Before the game started, Manchester City first received frustrating bad news, and it was a bit unlucky to win Manchester United

The fourth round of the new Premier League season will stage a derby battle. The Blue Moon Army Manchester City will face the city's arch rival Manchester United at home, which Chinese fans are used to calling it the "Red and Blue Battle".

This season, Manchester City's condition is still the same as last season, a bit stumbled. After the first three rounds of the Premier League, they only achieved a bad record of 1 win and 2 losses. Currently, they have 3 points, ranking 13th in the Premier League standings; the Red Devils Manchester United's condition is slightly better than Manchester City. After the first three rounds, they have 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss and 4 points, ranking 9th in the Premier League standings. In terms of overall strength, Manchester City is obviously advantageous, but in terms of current state, Manchester City is at a disadvantage. In the last four matches, Manchester City has drawn 2 and lost 2, and has not won. Therefore, it is hard to say whether Manchester City can really win Manchester United in this game.

And just before this game is about to start, Manchester City has received another frustrating and fatal bad news. According to the latest official news from Manchester City, forward player Marmush suffered an injury and knee ligament contusion in the World Cup qualifiers match between Egypt and Burkina Faso on the international match day, and is likely to miss the red and blue battle. This is undoubtedly a fatal critical hit for Manchester City, which is in poor form.

Malmush is 26 years old and plays as a winger, in his career. Last season, he played 25 games for Manchester City, contributing a total of 8 goals and 1 assist; this season, although he did not score in the first three rounds, he has contributed 1 assist. It can be said that Marmush is an important player on Manchester City's frontcourt offensive line.

From the perspective of technical characteristics, Marmush's first core value lies in "breakthrough ability on the wing". He has extremely fast start speed and excellent dribbling skills, and is able to complete breakthroughs in one-on-one situations to open width for Manchester City's offense.

What is even more rare is that Marmush's "tactical flexibility" also provides more possibilities for Manchester City's offense. Guardiola often adjusts tactics based on his opponent's defense line, while Marmush can both serve as a pure winger and play a cameo in the "Pseudo-Nine" position, creating space for his teammates through retracement. When Haaland cannot break the deadlock, Malmush's flexible running and a last-minute kick can often disrupt the opponent's defensive deployment. Now that he cannot play, Manchester City's frontcourt offensive firepower will inevitably be greatly reduced.

In addition to outstanding offensive attributes in the frontcourt, Malmush's "defensive participation" is also a point that Guardiola attaches great importance to. Counterattack on Manchester City's high-pressure pressing. Although Marmush is an offensive player, he never spares any effort on the defensive end. Last season, he averaged 1.8 steals and 1.2 interceptions per game, which is an important part of Manchester City's side defense. Now he is facing an injury, and Manchester City's offense and defense will be greatly affected on both ends of the wing.

Originally, it would be very difficult for Manchester City to defeat Manchester United now. Now, the game has not started yet, and it has first encountered such a fatal critical hit. It seems that it is a bit unlucky for Manchester City to defeat Manchester United in this game.