0-1! Manchester City overturned, 4 people were seriously injured, the Premier League reversed, Haaland was unable to support himself, and Arsenal was given a walk
Manchester City, the aircraft carrier, encountered a stormy sea. Several main players were injured one after another, which made this king's team suddenly fall into a dilemma of being attacked from all sides. Will this series of changes make the Premier League championship pattern take a 180-degree turn? Let's take a look at how this football drama will unfold.
Guardiola may not be able to sleep well recently. De Bruyne, Ake, and Bob fell one after another, which was enough to give him a headache. Who would have thought that Rodri, the sea-stabilizing needle, was also broken.
Think about it, in the 21 Premier League games that Rodri missed last season, Manchester City lost 7 games. This data is scary enough. Now Rodri has a torn cruciate ligament and is basically written off this season. Guardiola, Guardiola, you have to find a way to fill this big hole! Otherwise, your proud four consecutive championships will become history.
Manchester City's predicament undoubtedly gave other teams an opportunity to take advantage of it. Arsenal took a point from Manchester City despite the pressure of 10 vs 11 at the Etihad Stadium. The Gunners were overjoyed: Isn't this a godsend?
Liverpool was also watching closely. Klopp must have been thinking: If Manchester City really stumbles, we can't miss this opportunity! After all, who doesn't want to kill him while he's sick?
Speaking of which, Manchester City will challenge Newcastle away next, which is not a good job. Newcastle has no European war to restrain this season and can go all out to fight in the Premier League. Besides, they are now ranked sixth, only 3 points away from the top Manchester City.
Imagine that Haaland is fighting hard in the frontcourt alone, but no one is feeding him the ball behind him. How depressed he must be! I'm afraid even he himself will sigh: It's too hard for me! In this case, Haaland's goal momentum is likely to be affected. After all, no matter how powerful a striker is, without good backup, he can't cook without rice!
Manchester City, the aircraft carrier, has encountered an unprecedented reef and is now in a precarious situation. Can Guardiola turn the tide in this crisis or will other teams take advantage of the situation and rewrite the Premier League championship pattern? What do you think?