Two minutes hadn't even passed, and Manchester City had already scored two goals!

Sunderland's media had confidently declared before the match that if Zhao Gang played, Sunderland would seize upon his defensive weaknesses and likely pull off an upset victory over Manchester City!

Now, Zhao Gang was not only playing, but he was in the starting lineup!

And as a result, they were getting hammered two minutes into the game!

The fans in the stands, who had been cheering, were now on the verge of rioting.

The piercing boos left Sunderland's players extremely dejected.

It was the first game of the new season, and everyone was full of energy, hoping to give the fans a surprise at home.

Now, it had become a fright!

Manchester City was just too strong.

Or rather, that new Dragon Country kid was too strong!

Those two goals in two minutes were entirely his own personal showcase!

On social media, the Sunderland players had really gotten the feeling that something was wrong with Manchester City, from the barrage of attacks on the team.

Not only were there tactical problems, but there were also likely major issues in the locker room.

The Sunderland players and coaches had watched those three friendly matches.

Manchester City played like shit, and Zhao Gang ran around everywhere like a headless fly!

The Sunderland players had burst into laughter while watching the videos, with several midfielders doubled over.

He's worth 70 million? Then we're worth 100 million!

But when they finally faced him head-on, they realized that this kid had been putting on an act for those three games!

"Zhao Gang has appeared very strangely in the defensive midfielder position in the friendlies and International Champions Cup matches. This may be an idea of Guardiola's to increase Zhao Gang's defensive intensity and toughness, making him more comprehensive.

Zhao Gang struggled a lot, but you can also see his effort and persistence!

Now, in the league, Zhao Gang's position has become left wing-back, with Fernandinho behind him, completely freeing his offensive talent!

Perhaps the Sunderland players have not yet reacted to this change and were caught off guard at the start."

"Yes, yes, yes, Guardiola's ideas are wild and imaginative. He often transforms players into different styles. It is very likely that in future league games, Zhao Gang will really move back to the defensive midfielder position, but for now, Zhao Gang should continue to stay in the front."

Fans who supported Zhao Gang were ecstatic.

Sure enough, those who were cursing Guardiola and Zhao Gang didn't know anything about soccer and were just trying to attract attention!

They were all silenced in just two minutes!

Their faces were slapped hard!

"It's just a friendly, Guardiola is constantly experimenting with new formations, and you guys are so happy, still waiting to see a joke?? Keep going, keep yelling!!"

"You really think a world-class coach like Guardiola is a soccer illiterate? And listen to you? If he listened to you, it would definitely work. Why didn't Manchester City hire you as a coach!"

"Manchester City is a rich fool?? Using your ass to think? Premier League champions are idiots? How can you say such stupid things!"

"Zhao, go! Slap those people's mouths crooked!" Ollie stood in front of the TV, clenching her small fists fiercely. She saw the extremely disgusting things Leitman had posted and the disgusting comments, and she really wanted to tear their mouths apart!

At this time, Leitman's face was green, and his fingernails were almost digging into the palms of his hands.

When he learned that Zhao Gang was in the starting lineup, he immediately posted three updates.

"Manchester City will lose the Premier League title!"

"Zhao Gang will kick himself back to Dragon Country with his hellish performance!"

"Hahaha... all I can think of is hahaha..."

His fans below were all cheering.

Now, below his updates, there was a flood of "hahaha..."

"All I can think of is hahaha..."

Leitman's face was gloomy, and he didn't dare to look at the ruthless mockery on social media anymore.

Abramovich was drinking red wine, staring blankly at the live broadcast.

Sigh, he was the one I had my eye on!

Perin said that Mourinho was not suitable for Zhao Gang, but Mourinho had already left!

Perin said that there were troublemakers and chaos in Chelsea's locker room, which was not conducive to Zhao Gang's development.

Abramovich raised his head. That was indeed true.

Just wait, when the problems in the locker room are resolved, I'll find a chance to bring you to Chelsea again.

Abramovich will bring the people he has his eye on, no matter what.

And the Manchester City management, who did not come to watch the game away, were naturally also watching the live broadcast.

There was no VIP box for them at the away game, so they wouldn't come.

When it came to the home game, they would definitely go to cheer for this Dragon Country teenager.

"Hehehe... an unexpected harvest!"

Originally, even these oil tycoons felt that 70 million was a bit too high.

But Guardiola insisted, and Zhao Gang was also a Dragon Country native. The management agreed.

"Dragon Country is so good to us, they've thrown so many good things into the desert. Now, they're also supporting us in soccer! How kind, how selfless!"

"We must cultivate Zhao as a core player. He will not only lead Manchester City to glory, but also make our friendship with Dragon Country stronger!

And the Dragon Country market, our business will flourish!

That old widow from Chelsea and that old fox from Real Madrid will definitely try every means to poach him!

Quick, quick, go, I feel that this buyout clause is not appropriate... um... no, we can't raise it too high, it will make us seem too unreasonable. I heard that Zhao is a very sentimental person. We can't just support him with money, we should also make friends with him!

Quick, quick, after the game, we'll take him out to dinner and talk to him about some endorsements in our country, give him money, give him face, give him friendship..."

De Bruyne, on the bench, hugged his arms, paying attention to the situation on the field. He didn't celebrate with his teammates on the bench and hardly spoke.

When he came to Manchester City, it took him almost ten games to truly integrate into the team and establish enough understanding with his teammates.

