Chapter 1 The Roar of the Crowd

Cheers and shouts echoed from the stands.

Due to the League Cup final, a large number of Manchester City fans were unable to attend the game to cheer on their team.

Now, they were finally able to support their home team in the Etihad stands.

Beep!!

When the referee blew the whistle, all of Arsenal's players had already retreated to defend.

Arsenal were playing with extra focus from the very start.

They had failed to win the League Cup, and they couldn't afford to lose to Manchester City again in the league.

Zhao Gang, who had the ball in midfield, stepped on it with his right foot, his eyes constantly observing Arsenal's defense.

In the past, Zhao Gang wouldn't have made such a move. He had always thought that this action was useless except for showing off.

As his personality slowly changed and he became more aggressive on the field, he would also make such meaningless moves, at least to affect the mentality of Arsenal's players.

It was as if he was telling the defenders opposite him, "Come on, come and grab it!"

When they came to grab it, he would either directly pass them or pass it back, making them run in vain and annoying them. It was a good psychological tactic.

However, Arsenal's players didn't fall for it. They didn't rush to grab the ball. Instead, they stood their ground, waiting for Zhao Gang to take the initiative.

Zhao Gang stepped on the ball for almost ten seconds.

Arsenal's players waited quietly, while Manchester City's players stared at each other, not knowing what was going on.

Guardiola stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed, his face expressionless.

"Hey, this is interesting. Zhao Gang has been standing there for ten seconds, and Arsenal isn't trying to steal the ball, and Manchester City's players aren't moving. It's like a tug-of-war."

"Both sides are waiting for the other to move first. Guardiola hasn't said anything. If it were any other Manchester City player, Guardiola would probably be yelling on the sidelines. Who plays football like this?"

Zhao Gang didn't find a good opportunity, but in football, there is never an absolute defense. Even the best defense has its loopholes.

What's more, Arsenal is not exactly a top-notch defensive team.

Walcott, looking at Zhao Gang standing there like a statue, didn't believe it.

This guy was just standing there, so obviously provoking them. What did he think Arsenal's players were?

Wooden stakes that posed no threat at all?

Walcott first slowly walked towards Zhao Gang, and when he was close enough, he suddenly accelerated, preparing to slide tackle the ball away.

Once he got the ball, let's see if you can still act tough!

As soon as Walcott moved, Ramsey also moved forward, and Welbeck also observed Zhao Gang's possible passing routes.

Walcott leaned forward, ready to accelerate to tackle Zhao Gang's ball, but Zhao Gang didn't even think about passing it back to his teammates to stabilize the situation.

He directly flicked the ball up in the air.

Then it went past Walcott on his left.

Walcott leaned forward, trying to adjust and turn around, but he was half a step too slow.

Being passed like this by Zhao Gang was a disgrace to him!

So Walcott used all his strength to forcibly change his center of gravity and reached out to push Zhao Gang.

Even if it was a foul, he couldn't let himself be tricked!

Zhao Gang twisted his body and moved forward. Walcott pushed empty, staggering on the ground, almost falling.

By the time he recovered, Zhao Gang was already running with the ball!

Ramsey quickly moved to support, just as he was about to create some distance and block Zhao Gang's breakthrough route, Zhao Gang suddenly nutmegged him!

Ramsey didn't close his legs to block the ball. Instead, he quickly turned around, trying to block Zhao Gang's running route, so that his teammates could take the ball away!

The two collided head-on. Ramsey desperately squeezed the line, but Zhao Gang still overtook him. Before Xhaka could take the ball, Zhao Gang kicked it away.

Then, with another head-on collision, he knocked Xhaka aside and charged toward the ball!

"Hey! This Zhao Gang... his breakthroughs are getting simpler and simpler. At first, it was feints, then using speed, and now it's just ramming!"

Zhao Gang, with his extremely abundant energy at the start of the game, would have had some difficulty trying to ram past tall center backs without accelerating. However, with his physical strength, it wasn't difficult to break through the defense of attacking players like Walcott and Ramsey in the midfield.

In the League Cup, Ramsey and Xhaka always worked together to defend Zhao Gang. This time, Ramsey started early, and the two were separated, allowing Zhao Gang to break through them one by one.

Bellerin and Chamberlain quickly moved to support, and as Mertesacker prepared to cover, a very small gap appeared in the center.

Aguero, who was observing on the defensive line, started moving!

Zhao Gang, who was dribbling the ball forward, immediately noticed this gap.

At the moment Aguero was about to go offside, Zhao Gang pushed the ball out.

The through ball directly pierced the defense!

Holding and Monreal raised their hands to signal offside, while running towards Aguero.

Aguero received the ball outside the penalty area, half-turned his body to stop the ball inside the penalty area, and then accelerated into the penalty area!

Ospina abandoned the goal and came out, his body constantly shaking, engaging in a psychological game with Aguero.

Aguero met Ospina and blasted a shot, the football directly nutmegging him and heading towards the goal!

As Ospina lowered his body, the football had already passed through his legs. It was too late. He turned his head and watched the football quickly roll past the goal line. His first reaction was to raise his hand and look at the linesman.

"Goal! Two minutes into the game! Aguero scores his first goal after recovering from his injury!

This goal came too quickly!

After Zhao Gang's continuous breakthroughs, a through ball, and then a very cunning nutmeg from Aguero after receiving the ball!

Arsenal's defense is so much worse than the last game! Ramsey and Xhaka's defense has huge problems!"

"Aguero!!"

"Zhao Gang!!"

"Goal!!"

"Goal!!"

"Unstoppable!!"

"The Blue Moon!!"

In the Etihad stands, fans stood up and cheered.

Manchester City's first half is invincible in the Premier League.

However, it had been a long time since they scored a goal at the start of the game!

Many fans put their arms around each other and jumped and sang in celebration.

Aolie, who hadn't been to the Etihad Stadium to watch a game in a long time, was wearing Zhao Gang's jersey and clapping her hands in the stands.

Beside her was Aguero's Argentinian girlfriend, Karina. The two had a very good relationship.

Unlike the loud cheers of the Manchester City fans, the Arsenal fans who came to the stadium were silent, covering their heads.

The Gunners fans, who were originally excited and full of expectations, thought that Arsenal would play a back-and-forth game with Manchester City.

Some of the media's publicity and the complicated process of the League Cup had given the Gunners fans a lot of confidence.

But, how come when they actually started playing, they realized that something was wrong?

Moreover, many Gunners fans had a faint, bad feeling in their hearts.

Could it be that the massacre from the first match was going to happen again?

In the games where Manchester City scored at the start of the season, the final result was always a tragedy, one worse than the other. Manchester United and Arsenal fans had the most to say about this.

"Wenger's expression is a bit ugly. They did a very good job of limiting Zhao Gang in the League Cup, but in this game, it seems like they are not well prepared!"

"Yes, yes, yes, the key is that after Zhao Gang got the ball, he didn't move at all, which confused Arsenal's players. I guess Manchester City's teammates were also confused.

I didn't expect him to be building up momentum!"

"He unleashed a big move! This stunned Arsenal."

Aguero was so happy that he was beaming.

He found Zhao Gang as soon as possible.

In the last league game, he came on as a substitute, but his form was not adjusted well. Plus, Feman was desperately defending him, making him feel very depressed.

In this game, he finally regained his form and scored a goal at the start!

It had been a long time!

Aguero hugged Zhao Gang tightly.

This feeling was really good.

During the days he was away, that kid Jesus was going crazy, scoring goals game after game. After having a conflict with someone, Jesus followed Zhao Gang like a lapdog.

If he didn't come back, Jesus would have stolen Zhao Gang.