In the 18th round of the league, Manchester City challenged Sibumwich away. In this game, Manchester City sent all the main players except for injuries. This action also completely lost the suspense of the game.

In the end, Manchester City defeated West Bromvic 5-1 away, and Rong Guang scored twice in this game. In addition, Ibrahimovic, Kaka and Sneider also scored one goal each.

In another game played at the same time, Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 5-0 at home.

After being eliminated in the Champions League group stage, Manchester United seemed to feel ashamed of being brave.

They are getting better and better in the league.

This reminds me of last season.

The same was true last season. Manchester City initially thought that their league title rivals were the same as last season, and Chelsea.

Unexpectedly, Manchester United emerged as a new force, surpassing Chelsea, and began to compete directly with Manchester City.

The two sides were once hard to tell. Rong Guang left the team for a month and a half to participate in the Asian Cup, which also put Manchester City in crisis and dilemma.

However, in the end, Manchester City defeated the opponent in a direct dialogue with Manchester United, and then got the match point, and finally maintained the lead in points and won the championship.

This season seems to be about to repeat the scene from last season...

Manchester City, who played one game less, is still ranked first in the league. The difference between them and Manchester City has not changed much, and it is still two points.

On December 31, Manchester City challenged Sunderland away.

This is Manchester City's last official match in 2011.

If they can beat Sunderland, they can set a record for a natural unbeaten league this year for the second time.

The last time they set this record was in 2009, they remained unbeaten in all Premier League games from their first game in 2009 to their last game.

Manchester City's performance shocked Europe at that time. In England, many people were staring at Manchester City to see if they could break the record set by Arsenal.

However, after the year-round, Manchester City lost to Everton in the league, and their league unbeaten record came to an abrupt end in 42 games.

After a year, Manchester City is about to set a natural record of unbeaten in the league this year. And this time they are more powerful than the last time. In the league unbeaten record, they have long surpassed Arsenal and AC Milan. Now their league unbeaten games have reached an astonishing 73 games!

And looking at their status, it is hard to tell now that they will end their record in the last game when they are unbeaten.

The only regret is that in 2009, Manchester City created not only the league's unbeaten year, but the fact that they created was unbeaten within one year of all games.

And this time, because they were eliminated in the FA Cup in the first half of the year, Manchester City did not count as undefeated in all games. Although they had more Champions League games this time than the last time and remained undefeated in the Champions League game, it was useless.

Finally, on the evening of December 31, Manchester City shook hands with Sunderland 0:0 away. Although they were unable to win, they still remained unbeaten for a year in the league.

In fact, this result is a sign of slackness for Manchester City.

However, it is understandable that Manchester City players' relaxation is a pity. After all, they have spanned the earth twice in such a short time and played countless games. The players are very tired both physically and mentally.

Especially in Manchester United's game that ended earlier than their game, they completely relaxed.

In that game, Manchester United unexpectedly lost to Blackburn 2:3 at his home court!

It was Manchester United's failure in this game that made Manchester City players feel that they could relax a little.

As a result, it was difficult to tighten the looseness in the game. In the end, the draw of the "Black Cat" Sunderland 0-0 away game was already a good result.

With the draw in this game and Manchester United's defeat, Manchester City's league advantage over Manchester United has expanded, from two points to three points.

The end of a year's game does not mean that you can rest. On the contrary, the schedule is still very intensive.

After being tied by Sunderland away, Benitez did not criticize the players' performance. He knew that everyone had worked hard during this period. From a psychological perspective, if they kept winning, it would be a great psychological burden on the players. In such a situation, an occasional draw will help release the pressure in their hearts.

Although losing can also relieve stress, the side effects of losing are greater, so it is better to draw.

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Manchester City's next league match will be played on January 3rd, with their opponent Liverpool.

They have tied three games so far this season, two of which have tied against Sunderland and Fulham.

The remaining game was tied by Liverpool.

Just in the 13th round of the league, Manchester City tied 1:1 away against Liverpool.