Zhao Gang, it seemed, didn't need to actively integrate at all. As long as he had a striker who could kick the ball, he could pass the ball to him.

Especially the second assist, the sharp breakthrough, the judgment of the defense, the timing of the pass, it was simply like he had a cheat code.

Manchester City spent 70 million pounds in the summer transfer window to bring Zhao Gang to Manchester City. De Bruyne was a little unhappy at first, but not too worried.

Because he knew too well how difficult it was to gain a foothold in a giant like Manchester City.

As long as he performed well enough, Zhao Gang might not even have playing time.

He couldn't figure out why Guardiola would put him on the bench and let Zhao Gang start!

It was completely unscientific.

Guardiola was Guardiola, and his condition for coming to Manchester City was that he had the final say on soccer matters.

He would use whoever he wanted.

Guardiola stood on the sidelines, nodding constantly.

This was what made Zhao Gang different, his choices, his grasp of opportunities.

His breakthrough and offensive capabilities.

Not only could he take over De Bruyne's job, but he could also replace Sterling's position and become a point of explosion!

Once Aguero was not in good shape, Zhao Gang could share Manchester City's offensive firepower.

The game continued.

Sunderland's coach stood there, roaring loudly.

Stabilize the formation!

He cursed his disciples in his heart.

As a coach, he would never underestimate any opponent. After all, someone had led by three goals at halftime, opened champagne at halftime, and was eventually reversed, becoming a laughingstock for everyone.

So he had taken everyone at Manchester City seriously from the start, including Zhao Gang.

As a result, these disciples obviously didn't take it seriously.

They even laughed while watching videos of Zhao Gang playing.

Are you still laughing now??

Everyone will do extra training when we get back!

Although Sunderland's players were indeed much weaker than Manchester City, they shouldn't have been blown apart in such a short period of time.

Now, they finally understood.

The idiots on the internet don't know anything about soccer!

They actually believed those people's nonsense.

Sunderland's players quickly began to increase their defensive strength on the left and dared not move forward rashly.

They all knew that Zhao Gang's defense was not very good and that there was a huge gap behind him that could be exploited.

But Fernandinho was standing behind him now.

His defensive coverage was very large, and his tackling ability was extremely strong, so he could disrupt the attack without losing his defensive position.

This compensated well for Zhao Gang's defensive weaknesses.

"Well, Sunderland's players seem to have woken up and are starting to solidify their defense, and the positions between the defenders are very close.

It will be difficult for Aguero to continue to find gaps behind him.

Moreover, under the dense defense, it is also difficult to complete an effective breakthrough.

It will probably be difficult to find another opportunity to score in the short term.

Manchester City needs to be patient and play positional warfare."

"In fact, Manchester City is very familiar with playing positional warfare. After all, their style of play has always been ball control and short passing penetration.

It's just that the two goals just now were not like Manchester City's usual style of play!"

The two commentators watched the situation on the field and began to analyze.

"Speaking of Zhao Gang, he just joined Manchester City, especially from a Championship team... oh, sorry, Norwich is also a Premier League club now, and... and they are a top seed in the Champions League... this is really a miracle, and this miracle was brought by Zhao Gang!"

"Sorry, I went off track again. Zhao Gang just joined Manchester City, and I originally thought it would take time to gradually integrate into the team. I didn't expect Guardiola to give him full trust, and he didn't let that trust down.

Judging from the cooperation just now, at least the chemistry between him and Aguero is very strong!"

The two commentators' analysis was still very reliable.

Sunderland's retreat led to an even more passive situation on the field.

However, Manchester City found it difficult to get another excellent opportunity.

They could only choose to pass the ball around the perimeter to find opportunities.

This was not bad news for Manchester City, after all, they were the leading side.

If this continued, victory would naturally belong to Manchester City.

Sunderland's players were almost all inside the penalty area.

David Silva was at the arc of the penalty area, Kolarov and Otamendi had both come up!

Manchester City's defenders also had extremely strong ball-playing ability, so they would also rush up to support during positional warfare.

Six attacking players surrounded the penalty area, constantly passing the ball to find opportunities.

Silva passed the ball, Kolarov entered the penalty area smoothly, pushed it without stopping, and gave it to Sterling.

Sterling spun around in the penalty area like a top, but didn't kick it into the goal, and passed it to Otamendi.

Otamendi swayed two steps, miraculously passing a defender, looked up and saw that Aguero was being marked to death, so he passed it to the middle again.

Silva caught the ball and raised his leg, Sunderland's centre-back quickly defended.

Fake shot, real pass!

He gave it to Kolarov.

Kolarov had space, but didn't shoot.

He didn't have much confidence.

He passed it back to Silva.

A group of Manchester City players frantically passed the ball around in the penalty area.

Sunderland's defenders were like they were training to catch rabbits, they were dizzy, and the penalty area was full of legs!

Silva found the responding Aguero in a very small space.

Aguero looked up, no chance!

He tapped it, and it went to Otamendi again.

Guardiola's face drooped. These were Manchester City's players.

Except for Aguero, no one else seemed to know how to shoot.

Zhao Gang was originally standing outside the penalty area on the left waiting to respond, but he was stunned to see his teammates passing the ball around in the opponent's penalty area for nearly half a minute.

He suddenly realized something and jogged towards the left side of the front of the penalty area.

Aguero received the ball again, leaned against his defender with difficulty, baring his teeth. There wasn't even enough space to turn around, how could he possibly shoot?

He glanced and saw, hey, little brother was there, open!