Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 288 Manchester City's Triumphant Advance

Back in England, the next match is an away game against Arsenal in the League Cup. A victory against Arsenal would allow them to reach the League Cup semi-finals.

This is an important match for Shan Yongzhuo, who has won the Ballon d'Or and aims to win all the championships this season.

Arsenal's season has been pitiful, but with the resurgence of their star striker Robin van Persie, they have finally stabilized.

In the league, Arsenal have gradually caught up, and have now earned 22 points in twelve rounds, narrowing the gap with the top four and trailing only four-pointers behind Newcastle United.

In the Champions League, Arsenal have achieved a record of 3 wins and 2 draws in the first five rounds, currently leading the Bundesliga defending champions Borussia Dortmund.

These achievements are inseparable from Robin van Persie's outstanding performance this season. After Cesc Fàbregas left, van Persie took on the responsibility of captain.

This former injury-prone player led Arsenal out of their slump despite being underestimated.

Currently, Robin van Persie has scored 12 goals in the Premier League, averaging one goal per game, placing him second in the top scorers list, only behind the phenomenal Dan Yongzhuo.

In the Champions League, Van Persie also scored 3 goals, making him the biggest contributor to Arsenal's top spot in their group.

Van Persie received high praise from the English media and was considered Arsenal's lone hero, with an impeccable performance.

However, despite playing at home in this League Cup match, Arsenal seemed to be giving up under the pressure of competing on two fronts: the Champions League and the Premier League.

Arsenal's star striker Robin van Persie got a rest, after all, he's practically the only one scoring for Arsenal right now, and facing a tough Manchester City, giving up the League Cup doesn't put too much pressure on Arsenal.

Wenger's main goals remain the top four in the league and the Champions League.

Manchester City showed no mercy to Arsenal, who had already shown signs of giving up.

Manchester City, fielding their full-strength squad, gave Arsenal a sound lesson at the Emirates Stadium.

5 is better than 1!

Manchester City secured a resounding away victory against Arsenal, advancing directly to the League Cup semi-finals.

Newly crowned Ballon d'Or winner Shan Yongzhuo continued his outstanding performance, scoring a hat-trick in the first half and leaving Arsenal helpless.

Shan Yongzhuo was very happy to successfully advance to the League Cup semi-finals. After all, he was a man who had made bold statements. Although the League Cup is not very prestigious, it is still a competition.

You can't give up a chance to win the championship.

Meanwhile, the Premier League continued, with Manchester City hosting Norwich City at home.

Norwich are newly promoted to the Premier League this season, but even as a newly promoted team, they have performed quite well.

After twelve rounds of league play, Norwich City has 13 points, which may not seem like a great score, but this season's Premier League has shown a very serious gap between strong and weak teams.

With 13 points, Norwich is in the middle of the league table. Although they are not much different from the relegation zone, they are at least not in the relegation zone.

Facing a formidable Manchester City side at the Etihad Stadium, Norwich knew how dangerous it was, and they put in their utmost effort to defend.

Before the match started, Shan Yongzhuo showed the home fans the Ballon d'Or trophy, which was met with cheers from the fans, making Shan Yongzhuo feel somewhat proud.

Winning the Ballon d'Or is enough to place him among the greatest players in the history of world football; in other words, he has already reached the pinnacle of world football.

Manchester City, a team that has been struggling for many years and has only recently risen to prominence, has produced its first Ballon d'Or winner, which is enough to excite its fans.

The entire Al-Ittihad stadium erupted in celebration, putting immense pressure on the visiting Norwich players. It was truly a devilish home ground. The Norwich players felt very unfriendly; they felt like insignificant cannon fodder villains in a movie, neither welcome nor noticeable.

However, once the match started, their performance was quite good.

Shan Yongzhuo's situation can almost be described as being surrounded; he was constantly surrounded by several defensive players.

However, in the 4th minute of the first half, he still managed to score his signature and classic goal from a corner kick, helping his team take the lead against Norwich.

Norwich's momentum immediately collapsed after conceding the first goal, and they were like a naked woman, completely at the mercy of Manchester City.

Manchester City's other players have been in very good form recently, and their form can be described as rapidly improving.

In particular, Aguero, who was praised as Shan Yongzhuo's best assistant and the other member of the world's strongest attacking duo, was extremely active in the game.

In the 20th minute, Aguero received a pass from Silva, dribbled into the penalty area, and fired a powerful shot into the net, making the score 2-0.

The third goal came quickly as well, this time belonging to captain Kompany.

It was a set-piece opportunity. Because of the distance, Manchester City played a series of passes, and Milner on the wing lobbed the ball into the penalty area, where Kompany headed it in.

3:0.

The first half was a nightmare for Norwich. They defended desperately, but to no avail. Their goal was like a hole in a snooker table, constantly being scored on by Manchester City.

However, their nightmare was not over yet.

Manchester City scored their fourth goal before the end of the first half.

This goal belonged to Shan Yongzhuo. In a free kick, Shan Yongzhuo kicked out his signature dipping shot, scoring his second goal and helping the team take a 4-0 lead over Norwich.

The first half is over.

The cheers of Manchester City fans went on for a long time; nothing is more satisfying than seeing a team win by a large margin.

The second half became a bit less exciting, and Manchester City seemed to relax somewhat.

But Norwich still had no solution; they had lost their fighting spirit, and the players seemed listless and demoralized.

In the 66th minute, Yaya Toure unleashed a powerful long-range shot that once again breached Norwich's goal, finally making Norwich realize the seriousness of their problem.

As a result, the atmosphere on the field became increasingly tense.

Mancini also made timely substitutions, replacing the three most important players: Shan Yongzhuo, Aguero, and Silva.

The rest of the match became uneventful, with neither side scoring again.

Manchester City ultimately secured a resounding 5-0 victory over Norwich City at home, earning three points.

On the other hand, what's even more encouraging is that Manchester United suffered a setback, being held to a draw at home by Newcastle United, thus widening the gap with Manchester City to 2 points.

Although it's only two points, it's still something to celebrate for Manchester City.

(End of this chapter)