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In the second game of the devil's schedule, Liverpool successfully won the game.

Manchester United also continued to kill at Old Trafford, winning Wigan Athletic 5-0.

Such a result made the Red Army fans hate it!

Wigan Athletic resisted Liverpool at home, and used all kinds of despicable means. They tied Liverpool and happily went to Christmas. Just one day later, they gave Manchester United a big gift at Old Trafford A 3-point Christmas gift was given!

Di Matteo's Chelsea struggled after their opponents began to pay attention again. At Stamford Bridge, they failed to win their city rival Fulham. The score of 1:1 made Chelsea's Christmas not so satisfactory.

Van Persie misfired, Arsenal also struggled to win, and were tied 1:1 by Wolves at the Emirates Stadium.

Christmas champion Manchester City encountered West Brom's sniper in this round!

0: 0!

As a result, after this round, the situation in the standings has undergone an astonishing change.

Although Manchester City is still the leader, they have been tied by Manchester United in terms of points!

Manchester City duo with 44 points.

Liverpool are next with 43 points.

Chelsea 34 points.

Arsenal 33 points.

The competition for the top three in the league is fierce and stalemate.

However, Manchester City still had a 6-point lead over Manchester United a month ago, and today they only have a lead on goal difference. This makes Fleet Street extremely pessimistic about Manchester City's next championship prospects.

"The Times" chief football reporter Howard wrote an article "Manchester City will live and die in 25 days and 7 battles!", specifically analyzing the impact of Manchester City's future schedule on the record.

"Money can make a team greatly improved in a short period of time. The trajectory of Chelsea's rise back then is being replicated by Manchester City. Such a huge investment in recent years has made this team instantly rise to the top of the standings. Some world-class players can add to the quality of the team, but that's not enough to keep City successful, money doesn't buy titles."

On Christmas night before this round of the game, Manchester United coach Ferguson commented on their "noisy neighbours" when talking about the current situation of the Premier League competition.

Just one day later, when the Red Devils blew the horn of counterattack with a 5-0 like chopping melons and vegetables, the Manchester City people stumbled and were hindered by West Brom.

A dull 0-0, the Blue Moon Legion's advantage in the standings has disappeared, only relying on 5 goal difference to temporarily retain the top position.

From once leading Manchester United by 6 points to now being tied with points, it can be said that Mancini's team finally felt the pressure from a team that was bloodbathed by them 6-1 at the beginning of the season, while the defending champion Liverpool has been behind. It is possible to overtake them at any time!

And not considered experienced Italian coach Mancini, he still cheered for his team after the game: "This may not be a bad thing for us. Anyway, we still occupy the top position and suppress them, because we still There is a huge goal difference advantage, and for a team, it is impossible for all 38 rounds to occupy the top position from beginning to end."

However, the psychological warfare belongs to the psychological warfare. After failing to get all 3 points from West Brom in this game, it can be said that the real pressure on the Manchester City Legion is coming.

The first is the intensive schedule in January. Compared with their rival Manchester United, the Blue Moon will have at least 1 more tough battles in the League Cup. Mancini's team will compete with Liverpool engaged in bayonet-like hand-to-hand combat, while the Red Devils had already "drawn back" in this event.

After this game, Manchester City will first be a guest at Sunderland in a Premier League game on the evening of January 1, and they will return to their home court to face the defending champion Liverpool in another Premier League game two days later!

This is far from over. Three days later, that is, on the evening of January 1, a focus battle in the third round of the FA Cup will be played between Manchester City and Manchester United!

After the fierce battle against Manchester United, Mancini's team will once again encounter the Red Army Liverpool, but this time it is a contest in the semi-finals of the League Cup.

After that, Manchester City will visit Wigan Athletic one after another, face Tottenham, and once again come to Anfield to challenge Liverpool!

也就是说从1月1日到25日之间，曼城要连战7场，平均3-4天就要打一场，而且这其中还包括3度交锋利物浦，1场曼彻斯特德比和一场恶战热刺这样的强强对话的硬仗。

And if Mancini's team cannot withstand the pressure, it is likely to be defeated in the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup, ending the competition for the entire season ahead of schedule, and even becoming the laughing stock of the whole of Europe!

What is even more irritating is that at the critical moment of this intensive schedule, the Manchester City Legion may also face the dilemma of being transferred to the Africa Cup of Nations.

"At that time, Manchester City will have two important players to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations. Although Kolo Toure has not regained the main force, he is an important player, and Yaya Toure is very important to the Manchester City team this season. There is simply no one who can replace them. Therefore, whether Manchester City can continue the mighty state at the beginning of the season until the end of the season, let us wait and see."

Jamie Redknapp is not optimistic about Manchester City's performance in the short term when commenting on the title race.

It is no exaggeration to say that now is the time to test the ability and means of Manchester City coach Mancini. Whether he can hold the overall situation in the next month or completely turn half a season's efforts into futility depends on this man. The Italian marshal has strategized.

Manchester City executives are discussing contract renewal with Mancini. The latter is about to renew his contract with Manchester City for 3 and a half years. The new contract will expire in 2015. Will receive a salary of 500 million pounds, surpassing Ferguson, Koeman and other famous coaches to become the highest paid coach in the Premier League.

Is Mancini worth the price?See you in the next month.

In short, the total investment of 10 billion pounds after Chief Mansour took over Manchester City should not be wasted!

Manchester City is facing a huge test.

On Liverpool's side, Qin Xiong is facing a record breaking point and needs to break.

He scored a total of 84 goals throughout the year, the national team, the Champions League, the league, and the local cup. He is still one goal away from tying Gerd Muller's annual scoring record. If he can score one more goal, He will break this record!

Fortunately, Liverpool's game was scheduled for December 12st, instead of January 31st like Manchester City's.

On the last day of 2011, Qin Xiong stood in front of the threshold of football's annual goal record! (to be continued~^~)