old Foden, this data is enough to prove that he has grown from a "potential star" to Manchester City's "stabilizing needle" in a key battle.

Haland scored twice and contributed 11 goals in 6 matches

Haland continued the attributes of "big scene killer" in this game, and completely broke through Manchester United's defense with two goals. In the 52nd minute, Manchester City's sideline attack broke through Manchester United's defense: Doku withstood Yoro's defense on the left and sent a straight pass. Haaland used accurate predictions to throw Luke Shaw away, facing goalkeeper Baindill calmly shot from the far corner to score, expanding the score to 2-0; in the 69th minute, Maguire's pass was cut off, and the B-footed straight pass once again accurately found Haaland, who started at high speed to form a single shot, and pushed the shot to close the corner to complete a double score.

Haland played for 87 minutes in the whole game, handing over 5 shots, 3 shots, and 2 goals. He also had an all-around performance with three passes and 2 successes, and 14 passes with a 78.6% success rate. Looking back at his Manchester City career, since joining in 2022, he has directly participated in 11 goals (8 goals and 3 assists) in 6 Premier League matches against Manchester United. Such a "derby dominance" is extremely rare in Premier League history.

Manchester United's 85 million pound center continues to be confused

80 minutes of zero goals, zero assists, and even failed to complete a shot. Sheshko, who was introduced by Manchester United 85 million pounds this summer, is in confusion. But his dilemma is not a personal problem, but he is completely trapped in the "adaptation blind spot" of Amorin 3421 tactics. In this system, the offensive core is concentrated in the left and right attack midfielders, and the ball rights allocation and tactical design are all centered around these two positions. Sheshko, as the center, is almost excluded from the core tactical chain.

Sheshko touched the ball 21 times in the game, 12 of which were concentrated in the drawbacks near the center circle. He only touched the ball 3 times that actually entered the opponent's penalty area, and did not get a teammate's accurate cross or straight pass. As the BBC commented after the match: "If you spend 70 million + pounds to introduce a shooter, at least (on the offensive end) should give him some support."

In contrast, Hoylen also had good passes and shooting skills last season, but he was unable to adapt to Amorin's tactics. Now after transferring to Naples, he scored a goal in his debut and was named the best in the game.

The Red Devils' series of mistakes in the defense caused a defeat

If the problem with the front line is that there is no chance, then the problem with the Manchester United's defense is that it is making continuous mistakes. As the core defensive combination, Lukeshaw and Maguire not only failed to stabilize the defense line, but instead used a series of fatal mistakes to personally win Manchester City.

In the 68th minute, Manchester United was pushing the attack with all their might. Lukesha from the left was obviously insufficient when he passed back. Maguire, who was in the last line of defense, failed to judge the situation correctly and sent a casual pass directly to B's feet. The latter immediately sent out a precise long pass, and Haaland easily obtained a single shot and scored. This wave of defense loopholes from "return pass mistakes" to "passing gifts:" completely killed the suspense of the game.

This game was a commentary by Migu in English. The cheers of fans of Etihad Stadium made the TV broadcast more lively. Looking back at this Manchester City derby, the two teams not only reflected the gap in scores, but also the all-round backwardness of tactics. Manchester City tried to win quickly this season, rather than the usual ball-handling tactics. Haaland's performance proved the importance of "tactics are designed around strong points"; while Manchester United's large-scale introduction of Sheshko sounded the alarm for the Red Devils. If the tactics cannot be adjusted as soon as possible, activate high-priced new players, and sorted out the midfield system, the Red Devils' Premier League journey this season may be more difficult.