Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 355 The Defending Champion
The 36th round of the Premier League is approaching.

All eyes in English football are on the match between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Stadio Olimpico, as this game could very well decide the championship.

Manchester City will retain their league title if they can beat Manchester United at home.

This is not very difficult.

Most outsiders believe that Manchester City will win. In their view, Manchester City will go all out for the chance to win the title at home, and Manchester United should be unable to compete with a Manchester City that goes all out.

Another factor is the team composition.

Manchester City has a full squad and can be described as having a strong and well-equipped team, while Manchester United has a number of injured players.

Vidic, Berbatov, Valencia...

Even Ferguson had to use Rooney and Park Ji-sung as his strike partners.

With good form, high morale, a complete squad, and playing at home, all factors seem to be in Manchester City's favor.

Of course, Manchester United will not be willing to accept defeat and watch their opponents win the title. They will definitely do everything they can to keep their hopes of winning the title alive.

Before the match, head coach Ferguson rallied his players: "Are we just going to watch those noisy neighbors win the title after a whole season of hard work?"

"Can you accept this happening?"

Manchester United's players immediately united in their indignation; they certainly could not accept such a thing happening.

At the very least, this match cannot allow Manchester City to clinch the title prematurely.

Especially the two veterans, Scholes and Giggs, who started the game. They have experienced Manchester United's most glorious era as well as the era of generational change.

But throughout their Manchester City careers, they have never been suppressed by those noisy neighbors.

Last season, they helped Manchester City win the Premier League title.

Does the world really want Manchester City to just snatch the championship away from Manchester United like this?

This is unacceptable to the two veterans.

Therefore, they must ambush Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

And they did just that, and they did it quite well.

In the opening stages, Manchester United displayed remarkable fighting spirit and formidable strength, taking only 10 minutes to break through Manchester City's defense.

There was an uproar in Itihad.

But this goal also ignited Manchester City's fighting spirit.

It was Shan Yongzhuo who first helped Manchester City open the scoring.

In the 15th minute of the match, Shan Yongzhuo took advantage of a set piece opportunity, unleashing a powerful kick and scoring a spectacular Shan-style dipping shot that breached Manchester United's goal.

The others were also in superb form in this match.

It's worth mentioning Aguero, one of the hardest-working players on the field. He was constantly running, looking for opportunities in the attacking third while also keeping track of defense. You could always easily find his voice near the ball.

Aguero's performance was outstanding.

In the 32nd minute, Aguero provided an assist, and Shan Yongzhuo received his through ball and scored, putting the team ahead.

2 is better than 1!

In the 40th minute, Aguero himself scored, with Nasri delivering a low cross and Aguero finishing from close range to make it 3-1.

Ittihad became a sea of ​​joy.

Manchester United's morale, on the other hand, has plummeted to an all-time low.

Taking the lead gave them a huge boost of confidence, but as the first half was about to end, they were down by two goals.

This was a huge blow to them.

"Is it still possible for us to get it back?"

"There's no hope for this season."

"We have no chance of winning!"

"..."

Manchester United's players were also gripped by deep self-doubt. While Ferguson appeared calm on the sidelines, he was inwardly filled with helplessness.

We were chasing from behind all season, but in the end we still lost to Manchester City.

Two consecutive seasons of league defeats left Ferguson somewhat disheartened.

He is very old and his health has always been poor; he has wanted to retire for a long time.

However, he wanted to achieve honors and then retire gracefully, but unfortunately, he couldn't.

"Never mind, maybe this is God's will..."

Ferguson shook his head, looking at Mancini on the other side, his heart filled with endless envy and jealousy.

Why is Mancini so lucky to have a player like Shan Yongzhuo?

……

At halftime, Manchester City led Manchester United 3-1.

Everything seemed so wonderful.

No one doubted that Manchester City would falter; in the eyes of jubilant Manchester City fans, there were only 45 minutes left to win the title.

Soon, the second half of the game began.

Manchester City continued their excellent performance in the first half, maintaining pressure on Manchester United.

Although Manchester United performed a little better than in the second half of the first half, they still seemed powerless to turn the tide.

The Manchester City players in this match all seemed to be acting crazy.

In the 60th minute, Aguero scored again.

That was a turn and shot inside the penalty area, which went straight into the top corner of the goal.

4:1.

Then in the 75th minute, Shan Yongzhuo once again pulled off a spectacular dribble past three players and scored a one-on-one goal.

5:1.

The outcome of the match is no longer in doubt.

Manchester City's resounding victory over Manchester United at home brought a perfect end to the season.

This victory can be described as a joint performance by Manchester City's two star strikers. Shan Yongzhuo scored a hat-trick, while Aguero also scored two goals and provided two assists to Shan Yongzhuo. Such dazzling statistics made the commentator exclaim: "The partnership between Shan and Aguero is indeed the strongest strike duo in Europe, no, the strongest strike duo in the world. When the two of them are in top form at the same time, even Manchester United is powerless to fight back."

"Manchester United have failed."

"This victory gives them an eight-point lead over Manchester United, a gap that is enough for them to win the Premier League title this season!"

"Congratulations!"

"Manchester City have successfully defended their title and won the 2011-2012 Premier League championship!"

"..."

The Etihad Stadium erupted in thunderous cheers the moment the match ended.

All Manchester City fans gave a round of applause.

Mansour and Mubarak were also present. Instead of going to the VIP boxes, they joined the fans in applauding from the stands, enjoying the joy of defending their Premier League title.

Etihad Stadium.

Shan Yongzhuo was also very excited. He hugged his teammates repeatedly and greeted the fans.

If Manchester City can successfully defend their title, they can then focus their energy on the Champions League.

This is a good thing.

Manchester City have now won the league title and the English League Cup; all that remains are the FA Cup and the Champions League.

If he can win these two more championships, Shan Yongzhuo feels that he will have fulfilled his promise made at the beginning of the season.

(End of this chapter)