Since Benitez left, Liverpool had a brief glory season. With Daglish coaching, they won the second place in the league and were only one step away from the league championship.

But just as Liverpool fans were looking forward to their first Premier League championship trophy, Liverpool began to go all the way down and go downhill.

At this time, Liverpool fans realized that the second in the league was already the peak of Liverpool...

After the second place in the league in the 2008-2009 season, Liverpool's performance in the 2009-2010 season plummeted. In the end, they only ranked seventh in the league and did not even get the qualification to participate in the Europa League, let alone the Champions League!

Last season, Liverpool performed a little better than last season, and in the end, their league ranking was sixth and one step further than seventh. But this was useless, and they still did not qualify for the UEFA Cup.

After missing European games for two consecutive years, Daglish's coaching career at the Liverpool legend has also come to an end.

He was fired by the club after Liverpool missed the European Cup for two consecutive seasons last season. Liverpool then found Fulham's coach Roy Hodgson. This English local coach led Fulham to the final of the UEFA Cup in 2009-2010, but unfortunately he was defeated by Atletico Madrid in overtime. It is worth mentioning that the person who scored the final goal for Atletico Madrid was Lucas Sutton.

Hodgson won the Premier League best coach of the season because of his outstanding performance this season. That summer, rumors of his connection with Liverpool were rumored, but in the end, Daglishdo coached for a year. But now it seems that giving Daglishdo a year of coaching was just a waste of Liverpool's extra time.

Last summer, Liverpool finally dug Hodgson from Fulham.

In the first half of the season, Liverpool tied Manchester City 1:1 at home. Although they were unable to win, it was not easy to tie the opponent. You should know that whether it was Chelsea, Manchester United or Arsenal, they all lost to Manchester City.

But this doesn't make Hodgson's life at Liverpool a little better.

The league has been held for 19 rounds, and the schedule is just over half. Manchester City ranks first, but Liverpool? It ranks sixth, exactly the same as their final ranking last season.

Although the season has not ended, it cannot be said that Liverpool's final ranking is sixth. However, judging from the performance of this team, people have little confidence in their Jedi counterattack.

After nineteen rounds of the league, Hodgson's Liverpool won nine wins, seven draws and three losses, not many games lost. Tottenham, ranked third, lost three games, ranking fourth, and fifth, Arsenal, Chelsea, both lost five games.

But there are too many draws from Liverpool.

Hodgson's Liverpool has also been criticized by the media as a passionless team, and whether it wins or loses, it is like being warm.

Conservative tactics, single offensive methods, and rely too much on the stars. Once the stars are injured or in poor condition, the team will lose their offensive firepower, resulting in too many draws.

Half a season has passed and Hodgson's life is not easy.

You should know that when he first took office, the club's goal was to qualify for the Champions League next season, not the Europa League, but the Champions League. Liverpool club and fans still think that they are traditional giants in England, and entering the Champions League is the lowest goal. They look down on the Europa League.

But now, it is not easy for Liverpool to qualify for the Champions League.

If they want to compete for the top four in the league, they have to start working hard from now on. Waiting longer will make no chances.

In the 20th round of the league, Liverpool challenged Manchester City away, which was the starting point for the fourth place in the league.

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<> Both sides sent all the main players in this game.

For Liverpool, Captain Gerald, who had been injured for two months, finally returned from injury before this game, which is good news for both Liverpool and Hodgson.

During the two months when Gerald was absent, Liverpool's performance was very unstable, and it can be seen how important a core is to this team.

With Gerald, Hodgson has a lot of confidence in challenging Manchester City away.

However, this is of no use...

Although Gerald assisted Suarez in the game and scored a goal.

But Manchester City scored four goals.

Crazy Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick in the game.

Kaka had two assists and Rong Guang scored another goal.

In the end, Manchester City beat Liverpool 4-1 at home.

It was avenged that he was tied by Liverpool away from home in the first half of the season.

At the same time, he also loosened the soil under Hodgson's coaching position.

Liverpool is almost caught up by the seventh-ranked Newcastle United, and the two teams are only one point apart.
Chapter completed!