The Etihad fell into a brief silence.

The Manchester United fans erupted.

At this moment, Ibrahimovic's domineering action, as if he wanted to embrace all of Manchester, reminded people of his other name.

God!

This is the recognition that every fan who likes and worships Ibrahimovic has for him.

Of course, in Ibrahimovic's eyes, this recognition is irrelevant.

This is his innate personality.

This is a unique existence in football.

Many people thought he was old, couldn't run, couldn't kick, but he immediately told you that even in the future, at forty years old, he would still be a top striker!

When he was seventeen years old, he was spotted by Professor Wenger, who was highly respected by Zhao Gang, who hoped that he could go to Arsenal for a trial.

It was already known that the Gunners at that time were simply incomparable to the current Arsenal. At that time, Arsenal was able to pull Manchester United from the Premier League throne!

But he was still rejected by Ibrahimovic.

The understated but domineering "Zlatan doesn't do trials" made people remember this arrogant and unruly young man.

Later, Ajax extended an invitation to him, and it was precisely because there was no need for a trial that Ajax obtained this unparalleled young genius.

Eight million euros, in the early 21st century, at the age of seventeen, breaking the Swedish transfer record.

If it were now, Martial would be worth 80 million, and Ibrahimovic would be worth at least 100 million.

Those who like him love him to the core, and those who don't like him will feel uncomfortable all day when they hear his name.

"A World Cup without me is not perfect."

"I am Zlatan, who the hell are you?"

"Humans of course have limits, I am God."

And that famous sentence, "Came as a king, left as a god."

Made his fans even more crazy.

His labels: arrogant, unruly, and conceited.

But his former teammate Vieira said that the arrogance and rudeness rendered by the media were all his disguises. If you are willing to spend more time with him, you will find that he is very cheerful, a little clumsy, like a child who has not grown up.

But no matter what Ibrahimovic is like in reality, fans like him as he is now, on the field.

Domineering, arrogant!

Nearly a season, from the controversy when he came to Manchester United to the God in the eyes of the fans now.

He has conquered the harsh Manchester United fans.

"Ibrahimovic!"

"Ibrahimovic!!"

Manchester United fans roared hysterically, celebrating the goal with Ibrahimovic.

When Lingard and a group of teammates ran over to celebrate together, Ibrahimovic put down his hand, restrained his domineering expression, and put on a smiling face.

He touched Lingard's head, encouraging this junior.

"Well done, kid!! That's it, we will kill Manchester City at the Etihad!!"

The Manchester City players were a little disappointed. Playing at home, they were penetrated by Manchester United's first shot and took the lead.

But they didn't panic. This wasn't the first time this had happened.

The teammates in the back line did not blame Otamendi for this. Several of them stood together, constantly communicating and nodding, discussing how to defend against Manchester United's attack line.

And Guardiola on the sidelines did not roar, but looked at the players on the field with his arms crossed and a serious face.

Mourinho once again showed his passionate side. He had been suppressing it for a long time. A large number of media celebrities, these so-called "own people," not only did not support him, but constantly criticized him, putting him under great pressure.

This time, he released himself, jumping a few steps and celebrating wildly.

He was just short of a knee slide.

If he could win this Manchester derby, the scene of a passionate knee slide might reappear.

This goal was not only a lead on the road, but also gave Manchester United players a reassurance.

They had a considerable psychological shadow when facing Manchester City, or rather, when facing Zhao Gang, always feeling that they would lose and that Zhao Gang would score.

This goal can be regarded as breaking the mental barrier.

They scored first! And it was away from home.

You know, they were thrashed twice when they faced Zhao Gang away from home.

"The thirty-five-year-old Ibrahimovic is able to keep Rashford firmly on the bench for a reason!

He's still as sharp as ever!

His performance throughout the season has hardly had a slump, and he is probably the most stable part of Manchester United's performance!

However, Manchester United can't be too happy too early. Manchester City's players are not only extremely good at playing with the wind, but also have never been afraid of playing against the wind this season. Even when facing Real Madrid, they were able to equalize stubbornly after conceding a goal first.

In the Premier League, only Chelsea managed to draw a game in which they conceded first, and the rest were all reversed and won!

I believe Manchester City's players will adjust their mentality.

I even think that Manchester United should be more cautious now and be careful of Manchester City's counterattack.

This is the Etihad, where Manchester City scores three or five goals at home, it's as simple as eating and sleeping!"

Although the Etihad fans were a little silent, they were not discouraged at all. They believed in their team too much. Only one team in the whole of Europe had managed to keep a clean sheet against Manchester City.

That's Celtic in the Scottish Premier League.

No team in England has been able to do it!

Being one goal behind is not a problem at all!

Counterattack, score one, score two, score three... score eight!

Let Manchester United completely lose their dignity and face in Manchester!

Manchester City kicked off from the center circle.

Zhao Gang, in the defensive midfielder position, got the ball, and the few Manchester United fans actually cheered loudly.

Trying to use boos to interfere with Zhao Gang's mentality.

The team's lead made them a little carried away.

This is the Etihad, Manchester City, Zhao Gang's home!

The Etihad almost instantly resounded with loud cheers and applause, and the noise from the Manchester United fans was instantly drowned out.

Zhao Gang looked at the defense in the middle and passed the ball to De Bruyne.

He hoped more that the team could play a team-oriented game, so that he could conserve his energy and the opponent would have a harder time playing.

De Bruyne sat in the middle, and with his passing skills, he easily found Sané.

The characteristics of Sané and Sterling are that they are extremely good at突击 (tūjī, attacking).

Sané, who was playing on the wing again, was more adapted and more active than before.

He quickly dribbled the ball forward, but Pogba and Valencia's defense quickly arrived.

Although Pogba is lazy, he is obviously different when facing Manchester City. He is full of fighting spirit and defends extremely actively.

Zhao Gang moved forward quickly, and Fernandinho dragged back, to fill the gap left by Zhao Gang. Once a counterattack was launched, Fernandinho would quickly fill the position.

This time, Sané did not choose to break through forcefully. He directly passed the ball horizontally to De Bruyne, who was responding.

De Bruyne took the ball and突突突 (tūtūtū, rushed) forward.

As soon as he was defended, he passed the ball to Sterling.

De Bruyne, who is not very good at breaking through, usually doesn't stick to the ball.

Sterling rushed over with a whoosh.

Wiggling his signature big butt,甩 (shuǎi, swinging) his somewhat funny hands, the picture was a little滑稽 (huá jī, comical), but the lethality was definitely enough!

Manchester United players quickly filled the position. Luke Shaw and Fellaini are both good defenders.

Sterling took the ball, failed to突 (tū, break) forward, quickly pulled to the side, and then passed the ball to Zhao Gang.

After Zhao Gang received the ball, two接应点 (jiē yìng diǎn, support points) appeared in Manchester City's box.

One was Jesus in the middle, who had been wandering in front, and the other was Sané on the wing, who had already run in at this time.

And De Bruyne had also reached the edge of the box. After Sterling passed the ball, he quickly moved down to prepare for a response.

Pogba sprinted all the way from a distance, just to defend Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang's steal made him耿耿于怀 (gěng gěng yú huái, bear a grudge).

Facing Pogba, Zhao Gang certainly had no intention of being angry.

Although Pogba's level is good, he is still some distance away from players like Ronaldo, Hazard, and Coutinho, at least for now.

At his level, it's not worth Zhao Gang getting angry with him.

But it doesn't mean that Zhao Gang won't get past him.

Now, the teammates in the box are still running, Sterling is still supporting, and Zhao Gang's pass won't have a good landing point.

So, he might as well get past Pogba first and then make a choice.

Usually, Zhao Gang's dribbling is very simple, because the defender needs to face him head-on, so he can easily get past him as long as he uses speed.

However, the space here is not large, and there are teammates behind Pogba. If he pokes the ball and uses speed to get past, he is likely to lose the ball.

Not being stolen by Pogba, but being taken by his teammates who filled the position in time.

Fellaini, that old sixth, is good at doing this kind of thing.

Pogba faced Zhao Gang. Zhao Gang拨 (bō, pushed) the ball to the left, and Pogba quickly intercepted. When he saw Zhao Gang拉 (lā, pull) the ball to the right, he was very proud.

Hmph, kid, using my method to get past me?

Watch me steal the ball!

I捅 (tǒng, poke)!

Pogba stretched out his leg and捅 (tǒng, poked).

Hmm, where's the ball??

Pogba saw Zhao Gang pull the ball, but he didn't pull the ball back, it was just a feint!

He was still going to break through from the left!

Pogba's center of gravity shifted, and he was a little annoyed. He directly stretched out his right leg. His long legs are indeed useful, and the defensive area is very large!

I'll捅 (tǒng, poke) again!

Pogba showed a very柔韧 (róu rèn, flexible) body, and his legs were directly岔 (chà, split) open!

This time, he still didn't poke the ball. Zhao Gang pushed with his left foot, and the football went directly between his split legs, and the movement range was extremely small. Fellaini wanted to go over and steal, but it was too late.

Pogba didn't捅 (tǒng, poke) the ball or kick Zhao Gang, but he did interfere with Zhao Gang's body movements.

Zhao Gang staggered a bit. Seeing that he was about to冲 (chōng, rush) past Pogba's defense, Pogba, who was恼羞成怒 (nǎo xiū chéng nù, burning with shame and anger), couldn't收回 (shōu huí, withdraw) his legs in time, so he directly used his arm to push Zhao Gang hard.

If it was a稳 (wěn, stable) Pogba, he could really foul and stop Zhao Gang, but he was doing yoga at this time!

With his legs split wide open, he reached out and pushed. In the entanglement with Zhao Gang, he fell straight to the ground.

Zhao Gang quickly ran behind him and took the football before Fellaini.

"Chi... um... um, Pogba's center of gravity is a little unstable, he fell... Let's take a look at Zhao's breakthrough!"

The commentator controlled his expression, almost being破防 (pò fáng, tilted/broken his defenses) by Pogba's高端 (gāo duān, high-end) action.

Pogba, who fell to the ground,收拢 (shōu lǒng, gathered) his legs, looking like a turtle that had been overturned. Now, he couldn't control himself at all.

He had completely lost face!

He刷 (shuā, whipped) and stood up, turned his head and went to find Zhao Gang, his mind blank, not knowing what he was thinking at all.

However, Zhao Gang had already跑 (pǎo, ran) with the ball and was out of his control. Pogba couldn't catch up in a short time.

Pogba chased after him in exasperation. After Zhao Gang was double-teamed in front of the box, he找到了 (zhǎo dào le, found) De Bruyne in an open spot.

De Bruyne stopped the ball and looked at the box. All his teammates were surrounded.

There was no one within three meters in front of him!

Players who are strong in passing won't be too bad in shooting. The control of power is definitely not comparable to forwards.

He愣 (lèng, paused) for half a second, then directly raised his leg,砰 (pēng, bang)!

The football directly兜 (dōu, arced) a very beautiful弧线 (hú xiàn, arc).

Blind, the famous Dutch defensive midfielder, can also play as a defender. While扑 (pū, lunging) at De Bruyne, he watched the football旋转 (xuán zhuǎn, spinning) past his eyes.

砰 (pēng, bang)! 刷 (shuā, swish)!

The football hit the far post and彈 (tán, bounced) into the net!